Well, good morning everyone. It's Friday, the sun is shining, the birds are sin... oh who am I kidding. It's gray, overcast, and raining here in the Pacific Northwet. Things are finally back to normal. Which is good because frankly I've had it up to here with that whole "sunny" thing.So, I'm sure Sarah Palin is chuckling to herself this morning, if she were the kind of person who enjoyed the misfortunes of others, but I don't think she is so nevermind. But, I'm sure she is, however, feeling vindicated for the decision to keep her daughters away from David Letterman. Remember when his show used to be funny? No? Me neither.
However, in honor of Mr. Letterman's latest confessional, I present to you the C2 Top Ten List, The Top Ten List Letterman should have done:
10: "It wasn't my fault, they all had that slutty flight attendant look!"
9: "You'd screw around, too, if your wife looked like Bill Paxton!"
8: "If you work for me, you go up and down more times than a whores nightgown."
7: "Hey, I'm not Bill O'Reilly - I never used a Falafal on them!"
6: "I just wanted to make sure that Viagra Prescription was working, and it wasn't a placebo."
5: "I've committed adultery in my heart many times."
4: "The fundamentals of my love life are strong."
3: "Give a woman an inch, and she wants the other two."
2: "This was a huge sacrifice for me! As much of a sacrifice as a trip to Europe on the taxpayer's dime!"
1. "I was thinking about Obama the whole time!"
But no, instead he wimps out: Letterman addresses extortion attempt - although, the "check for two million dollars" that the guy from 48 Hours agreed to accept thing was kind of funny.
Anyway, here is some other news with which to start your day:Reid: Final health bill will have a 'public option'
Democrats Quietly Craft 'Public Option' Compromise Behind Closed Doors
Obama appointee lauded NAMBLA figure
And with that, dear friends, let the Friday Morning Festivities commence!
UPDATE: After sacrificing so greatly, Michelle Obama will return home today, deeply saddened as Chicago was eliminated from contention in the first round of voting. Obama, meanwhile, was spotted wandering around aimlessly, seeking just a smidgen of success in his presidency.
UPDATE MKII: For the first time, the Olympic Games will be held in South America. Rio wins. Brazilians for everyone! On the house!
First!
ReplyDeleteAh, fall fashion!
ReplyDelete"You'd screw around, too, if your wife looked like Bill Paxton!"
ReplyDeleteThat's funny right there.
First!
ReplyDeleteLive the dream, Kenneth. Live. The. Dream.
;)
"Give a woman an inch, and she wants the other two."
ReplyDeletePriceless.
As for the last link - I'd rather not click on any URL containing "NAMBLA" over my work network. Who knows what flags that will raise...
Running bare,
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm all about the gusto.
As for the last link - I'd rather not click on any URL containing "NAMBLA" over my work network. Who knows what flags that will raise...
ReplyDeleteMaybe this means the the whitehouse.gov site will eventually end up being blocked by Porn Filters LOL
Well, I know it's the governments job to screw the taxpayer. Don't you guys think though that the current American one is going above and beyond the call of duty?
ReplyDeleteWell, I know it's the governments job to screw the taxpayer. Don't you guys think though that the current American one is going above and beyond the call of duty?
ReplyDeleteWell, they just brought in this NAMBLA guy - finally, someone in the administration with experience.
Well, they just brought in this NAMBLA guy - finally, someone in the administration with experience.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing I finished my coffee before reading that. Otherwise I would be out a monitor, keyboard, phone....
I guess I need to finally perfect that anal bum cover I've been working on, Trebek.
ReplyDeletere: "As for the last link - I'd rather not click on any URL containing "NAMBLA" over my work network. Who knows what flags that will raise..."
ReplyDeleteWasn't there a Friends episode where they were afraid to subscribe to any pron channels because they already subscribed to the Cartoon Network and were afraid to get on a watch-list somewhere?
Speech on Afghanistan
ReplyDeleteBy Gen. Stanley McChrystal
International Institute for Strategic Studies
London, United Kingdom
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/10/01/gen_mcchrystals_address_on_afghanistan_98537.html
"...some generally accepted truths about Afghanistan, which we all know to be true:
*It is a graveyard of empires.
*Afghanistan has never been ruled by a strong central government.
*Afghans do not consider themselves Afghans.
All three are untrue."
Hi Bare! Well you put up this very funny (well, except for the NAMBLA connection) thread JUST IN TIME to prevent some folks, especially
ReplyDeleteRobomonkey from seeing my response to him on the last thread. SO I'm repeating it!
"robomonkey - well if you insist in putting it in refined language, I guess that is what I'm saying.
EXCEPT - that the decision to wage war in Afghanistan was already made by the duly elected civilians who are supposed to do that. This current POTUS owes campaign debts to the extreme Left in this country and my fear is that he'll call the whole war OFF if he's convinced that Al-Quadea is no longer a threat to us, whereas the war in Afghanistan was STARTED by duly elected Civilain authorites who UNDERSTOOD what was at stake; it's just jaw dropping to me that Obama could "forget" how 9/11 occured and that it wouldn't have been possible without the Taliban "governing" or at least being the government of Afghanistan; but his LEFTIST supporters take that exact position. Bush understood that quite well. That little bit of information kept us safe from another 9/11 type tragedy.
Putting the USA at graver risk than it might otherwise be at, to satisfy a campaign debt is absloutely criminal.
I apologize for being "refined", something I'm not normally accused of; it was more my intention to put things in general terms so that parallels could be drawn to JFK screwing up the Bay of Pigs, LBJ screwing up Vietnam, Carter micromanaging and screwing up pretty much everything, and so on.
ReplyDeleteRobomonkey - Well you need not apologize for being refined in your comments; I've pretty much cornered the market on the opposite side of things here!
ReplyDelete:)
realwest,
ReplyDelete"it's just jaw dropping to me that Obama could "forget" how 9/11 occurred"
I hope you're sitting down, my friend. Obama & his coterie of leftist UNites never understood now 9-11 happened. To them it was just desserts to a greedy American Empire. Obama will "solve" this problem by apologizing to all of America's enemies and betraying all of her allies.
Kenneth
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting that, that was very good.
Well you need not apologize for being refined in your comments; I've pretty much cornered the market on the opposite side of things here!
ReplyDeleteI await the "in bed" jokes with baited breath. ;)
Great link to McChrystal's speech Kenneth. This guy definitely has a clue about what needs to be done in Afghanistan.
ReplyDeleteChicago eliminated in first round of voting.
ReplyDelete/you go Obamas!
CHICAGO OUT IN FIRST ROUND! ! ! BITCH SLAP THE US AND OBAMA.
ReplyDeleteSo, Obama couldn't even get the Olympic Committee to unclench their fists? Wow. Doesn't bode well for his pleading (err, I mean negotiating) with the real tough guys, does it?
ReplyDeleteKillian Bundy said...
ReplyDeleteChicago eliminated in first round of voting.
I cheered. Does that make me a bad person?
Hey Kenneth - thanks for posting that - I'm gonna read it when I get the chance!
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Rasmussen has some interesting findings:
Importance of Issues
Government Ethics Edges Out Economy As Top Issue Among Voters
Thursday, October 01, 2009
For nearly two years, economic issues have held the top spot in terms of importance among voters.
But the latest national telephone survey shows that 83% now view government ethics and corruption as very important, placing it just ahead of the economy on a list of 10 key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports. Eighty-two percent (82%) of voters see the economy as very important.
This is the first time since October 2007 that voters have rated ethics and corruption as more important than the economy. Voters viewed the two issues evenly in November and December 2007 before placing a higher priority on the economy starting in January 2008.
While Republicans and voters not affiliated with either party rank ethics and corruption as the most important issue, Democrats put health care at the top of the list.
Seventy-three percent (73%) of all voters view health care as very important, up one point from last month and the highest level measured in over two years.
But just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform plan proposed by Obama and congressional Democrats, the lowest level of support measured so far.
Another shift this month came on national security and the War on Terror, an issue viewed as very important to 67% of voters. That’s a six-point jump from last month and puts the issue in fourth place on the list.
Americans are closely divided over whether the United States should send more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan.
Recent polling shows that just 30% of U.S. voters have at least some confidence in the ability of the United Nations to combat terrorism. At the same time, only 12% of voters believe the United States should be the world’s policeman.
The majority of voters (51%) say the president is not being aggressive enough in dealing with Iran's controversial nuclear program.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/importance_of_issues
redstateredneck said...
ReplyDeleteCHICAGO OUT IN FIRST ROUND! ! ! BITCH SLAP THE US AND OBAMA.
So he's still looking for any success in his current presidency? Good luck, he's going to need it.
Phil,
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a good speech, the plain truth. I love his closing paragraph:
"I am exceptionally proud to serve at ISAF. Within my office, I have a picture of a British battle group, led by Lieutenant Colonel Gus Fair, with whom I worked for a long time in Iraq. He is with his soldiers, who I had the opportunity to speak with when I visited them during operations in Spin Majid this summer in the Helmand River valley. I keep that picture because, when I looked into their eyes, which were bloodshot with fatigue, I remember the extraordinary professionalism, competence and sheer courage of those young men. Whenever I come to London, I like to run through the city, and I particularly like the statues that you have erected to heroes. I hope that you erect one to that generation – they have earned it."
Yet sadly, I doubt very much the Britain of today will raise a monument to their soldiers who served so bravely in Iraq & Afghanistan.
Which makes me ask: Is there such a monument planned for our Canadian troops? There damn well should be. With your contacts in the Forces, are you aware of any such memorial being raised?
Well y'all it's been a great deal of fun and very educational for me out here today, but I'm afraid I have to leave now.
ReplyDeleteI hope you all have a GREAT day and that I get the chance to see you all down the road tonight!!
Yet sadly, I doubt very much the Britain of today will raise a monument to their soldiers who served so bravely in Iraq & Afghanistan.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Washington DC? When do you think they will? Probably not in our lifetimes, if we consider how long it took them to construct a monument for WWII.
I'll admit, I was among those who was certain that if O went over there, the deal was done since he wouldn't want to look wasteful and impotent. Ooops.
ReplyDeleteSo he's still looking for any success in his current presidency? Good luck, he's going to need it.
ReplyDeleteSome talking head on Chicago's ABC affiliate expressed shock that there is still anti-Americanism overseas. There was genuine disbelief that Obama hadn't "softened" the dislike of America.
Freaking idiots.
Chicago eliminated? Man, and after all that sacrificing you did, Michelle!
ReplyDeleteROTFLMAO
Which makes me ask: Is there such a monument planned for our Canadian troops? There damn well should be. With your contacts in the Forces, are you aware of any such memorial being raised?
ReplyDeleteNot that I am aware of at the moment. I have been a little out of contact with my army friends. Besides that decision is more political then military. I would like to see main cenotaphs updated with Afghanistan and United Nations Peacekeeping service. As well most memorials are usually built a couple years after a war has ended. I wish I could make the Rememberance Day parade this year. Last year I went and was saddened by the amount of WW2 and Korean vets that were there. I remember back in the day when in my home town there would be over 100 on parade. Last year they had enough for a colour party and one platoon of both groups. Those generations are dying off fast now.
Is there rejoicing in Chicago from the majority there who didn't want the Olympics? Will the local TV stations be allowed to report on this, given how it reflects on Teh One?
ReplyDeleteOn Drudge:
ReplyDeleteTHE EGO HAS LANDED
Bwahahahaha!
Morning Ya'll ... been really busy with work but wanted to drive-by and say hey! ...
ReplyDeleteGuess that "sacrifice" of Michelle's didn't work out like they planned ... I love it that Oprah went over there too ... the headline on Drudge is perfect .... THE EGO HAS LANDED! ...
Hope everyone has a great great weekend ... it is beautiful here in bitter clinger redneckland ...
I just updated the main post:
ReplyDeleteUPDATE: After sacrificing so greatly, Michelle Obama will return home today, deeply saddened as Chicago was eliminated from contention in the first round of voting. Obama, meanwhile, was spotted wandering around aimlessly, seeking just a smidgen of success in his presidency.
Some talking head on Chicago's ABC affiliate expressed shock that there is still anti-Americanism overseas.
ReplyDelete"We here at ABC lick the very ground he walks on; are you telling me that there might possibly be people out there who don't share that opinion?"
/Must be racists
CHICAGO LOSES THE OLYMPICS
ReplyDelete"World leaders" you know, the ones who wanted to know why people were putting 'Hitler' moustaches on his pic when all he was trying to do was give everone universal healthcare - those guys - just smacked The Won right upside the head.
WTOP (radio) is reporting that Chicago never made it past GO.
The Won, the WAB and Oprah can pay their own way back home.
I'm bummed that I won't get to see Team USA in action, but I suppose I'll get over it. But will Barry and Michelle be able to get over their personal defeat? I doubt it. I expect the Libs will invent a "vast right-wing conspiracy" to take the blame for this smack in the mouth.
ReplyDelete"Michelle performs in front of the IOC, judges give her a 1.3 rating."
ReplyDeleteToo bad we have to wait three more years to see the Obamas' dismount.
Phil,
ReplyDeleteWhy can you not make the Remembrance Day parade this year? Will you be out of country? Last year I took my young son and introduced him to a couple of soldiers. I told him these are the people standing guard to keep our country safe.
Gosh ... just saw this on Drudge ...
ReplyDeleteObama + Michelle x Oprah= Zero
Drudge is really giving it to Obama ... sweet ...
Too bad we have to wait three more years to see the Obamas' dismount.
ReplyDeleteHeh.
Next up.
ReplyDeleteRobin Givens (WaPo Sytle maven) admits Michelle Obama has no taste in clothes.
robomonkey
ReplyDelete/Must be racists
Jimmy Carter had no comment.
Kenneth: I can't make it because I have to be at work. Have to pay those bills. I will do the rememberance part though.
ReplyDeleteJimmy Carter had no comment.
ReplyDeleteThat'll be the day.
Overheard on Airforce One:
ReplyDelete"A f*cking cheese?!? I came all this way to get the Olympics for Chicago and all I get is a huge f*cking wheel of cheese and a box of Lego? Mo-fo bunch of Danish honky crackers! I'm tellin' you Barry, this is the last f*cking time I ever go on some dumbass trip for you! Do you hear me? Put that f*cking' blackberry away and listen to me when I'm talkin!"
"Uhh..yes, dear. I'm told that's very good Danish cheese."
She has plenty of whine to go with that cheese.
ReplyDeleteOh right, work.
ReplyDeleteI'm very happy they hold a Remembrance Day service at my employer, and we even get a respectable turn-out. Although last year some idiot was chosen to read a "peace poem" and she read some kind of free-form ode with quotes stolen from John Lennon's Imagine.
Good morning everyone! On my way out the door but wanted to check the headlines here first.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great that we have unlimited tax dollars in our cash-strapped economy to lavish on The Won? It must feel good to be emperor.
I'm sure his Chicago homeboys are devastated, but somehow, some way, this will be Bush's fault.
Drudge's "The Ego has Landed" is apropos.
Have a great day!
robomonkey,
ReplyDeleteA good, if predictable joke.
last year some idiot was chosen to read a "peace poem" and she read some kind of free-form ode with quotes stolen from John Lennon's Imagine.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I hate when stuff like that happens. It's about remembering our honourable dead. I started seeing symptoms of this among my fellow class mates in high school. Even among some teachers. All the older ones supported me when I showed up in school with my cadet uniform. And when I transfered units was given a pass on November 11th due to travel and timings.
Salutes and high-fives to our Canadian friends.
ReplyDeleteYou guys rock.
Back to work.
I felt that someone needed to say it.
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO!
ReplyDeleteThe Wee Won's Olympic FAIL!
I can't recall how many times I've read about POTUS getting involved in such things. That the President doesn't get involved until the deal is done, or they have the upper hand.
Morning all!
Yes, but the world didn't revolve around other Presidents the way it does around Teh One™.
ReplyDeleteJCM said...
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO!
The Wee Won's Olympic FAIL!
I can't recall how many times I've read about POTUS getting involved in such things. That the President doesn't get involved until the deal is done, or they have the upper hand.
But, some Presidents are so arrogant and egotistical that they think their very presence will insure success. I guess his Jedi Mind tricks only work on the weak of mind (Democrat KoolAid drinkers) and not the IOC?
So, how long do you think it'll take before someone makes a YouTube video with Hitler bitching about Chicago not getting the Olympics?
ReplyDeleteThe Vancouver B.C. Winter Games is $1 Billion in the hole. The London '12 games are going to be $1 to $2 Billion in the red.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing the games in Chicago would have done is fatten the wallets of the machine cronies, give the unions a few years of work. And further bankrupted the city.
The only thing the games in Chicago would have done is fatten the wallets of the machine cronies, give the unions a few years of work.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think it was a priority?
Even Salt Lake City (which you'd think would be a virtuous city with all those Mormons)had a mess with cost over-runs and all kinds of mishandling of money until Mitt Romney took over the Olympics and put them in the black. And anybody actually thought Chicago could do it? ? ?
ReplyDeleteLooks like Obama is going to have to look for another way to pay back the Chicago Machine. I don't think they look upon failure favourably
ReplyDeleteThat's why Obama went to Copenhagen. Payback to Daly and the Chicago machine for getting his ass elected.
ReplyDeleteChicago, you should be happy about this turn of events.
ReplyDeleteI hope Rio gets it. I think they will.
Her name is Rio, and she needs to host the games
ReplyDeleteAs we watch Barack spin and call them nasty names
And on the beach, we'll see all those topless dames
Oh Rio, Rio, please host the Olympic Games!
Gilad Shalit video message: Full text
ReplyDeleteHi, I am Gilad Shalit, son of Aviva and Noam Shalit, brother of Hadas and Yoel, from Mitzpe Hilla, ID number 300097029. Today is Monday 14 September 2009.
As you can see, I'm holding in my hand today's Palestine newspaper, 14th September 2009, which is published in Gaza.
I'm reading the newspaper in order to find information about myself, and I hope to find information about my release and return home soon.
Gilad Shalit in the video released by Hamas
Gilad Shalit appeared healthy as he read his message
I have been waiting and yearning a long time for the day I will be released.
Prayers for Gilad Shalit.
ReplyDeleteDesert Dog said...
ReplyDeleteI hope Rio gets it. I think they will.
It would be a big boost for them whereas awarding the Olympics to Chicago would have done nothing but award the machine.
I wouldn't rule out Spain though. Juan Antonio Samaranch (scumbag) made an impassioned plea on behalf of his country and as a former president of the IOC, that carries a lot of weight.
rsn,
ReplyDeleteAmen....
The Palis are confirming he is alive.
Something is up, the video is "proof of life." With Bibi in charge I tend to think there was a big "or else" somewhere in the equation.
This picture is hilarious, from UK Telegraph:
ReplyDeleteReality bites
The International Olympic Committee sensationally rebuffed US President Barack Obama on Friday, eliminating Chicago from the contest for the 2016 Olympics and narrowing the field to Rio de Janeiro and Madrid.
/I may be enjoying this too much
Pink: Oh that picture is perfect.
ReplyDelete"Oprah should get to light the torch in 2016."
ReplyDeleteBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA--
*gasp*
--HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Pink,
ReplyDeleteIt's hard not to enjoy.....
President Obama had put his personal political credibility on the line by flying in to the Danish capital earlier on Friday to urge the IOC to choose his home town of Chicago. His wife, first lady Michelle Obama, had spent two days in Copenhagen charming IOC members.
ReplyDeleteAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Ahem. Sorry.
Ha! RIO GETS IT!
ReplyDeleteRio! Good for them.
ReplyDeleteGood! It's about time they had the games in South America - a first! Good for Rio!
ReplyDeleteRIO IT IS. PARTAY!
ReplyDeleteThis is all just too delicious. Toooo delicious.
ReplyDelete:D
/as Teh Won wings his way home with his bride and Teh Oprah
/FAIL
FAIL FAIL FAIL.
FAIL.
You know what this means - all of the competitors will be required to get Brazilians.
ReplyDeletePink: No, not FAIL......EPIC FAIL!!!!11!!elevnTY!1!!!!1
ReplyDeleteOoooh, can I get a Brazillian? About 5'8", curvy....... :)
ReplyDeletePink: No, not FAIL......EPIC FAIL!!!!11!!elevnTY!1!!!!1
ReplyDeleteSums up his presidency thus far.
Ooooh, can I get a Brazillian?
ReplyDeleteOkay... let's see... anyone got any hot wax and pest strips?
Don't wax the monkey!!
ReplyDelete0bama, meet failure. Failure, this is Teh Won.
ReplyDeleteGet acquainted, boys, and here's to a fruitful relationship.
/not voters, not Congress, but the WORLD rejects this punk in a big wa
/teh chickens are roosting, baybee!
With the stunning news that Olympic officials had swiftly rejected Chicago as host the 2016 Olympics, despite a personal, last-minute appeal from President Obama, the White House was left Friday with the immediate and difficult challenge of explaining what happened.
ReplyDeleteDid the president falter by making remarks that were emotional and personal, rather than giving specifics about his adopted home town? Is the defeat a sign that Obama's global popularity has begun to wane?
White House advisers -- many of them Chicago natives, with a personal stake in the bid -- rushed into the back recesses of the West Wing to digest the outcome, and then emerged, looking glum, to comment.
Disappointed White House Struggles to Explain Chicago's Defeat. Heh.
Bare: Bwahahahahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, in other news:
ReplyDeleteBook claims Ted Williams' frozen head abused
Johnson writes that in July 2002, shortly after the legendary slugger died at age 83, technicians with no medical certification used crude equipment to decapitate the majors' last .400 hitter. Williams' severed head was then frozen, and even used for batting practice by a technician trying to dislodge it from a tuna fish can, according to the book.
Wordz. They failz me.
Disappointed White House Struggles to Explain Chicago's Defeat.
ReplyDeleteRACISTS !
ACORN's Man in the White House
ReplyDeleteNewly discovered evidence shows the radical advocacy group ACORN has a man in the Obama White House.
This power behind the throne is longtime ACORN operative Patrick Gaspard. He holds the title of White House political affairs director, the same title Karl Rove held in President Bush's White House.
Evidence shows that years before he joined the Obama administration, Gaspard was ACORN boss Bertha Lewis's political director in New York.
Rio....
ReplyDeleteBeach Volley Ball .....
That must be it! The IOC are made up of Racists! Only a racist would want to see Obama's agenda fail!
ReplyDeleteHow long before Obama and his cronies blame Bush for losing the Chicago Olympics?
ReplyDeleteRB,
ReplyDeleteACORN has a man in WH alright.... Obama.
They have a man at HUD too.....
How long before Obama and his cronies blame Bush for losing the Chicago Olympics?
ReplyDelete3... 2... 1...
But seriously, 'squatch nailed it. It's racism. I bet they are warming up Jimmah Carter as we speak.
RACISTS !
ReplyDeleteWill be verrry interesting to see which scapegoat he chooses to blame this on.
He'll be speaking tonight; I suspect we'll see an angry sputtering indignant little boy. What I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall in that plane right now.
ACORN has a man in WH alright.... Obama.
ReplyDeleteThey have a man at HUD too.....
True enough.
What I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall in that plane right now.
ReplyDeleteEwwww... I wonder if Barack and Michelle have managed to talk Oprah back into the Pesidental Suite on teh plane to "see their etchings" yet.
America's standing on the World Stage took such a beating during 8 years of Bush that the Chicago attempt was seriously compromised. This shows how much more work I have to do to repair those relations.
ReplyDelete*draft Obama statement*
Bare, I'm not touching that one.
ReplyDeleteObama's 'Safe Schools' Czar Admits He Poorly Handled Underage Sex Case
ReplyDeleteIn a statement issued Wednesday, Jennings said: "Twenty one years later I can see how I should have handled this situation differently. I should have asked for more information and consulted legal or medical authorities."
He'll be speaking tonight; I suspect we'll see an angry sputtering indignant little boy. What I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall in that plane right now.
ReplyDeleteNO,He's the most awsomest fly smackerer EVAH!
//
Over on DU, they're blaming the "teabaggers" for the loss of the games.
ReplyDeleteSeriously.
Over on DU, they're blaming the "teabaggers" for the loss of the games.
ReplyDeleteROTFLMAO... Awesome.
The Reverend Jackson has already spoken that the voting process was politicized...
ReplyDeletewell, yeah! Big surprise, Jesse.
The Reverend Jackson has already spoken that the voting process was politicized...
ReplyDeleteHey... they used electronic balloting! Call for in investigation immediately!
The Reverend Jackson has already spoken that the voting process was politicized...
ReplyDeleteGee, Jesse. I wonder who politicized it? Let's think on that one for a moment, huh?
That said, I'm sure the IOC viewed Michelle's comment about what a sacrifice it was for her to come all the way over there, and it went a long way towards bringing about this EPIC.FAIL.
Wait...you mean, "Yes We Can" won...AGAIN?!
ReplyDeleteHeh™
oooooo, good one littleoldlady.
ReplyDelete/yes it was the campaign slogan for Rio.
//learned something from last year I see
Rush just said he wonders how long before a new bumper sticker comes out,
ReplyDelete"NO WE CAN'T"
Wanta come sit over here and gloat with me, littleoldlady?
ReplyDeleteSchwarzenneger: No Pardon for Polanski
ReplyDeleteDuring an interview on CNN's Situation Room, the actor-turned-politician excluded the possibility of an advance pardon should the film director, 76, return to the U.S. Polanski, who made Rosmeary's Baby, Chinatown and The Pianist, was arrested Sept. 26 at Zurich airport on a warrant related to a l977 child rape case and his subsequent flight from justice.
Only later will we learn the real reason they went was because Michelle forgot to pick up Danishes on that last street clogging adventure of hers.
ReplyDeleteSee, Obama approached it all wrong. He should have kept Michelle at home in reserve as the "nuclear option" - he could have told the IOC that if they didn't vote for Chicago, he'd send Michelle over.
ReplyDeleteRunning Bare said...
ReplyDelete"ACORN's Man in the White House
Newly discovered evidence shows the radical advocacy group ACORN has a man in the Obama White House."
Um... I thought ACORN's man in the White House was named Barack.
Only later will we learn the real reason they went was because Michelle forgot to pick up Danishes on that last street clogging adventure of hers.
ReplyDeleteROTFL... Watch for more of that, as she battles the depression from this huge blow, and constantly wants to "run out for ice cream real quick" ;)
Over on DU, they're blaming the "teabaggers" for the loss of the games. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteOK, I'll bite. Exactly what logical steps lead them to that conclusion?
Obama signs an executive order preventing government workers from text messaging while driving on the job or in a government-owned vehicle.
ReplyDeleteWell, good thing all the important stuff is being taken care of ;)
OK, I'll bite. Exactly what logical steps lead them to that conclusion?
ReplyDeleteRemove the bolded word. That will help :D
Did Obama text that executive order from his own Blackberry?
ReplyDeleteAny good Conspiracy Theory starts out with Who Benefited ?
ReplyDeleteDavid Letterman! He's yesterdays news now!
I cannot believe he set Obama up like that.
Man, what a creep.
//
he could have told the IOC that if they didn't vote for Chicago, he'd send Michelle over.
ReplyDeleteLMAO. Landslide.
Rush: "They got bitch slapped! Humiliated in front. of. the. world!"
ReplyDeleteROFL!
Pink - The IOC's pimp hand is strong.
ReplyDelete/tail between his wittle legs
ReplyDeletePink Freud said...
ReplyDeleteThat picture is the best.
Can we put that on the next thread ?
Oprah should light the torch in 2016!
HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Can anyone say "agenda" at the AP?
ReplyDeleteHealth bill fate still in doubt; GOP hits it anew
By ERICA WERNER (AP) – 40 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama has pushed closer than any president in generations to creating a basic health care safety net for most Americans, yet the fate of legislation delivering on his promise is far from certain.
Jesus. Almost as subtle as beating your readers about the face and head with a baseball bat. Almost.
That picture is the best.
ReplyDeleteCan we put that on the next thread ?
No kidding. That pic is awesome. Especially the woman in the background with the Love Doll Face... Ha!
Nobody says NO to The One!
ReplyDeleteIsn't "Agenda" what the "A" stands for?
ReplyDelete/I know it didn't originally, but let's be honest now
I was going to ask, Squatch. Whatdya say, Bare?
ReplyDeleteI was going to ask, Squatch. Whatdya say, Bare?
ReplyDeleteSure, if you want. :)
Love Doll Face
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO. Good one.
Chicago Loses Olympic Bid; CNN Freaks Out: "WHAT!?"
ReplyDeleteVideo from Townhall
CNN Freaks Out: "WHAT!?"
ReplyDeleteROTFLMAO... I'm sure the reaction was mostly, "YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO THE ONE!!! YOU JUST CAN'T! THIS IS WRONG! HERESY! BURN THEM!!!!!!1!"
Give a woman an inch, and she wants the other two.
ReplyDeletehaha, that was a good one. Talking about the olympics ... Rush was on earlier and said Oprah was so distraught about the decision she was eating Norway. too funny. CC, you're from the Pacific Northwest? The San Juan Islands are just about my favorite place to vacation in.
Rush was on earlier and said Oprah was so distraught about the decision she was eating Norway
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It begins
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The 2016 Olympics will not be taking place in Chicago. The city has been eliminated from consideration in the first round of voting. President Obama was flying back to the U.S. when the vote took place.
Chicago spent $50 million on the failed bid. The delegation was led by Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, with a personal visit by President Obama. Did our over-strict airport policies play a role in the rejection?[More...]
In the official question-and-answer session following the Chicago presentation, Syed Shahid Ali, an I.O.C. member from Pakistan, asked the toughest question. He wondered how smooth it would be for foreigners to enter the United States for the Games because doing so can sometimes, he said, be “a rather harrowing experience.”
OMG LOL...
ReplyDeleteIt got even funnier bare, right before commercial breaks he would chime in "and now Oprah is eating her way through Denmark" and started naming all the Scandanavian counties before the other breaks.
Chicago spent $50 million on the failed bid.
ReplyDeleteHope it wasn't stimulus money.
http://robomonkey.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/25/
ReplyDeleteSyed Shahid Ali, an I.O.C. member from Pakistan, asked the toughest question. He wondered how smooth it would be for foreigners to enter the United States for the Games because doing so can sometimes, he said, be “a rather harrowing experience.”
ReplyDeleteOh, please. ACORN would be more than happy to assist in smuggler foreigners into the USA.
From JammieWearingFool:
ReplyDeleteIT'S MICHAEL JORDAN'S FAULT!
The Daley Plaza crowd reacted to Chicago's elimination in silence. Some members of the crowd were crying as they walked away. People blamed negative media attention on the bid and former Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan's lack of participation as reasons for the loss.
"We weren't unified as a city. We didn't get behind this enough," said Rob Fox of Chicago.
"Michael Jordan didn't show up," said Margaret Johnson of Chicago. "His city asked him for help and he turned his back on us."
(I'll be the official "Keeper of the Excuses" if you'd like, Bare. :) :)
ReplyDeleteIf people from Pakistan are finding it difficult to get into the US, there's probably a reason for that...
ReplyDeleterobo, what that picture taken over in Denmark? I notice the 5:53 PM time stamp and thought it couldn't have been taken in the US.
ReplyDelete"Why do conservatives/Republicans hate America?"
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This whole failed attempt just highlights for me the privileges The Obamas believe they deserve.
ReplyDeleteThey're on their own Life is Good,Look at Me Tour damn near every day.
What's the unemployment number again ?
What's the strategy for Afghanistan?
Apparently I haven't told WordPress which time zone I'm in yet, Turn. Still setting the durned thing up.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Oh, you took that picture robo? By the expressions on their faces I'm assuming it was taken just when the news broke that Chicago was out.
ReplyDeleteNo, that picture was nabbed from a link further up in this thread. And yes, it's the crowd in Chicago who were waiting to receive the good news that Teh One came through for them, and were instead shocked when Chicago was shot down.
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ReplyDeleteChicago loses Olympics bid; conservatives rejoice
It's not often that conservatives celebrate the U.S. losing out to countries like Brazil and Spain, especially not when the loss involves a prominent event like the Summer Olympics. But when the International Olympic Committee eliminated Chicago as a potential host for the 2016 games in the first round of voting on Friday, the right broke out the champagne.
Chicago's attempt to secure the Olympics had become a partisan fight with the entrance of President Obama into his adopted hometown's efforts. Obama had flown to Copenhagen, where the vote was held, in order to lobby for Chicago, and from the moment of the announcement he'd do so, his opponents had suddenly turned into die-hard foes of the idea of having the U.S. play host to the 2016 Summer Olympics. It had been a crusade for the Drudge Report all week, and people like Glenn Beck and Michelle Malkin had happily joined in.
So when news of Chicago's loss came in, the response was swift, and joyful. Drudge's banner headline (screenshot above) read, "World rejects Obama: Chicago out in first round. The ego has landed." On the Weekly Standard's blog, John McCormack wrote of the news, "Cheers erupt at WEEKLY STANDARD world headquarters. " (The sentence was later removed from his post.) RedState's Erick Erickson wrote:
Hahahahaha.
I thought the world would love us more now that Bush was gone.
I thought if we whored ourselves out to our enemies, great things would happen.
Apparently not.
So Obama’s pimped us to every two bit thug and dictator in the world, made promises to half the Olympic committee, and they did not even kiss him.
So much for improving America’s standing in the world, Barry O.
A persistent theme in the taunts has been the suggestion that if Obama can't bring home the Olympics, he won't be able to rein in Iran, either. At the Corner, one of the National Review's blogs, John J. Miller wrote, "If he can't work his personal magic with the Olympians, why does he expect it to work with the Iranians?" Miller's colleague Ramesh Ponnuru quipped, "I'm sure that Obama will be a lot more persuasive with the Iranians."
Miller was on a similar wavelength with another poster at the Corner, Jonah Goldberg. At nearly the same time, the two joked that the IOC must be racist for voting Chicago out, mocking claims that opposition to Obama is motivated in part by race. "Frankly I am stunned that all my colleagues can do is score cheap political points against Obama's failed effort to win the Olympics for the United States. Where is the outrage at the IOC's transparent racism?" Goldberg wrote.
Flash thru these headlines, and I'm seeing a lot of IOC Shocker.
ReplyDeleteThe MSM must be stunned that by the mere appearance of Wee Won, Chicago didn't get it.
Chrissy Matthews probably sharted.
Gee, if George Bush had run off to Coppenhagen in the middle of a national disaster (American Samoa) what do you suppose we'd be hearing from the press right about now? Oh.... and where's FEMA? Isn't their reaction disgracefully slow and inadequate?
ReplyDeleteI guess Nancy Pelosi's husband's tuna business doesn't rate highly enough for The Won's attention.
Pink,
ReplyDeleteWanta come sit over here and gloat with me, littleoldlady?
I'll lend you one of my Heh™'s ;-)
Thanks, littleoldlady! :D
ReplyDeleteQuestion...were there other times (that I just can't remember) that a sitting President went on a trip like this to "get" the Olympics?
ReplyDeleteQuestion...were there other times (that I just can't remember) that a sitting President went on a trip like this to "get" the Olympics?
ReplyDeleteNever.
littleolady: This has been the only time it's happened. All other times the sitting president has been busy doing stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bare. That's what I thought...
ReplyDeleteAnd I bet it never happens again! LOL!
New post and Pinkie's pic upstairs...to be continued! Good morning, all! It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
ReplyDeleteContributors, feel free to add updates to it - I probably will too, as I find them.
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Post Hoc Criticism of Obama’s Copenhagen Trip Justified
It would be easy to read too much into the rejection of Chicago as the site of the 2016 Summer Olympics despite the president’s personal lobbying junket to Copenhagen in order to plead the city’s case before a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
But neither should the president get a pass or an “A” for effort — or any other spin one wishes to put on the decision by the IOC to bypass Chicago as host for the games.
In a word, this is a disaster for the president.
“If he goes and does not bring home the Olympics, it’s going to be kind of a blow for him on the international stage where he is immensely popular, which is really the reason why they think it will help the bid for him to go,” said Kenneth Vogel, a senior reporter for Politico.
He placed the prestige of his presidency directly on the line and failed. That’s the bottom line. He gambled with the one thing no president should ever gamble with unless the stakes are much higher than his hometown getting the Olympic games.
Big partay on the beach at Rio.
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