Jack & Jill Politics

EARLY MORNING THREAD IS UP

rikyrah: Sharing: INVOCATION At A Rev. DR. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast:

Our Father God, we bow our heads and CLOSE OUR EYES, so that we may close out all distractions and concentrate on YOU.

We thank YOU for who YOU are. We thank YOU for watching over us while we slept las night and for waking us up to another glorious day.

We recognize that today is a very SPECIAL DAY - where we are coming together to commemorate the BIRTHDAY, the LIFE and the LEGACY of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

His wisdom and his Christian LEADERSHIP have helped all mankind to understand his DREAM in the words that he spoke during some very trying social times in our history:

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?

LOVE is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

At this time we pray for a closer realization of his DREAM as we watch the INAUGURATION of our 44th PRESIDENT of the United States of America - -

MR. BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

We pray for all who have assembled here and especially for the NAACP for their vision in establishing this BREAKFAST -4th Annual].

We ask YOUR Blessings on the food that has been prepared and the hands that have prepared it.

And finally, Father, as we OPEN OUR EYES, may we joyfully experience the:
1. FULNESS of this glorious day.

2. FOOD that will nourish our bodies and

3. FELLOWSHIP that we now will share.

In Jesus' Precious Name we ask all these things - -

Amen. Amen and Amen.

A Prayer For Dr. King and President Obama

GreenLadyHere

Then I GRUBBED! :>) :>)

GreenLady,

Amen! God Bless!

Justice58: Thank you. [OOPS! I forgot to say that I was the author]. Oh. well. :>)

What? Dat you?

You did very good! I knew you had it in you.

Congrats, GreenLady!

Keith Olbermann's Special Comment: Obama must prosecute for torture

He must. How can the USA be serious when we violated and shattered all the laws of the land and international community? Kumbaya is fine, but holding those accountable for the violation of the law is something else and will be a reminder for those who ascend to power NOT TO DO IT AGAIN.

Okay ya'll. I want to tape tomorrow's festivities. Which channel do you think will have the best inaugural coverage?

I'm going to put in a shoutout for TVOne.

I vote for C-SPAN.
Talking heads at a minimum (if at all).

C-Span and TVOne (gotta check in with my people)

C-SPAN, live, on point, no idiot commentary

Thanks ya'll. :-)

That depends. I'm sticking with CSpan so I don't have to hear the idiot pundits. But if you want some commentary.....CNN maybe? I was going to say MSNBC, but they'll probably have Pat Buchanan on, and while watching his head actually explode at 12:00 would be fun, you might miss the actual swearing in.

PBS might also be a way to go.

I'm torn.

For CNN, I wanna see Roland and Donna Brazile.

For MSNBC, everyone except Buchanan.

But, I'm feeling waaayy too good to even look at Fox.

rikyrah: Based on these responses, Ima be doin' RIGHT THUMB CONDITIONING EXERCISES 2-night annnnnnnd, eating lots of PASTA!! :>) :>)

Ima B IN CONTROL of my REMOTE CONTROL!! :>) :>)

PBS is probably the best one for commentary.

God has a really good sense of humor.

Somebody needs to play "God is Trying to Tell You Something".

Sepia: _Er -ummmm Did you REQUEST this? :>) :>)

"God is trying to tell you something." - (The Color Purple)

ENJOY! :>) :>)

That's okay, GLH.

Ain't no such thing as too much praise!

Denise: Got dat right!! :>) :>)

something is wrong with the link I posted. Here's another one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcjP4LgW0Rw

Praise HIM!!!!

Denise: **hand in the air*** Aaaaaa-man!! :>)

Love that SONG! THANK YOU! :>) :>)

Love it! Thanks ya'll. :-)

When Keith O announced this at the beginning of his show, I thought it was a joke. Is the economy getting to his old butt and he couldn't afford the moving men? Maybe he shoulda called his cousins and 'nem to come round the house to help him out. :)

He'd better pray tomorrow that his wheelchair has good brakes.

LOL, speaking of, did they decide to give him secret service protection for
life yet? or is he still black listed from safety?

Cheney doesn't need it.... I swear he has some sort of deal with the devil...probably the only thing that can take him out is a special potion consisting of the blood of a unicorn and water from a spring deep in the Amazon.

BLOOD OF A UNICORN. you are hilarious!! I joked with my friends today that he didn't need it; we saw what he does to his friends (when his face ran into the fired shotgun bullet), what do we think he'll do to his enemies!?

'Girls With Pearls"

http://essenceonline.ning.com/profiles/blogs/gi...

In honor of Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day

Tomorrows the big day, I have to erase the old stuff from the dvr and get ready.

To all you gorgeous people:

Happy Obama Day! Jan. 20, 2009!

www.progressiveerupts.blogspot.com

Shaw Kenawe: Just got back from my "Field Trip: to your site! :>) :>)

Veeeeeery NICE! Yaaaaaaa!

Shaw Kenawe, nice blog site. Great tributes to King, Obama, and Captain Sullenberger.

From Christianity Today.

The PIC apologizes for not broadcasting Bishop Gene Robinson's benediction.

The PICalso seemed to exonerate HBO for responsibility for this mess after insinuating the cable channel was to blame. Updates included.

The benediction may be shown in its entirety before the Inauguration begins tomorrow on viewer screens at the Mall.

D: Well spoken. Annnnnd, ENJOY January 20, 2009. :>)

D,

thank you.

D, Well said, well written.

Now, I recommend you slip a copy in George W. Bush's bag before he gets out of dodge. Just as a momento of what his Presidential legacy could have been if he'd taken your words to heart.

Well said.

excellent

Captain Sullenberger and his crew have a seat at the Inauguration, and a visit to Air Force One.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/o...

I loved this Daily Kos Diary: This Miracle Brought to You by America's Unions

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/16/111...

my job is setting up the inauguration tomorrow for the employees to watch. how touching is that. i just hope i don't cry. =P

nickwah22: O contraire. YOU just B YOU!! :>) :>)

This is our ONE MOMENT IN TIME!!

U jes' CRY!! :>)

Annnnnnd, NICE GIG!! :>)

nickwah22, you just go on and express how you feel.

Our organization is showing the inauuration on the big screen in the conference room.

HERE'S A CHANGE FOR YA!!! Soul Sister Cheerleaders

Cheerleaders Rah, Rah, Rah for Obama

Now you know these little mamas can work a cheer!! This one was probably tame by comparison!

I am SO LOVIN' THIS PRESIDENT!! WIth all the issues he has to face in this world, he took the time to make their day. These girls will remember this for the rest of their lives!!!!

I loved that they were showing love to both Mrs and Mr O.

I loved it. Those girls were psyched and pumped up!

First Lady and President Obama giving LOVE, PRICELESS.

isonprize: GREAT FIND!! How A - DOR - A - BLE!! :>) :>)

Mr. P-EO acted like he wanted to end that cheer with a "split jump" of his own!! :>) :>)

Disney is showing the Kids' Inaugural Ball

How old is that girl who played Akeela in "Akeela & The Bee"? Because at the Kids Inaugural, she looked too grown!!!!

keke palmer is her name and according to IMDB.com she is 15.
you're right though, i thought she was a bit older than that.

Jill Biden is TINY. She was wearing heeled boots and her granddaughter was at least a head taller than her in flats.

Did you catch the Secret Service 'Debo' some 6 year old girl when she got too close? They don't play, yikes!

Was that the little blonde girl who tried to run on stage when the Jonas Brother came to get the the Obiden girls?

Yes, he snatched her little tail so quick her pony tail blew. Poor thing didn't know what hit her

The most precious bundled up little boy ever. Aww
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/18/u...

Yes We Can Can


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qHAZ25HYqU

Now's the time for all good men
to get together with one another.
We got to iron out our problems
and iron out our quarrels
and try to live as brothers.
And try to find a piece of land
without stepping on one another.
And do respect the women of the world.
Remember you all have mothers.
We got to make this land a better land
than the world in which we live.
And we got to help each man be a better man
with the kindness that we give.
I know we can make it.
I know darn well we can work it out.
Oh yes we can, I know we can can
Yes we can can, why can't we?
If we wanna get together we can work it out.



Woo Hoo, Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The entrepreneurial spirit :)
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/18/u...
Audacity of Soap

Saw THE craziest Obama Product yet-

The Obama Dollar Bill.

Has anyone see this commercial?

LOL

I have not seen that commercial yet but they're peddling the $9 bill.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/18/u...

Bush Commutes Border Agents' SentencesBy DEB RIECHMANN, AP
posted: 1 HOUR 22 MINUTES AGO

WASHINGTON (Jan. 19) - In his final acts of clemency, President George W. Bush on Monday granted early prison releases to two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer fueled the national debate over illegal immigration.

http://news.aol.com/article/bush-commutes-borde...


This was a good thing by Shrub.

Yes, it is a good thing. And he didn't pardon Scooter Libby.

not yet and he still has time

Yes, I'm aware of the time. Johnathan Turley is on Maddow's show discussing the matter. Pelosi wants to see Bush administration investigated. I'll believe that when I see it.

Andrew Sullivan's latest on Obama:

January 18, 2009

Can Barack Obama fix it? Yes he can
In two days’ time, Barack Obama will be president of the United States. His election promises a break with the failures of the Bush years but what does he really stand for? Andrew Sullivan examines his likely domestic and foreign policies and weighs their chances of success

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...

The kids inaugural ball is on Disney now, man Malia can not let go of that digital camera.

This is really cute....aaahhhhhh

GO JAMIE!!

Miranda - he started singing my favorite song "gold digger" then I was like wtf???? lolololol He is hysterical.

Jamie is a fool! Luv him! LOL

yeah he said, "I can't sing that".

check out CNN.

Tribute by Director Antoine Fuqua

MLK to today

found the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nWsRR21KTo

Sometimes Chris Matthews can really put his foot in his mouth.

He just asked if Michelle O. had softened up her "attitude", become nicer, more " motherly "since the summer?

Nah, Tweety. Michelle hasn't changed. It's just that you and your MSM buddies couldn't get over the fact that PEO chose a black woman - an unmistakenly black woman - to be his wife, so you all didn't give her a chance.

Tell it, Sepia.

Sounds similar to this politico article I just read:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17640...

God, he is such an ASS.

We all know that black women are angry, head shaking, eye popping, necking rollin', sassay sistahs ready to break you down at any moment. Just ask Cal Thomas.

Until Chris Matthews can gain control of his spittle . . . I will continue to ignore him.

Chris Matthews is intimidated by beautiful, SMART, BLACK Women. He tries to man handle Michelle Bernard on Hardball, but she's been coming back at him lately.

I wouldn't be surpirsed if one day Michelle Bernard's no longer a panelist on is show.

Not just strong black women, but just women in particular. Remember, he was flipping about Hillpatine, too.

Tweety is part of that red meat, sweat and tobacco crowd that the sun has set for way too many times.

Agree, blksista.

Tweety reminds me of some of the white men my father had to deal with when he was a tobacco sharecropper.

His ship has sailed. You know he's not going to run for PA Senate.

I'd swear he's a dry drunk.

(sigh)...........................................just..............neva mind....I wont even do it.

He thinks that he is hip but is totally NOT.

Co-sign.

Honey01: Heard it!! ***shakin' my head*** He will NEVA learn!! LAWD HA'MERCY!!!

I commened below,Honey01.

Tweety Bird will NEVA get an interview with Obama, NEVA!! Dr Rachel Maddow has interviewed Barack several times!!!

From Pam's House Blend:

Gay activists disrupt Rick Warren appearance at Ebenezer Baptist Church on MLK Day.

I wonder why they only chose to protest Rick Warren and not Senator Saxby Chambliss who spoke before Warren did.

Because as you well know, even though Chambliss is part of the hydra, as well as self-hating Bernice King and the King Foundation who invited him, Warren was the point.

i am so effing pumped i'm gonna explode!

Feeling you, ibeching, feeling you!!! Enjoy the celebration!

Is anyone watching Chris Matthews?

What's up with those two fools? They must be drunk.
"Barack has a gangster quotient"
"Barack is going to spend as much money on the urban section (blacks) and stop short of scaring the white folks."

I turned from that and watched the Seinfeld episode where Kramer has a rooster that they train for a cockfight.

Ha! I sure hate that I know the episode you are talking about....

LOL

Watching it. Oh, lord, where are they getting these Kneegrows from. BET?

Chris Matthews looks possessed tonight!

Lawd Lawd Lawd - I had to change the channel. I couldn' t take it. My face turned all sorts of colors.

Yeah, I saw it. For the love of God, why did he have to go "gangsta quotient" on national television in reference to the first Black President?

All the channels have rented a ton-o-negros for their programs tonight.

So, tweety said michelle Obama has "softened up." WTF? He'll NEVA GET AN INTERVIEW WITH President Obama.

I know, right? There were times when he surprised me (in a good way) during this campaign. Then other times, I like WTF?

ALERT ALERT, Calling Jack and Jill! Rikyrah, CPL, where dey at??

ADD a new JJP section. Call it "Rent-a-negro for YOUR talk show!!"

We got some hella opinions on here. We should all be commentators! Besides, I gotta pay for this inauguration trip! I can get on TV and say all kinds of dumb s#$^%&!!!

ROTFLMBAO!!! Shakin my head!

I heard that and had to rewind. I did laugh at the scaring the white folks part, though.

you are made of stronger stuff than me. I couldn't take it.

Uhuh...I warned folks Tweety was going nuts earlier this weekend. Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow may have to shove him under the table or sit on him during the telecast a la the Dormouse in Alice in Wonderland.

priceless!

lol

Has anyone seen this footage from BBC America. It's pretty damn prescient.

Martin Luther King Jr's Prediction

I just watched the vid. MLK was spiritually open to receive this kind of knowingness.

AMAZING.

Yes I watched that. He was more forward thinking back then than some are even now. imho. :)

I couldn't believe he predicted within 25 years of 1964!

Hey Chicago Folks,

Anyone know of any Inaugural parties/viewings that are early? My hubby and I just decided (rather late) that since we could not be in D.C , we wanted to view the Inauguration with others.

The one event at the Dusable Museum is already sold out. Most of the others I have seen are all at night, after the actual swearing in.

Jill and Joe Biden are SOOOOOO cute! Yeah, she let something slip...but so what, its a cute moment to me.

I wondered if folks posted about the Rev. Wright appearance at Howard?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...

Yeah we hit on it earlier - it sounds like he really bought the house down!

Attendance? 400,000
Arrests? 0

Zero may be Sunday's most remarkable number
Less than 24 hours after an estimated 400,000 people crowded the National Mall for Sunday's We Are One concert and on the eve of Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol where more than 1.2 million are expected, inaugural security officials on Monday released, perhaps, an even more extraordinary number:
Zero.
Not a single person was arrested Sunday on the mall or at any of the other inaugural events across the city, D.C. Police Department spokeswoman Traci Hughes says.
"It was a really good day,'' Hughes says. "Folks were on their best behavior.''
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval...

On CNN they were saying 500K, that is why the wheels are turning in "contemporary" DC because they have never seen anything like this in their LIVES.

So what if Biden was initially offered SoS? Big deal. It shows how much respect Obama has for him. People should be celebrating that we are on the verge of having the first bi-racial president, ever. I'm for one SO relieved that we will have an extremely intelligent, well spoken man in office for the next 8 years (hopefully).

Because it means OH MY GARSH that Hillary was SECOND CHOICE OH NOEZ we can't hab Miss Hillary being SECOND CHOICE...AGAIN.

LOL!

Hopefully?? Oh look everybody!! A (wink wink) Obama supporter!! Woo-hoo!!! All the way from No Quarter or Redstate or puma.org...or....where are you from dear??

I forgot to congratulate the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers on going to the Superbowl.

I will not lie - I'm rooting for the Steelers, because of the coach. He's so young! It's his SECOND YEAR!

I wanted the Eagles to make it (cause McNabb is a hometown guy)

And congratulations to Raheem Morris, all of 32 yrs old and the new head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.........and you know you dont' need a pic to confirm that RAHEEM MORRIS is a black man...LOL!! It sounds like he needs to permanently be in a black leather jacket.

I wanted the Eagles to win too. I'm really disapointed the RAVENs lost, though.
Baltimore City would have been off the chart and beyond, had they won.

Oh yeah...Tomlin is only 36....but more importantly.....FINE.

STANDING AND CLAPPING!!! He is definitely FINE!!!

I am a die-hard Eagles fan. So there are many of us for whom tomorrow's activities and the fact that the Phillies won the World Series are making us feel alot better. Would have loved an Eagles - Steelers SuperBowl, but it was not to be.

So, dag, I guess I'll have to root for the FINE brother!! (Who am I kidding? That is NOT going to be a problem...)

So,

EYE CANDY!!!!

Tomlin

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2008/writers/peter_...

Cosign on Tomlin! Bruh looks good. That's why I'm a Steelers fan now.

I was rooting for the Eagles though because I like McNabb. I think he's going to get kicked out of Philly soon. Detroit needs a good quarterback along with good receivers, coaches, linemen, defense and everything else.

Get off my tv Harold Ford Jr.!!

If this man talks about having babies with his wife one more time I'm going to throw a shoe.

Liza/Val: STOP!! STOOOOOP!! :>) Not a "shoe!"

Thrown these: GREEN MOOSE FUZZY SLIPPERS!

WHEW!! :>) :>) :>) Just in time!! :>) :>)

throw it. I will throw my own.

Val, Lisa, did y'all get him?

not fast enough. he got away.

One Day!!!! Our countdown is One Day???!!!!!!

The tears I am shedding are not just from the onions I am slicing and dicing-----gotta get the soup ready for the Inauguration Celebration Open House tomorrow!!! Gonna gather around the beautiful Inauguration Tree with some other "dots of blue in a sea of red" that is our experience as Democrats in Texas. Most of us at this gathering will be white, but we know we are One Nation, One People.....and tomorrow cannot come soon enough.

We are a country, a society, that has been hurting for a long time. It won't change all in one day. But this is REAL, this progress is REAL, and the healing is starting. The hope is spreading. We have a chance, dear friends, which is more than many people get in a lifetime on this earth.

Happy Inauguration Eve, everyone!!!!

Happy Inauguration EVE, Melinda, Enjoy the celebration!

<A href="Obama http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090119/pl_nm/us_us... sees his (black) race as an opportunity.

Oops. I'm new here. Let me try that again. :-) Obama sees his (black) race as an opportunity: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090119/pl_nm/us_us...

Lark: HEY! :>) Ya done good! :>) :>)

Hi Lark

Jill Biden let the real deal slip on Oprah

Audio

Oh well.

Hee

I don't think it is a big deal. Joe talked about this last year.

I don' tthink it is a slip it is simply a fact. Joe was offered 2 or more roles and I appreciate the fact that he stepped up to take the VP spot. He can do more good in that role.

Video clip up now with Jill and Joe on Oprah

Well, it proves that slipped lips don't necessarily belong to just Joe "can't buy a clue" Biden. I just think this is hilarious.

There is a Asian saying, if the husband is a thief, the wife will be also.

Mrs. Biden is capable of slipped lips, too.

This is a blip.. What is Hilary gonna do? Opt out of SoS? Go out of her way to F*&^ up Obama's State Office Administration? Issue a comment?? What can she do...NOTHING???? And sadly, the MSM does a disservice to the nation by trying to make this a bigger story than it needs to be!!!!

They are just looking for contrary info to peddle. Tomorrow this will not even be a story. If anyone other than Fox News covers this as a big deal, they should be shamed!

It may be a blip, but it is news worthy to look at the process at which people were picked for positions in the O Admin. Is it a big deal? No, but an immediate "clean up version" would not have been released if the slip did not have any merit.

I don't agree, the "clean up version" was so that the MSM would not continue to harp on it, nip it in the bud so to speak.

The story itself is still not very newsworthy. It is just an excuse to divert momentarily from the excitement of the moment.

The decision of picking a vice-president and SoS are important one. The original way this slip was gonna be covered seemed too cavalier an occurence. And if there is one thing no one seems to think Obama is...is cavalier. The man thinks over (some might say overthink) everything. That's why I say it's not newsworthy. Yeah report, but I would prefer the media does not try to get their news from entertainment programs.

Besides, per Marc Ambinder @ The Atlantic, " ...Aides said they issued a clarification not because they were worried about Sen. Hillary Clinton's sensitivities but because they did not want the historical record to be compromised."

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/20...

It is no big deal to me, but again when the MSM has nothing to talk about and a slip comes out that they knew nothing about, of course they will harp on it. Is it important, HELL NO. And the clean up version was to refute what Jill Biden said, she said her husband was offered the choice of SoS and VP. She said this because she did not want her husband away from home for long lengths of time and if you look at the look on her face after she dropped the bomb and Joe Biden saying , "shhhhh", this was not to be out in the open. Persons don't back peddle a statement unless it was totally right, wrong or f**ked up.

The Obama team already refuted this.

Biden spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement:

"Like anyone who followed the presidential campaign this summer, Dr. Jill Biden knew there was a chance that President-elect Obama might ask her husband to serve in some capacity and that, given his background, the positions of Vice President and Secretary of State were possibilities. Dr. Biden's point to Oprah today was that being Vice President would be a better fit for the family because they would get to see him more and get to participate in serving more. To be clear, President-elect Obama offered Vice President-elect Biden one job only -- to be his running mate. And the Vice President-elect was thrilled to accept the offer."

LOL...I was wondering how they were gonna spin it....this is pretty good!

Miranda Joe talked about it last year. I couldn't find the clip but . . . he said the same thing last year.

Val, here's a video cip frm HuffPo where Joe Biden talks about VP/SoS positions.

Joe Biden Says He Doesn't Want VP, Secretary Of State Slot

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann asked Sen. Joe Biden today whether a series of upcoming foreign policy speeches were an "audition" for a future cabinet role in an Obama or Clinton Administration. Biden, a former Democratic contender himself, and the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was pretty emphatic in his response.

Watch his exchange with Olbermann:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/15/joe-bi...

blah blah blah.

I think she let real deal slip. Did you see her face after she said it? Like oh damn... I just told a secret.


We all know that official statements have to spin. They don't want HRC to feel hurt or slighted. Me? I could give a damn.

OOPS. Now it's on 1600 Penn Ave...

of course it was a slip. listen to the audio or look at Oprah's clip, she was on point while Joe Biden was telling her shhhhh. of course, they are trying to spin this, remember we live in a spin world where we must decipher the bull shyte.

What's the over/under on this being deemed some sort of perceived "insult" towards Hillary by right-wingers who need SOMETHING to cling too for controversy and the nearly extinct pumas that just won't die??