Jack & Jill Politics

rikyrah: Another slide show:

+ Easter Egg Roll 2009 SLIDE SHOW

ENJOY!! :>)

+ April 13, 2009: The Day in 100 Seconds

OK. * **coughin' & watery eyes & tired*** :>) :>)

+ Now The Day Is Over :>)

G'night! :>) God Bless! :>)

SONY PICTURES ACQUIRES ED NORTON'S "OBAMA" Documentary"

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has acquired all media rights internationally (excluding U.K. TV) and domestic home entertainment rights to the documentary "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama."

Produced by Edward Norton's Class 5 Films and directed by Amy Rice and Alicia Sams, the previously untitled pic will see U.S. theatrical distribution via HBO Documentary Films.

Film follows the former Illinois senator from the announcement of his candidacy to his historic election and inauguration. Told through exclusive footage of Obama and his staff, "By the People" is touted as an all-access pass to campaign life on the road to the White House.

"From the start, it was very important to us to share this film with as broad an international audience as possible, and we're really thrilled to be partnered with Sony in trying to achieve this," Norton said.

Sony Pictures Television is handling sales for TV outside the U.S. and U.K., mobile and new media.

Film was financed by Good, Green Film Co., Citi Prods. and Class 5 Films.

Just in case you have not "heard", President Obama has met his match!

http://ilivetoshop.typepad.com/vibrant_life/200...

[giggles]

Glenn Beck certainly has an affect on people....

David Buckner Faints, Passes Out Live On "Glenn Beck"

This is a damn shame. Dude, who already served time in prison, has set up shop as Wall Street Prison Consultants and is working with Bernie Madoff's relatives so they can 'survive in federal prison and secure early release' from jail.

DAMN. Gotta love capitalism!

taking a class on how to survive prison thats just funny as hell. well here's a hint, smack the first black gorilla family member you see or one of them mexican mafia's they respect that.

Lose the 'Business'; Save the News?
The Liberal Media
By Eric Alterman
This article appeared in the April 27, 2009 edition of The Nation.
April 8, 2009

The New York Times is losing millions and threatening to close the Boston Globe. The Washington Post is living off the profits of its sister business, an educational testing-prep company. Chicago's two newspapers are in Chapter 11, together with the Los Angeles Times. The San Francisco Chronicle may disappear entirely. These are in America's largest, most sophisticated cities. If they cannot support a profitable newspaper, then no place can.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090427/alterman

I can't believe Shuster got away with the "dick army" joke.

Oh, yes he did. He was all "tongue and cheek" tonight.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#30199155

Dick's army went over my head. What did he mean by that?

If you are planning simultaneous teabagging events across the nation (see definition #6) you will need a "Dick Army".

Get it?

I thought maybe, but then I thought no he wouldn't say that on national television.

I heard it!

**snicker**

These might be duplicates, but, there are some nice pictures of the First Family from today.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/usa/feat...

rikyrah: A VERY NICE PRESENTATION of the EASTER EGG ROLL:

+ The White House Easter Egg Roll: Six Facts About Today's Event And More (VIDEO)

Today is the first Easter egg roll for the Obamas, and true to expected First Family style, they're going big with the event.

The Obamas are hosting 30,000 people from 45 states and the District of Columbia. That's a ton of egg rollers -- in fact, that's about 10,000 more than have been at past White House egg rolls. Despite the expanded number, the Obamas will be using the same crowd-control system from the past: ticket holders get two hour time slots to play on the White House lawn before they are ushered out and the next group comes in. With 10,000 more guests this year, the Obamas are going to be putting on an interesting logistics display. You can try to watch it live here since the Obamas will be streaming the event for the first time. Remember, they're not just ushering adults through. Most of this group is aged fifteen and under!

The Obamas brought on another big change this year by distributing the tickets online. A couple reports, including this one from The Washington Post, cited some angry rollers, mainly Washington area residents, who had lost their local advantage of being able to wait in person to get the tickets. It appears the the White House tried to ameliorate the situation by allocating 4,000 tickets to local area students. The Obamas also gave out 2,500 tickets to military families. The special tickets that have received the most attention this year are those for gay and lesbian families. In 2006, gay and lesbian families were accused of "crashing" the White House Easter roll. This time the Obamas made a special effort to invite them.

Check out a slideshow of the Obamas at the egg roll.

THERE IS MORE.

ENJOY!! THIS IS Sooooo ELECTRIFYING!!! :>)

The Bush Six to Be Indicted
by Scott Horton


Spanish prosecutors will seek criminal charges against Alberto Gonzales and five high-ranking Bush administration officials for sanctioning torture at Guantanamo. By Scott Horton.

Spanish prosecutors have decided to press forward with a criminal investigation targeting former U.S. attorney general Alberto Gonzales and five top associates over their role in the torture of five Spanish citizens held at Guantánamo, several reliable sources close to the investigation have told The Daily Beast.

Their decision is expected to be announced on Tuesday before the Spanish central criminal court, the Audencia Nacional, in Madrid. But the decision is likely to raise concerns with the human rights community on other points: they will seek to have the case referred to a different judge.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/...

rikyrah:

+ Obama Reads "Where The Wild Things Are" At White House, Roars At Kids (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)

President Barack Obama welcomed thousands of children and families to the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday, calling it "one of the greatest White House traditions."

Shortly after kicking off the event, the first family walked to the storytime stage to read to a group of children. Entering the area, Obama shook hands with many of the children in the front row.

The president read "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak, which he called "one of my favorite books." He stood in front of the seated children, slowly rotating the book, so that everyone could see the pictures.

Obama pointed to one picture in the book and said, "That's a wild thing. It's like a dragon-looking thing." At one point, he got the group of children to try staring without blinking their eyes. One little girl's eyes were so big the President started laughing.

Mr. Obama asked the children if they had ever been in a "wild rumpus" like the book was describing. As he read about the imaginary beasts in the book and the adventures of the book's main character (a little boy named Max wearing a wolf suit), Mr. Obama howled and spoke in a monster voice.

"You guys look like you have a wild rumpus all the time," he told the kids.

At the end of the story he asked, "Are there any wild things here? I just want to make sure," and issued a soft wild thing-like growl along with the cheering of the crowd.

Next, Mrs. Obama and her mother took turns reading "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," by Laura Joffe Numeroff . The first daughters turned the pages of an oversized copy of the book to show the illustrations.
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ENJOY - - -Mr. PRESIDENT!!! :>)

Do you know if anyone has video of Michelle Obama and her mother reading to the kids?

claudia_m: I haven't seen it - -YET! :>)

BUT - - -ya know that I'll "get my LOOK ON!" :>)

Wish me luck! :>)

This video is just too cute. Michelle is hilarious. Barack, you done scared the lil girl LOL!

And I love his facial expressions when looks around the crowd of kids. You can tell he's spent many nights reading this story to his daughters before bed!

That's IT!!! Barack Obama is officially my son's favorite president EVER!!!! He (and I) love 'Where the Wild Things Are'. We both can recite it start to finish, with all the characters, monsters and boat rides. Love, love, LOVE THIS STORY!!!

isonprize: Happiness 2 SON annnnd U! :>) :>)

from dailykostv

LOON WATCH: Right-wing bets against U.S. in pirate standoff

http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001151/

I believe this sincerely...they wanted that man to die so they could prop his face up as President Obama's "failure"...they were hoping Captain Phillips came back to his family in a coffin.

sick bastards.

I believe it too, Miranda. That's how sick and desperate these mofos are.
You know they were hoping and praying for his death so they could knight him a martyr for their cause.

But since he isn't dead and coming home in a coffin, he's a HERO.

If they GOP would put as much energy in gaining any true success as they put in their feeble attempts at destroying the Obama administration........

Indeed

I agree, I think they are that twisted.

Oscar de la Whiner needs to go sit down somewhere and shut up.

Oscar De La Renta Interview At The View 04/13/2009

And how ironic is that NOW he wants to talk about being "a Latino" Before it was all about "American" designers. Not a one of the American 'whiner designers' are the type of Americans Rethugs mean when they talk about "REAL" Americans (SARCASM FULLY INTENDED)

Oscar de la Renta - born Oscar Aristides Renta Fiallo - Dominican and Puerto Rican descent
Ralph Lauren - born Ralph Lifshitz - Jewish/Hebrew descent
Vera Wang - born Wang Weiwei - Chinese descent

So, what's the problem with the designers that Mrs. O is choosing? HHHhhmmm??

Isn't Isabel Toledo latino?

So what's the problem?

Not a problem at all. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy of the folks who criticized Michelle Obama for not supporting "American" designers.

Their definition of "American" was just twisted. As if the older, more well known designers weren't also American. There was a comment (can't remember where right now) of a woman complaining that all of Mrs O's designers were 'foreign' and not American like Laura Bush's designers.

I was just pointing out the insanity of it all.

More info from Politico:

3 judge panel declares Franken winner

Coleman can still appeal to Supreme Court, but I think it would be political suicide.

Suicide? There are numerous folk who'd be willing to Put this MOFO out of his misery now.

Can we start calling Coleman a sore loser NOW??

Give it Up, Norm

isonprize: LOL!!! :>)

Norm: U! R! - - - A SORE LOSER!!! :>) :>)

Norm, YOUR'E A SORE LOOSER NOW!!!

Breaking News:

Norm Coleman has lost his case!

StuHunter's diary :: ::
The three-judge panel has issued their final ruling in the Minnesota Election Contest. The Coleman case has been "dismissed with prejudice."

PDF:
http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/60825/COLEMAN...

It's definitely about time, but Coleman's lawyers have already said they will appeal. It's up to advocates in Dem Party, and Minnesotans to rise up.

Lord Have Mercy....It's about time!

Duhh!!! How much money did they waste on this nonsense?

About gotdamned time. Geez..

'Bout time...you cant even get excited about it because it has drug on so long...

rikyrah: New appointee:

+ Linda Douglass's new post - Health care overhaul

Linda Douglass will be announced soon as the Director of Communications for Health Reform with offices at the White House ...

... and the Health and Human Services Department, according to a source.

The former ABC News reporter, who covered health care on the Hill and traveled with the Obama campaign as a senior adviser, was originally slated to work under Obama's first HHS nominee Tom Daschle as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.

Douglass's new post will focus entirely on the health care overhaul, showing "we are ramping up our media campaign as we move toward the president's goal of enacting health reform this year," the source said.

Best wishes! :>)

Warning do not lend out your credit FBI is going to arrest you for fraud:
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2009/04/mortg...

Okay, it's time for UNCA Clarence to retire from the Supreme Bench. Not only did he fall asleep at the Inauguration, today he is having dreams speaking to all white high school kids about diswashers. I gotta find this link. Hold on.....here we go


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/us/14bar.html...

yeah, he and Roberts for that matter seem bored.

What do you guys think of the "Tea-bagging" movement?

lolol heh heh heh don't get me started. lol

http://tv.americablog.com/watch/2347925-the-lad...

Now that I know what it is.....I can't wait for the news coverage.

Miranda: G-O-O-D - - - GET!! :>)

BWA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

And to think I've neva watched one episode of SATC.

Are you being serious or are you making a joke because of the heated discussion that went on all afternoon in the teabagging thread?

I dont come here and read everything ... I just "dip in" and "dip out" I don't come in and just hang around ...

heh

Oh, okay. I suggest you check out that particular thread. It really got to what most are feeling about the upcoming events.

FEMALE PEDOPHILE - That Sunday School Teacher in California molested the child, killed her and stuffed her in a suitcase. She can legitimately be deemed 'CRAZY'.

That is horrible. I'm not religious , but prayers to the little girl's family.

News like this, makes me wish that JJPers wern't as much on top of the news as there are.

Oh Lord! I was wondering if the child was molested! Jesus Christ!

Justice, you know why this is going to be even worse than JonBenet, they have a face to put with this nasty act. Spare us the trial!

And the woman has a 5 year old child herself. Jesus Christ!

I hope this does not come across wrong, but this at least gives Nancy Grace something new to talk about. OMG, how can somebody stay on TV as long as she has with only two things to talk about: Caylee and Haleigh. I hate to see this trial coming, next 2 years for sure. To have to see that poor girls mother go thru this trial and hear all of the things she did will be a mad house.

Nancy Grace is the white girl with dead babies talk show host -- go figure.

The Mother of the murdered child was on MSNBC trying to give an interview and she could barely talk. She was overwhelmed with grief. It was heartbreaking.

I wonder how did she kill the child? What is so shocking is the killer is the granddaughter of the Church's pastor. I read some place today, prosecutors may be seeking the death penalty.

OMG!!! Prayers for that little girl's family.

Yes, prayer for the little girl's family.

If you molesting somebody else's child with a foreign object, her own child is probably going to need a bit of counseling too. She been exploring chirren.

Val: Prayfully - - - Co-sign!

I FOUND SOME Y'ALL. FOUND A PRECIOUS FEW AAs IN THE US MILITARY SPECIAL FORCES!! I don't know if this information has been posted but I'm bringing it again in light of our Easter SEALS smackdown...

234 AA Green Berets (Army)
31 AA Navy Seals (Navy)
8 Air Force Special Tactics Groups

1 AA since 1999 has graduated from Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL training. But WHY? We can swim too.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/com...

rikyrah: More GOOD NEWS!:

+
Most Americans Disagree with Cheney

ANNNNNNNNND, there is DATA:

A new CNN/Opinion Research poll finds Americans don't agree with former Vice President Dick Cheney's recent assertion that President Obama's actions have increased the chances of a terrorist attack against the United States.

A whopping 72% of those questioned in the poll disagree with Cheney's view that some of Obama's actions have put the country at greater risk, with just 26% agreeing with the former vice president.

CASE CLOSED!! The DATA SPEAKS!!! :>)

OMG.....whose watching Countdown?? LOL.....David Shuster is killing them tonight! LOL

He killed! The whole teabagging and DICK Armey. How did he get away with that?

Miranda: LAWRENCE O'DONNELL just CALMLY pointed out that THEIR actions are NOT DIRECTED at ANYTHING done by PRESIDENT OBAMA!!

The TAXES ARE a RESULT of the ACTONS of a RETHUG President annnnnnd a RE-THUG Congress!!

S-M-I-L-E!!! :>)

He looked like he wanted to CALMLY - - - Saaaaaa-LAP!! someone!! :>)

Lawrence O'Donnell is usually very good at getting right to the key points.

Angelar: YES!!! :>) I like him!! :>)

LOL....did you see when Shuster pointed out Neil Cavuto's big fat lie that Fox News covered the Million Man March? LOL...and they showed the Fox Coverage......... BLANK SCREEN.........LOL

Was Fox News even up and running in 1995?

NO!

The channel was launched on October 7, 1996[1] to 17 million cable subscribers. The network slowly rose to prominence in the late 1990s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_Channel

Cavuto is so repressed and angry..... Waitng to see him explode any day now!

Shuster should be moderating MTP. Screw David Gregory!

Agreed.

Shuster has been on a roll lately.

Miranda: YES! LOVED IT!!! :>)

rikyrah: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! "I DID!" :>)

+ PETA: Obama Puppy Should Be Neutered (But He Already Is)

Seeeeee!!! :>) :>)

Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to the White House today asking President Obama to neuter Bo, the first family's new six-month-old Portuguese Water Dog puppy. In the letter, obtained by U.S. News, the PETA president writes she is sending a "coupon good for one free sterilization at PETA's SNIP clinic."


"...Money alone, unless you pour in as much as the Iraq war has cost us, cannot 'fix' the overpopulation problem.Please show that you understand this by making the first dog the last dog of his line and having Bo neutered. Sex in the White House has been the topic of past scandals, but with a simple 'snip,' the first dog can set a new tone and a great example."

However, according to U.S. News, the puppy is already fixed. LOL! :>) :>)

2 F-U-N-N-Y!!!! :>) :>)

Ha. Peta wanted a reason to get some attention and didn't get any. Too freakin bad.

Justice58: YEP!!! :>)

P-HONEY

E-VIL

T-WISTED

A-SSHOLES

LMAO!!

spirit: LOL! :>)

gotta figure some way to get "SEXIST" and "RACIST" in there somewhere... Because they definitely use naked, skinny, white women to get whatever their point it across in the media.

Chloe Kardashian is not skinny. Or at least she wasn't before they airbrushed her.

LOL...is PETA run by the same people running the GOP?? LOL

Miranda: THAT EXPLAINS - - -A LOT!! :>)

WHO! Is In Charge of Either???? :>)

THEY 'ON'T KNOW!! :>)

BWA HA HA HA! YEP!

rikyrah: FINALLY - - -A Rulin' on Phil Spector:

+ Phil Spector found guilty of 2nd-degree murder

Rock music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a film actress at his mansion six years ago, a verdict that will send him to prison for at least 18 years barring a successful appeal.

A Superior Court jury returned the verdict after about 30 hours of deliberations. The jury had the option of choosing involuntary manslaughter, but did not do so.

The panel also found Spector guilty of using a firearm in committing a crime.

Spector exhibited no reaction to the verdict. His attorney argued that he should remain free on bail pending the May 29 sentencing, but Judge Larry Paul Fidler remanded him to jail immediately.

Second-degree murder carries a penalty of 15 years to life in prison. The use-of-a-gun enhancement adds three, four or 10 years in prison, according to the district attorney's office.

Defense attorney Doron Weinberg said he believed the case was swayed by the judge's erroneous rulings, particularly one that allowed five women from Spector's past to testify. He said it would be the basis for appeal and a request for a new trial.

Spector's young wife, Rachelle, sobbed as the decision was announced. It was Spector's second trial. The first jury deadlocked 10-2, favoring conviction in 2007.

The 40-year-old Lana Clarkson, star of the 1985 cult film "Barbarian Queen," died of a gunshot fired in her mouth as she sat in the foyer of Spector's mansion in 2003. She met Spector only hours earlier at her job as a nightclub hostess.
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THERE IS MORE.

Maybe NOW she can Rest In Peace.

.

That's the man with the "hair issues" right?

Myth: LOL! :>)

Yup

My Weekend on Tiger's Trail
by Condoleezza Rice

A day after one of the most operatic Masters finales in history, Condoleezza Rice on the weekend’s heartbreaks and highlights.
Long before I picked up a golf club four years ago, I watched the Masters every year. In 1968, I was watching with my mother when Robert De Vicenzo signed an incorrect score card and was disqualified. Mother was outraged because she thought that the mistake might have been a result of the language barrier.
So when I was able to get tickets for my first Masters, I was really excited. I’ve been to Super Bowls, the Final Four, the U.S Open Tennis Championships—nothing matched the anticipation of my first Masters.


When Tiger’s ball hit that tree at 18, I felt like Joe Montana had just thrown a pick in a two-minute drive in the Super Bowl.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/...

Nice fluff article. She seems to be enjoying her life after Bush.

BREAKING NEWS

Apr 13, 2009 7:52 pm US/Eastern
Judge: Franken Won Most Votes In Minn. Senate Race(AP)
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After a statewide recount and seven-week trial, Franken stands 312 votes ahead. Franken actually gained more votes from the election challenge than Coleman, the candidate who brought it. (File)
Al Franken For Senate

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Related LinksMinn. Court Declares Franken Got More Votes
A Minnesota court has confirmed that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman.

Monday's ruling isn't expected to be the final word because Coleman previously announced plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court. He has 10 days to do so. That appeal could mean weeks more delay in seating Minnesota's second senator.

After a statewide recount and seven-week trial, Franken stands 312 votes ahead. Franken actually gained more votes from the election challenge than Coleman, the candidate who brought it.

The state law Coleman sued under merely required three judges to determine who got the most votes and is therefore entitled to an election certificate. That critical certificate is on hold pending appeal.

http://cbs4.com/national/al.franken.norm.2.9840...

rikyrah: This comes under the HEADING - - -"OPEN MOUTH- INSERT FOOT- - - -AGAIN!!:

+ Steele takes gloves off in Obama attack

Republican National Chairman Michael S. Steele has launched a direct attack on President Obama in a new mass mailing, accusing the president of being part of the "blame America first" crowd, The Washington Times has learned.

Criticized by some in the party for not taking on the Democratic president hard enough or often enough, Mr. Steele took the gloves off in a fund-raising letter sent out Monday to 12 million party supporters. Recipients included RNC donors as well as the mailing lists of two conservative organizations, Human Events and GOPUSA, according to RNC communications director Trevor Francis.

Mr. Steele wrote that Mr. Obama's comments criticizing the United States on his recent European tour showed "an absence of wisdom."

Mr. Steeles letter also slammed the Democratic president for saying he was open to possible talks with Iran. Apparently, he believes he can make peace with crackpot tyrants and heartless terrorists simply by sitting down and talking, the Steele letter said.

The RNC letter noted that Mr. Obama while in Europe had said the United States has displayed "arrogance" at times in its foreign policy. But Mr. Steele said it was the former senator from Illinois who was "arrogant" when he "boasted his election would be remember as the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."

He said the president showed similar arrogance earlier when he "indicated disdain for small town and working Americans who 'cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who arent like them.'"

Only toward the end of the letter does it become evident that it is an appeal for donations to the RNC.

O.K. AFTER THIS - - - -Saaaaa-LAP!!

"an absence of wisdom." THIS IS LAUGHABLE!! How did he get this - - PAST HIS FOOT and OUT OF HIS MOUTH!??? :>)

GO PAST THE OTHER INSANE DRIVEL - - and STR8 2 the LAST PARAGRAPH- - - -

Only toward the end of the letter does it become evident that it is an appeal for donations to the RNC.

The MAN-O'-STEELE CONTINUES 2 B A JOKE!! :>)

BREAKING NEWS! JUDICIAL RULING: FRANKEL CLOSER TO BECOMING A SENATOR. I'll get the ruling - - FIRST. :>)

P.S. WHAT dj SAID :>)

Isn't it hard to have a fight with someone who isn't paying any attention to you?

pjamma: LOL!! :>) YES! :>)

The Man-O'-Steele Is "boxin' the AIR!"

Annnnnnd, the PRESIDENT is doin' THIS! :>) :>)

This is good news with a negro please to Norm Coleman
MN-Sen: Franken officially wins (but still not final)
by kos
Share this on Twitter - MN-Sen: Franken officially wins (but still not final) Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 04:36:03 PM PDT
Franken won! Again!

Over five months after the election, a three-judge panel has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race.

The judges issued their final ruling late Monday, stating "Franken received the highest number of lawfully cast ballots in the Nov. 4, 2008 general election."

They also have determined that Franken is entitled to receive the certificate of election.

The election certificate is a big wildcard. We know that the this decision will be appealed to the state Supreme Court. Will the Supremes issue an injunction to block the issuance of the certificate of election? Will Pawlenty refuse to sign it? And what role will the federal courts play after Coleman inevitably runs out of appeal courts in Minnesota?

Update: MinnPost's Eric Black games out how this will play out:

The likeliest outcome -- no matter whether Team Coleman takes their case to the U.S. Supreme Court and/or tries to get a fresh start in federal district court -- is that Franken will be seated in the Senate in roughly May or June.

(MinnPost, btw, is what we'll see more of as newspapers shut down -- quality online news operations.)
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/4/13/719...)

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dj: Just QUOTED U! :>) :>)

Video: Oscar De La Renta on The View Clarifies His Comments About Michelle Obama’s Clothing Choices
April 13, 2009

http://famespy.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/video-o...

Umm, Oscar, pack it up dude. You aint NEVA gonna dress the FLOTUS!

I will always love Oscar because when I was a kid Oscar had a line of clothes for Barbie. I remember having a gold sparkly evening gown and a white fur coat for my Christie doll and she looked fly. So I can't give up on the man. He was part of my childhood.

LMAO

Spirit, he just ain't to proud to beg is he? It's sheer arrogance when you keep putting yourself out there when you continually get ignored. To go on national TV is just pitiful. I'm too thru with him.

Myth: Oooooo-Kaaaay! Here U go:

+ The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg

ENJOY! :>) :>)

GreenLady you so crazy!

Myth: LOL!!! :>)

***coughin' & postin'**** Thanks. :>)

Whoopi's campaigning for some new De La Renta threads.

Whoopi aint trying to be a maverick! If de la Renta is offering, she is taking.

Did you hear him try to slip the fact in today that he is Hispanic? Like that's gonna make a difference to the FLOTUS. He is still rich and bygone.

He is yesterday's news!

R.I.P. Marilyn Chambers
http://www.dlisted.com/node/31580

Something tells me when Vanessa Del Rio kicks the bucket you're gonna wear black for a month aren't you?

LOL!!!! Naw ,I probably will hang up the tiger stripe underwear at half mast in remembrance.LOL

"tiger stripe underwear at half mast"

*dead*

rikyrah: Blackberry - 2- Blackberry:

+ Obama, Fenty agree - DC mayor, POTUS together on ed

DC Mayor Adrian Fenty said this morning that the Obama administration agrees with his approach to education ...

... and called Secretary Arne Duncan “one of the best Cabinet officials.

“Obama understands what we need at the local level,” Fenty said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

Watchin' 4 the PLANS. :>)

rikyrah: Again. JUST POSTING: :>)

+ Goldman To Pay Back TARP, Posts Profit

Goldman Sachs, in another sign that banks may be turning around, beat Wall Street's earnings expectations as it reported a profit of $1.66 billion for the first three months of this year. The bank also said it planned to raise $5 billion in stock to help it pay back government bailout funds.

The New York-based bank said it earned $3.39 per share, easily surpassing analysts' forecasts for profit of $1.64 per share. This compares with earnings of $1.47 billion, or $3.23 per share, in the quarter ended Feb. 29 of last year, and is a huge improvement over the $2.29 billion Goldman lost in the fourth quarter.

Goldman's news, released a day earlier than anticipated, came days after another top-performing bank, Wells Fargo & Co., said it expected to report record first-quarter earnings of $3 billion, well above Wall Street's estimates. That news fed a huge stock market rally Thursday, but with companies including Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. still to report their first-quarter results, it's too soon to say the banking industry is indeed finally recovering from the devastating losses caused by the credit crisis and the recession.

Investors showed some caution after Goldman's announcement, which followed the close of regular trading on Wall Street. Goldman shares initially rose in response to its report but then slipped 1.5 percent. Citigroup, which surged 25 percent during regular trading, rose a more modest 1 percent in after-hours activity while Bank of America rose 0.7 percent after jumping 15 percent during regular trading. Morgan Stanley fell 3.3 percent in late trading after jumping 6 percent during regular hours.

Morningstar Inc. equity analyst Michael Wong said Goldman benefited from the fact that it has more traditional investment banking and trading operations than more retail-focused banks like Citi and Bank of America.

"What allowed Goldman to outperform is solely tied to their brokerage operations," he said.

Still, Goldman's first-quarter performance put it in a strong enough position to plan the public stock offering of $5 billion which it said would be used, with additional resources, to pay back its government debt. Goldman received $10 billion in government funds during the downturn last fall as part of the U.S. Treasury Department's program to invest directly in hundreds of banks and try and help alleviate the nearly frozen credit markets.

Goldman executives have said for months that the company wanted to repay bailout funds this year, and last month, company spokesman Lucas Van Praag said the main reason Goldman wanted to return the money is that it doesn't need the funds.
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THERE IS MORE.

"WHYCOME" - - -all of a sudden, their PROFITS R such that THEY can GIVE BACK [within several months] THEIR TARP FUNDS???

Could it B that THEY FEAR that R-WORD - - - REGULATIONS!!?? :>)

One, the taxpayers gave them the money via the AIG bailout: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/taxpayer-f...
Two, they moved their reporting date. They changed it so the month of Dec is not included in the current quarter so you do not even know if the quarter comparasions are the same: "The company, which changed its fiscal year to end in December instead of November, also reported results for the month of December today. They showed the bank lost $780 million, or $2.15 per share, as losses in fixed-income trading and principal investments overwhelmed revenue from other units."
When they took TARP money they had to become a bank. It will be interesting to see if they give up the bank charter after they raise the money to pay the taxpayer back.

RobM: Thank U.

market watch caught the switch making unfair comparasions. I suspect goldie will be done in the morning over the bait and switch

A-HAH! :>)

The Corporate Lobbyists Behind the Tea Parties

Why all the effort to distance themselves from the teabaggers? It's obvious they are integrally involved -- Fox has given them millions in free publicity, despite the fact that there's no evidence of "ratings gold" here. Four of their biggest stars will be appearing at the rallies, Fox Nation will be hosting a "virtual tea party," Glenn Beck is holding a $500 a plate fundraiser for them and Fox has been officially promoting the entire affair as the FNC Tax Day Tea Parties:

Maybe they're afraid that if people knew that those behind the demonstrations were the very same lobbyists and influence peddlers the teabaggers claim to decry, the whole thing would be revealed to be what it is -- a hollow excercise in extremist right-wing hypocrisy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/the-...

I wish these "corporate lobbyists" had made themselves available back in Feb.-March, when we started planning here.

I'd've been glad to let them foot the bill, instead of my organizers having to raise money for everything. And we damn sure could've used the help in running down how to get permits and all.

Oh, well. Maybe next time.

I've got the same opinion on FNC's "involvement" as I do of the RNC's-screw 'em.

LOL! I can't help it. Come see me if you need medication to sedate these folks.

D., you are just so funny! A lone voice crying in the wilderness. My brother hung with the Rebugs back in the Reagan & Bush I era. Now you can't hear a peep out of him. I ain't mad at cha though. There needs to always, always be someone in that party trying to reason with them to change. I hope that's your goal - change, inclusion, fairness.

I'd just prefer that common sense break out.

We'll start there.

Val, you're right "a hollow exercise in extremist right-wing hypycrisy". So what are they going to do on April 16th? Who cares, Obama surely isn't going to acknowlege their tea parties. I truly don't believe they can effectively start a tax payer revolt. Heartland crackers always trying to get something started fringing on racism -- not taxes. So many more people believe in what Obama is doing with the taxes that their efforts or futile. At the end of the week, who is going to care?

That video is priceless. George W. what were you thinking? Could you have not given just a little consideration to the people that the White House belonged to -- the people of the country? You just sat there for 8 years and let us feed you and pay your bills, never once opening the door to say "Come in America". Were you so scared of Alkaeda that you allowed them to stifle your very being. George, why didn't you care about us? Do you now see what we were missing?

Spanish Spoken During White House Briefing For First Time



"The White House made history on Monday. And it wasn't just by loosening travel and remittance restrictions for individuals looking to reach out to family members in Cuba.

When Dan Restrepo, President Barack Obama's senior adviser on Latin America, addressed the Spanish-language media in their native tongues, he is believed to have been the first person to speak a language other than English during a White House briefing."

It's a wondrful thing. I've not attended many events in recent years that don't have simlutaneous translations. count on more foreign language translations

This is the 21st century.

AMEN!

i was just about to post this. righteous! ;-}

I saw it live. It was a beautiful thing.

Made Chuck Todd almost throw up.

I know Pat Buchannan is somewhere in an intensive care unit.

chuck up chuck.

( Sorry. it was too easy.... sneakin away now...)

isonprize: LOL!! :>) :>)

U just stand RIGHT THERE- - - - -Annnnnd, receive your - - -

VIRTUAL 'DAP'!! :>) :>)

Tee hee