Jack & Jill Politics

“Botswana: The Gem of Africa” is on HBO-PL right now!

Too cool!

It's more than one, but it was the “noose” comments today that really set me off. Check my profile you'll see the post, I think it's on the Afternoon thread.

Its not something I caneven wrap my head around…I just don't get it.

conservatives are mad that shes not getting tarred and feathered.

Of course they are. Rotten haters want bad press for Michelle but to hell with them. We have a First Lady that makes US proud. I feel so much excitement watching both of them. I get to witness this in my lifetime! Yay

Oh geez, the right wing blogs are going crazy now. Apparently they have a clip of the G20 leaders & the Queen gathering for a group picture and Pres. Obama is seen walking over to the Saudi King and bending over. To me it looks like he is putting something down or picking up, can't tell. The wing nuts are claiming he is giving a deep bow to his “leader'' blah blah blah and that there is no protocol to do anything but give the King a handshake.

Convenience store robber blames economy

ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Kittitas County sheriff's detectives have identified a suspect they believe robbed an Ellensburg-area AM/PM Mini Mart Tuesday with his daughter in tow.
Phone tips from the public led police to the Yakima area and Robert “Daniel” Webb, last seen around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police say 42-year-old Webb of Everett is still at large with his 9-year-old daughter.
The robbery happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday at the AM/PM off I-90 at Exit 101 west of Ellensburg. The suspect approached the counter, drew out a handgun and demanded money from the register.
The clerk complied and the man and child left without incident.
Eric Owens, the AM/PM clerk, said he could see the girl looking confused and frightened. He said Webb initially spoke in a threatening manner, but he had sad desperation in his eyes.
“His eyes were tearing up. This guy's hurting inside,” he said. “He started telling me he worked in a place like this for years. He was fired off his job and his daughter needed medical care.”
http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_0401…

ha!

Whew! good. Have you documented and reported these incidences to your
supervisor or HR? You know it's going to take some solid evidence to sue
these mofos if you don't have proof of working under duress. I spoke to my
firend and boss he's a lawyer, He said you you might not be able to collect
unemployment if you follow through with constructive discharge.

docment names dates, as much detail as you can. Speak to someone in HR.
Put these mofos on notice. If it continues, get an attorney and sue.

Oh yeah, and Bush and nem got well “lubricated” for bending over too.

Oh he's there black Jesse the Lawn Jockey.

Let me get this straight:

Rod Blagojevich was indicted today, 16 federal felony charges
The G20 Summit is still going on and our President gave a fabulous speech today
The Dow breaks 8000 today
A man robbed a convenience store with his little girl in tow, this man was in tears and needed money for his child's medical care

But CNN chooses to put as its lead story on its homepage, Michael Vick's court hearing and plans after prison? Seriously?? That's the most important story?

CNN can kiss my ass.

Blagojevich Tried To Extort Rahm Emanuel: Lawyers

President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, was the congressman targeted by an alleged extortion plan described in the indictment against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to attorneys familiar with the case.

At the time, in 2006, Emanuel was the congressman from the 5th District on Chicago's North Side. The attorneys spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the congressman isn't named and the information is secret grand jury material.

The indictment says the congressman sought a $2 million grant for a school. But Blagojevich allegedly told a lobbyist to tell the lawmaker his brother would have to raise campaign funds or the grant wouldn't go through.

Some of the funds were later released, even though no fundraiser had been held.

The White House declined to comment on the indictment.
Blagojevich Tried To Extort Rahm Emanuel: Lawyers

TO THE CORNER YOU GO TO SIT IN THE BAD CHAIR!!!

LOLOLOL

you know CNN has to find the shit that is so off base its not even funny. its like how they keep saying the president didnt get verything he wanted. uh bitch its negotiations, which means you give and take. Only dictators get everything they want. anyway cnn kissed my ass during the general election when michelle had to show her patriotism

No this is what's on the homepage of cnn.com

Oh.

You still read CNN?

rikyrah: THEY R MOVIN' ON – 2 another part of the WORLD:

On with the tour – -Obama heads to France

Next stop: France. Obama continues his overseas jaunt tomorrow, traveling to Strasbourg, France …

… where he will hold one of his favorite kinds of events – a town hall – in advance of the NATO summit.

After arriving in Strasbourg, the president and first lady will head straight for the Palais Rohan, which houses a trio of art museums, to meet with their French counterparts, Nicolas and Carla Sarkozy.

The presidents will make remarks after their meeting, which will be closely watched after Sarkozy's earlier threat to walk out of the G20 Summit.

And the meeting of the American and French first ladies culminates a much-anticipated fashion showdown. Carla Sarkozy, formerly Carla Bruni, was once among the highest paid fashion models in the world, modeling for the likes of Chanel, Versace and Christian Dior. Michelle Obama has tipped off a fashion renaissance of sorts in the United States, and frequently draws comparisons to Jackie Kennedy, the last American first lady to capture the hearts of the French.

There's been plenty of chatter about the image of the two first ladies standing side-by-side.

But on to matters of substance:

Obama's Strasbourg town hall will feature “a young and diverse French, German and Trans-Atlantic audience,” according to White House guidance. It will follow the usual format: Obama gives opening remarks and then takes questions.

Following the town hall, POTUS and FLOTUS head to Baden-Baden, Germany for a concert and dinner surrounding the NATO summit. The president and first lady will meet with the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. Nicolas and Carla Sarkozy will also be there to greet the Obamas. Notably absent from the itinerary is Merkel's husband, Joachim Sauer, who is known to stay out of the spotlight.

+ Do it Obama, O'Jays – Love Train :>) :>)

***dancin' – -old school*** :>) I LOVE THIS SONG!! :>) :>)

IN HONOR of PRESIDENT OBAMA & FIRST LADY!! :>) LOVE THEM!! :>)

rikyrah: Errybody's gettin' on the “RUNWAY!!”: :>)

Commanders-In-Chic: Europe's 5 Most Stylish Women (PHOTOS)

As the Obamas head across Europe, here are a few of the continent's style stars!

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IMHO – - Mrs. Brown – - – -**shakin' my head – - NAWWW” :>)

+ RUNWAY MUSIC!! :>) :>)

Gotta create the “ambiance!” :>) :>)

rikyrah: HONORING “OUR” WORLD LEADER!!:

+ US President Barack Obama arrives for the G20 summit at the ExCel centre, in east London April 2, 2009. World leaders are set to declare an end to unfettered capitalism at a G20 summit on Thursday after France and Germany demanded they act fast on promises to prevent a repeat of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s.

+ April 2, 2009: The Day in 100 Seconds

ENJOY!! FAST!! :>)

+ Now The Day Is Over

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

melissa harris-lacewell has been giving the dubois lectures at harvard in the past few days and she gave an amazing talk on women and black citizenship called “the faith of our mothers.” she covered this in her talk. her analysis was that this is an unexamined negative consequence of the “strong black woman” discourse and the legacy of black women taking on awesome historical responsibility for others to the detriment of themselves.

they taped the lectures and will probably post them online. . . it was the 1 april 2009 lecture at the tsai auditorium at harvard. they will probably appear on the dubois institute website. . . she rocked the folks and got some of the guys hot under the collar with her focus on women (good for mhl!)

It be much easier if I could receive feedback in regards to these economic issues. I do not know whether or not anybody is attempting to read them to create a discussion.
Fredo made the wapo in a review of his job as NY Fed Chief. Mikey really needs to give him a one way ride on the Potomac w/ Emanuel, Summers and Rubin as anchors: In 2005, as regulators abroad investigated Citigroup for imprudent trading practices, the Fed banned it from making new acquisitions. The ban was lifted in April 2006 after Citigroup assured the New York Fed it had tightened its compliance. At the end of that year, without public explanation, the Fed also terminated a three-year-old public-enforcement agreement that required Citigroup to beef up its risk management and file regular reports with the Fed.' WTF?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar…

Keep on keeping us informed, Rob M

HA! I still go on the site since it links to a bunch of news articles from all over the world.

I read your comments, which are interesting, but a lot of this information goes right over my head. It's sinking in, but slowly.