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Twice in a row? My lifelong dream has been achieved đ Awwww Yeah
LOL, if you make it three in a row, Chips will give you a crown (lol). I love crowns!!!
Whoa! How did you do that?
By not doing what I am supposed to be doing (writing a paper). I doubt I can make it three–since this essay is 20 pages long and its due at 5 tonight. See Kids..procrastination can get you a first twofer on the awesomest site ever known to man đ
Congrats LOL – however, it’s hard to take this Rolling Stone picture 2 days in a row!!! What’s Chips trying to do to us? And then last night on Fallon – the ultimate President, all rolled in to one – brains, wit, looks, charm, intelligence beyond words, thoughtful, great singer, and all those accomplishments for the people of the USA! Go for 3!!!
Oh – I only leafed through it for the article.
[ Sorry, couldn’t resist ]
Cool as a cuke (Cucumber)!
Looks like the angry teletubby will suspend his campaign next week.
I want to know what the hell he’s waiting for! Likes spending our tax dollars on that SS protection, I guess…needs time to break it to Callista that she’s going to be without the fancy entourage? I see a Tiffany shopping spree coming on………………..
Even Tiffany’s doesn’t want to see them. I hear there’s a sign on their door, “Gone Fishin’.”
đ Yea, because they CAN’T PAY THE BILL!
Angry Teletubby classic I’m going to use that!
Looking forward to President Obama appearing in my old stomping grounds today, which is in Iowa City, clueless Mark Knoller. I remember thinking I had died and gone to heaven when I arrived on that campus—-had a glorious 4 years there—-loved that experience and that university and that community, great liberal institution.
THE BIGGEST LIE IN AMERICAN POLITICS
By Bob Cesca
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So why all the fuss and panic?
For starters, far-right Republicans have been trying to kill Social Security since it was established during the Depression. Itâs socialistic commie pinko welfare, they say in private. And so they act like the worldâs most duplicitous concern trolls by exploiting minor setbacks and lying about âbad newsâ in order to sell their unbelievably stupid privatization plan â a massive giveaway to corporate America. They twist logic and pretend to ârescueâ Social Security by disbanding it â investing the trust fund in the totally safe and never unstable stock market.
Theyâve been so good at framing and branding unmitigated fiction about this issue that theyâve successfully shoved the broader discussion well beyond reality into some kind of brutally dishonest phantom zone where âfull benefits for 20 years, and much longer if we tweak the payroll taxâ means, âOMFG! Social Security is DOOOOOMED! AAAAAAAHHH!â If theyâre not pitching their awful privatization scam, theyâre deliberately undermining the system by proposing things like raising the retirement age or cutting benefits. Both of these ideas only manage to hurt old people while simultaneously breeding disillusionment about the reliability of Social Security among younger people.
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http://www.thedailybanter.com/2012/04/the-biggest-lie-in-american-politics/
I just finished reading the Rolling Stone interview and man oh man PBO is more than ready for 2012 to begin. Can’t wait for that first campaign rally and for Romney to finally receive the nomination so PBO can go full throttle.
Great article. Good questions, too:) You don’t hear those insightful questions from the MSM.
BAM! Love Smartypants! http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2012/04/romney-for-fairnessreally.html
Happy B’day Yardarm đ Welcome back home!
Thanks mate.
Happy birthday yardman. (Note the name) I am angry at you for not taking me with you on your trip. I can hardly get the words out.
Happy Birthday YA
Waiting for PBO (and AF1) to land in Cedar Rapids in just over an hour. Live blog started at
http://www.press-citizen.com/interactive/article/20120425/NEWS01/120424011/10-m-Live-blog-from-Obama-speech
One post listed the Iowa DOT Interstate cameras that will supposedly let you watch the motorcade travel down I380 and I80 into Iowa City (under the “Cameras and Speeds only”, Cedar Rapids/IC) starting with the camera just a little up to the left of Ely (Wright Brothers Blvd). Should be interesting.
jmlkoskey, thanks so much for the link and the updates.
Oooo, right up my alley! I will try to follow the motorcade. Thanks! đ
Axelrod will be on Andrea Mitcheks Show. Funny thing is, the RNC will now email her loaded and pointed questions. And, like everybody else, she will ask them all, not one question being her own!
It’s what they do!
The GOP has always been masterful at working the refs. That’s about all they are good at. Governing not so much. They funnel their criticism and outrage at PBO to the sheep in the media and they do their bidding. The GOP and the MSM freak out every time President Obama blows a hole in the media firewall. The latest (look at that shiny object) outrage is about which states President Obama has the audacity to visit. Apparently, there is some imaginary list of politically correct states that PBO is allowed to visit in an election year. The feckless media stenographers line up like sheep to report on the outrage du jour of the Republican Party. Meanwhile, they all look the other way while Mitt Romney crisscrosses the country lying, distorting and making stuff up.
The GOP’s America: Breast Cancer Survivor Jailed for $280 Medical Bill: http://cbsn.ws/J9zx75
Unbelievable. In this country where people go out and spend that amount on drinks alone.
Tweeted!
I have to learn to tweet. Sounds like fun. Wish I’d asked a certain someone to show me while she was here!
it’s BEYOND easy. Go to Twitter, register. if you can figure out how to post on this blog, you can figure out Twitter. Seriously. You have nothing to lose by TRYING. đ đ đ
Starting to pile into the fieldhouse-
http://ow.ly/i/ApIT
I bleeping love Gibbs!!!
Whoops forgot to attach–This is Gibbs being interviewed about being on Jeopardy
Even though Gibbs is no longer with the Obama administration, he is still very much on message. Top Line asked him to provide Jeopardy-style questions to a couple answers.
Mitt Romney: “What is second place in the general election?” said Gibbs
Barack Obama: “What is the re-elected president of the United States of America?”
I love this man! đ
I love him, too!
When does that issue come out it is definitely a must have?
Friday
I bought mine thin morning at the airport newstand.
This is a bill that needed more aggression from the Democrats. These women are the most vulnerable in society, and it would be impossible for the GOP to explain why they would object to extending this, and still deny that they’re waging a war on women. Their hate knows no bounds and has not a shred of morality.
Happy Birthday, Yardarm!!!!!!!!!!!! Make it special, Mate.
Let there be no doubt. Thank you.
Happy Birthday Yardarm:!!! ..and many many many more đ
Thank you Princess.
This came in my email today:)
http://yourhealthsecurity.org/the_new_law
The pro-Romney media is yet again doing as much as they can to get a republican elected. It seems like the public is to stupid to figure this out but I still believe that Romney will win.
Sorry meant president Obama! Just woke up.
ok—-whew—thought we’d been infiltrated.
I can’t stop thinking how much I dislike Romney, even more than McCain if such is possible.
It’s possible.
I was going to use the eject button send a SOS to Chips.
đ đ đ
What???
UK Economy Falls Into Recession For First Time Since 2009
LONDON — Britain’s economy has fallen back into recession for the first time since 2009 after official figures Wednesday showed that it unexpectedly contracted during the first three months of the year.
The Office for National Statistics said economic output as measured by gross domestic product fell by 0.2 percent in the first three months of the year from the previous quarter. The first quarter drop follows the 0.3 percent decline recorded in the last quarter of 2011 and means Britain has returned to recession â two consecutive quarters of negative growth are required for a country to be officially deemed to be in recession.
The first quarter decline was unexpected â the consensus in the markets was that the British economy eked out growth, albeit of a modest 0.1 percent.
“The government and the Bank of England needed a sharp shock. They just got it,” said Marcus Bullus, trading director at MB Capital in London.
ah ‘the cut our way to growth troupe’ seems to have run into some headwinds.
Morning All! Really enjoyed the Rolling Stones article. The Obama Diary is now my only trusted news source!
Thanks to Chips & all who contribute to the truth!
Hope everyone has a great day! đ
I have a tie just like that.
That doesn’t surprise me amk. Cool guys think alike and have impecable taste. đ
I know what I think but whatcha yawl think?
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/04/25/carter_would_be_comfortable_with_romney.html
Exactly how much “tea party” support along with the Evangelical Christians will President Obama get on November 6? Any quesses, 30-35% hmm.
Way to derail your own party, jimmy.
No..Jimmy….he was a lousy Governor and the American People bailed out the Olympics…..
Democrats continuing to perfect the art of the circular firing squad. smdh
Wow I just finished reading that RS article. It’s a keeper! Our President is ready to take the fight to the Republican Party and he will win!
Go GI Joe.
Notice the title: Military shifts donation from Paul to Obama in March—-So the cons can’t use its the blacks (or blahs as Santorum would say).
House GOP Napping on the Job
By Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
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Apparently, the âDo-Nothing-But-Harmâ House Republican Congress is planning to rest after voting to end the Medicare guarantee, reward the rich and famous with tax breaks, and destroy jobs.
âThe idea that Congress every day is, or should be, doing something that affects Americans tomorrow is a misnomer,â one GOP leadership aide said⌠[Roll Call, 4/24]
Pathetic.
The GOP has led the House for 476 days without offering a comprehensive jobs agenda.
48 percent of Americans said the most important problem facing this country today is either jobs or the economy. Five percent said it was the budget deficit. [New York Times/CBS News Poll, 4/17]
The GOP has refused to support the Buffett Rule to ensure the wealthiest pay their fair share as we work to responsibly reduce the deficit.
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http://www.democraticleader.gov/blog/?p=4919
PBO ARRIVING: http://www.kcrg.com/streaming
all I see it comments
Newt’s dropping out on May 1st. How perfect is THAT! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!
That would be calista yelling right ?
Most definately:)
Bunch more photos of PBO’s appearance in Co.
THE ROMNEY-RYAN BUDGET & AYN RAND
Paul Ryan’s faith-based troubles continue
By Steve Benen
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This week, faculty members at one of the nation’s most notable Catholic colleges entered the fray.
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The letter says, “We would be remiss in our duty to you and our students if we did not challenge your continuing misuse of Catholic teaching to defend a budget plan that decimates food programs for struggling families, radically weakens protections for the elderly and sick, and gives more tax breaks to the wealthiest few.”
“Your budget appears to reflect the values of your favorite philosopher, Ayn Rand, rather than the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” says the letter, which the faculty members sent to Mr. Ryan along with a copy of the Vatican’s Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church — “to help deepen your understanding of Catholic social teaching.”
Ouch.
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11391216-paul-ryans-faith-based-troubles-continue?lite
It would have been nice if they had inserted the word “atheist” in front of Ayn Rand.
Love it.
Had to go to a meeting for a whole hour – luckily back in time to watch the local TV coverage at
http://www.kcrg.com/
or http://www.kgan.com/
or http://www.kwwl.com/
the kcrg.com must be a fox station….that one woman sounded anti-PBO.
Hmmm, I wonder who it was. Actually, KGAN does double duty as the CBS and FOX affiliate
Looks like the entourage is leaving the airport area and entering I380 on the Iowa DOT cameras! Here comes PBO!
I couldn’t find the link to the cameras đŚ .
MARCO RUBIO: HECKUVA JOB PRESIDENT BUSH
Rubio think Bush did ‘a fantastic job’
Steve Benen
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Rubio’s bizarre praise notwithstanding, Bush was one of America’s worst presidents. He inherited peace and prosperity, along with a massive budget surplus and a strong national standing around the world. Over the course of eight years, Bush proceeded to have a reverse Midas touch, ruining practically everything he touched. His two terms and the events therein are, in retrospect, a sort of nightmare we’re still struggling to overcome.
To think he did “a fantastic job” is to be out of touch with reality in borderline frightening ways.
Postscript: Follow up question for Romney, who doesn’t return my calls: “Marco Rubio thinks George W. Bush did a fantastic job as president. Do you agree?”
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11392107-rubio-think-bush-did-a-fantastic-job
Fucking karma again.
Ain’t that a bitch!
Heads up everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/04/25/heads-up-president-obama-at-the-university-of-iowa-120-220-et/
David Axelrod on MSNBC now with Andrea Mitchell. Andrea starts with the level of enthusiasm meme, and that PBO is now considered, ‘business as usual’. Axe response is new Harvard study/poll shows Romney has 35% enthusiasm, lowest since Benedict Arnold. PBO is at 75%, damn near as high as ’08, considering those voting at 18 in ’08 are now older and the current 18 year olds are still being introduced to politics. Talk about media savvy. He corrected Andrea by citing that in NBC’s own polling PBO carried 11 of the 13 points that were questioned, not the two she honed in on. See, we got this.
Excellent.
Nice. It looks like PBO’s campaign is going to have to embarrass the msm into doing their job. Didn’t Axe call out Candy Crowley on Sunday for ignoring her own polls at CNN with some bogus question? Now Axe just did the same thing with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC.
Good one BWD, I’d put PBO’s accomplishments up next to any past Presidents and PBO would come out as the most accomplished president in history considering the obstruction he endured these past four years. Just think how much more he could have done…..
OMG – I just saw the motorcade behind my building by accident! PBO was meeting with 5 students prior to his speech, but I didn’t know it was at the Union building on our side of campus. Returning from lunch, saw a huge crowd of students, lots of cop cars and then all the limos. A huge cheer went up from everyone along the street. He’s on his way to the Fieldhouse now. It was so unexpected to see him – I still have goosebumps! Back to work – with the internet on, of course!
My president is so damn fine. Add in his smartness and … DAYUMMMM