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All women are “fat”
I almost feel bad giving this attention, but I’m really not in the school of “ignore wingnuts who have audiences of millions of people and they’ll just go away”, so I’m blogging it. As noted before on this blog, Rush Limbaugh has declared holy war on Michelle Obama for what…
No Facebook for Malia, Sasha: Michelle Obama
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s daughters Malia and Sasha won’t be on Facebook anytime soon, First Lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday. “I’m not a big fan of young kids having Facebook. It’s not something they need. It’s not necessary,” Obama told the NBC Today Show, revealing that neither girl has…
Bill Maher defended First Lady’s childhood exercise campaign
The First Lady’s initiative to fight the epidemic of childhood obesity in America is completely uncontroversial, a cable television show host recently said. “If you think Michelle Obama is after your freedom because she merely suggests that our kids should exercise more and eat a little broccoli along with their…
That general winding down feeling you’re getting is not an illusion
So, that speech sucked. The prior sentence could refer to all of the speeches last night, but obviously the one in question is Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Last night, the emptiness of it pissed me off, particularly how he talked a big game about innovation and moving…
Speaker Boehner skips Tucson memorial for RNC cocktail party
The new speaker of the House skipped a nationally televised memorial in Arizona honoring victims of Saturday’s shootings, opting instead to host a cocktail party Wednesday night. Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) declined an offer to ride to Tucson on Air Force One with President Barack Obama and other lawmakers, Politico…
Did anyone notice that “fiber” and “fascism” both start with an “F”?
Dahlia Lithwick reports quite amusingly on the Republican War on Vegetables, something I’ve blogged about frequently on this site. To my great delight, she reaffirms one of the aspects of vegetable-bashing-as-culture-war that seems obvious to me, but always causes a knee jerk pooh pooh reaction from people who tend to…
Cop protecting Obama shoots self in leg
A police officer assigned to guard President Barack Obama during his visit to India accidentally shot himself in the leg, news sources report. According to QMI Agency, the incident took place at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, where the president and First Lady Michelle Obama were staying. The hotel…
Exclusive: Washington Post fails to disclose blogger’s ties to White House
UPDATE: Washington Post responds, promises it will require full disclosure from all “Leadership” contributors Kris Coratti, Communications Director of The Washington Post, issued this statement in response to Raw Story’s report. Our original story follows. “On Leadership panelists are not employees of The Post, nor are they paid by The…
Vintage McCartney lifts somber White House
Forty-six years after the Beatles invaded America, Paul McCartney rocked the White House Wednesday, honored by President Barack Obama at a star-studded concert celebrating his songwriting legend. Though British Petroleum is target number one for the White House over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, British pop, in the form…
Rove claims Bush ‘never’ let aides question Dems’ patriotism or motives
Former Bush political adviser Karl Rove has a unique talent for escaping the consequences of making transparently false statements. Out and about on his book tour, the Bush administration’s architect appears to have been in typical form at a Borders Books in Oklahoma City this week, telling a crowd that…
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