Friday Afternoon Thread: TGIF!!

OK I love all these songs but Teddy’s Jam will make me breakout dancing in the supermarket. That is my jam!

King: Republicans force us to act ‘like third-world beggars’ for hurricane relief funds

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said Friday that his fellow Republicans are making New York’s members of Congress walk around “like third-world beggars” pleading for votes for hurricane relief funds.

“Quite frankly it’s going to be difficult going back and working with people you sit next to and whenever they were in need, we responded immediately,” he said Friday guest hosting a radio interview with Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), first reported by New York Daily News. “Not one member of Congress ever voted against or said one word in opposition to aid going to other states when the money was needed.”

“We’re going around like third-world beggars,” he lamented. “At least, they put us in that position.” King’s staff published his comments on the congressman’s official website.

Raw Story (http://s.tt/1yDZc)

Rand Paul slams Chris Christie for NRA comments

Rand Paul vs. Chris Christie in a 2016 Republican presidential primary? Paul, a Tea Party favorite, apparently is ready to throw down right now.

The Kentucky senator blasted the New Jersey governor in remarks Friday on Laura Ingraham’s radio show, slamming Christie’s criticisms of the NRA, fellow Republicans, and his persistent call for Superstorm Sandy aid.

Christie on Thursday ripped an NRA ad that mentions President Obama’s daughters, saying it was “reprehensible.” It was just the latest from the blunt-speaking governor, who also lit into House Speaker John Boehner this month for delaying a vote on disaster aid. For starters, Paul said Christie’s NRA comments are an indication that he is “backing down” on the rights of gun owners, according to a blog post by Ingraham’s staff.

more here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/01/18/rand-paul-chris-christie-nra-guns/1845843/

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The GOP staffer’s response to the study was…bizarre. The Weather Underground? Animal Liberation Front? Earth Liberation Front? What the hell is he talking about?!!!

New Study Highlights Threat From Far Right-Wing Groups In U.S.

A new study from a think tank connected to the West Point Military Academy highlights the threat of violent far-right movements in the United States, leading to the conclusion that, while diverse in in their causes, they are similar in their use of violence to achieve their aims.[...] The study is already coming under attack by Republicans for not properly defining what constitutes a member of the “far right.”

A Republican congressional staffer who served in the military told The Washington Times: “If [the Defense Department] is looking for places to cut spending, this junk study is ground zero. “Shouldn’t the Combating Terrorism Center be combating radical Islam around the globe instead of perpetuating the left’s myth that right-wingers are terrorists?” the staffer said. “The $64,000 dollar question is when will the Combating Terrorism Center publish their study on real left-wing terrorists like the Animal Liberation Front, Earth Liberation Front, and the Weather Underground?”

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/01/18/1467741/west-point-study-right-wing-threat/

H/T Hayes Brown

Miss Valerie stay shadin’ mofos!

We read Jarrett an email from a former West Wing colleague who said: “They really just need new people. Everyone is so dead tired. They need new energy, new life, new ideas.”

Has anyone ever done that? She thought about it a second. “Actually not so much,” she said. “Not so much. But that [would be] very different than [an] anonymous quote in a profile. You know?”

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/valerie-jarrett-for-the-defense-86376.html#ixzz2INKvPQEn

More info on Robert F. Chew….

Robert F. Chew, who played Proposition Joe on ‘The Wire,’ dead at 52
An ‘exceptional actor’ and ‘essential part of community,’ David Simon says

By David Zurawik The Baltimore Sun
4:27 p.m. EST, January 18, 2013

Robert F. Chew, a 52-year-old Baltimore actor and teacher who portrayed one of television’s most unforgettable characters as Proposition Joe on HBO’s “The Wire,” died Thursday of apparent heart failure in his sleep at his home in Northeast Baltimore, according to Clarice Chew, his sister.

Mr. Chew, who appeared in “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “The Corner,” as well as “The Wire,” also taught and mentored child and young adult actors at Baltimore’s Arena Players, a troupe he stayed with as his television career blossomed in David Simon HBO series. Through his work at the Arena Players Youth Theatre, he brought new talent to the attention of casting directors and coached the team of young actors who played students in the Baltimore City School system in Season 4 of “The Wire.”

“Robert was not only an exceptional actor, he was an essential part of the film and theater community in Baltimore,” David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’ said in an email Friday. “He could have gone to New York or Los Angeles and commanded a lot more work, but he loved the city as his home and chose to remain here working. He understood so much about his craft that it was no surprise at all that we would go to him to coach our young actors in season four. He was the conduit through which they internalized their remarkable performances.”

MORE: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-proposition-joe-the-wire-robert-chew-dead-at-52-20130118,0,2016217.story

miranda – - –Jus’ comin 2 post – -THEIR RETREAT. – — – –LOL–

- – –Waddling Into the Threshing Blades – –

– — -If this the best they can do, the Republicans ought to pick up their ball and go home. In agreeing to extend the debt ceiling for three months without any corresponding spending cuts, the GOP is finally acknowledging that the president was never going to negotiate with them and they would be blamed for a default. But, now we will be back here in three months with the Republicans again taking crap for creating uncertainty and undermining confidence in the full faith and credit of the United States. The one gimmick they’ve included here is a requirement that the Senate pass a budget or no one in Congress will receive any pay. The idea is to try to shift the debate from default to Senate dysfunction, and to get people thinking about the budget and deficit spending again. The problem with their strategy is three-fold. First, the Senate could refuse to agree to this stipulation. Second, the Budget Control Act of 2011 already sets spending limits for next year, so the Senate doesn’t really need to pass a detailed non-binding budget. Third, almost no one in the country cares whether Congress gets paid or not. In fact, most people would like to see them go without a paycheck and see how it feels. – –
- — –SNIP – - –
— Tip O’Neill had to put up with this crap when Reagan was president. He never closed down the government or caused a downgrade in our debt ceiling, and people didn’t say they’d rather have a colonoscopy than a drink with Tip O’Neill.
THERE IS MORE. – — -LOL
– –COMMENT: – -This is curt:
–THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
__________________________________ _____
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 18, 2013
– -Statement by the Press Secretary
—The President has made clear that Congress has only two options: pay the bills they have racked up, or fail to do so and put our nation into default. We are encouraged that there are signs that Congressional Republicans may back off their insistence on holding our economy hostage to extract drastic cuts in Medicare, education and programs middle class families depend on. Congress must pay its bills and pass a clean debt limit increase without further delay. And as he has said, the President remains committed to further reducing the deficit in a balanced way. – –

- — –THEY – –Soooooo —-STOOPID!! LOL. – —

- ——NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST HIM –SHALL PROSPER. – –IT WON’T WORK. :>) –AMEN. – - -

miranda – —AS I said — -THIS certainly trumps —the ECONOMIC annnd GUN CONTROL/VIOLENCE news – –LOL — -

– –BUT — -WHA’????? – - -

– –Manti Te’o — Yeah I Lied… But I Had To — -

– —Manti Te’o is telling friends … he knew the truth about Lennay Kekua in early December … but continued the lie for 20 days for the sake of his team.

But sources tell us … Manti didn’t tell his coaches about the hoax until Dec. 26 … because he thought it would be a huge distraction while the team prepared to face Alabama in the BCS Championship.

— – –4 the sake of the team?? —-CAUSE —THEY CARED?????? – —

– - -WHEW LAWD! – —***shakin’ my head*** —-He needs help. –

sorry if this has already been posted. FLOTUS looks FABULOUS!!!

NPR Will Stop Referring To Obama As ‘Mr.’ On Second Reference To Avoid Appearance Of ‘Favoritism’
by Noah Rothman | 1:03 pm, January 18th, 2013

One week after MSNBC’s hosts of The Cycle pondered if it was disrespectful for news organizations to refer to President Barack Obama as simply “Obama” after the first reference, National Public Radio’s managing editor has determined that the organization will jettison their policy of calling presidents “Mr.” on the second reference in order to avoid the appearance of “favoritism.” NPR announced Friday that they intend to refer to him as simply “Obama” on the second reference, as many other media outlets’ style guidelines recommend.

Beginning with the inauguration of President Barack Obama for his second term next Monday, “Mr.” Obama and his successors will be called by just their last names on second reference. “Obama,” for example. Just like the rest of us,” wrote NPR’s ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos.

Stuart Seidel, NPR’s managing editor, noted that the honorific prefix “mister” is antiquated and overly deferential to the President of the United States.

“Although meant as a gesture of respect for the office, many listeners have regarded the use of “Mister” as disrespectful,” Seidel wrote. “On the other hand, during the most recent presidential contest, the contrast between our references to “Mister Obama” and just plain “Romney” were perceived by many as showing favoritism toward the incumbent president.”

http://www.mediaite.com/online/npr-will-stop-referring-to-obama-as-mr-on-second-reference-to-avoid-appearance-of-favoritism/

Hmmm. I have to work Monday, and my cable DVR is not hooked up until Jan 26th. I have a regular DVR, but it can only record one station at a time. So I have to decide which channel to watch. I can get the basic cable channels, and the lower digitals, but that’s it. So it’s gonna be either one of the networks and then one of the cable news nets for the Inauguration

Which one should I chose?

I’ll be setting the DVR before I go to work.

If ya’ll had to choose which 2 would you guys choose?