May 18, 2013

Friday Open Thread: The Lost Kingdom of Ethiopia

January 18, 2013 by 201 Comments

HAPPY FRIDAY PRAGOBOTS! The weekend is here!

We continue our series, The Lost Kingdoms of Africa: Ethiopia….

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PART V

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  • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia
    • Miranda

      I love it – I just know its driving RWNJs crazy to see him beaming brightly. LOL

    • MsKitty

      All of a sudden this started playing on an endless loop in my head. I wonder why?

      • AxelFoley

        SHHHHHHHHAAAAAAADE!!!

    • Aquagranny911

      This is a totally “Bring it on, Bebe” picture!

    • GreenLadyHere

      Sepia — – - — —-STILL! — RESPECTFULLY. :>) -

      – -***loadin’ my PHOTOGRAPH paper;- FINDIN’ – –WALL SPACE*** :>)

  • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

    Obama campaign manager Messina to earn Machiavelli award
    By Justin Sink – 01/18/13 07:59 AM ET
    President Obama’s re-election campaign manager is set to receive the “Machiavelli Award,” an honor granted by the Italian American Democratic Leadership Council, at an event Sunday afternoon.

    The group, which is co-chaired by former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo and former Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), among others, will convey the honor to Jim Messina at a dinner at a Washington, D.C. Italian restaurant.

    According to a press release obtained by the Washington Post, the council says the “award honors the legacy of Niccolo Machiavelli, the first political scientist and showcases a current political mastermind.”

    MORE: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/277933-obama-campaign-manager-messina-to-earn-machiavelli-award?utm_campaign=briefingroom&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterfeed

    —————————-

    Here’s his reaction: http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/sepiaobot/messina_hellyeah_zps5921a4f5.gif

    • Miranda

      He deserves it! Go Messina!!!

    • TyrenM

      Down with Messina. Oberstar and Cuomo too. DLC? Not so much.

      First political scientist? The people who “discovered” what they accidentally bumped into (nevermind already populated) are once again trying to claim what’s Ours.

      • jziglar

        Former Governor Mario Cuomo was never part of the DLC. Now his son you can argue is but his father was a true blue liberal Democrat. The speech he gave at the DNC in 1984 attacking Reagan for his policies that hurt the poor and middle class was one of the top speeches in convention history.

        • TyrenM

          Hey Jzig,
          This wasn’t a knock on Mario C. I remember that 1984 speech. Oberstar was a staunch Blue lib for MN. We both agree on DLC and Third Way.
          This was more directed to Euros claiming stuff that isn’t theirs.

    • GreenLadyHere

      Sepia – - -THIS GON B – -ANOTHER WINNER!! – -Second Time Around – -Woo! Hoo! :>) – - -

      Good 2 C U. :>) –AGAIN – –THANKS 4 THIS GR8 SERIES. :>)

    • AxelFoley

      I hereby proclaim Messina to be referred to from now on as Don Machiavelli.

  • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

    Father Pfleger watches Scandal???

    Scandal is on… @rolandsmartin tweeting live lol— Fr. Michael Pfleger (@MichaelPfleger) January 18, 2013

    • rikyrah

      LOL

    • isonprize

      Father Pfleger is a trip. The Catholic Church hasn’t shunned him yet? (or whatever that is they do to folks they don’t like, but never did to the bastards that sexually abused little boys and girls….)

  • GreenLadyHere

    GOOD FRIDAY MORNTIN’ Sepia/POU FAM♥ — -REAL FAST: – - –He said that he needed to CONTROL erry situation as HE CONFESSED – -KINDA – ARROGANTLY: – –

    – - -Lance Armstrong to Oprah: Story was ‘one big lie’ —

    — – - Saying his “mythic, perfect story” was “one big lie,” Lance Armstrong admitted that he cheated during most of his famed cycling career and that he bullied people who dared to tell the truth about it.

    After denying doping allegations for more than a decade, he also said he used banned drugs or blood transfusions during all seven of his victories in the Tour de France.

    “I will spend the rest of my life trying to earn back trust and apologize to people,” Armstrong told talk-show host Oprah Winfrey in an interview that aired Thursday night.

    LANCE: “I was trying to win at all costs”
    THERE IS MORE – — – –PART 2 – –2-day. —-

    • qosine

      “He said that he needed to CONTROL erry situation as HE CONFESSED – -KINDA – ARROGANTLY: – –”

      He still is. He’s still into domination, manipulation, and control.

      He’s creep.

      P.S. I like Floyd Landis.

      • GreenLadyHere

        Good Friday MornTin’ -qosine. ***BIG HUG*** :>)

        – - -He still is. He’s still into domination, manipulation, and control. – - – -***BIG fist bump*** – - -

        – –THIS “creep” – — -NEEDS HELP!! – - – -BUT — -he’s gon GET his – -come-UPance.. – - –TRUST. :>)

        Good 2 C U qosine. :>) Have a good day. :>)

      • crazycanuck

        Was just reading about Landis. Hell of a story. Armstrong is a bully. He was actually threatening people. I wonder if Sheryl Crow knew about all this?

        • Aquagranny911

          I was thinking the same thing. He sure let her down when she got sick, imo.

  • GreenLadyHere

    REAL FAST: – –:>) – — Ms. Valerie Jarrett – -SHOWS MORE of HERSELF —as she DEFENDS – –MR. PRESIDENT: – - – –

    – - -Valerie Jarrett for the defense – -

    — – – – - – -EXCERPTS – - -

    “The reality is that this president has been surrounded by strong women his entire life,” she said. “Early on, women who had not been a part of the campaign came and worked in the White House, and they don’t know the president. … What the president wants is for people to come in and fight for their ideas — not so that they win, but because he will make better decisions if they’re advocating and telling him what they think. … So, I say, ‘Speak up! Speak up!’ ”

    (PHOTOS: 39 great photos from Obama’s first term)

    –On her wall is a birthday gift from her boss – a frame containing the original petition to give women the vote in 1866, and the final resolution passed by Congress in 1919 – 53 years later. “Valerie,” Obama wrote. “You are carrying on a legacy of strong women making history! Happy Birthday, Barack Obama.”

    – –>Jarrett takes on the complaints of women who have worked in the West Wing head on, particularly the notion that you have to be able to shoot hoops, or play golf or talk shop or be a poker shark to gain the president’s confidence. “I don’t play golf. I don’t play basketball. I don’t really like cards,” she said. “I don’t think anybody questions whether or not I have a role to play here. And so I think it is irrelevant whether the president wants to do that in some of his free time. What’s really important is when we have something to say, does he listen to us? And he does.” –
    THERE IS MORE!! – — – -
    - TELL IT!! – –Ms. Jarrett! – - -THANK U! – –:>)

    • TyrenM

      Skip Gibby and Carney, Best Defender Period!

      • GreenLadyHere

        Good Friday MornTin’ – -TyrenM. ***BIG HUG*** :>) –

        — –***fist bump** – - -PERIOD!! – —:>)

        – - -NOW – — -COUNT THIS! – — “CALCULATOR CREW/MINIONS!” – - –HAH!! — –

        — -Good 2 C U TyrenM. :>) [Gotta "bounce" soon. ] :>)

    • GN

      I never believed for one second that the current WH is a frat house or a boys club. You can take one look at Valerie Jarrett and see a woman who is 100% about her business. Love these remarks, and am so PROUD of this administration! So glad that people like the First Lady and Valerie Garrett have national visibility, that alone is worth the price of admission, much less the many reforms and beneficial policies already made.

      • GreenLadyHere

        HeeY GN – — **BIG HUG*** :>)

        - — –***fist bump**** — –ABSOLUTELY NOT!!- –

        - – - -THIS ALONE is EVIDENCE: — -FIRST TERM -APPOINTEES!! –:>)

        —–INCLUDIN’ — —–2–WOMEN SCOTUS appointees!!—

        –4 da—CALCULATOR CREW/MINIONS!- -HAH!—

        —–Good 2 C U–GN. :>)—-

      • Aquagranny911

        Sing it!!!

    • isonprize

      shorter Jarrett: Y’all can all miss me with the bs.

  • jds09

    This may be one of the best sentences that I’ve ever read…

    “Big endeavors can find their meaning in small moments.”

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/earl-smith-is-the-man-behind-a-military-patch-that-president-obama-prizes/2013/01/18/deec2444-5c13-11e2-beee-6e38f5215402_print.html

    And a very touching story behind the military patch PBO carried around.

  • rikyrah

    Good Morning, Everyone :)

  • rikyrah

    The GOP Big Tent.

    • Aquagranny911

      LOL! Clever cartoon.

  • rikyrah

    GiGi@gigimorgan10

    #WholeFoods profits up over 300% under Obama. CEO still insults POTUS by calling him a fascist for healthcare reform #ANOTHERBOYCOTT ?

    • goldenstar

      does anybody know about this? i shop at whole foods and so do a helluva lot of folks who need decent healthcare. we don’t need this kind of attitude. and, if this is true, must figure out how to change this attitude.

      • TyrenM

        Spread the word to your fellow WF shoppers and see if they stay.

      • Aquagranny911

        I’ve been knowing this for a couple of years. Their CEO actually wrote an op-ed against ACA in a national newspaper.
        I stopped shopping there. I use Sprouts, Trader Joes or some local stores & farmer’s markets for what I need.

        • gc

          This is disappointing. We LIKE WF’s! Ah well there is a TJ’s near by.
          AG et al. Mom’s back in hospital. Probably not serious, but it’s one thing or another. Getting old is a pain in the ass. So I’m clueless about politics now. STAY WELL!!!

          • Aquagranny911

            So Sorry about your Mom. More healing vibes going her way. Getting old does suck but the alternative may not be so great either. Cherish the times you have even if they are difficult.

            I use to like WF too, especially their store brands of some items but I have not shopped there in 3 years & really have not missed them a bit.

    • Town

      The Whole Foods CEO probably doesn’t even know the definition of facism. He just picked a word that had “ism” on the end of it and felt it sounded good.

      • http://oldhollywood.net/ woody45

        Dis here.

    • morphus

      He’s back-pedalling … Whole Foods CEO regrets calling Obama health law ‘fascism’ http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/277953-whole-foods-ceo-regrets-calling-obama-health-law-fascism

      • Aquagranny911

        Ha! Ha! Too little, too late you goatfigger!

      • conlakappa

        He’s done that back-pedal before. At this point, it is probably technically a two step. He is a libertarian, not the liberal that progressives assume him to be.

  • GreenLadyHere

    – -GOOD FRIDAY MORNTIN’ Sepia/POU FAM♥ – - -***BIG HUG*** :>) — -OOOOweee —IT’S GETTIN’ CLOSE – –BIG SECOND INAUGURATION TIME!! :>) – -BUT – –MR. PRESIDENT KEEPS “FOCUSED” on HIS OTHER TASKS: – –HE annnd VP Joe R “ON DA ROAD – -AGAIN!” :>); — annnd HE is WATCHIN’ the SITUATION in ALGERIA. – –ANOTHER INSPIRIN’ SERIES PRESENTATION. – -THANK U Sepia. :>) —

    – — -☻ -Photo of the day: Sealed –

    – — – -The presidential reviewing stand in front of the White House is nearly ready to go for the inaugural parade Monday. Finishing touches included the presidential seal, affixed above the heated, glassed-in box where President Barack Obama and first lady Michele Obama will sit to watch the parade.

    – - -☻Biden on guns: ‘We’re going to go around the country’ – -

    —– — Vice President Biden said he and President Obama will tour the country making the case for gun control laws – the centerpiece of which is a requirement that all gun buyers submit to a federal background check.

    — -☻W.H. ‘seeking clarity’ in Algeria, Al Qaeda role unconfirmed –
    — – -The White House is working with Algeria’s government to learn more about the siege on a gas field where dozens of people, including Americans, have been taken hostage, as President Obama receives frequent updates on the situation.

    – - -☻ANOTHER VISIT 2 a FAMOUS CHURCH. It’s STRUCTURE GIVES VALUABLE INFORMATION about TRADE with OTHER COUNTRIES annnd SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY. :>) –[NEW INFO 2 me. :>)]
    THANK U Sepia. :>)

    – - -ENJOY YOUR -ETHIOPIAN HOT CHOCOLATE :>) – -

    – - – -B BLESSED 2-DAY. :>)

  • GreenLadyHere

    Sepia — -HAH – - – -COUNTERPOINT!! – —HAH!! – –

    – - -Remember When Bush Used Children as Political Props in Stem Cell Research Veto? – -

    – —Republicans are comparing President Obama to Hitler and Stalin and claiming that he used children as political props yesterday, while ignoring George W. Bush’s use of child political props to veto stem cell research in 2006. –
    – - -SNIP – -
    – —Fox News was “disgusted” by Obama’s use of children as political props:

    – - -THIS – –The problem is that none of these conservatives seemed to have a problem with children joining the president on stage when George W. Bush did it in 2006 to announce his veto of stem cell research.

    Here is the video: — -[HAH!] –

    – –SNIP- –
    – -The children at Obama’s event yesterday weren’t political props. They are the reason why the issue is being debated. George W. Bush’s cynical attempt to make children the face of stem cell research was a shallow ploy to manipulate an issue. Bush was hoping that people would subconsciously associate his veto with protecting children instead viewing it as a heartless denial of possibly life saving research for millions of Americans.
    THERE IS MORE.

    – - –Sooo Is THAT what his SHALLOWNESS meant when he DECLARED —”NO CHILD – –LEFT BEHIND!?” — – -Use -’em WHENEVA!! – - -HAH.

    HOW QUICKLY — -da RE-THUCKERS 4-GOT!! – - -HAH! – -

    • nellcote

      I remember Bush using the daughter of someone killed on 9.11 in a campaign ad.

      • GreenLadyHere

        good MornTin nellcote. —-***BIG HUG*** :>)

        —–Good rememberin’. :>)

        HERE he is- -MUGGIN’ 4 da camera!!- – –geesh!! — -

        - – -Historical Campaign Ad: Ashley’s Story (PFA, 2004) - – -

        - ——COMMENT: – – flynnsam
        Bush Jr. Worst President in modern history. Got us attacked on 9/11, went to war with a country that had NOTHING to do with the attack. Bush Jr just like Romney is a DRAFT DODGER and COWARD. “BIN LADEN IS DEAD, GM IS ALIVE”. PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.        - – -HAH!- –

        Good 2 C U nellcote. :>)

  • Miranda

    Organizing for Action
    First Read has more on last night’s news that Obama for America is reorganizing as a tax exempt advocacy group called Organizing for Action.

    “Organizing for Action will be set up as a 501c4 group, but we are told the group will have full disclosure of its donors (either monthly or quarterly); setting it up a 501c4 (as opposed to a Super PAC) makes it easier to legally coordinate with the White House. But the Obama folks are conceding a big point here: They can’t do the things they want to do (like the organizing, etc.) inside the Democratic Party. If this version of OFA is successful, we’re also told then don’t be surprised if this becomes Obama’s personal vehicle post-presidency, a la Bill Clinton’s Clinton Global Initiative.”
    http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/18/16584441-first-thoughts-different-attitude-greeting-obamas-upcoming-inaugural

    • TyrenM

      I’m down. Community Organizer In Chief…doin’ it!

    • jds09

      This is so huge…it will dwarf the Clinton Initiative. Organizing for Action is about money and BOOTS ON THE GROUND! It’s an alternative/supplement to Unions (who bring the boots to GOTV) and gives a portion of the populace the power to lobby. This is a genius move. It’s a game changer.

    • nellcote

      It’s a shame the msm choose to ignore PBO’s DNC speech. It was a profound Call to Citizenship. For everyday people to participate in their own governance. This seems to be a continuation of that path and ultimately what he’s been about all along.

      Changing the way Washington works…check.

      • Aquagranny911

        I listened very carefully. I think a whole lot of us did & PBO continues the message with every speech he gives. He certainly emphasized that in his gun regulation/responsibility speech on Wednesday.

        BTW, I’m not using the word “control” at all in my crusade for some sanity in the madness of gun issues. IMO, it is totally a RWNJ “trigger” word for the nutbuckets. I’ve been saying things like “responsibility” “accountability” “sensibility” “mature & reasoned response to violence from guns in this country” etc.

    • Town

      If this version of OFA is successful, we’re also told then don’t be surprised if this becomes Obama’s personal vehicle post-presidency, a la Bill Clinton’s Clinton Global Initiative.”
      ——————–

      Barack Obama, the ULTIMATE Community Organizer…

    • Aquagranny911

      I’m all in!!! This is ginormous & will be a powerful vehicle for the changes that we are believing, to keep on keeping on long after PBO’s tenure in office is over.

    • GreenLadyHere

      Good MornTin’ miranda- — -***BIG HUG*** :>)- -

      - — –***fist bump***- – - -”SECOND TIME AROUND”- — Woo! Hoo!- – —

      - – –FROM THIS [The Meaning of Community Organizing]– –>2 — –HIS SECOND TERM as – —PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA!- — -Woo! Hoo! :>)

      - —– -Barack Obama discusses the importance of community organizing, as his Pennsylvania field team registers voters and share their own stories.- -

      - YES!- —- HE!- —CAN!- – –Annnd- — -DID!!- – - -TWICE!!- — Woo! Hoo!- —

      - —-I’m – - -Soooooo – –IN!!- – -Woo! Hoo! —

  • Miranda

    ‘Firearms instructor’ hired as school guard leaves handgun in student bathroom
    By David Edwards
    Friday, January 18, 2013 9:26 EST

    A prosecutor in Lapeer, Michigan says, “No harm, no foul,” after a charter school took the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) advice and hired a armed security guard who promptly left his handgun unattended in a student bathroom.

    Chatfield School co-directors Matt Young and Bill Kraly announced last week that they had hired retired Lapeer County Sheriff’s Dept. firearms instructor Clark Arnold as a security guard in response to the December mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

    “It’s a tremendous asset to the safety of our students,” Young told WNEM in a report that aired on Tuesday.

    But by Wednesday, the school had admitted to The Flint Journal that the retired firearms instructor had made a “made a breach in security protocol” and left his unloaded handgun unattended in the school restroom “for a few moments.”

    more here
    http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/18/newly-hired-school-guard-leaves-unattended-handgun-in-student-bathroom/

    • TyrenM

      Ain’t been there a month and already fuggin up.

      • AxelFoley

        LOLOLOLOLOLOL

    • nellcote

      And he wasn’t fired on the spot? That’s some bs.

      • Aquagranny911

        Private charter school, perhaps & this estupido is related to some one on the board? Just speculating…

    • Aquagranny911

      “Fire arms instructor?” Santos, guard the kiddos por favor, this so called “guardian is really a menace!

    • Daltex82

      Sounds like they hired Barney Fife’s dumber brother.

      • AxelFoley

        ROFL

  • Miranda

    And Obama for the win

    Cornyn: Congress will not allow default

    Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the Republican whip, said in Houston Thursday that Congress will not allow an impasse over raising the debt ceiling to result in the federal government defaulting on its spending obligations.

    “We will raise the debt ceiling. We’re not going to default on our debt,” Cornyn told the Houston Chronicle editorial board.

    Cornyn’s fellow Republicans, particularly in the House, have been trying to use the issue of the debt ceiling to force President Obama to agree to spending cuts.

    more here: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Cornyn-Congress-will-not-allow-default-4203978.php

    • TyrenM

      Senator. Shut up and vote. That is all.

    • http://oldhollywood.net/ woody45

      The Tea Partiers in Congress know this was their last chance to be relavant before total irrelavance sets in. Now even that’s gone. The next stop is becoming a Trivial Pursuit question.

  • GreenLadyHere

    Sepia — -LOL –THEY jus’ WON’T STOP – - – -BEIN’ – — DELUSIONAL!! – –

    – - -NRA President Blames Obama For ‘Hundreds’ Of Death Threats – -

    — – - – -On a right-wing talk show on Thursday, David Keene, the president of the National Rifle Association, blamed President Obama and the left for what he says have been hundreds of death threats made against him and his family.
    – –SNIP – - -

    There’s nothing funny or ironic about violent threats, but it’s worth noting that dangerous and threatening rhetoric takes on a whole other dimension when the person responsible for it is a gun owner. And yet, Keene and his organization continue to oppose attempts by President Obama and the left — the same people he blames for his death threats — to disarm the kinds of people who do things like issue death threats to other people.

    Meanwhile, Keene and the NRA have been conspicuously absent in issuing condemnations of their own members who have threatened lawmakers who support more gun regulations in the last few weeks.

    — – - -[Sorry: Gotta "bounce" early. - -MISSIN' U/CARRYIN U --IN MY♥] :>)

    • Aquagranny911

      Pobresito! The shoe does pinch when it is on another foot.

    • conlakappa

      Who even knows his name? Isn’t his home a fortress? His car armored? He has armed guards? Wah wah.

  • Miranda

    The First Lady on the Launch of Organizing for Action

    • itgurl_29

      Yes, God, hunty! That hair has movement. Look at the graduated layers.

    • Aquagranny911

      I take it all back that I said yesterday about Michelle’s new do maybe not flattering her face enough. I only saw the one picture. Seeing this clip, the bangs really accentuate her beautiful eyes & the layering brings out her lovely bone structure. I also think the style makes her look younger.

      • Daltex82

        I know what you mean AG. I knew I would like it even better once I saw a video clip of the style. The still photo yesterday did not even do it justice, I love it.

      • AxelFoley

        Dem eyes always get me. I’m a sucker for beautiful eyes, and she’s got me.

      • JojoRaze

        She looks 39 instead of 49.

    • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

      Swang it, FLOTUS! Swang. It.

    • GreenLadyHere

      miranda- — – — -WHO ELSE could SPEAK BETTA!?- — -:>)

      - — -OUR BELOVED FIRST LADY♥..- — – – -

      - – –Who Is That Lady?- — –The LOVELY- — -ENCHANTING- — INTELLIGENT- — -CARING– -”BIG HUGGING”- -FAMILY-LOVING –FABULOUS- -BELOVED♥ – -FIRST LADY of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.- — -

      - – - — LUVIN’ her – - -”NEW DO”. —:>) — Soo YOUTHFUL-lookin’. :>)

      - – - -WERK dat —”swangin’ –movin’ hair” — -:>) —-

      - – –BTW — –”I’M ALL IN!” — 4-EVA!! :>) —

  • Aquagranny911

    Hola, Sepia! I’ve been meaning to tell you all week that I really enjoyed this series & have learned a lot but I got distracted. Thank you for all you do to enrich my life & my learning ♥

    • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

      Thanks, AQ! Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

  • Miranda

    Meet the 8 Citizen Co-Chairs of the Inauguration

    excerpt:
    Previous inaugurals have not included citizen co-chairs; Mr. Obama’s inaugural planners say the president hopes he is beginning a new tradition. The eight people his committee selected dovetail with his political agenda; each spotlights a different theme or initiative of the Obama presidency.

    more here: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/inaugural-planners-spotlight-eight-citizens/

  • creolechild

    Good afternoon POU!

    Obama Administration Seeks To Bypass Citizens United, Expose Corporate Money In Politics To Public Scrutiny

    With Congress so divided, the chances of any amendment to overturn Citizens United are slim. However, there are options available to minimize the problems of corporate personhood and unfettered money in the political system.

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the government agency tasked with monitoring and regulating corporations, is now evaluating new rules which would put pressure on corporations to not attempt to manipulate elections. By requiring all political donations from public corporations to be publicly disclosed, the main concerns of the Citizens United decision, of unlimited, anonymous money, possibly from foreign governments, the SEC throws a wrench into the whole dark money laundering scheme.[....]

    Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/01/18/obama-bypass-citizens-united/

    H/t Nathaniel Downes

    • rikyrah

      HELL YEAH!!

  • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

    They should’ve neva given ya’ll Twitter => http://twitter.com/TicketsFor2

    • Alma98

      LOL

    • Miranda

      *DEAD*

  • Alma98

    Good morning everyone.

  • Miranda

    *can’t wait to read POU reactions to this*….*goes to get barbeque chips*

    Four years later, feminists split by Michelle Obama’s ‘work’ as first lady

    In the opening moments of her second turn at history, as Michelle Obama waves at celebrants along Pennsylvania Avenue, Americans will clamor to see the first lady, who remains one of the most popular public figures in the country. In the most recent poll, fully 73 percent said they approve of the way she is handling her job.

    But a significant group of Americans — feminist Americans — have been vocally disappointed with her choices and feel let down by her example.

    In 2008, when Obama announced her intention to be “mom-in-chief,” many feminists decried her decision to give up her career and said she had been victimized by her husband’s choices. She was regarded as one of the women feminist Linda Hirshman described as “letting down the team.”

    But most black feminists and writers had a different view. Let the sister get settled, they said. Give her a minute to do a head count. And if she wanted to focus on motherhood, for black women that was more than fine. It was arguably revolutionary, because black women were long denied the right — or lacked the means — to simply care for their own.

    more here
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/feminists-split-by-michelle-obamas-work-as-first-lady/2013/01/18/be3d636e-5e5e-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html?hpid=z2

    • Town

      TRANSLATION: MICHELLE OBAMA IS A LAZY ASSHOLE WHO DOESN’T WORK, NOT LIKE OUR HARD WORKING SHE-RO HILLARY CLINTON.

      • http://oldhollywood.net/ woody45

        Slow news day at the Washington Post?

        • Town

          Just trying to dampen enthusiasm for this weekend’s inauguration festivities.

          • conlakappa

            They seem to be working many angles in that pursuit, don’t they?

      • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

        Considering that Hillary chose to stay with a philandering husband so she could ride on his coattails to move up the political ladder, I would say she’s the anti-thesis of feminism.

        • Aquagranny911

          Agreed! Except there is a small part of me that believes she might actually love old Billy Boy in her own way. I’ve known some strong women who stayed with a run around husband & never could figure it but some part of love.

        • Tafr

          There it is! Thank you.

        • GN

          To me, I couldn’t care less that Hillary stayed. From a womanist standpoint, all I care about is the fact that Hillary could have left his crusty ass had she so desired and not have had to worry about getting work, or feeding her child, or being stigmatized with a scarlet letter for being divorced, or being physically harmed by a hubby bent while the authorities completely looked the other way. That’s the point. That she stayed is because she wanted to for her own reasons, and chose to. There’s still a ways to go in terms of making sure that *every woman* is afforded those same opportunities to choose life paths. Feminism shouldn’t be about replacing one narrow set of “acceptable” behaviors with another, which is why the feminists in that article sound so ridiculous. It really should be about women being respected as adults and making our own decisions.

          • Aquagranny911

            Dang! You nailed it again! What some don’t realize is that not all women really have a lot of choices. Some just have to play out the hand they get dealt in this life, doing the best they can.

          • GN

            Exactly, that’s the problem right there. Not every woman with a philandering husband can leave him without devastating financial and sometimes physical repercussions to herself and/or her children. Until the choices which Hillary was afforded re: whether to keep her marriage or toss it, or the current First Lady is afforded re: work outside the home or in it, are afforded to every woman, there’s still way too much work to do for folks to be sitting around bullshitting and feeding WaPo stupid quotes.

          • conlakappa

            Every day the First Lady shows up black, they have to question their self-proclaimed status as the representatives of women. Or womyn, as it were. They don’t get to determine what defines a woman. Too bad, so sad.

        • BoomerGal

          Well, Bill was mighty glad she stayed, I’m sure, or his career would’ve been pretty much over.

    • MsKitty

      I’ve made it clear how I feel about feminists and their if you don’t fit our white upper middle class paradigm you don’t count.

      But to reiterate, fuck them all with a rusty pitchfork.

      The end.

      • Aquagranny911

        AMEN TO THAT! I once had one of those “rusty pitch forks” I’ll have to dig it out & keep it ready for these so called “feminists” who so dote on white privilege.

        Tired of them trying to always define womanhood for POC.

    • creolechild

      To white feminists who feel “let down” by Michelle Obama’s example:

      #@%&*)^%#@!*^…. (!@#$%^….@*#&…. ALL Y’ALL!

      OKAY?

    • rikyrah

      Look, non-White women are NOT ‘split’ on the First Lady.

      We know how we feel about her – we love her.

      period.

      • BoomerGal

        Done and done.

      • conlakappa

        As well as a lot of white women. They chose to talk to the bitter bunch who don’t.

        • Aquagranny911

          True & we should not fall into the same mire that so many emu progs do. Thank you for this reminder.

    • TyrenM

      “Judging by Michelle Obama’s speech, feminism is dead to the Democratic party, ” wrote Lilith Dornhuber on Feministing.com.

      Dem. female Senators; Fluke; Longoria/Washington (I forgot 3rd member); et al. = dead to the party now. Next.

    • AxelFoley
    • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia
      • Daltex82

        THIS RIGHT CHER!!!!

    • rikyrah

      FROM THE SAME ARTICLE:

      “Feminists who wish that Obama would strike a blow for feminism and against stereotyped roles of women, too easily forget that all women are not burdened by the same stereotypes,” wrote Tami Winfrey Harris in a September article, “A Black Mom-in-Chief is Revolutionary: What White Feminists Get Wrong about Michelle Obama,” for the online magazine Clutch.

      …………………………………………………

      “I just have a problem with the idea that Michelle Obama doesn’t work,” says author Joan Morgan, a visiting scholar at Stanford University. “It’s a basic anti-feminist argument to say the work she does in making sure her family is okay — that the girls are healthy and not caught up in the craziness of celebrity and acting out — is not valuable work.”

      Morgan contends that some white feminists are unable to see beyond their own narrative. “Michelle is deeply personal to black women,” Morgan says, and if white feminists “took a modicum of interest in what black women’s lives were like, and took some time to learn about them, then we wouldn’t always end up in this place where there’s an issue or person that seems so polarizing, and we wouldn’t be standing on opposite sides of the chasm.

    • sagittarius

      Dear Feminist YT Women:

      Just wanna to let you know that your privilege is showing. I know you haven’t a clue how to fix that, but I also wanna let you know that it hasn’t gone unnoticed. For the seventy-eleventyth time.

      Sincerely,
      Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That Women of Color

    • Alma98

      FUCK’EM!! Women of color are still taking care of these so called feminists elderly relatives in nursing homes all over this country. FLOTUS don’t owe them shit, I say again FUCK’EM!

      • Tafr

        Thank you Alma! they really are on that bullshit all day everyday. They have such disdain for this woman that they take issue with her loving her children for real?? I know motherhood is not for everyone but I have to say god bless the women that choose that path and give it their all. As you know being a mother is not easy. Oh and yes Fuck them!

        • Alma98

          They’re also putting down military spouses who have to hold it down while their spouses are gone. And I’m here to tell you if you don’t have the fortitude for it it will break you. Because alot of the time you’re basically a single parent. So these green bitches can have a seat.

        • Alma98

          They’re also putting down military spouses who have to hold it down while their spouses are gone. And I’m here to tell you if you don’t have the fortitude for it it will break you. Because alot of the time you’re basically a single parent. So these green bitches can have a seat.

          • Aquagranny911

            Oh Lady, I also know all about that! One thing that has pleased me so very much is how Michelle & Jill have taken on supporting military families.

            It seems that no body ever really gave a small rat’s ass about that in the past.

            These privileged fembots can take a bunch of seats on the big cactus, imo!

          • Tafr

            My husband is a bubble head so I know all too well what you are talking about. Matter of fact he is out to sea right now. I cannot tell you how many sport events, holidays, birthdays etc that I had to take care of by myself. I got 3 girls all, daddy girls, that get salty with me when daddy is not around. I swear stress is my middle name but I hold it down.

          • Aquagranny911

            I feel you! When my hubby was at sea, that’s when the pipes broke, the dog died and all the kiddos got sick!

            Hang in there, my heart to yours!

          • malletgirl02

            This so match, my dad was in the army which meant most of the time he was either in the field training or overseas when he was on active duty. My dad got off active duty in I think 1994 which meant my mom spent being a single parent for the most part for three kinds under the age of 10. However when my dad was in the reserves/ national guard he was still away for two weekends a month.

            My mom is amazing not only she also when my dad got a job in Virgina drove my brother sister and I, three kids under the age of 12 in 1996 all the way from Missouri to Virginia by herself.

      • Aquagranny911

        AND cleaning their houses…AND being nannies to their children also. Muchas Gracias!

      • Aquagranny911

        AND cleaning their houses…AND being nannies to their children also. Muchas Gracias!

        • Alma98

          Tell it AG!

    • GOVCHRIS1988

      Now, I’m a man and I maybe a little outta pocket here, but shouldn’t these “feminists” focus on I dunno, U.S. Representatives, State Legislators, U.S. Senators, Governors, etc. who are women for anyone to be the feminist candidate for 2016 instead of the First Lady of the United States? I mean, one, Michelle never said she wanted to be in politics. She never went out there saying that she would ever run for the senate in Illinois or anything. These feminists need to understand that unlike Hillary Clinton, Michelle never wanted to encroach on her husbands job. I guess I’m stupid though, since I always thought being a feminist meant having the ability to doing your own thing.

      • Aquagranny911

        Walk right in! Excellent comment! Thank you!

    • jds09

      When I was is middle school, I asked my mother about feminism. Her response was burned on my brain.

      “Feminism rode the coat-tails of the civil rights movement. It’s nothing but a family fight between white men and white women. I wish my black ass could stay at home and take care of my kids, ” she said.

      Nutshell.

      • Aquagranny911

        Your Mama nailed that!

      • TyrenM

        Sounds like my Mom.

      • goldenstar

        You need to make posters and greeting cards with your mom’s words. WOW!

      • creolechild

        In this country, societal norms for middle-class and wealthy women determined that a woman’s place is in the home. For black women, immigrants, and poor white women…it has always been been the complete opposite! If you look at the history of AFDC (now referred to as TANF), it was created in 1935 as a small part of The Social Security Act during the Great Depression. Its purpose was twofold in nature: providing financial assistance to widows and mothers with children to ensure that they could take care of their dependents AND removing women from the labor force during a period of high unemployment so that men could fill positions that were becoming available through FDR’s New Deal policies.

        It’s also important to note that black men did not fare well under the New Deal, in large part, due to racism. This factor made it necessary for black women (who were excluded from AFDC by the federal government’s policies ) to find work wherever they could–usually housekeeping and/or as migrant farm workers. By the early to mid-1960s, civil rights attorneys began challenging these policies in courts, with mixed success.

        As GN pointed out: It’s about CHOICE! And usually black women, immigrants, and poor white women didn’t have the luxury of deciding because their families’ economic survival depended on their ability to endure missing all the moments with their children that they would never get back, doing back breaking work for low pay and trying to maintain their dignity while being treated as less than in most cases by women who had the option of staying home. White feminists bring nothing to the table in this discussion because they have no clue whatsoever about what it means to do what you have to so that you and yours survive. And they damn sure can’t claim to be speaking for all women or most women because they’re only interested in representing those who share their very narrow and privileged perspective of the world. When they learn how to respect the choices and decisions of ALL women, I *might* take a minute to listen to what they have to say. Other than that…they can miss me with their neverending nonsense…

        H/T Jds09′s mother

        • rikyrah

          you all are burning up this topic…thank you!!

      • MsKitty

        Bam!

      • BoomerGal

        Your Mom hit the nail on the head.

      • rikyrah

        Mama knows best

    • Tafr

      From the article

      Feminist discontent with the first lady spiked again last summer at the Democratic National Convention, after she called her daughters “the heart of my heart and the center of my world.” She then repeated her feminist crazy-maker: “You see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still ‘mom-in-chief.’ ”

      —————————————————————————————–These are some bitter jealous ass white women. They are so damn mad that this beautiful black woman is loved by so many hell yes they are mad. The fact that these crazy bitches were not called out for their utter disdain for mothers is outrageous. How the hell you gonna take issue with a mother stating that her children are the center of her world? I mean are you fucking kidding me? Any mother that does not wake up each and every day with the thought that her children are her first priority aint worth shit! I hope none of these silly women have children. Matter of fact they should make it their priority not to have kids, adopt kids etc. Now I know why so many of these unicorn left clowns are sooo fucked up.

      • Aquagranny911

        SING IT!!! AMEN & again AMEN!!!

      • dannie22

        what you said too!!!

      • BoomerGal

        Yup!! Knodding head.

    • GreenLadyHere

      LOL — – –”feminists” —- AIN’T dey da mostly YT wimmin- – who:

      - — -☻- -Could ALWAYS B found at—then-senator Hillary/say-pay – rallies?- – –
      - – –☻ –COULD NEVA b found when OUR BELOVED FIRST LADY was INSULTED/DEMEANED??- -
      - — ☻- Burned dey bras annnnd intellectually saw THAT as LIBERATION from TYRANNY????- – - -WHA’??- – - LOL!!
      - – — ☻–Have a WARPED sense of RELATIONSHIPS with MEN?? — -NO WONDER THEY – -JEALOUS of the FIRST COUPLE!!!- – -

      - – — – -Annnd WE SHOULD —”CARE” – - ABOUT THEIR OPINION?? – —HAH!- –DOUBLE HAH!! —

      Annnnd — Waitaminute . . . BLAH feminists- – -

      -1. WHERE were U when SHE was bein ‘INSULTED?? – — -
      -2. – - - Let the sister get settled, they said. — -SETTLED!??? –
      SHE CAME – -READY 4 HER POSITION!! — -geesh!!!

      — -BUT — -THANKS 4 the SUPPORT — -of her – –And if she wanted to focus on motherhood, – – —-***side-eye*** – -

      Annnnd 4 ALL Y’ALL –In the most recent poll, fully 73 percent said they approve of the way she is handling her job. – HAH!! —

      — -Soooo- — -LOOKS LIKE — YOUR OPINION – — -DON’T COUNT!! – -HUH? – - -LOL. – - -***shakin my head*** ***pointin’ annnd laffin’*** –

      • Aquagranny911

        FIST BUMP!!!

    • GN

      That any feminists are still agitating against Michelle Obama for any reason is really pathetic at this point. This is now beyond the classic race divides and is into common sense and what it means to be a feminist.

      What the First Lady represents to me is CHOICE. And choice should be heralded by all feminists of all persuasions, because misogyny is primarily about control. The issue for me was never about whether housework versus office/factory/farm etc. work was more valuable or more suitable for women. The issue is that for many years, we had no CHOICE. Many African American women because of the economic brutality visited upon our men and our desirability as domestics, had no choice but to leave the home and work. That goes for numerous other communities of color in this country as well. On the flip side, our country has a history of boxing (mainly white) women into a very narrow and circumscribed lifestyles which complemented a misogynistic and women-fearing point of view.

      The First Lady worked when she chose to support her husband’s ambitions, and the First Lady has taken full advantage of her right to CHOOSE to stay home with her babies. This is why one reason of so many that I’m just so glad that she’s there, and she’s visible. Because it shows girls that you can do what you want, you can walk to the beat of your own drum, you don’t have to fit into the narrow roles that anyone, whether a misogynist or a well-meaning but misquided lefty activist, tries to force you into.

      That these folks in that article and the media still can’t seem to grasp that is at this point just ridiculous.

      • Aquagranny911

        Caramba! You are smoking with this comment! Stellar!!!

      • dannie22

        what you said!!

      • rikyrah

        standing at attention clapping wildly.

    • jziglar

      I can’t stand these white feminist. They act like all women should act and be like them. If Michelle or anyone other woman does not act according to their standard then they are fake/ not real.

      Michelle Obama is a strong woman and just because she doesn’t act like Hillary Clinton ( a woman who is so desperate that she will do anything for power) doesn’t make her a fake person.

      • BoomerGal

        Hillary’s got the power and knows it but that’s not the point. I, too, am disgusted by faux outrage of white feminists. Michelle is an attorney and a professional in her own right. She doesn’t have to prove anything to anybody.

    • nellcote

      I see the WaPoo continues with their shit-on-the-inaguration series. Fuck these “feminists” who think all Michelle does is putter in the garden and play with the children all day. Way to totally ignore the hard work of improving school nutrition, getting fucking Walmart to have better food in more locations, improving the menus choices at fast food joints, working with Jill to improve the lives of service members and their families and on and on and on. Fuck these “feminists” for devaluing that hard work, real work.

    • dannie22

      these femiheffas can go kick rocks down main street

      • conlakappa

        I think that is what they do. Daily.

  • GreenLadyHere

    Sepia – —-Awwww- – - –THEY –command- — INTERNATIONAL HONORS- –:>)

    - – — -South African singer Lira dedicating Zulu love song to Obamas — :>) — -

    — -South African singing sensation Lira says she will dedicate a Zulu love song to United States President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, when she performs at Monday’s inaugural ball in Washington D.C.

    - – — -SNIP – - –

    On Talk Show Radio 702 this week – -Lira promised to dedicate a song of her own composition called “Ngiyazifela” to America’s first couple. “It talks about being so in love with one’s partner and I think Michelle and Obama are such an inspiring couple, I just want to pay a tribute to that.” Ngiyazifela is Zulu slang for being madly in love. – - – -

    – — —–” Ngiyazifela is Zulu slang for being madly in love.♥ — -PERFECT!♥ :>) — -

    - —Lira and Soweto Spiritual Singers tribute to Mr Nelson Mandela at Sony 3D world — -LOVELY!! :>) –

    - —- “Something inside (So Strong)” (Labi Siffre) performed by Lira featuring Soweto Spiritual Singers. – - -AMEN.- — -

    - —-Soooo —LOOKIN’ –FORWARD — — > :>) — -

    • Aquagranny911

      This is a delightful bit of news. I also look forward to hearing this lovely tribute. Lira is so talented.

      • GreenLadyHere

        Aquagranny911. ***BIG HUG*** :>) —

        —-***fist bump*** :>) —THEY truly have THIS: –“Something inside (So Strong)” – — – Awwww. . .

        Good 2 C U – -AG. :>) – -

    • BoomerGal

      Beautiful as usual!! Love the words, too.

      • GreenLadyHere

        HEEY BoomerGal. ***BIG HUG*** :>) —

        ***FIst bump*** – -:>) – - -BEYOND LOVELY –:>) —***smiles***

        Sooo GOOD 2 C U Boomergal. :>) Have a good day. :>)

  • GreenLadyHere

    Sepia —-WOW&1/2!! — -WHAT an HONOR! :>) —-

    —- -Alicia Keys to sing Super Bowl anthem - — – -

    — – — -A person familiar with Super Bowl entertainment plans tells The Associated Press that Alicia Keys has been lined up to perform the national anthem before the NFL championship game in New Orleans on Feb. 3.

    The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL has not yet announced the anthem singer.

    Grammy-winner Keys released her fifth studio album, “Girl on Fire,” late last year.
    THERE IS MORE. — —–Lookin’ FORWARD —> :>) — -

    • Town

      That’s terrible!

    • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

      That won’t end well.

    • TyrenM

      I detect “No Love” for Alicia here. Imma ease on down the road.

  • Aquagranny911

    Sorry if someone else beat me to this but I am doing “The Snoopy Dance of Joy” & have to share:

    http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/278005-interior-finalizes-arizona-solar-energy-plan

    I so ♥ you Ken Salazar! This is just huge for AZ & will benefit the whole region.

    • nellcote

      Solar in AZ seems like a no-brainer. Glad the feds are on it.

      • Aquagranny911

        Unfortunately we have too many “no brainer” goatfiggers here who have been doing their best to block this. La Bruja Brewer turned away some stimulus money earmarked for a solar project that was already in the works.

        This move of Salazar’s will get that moving again & set us up for more.

  • GN

    @ZekeJMiller
    Treasury: To date, Treasury has already recovered nearly 93 percent ($387 billion) of the funds disbursed through TARP ($418 billion).

    That return wouldn’t be happening a Dem admin hadn’t come in and cleaned up administration of the TARP program…

  • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

    So Andrea Mitchell was whining to Stef “La Blade” Cutter about women not playing golf, cards and b-ball with people. La Blade responded thus so:

    “I didn’t come to spend personal time with President Obama. I came to work FOR President Obama.”

    http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/sepiaobot/nene_readhunny_zps20fc3b94.gif

    • Miranda
    • Aquagranny911

      Dang, Stephanie! You are one hot chili pepper! Brava!

    • crazycanuck

      Love it! That nick really suits her.

    • JojoRaze

      The media should’ve known when they sent out LaBlade on this, it wasn’t gonna be for a courtesy call, it’s war! Thank you Stef cutter for setting some hypocrites and liars straight. Yes!

    • Daltex82

      Damn, Steph that’s gonna leave a mark!

      • conlakappa

        On Andrea? How could we tell? Everything on her is so pulled to a fartheewell. Like plucking a snare drum.

  • creolechild

    Retirement Savings Accounts Draw U.S. Consumer Bureau Attention

    The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is weighing whether it should take on a role in helping Americans manage the $19.4 trillion they have put into retirement savings, a move that would be the agency’s first foray into consumer investments.[....] The retirement savings business in the U.S. is dominated by a group of companies that handle record-keeping and management of investments in tax-advantaged vehicles like 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts.

    The group includes Fidelity Investments, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Charles Schwab Corp. and T. Rowe Price Group Inc. Americans held $19.4 trillion in retirement assets as of Sept. 30, 2012, according to the Investment Company Institute, an industry association; about $3.5 trillion of that was in 401(k) plans.[....]

    Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-18/retirement-savings-accounts-draw-u-s-consumer-bureau-attention.html

    H/T Carter Dougherty

    • Aquagranny911

      I vote a big YES on that one to protect my little IRA!

    • TyrenM

      All that money and they STILL want your Social Security money.

      • Aquagranny911

        They really should tack “Greed & Co” after all those “investment” people.

    • nellcote

      There’s a place to start divesting in gun manufacturers!

  • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

    OH SNIZZAP!

    Ex- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin indicted

    Probe into City Hall corruption has already netted guilty pleas by two former city officials and two businessmen.

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been indicted on 21 federal corruption charges including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering.

    The charges are the outgrowth of a City Hall corruption investigation that already has resulted in guilty pleas by two former city officials and two businessmen.

    The counts include wire fraud, bribery, money laundering, filing false tax returns and conspiracy.

    MORE: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/18/new-orleans-mayor-ray-nagin/1845617/

    • creolechild

      ‘Bout time for the other shoe to drop….

    • AxelFoley

      Shoulda known Sepia would beat me to it.

      Fuck it, I give up. I’ma leave it to Sep and Miranda to post news. I cain’t keep up. Yeah, I said “cain’t”.

      • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

        LOL!

      • Aquagranny911

        Oh Axe! Twice is always nice ♥

  • creolechild

    California teams up with Amtrak on high-speed rail

    [....] Today, Amtrak announced it is teaming up with the California High-Speed Rail Authority to find trains that would run at up to 220 mph along both the West Coast and East Coast corridors. By combining their buying power, they could both save serious resources as they look to purchase about 60 trains over the next 10 years — and the partnership could make California’s high-speed rail look a little less pie-in-the-sky.[....]

    New trains could cost $35 million to $55 million each, according to Amtrak, and the feds aren’t feeding California any more rail cash. Meanwhile, on the East Coast, Amtrak needs upwards of $150 billion and 30 years to upgrade 457 miles of non-speedy track. Private investment won’t meet that initial need, says Amtrak, so it’s seeking taxpayer funding.[....]

    Read more: http://grist.org/news/california-teams-up-with-amtrak-on-high-speed-rail/

    H/T Susie Cagle

    • Alma98

      This could be Wisconsin if not for our lopsided head governor.

      • TyrenM

        Yeah. The whole St. Paul to Chicago train, shot down by Gov. Walker.

  • creolechild

    Bill Introduced – Turn In Your Guns For Tax Credit

    On January 13, 2013, Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) introduced H.R. 226.IH, “Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act,” a bill that will amend the 1996 IRS tax code and “allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons.” [....] The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means on January 14, 2013.

    People who turn in assault weapons can receive a $1.000 tax credit per year for two years, for a total credit of $2,000. Among the weapons included in the bill is the Bushmaster AR-15 that was used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. The bill states that to qualify for a tax credit, there are three Special Rules:[....]

    Read more:http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/01/18/bill-introduced-guns-for-tax-credit/

    H/T Tiffany Willis

    • Aquagranny911

      Great idea! The $$$$ talks while the caca walks!

    • nellcote

      I want the turned in guns destroyed though, not just resold at a gov. auction.

  • AxelFoley

    Just saw this on CNN and found an article on USAToday. Ray Nagin indicted on 21 counts of corruption:

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/18/new-orleans-mayor-ray-nagin/1845617/

    • Aquagranny911

      Very interesting….

    • Miranda

      Buh-bye Ray.

    • Joy

      What’s up with all these corrupt mayors moving to DFW? First Kwame and now Ray.

  • GN

    @PeterBeinart
    this Obama II vs Republican House thing is turning into a rout. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/01/18/gop-takes-off-the-suicide-bomb-vest/ …

    Remember all of the bitching. moaning, and character attacks from emos for the past year and a half?

    • AxelFoley

      OBAMERZ CAVED!!!ELEVENTYONE11!!

      BAMZ SOLD US OUT11!!!

      OBAMBI IS A MODERATE REPUBLICAN!! HE EVEN ADMITS IT!!11!

  • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

    Sad news Wire fans….According to Michael K. Williams, Robert F. Chew, who played Prop Joe, passed away.

    RIP Mr. Chew.

    • morphus

      RIP

    • MsKitty

      RIP Prop Joe

  • creolechild

    HHS releases HIPAA final rule

    [....] HHS issued modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules. “This final rule is comprised of four final rules,” HHS explains in the document (PDF), “which have been combined to reduce the impact and number of times certain compliance activities need to be undertaken by the regulated entities.”[....]

    * Make business associates of covered entities directly liable for compliance with certain of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules’ requirements.
    * Strengthen the limitations on the use and disclosure of protected health information for marketing and fundraising purposes, and prohibit the sale of protected health information without individual authorization.
    * Expand individuals’ rights to receive electronic copies of their health information and to restrict disclosures to a health plan concerning treatment for which the individual has paid out of pocket in full.
    * Require modifications to, and redistribution of, a covered entity’s notice of privacy practices.
    * Modify the individual authorization and other requirements to facilitate research and disclosure of child immunization proof to schools, and to enable access to decedent information by family members or others.[....]

    Read more: http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/hhs-releases-hipaa-privacy-security-final-rule

    H/T Tom Sullivan

  • Miranda

    Afternoon thread is up!

  • Admiral_Komack

    I thought I had posted this earlier; if so, sorry for the re-post:

    (ahem)

    I’m just a man, but I thought feminism was about choices.
    The First Lady has made her choice, so why is this a problem for some feminists?
    I think that this is more a problem for some feminists than it is for Michelle Obama.

    • GN

      100% on point. Had I seen this, I wouldn’t have posted a novel in place of what you were able to say so succinctly.

      • Admiral_Komack

        I read your post, and your post is on point.

        Keep up the good work.