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Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 9:45 AM EDT (The Boston Herald)
What’s most important here is that nobody, absolutely nobody, believed Obama’s statements defending traditional marriage. And he knew we knew he was lying, as evidenced by his willingness to admit on ABC-TV that he had planned to change his position about same-se …
Will Smith is not moving to France
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 8:58 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
Consider this interview with Will Smith. He’s explaining to a French interviewer why he’s willing to pay higher taxes. Then, at 1:20, the interviewer tells him that the Francois Hollande wants to raise the top marginal tax rate in France to 75 percent. Hilarity …
Some Dems Fretting Over Team Obama's Ineptitude
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 1:33 PM EDT (RealClearPolitics)
Had this been an isolated event, Democrat campaign professionals might not be all that concerned. Mistakes, after all, are made. But this was hardly a "one off." There are, in the view of many Democratic pros, far too many other examples of the Obama campaign making a hash o …
Trump Responds To Cher's Attack On Romney:'She's Somewhat Of A Loser,' Who's 'Very Miserable'
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 11:48 AM EDT (Mediate)
Cher had some fighting words for Mitt Romney, drawing criticism from Romney supporter Donald Trump. On Monday, Trump called in to Greta Van Susteren to discuss the comments and his response. All of which happened, of course, on Twitter.
The Gay Divorcees - There are more than you might think.
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 9:37 AM EDT (National Review Online)
Announcing the results of his long-term “evolution” on the subject last week, President Obama revived the debate over gay marriage. In the widespread discussion, however, there is one question that’s rarely asked: How interested are gay couples in getting …
Romney team to paint Obama as lousy businessman
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 9:06 AM EDT (Examiner Campaign 2012 - Beltway Confidential)
"When you're in the private sector, people make decisions based on profit and loss and what's going to create jobs and what's going to work," Romney adviser Ed Gillespie told conservative reporters on a conference call Monday afternoon. "When you have this level of …
Diner arrested after protesting end of all-you-can-eat fish fry
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 7:31 PM EDT (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
A 53-year-old Mequon man was arrested for disorderly conduct after being told the Thiensville restaurant at which he was dining ran out of fish for its all-you-can-eat fish fry last week. According to the police report: The man had already consumed 12 pieces of fish around …
Ron Paul Is Giving Up On The Republican Primaries
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 3:48 PM EDT (Silicon Alley Insider)
The Ron Paul campaign just issued a statement announcing that the candidate does not plan to compete in the rest of the 2012 primaries. The statement makes it clear that Paul is not dropping out of the race — he still plans to keep fighting for delegates at state …
Obama refuses to moonwalk for college grads
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 2:30 PM EDT (Examiner Campaign 2012 - Beltway Confidential)
"No moonwalking today." Video of no moonwalking.
Powerful drug growing in Colombia forests turns people into 'zombies'
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 7:52 AM EDT (News Track India)
A hazardous drug derived from a particular type of tree common in Colombia can eliminate free will and can wipe the memory of its victims. The drug, which is currently being dealt on the streets of the country, is called scopolamine, but is colloquially known as 'The Devil's …
Not so subtle Obama-rooting in the media
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 7:11 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
The flood-the-zone coverage of President Obama’s fake evolution on gay marriage and the obsession with Mitt Romney’s high school years have revived the “media are in the tank for Obama” complaints from conservatives. To that there are two responses: 1 …
Ryan Seacrest tries selling Hollywood Hills home again
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 9:45 AM EDT (Yahoo!)
Call it a real estate rerun. TV and radio host extraordinaire Ryan Seacrest has placed his Los Angeles home back on the market — with a new price. The “American Idol” host and television producer first listed the home in 2010 for $14.95 million. When it did …
Aereo could kill TV business model, broadcasters say
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 9:25 AM EDT (TheHill.com)
Barry Diller's upstart Aereo service, which lets paying customers record and watch over-the-air television stations online, could destroy the economic model behind television, an NBC-Universal exec said in a court filing.Aereo is being sued by all of the major television br …
'Johnny Carson: King of Late Night' takes an in-depth look
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 9:03 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Barbara Walters, Peter Jennings and Diane Sawyer all made their best pitch but were turned down. Johnny Carson, the man who changed forever the world of late-night talk, wasn't talking. The network news powerhouses had separately attempted to secure interviews with Carson to …
Vegan Is Love Book Causes Controversy with Message Aimed at Kids
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 7:38 AM EDT (Diets in Review.com)
A new children’s book is taking some heat for its controversial message aimed at kids, which says that eating vegan is the loving thing to do. The book is called “Vegan is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action,” and its author and illustrator, Ruby Roth &ndas …
Jealous Michelle vs Oprah
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 7:22 AM EDT (New York Post)
In his new book, “The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House,” journalist Edward Klein reveals how even former friends and political allies of the president have become frustrated with his remoteness and bungling of crises. Klein, former editor of The New York …
Yummy, Yummy Iris
Sat May 12, 2012 7:45 PM EDT
My neighbor across the alley (Miss Nosy as she likes to call herself) has the most beautiful iris I've ever seen. They are so lovely, and their time so brief that I couldn't let their beauty pass by without documenting them and sharing. My rambunctious little dog got ahead …
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Bristol Palin: On This One, I'm Team Hillary
Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 4:59 PM EDT (Bristol's Blog)
Recently, the Drudge Report put a photo of Hillary Clinton’s face at the top over the headline: “Au Naturel.” The photos were snapped in Bangladesh and India over the weekend, and people began chattering about how she didn’t look as polished as …
GAO: Recoverable Oil in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming 'About Equal to Entire World's Proven Oil Reserves' By Terence P. Jeffrey. May 11, 2012
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 8:05 PM EDT (CNSNews.com)
The Green River Formation, a largely vacant area of mostly federal land that covers the territory where Colorado, Utah and Wyoming come together, contains about as much recoverable oil as all the rest the world’s proven reserves combined, an auditor from the Government Ac …
Romney Hit Piece Implodes
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 8:23 AM EDT (Breitbart)
It was irresponsible of the Post to run the hit piece in the first place, especially given its obvious bias; to retract a critical phrase and replace it without noting the retraction is just as bad. But it gets worse.
Bill Clinton calls Obama an Amateur
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 7:56 AM EDT (New York Post)
"The economy's a mess, it's dead flat. America has lost its Triple-A rating . . . You know better than Obama does," Bill said. Bill Clinton insisted he had "no relationship" with Obama and had been consulted more frequently by his presidential successor, George W …
Gay for Pay
Seeded on Thu May 10, 2012 9:59 PM EDT (The Washington Free Beacon)
The Washington Post noted on Tuesday that roughly 20 percent of Obama top campaign bundlers—who are responsible for arranging $500,000 and up—“publicly identified themselves as gay.” Obama’s announcement fits a pattern of changing positions on m …
Warren found listed as a minority professor at second law school
Seeded on Thu May 10, 2012 7:20 PM EDT (TheHill.com)
Elizabeth Warren was listed as a minority professor by a second law school in a report detailing the school's progress in creating a diverse faculty. In addition to Harvard University, where Warren is on faculty, the University of Pennsylvania Law School also touted Warren …
Mayor Rahm Emanuel defends pension-reform proposal to city workers
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 11:24 PM EDT (Chicago Tribune)
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is defending his tough-medicine cure for ailing public pensions in missives sent Wednesday to the employees who would take a financial hit. In letters and emails to all city employees, Emanuel explains the goal behind his proposal to boost employee pensio …
Wife hits husband with SUV after argument over Walker recall
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 6:41 PM EDT (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
A Chippewa Falls man who repeatedly tried to block his estranged wife from driving to the polls Tuesday was hospitalized with head, neck and back injuries when she struck him with her sport utility vehicle. Jeffrey Radle, a Gov. Scott Walker supporter, was on foot. Amanda R …
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mymymy: I'm sorry that your comments were collapsed in your article about the media and President Obama. While I disagreed with the article and your views, I don't understand why your comments were collapsed; they were not offensive.
Have a nice day.
I must admit MyMyMy everyday I grow more fond of your presence here on the vine.
Some people are just not the same old song. And you prove that almost every day you come on the vine. I don't comment much, but I do a lot of looking and thinking. :-)
Why aren't you wearing a hat?
mymymy brings wit, wisdom and what?!?! to the Vine, of which we need more of all three!
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Gramps, your "Lush Rimbag" wasn't funny the first 234 times you said it. Get some new material.
2!#1.5 - Wed Mar 7, 2012 3:46 AM PST
I didn't use it that many times. But thanks for counting. ;~)) ;~))
Glad we can disagree. Isn't America Great !!!!
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