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mohandasgandhi: shortformblog: imwithkanye: Dog Days. According to Politico, David Axelrod made a dig at Mitt Romney, “who once strapped his Irish setter Seamus’ crate to the roof of a car.” Today also marked the launch of ‘Pet Lovers for Obama.’ [via] On a side note, Bo is totally a beast these days, just like Mitt was when he left that dog on the roof of his car. I had to reblog this, purely for SFB’s commentary.

mohandasgandhi:

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imwithkanye:

Dog Days. According to Politico, David Axelrod made a dig at Mitt Romney, “who once strapped his Irish setter Seamus’ crate to the roof of a car.” Today also marked the launch of ‘Pet Lovers for Obama.’ [via]

On a side note, Bo is totally a beast these days, just like Mitt was when he left that dog on the roof of his car.

I had to reblog this, purely for SFB’s commentary.

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To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) on Monday attached an amendment that would require men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication.

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This is the most beautiful thing. Can we send her flowers?

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Obama's Lean, Mean SEAL Machine

Late Monday evening, President Obama signed off on the operation, and hours later about two dozen Navy SEALs parachuted into the predawn darkness of the Somali hinterland. Once on the ground, they hiked for nearly two miles, then burst into the Somalis’ encampment, killed all nine captors, and freed the hostages. There were no casualties among the SEALs. “They hit all their marks,” says one senior administration official. “It was the stuff of Entebbe.”

The Somali raid, for all of its Hollywood drama, is only one of hundreds of daring missions conducted by elite U.S. commandos in recent years. Navy SEALs and other special operators, with the encouragement of President Obama, have become a primary weapon in “denied areas” like Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Their ability to go after terrorists, pirates, or other criminals with stealth, precision, and lethal force is in line with Obama’s basic approach to the shadow wars. From the earliest days of his administration he began pushing his generals to pursue missions that were surgical and narrowly tailored to clearly defined objectives—whether rescuing hostages or protecting well-defined American interests. What he did not want to do was open up new fronts in the war on terror or get drawn into fighting local insurgencies around the world.

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President Obama with first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha walk to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington January 29, 2012. The museum is currently presenting a show called ‘30 Americans’ featuring the work of African American artists.

President Obama with first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha walk to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington January 29, 2012. The museum is currently presenting a show called ‘30 Americans’ featuring the work of African American artists.

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Brandon Vinson, 7, who has Cystic Fibrosis, fights backs tears as the Indiana House of Representatives passes a resolution making him an Honorary Firefighter in the State of Indiana on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, while his father, Indianapolis Fire Department firefighter Greg Vinson, right, also chokes up. “Thank you for making my little boy’s dream come true,” his father told the legislators, who watched as Brandon stood on a desk at the front of the chamber with family members behind him, including his retired firefighter grandfather, father and uncle, current firefighters. Brandon has always talked about being a firefighter himself. Charlie Nye / The Star #

Brandon Vinson, 7, who has Cystic Fibrosis, fights backs tears as the Indiana House of Representatives passes a resolution making him an Honorary Firefighter in the State of Indiana on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, while his father, Indianapolis Fire Department firefighter Greg Vinson, right, also chokes up. “Thank you for making my little boy’s dream come true,” his father told the legislators, who watched as Brandon stood on a desk at the front of the chamber with family members behind him, including his retired firefighter grandfather, father and uncle, current firefighters. Brandon has always talked about being a firefighter himself. Charlie Nye / The Star #

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In what is sure to be the most memorable clip from the episode, the First Lady shuffles, claps and lets loose in one of the show’s patented Random Dances. For that scene, she had a little advance help. “She was talking about how her daughters had shown her some moves so she wouldn’t be embarrassing on camera,” Kress recalled, to which Cosgrove added, “I dont know why, I kind of expected her to be a little shy about it, but she wasn’t at all — she got really into it, she had a lot of good moves.
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