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Barack Obama’s Facebook News Feed - SLATE

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:44:00 -0500

Barack Obama’s Facebook News Feed - SLATE

inothernews: DANCE, WITH NOBODY Singer Whitney Houston...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:28:06 -0500

DANCE, WITH NOBODY Singer Whitney Houston performed at the 37th American Music Awards in Los Angeles Sunday. The entertainer received the International Award of Excellence for her musical and philanthropic contributions. (Photo: Matt Sayles / AP via the Wall St. Journal)

thepoliticalpartygirl: “She is tough—more hawkish...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:41 -0500

thepoliticalpartygirl:

“She is tough—more hawkish than most liberals; she’s comfortable with war talk in a boys’-club environment. “I think Hillary now prides herself on the fact that she’s part of the gravitas team,” says Chuck Todd, the NBC News chief White House correspondent. “Her, Joe Biden, Bob Gates…the over-60 crowd.” (via Vogue: “Her Brilliant Career”)

"If there was any kind of consensus support for Palin inside the beltway, the criticism of her, bet..."

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:18:16 -0500

“If there was any kind of consensus support for Palin inside the beltway, the criticism of her, bet on it, would be almost totally confined to chortling east coast smartasses like me and Glenn Greenwald and Andrew Sullivan. What the people who are flipping out about the treatment of Palin should be asking themselves is what it means when it’s not just jerks like us but everybody piling on against Palin. For those of you who can’t connect the dots, I’ll tell you what it means. It means she’s been cut loose. It means that all five of the families have given the okay to this hit job, including even the mainstream Republican leaders.”

- Matt Taibbi, “Yes, Sarah, There is a Media Conspiracy” (via thesmarttart) (via southpol)

"The “politically correctness” has got to get out now. I mean, we’re Americans and [Palin] sticks up..."

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:02:06 -0500

“The “politically correctness” has got to get out now. I mean, we’re Americans and [Palin] sticks up for the American people, not for other people. We’re first. Other people are last.”

- Palin supporter at SARAH PALIN BOOK SIGNING (via robot-heart-politics)

Emily Elizabeth makes a better Chuck than my dear Jack does.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:12:03 -0500

Emily Elizabeth makes a better Chuck than my dear Jack does.

"There’s no question that Gaga — and Glambert too — stand firmly on Madge’s muscled shoulders, but..."

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:31:26 -0500

“There’s no question that Gaga — and Glambert too — stand firmly on Madge’s muscled shoulders, but after pushing the envelope for so long it seems to have gotten pushed into something different. In this seen-it-all age of the meta, the dramatic, fearless, hyper-sexualized personas of Gaga and Glambert are less transgressive than reflective — two operatic baroque, characters less pushing the envelope than wearing it. Call it “Post-Sexy”: Incorporating and heightening the conventions of a sex-charged culture, so as to move beyond it.”

- Rachel Sklar defines “Post-Sexy” (via misterjt)

RJ Matson

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:48:00 -0500

RJ Matson

The Moon, Jupiter, Venus and the Eiffel Tower (May...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:03:27 -0500

The Moon, Jupiter, Venus and the Eiffel Tower (May 16 2002)

(via Thierry Legault - The planetary conjunction of May 2002)

brooklynmutt: Jennifer Lopez Falls At AMA’s

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:58:56 -0500

brooklynmutt:

Jennifer Lopez Falls At AMA’s

Alicia Keys and Jay-Z perform “Empire State of Mind”...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:55:54 -0500

Alicia Keys and Jay-Z perform “Empire State of Mind” at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California November 22, 2009. (via)

Janet Jackson performs onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:03 -0500

Janet Jackson performs onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (via)

"Sarah Palin is on an endless crusade against assholes. It’s all she thinks about. She doesn’t really..."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:56:49 -0500

“Sarah Palin is on an endless crusade against assholes. It’s all she thinks about. She doesn’t really have any political ideas, in the classic sense of the word — in fact the only thing resembling real political convictions in Going Rogue revolve around the Trans-Alaska pipeline and how awesome she thinks it is. Most of the rest of the book just catalogs her Gump-esque rise to national stardom (not having enough self-awareness to detect the monstrous narcissistic ambition that in reality was impelling her forward all along, she labors in the book to describe her various career leaps as lucky accidents or mystical acts of Providence) and the seemingly endless parade of meanies bent on tripping her up along the way. The book is really about her battles with these people, how much they did and do suck, and how difficult and inherently unfair life is for a decent hardworking American gal who just wants to live life, serve God, and try to be president without being bothered all the time.”

- Matt Taibbi (via thesmarttart) (via azspot) (via danielholter)

I have a few Christmas card ideas and today was Jack’s...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:23:00 -0500

I have a few Christmas card ideas and today was Jack’s first encounter with one of them. Let’s just say he’s going to need some practice. And maybe a xanax.

Chuck, he is not.

"There is a lot on [President Obama’s] plate right now - healthcare, Afghanistan, the economy. And I..."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:28:55 -0500

“There is a lot on [President Obama’s] plate right now - healthcare, Afghanistan, the economy. And I understand that it’s hard to deal with everything at once, but at the same time, he was elected with an overwhelming mandate. I mean, he won the popular vote, Seth - and we know that’s the one that counts.”

- AL GORE, referring to the 2000 you-know-what, on Weekend Update (via inothernews) (via asprettyasasong)

How Times Have Changed - Whitehouse.gov

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:36:55 -0500

How Times Have Changed - Whitehouse.gov:

Opponents of health insurance reform have spent hours on the Senate floor today attacking the Senate’s efforts to provide stability and security for those with insurance, affordable coverage for those without, and lower costs for families, small businesses and the government. To provide a little perspective on these attacks, let’s compare today’s legislation with the 2003 Medicare Part D effort, which many of these same critics supported:

Senate Health Reform vs. Medicare Part D

Effect on the Deficits over First 10 years
Senate Health Reform: Decreased by $130 billion
Medicare Part D: Increased by $395 billion

Cost from 2010-2019
Senate Health Reform: $848 billion
Medicare Part D: $600 billion

Length
Senate Health Reform: 2,074 pages
Medicare Part D: 1,044 pages

"And now, young girls also, they learn from it, and I really hope young men can learn from it. Even..."

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:01:50 -0500

“And now, young girls also, they learn from it, and I really hope young men can learn from it. Even more than the girls, the men really need to learn from it. Because everyone’s focusing on the women, but the problem isn’t the women.”

- Rihanna (via gauntlet) (via abbyjean)

notthatkindagay: Kevin Smith has a point.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:26:26 -0500

notthatkindagay:

Kevin Smith has a point.

"Later in the interview, Palin said that President Obama’s economic plans were ‘back-asswards.’ Then..."

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:41:55 -0500

“Later in the interview, Palin said that President Obama’s economic plans were ‘back-asswards.’ Then Obama said that Sarah Palin is ucking funqualified to be talking about it.”

- Jimmy Fallon (via savingpaper) (via virtualephemera)

"I let my emotions get the best of me. I care too much, I guess. I was thinking with my lady parts. I..."

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:12:57 -0500

“I let my emotions get the best of me. I care too much, I guess. I was thinking with my lady parts. I was walking and I felt something icky! I thought there was gonna be chocolate. I don’t even reMEMber! I’m wearing a new bra, and it closes in the front, so it popped open and threw me off. I just want to have babies! Are you single?! I’m just going through a thing right now. I guess when my life is incomplete I wanna shoot someone. This would NOT happen if I had a PENIS! What? Bitches be crazy. I’m good at tolerating pain, I’m bad at math. And… I’m stupid.”

- Leslie Knope of Parks and Recreation trying to convince the park ranger she shot her boss, on the basis that she’s a woman. (via thewordunheard) (via claudia) (via asie)