What a wonderful life God has given us.

Take a two hour break, and multiplenicitymega topics get covered.
That'll learn me.

There's white stuff falling from the sky here. Is that Obama fairy dust?

Good one Charles.
A Thousand Points of Light is now

5 Hours' Community Service

That's Change I can believe in.

Here's hoping the thread won't get hijacked by the ID people.

With a thousand points of light illuminating the way toward a dazzling future of hope, change, and chewy nougat centers, we set our foot on the path to another open thread...

But, Charles, I really hate nougat!

I'm still hoping for some leftover change after Obama raises my taxes.

re: #1 Ojoe

What a wonderful life God has given us.

YOU got life's chewy nougat center? I'm jealous.

re: #5 cygnus

Here's hoping the thread won't get hijacked by the ID people.

Why? I'm for 3 forms of ID before they let you vote.

re: #3 MacDuff

There's white stuff falling from the sky here. Is that Obama fairy dust?

No, it's Biden hair plugs.

Six days in and I'm still Anti-Hussein. Am I a patriot?

re: #8 jwb7605

Actually, it has a shot glass of grappa.

re: #11 NYCHardhat

Six days in and I'm still Anti-Hussein. Am I a patriot?

No but you are a racist.

re: #5 cygnus

Here's hoping the thread won't get hijacked by the ID people.

I just came here for the chewy nougat. Do I have to present a driver's license?

re: #13 Jetpilot1101

No but you are a racist.

ouch

A down hill thread this is.

re: #3 MacDuff

There's white stuff falling from the sky here. Is that Obama fairy dust?

We're slip-sliding our way around gobal warming here in OKC.

re: #10 cygnus

No, it's Biden hair plugs.

They're both kind of the same thing; a substitue for reality, no?

re: #17 Soona'

We're slip-sliding our way around gobal warming here in OKC.

We have another 6 inches of Global Warming predicted for Wednesday.

re: #11 NYCHardhat

Six days in and I'm still Anti-Hussein. Am I a patriot?

An extended stay in a reeducation camp will get your head straight.

Tomorrow on CNN -

Obama - The First Seven Days

re: #12 Ojoe

Actually, it has a shot glass of grappa.

NO WONDER the force is strong in you!

The panhandlers have been thick on the streets as of late. I was tempted to tell them I didn't have any change, but to ask 0bama instead.

Obama signed the automakers Death Certificate, Now thats change!

re: #16 Ojoe

A down hill thread this is.

Is it a black diamond (or diamond of color) run? Oooh, let me get my skis!

re: #22 jwb7605

LOL

I better get to work ...

re: #13 Jetpilot1101

that sounds like the fiskie award winning mainstream media!

Woke up this morning, and the ocean was rising again. Didn't Obama promise this wouldn't happen? This is the first time I've ever had a politician lie to me just to get elected! Can they do that?

re: #25 cygnus

It is the bunny slope, ho ho.

re: #21 Walter L. Newton

Tomorrow on CNN -

Obama - The First Seven Days

Our long national nightmare...

...has just begun!

(with apologies to Jerry Ford)

I'm also tempted to get my hands on as many 0bama buttons as possible.

Think the panhandlers would get the joke?

re: #21 Walter L. Newton

Tomorrow on CNN -

Obama - The First Seven Days

And he saw that it was good and he rested.

re: #3 MacDuff

There's white stuff falling from the sky here. Is that Obama fairy dust?

Must be. Too hot for snow.

/Don't go out in it though, you still might get frostbite.

It has been over a week now & there is still war & an economic crisis.
I think that it is fair to say that this is a "FAILED" presdinency!

re: #34 opnion

ROFLMAO

Change.

re: #19 Jetpilot1101

We have another 6 inches of Global Warming predicted for Wednesday.

Damn that Algore! He had to go and predict all of this.
/just a second. I'm confused

re: #11 NYCHardhat

Six days in and I'm still Anti-Hussein. Am I a patriot?

Well, Hillary did say that dissent was patriotic.

re: #34 opnion

It has been over a week now & there is still war & an economic crisis.
I think that it is fair to say that this is a "FAILED" presdinency!

Quagmire.
(I like misusing that word)

re: #4 alegrias

Good one Charles.
A Thousand Points of Light is now

5 Hours' Community Service

That's Change I can believe in.

Community service, sounds like prostitution.

Cartoonists draw blank on Obama because they are not racist.

re: #13 Jetpilot1101

No but you are a racist.

Ahhh, but we CAN'T be racist...we don't have the power!

re: #36 NYCHardhat

Change.

He doesn't have the first clue about what he is doing. Chicago is missing their idiot.

re: #19 Jetpilot1101

We have another 6 inches of Global Warming predicted for Wednesday.

No,no, no, that will just be feathers from an Angel pillow fight.
The ONE now leads.

re: #43 Jetpilot1101

He doesn't have the first clue about what he is doing. Chicago is missing their idiot.

I want this monstrosity to end before it begins.

re: #36 NYCHardhat

Change.

Now they can fewer cars that are cleaner too.

re: #7 Jetpilot1101

I'm still hoping for some leftover change after Obama raises my taxes.

Why? Where's your patriotism?

re: #46 CyanSnowHawk

Now they can sell fewer cars that are cleaner too.

Whoops. PIMF

re: #43 Jetpilot1101

He doesn't have the first clue about what he is doing. Chicago is missing their idiot.

Nah, we had two., Daley is still here.

re: #43 Jetpilot1101

He doesn't have the first clue about what he is doing. Chicago is missing their idiot.

Yeah, that's a great idea. The auto industry and car buyers will be MUCH better off with 57 sets of emission standards.
//¹⁰

re: #45 NYCHardhat

I want this monstrosity to end before it begins.

It's going to be a long four years but I am fairly confident that come next election night, I'll be drinking a bottle of the bubbly as I relish in the realization that Obama will be headed back to Chicago in disgrace.

re: #47 DeafDog

Why? Where's your patriotism?

I shoved it up Biden's a--.

Pelosi the lunatic.

re: #49 opnion

Nah, we had two., Daley is still here.

So is Blago.

re: #54 Soona'

So is Blago.

I thought Blago was the Jester.

re: #6 Dianna

But, Charles, I really hate nougat!

What about legendary band leader Xavier Nougat?

re: #56 Occasional Reader

What about legendary band leader Xavier Nougat?

I like his wife with the big chi chi's.

re: #41 NYCHardhat

Cartoonists draw blank on Obama because they are not racist.

They can always focus on his ears and shrewish wife. Who the hell cares if the Chosen One doesn't approve? Since when have political pundits worried about offending anyone?

As far as not having material to work with (according to Olliphant) I very much suspect that will change rather quickly.

re: #55 CyanSnowHawk

I thought Blago was the Jester.

Weren't jesters considered idiots? I think, back in those days, all actors and actresses were considered idiots. Not much has changed.

re: #17 Soona'

We're slip-sliding our way around gobal warming here in OKC.

Were supposed to get some global warming here Tues/wed. Haven't heard how much yet.

is DISSENT still PATRIOTIC

re: #51 Jetpilot1101

It's going to be a long four years but I am fairly confident that come next election night, I'll be drinking a bottle of the bubbly as I relish in the realization that Obama will be headed back to Chicago in disgrace.

I pray that your prediction comes true...

Knock on wood...

Short open thread.
Upstairs sounds interesting!

To Don't List

From the article:
Don't question the motives - question the policy. When you disagree with President Obama's policies, say so, and make it clear why. But remember that Obama is doing what he thinks is best for the country, as President George W. Bush did. Both men love America and want what's best for her. End of story.

I don't agree AT ALL.

re: #57 Walter L. Newton

Photo please.

re: #9 Nevergiveup

Why? I'm for 3 forms of ID before they let you vote.

And you have to pass a test at least indicating that you are voting for the government positions rather than a popularity award

It's important to me personally," Obama, who has made Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy a high priority for his new administration, told reporters while meeting with Mitchell and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

[Link: www.haaretz.com...]

I hate it, just hate it, when anyone starts talking about Israel in those terms. or starts calling the relationship between Israel and America as special. "Special" or "Important" relationships can and do come and go with the wind. The ONLY reason for most people ( non-jews ) to support Israel is because it is a DEMOCRACY. Democracies support Democracies. They support each other because they have mutual principals and interests. What a phony bastard he is.

re: #63 jwb7605

But here, you get mougat and chi chi's!

re: #68 Ojoe

Mougat, nougat, what the hell.

re: #43 Jetpilot1101

He doesn't have the first clue about what he is doing. Chicago is missing their idiot.

But just imagine the huge qualifications one must have to be the idiot of a village the size of Chicago. It's only slightly less awesome than being NYC's town drunk.

re: #21 Walter L. Newton

Tomorrow on CNN -

Obama - The First Seven Days

CNN will inaugurate a new feature; The Presidential Update. A crawl at the bottom of the screen 24/7/365 will tell what The One is doing every second, and describing its miraculous effects on the world.

First despatch;

12;01, 2/02/09; The One inhales. Millions swoon.

12;01;15; The One exhales. Unicorns replace all police horses in DC.

and so on.

cheers

eon

re: #61 yochanan

is DISSENT still PATRIOTIC

No racist.

re: #68 Ojoe

But here, you get mougat and chi chi's!

FF3 -- simultaneous open threads in tabs. Multiple lurking makes me feel a little pervy, sometimes.

I get over it ...

Cheers to the BBC and Sky News for refusing to bow to international pressure to portray all Gazans, including Hamas, as innocent victims, while ignoring the victims of Israel!

re: #41 NYCHardhat

Cartoonists draw blank on Obama because they are not racist.

The piece opens:

After poking fun at George W. Bush for eight years — often drawing him with big ears

Note to BDS-afflicted-going-through-withdrawal cartoonists; George W. Bush has perfectly normal-sized ears, actually slightly on the smallish side of normal.

And now they're saying that Obama is genetically superior to normal people. Send to everyone and warn them!
http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-genetically-superior-say.html

re: #61 yochanan

is DISSENT still PATRIOTIC

No. Not since The Ascension.

Besides, it has never been "patriotic" when progressives are in their rightful place of power. Then, it's just obstructive, reactionary, and unhelpful.

///

cheers

eon

re: #71 eon12;01;15; The One exhales. Unicorns replace all police horses in DC.

And they sh!t Skittles!

re: #59 Soona'

Weren't jesters considered idiots? I think, back in those days, all actors and actresses were considered idiots. Not much has changed.

Still trying to live up to expectations I guess.

re: #37 Soona'

We woke up this morning to a balmy temp of zero. My favorite morning was -18.5 with no wind chill. Never seen it that cold here in So NH before

We have only been above freezing maybe twice in the past 4 weeks. I can see how those glaciers must be melting by the minute.

re: #23 Sharmuta

The panhandlers have been thick on the streets as of late. I was tempted to tell them I didn't have any change, but to ask 0bama instead.

I feel so very bad for the bicycle riding bottle collector I see daily. For on the side of his basket he proudly sports an 8" x 10" of The One. His dream, his promise, will soon be extinguished, as BO's promise to him (as he interpreted it to mean) shall never be met.

So, I wonder why the Israeli government doesn't require all foreign diplomats, journalists and NGO workers to live in Sderot and Ashdod, rather than Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. Seems like a good idea to me -- then they could get first-hand experience of how it is to live next to Hamas, and maybe report that back to their home countries.

Sharmuta around?

re: #81 unrealizedviewpoint

I feel so very bad for the bicycle riding bottle collector I see daily. For on the side of his basket he proudly sports an 8" x 10" of The One. His dream, his promise, will soon be extinguished, as BO's promise to him (as he interpreted it to mean) shall never be met.

Are you sure he doesn't owe his current position to Obama? Maybe when Obama was a community organizer, he helped this guy advance from squeegee operator to bicycling recycler?

re: #76 orfannkyl

14 inches! Change!

re: #58 Outrider

As far as not having material to work with (according to Olliphant) I very much suspect that will change rather quickly.

Hey, Margaret Cho built an entire career around not having material!

"Obama rocks almost as much as Republicans suck -- and by the way, I totally love my gay men -- you go, girls!"
[Fifteen minutes of thunderous applause]

This is the most repulsuve video I have ever seen. This video should be flagged as a fund raising for weapons. No concern was shown over the last 8 years for israelies under rocket attack. I would do some awful things to these "charities" if I was running Israel.

Pimping for Hmas

re: #76 orfannkyl

Fake but accurate?

re: #36 NYCHardhat

Change.

"California has shown bold and bipartisan leadership through its effort to 21st century standards."

That bold and bipartisan leadership is why as of March, the State of California will be completely bankrupt, both financially, and morally.

It's important to me personally," Obama, who has made Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy a high priority for his new administration, told reporters while meeting with Mitchell and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Are these three going to cry when Netanyahu is elected?

re: #89 acwgusa

Arnold has a plan.

re: #91 UFO TOFU

Arnold has a plan.

Yeah, me too. Leave California. Move to Texas.

re: #21 Walter L. Newton

Tomorrow on CNN -

Obama - The First Seven Days

CNN and PBS should do a week-long tribute.

Heading home to nurse a number-induced headache.

Take care!

re: #41 NYCHardhat

Cartoonists draw blank on Obama because they are not racist.

Here's some help from John Cox (formerly of Cox & Forkum).

re: #91 UFO TOFU

Arnold has a plan.

"GET TO THE CHOPPA" is not a viable fucking plan

re: #76 orfannkyl

And now they're saying that Obama is genetically superior to normal people. Send to everyone and warn them!
http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-g enetically-superior-say.html

Leader elected who is popular in his own country - check
Same Leader elected who is also popular in world opinion - check
Claims that leader is genetically superior - check
Jews unpopular in world opinion - check

re: #97 gmsc

Scary

Why hasn't Osama been captured yet?

StOp ThIs EnDlEsS wAr

In My World: First Business

“Yay! I’m president now! Time to get to work!” Obama scampered to his desk. “Time to do something about babies! I hate them!”

Rahm Emanuel walked over to Obama with a form. “You said you’d first sign a form closing Gitmo.”

“Fine.” Obama grabbed the form and signed it.

“Uh… You signed it ‘Osama’.”

“Dammit! Not again!” Obama crossed it out and signed it again. “There! Done! Now get me something to sign to help eliminate babies!”

“You really should be focusing on the economy or the war,” Rahm said.

“I don’t care about those! I want to stop babies right now! I hate them so much!”

The phone rang and Obama answered, “Hi, it’s me the president, Obama.”

“It’s Robert Gates. I just want you to know we’ve located some high priority targets.”

“If they’re babies, you have authorization for lethal force!”

“So why do you hate babies so much?” Rahm asked.

“They are a punishment!” Obama shouted. “People adore them when they should be adoring me! They should be telling me how cute I am! I want them gone!”

Rahm handed him another form. “Here, you can sign this and you can lift restrictions on funding international aid groups that fund abortion.”

“Yes!” Obama eagerly signed it. “Take that, babies!”

“Uh… you signed it Osama again.”

“Dammit! Can’t we just make it a legal alias? We’ll save time that way.”

“The press is here to see you,” said a voice over the intercom.

The press entered the Oval Office. “It’s so great to see you, President Obama!” they exclaimed. “You’re the greatest!”

“Thanks!” Obama said. “Do you have any questions?”

“No! We wouldn’t dare question you. We just wanted to tell you how great you are!” The press then left the office.

Obama smiled. “I like the media.”

Biden came into the office. “So anything you need me to do?”

“I need you to stay out of the way and shut your stupid mouth!” Obama shouted. “And your wife’s mouth too! If some cracker assassinates me, you’ll get a call. Until then, I don’t want to hear or see you!”

“You got it,” Biden said as he left.

“That’s talking!” Obama yelled. He turned to Rahm. “That guy is trouble. If he gets too much exposure, he could let out my terrible secret: I’m afraid of black people. Like every time I hug my kids, I instinctively check my wallet.”

“What about your wife?”

“I don’t hug her; that’s why we have that fist bump thing.”

A mustachioed man entered the office. “I’m ready to get to work.”

“Who’s that?” Rahm asked Obama.

“That’s my new consultant I hired: Rarl Kove.”

Rahm looked at him suspiciously. “Okay. I guess I’ll leave you two.” He left the office.

Kove walked over to Obama and whispered, “You know, there is something about that guy I just don’t trust.”

“Yeah, he is kinda weasely. Plus how can I trust someone with such a weird name: Rahm.”

It is to 'ha, ha'.

So I just watched the tax cheat taking his oaf of office. He looked like he couldn't wait to get down to those printing presses.

Which put the thought in my mind. What will they do when they run out of green ink and nobody wants to take the worthless paper they're printing in payment for more?

Info and pics of Charo

OK, so today I was trying to get my head around how somebody gets elected POTUS with the slogan, "Hope", when the US is one of the most prosperous country in the world, when my brother suggested I needed to get drinking the Kool-Aid.

So I thought I'd try to get into the spirit of things - try to embrace my inner despair, ya' know? Then it hit me! I had heard a blues song long ago that could help me! Ukulele Blues, by Martin Mull. It goes like this:

I woke up this morning
Saw both cars were gone
I said I woke up this morning
I saw both cars were gone
I felt so low down deep inside
I threw my drink across the lawn

I feel better now.

[Link: www.rhapsody.com...]

Hope and Change?

Hey man! Didn't you hear The Inauguration Speech? It's Hope and Virtue now. Get with the program.

Old "Hope and Change" is gone. Possibly under the bus...