this is precious....
as it turns out, it was actually George W. Bush who saved the economy!!!!
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(Related story, George W. Bush's press secretary, Dana Perino said, "no terrorist attacks took place under George W. Bush.")
Just relax, this new version of history won't hurt a bit.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
No, politics isn't screwed up!
I love this story:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert De Niro says he meant no offense when he joked at a presidential fundraiser featuring Michelle Obama that America might not be ready for a white first lady.
"My remarks, although spoken with satirical jest, were not meant to offend or embarrass anyone — especially the first lady," De Niro said in a statement.
The joke drew criticism Tuesday from Newt Gingrich, who said the racial reference to the Republican candidates' wives was "inexcusable" and demanded an apology from President Barack Obama.
The White House referred questions to Obama's re-election campaign. Mrs. Obama's campaign spokeswoman Olivia Alair called the joke "inappropriate" but declined further comment.
The tough-talking star of "Taxi Driver," ''Raging Bull," ''Casino," and "Meet the Parents" was host of the re-election fundraiser Monday night in New York. He opened by listing the wives of Republicans running for president.
"Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney," De Niro said. "Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?"
The crowd of big-dollar donors waiting to hear from the nation's first black first lady roared in approval, and De Niro finished: "Too soon, right?"
Note: Robert Deniro makes a "joke", offends the Newster, who demands that President Obama apologize. (It probably took him a minute to mentally run through the list of ex-wives to insure that all of them were white).
And while he's at it, I don't remember him apologizing for Romney calling Santorum "an economic lightweight." Has Obama no decency?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert De Niro says he meant no offense when he joked at a presidential fundraiser featuring Michelle Obama that America might not be ready for a white first lady.
"My remarks, although spoken with satirical jest, were not meant to offend or embarrass anyone — especially the first lady," De Niro said in a statement.
The joke drew criticism Tuesday from Newt Gingrich, who said the racial reference to the Republican candidates' wives was "inexcusable" and demanded an apology from President Barack Obama.
The White House referred questions to Obama's re-election campaign. Mrs. Obama's campaign spokeswoman Olivia Alair called the joke "inappropriate" but declined further comment.
The tough-talking star of "Taxi Driver," ''Raging Bull," ''Casino," and "Meet the Parents" was host of the re-election fundraiser Monday night in New York. He opened by listing the wives of Republicans running for president.
"Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney," De Niro said. "Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?"
The crowd of big-dollar donors waiting to hear from the nation's first black first lady roared in approval, and De Niro finished: "Too soon, right?"
Note: Robert Deniro makes a "joke", offends the Newster, who demands that President Obama apologize. (It probably took him a minute to mentally run through the list of ex-wives to insure that all of them were white).
And while he's at it, I don't remember him apologizing for Romney calling Santorum "an economic lightweight." Has Obama no decency?
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
On George Will and Willard Romney
I'm a bit worried that I've had to agree with conservative writer George Will twice in the past week.
First, he wrote in his Washington Post column last week that the Republicans need to start concentrating their efforts on taking the Senate and House in November because he thinks that the current Republican presidential field is too weak to have any chance to beat Obama.
Then, as a panelist on ABC's talking head show Sunday, he was asked about Rush Limbaugh's statements on calling the law school student who wanted to testify to Rep. Darrell Issa's committee on contraception a "slut" and a "prostitute" and later Rush's walk-back from the statement. His comment was that Rush's apology said the language was "inappropriate." Will said, "eating your entree with your salad fork is "inappropriate," what Rush said was far beyond that.
Finally, I just wanted to comment on the Mittster, who attended NASCAR's Daytona 500 last week and, when asked if he was a NASCAR fan, said he didn't follow it closely, but "I have friends that are NASCAR team owners."
If he's not a man of the people, who is?
It got me thinking, he's so much of a common guy, and with the Republicans now re-fighting the culture wars of the 60's, I'm hoping that someone asks him if he approves of the Republican war on women.
And, along the lines of his NASCAR answer, I would suggest, "actually, I love women, I always have, and its a strong family tradition. My great-grandfather was married to 5 of them."
First, he wrote in his Washington Post column last week that the Republicans need to start concentrating their efforts on taking the Senate and House in November because he thinks that the current Republican presidential field is too weak to have any chance to beat Obama.
Then, as a panelist on ABC's talking head show Sunday, he was asked about Rush Limbaugh's statements on calling the law school student who wanted to testify to Rep. Darrell Issa's committee on contraception a "slut" and a "prostitute" and later Rush's walk-back from the statement. His comment was that Rush's apology said the language was "inappropriate." Will said, "eating your entree with your salad fork is "inappropriate," what Rush said was far beyond that.
Finally, I just wanted to comment on the Mittster, who attended NASCAR's Daytona 500 last week and, when asked if he was a NASCAR fan, said he didn't follow it closely, but "I have friends that are NASCAR team owners."
If he's not a man of the people, who is?
It got me thinking, he's so much of a common guy, and with the Republicans now re-fighting the culture wars of the 60's, I'm hoping that someone asks him if he approves of the Republican war on women.
And, along the lines of his NASCAR answer, I would suggest, "actually, I love women, I always have, and its a strong family tradition. My great-grandfather was married to 5 of them."
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