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Monday, January 21, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Al Roker Totally Pooped His Pants At The White House
This is VERY IMPORTANT. AL. ROKER. POOPED. HIMSELF. AT. THE. WHITE. HOUSE.
After his gastric bypass surgery in 2002, Al Roker had to start
watching what he ate. Unfortunately, sometimes he didn't do that great
of a job. From the interview above:
Al Roker: And as I'm walking to the pressroom, I think I gotta pass a little gas here. So, I'm walking by myself, who's gonna know, only, a little something extra came out.Later...
Nancy Sniderman: You pooped in your pants.
AR: I pooped in my pants. Not horribly, but enough that I knew.
AR: I got to the restroom, threw out the underwear, and just went commando.There you have it. Al Roker sharted his pants in the White House. Happy 2013, and God Bless America.
NS: What did that tell you?
AR: It told me that I got to be very vigilant as to what I eat.
Lest we forget:
Monday, December 17, 2012
Gun Control Debate Simmers After Sandy Hook Massacre
Democrats say meaningful action in the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut must include a ban on military-style assault weapons and a look at how the nation deals with individuals suffering from serious mental illness.
Several Democratic lawmakers and Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman said
it was time to take a deeper look into the recent spate of mass
shootings and what can be done to prevent them. Gun control was a hot
topic in the early 1990s, when Congress enacted a 10-year ban on assault
weapons. But since that ban expired in 2004, few Americans have wanted
stricter laws and politicians say they don't want to become targets of a
powerful gun-rights lobby.
Gun-rights advocates said that might all change after the
latest shooting that killed 20 children aged 6 or 7. Police say the
gunman, Adam Lanza, was carrying an arsenal of ammunition and used a
high-powered rifle similar to the military's M-16.
On Monday, Sen. Joe Manchin, a lifelong member of the National Rifle
Association, said it was time to discuss gun policy and move toward
action on gun regulation. The conservative West Virginia Democrat said
Monday he agrees with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has
advocated banning the sale of assault weapons.
Manchin is the most prominent gun rights advocate to speak after the
shooting, telling MSNBC that he is a "proud outdoorsman and hunter, but
this doesn't make sense."
At a Sunday night service in Newtown, Conn., the site of Friday's
massacre, President Barack Obama did not specifically address gun
control. But he vowed, "In the coming weeks I'll use whatever power this
office holds to engage my fellow citizens, from law enforcement to
mental health professionals to parents and educators in an effort aimed
at preventing more tragedies like this."
He added: "Are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the
face of such carnage, that the politics are too hard? Are we prepared to
say that such violence visited on our children year after year after
year is somehow the price of our freedom?"
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the nation "could be at a tipping
point ... a tipping point where we might actually get something done" on
gun control. He and other Democrats, as well as Lieberman, said they
want to ban the sale of new assault weapons and make it harder for
mentally ill individuals to obtain weapons. Lieberman said a new
commission should be created to look at gun laws and the mental health
system, as well as violence in movies and video games.
"Assault weapons were developed for the U.S. military, not commercial
gun manufacturers," Lieberman said before the Newtown vigil Sunday
night.
"This
is a moment to start a very serious national conversation about
violence in our society, particularly about these acts of mass
violence," said the Connecticut senator, who is retiring at the end of
the year.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said she will introduce legislation
next year to ban new assault weapons, as well as big clips, drums and
strips of more than 10 bullets.
"It can be done," Feinstein told NBC's "Meet the Press" of
reinstating the ban despite deep opposition by the powerful National
Rifle Association and similar groups.
Bloomberg said Obama could use executive powers to enforce existing
gun laws, as well as throw his weight behind legislation like
Feinstein's.
"It's time for the president, I think, to stand up and lead and tell
this country what we should do – not go to Congress and say, `What do
you guys want to do?'" Bloomberg said."
Gun-rights activists had remained largely quiet on the issue since
Friday's shooting, all but one declining to appear on the Sunday talk
shows.
David Gregory, the host of "Meet the Press," said NBC invited all 31
"pro-gun" senators to appear on Sunday's show, and all 31 declined. All
eight Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee were unavailable or
unwilling to appear on CBS' "Face the Nation," host Bob Schieffer said.
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, was the sole representative of gun
rights' activists on the various Sunday talk shows. In an interview on
"Fox News Sunday," Gohmert defended the sale of assault weapons and said
that the principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School, who authorities say
died trying to overtake the shooter, should herself have been armed.
"I wish to God she had had an M-4 in her office, locked up so when
she heard gunfire, she pulls it out and she didn't have to lunge
heroically with nothing in her hands. But she takes him (the shooter)
out, takes his head off before he can kill those precious kids," Gohmert
said.
Gohmert also argued that violence is lower in cities with lax gun laws, and higher in cities with stricter laws.
"The facts are that every time guns have been allowed – conceal-carry
(gun laws) have been allowed – the crime rate has gone down," Gohmert
said.
Gun-control advocates say that isn't true. A study by the
California-based Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence determined that 7 of
the 10 states with the strongest gun laws – including Connecticut,
Massachusetts and California – are also among the 10 states with the
lowest gun death rates.
"If you look at the states with the strongest gun laws in the
country, they have some of the lowest gun death rates, and some of the
states with the weakest gun laws have some of the highest gun death
rates," said Brian Malte of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Credit : Huffington Post
Monday, November 26, 2012
The 44 Greatest Barack Obama Facial Expressions
The definitive collection of the best presidential faces of the past four years.
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And Bonus #45
By popular demand.
Image by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
Saturday, November 10, 2012
FL Election Results 2012: Barack Obama Defeats Mitt Romney
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — President Barack Obama was declared
the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day
count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly avoided an automatic
recount that would have brought back memories of 2000.
No matter the outcome, Obama had already clinched re-election and now has 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206.
The Florida Secretary of State's Office said that with
almost 100 percent of the vote counted, Obama led Republican challenger
Mitt Romney 50 percent to 49.1 percent, a difference of about 74,000
votes. That was over the half-percent margin where a computer recount
would have been automatically ordered unless Romney had waived it.
There is a Nov. 16 deadline for overseas and military ballots, but
under Florida law, recounts are based on Saturday's results. Only a
handful of overseas and military ballots are believed to remain
outstanding.
It's normal for election supervisors in Florida and other states to
spend days after any election counting absentee, provisional, military
and overseas ballots. Usually, though, the election has already been
called on election night or soon after because the winner's margin is
beyond reach.
"Florida has spoken loudly in support of moving our nation forward,"
Ashley Walker, the Obama campaign's director for Florida, said in a news
release. She added that the win was a testament to the campaign's
volunteers and staff.
When reached by phone Saturday, Mitt Romney's communications director Gail Gitcho said the campaign had no comment.
Obama's win came in part from heavy support from black, Hispanic and
younger voters. Exit polls conducted for The Associated Press showed
Obama was favored by more than 9 of 10 black voters and 3 of 5 Hispanic
voters in Florida. The president also was the choice of two-thirds of
voters under age 30.
Republican challenger Mitt Romney led among both white and older voters.
In the end, the facts of who voted for which candidate in Florida faded into memory as voting issues emerged election night.
On election night this year, it was difficult for officials – and the
media – to call the presidential race here, in part because the margin
was so close and the voting stretched into the evening.
In Miami-Dade, for instance, so many people were in line at 7 p.m. in
certain precincts that some people didn't vote until after midnight.
The hours-long wait at the polls in some areas, a lengthy ballot and
the fact that Gov. Rick Scott refused to extend early voting hours has
led some to criticize Florida's voting process. Some officials have
vowed to investigate why there were problems at the polls and how that
led to a lengthy vote count.
If there had been a recount, it would not be as difficult as the
lengthy one in 2000. The state no longer uses punch-card ballots, which
became known for their hanging chads. All 67 counties now use optical
scan ballots where voters mark their selections manually.
Republican George W. Bush won the 2000 contest after the Supreme
Court declared him the winner over Democrat Al Gore by a scant 537
votes.
The win gave Obama victories in eight of the nine swing states,
losing only North Carolina. In addition to Florida, he won Ohio, Iowa,
New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Virginia, Colorado and Nevada.
Credit : Huffington Post
Credit : Huffington Post
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Donald Trump Explains Why He's Offering $5 Million For Obama's Records
The billionaire birther has given the President a week to produce his college records and passport applications in return for a $5 million donation to the charity of Obama’s choice. Trump has long claimed the American public knows little of the President’s background and says this move will put the issue to rest.
Trump denied his Obama ultimatum is in any way self-serving, nor intended to generate publicity for himself or the upcoming season of his NBC show Celebrity Apprentice.
“This should be seen as a positive for Obama,” Trump told us. “There’s a huge cloud hanging over this presidency. This could be solved in a positive and easy manner.”
Trump was less forthcoming when asked why he didn’t take the traditional route of the super-rich and donate his $5 million to one of the many right-leaning super PACs propping up Mitt Romney’s election bid.
He hasn’t given any money to Romney-backing super PAC Restore Our Future. To date, 38 other billionaires have. He has, however, co-hosted and attended fundraisers for the GOP hopeful.
(A Trump Organization insider confirmed to Forbes that Trump, who is worth $3.1 billion, has indeed given money to conservative groups this election cycle, but that he’s chosen to give via tax-exempt nonprofits that don’t disclose donors.)
Trump has yet to hear from the White House, but hopes President Obama’s team responds in the affirmative. “I’ll be extremely happy to write this check,” he said. “Except you’ll have to knock $5 million off my net worth.”
Credit : Forbes Magazine
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