Drama Queens

Earlier,

[Nanny:P] “I have concerns about some of the language that is being used because I saw this myself in the late ‘70s in San Francisco. This kind of rhetoric was very frightening. It created a climate in which violence took place.”

Da Gubbernator showed up for a SF DemParty fundraiser to make a little political talky-schmoozy.  As he’s introducing/acknowledging various individuals from the podium…

State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano [shouts] “Kiss my faggot ass.”

Video here

So will that now be a federal crime?

Ooooo—*spankins*

“It was inappropriate to invite anyone in and shout at them, I don’t care who it is. It could be George Bush,” said Brown. “You don’t do that. If you don’t wish to be in their presence, then don’t invite them.”

...“You’re talking about utter stupidity,” Brown said.

[/Ammiano political career]

[Willie Brown is the emeritus and holder of Teh Powah in CA [D] Party.]

not the mission in their pants

Oh, sorry—that’s so passé.

The House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation ...expected passage by the Senate…

Thought Crimes Task Force - tonight on NBC!

The measure is attached to a must-pass $680 billion defense policy bill

Wouldn’t it be embare-assing if your “pet” bill couldn’t pass on its own merit [or lack thereof] and you hadda attach it to some other thing that just has to pass?  ...that is, if one had any shame left.

The proposed expansion would include crimes based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. It eases restrictions on federally protected activities.

So that means if some guy wearing heels and a spangle bra grabs my purse it’s a federal crime?  Right?

The FBI says there are some 8,000 hate crimes reported around the country in a year. More than half of those are motivated by racial bias. Next most frequent are crimes based on religious bias at around 18 percent and sexual orientation at 16 percent.

erm....

President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.

Nobel observers were shocked by the unexpected choice so early in the Obama presidency, which began less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama woke up to the news a little before 6 a.m. EDT. The White House had no immediate comment on the announcement, which took the administration by surprise.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee decided not to inform Obama before the announcement because it didn’t want to wake him up, committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said.

“Waking up a president in the middle of the night, this isn’t really something you do,” Jagland said.

The Nobel Committee lauded the change in global mood wrought by Obama’s calls for peace and cooperation but recognized initiatives that have yet to bear fruit…

I know I’ve been quite out of the loop here on the road for a week but....wow.

Free Picture Frames Filled with Broken Dreams.

I have all these picture frames filled with pictures of me and my ex. If you want them, you can come get them, but you have to take them with the pictures of me and him during happier times. I cannot look at them and I can’t bring myself to remove the pictures.... I just want them gone. These frames hold the photographic representations of my broken hopes and expectations and only serve of as a reminder of how I wasted the past 7 years. If you would like to fill them with pictures of you and your loved ones and hang these cursed framed on your walls, feel free.... but don’t e-mail me later when your world comes crashing down too.

Forget about Afghanistan, healthcare and the economy. President Barack Obama took time out on Thursday to indulge in his favorite sport as he hosted cabinet members and lawmakers for a round of pickup games on the White House basketball court.

Funny, I never heard the press telling us to forget about Iraq, oil prices and the economy when Bush took time out to indulge in his favorite pastime.

Obama had Love sign a photograph to prove his shot-swatting ability and had it put on display in the West Wing for his enjoyment as he walks to and from meetings, Gibbs said. It was brought into the briefing room as Gibbs recounted the story.

Vanity, thy name is Obama.

scene at the Reagan Library…

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Good lord.

Beware of number 3!

Saudi Arabia has led a quiet campaign ... demanding behind closed doors that oil-producing nations get special financial assistance if a new climate pact calls for substantial reductions in the use of fossil fuels. ...

Get it from Al Gore.
Geeeezus, do you believe these jackasses!?

Pork Chop Barn here to stay

And here I was worried.

“coalition”

Paige Bennethum, 4, holds her daddy’s hand as he lines up in formation before heading to Iraq. Credit: Abby Bennethum

Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Brett Bennethum was preparing to depart from Fort Dix, N.J., for Iraq, leaving behind his pregnant wife and two little girls. His family was there to see him off. His commanding officer didn’t have the heart to tell Paige she had to let go of her daddy.

Because of the Sheik’s comment (superficially attractive, but without recognizing American exceptionalism), I need to clarify my point, above:
(Watch the video at this link starting about 3:30.)
War is important. It is inherently uncivilized in its prosecution. Our national leadership cannot legitimately ask troops and their families to risk everything, unless the objective is important enough to kill and suffer and die for. If it is, then they cannot quit until the job is finished: you know, victory. Anything less is not only a vile betrayal of those who fought, it is a betrayal of the American people whose freedom and safety depend on the original objective.
(For an example of true betrayal of one’s word, go watch this.)