It’s the Friday Fry Up with a tear in my eye for Donna Summers’ passing this week. She was a great singer and will be remembered.
Ooh la la! Today Facebook is welcomed to the public stock markets today! Drama, intrigue and people being barred from the U.S. over avoiding nasty taxes in preparation of the event. Heh. Yep Senator Chuck Schumer has proposed that Eduardo Saverin be barred from the U.S for giving up his citizenship in advance of the IPO.
Birthers
Ok, so something about the whole Birther conspiracy has become clear. Up until 2007, Obama allowed a bio of him to be published that said he was born in Kenya. The whole thing is rather wacky, basically, Obama was born in Hawaii. But he went to an extreme with some fabrication about his upbringing in order to appear more international when it was expedient. Or he was actually born in Kenya. This blogger is still trying to get it straight. Most likely, this is some sort of version of the boy who cried wolf except with birth certificates.
Somebody in the White House must smack their forehead every time the birth certificate issue comes up. Like “Hey, we really did a good job of branding him as an international – too good a job.” At least it’s clear now that the Birthers had a reason to believe their theory.
Diablo
So there is this game called Diablo, which makes nerds really happy, er men really happy. And a new version of it has been released this week -it was on the 15th. And here is a video dedicated to that love. (Disclaimer: I’m only running that because men like to read this site.)
Ladies DC
Ladies DC is having a Happy Hour over here in Arlington! Yay! The Happy Hour will be May 30, 2012 6:00-8:00 pm. That is awesome.
Gluten Free
If you are gluten free, this Tumblr will speak to you in ways you can’t imagine. AS someone who is gluten free the images and jokes on that page are perfect. Especially the part about Miley Cyrus saying “bread makes you fat.” This blogger went off gluten almost a year ago and it’s a struggle that has lead to huge rewards but it was never about loosing weight. It was about a life free from discomfort and more energy which in turn leads to some weight loss.It’s not easy and sometimes she fails.
That’s it! That is the Friday Fry up! Have a good week-end and take care of yourself!
Donna Summers died this morning from cancer. Supposedly, she was putting together a whole new album which this writer would liked to have heard. Chances are, in today’s modern world the public will still get to hear at least some of her last project.
Many people remember Donna Summers for her music. But the best thing about Donna Summers is that she ushered in a completely new sound that is still popular today. She was a maverick and a trendsetter. This song is the best example of that:
That’s all, it’s worth the time to go and listen to her songs. It’s hard to believe another great singer is dead this year after Whitney Houston passed. But Donna Summers ended her wife in a much better fashion with grace despite her fight with cancer.
A quick glance at some of the recent polls and information coming out will tell you that Obama is in real danger of loosing to Mitt Romney in November. Right leaning new media has been hopping all over the topic as of yesterday when the big media decided to focus on Barack Obama at Barnard instead of the very real data that he is not doing well.
It should be expected. First of all the country is not doing well economically and economics trumps all. Second, the president made a mad switch to saying he supported gay marriage in an effort to fundraise after years of republicans in this town quietly (and at no benefit to themselves) supporting it. And the Republican party was the first that said the government should stay out of people’s bedrooms, giving them the freedom to live their lives. See the difference? Obama raised millions in just 90 minutes for his campaign by saying he supported gay marriage. Everyone forgot the first true gay president – James Buchanan. Hello.
But let’s look backwards for a moment. In January Gallup released their annual numbers on presidential approval ratings in the states. The president was just over 50 percent in only 10 states. Now, CBS and The New York Times released a poll that says the Romney is leading among WOMEN and Independents – the two groups the parties are fighting over like a couple over property in a divorce. Ha!
The reason being obviously, that women and Independents have the same issue everyone else does at this time. The ECONOMY is the most important thing. And this president has ignored too many job creation opportunities or to phrase it better – he has gotten in the way of job creation during a terrible terrible time for this country.
Sure, if he had acted this way at a different time, when the housing crisis hadn’t happened, when technology hadn’t hit the work world and rapid change wasn’t needed – he’d probably have been fine. But it’s too late now. Almost four years of what can only be called a hellish economy have passed and it’s burned into the minds of the American people.
Still, the economy might get better, the president might change courses and Romney could loose. We are still a long long way from November.
This is an example of why this blogger is somewhat libertarian. It’s perfectly fine for the government to use dogs for work sniffing out bombs and dealing with military duties. But there is NO acceptable reason that regulatory red tape should keep the dogs from being adopted and having them put to death as the article describes.
None. Period. None.
For crying out loud, the government should be giving those dogs away!
This blogger hopped on the Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) Conference Call today with some other writers over her lunch.
“Last week was a tiny step forward” Rep. Graves said of working on the U.S. House Appropriations bill. He clearly felt confident that Mitt Romney would be president next year and said as much that the bill was important in preparation for his tenure.
Issues of sequestering related to defense spending and cuts last week came up. It appears cuts have been made, but the congressman could not provide an exact number in billions as it seems to be changing in the process however DOD should be ok, the department has one of the largest budgets. The situation with defense spending among conservatives is interesting – old school conservatives really really don’t like spending to a high degree on defense. Ergo, you end up with a situation where peace lovers and anti spending advocates agree. And the phrase politics makes for strange bedfellows is true.
On the other hand, there are many quasi libertarians except on defense issues and then there are neo Conservatives who want to spend on defense to change the world. This blogger has yet to run into someone who just liked having a big military for no reason, but there is probably someone out there.
The biggest problem with most appropriations bills is that things which should not be in them get stuck in between the lines. Rep. Graves seemed bound to reassure those on the call that this bill would not be an omnibus of spending.
Let’s hope so and when in the heck is a budget going to get done?
Friday Fry Up. It’s fry up and the weather is really nice today. Sorry if this blogger goes in and out on here more often than not. She is busy with her career – because a woman cannot live by blogging alone. If you want me to spend more time on it. Buy an ad!
Now then:
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin gave up his U.S. citizenship to avoid paying higher taxes as Facebook gets ready for an Initial Public Offering. People, there was a time when EVERYONE wanted to be a U.S. citizen and it was worth gold. Now? This isn’t a one time thing, many wealthy people are giving up and getting out of the country! That’s really really bad.
Gay Marriage
President Obama flipped from his earlier position against gay marriage in 2008 to being for gay marriage in 2012. Poor Dick Cheney he held the same position that Joe Biden announced on Meet The Press and that President Obama came forward with this week, for a long time. Obama raised money off his public announcement and no one is convinced that he did it for any other reason. Also, Biden may be crazy like a fox.
You’ll have to forgive this blogger if it all just seems kind of annoying right now. But then again, this is the chick who defended GOP Proud on CNN in 2009 and still gets spanked for it by the GOP. Where’s my big check? Oh right, there are no big checks for people who do things out of common sense. Darn!
Hair
Vidal Sassoon died this week. That is just sad, sad, sad. His image, his products are as much apart of my childhood as swimsuits, sunburns, swimming pools and sunshine. He was trendsetter – no doubt and his name was just great for the field he worked in as a hairdresser.
Prom
Well, at least the Starburst wrapper dress trend isn’t skanky. After Tara Frey’s mom made her a cute Starburst wrapper dress for prom last year, it really was cute, another teenager’s mom made her a dress as well for this year. Hey, it really is better than the weird sparkly bra top with skanky bottom trend. Yeah for cute Starburst (not skanky) prom dresses!
That’s it. Have a good week-end. Take good care of yourself. I’ll be celebrating my birthday twice (on both nights) with friends. If you are lucky maybe you will see me frolicking around town.
So you’ve probably noticed this site is changing, little changes here and there over time. Eventually, it will probably be an online blog magazine. But for now, the site is going to head towards four distinct categories: Politics, Health, Lifestyle and Events.
The reasoning is simple, there are lots of events and things that are worth writing about beyond politics as this writer has stated in the past. Sure, the site is still around politics, but from now on, look in the tags to see if one of the main subjects listed above appears in the beginning of the line.
You’ve probably also noticed the name of the blog has changed. The change is part of the broadening of the site and eventual changes. It’s fun and good. Also, this blogger will have guest writers from time to time. That’s all.
Oh yes, Julia, that fictitious woman that the Obama campaign invented that got everyone so stirred up last week. That is her name. Her profile on the campaign website sent flutters, one guesses through the hearts of women on the left and freaked the heck out of everyone else.
This week everyone is confused by gay marriage in North Carolina and the topic seems to be even more flummoxing coming out of Vice President Joe Biden’s mouth. Factually gay marriage is more important, although the economy is waaay more important. Anyways. It would appear the president is on the same page as many Republicans in Washington, DC when it comes to the issue. Ya don’t say?! Life is so confusing. Like right now as this blogger writes, Federal prisoner Keith Judd is grabbing 39% of the vote against Obama in the West Virginia Democrat primary. Wait, what?
Back to what’s her name, that fake profile called Julia. The reason this blogger did not jump on the topic, is very simple. Julia was created as a profile to convince potential voters that a wonderful life being taken care of by the government could be in store for them, more specifically women, female voters. And it was ALSO meant to freak the heck out out of the Right so that the entire spectrum of the Right would REACT.
Many on the Right made that mistake. They thought they saw an opening and they took it. If nothing else, “Julia” would provide activists with fundraising material on both sides. Oy, this blogger is jaded.
You see, the reason this blogger did not react is that she realized anything said would be cut and shot right back out to the public and crouched under the idea that “republicans hate women.” (See the singer Cher freaking out today.)
The reality is that most women are smart enough to know and see what happens to people that are totally dependent on the government or a man. Sure, everyone needs help and has to get help depending on what life throws at them. But, the “Julia” story, is obviously just that – a nice story. Much like the fairy tale of a white knight on a horse coming to save the princess.
This year The Competitive Enterprise Institute will be holding their major annual dinner on June 5, 2012. The theme is based on the show Mad Men and it is called “Marketing Free Markets: From the Madness of Crowds to the Mad Men of Advertising.” The theme is fairly accurate considering the nature of ideas and politics. Everything has to be sold and marketed to the voter. Democrats often do better at selling their ideas.
But the Republicans and the right are getting better and libertarians like CEI? They are great at it. More importantly, many people in town have often compared working in this city to something out of Mad Men, from the mini bar in your friend’s office, to the crazy hours at various jobs to relationship change ups. And of course, some of the guys really like dressing the part too for some reason. Ha!
This year’s speaker will be Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin which is completely appropriate given the last year’s events. Rep. Ryan has been an outspoken advocate for the free market in one of the strangest times in our country – meaning the drive away from free markets and businesses has been scarily intense.
Now the question is, do you wear red and black with a little white for the dinner?
The current hub bub over the president’s ex girlfriends (Genevieve Cook and Alex McNear), memoirs and memories has to be one of the weirdest things this blogger has seen in politics. The most recent article to catch my attention was sent to me yesterday by a friend with the note that Republicans need to be on their A game.
True. Factually, women are being fought over as voters and if you check out the article linked to above, you will see a notable focus on President Obama as a victim. He is described as being too cool, no one can get really close and he has a dark past. He is painted as someone who is scarred, needs love and should be pitied based on the views of his previous girlfriends despite their anger – but whoa – don’t pity him too much, he’s also a bad boy. In other words, he’s painted as someone that women might seriously pity and feel for in the election given these bits of supposedly personal information from a past girlfriend or two.
It’s brilliant, whomever came up with the idea on his team and fed it to the press is brilliant. We’re not supposed to be angry at Obama over the economy, gas prices or anything else, he’s just a boy, scarred by the past, who happens to be trying to run the free world. Oh wait, he’s the leader of what once was the free world and is still one of the most powerful nations in the world. Nevermind. Readers and the public need to wake up if they find themselves on the path to pity.
This blogger does not pity the powerful nor the madly intelligent people of this world. However, she will and does give credit to the Obama team for coming up with the most masterful manipulative strategy to date, of soaking the American public with these tales.
Furthermore, the article(s) recount things that come off as icky to conservatives and might be interesting to liberals. Liberals will see the damage, Conservatives will see the scary slickness. It’s hard to know to what advantage the campaign will gain with Liberals feeling sorry and Conservatives feeling grossed out. And who really wants to hear this stuff about the president? Icky.
But at the end of the day, there can be no doubt there is some strange method to this outpouring of information intended to hook female voters. Probably, the method is to keep the focus off anything relevant to the currently economically burning country. The icky genius of it cannot be denied.
