INCOMING! DUCK!
UN TO ISSUE A HARSHLY WORDED WARNING TO EASE TENSIONS BEFORE THINGS ESCALATE BEYOND A SPLIT LIP!
Just a quick Sunday re-cap of some of the photo shoots I wasn’t around to reflect live this weekend, in no particular chronological order.
Here we are receiving this year’s Big White Winter Holiday tree:
For this very important event, Lady M chose Tattersall plaid slacks, and a lovely feminine blouse accessorized by one of our favorite J.Crew sequined sweaters:
This is how it is sometimes worn (in pink) - if you decide not to make a statement with the ruffles and gathers:
Wee Won One chose purple velveteen pipe-legged pants with matchy shoes, while Wee Won Two made her own statement with a very nice postmodern version of Lady M’s closet:
plaid tights, tight, striped tee, bunchy shorts, mini-sweater, dual squirty flowers and go-with-anything blue shoes. This girl’s got game.
And speaking of game, here’s the family at Uncle Craig’s Oregon State Beaver’s big game:
Big Guy, Granny R, SIL Kelly Robinson with son, Lady M, Wee Won Two and Wee Won One.
Homage to Thanksgiving pumpkin pie? Halloween hangover? Sale on boxed sets? None of the above. Colors from the coast: Uncle Craig’s Beavers team spirit colors.
Granny R doesn’t seen too thrilled does she? Oh, BTW, that’s Kelly, holding Granny R’s youngest grandson sitting next to her. They get lost in the crowd when the O’s are around.
Cinched up for Beaver support. And NO, this was not appropriated from one of our Clydesdales:
Never the less, nice entry into our Boob Belt hall of fame.
But back to the game, need I mention: We Won! Oregon Beavers defeat the Howard Bison, 84-74. You would think father/daughter would look a little bit happier about that:
Butt, to be fair, Big Guy’s got a fat lip.And Wee Won One has her parental units. You know how it is being a tween.
I know I missed the Martha’s Table Thanksgiving Turkey Drop too, butt you’ve all pretty well covered that one.
I just wanted to note a couple of things. Lady M was packin’ the fresh fruits and vegetables for the feast, so no snarking about not practicing what she preaches, OK? Although the bananas and oranges are not from her magic organic garden.
Secondly, that is not a Mooslim head scarf around her neck. It’s a luncheon napkin. In case your set arrived one short.
I report, you decide.
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Tattersall and sequins, the English country house look.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, MOTUS. Mercy! The boob belt is back with a vengeance!
ReplyDeleteHey, here's something VERY creepy. My friend quantim noticed the BO has a thumb face and made a graphic, posted below. Here's the original picture with the ESPN piece:
http://tinyurl.com/2ahs3sb
There's a thread at FR about it, too. Unfortunately, there seems to be server problems there this a.m. Hopefully, will clear up soon.
http://tinyurl.com/39jfwvm
OMG! Now I'm going to have to check Lady M's toes for sock puppets!
ReplyDeleteMOO could accessorize with black and orange for the game but for the Christmas event not so much.
ReplyDeleteGood job MOTUS, thanks for the laughs this morning!!
ReplyDeleteButt, I just don't believe you about the Clydsdale's harness.
We can all dress in orange for uncle craig's b-ball team but no red and green for the Christmas tree?
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ReplyDelete<span><span><span>Clarice's Pieces: A Very American
Thanksgiving</span></span></span>
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<span>American Thinker, </span>
<span>by Clarice Feldman</span>
<span>Original Article</span>
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<span>11/28/2010 </span>
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<span>Community organizers, like most Democrat candidates, gain power by dividing people and by emphasizing what distinguishes groups (sex, age, religion, race, ethnic background). They promise that they will "fight for you" -- that is, fight for spoils for the group from whom they are seeking support or votes. Thus, if, for example, you can be made to believe that all Democrat candidates are better for women, blacks, and Hispanics and you are a member of one or more of these groups, then you act in your own best interests only when you vote for Democrats....</span>
Please tell me that is NOT a black bra under the skin tight white blouse. Unbelievable!
ReplyDeleteGee, Wee Won One sure is going through an awkward phase.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that Moo's eyebrows are looking very Pamela Anderson-like again. Nothing like a completely drawn on eyebrow to give her face that soft, natural look, is there? Perhaps she's going for a modified Bay Watch vibe, come to think of it. Look at her busting her buttons on her white blouse. One wrong move and we'd see the boob belt holding up the First Boobs.
You both are too funny for words! Thumb face and sock puppet toes.
ReplyDeleteWell, Granny, it's a HOLIDAY tree -- all holidays, included Elephant Appreciation Day. I hate this family for trying to take the Christmas out of Christmas. Remember last year they tried to veto the creche and have a non-religious Christmas. I guess we can see what kind of celebrating this dedicated, lifelong Christian bunch has been doing in their home all thse years.
ReplyDeleteYeah, right, these letters were all written by children. Gagworthy from NY Times ~ Dear First Lady Michelle,
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This is a a very good point and it's why I no longer answer when asked my race on forms. I read recently that when AfAm students were asked to check their race before a test, their scores fell by 50%. Apparently bringing their race to the forefront made them feel less confident and they didn't realize the reason when asked afterwards. Americans who are black and call theselves African-Americans are emphasizing their separateness, even if they do not intend it that way. It's time that we stop all this and force an end to it by our data-collecting, pie-dividing government.
ReplyDeleteI, for once, don't CARE (or CAIR?) what MAO was wearing...I am just beyond THRILLED that the super deduper talented Plastic Surgeon SWAT team got Duh Won's lip all better...I feared TOTUS would be 'mothballed' during the 'recup' period.
ReplyDeleteWhat. A. Trooper. He. Is. (And no ice bag, ICOTUS insight!)!
Obviously, a wonderment of Obama Care...
My friend has this blouse (bought on remainder) and I can hardly wait to tell her that MOO has it, too. Don't know if she'll shred it or burn it.
ReplyDeleteThat Sharpton Upsweep on MOo is horrible. Maliable is going to be one ugly grownup lady if I judge by the basketball picture. Sausage has her mother's taste in clothes, "if I put in on, it's fine," but she seems to be happier nowadays and I think she has an interesting little face.
ReplyDeleteIs it true MOO's brother is married to a white woman? How did I miss that one? Moo must have flipped when that engagement was announced.
ReplyDeleteMo's shoes are completely inappropriate for those slacks (so 1980's) The shoes have no substance for all the heavy stuff going on above - and I do mean heavy. They need a much more substantial heel, perhaps even a wedge would work.
ReplyDeleteThe pants are too tight, the sweater (which I like) is two sizes too small, and the blouse doesn't work at all.
The sleeves on the top she's wearing (with the $400.00 rag tied around her neck) are so tight I'm surprised there was any blood flow. Maybe it was a prophylactic measure in case she cut a finger slicing turkey...
The Wee Wons look like rag pickers...
OUCH! :-D :-D :-D ----------Tammy Bruce Goes Off on Obama: "We've Been Getting the Elbow and We've Had Stitches Every Single Day Since This Freak Took Office"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hapblog.com/2010/11/tammy-bruce-goes-off-on-obama-weve-been.html
Forgive the foolish optimism here, but one of these days this bunch will be photographed while:
ReplyDelete● appearing genuinely happy/appreciative/humble
● showing true love of our great country
● wearing tasteful, appropriate clothing
● dedicating themselves to the people's work
All right, all right, this is crazy talk.
Then I'll patiently wait for the best photo of all: the one that gloriously captures the satisfying moment these frauds/mooches/malcontents/agitators are leaving the White House for the very last time!
What the????
ReplyDeleteEEEUUUU How weird is this? I take it this has not been photoshopped...
That older daughter looks as if she snuck some of daddies pain meds. Look at the picture of her next to him, at the basketball game. Yikes!
ReplyDelete"Oh its just the Christmas tree. Can we go back inside now?"
ReplyDeleteYou betcha.
ReplyDeleteNo.... Grandma did ....
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought it was a t-shirt but on second look you are probably right
ReplyDeleteLooks like a sports bra, as you can see the top of it near the fist button of the blouse.
ReplyDeleteThat trio looks soooo "rag-tag"! Want to guess why?
I feel it's because Christmas has no meaning for them, hence the MOO teaching the Wee Wons to smell the tree...as if they've never experienced this.
My new slogan: NObama, NO MO!
Adding the close-up of the White House-described "UPPER LIP" injury. Notice he was not smiling in any of yesterday's game shots.
I think what happened was he got all wee-wee'd up during his 'friendly' game, and bit the crap out of his lip! Sure looks like it, doesn't it?
Yikes is right, and she's a mouth-breather!
ReplyDeletePlease also note: Malaria looks NOTHING like anyone in the Obama family. As a matter of fact, both girls look as though they were adopted.
BOo BOo played basketball again today, watched it yesterday, and got injured Friday. Meanwhile there's a crisis in N Korea. If George Bush did the samething how would the press react? The injury gives Bush street cred or he's a do nothing, lazy president?
ReplyDelete<span><span></span></span><span></span>Clarice's American Thinker piece is great, as is this piece by Cindy Simpson. A sample: "Never having had much of a real job other than campaigning and communtiy organizing, he also doesn't grasp the concept of "business." Obama seems oblivious of his job description (defined by the oath of office), he displays scant loyalty to his company (America), and appears unconcerned with the product it produces (freedom and liberty)."
ReplyDeleteRead both while you're waiting for the next Wikileaks dump, featuring "diplomatic" messages in which The Won and his staff say exactly what they think about other foreign leaders and having to pretend they like working with same. Unfortunately, the egg on his face will drip off and stain the entire country. The only bright spot is that this stunt seems to have made 0 angry enough to try and find a way to shut Assange down.
It's not the ruffles and gathers that make a statement. It's the lumps and wrinkles.
ReplyDeletePlease, please, PLEASE! Can we leave the kids alone already? As much as I despise MO and BO, those children should be off-limits.
ReplyDeletecome on people... Let's leave the kids alone.. It's the holiday season..I remember my teenage years, and they weren't pretty.. Would you like someone making fun of your kids..It's not right to make fun of kids! We are better than that.
ReplyDeleteanon, The girls are more to be pitied than anything for having such vain, egomaniac parents.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, they never fail to trot out the happy family photo ops whenever a new poll with more bad news comes out.
They talk about marriage and children as if they invented it, they didn't as generation after generation can attest to.
imo, they are not in love with each other, they are in love with the Idea of Themselves that they present to the world and the Happy Family photo ops...Hallmark does it better.
Before we leave the subject of the kids, may I say that I have always loved that little Sasha. And I agree with the above poster, she has a very interesting little face.
ReplyDeleteWhen everyone is tired of listening to potus he can always speak to the hand...I wonder if the hand talks back?
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ReplyDeleteAgree they use those kids as photo ops ... Let's eat ice cream ...let's go on vacation to the gulf... I'm taking my daughter to Spain for a private vacation.. enough give your children the privacy they deserve the clintons nor the bushes paraded their children around as these two grifters do
ReplyDeleteWhy does MOO have her hand over her shoulder during the National Anthem? Must be that she doesn't have much practice placing her hand over hear heart.
ReplyDeleteAnd why are these AfAm players NOT saluting the flag?
http://newsbird.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/the-os-attend-oregon-state-at-howard/
hat tip: Newsbird
Adrienne, I liked the sweater too. I used to hate yellow and orange and still am uncomfortable with very bright "Crayon" shades of those colors, but I like the pumpkin shade of the sweater. But for crying out loud, what's wrong with wearing a size that fits?
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you. Some definite awkward times in my teenaged years, and my dad, who's obsessed with capturing every family gathering on film or videotape because my grandfather died without my dad getting to take many pictures of him, got them ALL. Only I wasn't famous, or from a famous family, so I didn't have to endure the kind of scrutiny that the Wee Wons are living under. That being said, people were downright cruel to Chelsea Clinton and she seems to have grown up with some dignity and grace. I don't have kids of my own but I definitely remember being a gawky tween.
ReplyDeleteI feel some sympathy for Malia because as I posted elsewhere, I got my adult height early and was a skinny dork. She may surprise us all and grow into a stunner.
ReplyDeletewhy oh why does mo so frequently stand with her hands crossed
ReplyDeleteover her crotch area (see pics 3 & 9)? bo frequently does the same.
hope the kids don't pick up that pose. don't remember seeing any
others in the public eye showing off that area in quite the same way.
There had been four Clydesdales, but they had to leave two of them back at the stable because some of the harnesses went missing. Check the leather shops in DC to see if any of them recently received an order to dye some leather orange (or other colors, I'm sure we will see more of it soon).
ReplyDeleteThey are still out there in the patch with Linus waiting for The Great Pumpkin to arrive. They don't realize that it did arrive, on November 2nd. Ooops, another communications error.
ReplyDeleteI would agree that twisting their names should not be done here, after all, this isn't the daily cus or wonk. IMHO Wee Wons is acceptable.
ReplyDeleteHowever, some defense can be given by recalling that it was M0 herself that has talked about her childrens' weight problems and other things that should not be publicized by FLOTUS. And M0 called out that undertall-not-overweight young fellow in one of her veggie rants. So FLOTUS herself is not blameless.
Contrast that to the way the Clintons were about Chelsea. Except for holiday or family photos and general information, the Clintons studiously kept Chelsea out of the public eye. I can't recall much of anything said publicly about Chelsea.
I am most conflicted about using the despised Clintons as good examples of anything except this. They arrogantly slid many infractions under the public radar for eight years. Clinton was the undeserved recipient of the internet economic boom that the left still rags on as proof of Clinton's good economic policies. He did nothing to deserve any such good news. Clinton was merely a lucky opportunist.
If M0 seriously wants her children to be mostly kept out of the public eye then she should have set a better example in her own public blathering. And the left wing media in general has no room to complain after what they did (and still do) to the Palin children.
B00 is doing nothing about NK and has the scar to prove it.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about M0 but B0 is probably protecting himself if Hillary should come by and try to donate a testicle.
ReplyDeleteAgreed Anon and Gina!
ReplyDeleteMy heart went out to the Wee Wons! If you check out the video, M00 has this scripted down to an inch. My favorite lines:
M00: What kind is this again?
TreeMan: It's a fir. A Douglas Fir.
M00: This is a Douglas Fir.
Honestly, aren't here kids a little too old to be talked to like 2nd graders?
In all, I think the Wee Wons handled this gracefully. They probably would have rather been upfront of the wagon, petting the Clysdales.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtnse9mH3Ds
Just a note to anyone following the Wikileak saga: Guardian UK has a liveblog on reactions here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2010/nov/28/wikileaks-us-embassy-cables-live-blog
I'm kind of wondering at this point if the leaks will take Hillary down.
I noticed that! Where she repeated, "This is a Douglas fir."
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought the same thing you did. She acts like she's talking to a couple of none-too-bright, and certainly not related to her, kindergarteners.
Considering the hateful scalding the Palin children have suffered, I can't get too knotted up over the wee wons.
ReplyDeleteThese Christmas tree photo-ops are clearly political propaganda, therefore, fair game for artful snark.
Almost every MSM news article I heard or read about this little boo-boo was quick to reassure me that extra-fine stitches were made to ensure that he wouldn't have a scar. What happened to scars being manly?
ReplyDeleteOr like the Wee Wons are too exalted to be spoken to directly by mere peasants.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, but that wee-wee's me off.
ReplyDeleteWell, basketball is something in which they truly have faith.
ReplyDeleteWith that stance being her default posture, I bet there will likely be at least one more incident of a public crotch scratching.
ReplyDeleteI'm still amazed at that one.
The Bush twins took quite a lot of guff from the national media. Remember that?
ReplyDeleteOh, come on. We're better than MO.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you even attempted to justify this nastiness. Maybe I'm on the wrong blog.
Moochelle is bursting at the seams in that ruffled white blouse.
ReplyDeleteShe gives a whole new meaning to the term clothes HORSE.
Oh, and is that a black bra peeking out? Tacky O strikes again!
I think MOo looks like a pigeon with her Sharpton upsweep and ruffly chest-breast. How stupid to put that complicated blouse with a GOLD SEQUINED sweater.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid to look, Annie, really afraid!
ReplyDeleteThe Wee Wons do look like rag pickers, you're right. Or maybe extras in a performance of "Oliver!'
ReplyDelete"The Big Elbow of Fate" -- what a funny phrase.
ReplyDeleteIs anyone old enough to remember "The Fickle Finger of Fate?"
That will be a great day, indeed!
ReplyDeleteIt's strange, I thought that Malia looked like her Dad and Sausage looked like her mother. But neither looks like either. But MO has had plastic surgery, so who knows what she really looks like.
ReplyDeletecreeper -- MO&BO trot the kids out as a prop, so they get discussed.
ReplyDeleteHowever, creeper, I am going to take a cue from you and stop distorting their names. I actually use Sausage with some fondness, she is such a little girl, but I can see that she would not understand that in a post, so will stop. Malia and Sasha from now on.
ReplyDeleteYou sure about the "Elephant Appreciatio Day"? I mean, that is the symbol of those ENEMIES, the Replublicans, you know! Christmas and "Elephany Appreciation Day" are probably the only two holidays the Os don't want encompassed in December, lol!
ReplyDelete<span>You sure about the "Elephant Appreciation Day"? I mean, that is the symbol of those ENEMIES, the Replublicans, you know! Christmas and "Elephant Appreciation Day" are probably the only two holidays the Os don't want encompassed in December, lol!</span>
ReplyDeletePersonally, the children are off limits for me. Two wrongs don't make it right, regardless of political party affiliation. You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. Even though their parents are public figures, until they turn of adult age and pursue a public rather than private life..there is no justification to go after them unless of course they comit a criminal act, etc. I am speaking for me personally, others will disagree.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I wonder if MO knows her kids well. I don't see that natural affection that Princess Di had for her children. And despite MO's claims to be "Mom in Chief," she spends a lot of time on an airplane flying away to haver fun and tell fat kids what to eat. They could just be a more formal family than most, and I suppose the pressure of being the first AfAm First Family makes every moment fraught with the "setting an example" and "being a role model" pressure. Especially with the indoctrination of Black LIberation Theology, which makes the Obamas' time in the White House as an opportunity to do alot for their racealikes.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the kids go, if they look badly dressed, it reflects on MOo and Granny more than the kids. They are both so young that it's hard to predict how they will turn out. But if MO&BO keep trotting them out as props, the kids will be discussed.
Too late, Jersey jen. I saw a photo of Malia standing beside MOo the other day and they both were doing the "Here's my Crotch" stance.
ReplyDeleteWhat makes her think that hair do is attractive? She must pay people to lie to her. And why throw that busy sweater over that loaded down blouse?
ReplyDeleteMay I point out that the blouse is sleeveless! My friend has one. Can the two, boob belt and no sleeves exist together or must there be one or the other?????
"I report, you decide"
ReplyDeleteThat's DERIDE. An "R", not a "C" . . .
Then I would expect everyone here to be silent the next time the left starts trashing Sarah Palin's children. After all, Trig goes almost everywhere with his mom. Or will we adhere to a double standard on this?
ReplyDeleteAnd, Anonna, these comments are not a "discussion". They're plain cruelty. Adults don't do this.
MOTUS, I'm serving notice on you. The next time I see a comment trashing one of the Obama's children I'm gone for good. I come here for the humor. This is not funny.
Actually, NPR is already gushing about how a scar would give BO "street cred." >:o
ReplyDeleteAs a gardner, I can't help but compare the Wee Wons to charming little hot house plants that can never survive outside in a NYS clime.
ReplyDeleteThe Palins, however, are the disease-resistant and bug-resistant double knock-out roses that bloom for 7 months of the year. Amazing how they take all those knocks and just come back more gutsy.
Both neither of the kid groups deserve grief because of their parents' decisions.
disagree
ReplyDeleteC. Gardner....MO talks to the whole country like we're all second graders or kindergarteners!
ReplyDeleteAnd we the taxpayers paid extra for the 'fine' stitching job. I W0nder if the Affordable Health Care Act (surely the most mis-named piece of legislation ever) would have paid for the extra work, if B0 was not POTUS. Or, if B0 were retired, would it have to pass through a death panel before treatment could be given?
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, my sister always used to say "Chicks dig scars". Maybe M0 wanted to make B0 look more manly? Therefore, the elbow/ashtray was thrown on a FLOTUS Executive Order.
I made the mistake of looking, and paid for it when I barfed.
ReplyDeleteRowan & Martin's Laugh-In - one of the funniest TV shows of all time!
ReplyDeleteYou know just as an aside I did not know orange was such a popular color I see orange shirts sneakers belts in the above picture who knew?
ReplyDeleteThe weird thing about leftists glorifying "Clinton's economy" is that SOME people got VERY wealthy during those years, while others didn't get any better off. Don't leftists hate that?
ReplyDeleteIt was also in the Clinton years that we got all those gas-guzzling SUVs, and the huge energy-hogging houses that covered up former green spaces. Don't leftists hate that?
I tend to agree that the kids are off limits, even if they're used as props. If they go out and campaign and make stupid speeches in 2012, or behave in egregiously bad ways, then maybe they'll be fair game.
ReplyDeleteI will not be silent when the left trashes Palin's children (especially Trig) except if they are put on stage for political purposes and I am not one to believe Palin walks on water. In fact, she or anyone else from the 2008 presidential election group should not run for POTUS or V-POTUS if we want to remove the W0n in 2012. No one here called the 0's children some of the things I've heard the Palin children called. The extreme left media have done far worse than what has been said here and has done it with extreme vicious intent to hurt, not as comments on clothing or behavior.
ReplyDeleteNothing needed to be justified and I did not do so - just put it into perspective.
Agreed that the name calling is out of line, but when the children (of either side) are brought out by their parents for a political agenda or purpose, it is fair to comment on that. When M0 made examples of her children, she put them in the public forum to that extent. When they appear oddly dressed in public, comments on their clothing are normally within the realm of public discourse. M0 should not put them in the spotlight and expect everyone else to be silent.
Maybe take the entire 0bama regime down!
ReplyDeleteThe only explanation for this very odd all-basketball weekend is that the Obamas have finally grasped the fact that the Palins have once again beat them. Consider the fact that the Palins pretty much own the Eddie Bauer-catalog, handsome family outdoors demographic. The Obamas attempt, lamely, to catch up.
ReplyDeleteHey, we're pretty athletic, too. We play, uh, basketball together. Hence Obama going out to play with his daughters.
Wow, that's really exciting. You're a real, all-American family. Meanwhile the Palins are out clubbing halibut, shooting bears, snowshoeing, climbing mountains, etc.
The weak link in this attempt to win over sports-and-outdoor loving America is, as always, Mooch. She's not so much with the river rafting and the horseback riding. She's more with the lobster and ice cream eating, shopping, drinking, etc. Now she gets the unwelcome news that in order to compete with the Palins she's going to have to hike, fish, etc.
No wonder she's sulking and frowning. My advice -- well, go to Jackie O. Now, Jackie pursued Rich People sports -- foxhunting, sailing, etc. These are sports that require lots of expensive equipment and cost a fortune to maintain. You have to pay to stable your horses, pay the slip & mooring fees for boat, plus, you have to buy Rich People clothes to participate in these sports.
No time to be lost, Mooch. You need to buy a horse and start riding -- get a sailboat and learn to crew. Otherwise you're going to be in Eddie Bauer Hell, staving off the mosquitoes and trying to catch your dinner. Just a friendly suggestion.
You just don't get it, do you?
ReplyDeleteYou're an adult, for crying out loud. Ridiculing a child is the cruelest thing an adult can do. I don't care who their parents are or what they've done. These kids have no choice in the matter. Make fun of BO and MO all you want but leave the younger Obamas alone.
For the life of me I cannot fathom how any grownup could possibly get a kick out of trashing a child or even defend another adult who did. Those who would do this are no more mature than the poor kids they draw a bead on.
Your hypocrisy is showing, Pink.
JMO and FWIW concerning Malia and Sasha. They can't help who their parents are.
ReplyDeleteI think adults should be able to refrain from criticizing public figures' children and from giving them "cute" nicknames like Sausage and Malaria.
Yes, the Obamas use their children for photo ops. That reflects on them, not on the minor children. Discussing one child's belly or another's gawkiness is just mean.
Yes, M00chelle puts the children on display and talks about them. That is her choice, not theirs.
Yes, the left has been rough on children named Palin and Bush. That doesn't mean we need to stoop to their level.
If nothing else, let's remember that liberal types have been known to read this blog. Surely no one would want to give them ugly comments about children that they could cherry-pick to prove how heartless (or how hypocritical) we right-wingers are.
Once they reach legal age, the girls will be fair game.
Miss MaryA, if you didn't know orange was popular you haven't been around Oklahoma State fans much. However, I doubt that the Obamas even know where it is.
ReplyDeleteRe Beavers
ReplyDelete"Nice Beaver."
"Thank you, I just had it stuffed."
--Leslie Nielsen, RIP
Your right I'm from the northeast black is the color du jour
ReplyDeleteUs older ladies remember Leslie Nielsen as the hunk space ship commander in the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet". That movie paved the way for moog music to be used in nearly every sci-fi movie that came after it, for at least 20 years. This may have been why he turned to comedy in his later years, just as a way to get away from that awful music.
ReplyDeleteIf the O's had any sense at all, they would have never brought their children to the White House to live. They should have sold their home in Chicago and rented a safe, estate (that could be protected) and allowed their children to have a somewhat more normal life.
ReplyDeleteThere is no obligation for MO to actually live in the WH, only tradition and they don't seem to care about tradition anyway.
BO could visit his family wherever they might live, just like the Senators and Congresspeople whose families do not live in DC. He's already shown he likes to fly around aimlessly.
The children are at an in-between age and it's not fair to them to have to live in a fish-bowl, restricted lifestyle that the WH and it's security demands. I feel sorry for them.
Love this blog... but agree about leaving Sasha and Malia out of the discussion. I cannot tolerate Barack or Michelle, but the kids... I think they are both cute and I find Malia to be striking. I think she'll be quite stunning when she grows up.
ReplyDeleteAlso - Have to say that I'm a Beaver... Oregon State Alum here.. care less about the basketball team and uncle Craig the coach.. but I'm a HUGE football fan (with that said - we were TROUNCED yesterday by Stanford... and it hurt).. But next week we play the U of O Ducks (our arch rivals for 100+ years).. in our "Civil War". The Ducks are ranked #1 in football, so we'll likely be blown away... So .. with that said, I wonder if anyone but me recognized the irony in Motus's comment beneath the first pick... basketball flying... "Incoming Duck"! To me it was clearly a reference to the U of O Ducks... not sure that was your intention MOTUS, but it could NOT have been more appropiate for me!
I've never seen anyone here, or heard anyone elsewhere on conservative radio or on a blog stoop to the level liberals have about the children of Sarah Palin or the Bush's. It's one of those things no one ever need mention. It just doesn't happen.
ReplyDeleteGood natured proding, yes. Slght of hand mention, yes. But to the level liberals stoop in their mean spririted and hate motivated and fear generating propagandist methodology - NEVER. It just doesn't happen, becasue we are two distinct animals, them, and us.
Though it is very clear that Malia is wearing boy's boxer shorts outside of hidious leggings with blue shoes, much like her mother would, you will not here is spoken of in these quarters.
"sniff"
I forgot to mention the Large Purple Poppy Peepers that somehow attached themselves to WEE WON TOO's shoulder: MOTUS, don't you have a refelction in your hard drive of MOO affectionately attaching said horrors to her "Mini-Me"? Or is that Mini MOO? I'm so confused.
ReplyDeleteHi Beav, I'm an alum of OSU too. I agree with you almost entirely, I couldn't give a hoot about football either. Leave the kids out of it, they'll have enough of their own baggage to deal with. The "escapades" of their parents provide more than sufficient entertainment, humor, and hopes for a better future for me! That said, I thank MOTUS over and over for a safe haven, and place to seek sanity while my paycheck continues to dwindle and ends become increasingly hard to meet. Finally, someone should tell the numhuts in the big White that Douglas Firs never made the best Christmas trees!
ReplyDeleteSorry, I meant NUMNUTS, not numhuts :(
ReplyDeleteIt's all fake. There's no way the letter's were written by kids and there's no way the first picture was drawn by a 10 year old - more like a 5 year old. NY Times just makes this stuff up - gag!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely agree about the difference between "them" and "us," bettyann. BTW I always enjoy your comments.
ReplyDeleteI don't have much of a problem with comments on how the girls are dressed (obviously their attire reflects, pun intended, on M00) nor does it bother me to see them referred to here as Wee Wons. However, I consider comments along the lines of "she looks like she's going to be an ugly woman" or "she is developing a little paunch" (one of which is in this very thread) to go beyond good-natured prodding.
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ReplyDeleteOne could say the Palins are a beautiful bunch of
Rosa Rugosa, Gardner.....
It has happened bettyann. Rush Limbaugh called Chelsea Clinton the White House Dog...John McCain joked that Chelsea was ugly because her father was Janet Reno...
ReplyDeleteThose are just two examples. Two ugly examples.
Hi fellow BEAVER! I was class of '85... EE. I'm a Noble fan myself! Will get our tree next weekend. Live in Portland now. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree....!!! Eat this..not that. It's okay to eat pie!
ReplyDeletefirst pic... not pick.. ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Beav, nice to meet you. I'm '84 .. Mathematics, also in Pdx. I love Nobles best too! Let the East Coasters buy up the Douglas firs, shall we?
ReplyDeleteCreeper, I've said many times, the kids can't help who their parental units are. In fact, back in July of '09 I explained the rules.
ReplyDeleteThe Wee Wons get a pass,despite the fact that Mo (mostly) and Bo to a lesser extent insist on using them for their own purposes. As I said: they're just innocent little pawns in a nasty chess game.
Most likely the moron got hit in the face with the ball.
ReplyDeleteNowhere did I recommend ridiculing children.
ReplyDeleteRarely have I ever been accused of hypocrisy and it almost always comes from someone on the fringe left from my writing on another blog and a local newspaper. It's one of their standard tactics. Think whatever you wish but do not accuse me of saying something I did not say.
It's been reported that they are making the symbol "O" as in O-bama to their Obamabots.
ReplyDeleteRemember everytime the First Wookie bashes their political enemies, Obama trots out whining, "Don't say anything defending yourself against the lies Moochelle has spread about you ---- or I'll call you Racist!".
ReplyDeleteDisagree. Keep those photo-ops out of my face, then I'll consider.
ReplyDeleteRemember the letter the Bush twins wrote for Sasha and Malia about growing up in the White House? They made it sound like fun.
ReplyDeleteOMG..won't someone please think of the children?!!??
ReplyDeleteSorry. Couldn't resist.
bettyan, the story about Rush and Chelsea Clinton is one of the great misrepresentations of our time. It has been debunked at http://lyingliar.com/?p=17. Rush was doing a TV show about the changes in the White House after Bill Clinton was elected in 1992. The line was "OUT: cute dog (Milly). IN: cute kid (Chelsea)" He called for the picture of the "cute kid" but the technician had the dog picture cued up first by mistake. Rush said, no no, that's not the kid...put up the kid picture. When it came up he said THAT's the kid. He explained the incident fully on his show and apologised several times, saying that he had learned early on in his career about not making fun of peoples' appearance. It does sound plausible....maybe Rush reversed the original order, or maybe the pictures were labelled by name and the technician did not even know which was which, given they are both girls' names. Nonetheless, Al Franken put a distorted version of the story in his book and the rest is so-called history.
ReplyDeleteMcCain's barb was aimed at Reno, not Chelsea, but it was still despicable. However Chelsea was already around 18 at the time, older than Willow was when Letterman trashed her.
Oh, that's sad. I'm sorry to hear that.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't want your family talked about, don't run for public office.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't want your children talked about, don't dress them from rag bags and then trot them out for the world to see.
ReplyDeleteBut, MOTUS, they're not getting a pass here. "Sausage"? "Malaria"?!? Those posts were allowed and still stand, in direct conflict with what you wrote last year in the above-linked post.
ReplyDeleteHere's something to think about. Beyond the outrageous posts attacking children, there's another reason for disallowing this. Your blog is not a minor one. It's linked by dozens of other blogs and your comment totals are evidence of its readership. Commenters here are, by and large, bright and witty. While it's essentially humorous, it maintains more than a little credibility in the blogosphere. That credibility is compromised when the Obama children (or any others for that matter) are picked on.
I do not want to hand the obots such easy pickings. When posts like this go up we weaken our own positions and make it easy for them to derail the central message. That's what they excel at and that's what we want to prevent.
Now...I'm climbing off the soap box with the fervent hope that the rules will be enforced in future. Trash the parents all you want but leave the kids alone.
No, Chris, not shopped! Please see the picture at the ESPN piece I linked.
ReplyDeleteIf you do not see the hypocrisy in ridiculing the Obama's children while objecting to someone doing the same with Palin's there's nothing further I can contribute.
ReplyDeleteI can assure you I am not a part of the "fringe left". The only "left" I am party to is having "left" the Democrat party in outrage at their conduct in 2008...to work for John McCain and Sarah Palin.
This isn't about politics, Pink. It's about the decent treatment of innocent children.
ChickaBOOMer: Caption This!
ReplyDeletehttp://chickaboomer.blogspot.com/2010/11/caption-this_29.html