January 21, 2010
An interesting look back. Watch closely – there’s a few unexpected digs.
Archive for January, 2010
Video: barry’s year in review
January 21, 2010Coco finally jabs his cocofans
January 21, 2010January 20, 2010
Finally takes a jab at his Cocofans.
When he came out they cheered him – he responded with:
It’s really coming across as angry: ‘We’re gonna get you!”
Hi I’m Conan OBrien. Sorry I’m late. I had an interview with Lady Footlocker.
I should have known something was up when they sent me a calendar that only went up to January.
Ratings for our show are up 50%.
[Evidence that the cocofans are sheeple]
When NBC executives heard this, they told me: “See, you really don’t fit in around here.”
This whole experience has been surreal…I never thought I would be jealous of the run NBC gave “Joey”.
[You might think he is being serious about his employees but it's just another joke. Wonder if they found being made fun of besides losing their job funny.]
Before I agree to a final settlement with the network I want to be sure NBC takes care of my staff…
Staff would be taken to a farm where they would be able to run free forever.
[They just might be with 10% unemployment. And then he makes fun of his cocofans again.]
On Friday, Northwestern University will holding a ‘Conan O’Brien Day” where a group of students will gather on campus and do the “String Dance”…the football team will beat the crap out of them.
[Refers to child sexual assault dolls as a joke.]
I’ve been having a hard time explaining the whole situation to my kids because they’re both very young. So I had a doll made of myself – now I can show my kids exactly where NBC touched Daddy. It’s not a good place.
Makes a “joke” about Madonna’s uterus and the robots in the audience clap and Coco and Andy make fun of them:
COCO: APPLAUSE?!!
Andy: It’s about time!
And of course the bear comes out.
Imagine the adult fool who climbs into that suit. Imagine what he’ll tell his new employer – if he’s fortunate to find one. I used to work for Coco. You know the guy who shafted his employees. What did you do. I put on a bear suit and a diaper and masturbated in front of the audience.
Since the Tonight Show with COCO will most likely be wrapping up in the very near future...[he's gonna do bits that are] not so much funny as they are crazy expensive.
He said the bit cost 1.5M. A joke I hope.
And he had Adam Sandler on just for support and Sandler said they were paying his movie promo fee. And then went on to say: “NBC are c*nts”.
Coco thinks it’s funny to spend NBC’s money on ridiculous props, as if money is going to make his failure go away.
He doesn’t seem to realize it’s making him look even more desperate and bitter and classless. NBC spending money on crap that isn’t even funny will down the line translate into NBC employees losing their jobs and no new people being hired.
Way to go Coco!
And Coco?
How far would that money have gone in Haiti?
One wonders if he will ever take responsibility for extorting money to try (unsuccessfully) to feed his massive ego, for abandoning Andy, his other employees, and his fans – however sudden they are – and just quitting after showing himself to be an obnoxiously small man unable to admit that it was his astounding failure and his astounding failure alone that created the whole mess.
After watching, I can see why his show tanked: it’s not funny. He should have listened to those executives he’s been trashing and stopped relying on the usual gay, fat, toilet and sexist jokes and juvenile bits involving masturbating bears.
Gov Rendell rescues 54 Haitian orphans + 2 US sisters
January 21, 2010January 20, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Gov ED RENDELL recounts his journey to bring home two of his constituents – sisters JAMIE and ALISON MCMUTRIE, who have been running an orphanage in Haiti and the 54 Haitian orphans.
Rep. JASON ALTIMIRE (D-PA) accompanied Gov Rendell and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a private donor (paid for plane) were involved as well as multiple government agencies.
Also comments on their thrashing in Mass and what should be done with healthcare.
He’s one of the “Get something done now” crowd.
TSA didn’t get confirmed
It’s time for us to fight back.
Look, if we’re going to go down in 2010, let’s go down doing something and fighting for things we believe in as Democrats.
1-Healthcare: No one can be dropped if they get sick or if they have pre-existing conditions and take away anti-trust exemption. If we pass that, the health insurance companies will come back to the Republicans and saying you gotta pass the rest of the stuff because we need to have everybnody insured to make it work financially.
2-Conference committees together get the best bill to pass and then make them filibuster.
Need only 51 to pass – make them filibuster.
If we lose, we’ll have lost for something worthwhile.
That’s what we’re elected to do – to do something!
Yes. It’s time for him to mention that to barry.
Seems he’s forgotten that the majority of Americans do not want the healthcare bill and only 38% approve of barry’s handling of it. In other words, the filibuster has a good chance of working.
Oprah: Adam Lambert interview (video)
January 20, 2010January 20, 2010
Found video of Adam Lambert’s appearance on Oprah. Looked but couldn’t find his performance of “Whataya Want From Me”. But he performed “If I Had You” (video) for the audience after the show.
Videos courtesy of claytonsmyccf.
PART 1
PART 2
Updated: Susan Boyle on Oprah (videos)
January 20, 2010January 20, 2010
(8-6-2010) All three videos removed.
(1-24-10) Updated with new videos. I just happened to notice they were pulled by The Oprah Show. Please let us know if you run across videos that don’t work anymore so they can be replaced. Thanks.
Here are the videos of Ms Boyle on the show. (transcribed text)
PART 1
Intro – rerun of the same old story and same old videos from TV Guide’s “The Susan Boyle Story” and from “Susan’s Story So Far. What’s new – Oprah speaks with two Ms Boyle fans – one a fellow Scot
It’s an amazing story…I feel like she’s a big inspiration to me to now and actually to a lot of 40 plus Susans around the world. She just makes you feel that life hasn’t past you by at 40 plus and that you should really pursue your dreams.
And an American, Tara:
She’s such a positive force and she’s like a spark plug in my life. Her music affects me so much that when I hear her voice it actually makes my heart beat faster. It touches me so deeply.
REMOVED BY USER
PART 2
Ms Boyle’s full uninterrupted performance of “Who I Was Born To Be.”
REMOVED BY USER
PART 3
Sit down interview with Oprah. Includes her “Piersy Baby” swivel.
REMOVED BY HARPO
Ms Boyle’s appearance on Oprah (text)
January 20, 2010Jan 19, 2010
Why are we paying for the defense of someone who tried to kill us
January 20, 2010January 20, 2010
So are we at war or not?
On that day I also made it very clear-our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred, and that we will do whatever it takes to defeat them and defend our country, even as we uphold the values that have always distinguished America among nations.
Typical barry obamanating,
We’re at war – we will do whatever it takes to defeat and defend – and to do that we will give enemy combatants Constitutional Rights patriots fought and died for?
The people trying to destroy our nation are given the same rights as the people they are trying to kill?
It’s one or the other.
If we are at war with terrorists then all terrorists are enemy combatants – most especially one who had the evidence stuck to his genitals.
War = terrorist = enemy combatant = military justice
Not at war = criminal = prisoner = non-military justice
barry says we are at war with “far-reaching network of violence and hatred”
Far-reaching network of violence and hatred = al Qaeda
al Qaeda = terrorism
Terrorism = war
War = enemy combatant
Abdulmutallab = al Qaeda = terrorism.
Terrorism = war = enemy combatant
Enemy combatant = Abdulmutallab
He should be treated in the military system.
So what is he doing in the civilian system?
Why are taxpayers paying for the defense of an enemy combatant?
Imagine US taxpayers paying for Dr Mengele’s defense.
It’s no different.
And why isn’t his concerned millionaire father paying for his defense?
Why should the people of Detroit that he tried to kill pay to possibly set him free?
Peterson Hearsay Trial Day 1
January 20, 2010Jan 19, 2010
Hey petersonsguilty!
I’m not really interested in occupying my time with Peterson, especially when I’m the only one left here. He’s where he should be and he will receive the punishment he deserves. I live in Chicago and hear more than enough on the news. Here’s a glimpse at what happened today. Won’t be following his case anymore unless something comes up with his lawyer and Tony Rezko.
There’s plenty of old posts – follow link above if you’re looking for something in particular.
Today began the hearsay trial (re: “Drew’s Law”) – whether or not comments/letters, which would ordinarily not be admissible, can be entered as evidence. Whether Kathleen Savio’s words can be used from beyond the grave since Peterson cannot cross examine.
Could last 3-4 weeks with 50-60 witnesses. Following sometime thereafter would be the actual murder trial – with or without the evidence. Judge Stephen White will decide. In any event, Brodsky et al will get a good idea of what the prosecution has.
Here’s just a sampling of what was said.
Savio’s coworker ISSAM KARAM said Savio told him what happened after he saw bruising on her arm:
He told her that nothing she could do would make her safe. She could not run or hide. He said he could kill her right there and then, but he wouldn’t because it would be too bloody.
She truly felt her life was in danger.
I felt as a human being that I needed to tell people what Kathleen told me.
Recall in Savio’s own complaint she said Peterson broke in and held knife to her throat and then asked her how she wanted to die. She said her head. And he left that time because he couldn’t do it.
Stacy Peterson’s uncle, KYLE TOUTGES stated that Peterson, when asked about Savio’s death, replied:’
“Let them prove it.”
It’s something you never – chills go down your neck.
JOEL BRODSKY (who still doesn’t look like he takes things seriously):
I hope people take note of what is going on here, because it’s not just Drew Peterson. It’s actually a danger to every citizen.
As for Peterson: he looks older, he’s grayer, he’s gained 20lb and he still has that little smirk. No one was there from his family.
Seems Brodsky’s taken over his client’s irreverence. He reportedly handed out pens with his name on it to some of the media and said to the others that if they were nice they could get one too.
I have no idea what happened to “Chrissy” the “fiance”. Last I knew, Drew had some prison groupies visiting him.
Here’s the WGN report.
Source: Chicago Breaking News & WGN video
Coco continues classless sniping
January 20, 2010January 19, 2010
Coco’s monologue
Continues tirade – just to rile up the troops. He wants to hang on to his sheepularity with the new fans – who never bothered to watch his show – which would have prevented this whole situation. Even Coco can’t bring himself to joke about it.
It is the absolute funniest thing about all of this. The twitterverse is helping stroke the $40M-sized ego…while he’s on the air. In two weeks, these sudden Cocofans will be on to something else. Just like they were for the last 7 months when they weren’t watching.
His joke below about ‘intellectual property’ is a direct insult to him and his fans, which it’s clear he didn’t think through. Explains why his show didn’t get the ratings.
^^^
Hi, I’m Conan O’Brien and I’m just 3 days away from the biggest drinking binge in history.
Yesterday, there were rallies for me across the country – including Chicago.
You can tell things are bad when even Cubsfans feel sorry for you.
Tanked – some things are never funny and there are Cubfans everywhere.
I spent the afternoon at Universal Studios amusement park enjoying their brand new ride: the tunnel of litigation.
‘Cuz this story is everywhere. Some papers are reporting that I am legally prohibited from saying anything bad about NBC.
[boos]
Intellectually lazy fat joke:
For example, I’m not allowed to say things like NBC is heading downhill faster than a fat guy chasing a cheese wheel. That’s by the way gonna be a new show of theirs, I think….It’s a drama – look for that.
Why he didn’t get ratings joke:
But nobody said anything about speaking in Spanish.
TRANSLATION: “NBC is run by brainless sons of goats, who eat money and crap trouble.”
If you think about the present truth – it’s Coco crapping trouble and trying to stuff himself with cash. Cash that will never make up for his failure – nor will trying to blame it on Jay Leno – nor will facebook-inspired rallies.
Other papers are reporting that in the future, I may not be able be to retain what is known as my show’s intellectual property.
Isn’t great we live in a country where a cigar-smoking dog puppet and a bear that masturbates are considered as intellectual property.
[audience chants U-S-A]
And how do they reflect on the intellects of the people who think they’re funny and the comedian who relies on and uses them enough to where they become “intellectual property”?
I have to say though – and this is honest – say that all our problems with NBC really did sneak up on us very suddenly. I should have seen this coming. I didn’t. I should have seen this coming because during the few months we[ve been doping the show there were definitely things that should have tipped me off.
He points to overhead “Applause” sign and below the stage a “Humor him for 7 months” sign.
That’s it for that much of a lead-in?
Intellectually lazy toilet joke:
He mentions the passing of Taco Bell founder and that “Inventor of diarrhea” is on his tombstone and as a shoutout to his fans:
Which I will take over CoCo any day.
Jay Leno: “blaming others in the workplace is socially contagious”
January 20, 2010January 19, 2010
Jay Leno monologue
[got a rousing ovation]
LENO: In fact there were so many rain clouds today, I couldn’t see the usual dark cloud hanging over NBC.
A study here at UCLA found that blaming others in the workplace is socially contagious. They say not taking personal responsibility and blaming others at work actually becomes contagious in companies…..Well thank God nothing like that happens here at NBC.
Chelsea Handler here tonight. She was just here interviewing for the 11:30 and she thought she’d drop by…
Earlier today, NBC came out with another announcement regarding all the controversies…
[Voiceover] NBC would like to apologize to all its viewers regarding the controversy regarding Late Night. And while we’re at it we’d like to apologize for [a whole list of canceled shows including Nightrider]
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A few others:
It was so wet, for the first time ever Sen Edwards put on rubbers.
Well, all the major airlines have raised their fees for check in baggage. In fact, it’s getting so expensive now to bring bags on board, even people who aren’t terrorists are stuffing things in their underpants.
Yet another milestone in American history, the Shady Lady Brothel has a 25 y/o man named Marcus and he’s become the first legal male prostitute in American history…well, the first one not elected to the US Senate of course.
Oprah: Adam Lambert “If I Had You” (video)
January 19, 2010Jan 19, 2010
Have to say Oprah was way more interested in interviewing Adam Lambert than she was Susan Boyle. Ms Boyle’s interview (video/text) was a rehash of everything already hashed out and she talked to her for 6 minutes with voiceover and video in it. What’s the point. Ms Boyle did however have a fantastic performance.
Adam chatted about life (his talent is a gift), his decision to make a change from just doing theater, American Idol, Simon leaving (thinks the show will be fine since people tune in for the singers – thought his criticism helped and Paula’s positive reinforcement – but Simon has preferences – doesn’t like country), being gay (the photos that surfaces – never hid it – AI producers supportive), his AMA performance (still doesn’t regret anything but understands why folks felt disrespected – will be more consistent in rehearsals so the shows know what he has planned), how it is to perform (everything’s lined up), how grateful he is (not many people get the chance he’s gotten) and he’s vowed this year not to take himself so seriously and just have fun.
He met Madonna (his guitar player is teaching her how to play), said he was for the first time star struck and then caught himself and mentioned Oprah. Remarked to Madonna that he loved her and was intimidated and she made the connection between the two – Adam’s light bulb moment.
They had a camera following him while he got lunch at Whole Foods I think (people shaking his hand), while he shopped for glam wear (paparazzi). Said “all he does is eat and shop”.
Then he surprised a mother and daughter who were singing his song when he walked in and he sang the line with them and they freaked. He gave them passes for his sound check and they introduced him before he performed.
He performed “Whataya Want From Me” on the show and “If I Had You” for the audience after the show went off the air. Which is probably why the video is available on line.
He wore a fair amount of makeup but not the heavy guyliner, had a slicked-up Elvis do, wore regular clothes and performed sedately almost. Had to since it was ABC and he didn’t want to turn them off again.
If I Had You
courtesy of Nadine0501
Video of the day: Mexico’s Cave of Crystals
January 19, 2010January 19, 2010
Time for something beautiful from Mother Nature.
2000 Mexico’s Cave of Crystals “discovered” by miners working in the Naica silver mine when they broke through the walls of the cavern.
50C = 122 F
100% humidity
Check out the video to see how massive these crystals are.
Professor Iain Stewart
How the Earth Made Us: The epic story of how geology, geography and climate have influenced mankind is on Tuesday 19th January on BBC Two at 2100 GMT
Haiti: Dr Sanjay Gupta speaks with Pres Clinton
January 19, 2010Jan 19, 2010
Dr Gupta talks with UN Special Envoy to Haiti Pres Clinton about supplies and medical assistance. Israelis have been doing a great job treating patients and was the first to get a field hospital up and running. Some have criticized the Americans for not doing as well. The USS Comfort which is the largest trauma center/ER/OR is on its way and may be there tomorrow.
BushClintonHaitiFund.org
Bush Clinton Haiti Fund PSA (video)
Hope for Haiti Now: Pres Clinton (video)
Humorous out takes from (fake) Bush/Clinton PSA
Pres Clinton w/POTUS remarks re: Haiti (video/text)
Haiti: woman begins to sing after extrication from rubble
January 19, 2010Jan 19, 2010
*Updated
A light amongst the darkness in Haiti. A woman [*Ginette Saintfort] trapped since the earthquake was found alive under the rubble. It took 3 hours to extricate her as she moaned in pain with her husband [*Roger Saintfort] standing by. When she was finally pulled out she said: ‘Thank you, God’ and then broke into song, with others singing along.
What happened next is nothing short of a miracle. She was able to stand and was placed in a vehicle and driven off (by her husband), sitting up, smiling, and waving.
British ITN reporter: Are you injured?
GINETTE:
Yes, my fingers are broken. I need water – it would be a great pleasure. I am thirsty and I can’t see.
She had been in complete darkness for 6 days.
To her husband:
Even if I die, I love you so much. Don’t forget it.
It’s not at all uncommon for people to survive for days only to die when someone finds them or after they are extricated – children especially.
Husband and others try to dig her out with their hands and a hand held saw.
LA Fire Fighters happen by and extricate her – it takes 3 hours.
Her first words: Thank you, God.
Her song: Don’t be afraid of death.
She always thought she would survive but wondered why this had happened to her.
ITN Reporter: Did you think you would live?
GINETTE: Yeah. Why not?
Ginette and Roger Saintfort
And the seat belt?
*I found several follow up video interviews with the couple from ITN but they are charging to watch it. I hope the money is gping to Haiti relief but that is their perogative. I saw a little clip that lost it’s audio but you can see the couple together and it’s clear why he never stopped looking for her. They’re like teenagers. A measure of joy amidst massive suffering.
UK DJ plays “Jump” before woman jumps from bridge
January 19, 2010Jan 19, 2010
More inhumanity. London. A 30 y/o woman is standing on a highway bridge threatening suicide. The police are trying to talk her out of it. Traffic is backed and irritable – even knowing the situation. Someone allegedly calls a radio station and allegedly requested Van Halen’s “Jump,” which the DJ then played. The woman did exactly that, surviving the fall, but shattering both heel bones. The DJ refused to apologize, saying he didn’t see anything wrong with it and was stunned with the publicity of his callous act.
His words: “This audience was just climbing the wall.”
Perhaps, but a human being jumped off one with his audience singing along.
Radio Station: Revolution Radio
DJ: STEVE PENK
One wonders if he would have changed his tune had it been his sister or wife or daughter.
Source: MSNBC
Jay Leno sets the record straight: it wasn’t him
January 19, 2010Jan 19, 2010
updated
Jay Leno explains the story of what happened so the Coco fans sending death threats will learn a little something. Doubt any of them knew that O’Brien was given the job 5 years ago when Leno was #1 or that Leno was promised two years for his prime time or that Leno wasn’t responsible for O’Brien’s crappy ass ratings when he wasn’t even on TV over the summer or that Leno was agreeable to whatever and did not demand the time slot back.
And just maybe they’ll see a little class – Leno sticking up for O’Brien who has done nothing of the sort for Leno even though he knows the whole story. He might be a good family guy but trashing his boss and blaming Leno for not getting ratings is not exactly cool.
O’Brien will show what kind of man he is by what he says in his monologue tonite.
[still classless + trashes his fans]
ps. No human being is worth $40M for 7 months’ work.
[hand transcribed]
JAY: Don’t blame Conan O’Brien – nice guy – good family guy – we’ve talked.
JAY: Can I get out of my contract?
No. You’re a valuable asset to the company.
JAY: How valuable can I be? You fired me twice.
JAY: Now, where I come from, when the boss gives you a job and you don’t do it well – I think we did a good job here – we didn’t get the ratings – ok, so you get humbled.
JAY: Through all of this, Conan O’Brien has been a gentlemen. He’s a good guy. i have no animosity towards him. It’s all business. You know folks, if you don’t get the ratings, they get you off the air.
Was #1 12 years in a row – fired
Then another 5 and was #1 when he left the show.
Coco is the one who dropped the Tonight Show ratings all by himself.
Not Jay Leno.
The true madness is why cocofans are wasting their time outside Jay Leno’s studio. They’re a’titter on twitter trying to screw Jay Leno to distract from the fact THEY are the ones who screwed Coco by not watching him. It’s hysterical. The more they rant and rave and protest and whatever else, the more they prove they never watched Coco, because if that many folks had, Coco would be on the air.
It’s their own fault and all they’re doing is publicizing it. Party on people.
What’s it gonna take for them to figure out Jay Leno was fired?
And that Ebersol, who said Coco was an “astounding failure” and that “they bet on the wrong guy” wouldn’t release Leno from his contract and that Leno was willing to sacrifice for Coco?
Leno didn’t start any of it – Coco’s ratings did – his ratings over the summer when these suddenly diehard Cocofans weren’t watching and Leno’s show wasn’t even on. And no amount of protests or death threats (get a life people) or personal attacks on Leno are going to change that.
Hello.
Coco is the one who CHOSE to abandon his employees (and these sudden Cocofans), who won’t be walking away with $40M. And no matter their severance packages, they moved to the West Coast – meaning kids in new schools, friends and sports’ teams left behind, spouses without jobs, homes sold, etc. and their boss quit on them because of his own ego.
His quitting had nothing to do with Leno or the “integrity of the franchise” or any other lame excuse.
He quit because he couldn’t face the fact the show he waited for for 5 years tanked in 7 months because he didn’t listen.
If his ego wasn’t so big, he could have moved back a half hour and waited to see what happened – especially after this.
But he didn’t.
He sacrificed his employees for his pride. And he’s showing himself to be completely classless, trashing Leno along with his two wannabe sidekicks, one of whom is still bitter that he didn’t get the Tonight Show and the other one wants to get it so bad he dresses up like Leno so he can get ratings.
In the video, Jay went out of his way to say nice things about Coco, when he had no obligation to do so and plenty of motivation not to.
Coco’s employees may be cheering for him now – but they won’t be when he walks away with $40M and they get moving costs back East and a couple of month’s pay.
Jay Leno, on the other hand, agreed to do whatever, including being demoted to 30-minute show, so his 175 employees could stay employed.
Think any of his employees cared what time slot Leno moved to as long as they moved with him?
Think Leno was going to let his ego get in the way of 175 employees’ livelihoods in an economy with 10% unemployment?
Clearly not.
But, hey, no such problem for Coco.
And for sure no such problem for Cocofans, who are rallying around an obscenely overpaid man who is solely responsible for his astounding failure, while ignoring the employees of the show they suddenly profess to love and the show they seek to destroy.
Way to go folks!
That’s the American way!
It’s clear now why a masturbating bear and fattie, gay and toilet jokes satisfy their humor.
What’s it going to take for them to see he’s using them to feed his ego and get more cash?
Didn’t they hear him tonite making fun of their intellect and ridiculing the name they gave him – saying he preferred “Inventor of diarrhea” “over Coco any day”?
He’s laughing in their faces and they don’t even realize it. It’s his way of getting back at them for not supporting him before he got canceled.
And if they truly are fans of his show – not just sudden sheeple fans – why aren’t they the least bit ticked he quit on them – too?
Or hasn’t it dawned on them?
And one wonders how much of the money they have already spent on gas and signs and merchandise and phone calls and death threats and whatever else could have been donated to the Red Cross to help folks truly in need instead of being used to cluelessly support a man standing to gain $40M, who cared so little about them and his employees, he quit.
Ann Coulter is plain filthy…and ignorant
January 19, 2010January 19, 2010
rant alert
I had to re-write this several times to take out words that, although appropriate, were unkind.
Who is this Ann Coulter and why does she expect to be taken seriously with such foul words coming out of her hateful mouth?
Joking and whining (is that her real voice?) about two ex-presidents working together to help Haiti – talking about things not a single person on Haiti would give a GD about.
She must hate herself worse than Olbermann to have to say these kinds of things to get attention and she gave the world a glimpse of her empty soul. The true reason she said it was so Rush Limbaugh would notice her.
And the gals sitting around tittering over the same lame tired references aren’t a whole lot better.
How funny is laughing about the effort to help people who are literally starving, some having lost every single relative – some of whom they can smell decaying under the rubble – some looking through stacked piles of rotting flesh to hopefully find someone they know, all having lost their shelters and their dignity by having to lay in the street and urinate and defecate in public?
And these people are going to care about the filth she sees fit to mention?
And what is it she does? Is she supposed to be some type of political commentator with relevant knowledge about politics or world affairs?
If she was the least bit educated on something she finds humorous, she would know that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed President Bill Clinton as special envoy to Haiti in June and that ALRICH NICOLAS., Haiti’s minister for foreign affairs, said: “Our country and people could not hope for a better friend and advocate than Bill Clinton”.
And not only did President Clinton go there, so did Chelsea Clinton, and her mom had been there previously.
Word to those folks who would ridicule anyone going to Haiti to render assistance: Shut up.
No matter who they are or what they might have once done – they are there.
They are there smelling rotting flesh of once human beings who lay naked and bloated in the street. They are there watching maggots crawl out of babies’ ears and noses. They are there bearing witness to the burning of bodies in mass graves.
They are there experiencing ungodly horror and devastation and are trying to do something about it.
You have no right to say anything about them unless you are standing down there right next to them seeing and smelling and hearing and experiencing everything they are. Things that veteran volunteers, media members and medical staff are finding hard to take.
Whoever this woman is she has shown herself to be lacking humanity – and the shame and embarrassment she speaks of she should feel and acknowledge by looking in a mirror.
If you don’t want to be incensed – please don’t watch the video or read her words.
“Bonus footage”: Rush Limbaugh’s own unbelievable statements.
On the screen “Hope For Haiti”
MOXNEWS
ANN COULTER: Can we get to the shame and embarrassment of Bill Clinton being involved in this bipartisan effort.
I mean it’s not like there aren’t other ex-democratic presidents out there – as long as there are no Jews in Haiti I think Jimmy Carter will be just fine. He would be better than the horny hick. You have Bill Clinton leaving–I think you should ask Rush about what I have to say this week.
This isn’t just your average ex-democrat – this isn’t Walter Mondale – he’s a national embarrassment and to force poor ex-president Bush, like he hasn’t suffered enough, to be hanging around with Bill Clinton whose leaving his essence on Kleenex in the White House for the WH stewards to clean.
Look! He did it. Ok, if you’re embarrassed by it, then you shouldn’t have this president serving on a bipartisan commission.
Pres Clinton and Chelsea arrive in Haiti (video)
January 19, 2010Jan 18, 2010
Hardball
UN Special Envoy to Haiti Pres Clinton talks briefly with Lester Holt on arrival to Haiti with daughter Chelsea. Secy Clinton has already been there.
All three Clintons have been there – when’s FLOTUS going?
PRESIDENT CLINTON:
We have a big interest in not having a failed democratic state in our own hemisphere. And because we don’t have to do this alone. The Brazilians are leading the military effort, the Mexicans have come through. All of our Latin American, Central American neighbors and Caribbean neighbors – they all want to be part of a new modern Haiti. So we have an opportunity that’s very much in our own interest. Right now this is a morally right thing.
Present US assets on site:
Ships 14
Helicopters 48
Mobile medical units stationed outside the airport
USS Comfort Wednesday
Pres Clinton w/POTUS remarks re: Haiti (video/text)
Haiti: Dr Gupta speaks with Pres Clinton (video)
BushClintonHaitiFund.org
Bush Clinton Haiti Fund PSA (video)
Hope for Haiti Now: Pres Clinton (video)
Humorous out takes from (fake) Bush/Clinton PSA
barry “Real reform means giving the public access to now-secret conference committee meetings”
January 19, 2010Jan 19, 2010
Flashback to March 7, 2006
Speech on Ethics Reform Bill
barry talks about how “real reform means giving the public access” as in his false claims of transparency. As in his promise (6 times) to put healthcare debate on C-SPAN. Same as always – he says one thing when it’s politically expedient, which is never followed up with action.
Breitbart
“Everybody does it”
Those of us who have to raise funds to run campaigns but do so in a legal and ethical way…[not talking about himself]
What truly offensive about these scandals is they don’t just lead to morally offensive behavior on the part of politicians – they lead to morally offensive legislation that hurts hard-working Americans.
Real reform means giving the public access to now-secret conference committee meetings.
We’re going to have to fundamentally change the way we do business around here!
Change is the most overused word in barry’s rhetoric and the meaning of what that change is keeps changing.
Pres Bush & Clinton Haiti Fund PSA (video)
January 19, 2010Jan 18, 2010
Remarks re: Haiti: POTUS, Pres Bush, Pres Clinton.
Pres Bush & UN Special Envoy to Haiti. Pres Clinton’s PSA for their Bush Clinton Haiti Fund.
Haiti: Dr Gupta speaks with Pres Clinton (video)
Hope for Haiti Now: Pres Clinton (video)
Humorous out takes from (fake) Bush/Clinton PSA
At the request of President Obama, we are partnering to help the Haitian people reclaim their country and rebuild their lives. Our immediate priority is to save lives. The critical needs in Haiti are great, but they are also simple: food, water, shelter, and first-aid supplies. The best way concerned citizens can help is to donate funds that will go directly to supplying these material needs.
Through the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, we will work to provide immediate relief and long-term support to earthquake survivors. We will channel the collective goodwill around the globe to help the people of Haiti rebuild their cities, their neighborhoods, and their families.
Pres Clinton remarks re: Haiti (video/text)
January 19, 2010January 16, 2010
It can’t get any clearer who the statesman is – who looks like a president and who is in full control of what he is going to say. Pres Clinton, who is UN Special Envoy to Haiti, speaks without notes and personalizes his remarks, mentioning where he’s been and specific buildings. [barry's never been there.] He also cracks a joke about how he’s going to get Pres Bush to do more than he signed on for. He shows emotion, something Bush does but comes out a little off and something barry has yet to do and it appears is incapable of. He also begins and ends with thanking barry.
Starts (8:20)
BushClintonHaitiFund.org
Bush Clinton Haiti Fund PSA (video)
Hope for Haiti Now: Pres Clinton (video)
Haiti: Dr Gupta speaks with Pres Clinton (video)
Humorous out takes from (fake) Bush/Clinton PSA
TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS
Pres Bush remarks re: Haiti (video/text)
January 19, 2010January 16, 2010
POTUS, Pres Clinton (text/video)
President Bush extends sympathies to Haitians and asks Americans to donate to the Bush Clinton Haiti Fund. (PSA video)
Starts (5:20)
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POTUS with Bush, Clinton re: Haiti (video/text)
January 19, 2010January 16, 2010
Hi feriingeri. Here you go. The PSA and the president’s each have their own post with the video and text.
barry, President Clinton and President Bush team up to help Haiti. They announce the Bush Clinton Haiti Fund (PSA). I’m trying to find the interview Lester Holt did with Mr Bill.
Fascinating body language – just starting with the way barry is standing. Sorry I don’t have time to go into for you.
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Yo CoCo fans
January 19, 2010Jan 19, 2010
Where in the hell have you been?
You have time now – because it’s cool and all over facebook – to stand out in the rain and cheer for Coco but the reason he’s on his way out is because he had no ratings – meaning you just become “fans”.
Had you been so enthusiastic and ACTUAL viewers of the Coco show – you wouldn’t have had to stand in the rain – you would have been able just to turn on the TV.
Hello.
And you sheeples threatening not to watch Jay Leno?
Party on. You weren’t watching him before.
Oprah: Adam Lambert & Susan Boyle (today)
January 19, 2010January 19, 2010
Simon Cowell to sell Syco (Ms Boyle’s) record label
January 19, 2010January 19, 2010
Susan Boyle posts
Ms Boyle on Oprah today (19th)
Simon Cowell seems to have made a deal that will affect Ms Boyle since her album was produced by him (Syco).
According to Reuters:
Sony Corp’s Sony Music Entertainment will announce a five-year deal with British show business entrepreneur Simon Cowell on Tuesday, the Financial Times reported.
Sony Music will exchange its 100 percent ownership of Cowell’s record label Syco for a 50 percent share of a broader venture with Cowell, the paper said, citing a source close to the negotiations.
The new venture will produce a range of music, television, film and digital content, often with other Sony divisions.
That 100% ownership included the rights to Susan Boyle, who will now it appears be under Sony’s control. He had better make sure she is looked after professionally. She had to have been a big part of why the deal was made.
Another news bit.
British electro-pop act “Hot Chip” (pictured above) told Billboard.com that they have become more serious about their lyrical content and that Susan Boyle inspired them:
Indeed, that inspiration has come from someone who knows a little something about being taken seriously: Susan Boyle. For the track “Keep Quiet,” which Goddard says was written immediately after seeing Boyle’s infamous performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” on “Britain’s Got Talent.” “I’d never seen it before and I found it quite incredible,” Goddard recalls. “Just listening to that made me want to write a song. I sent the track to Alexis [Taylor] and he quickly wrote the words and sent it back.
Seems other musicians are getting some of that “creative spark” from Ms Boyle herself.
Ms Boyle drops to #2 on Billboard charts
January 19, 2010Jan 19, 2010
Susan Boyle stiffed by the UK…again: The Brit Awards
January 19, 2010Jan 18, 2010
Haiti: Anderson Cooper comes to aid of bloody child (video)
January 18, 2010Jan 18, 2010
WARNING: Graphic photos
Anderson Cooper is not exactly a favorite – nor is CNN – because of their blatant pro-obama media bias and disgusting treatment of Secy Clinton and her daughter, but in this situation, AC acted like an American and came to the aid of a helpless boy in need in the midst of a chaotic violent scene. A boy who may not have any surviving relatives left and thus no one to look out for him.
Scene: Looters stealing boxes of candles – mayhem in the streets – men armed with all weapons imaginable – knives, screwdrivers, pieces of wood impaled with nails, chunks of concrete and even their belt – are attacking the looters to get what they have. Someone up on the roof where the candles are starts throwing down chucks of concrete. One hits a boy – maybe 10-11 directly in the head. He goes down in the middle of the rubble-strewn street as chucks of concrete continue to rain down. He tries to stand but cannot. No one goes to help him. If he lays there he will either be stoned to death – however non-intentionally or be trampled by looters – so AC goes and grabs the injured boy – bleeding profusely from a head wound above his left temple and takes him to where he had just been standing. The child, clearly dazed and barely able to stand, wipes his face of blood streaming from his head wound. He doesn’t even seem to realize where the blood is coming from. AC then picks him up and takes him to the other side of a barrier and a Haitian takes him away, hopefully to receive medical treatment. As of this writing, there is no word of what happened to the boy.
WARNING: Graphic scenes of violence and the child’s injuries.
There is no real government presence in Haiti – there wasn’t much before. There were police in the street who clearly looked like they hadn’t a clue, shooting in the air (with automatic weapons provided to them) trying to disperse the crowd. How much training did these police have before and how personally devastated have they been by the earthquake?
All around an unbelievable scene in 2010.
More unbelievable is the Haitian owner of a gas station who allowed his countryman to stand in line for two days so the demand would go up and he could get more money. It was also reported that in the immediate aftermath water was available – for those who could pay for it. How does a non-Haitian possibly comprehend such inhumanity? How can any human understand such inhumanity in the face of utter devastation? A journalist noted today in one of the reports that for the first time they saw a Haitian helping his countryman. And a sign of hope: a solitary man re-building a wall.
I cannot say anything or judge anyone in these inhumane conditions – there but for the Grace of God go I – I wonder only if they could put these young men to work building shelter or at least organizing them to do something to occupy their time and perhaps distract from their desperation. Something the Haitian government and local leaders could be doing if they were in place.
AC’s was a remarkable act for many reasons – I truly believe he would have done it had not cameras been documenting it. The Caribbean has the second highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS behind sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti accounts for more than half the cases in the Caribbean with 2.2% of the population affected. In 2007, 120K (estimates 100-140K) were living with HIV/AIDS – 6.8K of them children. And even with blood streaming from the child’s wounds, AC went to his aid. I would hope those who know their status are being honest with the aid workers helping them.
And I pray this child received proper care and is somewhere safe with clean clothing and someone comforting him.
The odds are it will remain a prayer.
The look on his face says it all.
Photos: JONATHAN TORGOVNIK/Getty Images
Isn’t it time POTUS stopped referring to himself as “African American”?
January 18, 2010Jan 18, 2010
Isn’t it time the president of the United States stopped referring to himself as an “African American”?
He is president of the United States – not the country of “Africa America”.
When he meets with heads of state, he is not (or shouldn’t be) representing African Americans – the overwhelming majority of whom have lived in America for generations – he is representing all Americans.
As an African told Tommy Harris of the Chicago Bears: You are not African Americans. You do not know our struggles. You are black Americans.
