That's "Weiner. Spelled W-E-I-N-E-R...like the junk hangin' between my legs. See?"

Huma Abedin
aka Mrs. Anthony Weiner

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS WOMAN?

OH.  RIGHT. SHE'S MARRIED TO --->

The ironic part of the whole sordid mess is the man cannot stop photo texting pictures of his name, "Weiner".  If the people of NYC are stupid enough to elect him(and I hope that is not the case), they get what theyeserve.  

As for his wife, there appears to be abject humiliation in her body language, beginning around 1:12, before she gives her support speech. 

One has to wonder if her ambition exceeds her common sense.   But then, she learned to hold her head high from the best, Hillary Clinton.  

In the words of I don't know who but I like it, 

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

Five First Ladies of a Certain Age

At the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

I include this merely to acknowledge these women who serve whether or not they sought the responsibility.  These are tough broads.

And now for a word from 2016...GO HILLARY!

Michelle Obama      Laura Bush         Hillary Clinton         Barbara Bush        Rosalynn Carter

So Many Opinions, So Few Informed

Sen. Hilary Clinton responding to Tea Party Sen. Ron Johnson (R) Wisconsin about the State Dept's reaction to the killings at the Benghazi Embassy last September.

In a CNN interview afterwards, the Senator characterized her response as "theatrics" designed to get out of the questions.  He later backtracked.


Today, Sentor Johnson was rebuked by Secretary of State nominee, Senator John Kerry, who manged to chastise and embarrass Johnson in one neat stroke.

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Back to Hillary:  Another newly elected Tea Party Sentor, Rand Paul (R) Kentucky, told her, if he were President, he would have "fired her" for her failure to react to what he calls "the worst tragedy since 9/11".  

Let's all thank God he is not President and never will be.  I lived in Kentucky.  They have a penchant for terrible, single minded, self-serving politicians.

Bitch Philosophy from Tina Fey & Amy Poehler

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler got it right more often than not on SNL.  Smart ladies with smart messages for the rest of us bitches...

Sheryl Crow gets it right

Thank you to my good friend Bill Lisleman for sending me the url to this awesome song by Sheryl Crow.

Hillary 2016!

 

Back to the Future

Yesterday's  blog post by Jayne Martin struck a chord.  She reprised a 2 year old post about the  continuing dominance of "tired old white men" in our political system and the not-so-hidden prejudices of the political and emotional landscape.   

I watched PBS' airing of the two part "Clinton" series last week.  It was interesting to go back in time and realize how similarly their presidencies began and the hatred directed towards President Clinton and, worse, towards Hillary.  In most respects, she turned out to be the more politically prescient of the two.  But the nation wanted her head.  They obviously overcame some of the derision only to become mired in the Whitewater and Monica-gate scandals.  Clinton was his own worst enemy as those who worked for and admired him note in the program.  But even he has come out on the other side.

My husband and I are convinced people hate Obama because of his color more than his policies.  In the spirit of bi-partisanship, he's attempted to appease those who do not deserve to be appeased, i.e. McConnell, Ryan, Cantor, Boehner.  They've done all but spit on him.    

 ttaken from the The Schiller Institute newsletter of Lyndon LaRouche  Note remark re: Constitution

We have journalists like Mark Halperin calling him a "dick".  This is our president!  I may have thought G.W. was all those things & more but I don't believe I put it in print, let alone say such a thing on national television.

We can only hope President Obama, if re-elected, has the opportunity to achieve his goals in the second term, unencumbered by the need to seek re-election and please an old white bread male dominated Congress of politicos indebted to PACS, lobbyists and corporate America.

"Game Change" a Page Turner

I haven't finished the book, "Game Change" yet but it is a page turner like no other political tome I've read.  If you were into the 2008 presidential race, this is the book for you.  I began reading it last Wednesday.

It's been criticized on a number of levels as it is without footnotes or references, all stories being delivered from sources the authors deem reliable, those with whom they've worked for years.  The authors' contention is that few, if any, would be forthcoming about behind-the-scenes campaign experiences if they had to be publicity outed.  As such, the caveat emptor here is "grain of salt".  Be that as it may, it reads like a suspense novel.  You cannot put it down.

Not sure why it's been characterized as critical of Hillary.  I think the portrait of her seems balanced and fair.  Who the hell would run for president & not be overwhelmed, exhausted &/or arrogant from time to time?  The remark Harry Reid made about then Sen. Obama's light skin & speaking abilities (lacking a dialect) seems taken out of the context in which he spoke.  I have no love for Harry Reid.  He's a pompous ass.  But I doubt if what he said was much different than what most of the cognoscenti said when considering Obama's chances as a black presidential candidate.  It's all about electability.

The most surprising thing I've learned, thus far,besides the Elizabeth Edwards revelations, is how long the candidates prepare to be candidates.  It is years in the making.  I'm not talking about the youthful yearnings to be POTUS; I'm talking about the years during which potential candidates lay the groundwork themselves in their policy no matter their political standing or office (or no office) at the time.  They assemble their teams years in advance to assess the landscape.  They begin to raise money furtively.  Talk about your well-oiled machine.