flap your lips Friday
Posted by Michelle Moquin on April 29th, 2011
It’s not about his birth, it’s about his race
Baltimore, Maryland (CNN) — I will not click on the link to view the long form of President Obama’s birth certificate. I will not participate in this final humiliation — in the president’s reluctant acquiescence in this ongoing smear.
The release of the president’s long-form certificate proving his birth in Hawaii will not stop the attempts to discredit his leadership. The so-called “birther” movement veils a much more basic challenge to Obama’s legitimacy. And yes, that challenge has a great deal to do with his race.
This is not new. Black leaders always have had to prove their “legitimacy” and their allegiance to America. The way to smear the NAACP in the ’40s, and leaders like the Rev. Martin Luther King in the ’60s, was to suggest that they were Communists working against America.
Opinion: Conspiracy theories die hard
Thurgood Marshall spent a good portion of his confirmation hearing for a position on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals refuting charges that he was a Communist. Frederick Douglass pushed President Lincoln to allow blacks to serve in the Union Army as a way of proving to whites that blacks were worthy of citizenship.
This ongoing challenge to our legitimacy is the reason that so many blacks from earlier generations were told by our parents that we had to be smarter, more well-mannered, more well-spoken and more circumspect than our white counterparts. We had to prove ourselves worthy of the respect of whites, and to do so required proof that we “belonged.” It’s among the great ironies of race in this country that when black leaders display these same qualities, they are accused of “elitism,” no matter how humble their origins.
Now, even the first black president has been compelled to present proof that he “belongs” in the White House. No Harvard degree, no Nobel Prize — not even the support of a majority of voters in this vast country is enough. More will always be required.
That’s why so many of us are disturbed by the president’s decision to give in and release the long-form document. We understand and respect that painful decision to try to refocus the country’s attention away from these absurd distractions and on to the critical problems we face. But we also know that his gesture will do little to quell the ongoing challenges to his authority from people who will never accept his leadership. It’s not about whether he was born in Hawaii. It’s the imposition of never-ending hurdles, and it’s motivated by the idea that racial minorities are “others” who must prove their right to have a real place in the leadership of American institutions.
Opinion: Will birther nonsense stop now?
It’s no surprise that Donald Trump, the quintessential example of bloated, egocentric American wealth and excess, has already moved on to questioning the grounds for President Obama’s admission to Harvard. No rational person doubts the intellectual gifts of the president. They’ve been on display for decades. It’s hard to imagine a movement demanding proof that President George W. Bush was admitted to Yale or to Harvard Business School on the basis of his academic performance. The point is not to question Obama’s intellect. The point is to suggest illegitimacy.
“I want to see the SAT scores,” Patrick Buchanan bellowed two years ago on “The Rachel Maddow Show.” He was referring to the nomination of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, then a sitting federal judge to the United States Supreme Court and the first Latina to be nominated to the court. These kinds of challenges should never be given credence. President Obama’s release of his long-form birth certificate is a sad reminder of just how imperfect our Union remains.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Sherrilyn Ifill.
Readers: I like Sherrilyn Ifill’s attitude. I wish I hadn’t posted Obama’s birth certificate yesterday which I copied from the article I posted from the Huff Po. Although I certainly didn’t post it to prove to my readers who may not believe our president is a citizen of the United States. Still…I wish I had the foresight, and just left it out.
I’ll end this write with a must see video that I found on the Huff Po this morning. (Anonymous: I think this is what your comment was refering to.) If you want to read the write that went with it click here.
The thoughts of The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston, who basically just went off today when he heard what was happening. Of Trump’s birther binge, Thurston says, “It’s embarrassing to the entire nation that we would sit and let this happen. We have all been debased by this incident. By this charlatan, by this con man, by this mere promoter of himself.”
“No one has ever asked [Trump] to prove anything,” Thurston points out. That should change!
I’m heartbroken too. Thoughts? It’s Friday…start flapping.
Amelia: I can only say congratulations on getting your citizenship. And that I wish you would rethink your position with the republican party.
Carol: Yes. Educate, educate, educate…by continuing to slam it down their throats, relentlessly. That’s exactly what the republican party will do on FOX news etc. Do what Move.on suggests with their grassroots plan. It is a never ending fight because the republicans are ruthless.
Ila: Unbelievable. As if our youth doesn’t have enough problems with drugs and binge drinking. Anyway, not sure San Francisco had it pulled from our shelves. It seems our AG signed the same letter to Pabst Brewing Co., that Guam and others have. I found this article. Hafa Adai.
Hello AH.
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April 29th, 2011 at 8:47 am
Millionaires Have Big Houses and Fancy Cars, Right? Wrong!
Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
Most people would like to live like millionaires, but few understand what that really means. Marketers of luxury products foster the impression that millionaires drive fancy cars, live in mansions and surround themselves with luxury goods.
The reality is that most millionaires live surprisingly modest lives, far from the fast lane. And, most people who act rich are not rich. That’s what Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, America’s foremost authority on the affluent, has discovered during his extensive research for his new book Stop Acting Rich… And Start Living Like a Real Millionaire.
Own a modest home, and use the money you save to invest wisely. Three times more millionaires live in homes valued at less than $300,000 than more than $1 million.
What’s wrong with living in a big, fancy house? Though many Americans believe luxury real estate is a great long-term investment — recent years aside — a big home is far more likely to prevent you from becoming a millionaire than to help you become one.
While it’s true that real estate tends to increase in value, big homes also have big costs — including big mortgage payments, property taxes, heating and cooling bills, and insurance and maintenance bills.
Also, expensive homes tend to be surrounded by other expensive homes that are owned by people who buy expensive things.
That creates social pressure to spend to fit in. It’s better to buy a modest home that you can easily afford in a neighborhood where you are more successful than most of your neighbors, minimizing the pressure to overspend.
Invest the money that you save in the stock market. Stocks, not real estate, are the true investment path to wealth — despite big pullbacks in stock prices from time to time.
Drive a modest car. When I conducted my research, I found that about 11% of vehicle purchases by US millionaires were Toyotas.
Although that’s less than the roughly 17% market share that Toyota has had among US car buyers overall, it still makes Toyota the most popular of all brands among millionaires.
Toyotas and a few other brands, such as Ford, Chevrolet and Honda, provide reliability at reasonable prices (although Toyota’s recent safety-related recalls have tarnished its image).
Fully 86% of people who drive luxury brands (BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Jaguar and the like) are not millionaires.
These brands tend to attract high earners who also are status-conscious overspenders, which prevents them from ever accumulating significant assets.
Don’t buy a second home or a boat. Most millionaires (64%) have never owned a vacation home. They understand the real cost (in terms of dollars and time) of buying, furnishing, maintaining, commuting to, renting and possibly selling a second home. And most don’t want to be “tied down” to one vacation spot.
Even more millionaires (70%) have never owned a boat. Of those millionaires who actually purchased a boat sometime during their lifetime, most sold it and never bought another one.
Avoid aspirational brands. People buy elite-brand clothes, jewelry and consumer goods because they want to look rich. Actual millionaires know better than to waste money on labels.
When millionaires shop for clothes, they are more likely to head to Kohl’s, JCPenney and Target than to Saks and Brooks Brothers. (If a millionaire does wear a Brooks Brothers garment, he/she probably bought it on sale.)
When millionaires buy a watch, their choice is Seiko, not Rolex. Paying thousands is just showing off, something true millionaires rarely do. (Of those who wear a Rolex, 46% received it as a gift.)
When millionaires uncork wine for guests, the median price they paid for the bottle is just $13. Only 7% of millionaires own a bottle that costs more than $100.
Exception: Many male millionaires are willing to pay $100 to $300 for a pair of shoes. They aren’t anteing up to get a flashy brand name, however.
The most popular millionaire shoe brands include Allen Edmonds, Cole Haan and Johnston & Murphy — shoemakers known for providing comfort, quality construction and timeless styling. When these shoes wear out, millionaires (70%) have them resoled rather than replaced.
Spend time without spending money. Ultrarich “deca-millionaires” — those with more than $10 million — could afford to do almost anything, yet the leisure activities that they engage in most often include socializing with their kids and grandkids… watching those kids or grandkids play sports… entertaining close friends… studying art… attending religious services… fund-raising for noble causes… jogging… praying… attending lectures… and caring for elderly relatives.
Befriend the right people. Surround yourself with people who excel at converting a high percentage of their income to wealth, the single most important millionaire skill.
Engineers, educators and managers of supermarkets and discount department stores tend to do this extremely well. Why?
Engineers tend to be analytical thinkers who value quality and substance. They ignore marketing hype and focus on things that matter.
Example: An engineer is more likely to pay extra for a garment with a high thread count — an objective measure of quality — than one with a prestige label.
The culture at most educational institutions values saving for retirement over spending on elite consumer goods. Few educators earn flashy salaries, yet teachers and professors often manage to amass seven-figure savings.
Managers of supermarkets and discount department stores look at consumer products not as symbols of economic success but merely as a way to make a living.
Choose a tightwad spouse. My research has shown that when a wife covets the trappings of wealth, it doesn’t matter how much the couple earns — the family is likely to wind up living above its means and saving little. Meanwhile, in millionaire families, the husband often reports, “I just can’t get my wife to spend much money.”
If you already have married someone who likes to spend, try to hang out as a couple with your more frugal friends. This should dampen your partner’s impulse to spend to fit in.
*Dr. Stanley defines a millionaire as someone with investments of $1 million or more, not including equity in one’s home, motor vehicles, furniture, etc.
Personal interviewed Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, who has studied the wealthy in America for more than 30 years.
Based in Atlanta, he is author of the mega–best sellers The Millionaire Next Door and The Millionaire Mind. His most recent best seller is Stop Acting Rich… And Start Living Like a Real Millionaire (Wiley). http://www.ThomasJStanley.com
April 29th, 2011 at 8:58 am
This birther shit is not embarrassing to white race in general. They get off on members of their race denigrating members of other races. They need it to continue to believe that they are better because of their race.
Witness as Robert refers to how they give legitimacy to the idea that members of their race seriously believe that President Obama is not an american citizen. That’s why they use the term “birther.”
It’s to tell the OTWs to recognize that a white person can question their legitimacy anytime they choose and it will be recognized by the white controlled media.
They are only “bithrers” to white america. To the rest of us they are racists.
Ellen
April 29th, 2011 at 9:11 am
Thank you Michelle for republishing that article. When a member of the OTW race i.e. Reverend Wright, raises a true historical fact concerning the atrocious behavior of white america against their OTW citizens, they are labeled racists and ignored by the press.
White America is very lucky that OTW americans don’t have the natural ability to act without consciousness toward other races as they do.
Charles
April 29th, 2011 at 9:24 am
You are the One for me
Open Your eyes and see
that I am willing to be Your toy
if only You would be My boy
The time for reckoning is now
Show Your people and show them how
I make Your world a better place
Tell them You must see my face
Too much time has already passed
We’ve proven to them that We can last
Show them all our Love is real
Let’s make this thing a legal deal
I want You to tell the World its true
that You’re for Me and I’m for You.
April 29th, 2011 at 9:27 am
The warm winds crossed from the eastern coast,
Grew hot through the mountain passes
And picked up the breath of the burning plains
And touched on the station gasses.
And the grasses shriveled, all dry and brown,
And shrunk to a dusty gray
And the brown earth cracked, as the fiery drought
Came down to the land to stay.
…….to be continued
April 29th, 2011 at 9:45 am
I am white, but I too am as disturbed as Mr. Thurston about the behavior of my race.
I can’t understand why we as a race are so tolerant of those among us who must act out their racist tendencies.
Karen
April 29th, 2011 at 9:50 am
As Charito’s sixtieth birthday nears,
Her dark hair flows as thick as ever.
Her flawless breasts, untouched by years,
Exude an aphrodisiac perfume,
Inspire men to some new endeavor,
Lucky the lover who shares in her plenty–
It’s better than having three girls of twenty.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:13 am
The racist white boy section of the Senate is attempting to imply to Guam that America could revive its naval interest in Subic Bay in the Philippines.
I doubt if it will hold much sway with the Guamanians. It shouldn’t because the it is just a scare tactic to influence Guam’s decision to allow a vote to decide if the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands(CNMI) and Guam should reunify in the pursuit of a new political status.
While the racists don’t want to give Guam equality with the rest of the states because whites do not hold a majority in the voting process, they still want to hold on to the strategic advantage Guam’s location gives them.
Sharon
April 29th, 2011 at 10:54 am
Howie:
What’s new?
April 29th, 2011 at 12:17 pm
Adam of the TAO amended alien earth history books to read – Mary Surratt was sent to Washington to provide a central place for the conspiratorial actors to rehearse and to meet.
She was selected because there was available a plausible reason for her to take over a relative’s place.
Assassination was always the goal, kidnapping was the accuse they laid out in the invent anyone was caught.
They were to insist that they only took part in a kidnapping plot to gain the release of thousands of confederate soldiers.
It was believed that if they stuck to that alibi the make up of the jury potential in Washington would make it impossible to get a conviction.
They were certain that no southerner could hold his head up in his community if he voted to convict a man who was attempting to kidnap Lincoln to gain the freedom for poor Confederate soldiers.
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Confirmation is requested.
April 29th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Hafa adai
I would like to address a topic concerning white america’s attempt to take political control of Guam from the indigenous people of Guam. You can find his article from this link. http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110430/OPINION02/104300319
White America has no problem understanding the excuses their legislatures give them so they can give huge multi $billion dollar tax breaks to the super rich and corporations. But when it comes to Guam we are told that we are attempting to blackmail the federal government for a few million if we ask for them to invest in the infrastructure of Guam before they inundate it with thousands of new people.
The problem with giving the money to Guam is that it will not slip immediately into white greedy hands. They want to first ship in enough voting whites to be able to elect whites to political office in Guam. Actually to oust any natives who would see the future of Guam before it sees the greed of the white interloper.
The hypocrisy of this race is gallingly appalling. While they are passing all kinds of oppressive legislation to deprive those who have lived in america for decades without the benefit of citizenship they use that canard to claim Guam citizenship here. So Mr. Webber’s having lived in Guam since 1968 gives him some special right to comment and act as a Guamanian when he speaks of Guamanian affairs. He does this while knowing that in his own country that same set of facts would avail him nothing. If he were an OTW in America making that claim, he would be derided as a outsider meddling in the internal affairs of Americans.
Yet, he expects to get some mileage out of making that claim here on Guam. That’s the gall and hypocrisy of white america. The benefits they reserve for themselves, they extent to no others. I say Lee Webber shut the fuck up! You are not Guamanian and you do not speak for Guam. You are speaking for the same group that promised to cooperate with the indigenous people of your country which you murdered or shipped off to concentration camps as soon as you were physically capable of doing it.
Most whites here on Guam, regardless of how long they have been here, are like most whites on the mainland. They are bigots. It’s that simple. Many hide it very well. But the simple fact is that they believe they are doing us like any OTW a favor by being here.
Read between the lines of Lee P. Webber a former president and publisher of the Pacific Daily News, who has been a resident of Guam since 1968.
His advice seems to be based on logic. But it is merely white speak for rock the boat and piss off the white man, and we may leave you high and dry.
That will never happen because as he admitted, “We no longer live on a small, simple island in the middle of the Pacific. We have and do reside on the last piece of sovereign U.S. soil in the middle of the fastest growing economic sector of the world. In fact, we live and work in the middle of an area that covers one-third of the earth’s surface and through which the majority of the world’s commerce flows.”
That means that if Guam persists, it will get treated with respect and get what it wants from the pretender to our sovereignty. Reread the white boy diatribe. He called Guam “the last piece of sovereign U.S. soil in the middle of the fastest growing economic sector of the world.”
Guam is “sovereign U.S. soil?” Guam is not sovereign U.S. soil. Guam has a right to its on self determination.
He like most other whites on the island want to substitute their race in our political offices. We will end up like Hawaii. We will even be sending white women as the example of our island beauty to their pageants. There will be no insult or degradation white america will not inflict upon us.
Look how they disrespect their on President because he is black. Do you think they have any more respect for our OTW politicians? If you do then, read his explanation for the disrespect the white Senators showed Guam’s OTW politicians.
This white boy dismisses it as sadly comical. Notice how we were called “pouting leaders of Guam.” that says it all. White men don’t pout, OTWs do.
I also like that “Guam leaders went far beyond the gravity of the protocol error.” This from the race that forces us to listen to them give voice and media coverage to that self promoting ass Donald Trump tell world leaders he would curse them if he were President.
I sometimes feel that whites have been at the top of the food chain in America so long that they actually can’t tell when they come off as total insensitive assholes.
Peter
April 29th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Herbert:
You said that you’d take your answer on Michelle’s blog. So here goes. That analogy in which you employed that faint allusion to the “tortoise and the hare” was just so lame.
Why would you say that race should make people see that it’s okay to bet on the obvious loser? But what was even more inane was your suggestion that people should bet against “that” hare if he was up against another turtle.
Inanity probably doesn’t come close to describing that thoughtless piece of advice.
Even a bone head like you couldn’t possibly believe that that hare would ever lose to a turtle again.
Alycedale
April 29th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
MAKING INJECTIONS LESS PAINFUL
I know a woman who bravely withstood surgery and radiation for breast cancer, who is fearless in the face of life’s many challenges… but she was horrified when I suggested acupuncture to her.
“Needles… no way!” Fear of needles is not unique to childhood — it’s estimated that 21% of Americans are, like my friend, terrified of them. For many people, needle fear leads to health problems as they avoid routine blood tests and vaccinations, and for those with diabetes or another chronic condition requiring regular injections, needle anxiety can turn into a nightmare.
I don’t know why this problem isn’t more widely discussed in health-care settings, because there are some remarkably simple strategies that can stop or reduce almost anyone’s fear of needles… so let’s explore them now.
THE WORST THREE THINGS YOU CAN SAY
Lindsay Uman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is an international leader in research concerning needle fear and distress.
Although the Centre focuses on children, Dr. Uman says techniques to ease needle fear are similar to those for adults. Here’s the funny thing: The studies Dr. Uman reviewed show that most well-meaning nurses, doctors and phlebotomists actually have a habit of saying just the wrong thing to nervous patients.
Their intentions are the best, but the results are not.
Their first mistake? The very human impulse to be reassuring. “If someone keeps saying there is nothing to worry about, the message generally received is that there is something you really do need to worry about,” said Dr. Uman.
The second worst mistake? Criticizing patients’ fear by telling them to “Get a grip,” “Get over it” or “Don’t be a baby” — belittling messages that would make anyone feel worse.
The third kind of phrase often heard but best not uttered? A “pre-apology,” such as saying “Sorry about this,” as the elastic strap is wound tightly around the arm. This, Dr. Uman said, only brings more fear and distress.
WHAT DOES HELP
If you have ever felt weak or silly because you couldn’t talk yourself out of the fear of needles, give yourself a break — as with most fears, this one isn’t rational, so you can’t expect rational talk (from yourself or anyone else) to help. Instead, you can try the following…
Distraction. This is number one in effectiveness and can include anything from blowing bubbles for young children to putting on headphones and playing music for adults.
Watching TV, reading, chatting about the weather or the latest news… even making up stories about people around you and saying them aloud if you enjoy being creative… talking about anything but the needle will be helpful.
I had a doctor who always pointed to something fascinating outside the window — a cardinal on the branch… tiger lilies starting to bloom. By the time I’d focused my eyes out the window, the shot was over.
Relaxation techniques. These can help, especially when practiced shortly before the procedure — calm breathing, positive imagery, a few minutes of meditation, whatever relaxes a nervous patient is the way to go.
Not only do techniques for relaxing the mind ease fear — they also reduce muscle tension that could otherwise make shots more painful.
Skin-numbing creams. A product called EMLA, available by prescription, combines the anesthetics lidocaine and prilocaine and will numb the area, but for best results, you need to apply the cream 30 to 60 minutes in advance.
Dr. Uman said that for some people, using the cream provides a calming psychological effect that comes just from knowing that the physical pain will be reduced.
If your fear of needles continues to be a problem, consider talking with a cognitive behavioral therapist or any psychologist trained in anxiety-reducing techniques — these professionals likely can help you.
Ask your doctor or local hospital for a referral. For some people, Dr. Uman said, it takes only a few sessions for a patient to put needle fear into the past.
Source(s):
Lindsay Uman, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:14 pm
iola
confirmation assured
April 29th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Drive carefully out there. This should help:
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Road projects continue throughout Guam
Posted: Apr 29, 2011 12:32 AM
Updated: Apr 29, 2011 3:20 PM
by Sabrina Salas Matanane
Guam – Road projects continue to progress in many of the island’s busiest villages. Here’s your weekly guide to navigating through some of the tougher spots.
Route 25 Alageta Road
All lanes and streets are open for traffic on Alageta Road. However, drivers are advised that construction in the area is ongoing and are requested to observe posted speed limits, stop for school buses loading and unloading children and be aware of construction workers near the roadway.
Route 8/10/16 (Tri-Intersection)
Lanes of traffic at the Tri-Intersection continue to be restricted to one lane in each direction. Motorists can expect delays and increased travel time when driving through this area.
Drivers are requested to stop behind the painted stop lines and the “Stop Here on Red” signs at the intersection.
These lines and signs have been placed so that trucks and buses have enough room to make the turn at the intersection.
All businesses fronting the construction area remain open and are accessible during construction.
Route 4 (Yona)
Drivers should anticipate increased travel time and short delays while traveling on Route 4 in Yona. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers during daylight hours at the intersection of Route 4 and 17 as construction work continues in this area.
Route 2 (Umatac)
Motorists traveling on Route 2 in Umatac are requested to reduce their speed and follow the traffic signs in the construction areas. Traffic is restricted to one lane for northbound and southbound travel; drivers are advised to stop at the stop signs and proceed only when there is no traffic in this single lane.
Route 17 (Talofofo)
Motorists traveling near the intersection of Route 4 and Route 17 can anticipate shifting lanes, short one lane closures and brief delays as roadwork continues in this area. Motorists are requested to reduce their speed and be aware of heavy construction equipment and workers on or near the roadway.
Route 6A (Murray Road) Asan
Route 6A Murray Road construction continues this week. Drivers are advised that this portion of Murray Road is closed to traffic as the contractor works to repair this roadway. DPW requests that motorists observe all construction, detour and road closure signs.
Route 4 Togcha and Talofofo Bridges (Talofofo and Inarajan)
Motorists are advised that Monday, May 2nd and Tuesday, May 3rd, the Talofofo Bridge will be closed from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. due to the partial demolition of the bridge.
Road closure is necessary to ensure the safety of the public and the construction crew as they work to remove portions of the existing bridge.
Drivers are urged to slow down and proceed with caution and seek alternative routes during the 2-hour road closure. Traffic controls will be in place to assist in the direction and flow and to ensure a smooth transition. Delays and increased travel time should be anticipated while travelling in this area.
San Vitores Rd.-Tumon Phase ll:
Drivers are advised to reduce their speed, watch for pedestrians and proceed with caution when even if all traffic lanes are open in the construction area. The next phase of construction will begin after details are approved for the final pavement surface.
Route 4 Ylig Bridge (Yona)
Route 4 Ylig Bridge construction continues this week. Motorist may see daytime lane closures and experience short delays resulting from this construction work.
Residents around the area may experience power outages during the weekend as the crews work on the power lines. Preparations are being made to completely detour traffic onto a temporary bridge that is expected to be in place for traffic in 3 ½ months.
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Safety requires attention to detail.
Hafa Adai
Anna
April 29th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
We agree with you Alycedale. That race was most certainly a fluke and no sane person would say that turtle won the race against that hare so in all future races I am backing that turtle.
Herbert, face it that was a very poor example. We side with Alyce on this one.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Put on the side of Alyce as well. A tortoise is still a tortoise and a hare is still a hare, that race was a fluke.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Okay Alycedale if you are so blucking smart answer me this how come I love a girl I can’t see when I want her?
April 29th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
The waters in on the homestead holes
Sank down to the blue-clay rim,
And the ibis came in their circling flocks
To feast on the bony bream.
‘Twas shift all stock to the breeders’ run,
With never the slightest doubt-
For the station boss ’twas a total loss
If the breeders’ run gave out.
April 29th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
So the swashbuckling Anonz has a Billion Dollar bounty on his head. Dead or Dead! I guess it will be Dead. Not even the the great Satan can protect him now. Especially since most of the bounty hunters will be flying the Stars and Stripe of the great Satan.
Now the world and Anonz will know the meaning of the saying. “When one angers a tiger, one had better be well out of its reach, forever.” My country, China, is a very large Tiger.
I hope he is brought to us alive, But either way his head shall be exhibited in the hall of China’s vanquished adversaries.
Xlang
April 29th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Aly, I should have known they would “side” with you. It is not about my choice of fables. It is about your intimidation of the girls who run in your pack.
Only the black or latino girls will disagree with anything you say. That means 4 of your 12 disciples. The other 4 asians 4 white girls don’t have the balls to.
You got a mouth on you but you are not always right. Most of the guys at the office aren’t all that impressed with you. They just want to fuck you.
I think you know that. That’s why you dress so provocatively. I don’t date black girls even pretty ones like yourself. So I am not affected by your posturing or big ass.
By-the-way, you are only considered pretty by the white guys at work because you look so white except for you dark skin. That too is a turn on for those who need to brag about satisfying a black chick.
The asian men think your thighs, ass and tits are way too big for body height. You don’t see the asian men making plays for you. They don’t think you are all that smart either.
They can’t say anything to you though, but I don’t work for or with you, so I can. Get over yourself. Stay out of the affairs of others. The girls can think for themselves.
Why are you always giving them advice? Your name isn’t Michelle, or Dear Abby. You’re no shrink, you’re just a wannabe trouble maker.
Herbert
April 30th, 2011 at 7:18 am
Sure Herbert you can say that you speak for us asians in her office but as usual you speak with the arrogance of those from your office. The Federal assistant DA’s office is full of insufferable assholes like you.
Face it, you used that stupid analogy to try to impress the girls with your legal acumen and Aly called you on it instantly.
What aggravated you most was the rapidity of her response to your obviously well thought out presentation of a complicated case. But that’s Aly. Our Aly and we love her.
In the future don’t speak for Asians, Blacks, or even Whites. You are not competent at it. You can barely speak honestly for yourself.
We know you have a thing for Aly. Get over it man. Trying to eliminate the competition by slyly claiming that we asians don’t like her is pathetic.
You would take your answer on the blog because it is you who is intimidated by a 5’11″ woman who teaches self-defense classes to battered women.
Salmon
April 30th, 2011 at 7:34 am
Michelle, I am a Berber. We are a Afro-Asian people. I live in Wazin-Dehiba area of Libya. Muammar Gaddafi has mean to my people most of my life. Now he has sent his army here to rape and bomb us.
Please help.
April 30th, 2011 at 7:49 am
Michelle:
Pay no attention to that woman or her fabricated story. It is well known in international arab circles that US ambassador Susan Rice and foreign affairs adviser Samantha Power are using their influence and lies to persuade President Obama to intervene in Libya.
They are getting desperate because both China and Russia are starting to complain the military strikes on Libya by the UN are going beyond the mandate.
Nasih
April 30th, 2011 at 8:48 am
Hebert, face it, you were out lawyered by Aly.
April 30th, 2011 at 9:09 am
Whole Grains Linked to Lower Blood Pressure
Alan Flint, MD, DrPH
Harvard School of Public Health
New study: Researchers who reviewed health and nutrition data for 31,684 men found that those who consumed the most whole grains (about 52 g daily) were 19% less likely to develop high blood pressure than those who consumed the least whole grains (about 3 g daily).
Best sources: Oatmeal (instant or cooked) — one cup, 30 g to 35 g… popcorn — one cup, 10 g to 12 g… whole-wheat bread — one slice, about 15 g… and bran cereal — one cup, 5 g to 10 g.
Health interviewed Alan Flint, MD, DrPH, research scientist, department of nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston.
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