I laughed so hard when I read the headline, I had to gather myself before I could post...

I'm with you Paul M...this is news?

Instead, this is a microcosmic example of what is wrong with the news media in this country. A ridiculous emphasis on the minor, while the major issues of the day (generally) get misreported or glossed over...

It's a nice break from infinite posts about Romney/Perry/Cain/Bachmann/Gingrich/Santorum/Huntsman/Christie/Trump/Palin/Rubio et al.

Amy, you said it on the button.

And it is truly stunning how much the First Lady and Dr. Biden are doing for veterans and their families with their Joining Forces program. The latest from two days ago:

"....while visiting Joint Base Langley-Eustis with President Obama on Day
Three of the American Jobs Act bus tour, First Lady Michelle Obama announced
that the American Logistics Association (ALA) and their 270 affiliate companies
have committed to hiring 25,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of
2013.

This commitment is part of the First Lady's and Dr. Jill Biden's Joining
Forces initiative to support veterans and military families. The ALA's
commitment will fulfill a quarter of the President's challenge to the private
sector to hire or train 100,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of
2013. The announcement comes as the President and First Lady visit Joint Base
LThe ALA's commitment to hire 25,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2013 will further promote the goal of Joining Forces to create greater connections between the American public and those inspirational men and women who have served and sacrificed so greatly for this country.angley-Eustis to discuss the critical importance of hiring America's veterans...

The ALA's commitment to hire 25,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of
2013 will further promote the goal of Joining Forces to create greater
connections between the American public and those inspirational men and women
who have served and sacrificed so greatly for this country."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/19/first-lady-michelle-obama-announces-major-private-sector-commitment-hire

See Joining Forces @ www.whitehouse.gov

I'm with Paul- why run this, when we all want to see more on the obstructionists that just kept 400,000 folks out of work.

I'm serious. You'd think Hannity was in charge, or something: "if I ignore it, it won't be there".

Holy Hell Drive By - I just read your excellent post from earlier about the debt service on the Trillion s we owe.

You, talking about debt service makes my so proud.

My question for you then is - once you, as a died in the wool Democrat start thinking about debt service, debt and deficits, can you still be in on Team Blue?

Will they let you in the tree house with that filthy mouth?

Why by the end of 2013? That is over 2 years from now. Also, 25,000 is just a small drop in the bucket or maybe just sound bites for election?

Well, hey there, Deflector......Uh...'counsellor'.

Say- what say we toodle on down to the Dew Drop, and laugh at those 400,000 folks that just got poked in the eye with a sharp stick by the repups?

Treehouse? Geez, I was expecting 'telepromter' or 'Van Jones' or someting, you know- relevant.

Drive By - go call Nelson, Tester and the gang.

They just don't seem to be all that into Obama's plan.

Wait - maybe they like crime, murder and rape. After all Sheriff Joe says crime is going to go up.

Too bad he has checked the crime rate declines lately.

More money for teachers - "for the children!"

More money for cops - "or you'll get raped!"

What's next: more money for firefighters - or you'll get burned!"

Of course they should talk to the guy that didn't pay the extra, extra tax tot he fire department so although they did respond, they refused to put the fire out.

Team Blue. It's all good.

Hey Drive By- Jody says hire 60,000 teachers and all those other 400,000 unemployed people will miraculously become employed.

The $35 billion that failed last night would have covered that at $500 Million a teacher.

Why didn't they push it through that way?

400,000? What you only care about the government workers Drive By?

What about the other 14 million?

But it's all good. Jody has solve the whole thing. We just need to hire 2.3 million teacher, cause she assures us that will cause hiring at 6:1.

Jody is brilliant! But, I do wonder why Obama hasn't thought of this brilliant plan.

Brive By, why do Obama, and Reid only seem to care about government workers?

And why don't those 8 dems in the senate care about any?

Mean old dems.

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Ah, so she finally quit bitchin.

Thank you for providing artistic journalism First Read. I really got a thrill up my leg reading such a non-newsworthy piece.

That's right, Joe Albany

And you're the JESTER we all come to laugh at,...er with.

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Yet, you're here...

...here's your sign...

Shawna three words for you:

Sun Power..... Pulitzer

Don't let Chuck keep you down Shawna.

"Man, this really is the "Place for politics."

Uh Oh- looks like we found someone else with a browser that only picks up one URL.

WCA - looks like the DOE is starting to get heat for Fisker.

What on god's green earth is up with the "but, but, we would have spent all that cash you gave us here, but we couldn't find a factory that could build our cars" defense?

Just how do the fellas over at Tesla do it - magic?

First Obama can and killed the solar panel industry, not he's going to wreck hybrid cars.

Are Fiskers cars plug in or Hybrid?

Spanky,

Fisker technology is the similiar to Chevy Volt, Plug-In.

Problem is two-fold.

Manufacturing - It's a $100,000 car built on an aluminum spaceframe with panels that come off of questionable tooling. So the vehicle has to be hand built. Valmet Assembly in Finland currently builds Porsches so they fit the bill. Fisker has said that they won't hire laid off UAW workers in Delaware to build the Nina. Concerns about work ethic and a desire for a non-union plant.

Problem with that is Henrik Fisker knew at least a year before he got the DOE loan that he was going to build the car in Finland.

They have also claimed that the Nina will be built in Delaware. Problem is the nina works off the same failed technology as the Karma.

Technology - No matter how much money you throw at it, you can't buy technology that doesn't exist. The Karma has 3 batteries and multiple inverters to support the turbo charged engine. These cause a whole lot of heat with no way to dissipate it. The result is melting plastic parts (Wire harnesses, washer bottles,etc) in the engine box.

This is why they have only built 40 vehicles to date. They can't keep the cars running and they know it. Most of those 40 cars are in SoCal while they try to figure out how to make them work.

Michelle is a first timer for a lot of things isn't she?

You got my vote! ;o)

But, YOU"RE here...

Gosh- looks like some folks want to detract from the big vote yesterday in a BIG way, doesn't it?

"What was it? Something about being ashamed of America?"

Lindsy Graham tweeted this?

You should be ashamed. First Lady Michelle has engaged with real Americans more in three years than Nancy, Barbara and Laura did during their husbands' terms, put together.

My head's hanging like a hound...Is there not a cure for sycophancy, Amy, or you just keeop gettin new knee pads?

You should be ashamed. First Lady Michelle has engaged with real Americans more in three years than Nancy, Barbara and Laura did during their husbands' terms, put together.

Amy the only who should be ashamed is you. I see only republican first ladies, how about Hillary, what did she do? All 3 first ladies and Hillary do quite a bit for the american people that goes under the media eyes, they don't try to have everything done in prime time so they can say Look at what I am doing? Aren't I great? Who was first at Ft Hood after that incident, not Michelle or the President but it was Laura and President Bush who met with the victims without notifying the media.

The only reason she is involved with the veterans is for votes plain and simple. Wounded Warrior project took off and that is when she decided to do something that looks good. Her project on hiring veterans involves plenty of benefits for the hiring employer and 25,000 is a good start, of course her husband needs to be reelected otherwise that program will no longer be around.

When Michelle came to Portland for a campaign fundraiser, TV cameras were not allowed. She keeps her public duties separate from partisan political activities. This tweet is news because it's the First Lady usng her position to publicize efforts to help veterans and their families. This is her job.

Yea, and?

Still not newsworthy.

The media is trying to capitalize on her "high ratings" by putting her in the spotlight. They mistakenly believe that her "popularity" will help get her husband's dismal approval ratings out of the gutter. It's going to take a lot more than Michelle "I am proud of my country for the first time" Obama to do that. It's going to take a miracle.

She could have led a privileged life as a wife, mother and hospital administrator in Chicago, but she sacrificed normalcy for a career in public service with the stress of living in a fishbowl. And you begrudge her a vacation?

The Real Feisty … Not

Amy........Poor little Michelle Antoinette....

She turned in Her LAW LICENSE in order to avoid an investigation into possible law legalities!

FUNNY, how the media reports Nothing on this?

This is FACT!

Poor Amy. Moochelle's salary tripled when hubby became a U.S. Senator. Her posittion with the hospital still remains unfilled. What does this tell you? And for vacations, the ones she's taken on our dime are even too pricey for the evil Wall Street bankers. So, yes, I do begrudge her the multi million dollar, taxpayer funded vacations she's taken while the rest of us are told to eat our peas.

I can't believe you got 4 votes for that nasty little post of yours. Just goes to show nothing rallies the right-wing like flat out hate.

Everything I said is true. It must hurt, doesn't it?

Tell us about your work with military veterans and their families, Patty, I'm sure we'd all like to know what an impact you are having in that area.

Well, let's see..........

2 of our close friends are Navy Seals stationed at Little Creek Base! (2 miles from our house!)

Unlike NoBama, who totally forgot them after taking credit for Bin Laden......My husband and I have been very involved in LOCAL functions that are targeted at Helping the Seal Families of the 30 Navy Seals who lost their husbands and Fathers, and Sons in the horrible helicopter crash! "Maybe" you remember that?

WHAT have you done?

Patty,

So right. MSM (Liberal) "journalists" get out of bed every day and then GET IN BED WITH THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. They put their tiny brains together and think up new ways to make Obama & Assoc. look good. How about the day it was reported that Michelle was wearing the $40,000 bracelet. The MSM didn't like that so they ( AP )went on a photo shoot to Target with her the next day.

Hey Michelle, Does the word HYPOCRITE mean anything to you??

Thank you, LEONA.......

I have Never seen my husband in tears!

Amy has a dam NERVE to question Our Love for the Military!!!!!

Born and raised here and we LOVE our Military!

I guarantee that she has NEVER sent $1 to our Wounded Warriors OR anything to help our Military!

Typical Liberal Hypocrite!!!

Don't kid yourself, Patti, you socialize. You don't work. There was no need for you to disaparage Michelle Obama; if you really cared about military veterans and their familes you'd appreciate her shining a light on their challenges. She could have been promoting libraries, you know.

Leona, whatever happened to respect, civility and patriotism? You attack the efforts of the First Lady of the United States to shine a light on military families just because her husband is a Democrat.

A gracious woman would say something nice about Michelle while declining to support her husband's policies, if that was your position. But noooo, you had to attack another woman who is trying to make a difference. And you claim you support the same cause!

Amy

you tell people not to disparage Michelle Obama, yet you go on in a previous post and disparage other first ladies and in this post you disparage First lady Laura Bush with your library comment. Most of the First Ladies do so much more than you realize or know, they just don't advertise it. I and my wife are veterans and we do promote veteran issues and wounded warrior project. What have you done for the military and veterans? Have you or anyone in your family served in the military? Don't kid yourself Amy you are nothing.

Thats called "hypocrisy," Richard. A classic liberal mainstay. And Amy IS the best of the best...

Reality Check Don't I know it. Amy follows in the footsteps of her mentor Feisty.

Don't kid yourself Amy you are nothing.

Excuse me? You don't know anything about me. Insulting a First Lady and insulting a fellow American just because she defends the First Lady is pretty low, in my book. Man, when Republicans are in power it's all about respecting the Office, and out of office you think you have a right to disparge a perfectly nice First Lady trying to do the right thing. What a trio of jerks.

Hypocrisy?!

Read some of the conservative comments above and below this line. Read the name calling, the innuendo, the sarcasm.

Then you try to pillory Amy and claim you have the high ground? Unbelieveable.

Hang in there, Amy.

Amy: "Leona, whatever happened to respect, civility and patriotism?"

That's what I ask myself everyday. Obama has done nothing to "bring people together" (which he promised to do, BTW). He is the most partisan President we've ever had. Remember when Obama said...." The election is over, John (McCain), I WON." Well, we found out just how much he meant that.

As far as Michelle "I have never before been proud of my country" Obama, the facts speak for themselves. She had a $40,000 bracelet on and the press mentioned it. The Obama spin machine didn't like that so they had her go to Target the next day for a photo op. Can anyone say HYPOCRITE?

The truth su$%% but it's STILL THE TRUTH ( whether you like it or not).

You wouldn't know the truth if it hit you over the head, Leona. The truth is, Michelle Obama is a real person and the fact you insult her in post after post reveals the depravity of the right-wing mentality itself. The truth is Michelle-bashing is a non-winning formula for Republicans in 2012, but you are so dumb you don't realize that.

Don't you just LOVE the hypocrisy? They get to be as mean and nasty as they want because OBAMA drove them to it,...seems to me they ARE nasty and they like blaming the President and his family to, I don't know, 'rationalize' it? (trying not to laugh as I type that word in association with the obviously IRRATIONAL I am referring to).

Amy, don't waste your time on the pathetic, attention seeking trolls. They're simply not worthy of it.

Amy: "The truth is Michelle-bashing is a non-winning formula for Republicans in 2012, but you are so dumb you don't realize that."

Problem is you are confusing ( must be the kool aid) Michelle-bashing with the FACTS.

I did not imagine the $40,000 bracelet, it's real. I did not make up the fact that she went to Target for a photo op the very next day. HAHAHA

The truth s#$%% but it's still the TRUTH.

Say.... this isn't the Fox Forums? Dang, now I think MY browser is messing up.....

I would shut down if I were you...(But, thankfully, not).

Or maybe eating her favorite Lobster with butter dripping down her chin?

Lobster in Spain......Maine......Martha's Vineyard, Panama City, FL, etc.etc.

Check it out!

(and Yes, I'm angry.....these 2 are Spending us into bankruptcy!)

The poor Flight crew with "Obama One" are EXHAUSTED!

Oh, please. What are you a little "mean girl?"

Amy you sound like you drank all of the cool aid Obummer had for the fools who voted him in, how did it taste? By the way respect is earned not doled out ok.

Amy,

Isn't it more likely that "mean girls" would be wearing $40,000 bracelets? lol

I am a middle class tax payer. I don't know anyone who wears a $40,000 bracelet ( period )and then goes to Target the next day for a photo op, lol. Don't let us stop you from worshiping the Obama's . That's your right, even if the facts are NOT on your side.

I think it's so funny Republicans claim Democrats are waging class war on the rich, then they disparage the First Lady her upper class lifestyle. Gosh, which is it? It's her money she can spend it as she wants, or Michelle is Marie Antoinette?

Hey Amy,

Of course you are missing the point! Michelle either wears $40,000 bracelets OR she shops at TARGET!

Which is it?????? You know that only ONE of those scenarios is true. Who are you kidding?

God your dumb. Why isn't it both?

Amy,

The $40,000 bracelet is real. The photo op at Target the next day is a charade, to make Michelle look like "average folks." You don't have to admit it but you know it's true.

HYPOCRISY.

If it walks like a duck....

NOTHING to continue knee-scraping at the feet of the 'obamas is beneath MSNBC. They have taken the art of independenta jounalism to the cesspool, along with most of their lefty following. Disgraceful, really.

Let's remember what Chris Matthews ( Msnbc) said when Obama got elected......." I got a thrill up my leg." LOL Aside from the obvious idol worship, "Chrisie" drank so much kool aid, it's pouring out of his nostrils. lol

THAT will NEVER be forgotten!

Just me,

Why? do you like inappropriate name calling?

And its short....

james hale: "wall-street has the gas market cornered....."

That's NOT Wall Street driving up the gas prices. Obama is trying to destroy the oil industry and with it millions of jobs.

Obama is pushing "green energy" and pouring billions into that money pit. Can you guess who is getting rich from "green?"

Answer: N.Pelosi's brother-in-law and Al Gore.

Patty, you disgust me.

Amy Be real, anyone who doesn't worship at the feet of the President disgusts you. I recall your comment that you would walk across hot coals to vote for him. I think you may be the one with the problem.

I recall your comment that you would walk across hot coals to vote for him

Talk about obsessing? You really really need to get out more & a LIFE!

It's a shame your side has nothing but @!$%#s running this time around - I totally understand your anger!

Tee hee & a giggle snort!

Stop LURKING and participate will ya?

Sorry Feisty Old gal I do have a life. I believe its the FR regulars who are on here 24-7. Not sure how you hold down a job and post every two seconds. I read for FR for the entertainment value but someone who posts that they would walk across hot coals for anyone but a loved one is a bit scary. That kind of comment sticks with you.

Her second tweet: "Let them eat cake."