‘So ronery’! Obama’s terrible relationship with Congress sparks snark

http://twitter.com/#!/charlescwcooke/status/374717564917932032

But, but … uniter and stuff! And man of the people!

http://twitter.com/#!/TheRickWilson/status/373433615801401344

Heh.

Evidently, President Obama is also not a man of the People’s House.

http://twitter.com/#!/ExJon/status/374718381275877376

Unprecedented!

But, wait! Does he have one buddy?

http://twitter.com/#!/Will_Antonin/status/374710583020761088

Snort.

This Twitter user points out something even more “historic”:

http://twitter.com/#!/AG_Conservative/status/374718670884192256

Zing!

And some exit snark:

http://twitter.com/#!/CajunConservatv/status/374720584661209091

Hey, who has time for that what with all the golfing to do?

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/09/03/so-ronery-obamas-terrible-relationship-with-congress-sparks-snark/

24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom

“1, 2, 3…jump!”

1. If you’ve ever attended a black wedding, you may have seen the couple “jump the broom.”

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2. Though historians disagree on the exact roots of this tradition, many believe it was part of African culture before becoming part of African-American slave culture.

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3. According to the African-American Registry, the broom as a wedding symbol originated in Ghana.

4. It “symbolized sweeping away past wrongs or removing evil spirits.”

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5. At weddings, the broom was often waved over the heads of the couple, and they sometimes jumped over it at the end of the ceremony.

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6. The ritual continued in the American South during slavery.

7. Enslaved people were often not permitted to marry.

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8. According to the book Life in Black and White: Family and Community in the Slave South, when they did marry, they had informal weddings.

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9. Jumping over a broom was a way to symbolically represent their union.

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10. Brenda E. Stevenson writes that it was one way enslaved people created new rituals.

11. Even if their marriage wasn’t recognized by whites, it was a way for black people to legitimize their meaningful relationships.

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12. For modern couples, jumping the broom represents great joy and at the same time is a reminder of a painful past.

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13. Couples may choose a simple broom…

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14. Or a beautifully decorated one.

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15. They might make it themselves…

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16. Or just buy one on Etsy.

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17. And many couples hang the broom in their home after the wedding.

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18. Jumping the broom marks the beginning of making a home together.

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19. It symbolizes the sweeping away of the old and the welcoming of the new.

20. And makes way for all of the good things to come in their life together.

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21. It’s also a request for their community’s support of their marriage.

22. At the end of the ceremony, the officiant can invite all the wedding guests to count down…

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23. “One, two, three…”

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Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelwmiller/couples-who-jumped-the-broom

Kevin Sorbo highlights spoof: ‘Life of Julia, Amnesty Applicant’

http://twitter.com/#!/LubashaF21/status/350343750901448705

Actor Kevin Sorbo rendered at least one tweeter speechless by shining a light on “Life of Julia, Amnesty Applicant”:

http://twitter.com/#!/ksorbs/status/350340808160980992

The character is a spinoff of a composite woman named “Julia” that the Obama administration invented last year in an attempt to tout the benefits of a cradle-to-grave nanny state. Opponents of amnesty have co-opted Julia to spoof what’s really in the immigration bill:

http://twitter.com/#!/bcalvert7755/status/350343219978059776

There are 14 GOP senators we can think of who should have been given cameo appearances in that presentation.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/06/27/kevin-sorbo-highlights-spoof-of-obama-administration-composite-woman-life-of-julia-amnesty-applicant/

Freaky Photoshop disaster: Jay Carney puff piece goes hilariously wrong [pics]

http://twitter.com/#!/mtgrove/status/454730489375764480

The next issue of Washingtonian MOM doesn’t hit newsstands until next week, but lucky for us, we don’t have to wait for a sneak preview of the cover story:

http://twitter.com/#!/iowahawkblog/status/454730263663087618

Hey, don’t be so quick to dismiss. The story features some totally candid photos, like this one:

http://twitter.com/#!/NoahWehrman/status/454723805202497536

And this one:

http://twitter.com/#!/NoahWehrman/status/454724516707434496

Ooo! And this:

Carney Shipman book pic

 

Hmmm … maybe we should take a closer look at that last one. Notice anything unusual?

http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/454727412329508864

That’s right. It gets better:

http://twitter.com/#!/seanmdav/status/454733312032919552

Yep, that’ll do it. Heckuva Photoshop job, Washingtonian!

http://twitter.com/#!/kerpen/status/454747116993511425

But wait — would you believe it gets better still? Because it does. For reals:

http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/454728194764324864

Glorious. Just glorious.

http://twitter.com/#!/Matthops82/status/454734479836598272

You never know when you might need a stray pinky:

http://twitter.com/#!/Will_Antonin/status/454729666675638272

Might as well make your kids useful, right?

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/04/11/freaky-photoshop-disaster-jay-carney-puff-piece-goes-hilariously-wrong-pics/