Dean Cain: ‘Like Obamacare? Check out the VA hospital scandal’

http://twitter.com/#!/RealDeanCain/status/467746974360670208

Friday, amid growing scandal, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki announced that he had accepted the resignation of Undersecretary for Health Robert Petzel. (Petzel had already announced his upcoming retirement.)

Whistleblowers allege that as many as 40 veterans may have died while waiting for treatment at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system. Why does that make us wary of any sort of government-controlled health care system?

http://twitter.com/#!/RealDeanCain/status/467753361178394624 http://twitter.com/#!/Rachael153/status/467771465891205120

Well, we can agree it’s a terrible piece of legislation.

http://twitter.com/#!/Shimmyfab/status/467757559949328384 http://twitter.com/#!/RealLeahMarie/status/467784489150582785

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/05/17/dean-cain-like-obamacare-check-out-the-va-hospital-scandal/

Conservatives say ‘Conservative’ Political Action Conference is dead

http://twitter.com/#!/michellemalkin/status/309036462760939520

As #LiberalYoda might say, “jumped the shark, CPAC has.”

Pamela Geller @atlasshrugs not welcome at CPAC? You #crazybastards have lost your minds! One more reason why #CPACisdead

— Jeffrey Pomeroy (@JeffreyPomeroy) March 5, 2013

I am so glad I’m an independent conservative. I’m tired of being lumped in with @gop and @realdonaldtrump. #CPACisdead

— Mat S. (@USAmjs) March 5, 2013

#CPAC has united conservatives against #CPAC. #CPACisdead

— Jason Landin (@EmperorJayLay7) March 5, 2013

again to sum up the state of affairs from Mark Steyn this weekend: “We have seen the boobs and they are us.” #CPACISDEAD

— Charles (@repub9989) March 5, 2013

I remember thinking how cool it would be to go to CPAC. Now I think how cool it must have been to go to CPAC. #CPACisdead

— Eric Bandazewski (@EricBandazewski) March 5, 2013

@michellemalkin “Conservative” Trump donated to Anthony Weiner in 2010 and Chuck Shumer and Harry Reid in 2009. Just sayin’… #CPACisdead

— StrongAle OnTap (@strongaleontap) March 5, 2013

@michellemalkin is right; CPAC is dead. Who to organize a new one? I vote for @aceofspadeshq @marksteynonline @realbencarson @nicolegelinas

— Conrad (D) (@ProNaif) March 5, 2013

#CPACisdead The old boys club needs to be out to pasture with the camels.

— copperpeony (@copperpeony) March 5, 2013

Earlier:

CPAC heralds phony conservative Donald Trump

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/03/05/conservatives-say-conservative-political-action-conference-is-dead/

Pope’s first tweet gets over 31K retweets, attracts death wishes & venom

http://twitter.com/#!/Pontifex/status/278808536404852736

After more than a week of buzz and anticipation, Pope Benedict XVI tweeted for the first time this morning. The 85-year-old pontiff’s first tweet was in English. It was sent from a tablet device and racked up over 24,000 retweets in under two hours.

How can we celebrate the Year of Faith better in our daily lives?

— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012

By speaking with Jesus in prayer, listening to what he tells you in the Gospel and looking for him in those in need

— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012

The pope offered a prayer before sending his first tweet.

.@pontifex begins with a prayer … #tweetingwhilepraying

— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) December 12, 2012

Here’s a pic of @pontifex Tweeting: twitter.com/finansakrobat/…

— financial acrobat (@finansakrobat) December 12, 2012

@pontifex sending first tweet twitter.com/LisaHendey/sta…

— Lisa Hendey (@LisaHendey) December 12, 2012

There we are … @pontifex #livefromrome twitter.com/kathrynlopez/s…

— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) December 12, 2012

Another look at @pontifex first tweet shows the help he had twitter.com/LisaHendey/sta…

— Lisa Hendey (@LisaHendey) December 12, 2012

Pope Benedict’s (@pontifex) first [English] tweet definitely close to record for retweets…within minutes nearly 2500 retweets

— benwedeman (@bencnn) December 12, 2012

After 30 minutes @pontifex‘s first tweet clocks just under 13,000 Retweets. Most celebrities, newspapers would die for such media impact.

— Social Media LF (@SocialMediaLF) December 12, 2012

More than 24K retweets already for Pope Benedict XVI’s first tweet @pontifex

— Ross Weidner (@RossWeidner) December 12, 2012

While the pope’s first tweet was in English, he quickly followed up with tweets from his other accounts.

Queridos amigos, me uno a vosotros con alegría por medio de Twitter. Gracias por vuestra respuesta generosa. Os bendigo a todos de corazón.

— Benedicto XVI (@Pontifex_es) December 12, 2012

Cari amici, è con gioia che mi unisco a voi via twitter. Grazie per la vostra generosa risposta. Vi benedico tutti di cuore.

— Benedetto XVI (@Pontifex_it) December 12, 2012

Chers amis, c’est avec joie que je m’unis à vous par twitter. Merci pour votre réponse généreuse. Je vous bénis tous de grand cœur.

— Benoît XVI (@Pontifex_fr) December 12, 2012

Drodzy Przyjaciele, z radością łączę się z wami przez twitter. Dziękuję za wasze liczne odpowiedzi. Z serca wam błogosławię.

— Benedykt XVI (@Pontifex_pl) December 12, 2012

الأصدقاء الأعزاء، بفرح أنضم لكم عبر تويتر. كل الشكر لاستجابتكم الكريمة. وبكل القلب أبارككم.

— بندكتس السادس عشر (@Pontifex_ar) December 12, 2012

Liebe Freunde! Gerne verbinde ich mich mit euch über Twitter. Danke für die netten Antworten. Von Herzen segne ich euch.

— Benedikt XVI (@Pontifex_de) December 12, 2012

Queridos amigos, é com alegria que entro em contacto convosco via twitter. Obrigado pela resposta generosa. De coração vos abençoo a todos.

— Bento XVI (@Pontifex_pt) December 12, 2012

And predictably, the death wishes and hate weren’t far behind. The pope offered blessings to all and these are just some of the disgusting tweets he received in response.

DIE!!! @pontifex

— Pawl (@PabloAragunde) December 12, 2012

You will burn underground @pontifex

— Murat Çakır (@CakirMurat_) December 12, 2012

Die @pontifex

— Cocksucker Jones (@iCumBl00d) December 12, 2012

@pontifex Fuck yo couch, you dickhead in the stupid hat

— James Tickner (@TicknerJ) December 12, 2012

@pontifex do you fuck kids?

— Alex Mathieson (@MathiesonAlex) December 12, 2012

@pontifex Why don’t you go to fuck your fracking mother’s corpse and let the children alone?

— Lady Magikarp (@Magikarp_Inutil) December 12, 2012

@pontifex Fuck you. Cunt.

— AnonDeath420 (@ExpectLulz) December 12, 2012

@pontifex Piss off you paedo cunt!

— David Chambers (@stellasbelly) December 12, 2012

https://twitter.com/biodingo/status/278827649193889792

@pontifex @cnn fuck u

— Julieta Vazquez (@shokoshika) December 12, 2012

@pontifex fuck you nigga biatch

— Take Another Shot (@ZazoBucketHead) December 12, 2012

@pontifex fuck off u dirty kiddy fiddling nonce cunt

— jonpaulbussey (@buzzy001) December 12, 2012

https://twitter.com/CAXXIMIEI/status/278831653235879936

@pontifex. Mr Pope I have several underage boys with me right now and was wondering if you were interested ???

— Patrick Kidney (@PatrickKidney2) December 12, 2012

.@pontifex Fuck you. I’ll rape your fucking dog.

— Reverend Ol’ Darcy(@RevOlDarcyMD) December 12, 2012

.@pontifexbless my dick in your mouth, bitch

— Bardley Lombardo (@BardleyFarts) December 12, 2012

Disgraceful. It seems these are the people most in need of the pope’s blessings.

Update:

The pope’s first tweet now has over 28,000 retweets.

28,000 retweets and counting #Pontifex twitter.com/Pontifex/statu…

— Jess @YouSaySocial (@YouSaySocial) December 12, 2012

And the hate continues with repulsive fake retweets.

RT @pontifex: Dear little boys, I am pleased to get to touch you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response.

— Lars (@Larzuy) December 12, 2012

RT @pontifex: Sexy pre-teen boys

— Tim Lake (@3shirts) December 12, 2012

Think the pope left his twitter logged in … RT @pontifex: I love jewish cock!

— terrysaunders (@terrysaunders) December 12, 2012

RT @pontifex: Fuck bitches.

— Siss (@szzrd) December 12, 2012

RT “@pontifex: Dear friends, I can touch your kids through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless you all from my Holy Dick”

— STD FREE! (mostly) (@A_Bit_2_Rude) December 12, 2012

Update:

The man has amazing social media reach: 31,000 retweets and counting.

Benedict XVI@pontifex has more followers than John Hyde! 751K followers + 31.2K retweets of last message -not Christmas yet!

— Michelle Roberts (@MichelleMidland) December 12, 2012

The haters might scoff at the pope’s blessing, but what wouldn’t they give for a retweet?

I know most everyone says RTs don’t mean endorsement, but man, that rule is going to bend if the Pope retweets you.

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) December 12, 2012

Update:

At 9:00 a.m. ET, the pope sent additional English-language tweets.

How can faith in Jesus be lived in a world without hope?

— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012

We can be certain that a believer is never alone. God is the solid rock upon which we build our lives and his love is always faithful

— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012

And at 10:15 a.m., the first papal tweet has blown past 38,000 retweets.

Wow! 38.500 RTs for writing “I bless you all” bit.ly/Xakwd6 Why did it take the Vatican so long to get here?

— Fabio Reinhardt (@Enigma424) December 12, 2012

Update:

It’s not even noon on the East Coast and the pope’s first tweet has been retweeted more than 41,000 times.

@pontifex first ever tweet got 41,694 retweets and 13,808 favorites. WHAT IS WOW! 🙂

— Nadine Evangelista (@nadineheartsyou) December 12, 2012

Update:

The pope solicits your suggestions on how to be more prayerful. Based on earlier response, this should ratchet up the disgusting hate to previously unseen levels.

Any suggestions on how to be more prayerful when we are so busy with the demands of work, families and the world?

— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012

Offer everything you do to the Lord, ask his help in all the circumstances of daily life and remember that he is always beside you

— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012

Update:

A day truly marked in history – 10 hours, +48,000 RTs already. I wonder how that would look on a resume ..”managed the @pontifex handle…”

— Massive Media (@_MassiveMedia) December 12, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/12/12/pope-benedict-xvis-first-tweet-gets-over-24k-retweets-attracts-death-wishes-and-vile-hate/

I Had No Idea Any Of This Would Work. I Feel Stupid, But Life’s About To Get Much Easier.

The best things in life are free. Not only that, but the best things in life can be made so much better with these easy life hacks. Anyone can pull these tricks off and, when you do, you’ll feel like a total champ. Not only that, but you’ll look like a champ. Check them out and start winning at life.

1. Turn airplane mode on for much faster charging.

2. The arrows on your fuel gauge show you which side of the car the tank is on.

3. Using chopsticks gets rid of cheese fingers when eating Doritos or Cheetos

4. Pulling the bones out of a chicken wing makes it easier to eat.

Try it next time at wing night.

5. Pinching the end of a banana can help you open it easily.

6. You can make a laptop bag out of a hoodie. Great for coffee shop runs where you may get cold.

7. Fixing a broken zipper can be as easy as finding a key ring.

8. If your toilet is clogged and overflowing, turn this knob. It will stop water from going into the tank.

9. If you get brain freeze, put your tongue on the roof of your mouth. This will help warm up your soft palate.

10. Think of months as knuckles. The bumps are months with 31 days and the spaces are months with 30 (or 28, if it’s February).

11. Rubbing a walnut on scratched furniture can help minimize the dings.

12. If you find a right parking space, back into it. You have a sharper turning radius going backwards.

13. Cut the handle off of a jug for an easy, instant dustpan.

14. Glue a suction cup to a tennis ball and cut a strip in it. Now, that ball will hold anything for you.

15. A dustpan in the sink can help you fill up buckets that don’t fit.

16. Putting your car remote underneath your open mouth can help increase its range.

These life hacks are so easy, you gotta share them. Unless you want to keep the secrets to yourself, that is.

Read more: http://viralnova.com/16-life-hacks/

‘World’s worst skywriter’ rooting for New York Rangers, we think

http://twitter.com/#!/itsWanda/status/475409733260935168

That’s pretty clearly an “R” in the sky over New York. The Rangers are in the Stanley Cup finals … is this a sign of solidarity? It gets harder to tell the further he gets.

http://twitter.com/#!/caralynnshultz/status/475407185137393664

http://twitter.com/#!/MorganPotucek/status/475407690085445632

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/07/worlds-worst-skywriter-rooting-for-new-york-rangers-we-think/

Wolf Blitzer says 33-year-old CNN is ‘only just beginning’

http://twitter.com/#!/kennyfeeley/status/340875574031572992

Ouch! It’s hard to argue with Wolf Blitzer’s claim that CNN changed the way that people get their news. After all, CNN was the first 24-hour news network and set the template for cable news. But with Obama campaign tool Stephanie Cutter now on board as a political correspondent and the channel’s ethnic purge well underway, “we’re only just beginning” seems like more of a threat than a promise.

http://twitter.com/#!/BulldogPrvtEye/status/340878010200752129 http://twitter.com/#!/BMLewis2/status/340876159426387968 http://twitter.com/#!/jimoo/status/340878401869053952 http://twitter.com/#!/compman1979/status/340885211673927680 http://twitter.com/#!/superPACattack/status/340894907348705280 http://twitter.com/#!/xoalexo/status/340906555669106688 http://twitter.com/#!/yieldright/status/340922956576333824

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/06/01/is-that-a-threat-wolf-blitzer-says-33-year-old-cnn-is-only-just-beginning/

Wisconsin’s Tim Cullen to leave Democratic caucus

http://twitter.com/#!/WISCTV_News3/status/227857731036528641

Wisconsin State Sen. Tim Cullen, who was one of the 14 “fleebaggers” who left the state in 2011 to preclude a vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s financial reform efforts, has said in an email he will leave the Democratic caucus and become an independent.

In an email to Senate colleagues with the subject “Response to Committee Assignments,” Cullen wrote, “Sen. [Mark] Miller has made clear that he does not value or need my presence in Senate Committee leadership and, quite obviously, in the Senate Democratic Caucus.”

Democrats recently took control of Wisconsin’s Sentate by a 17–16 majority after a recall election last month.

Sen Tim Cullen says he is leaving Sen Dem Caucus, hence depriving Dems of a majority after hard fought recall elections. #wirecall

— Cory Mason (@RepCoryMason) July 24, 2012

Sen. Tim Cullen says he was offended over committee chairs offered him after Democrats regained majority, leaves Democratic caucus

— Scott Bauer (@sbauerAP) July 24, 2012

Never a dull moment in Wisconsin's state Capitol. Sen. Tim Cullen, a D, is leaving the D caucus, which had just seized a 17-16 majority.

— Monica Davey (@monicadavey1) July 24, 2012

MT @sbauerap: GOP Sen Zipperer is leaving next month, so if Dem Sen. Tim Cullen becomes indy, Dems would have 16-15-1 majority #wiunion

— Jim Witkins (@jimwitkins) July 24, 2012

Is it just me, or does the whole Sen. Tim Cullen thing have that "last picked in dodgeball so I'm taking my ball and going home" feel to it?

— Mark David Zahn (@MarkDavidZahn) July 24, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/07/24/wisconsin-sen-tim-cullen-to-leave-democratic-caucus/