Author: diverseskills

Oops: Rupert Murdoch suffering from premature tweet syndrome?

http://twitter.com/#!/rupertmurdoch/status/198790518640091136

Uh oh. Rupert Murdoch is catching hell for what appears to be a Twitter misfire after he tweeted the name of Conservative MP and chick lit writer Louise Mensch. Yep, just her name.

Mensch was subjected to vile, misogynistic tweets earlier this week when she and other Conservatives in Parliament voted they would not back a report calling Murdoch “not a fit person to run an international company.”

Some in the Twitterverse connected Murdoch’s cryptic tweet to Mensch’s support for him, while others thought it might be a senior moment.

*Google search* *safety filter off* RT @rupertmurdoch: Louise Mensch

— Lord B'stard (@SirAlanBstard_) May 5, 2012

Dear Rupe – you need to put your search terms in the box marked "search". You're welcome. RT @rupertmurdoch: Louise Mensch

— Gill Alexander (@gillalexander) May 5, 2012

"@rupertmurdoch Louise Mensch" << Bless, poor old Rupie's mixing up Twitter and Google Images again.

— peregr1n (@peregr1n) May 5, 2012

A real life @oldmansearch: RT @rupertmurdoch Louise Mensch

— Jessica Stanley (@dailydoseofjess) May 5, 2012

RT @rupertmurdoch: Sorry. That Louise Mensch tweet was supposed to be a DM to the PM. He was asking me what I wanted for my birthday.

— H1lly (@HillyFoz) May 5, 2012

He's mastered proper nouns. Next up, verbs and adjectives… RT @rupertmurdoch: Louise Mensch

— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) May 5, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/05/oops-rupert-murdoch-suffering-from-premature-tweet-syndrome/

This Cat Went Above And Beyond To Find Her Owner’s New Home. Incredible.

When Nancy Cowen moved from her home into an assisted living facility, she decided to leave her beloved cat Cleo behind. Though Cleo was in the capable care of Nancy’s neighbors, she wasn’t fond of the decision and set out to correct it herself.

The gorgeous feline was rescued by Nancy 8 years ago, and the two clearly formed a close bond. This level of loyalty gives dogs everywhere a run for their money as man’s best friend.

It took a couple of weeks for Nancy and Cleo to finally reunite, but they haven’t separated since.

Grant Melton

Soon after moving, workers at the care home noticed what they assumed was a stray cat taking residence on a bench outside.

Grant Melton

Facility staffers Lauren Costello and Kelly Lovelock, seen here with Nancy, were more than happy to accommodate the pair.

Grant Melton

(via Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser.)

The facility assured Nancy that Cleo would always be a welcome guest and well looked after for as long as she would like to stay. Let’s hope this pair never gets separated again. They’re too cute together.

Read more: http://viralnova.com/cat-owner-reunite/

MSM columnists make Obama first president with dueling gender identities

http://twitter.com/#!/ByronYork/status/202369343567302657

But WaPo's Dana Milbank says Obama is 'first female president' and 'brazenly flaunted his feminine mystique.' What? http://t.co/vErNF07T

— Byron York (@ByronYork) May 15, 2012

Thanks to our media, we now know that President Obama is the first female president to ooze masculinity from his very pores. Historic™ and Unprecedented™!

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank writes:

Nonsense. Obama is not the first gay president. He is the first female president. … Heck, he even appeared in public wearing a gown.

Wait, so he’s not the first gay president? Someone had better repossess that gay-lo.

And now he’s the first woman to occupy the Oval Office? We can’t keep up with Obama’s shifting gender identities and orientations! Can Obama be all things to all people? Yes he can!

In a New York Times column, David Brooks calls Obama a post-feminist with “ESPN masculinity” and a “version of manliness that is postboomer in policy but preboomer in manners and reticence.”

Barf. Retch. Gag.

So, which is it? Is Barack Obama the manliest of men or the first female president with boy bits?

And really, haven’t we had enough of Barack Obama’s historic firsts? The only “first” we want to hear about is the first gay/female president to get booted after one term.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/15/msm-columnists-make-obama-first-president-with-dueling-gender-identities/