Category: Anxiety

Not doing fine: Sad news; Restaurant owner dies after serving President Obama; Update: President Obama phones her daughter

http://twitter.com/#!/NathanWurtzel/status/221320429896351744

Oh, dear.

sad news…sudden death of owner of the restaurant where POTUS had breakfast this a.m. in Akron http://t.co/Al9gTOTd

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 6, 2012

More from ABC News:

Just an hour after hosting President Obama for breakfast the owner of an Akron, Ohio, restaurant is dead.

Reporters going to Ann’s Place in Akron to follow up on the President’s choice of breakfast were stunned to learn the restaurant’s owner — 70 year old Josephine “Ann” Harris — died after meeting with him over eggs, bacon and wheat toast, according to Ed Esposito of ABC’s Akron affiliate WAKR.

Some people deal with sad news with humor. Twitter users are no exception.

That won't poll well. MT @SamFeistCNN: Owner of Akron diner dies after serving breakfast to president Obama today

— Naheed Mustafa (@NaheedMustafa) July 6, 2012

Obamacare begins. RT @CNNJustin: Owner of restaurant dies following President Obama visit http://t.co/ntBtzevt

— Timothy Connolly CFA (@SconsetCapital) July 6, 2012

Obama himself is the Killer Rabbit: RT @toddstarnes: OH restaurant owner dies shortly after serving Obama breakfast http://t.co/H9J8sBkz

— Ed Driscoll (@EdDriscoll) July 6, 2012

CC Darrell Issa RT @mckaycoppins: Restaurant Owner Serves President Obama Breakfast, Dies http://t.co/dFPazfJP #wut

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) July 6, 2012

Damn, Barack. RT @mpoppel Ohio restaurant owner dies shortly after meeting Obama – http://t.co/SlimAfdG

— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 6, 2012

If that Ohio restaurant owner was feeling ill, he should have just touched the hem of Obama's garment.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 6, 2012

I doubt Obama was directly responsible for that restaurant owner's death, but we should probably impeach him just in case.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 6, 2012

Obama visits factories & they go bankrupt and visits restaurant and the owner dies. Jeez. Stay away from me dude. #teaparty #tcot

— Thomas Jeffers (@tjbigstick) July 6, 2012

Ohio restaurant owner dies after Obama hug. My sympathies. Same think happened to our economy after he embraced it.

— EscoLee (@EscoLee) July 6, 2012

Voodoo! RT @SamFeistCNN: Owner of Akron diner dies after serving breakfast to president Obama today. http://t.co/IhYr99Vp

— GayPatriot™ (@GayPatriot) July 6, 2012

Barack Obama the Grim Reaper? Woman dies hours after meeting and hugging Obama http://t.co/bCihyd9t]

— Kris Zane (@DefeatObama) July 6, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers are with Ms. Harris’s family in their time of loss.

Update: President Obama phones her daughter from Air Force One.

Sad story — woman dies after serving President breakfast — POTUS just called her daughter from Air Force One http://t.co/c8XiwEOg

— Ed Henry (@edhenryTV) July 6, 2012

Update: Twitter is not amused by The Daily Caller’s headline.

President Obama might have lost a vote in Ohio today – http://t.co/j593KJP4

— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 6, 2012

 

This tweet should be a fireable offense. RT @DailyCaller: President Obama might have lost a vote in Ohio today – http://t.co/TsGgElrN

— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) July 6, 2012

That was trollish. RT @BuzzFeedAndrew: This is the Daily Caller tweet for the woman who died after meeting Obama today: http://t.co/sDnVP8MJ

— Staddy Daycare (@ReverendDrDash) July 6, 2012

Despicable. RT @DailyCaller: President Obama might have lost a vote in Ohio today – http://t.co/uHI28miF

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) July 6, 2012

@DailyCaller Hey, Tucker Carlson, I think that bow tie is cutting off the oxygen supply to your brain. #classless #presidentobama #annharris

— Gabriel Garcia (@elbrigaciagar) July 6, 2012

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/07/06/not-doing-fine-sad-news-restaurant-owner-dies-after-serving-president-obama/

Hilarity ensues when Touré swoons over meeting Gloria ‘Steinam’

http://twitter.com/#!/Toure/status/260532378370457600

For reals? You actually met Gloria Steinam? Squee! And, oops! Once again, spelling is hard.

“@toure: I met Gloria Steinam! twitter.com/Toure/status/2…” and misspelled her name! #dumbass

— M Sand (@mattstandeuce) October 23, 2012

Spelled Steinem? RT @daveweigel: Not pictured: A binder. RT @toure: I met Gloria Steinam! twitter.com/Toure/status/2…

— Jodi Ochstein (@JodiOchstein) October 23, 2012

Perhaps he needs a binder to keep the names of women straight. But, then, aren’t they all just called doll? As long as you can spell “lady parts,” you are all good.

His oopsie aside, Twitter users aren’t enamored with when Touré  met Steinem-y. They do not want what he is having.

Gloria Steinem needs Touré like… RT @daveweigel Not pictured: A binder. RT @toure: I met Gloria Steinam! twitter.com/Toure/status/2…

— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) October 23, 2012

Zing!

Touré needs to get Steinem a #FOWARD shirt RT @vodkapundit Gloria Steinem needs Touré like… RT @daveweigel RT @toure I met Gloria Steinam!

— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) October 23, 2012

Heh. We know where she can find one of those: Just head to the nearest Biden rally.

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/10/23/needs-a-binder-of-names-hilarity-ensues-when-toure-swoons-over-meeting-gloria-steinam/

Police Find Lupita Nyong’o’s Pearl-Studded Oscar Dress

Save the pearls. Update: Nyong’o’s dress was discovered Friday back in the hotel where it was originally stolen.

Update — Feb. 27, 7:35 p.m. ET: Lupita Nyong’o’s Oscar dress has been located in West Hollywood.


According to TMZ, the thief returned the dress to the hotel where it was stolen. The thief then allegedly called TMZ, revealing the location of the dress and claiming the pearls on it are fake.

TMZ reported that it called police, who found the dress back in the hotel where it was stolen.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to NBC 4 that the dress has been found.

Original story:

The pearl-studded dress Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o wore to this year’s Oscars was stolen from her hotel room yesterday, TMZ reported.

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Jordan Strauss / AP

Around 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 26, the L.A. County Sheriff’s office received a call saying that a dress worth approximately $150,000 was stolen from a room at the London West Hollywood Hotel.

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Chris Pizzello / AP

The gown is decorated with 6,000 pearls and was designed by Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein.

The gown is decorated with 6,000 pearls and was designed by Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein.

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Todd Williamson / AP

Detectives are currently investigating the theft, though no arrests have been made, the LA Times reports. Police are also reportedly combing over the hotel’s surveillance footage.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/emaoconnor/somebody-stole-lupita-nyongos-150000-oscar-dress-from-her-ho

No, ‘white people’s EBT’ isn’t working either; Xerox ‘glitch’ blamed

http://twitter.com/#!/kokomo0795/status/389157720894746624

Obviously no, there’s no feature of an EBT card that indicates race, but a few Twitter trolls quickly popped up to posit the idea during today’s blackout of the EBT processing system in 17 states.

http://twitter.com/#!/ITSHABEDDING/status/389172016441348096 http://twitter.com/#!/ModernLeftist/status/389149521327816704 http://twitter.com/#!/Real_change2012/status/389153005053820929

Yes on both counts.

http://twitter.com/#!/BigJebBos/status/389157086568783872 http://twitter.com/#!/kankokage/status/389181412873482240

Today’s very real shutdown of EBT processing can be traced to a “routine test of backup systems” by vendor Xerox that knocked out government-issued debit cards across the country, according to the AP. (Or maybe it was a computer system upgrade or a power failure, as CBS reported.) Whatever the cause, the race police, including “What’s the Matter with White People” author Joan Walsh, were out to shame those who would bring race into an already tense situation.

http://twitter.com/#!/goldietaylor/status/389180787528331264 http://twitter.com/#!/hboulware/status/389189269576622080 http://twitter.com/#!/joanwalsh/status/389193327960014848

Mocking and EBT cruelty? Sure, there are trolls making jokes, but the folks on the Right have been the ones sounding the alarm bells about the perils of government dependence, while well-off Democrats pretend to be on SNAP benefits for no good reason that we can see, other than to be seen. Wanting people independent of government assistance is not cruelty.

http://twitter.com/#!/tylercoan/status/389180258265481217 http://twitter.com/#!/breeannehowe/status/389181493354184705 http://twitter.com/#!/rachelveronica/status/389194643935461376 http://twitter.com/#!/RobertHadley238/status/389215064038719488 http://twitter.com/#!/1791joe/status/389213711266635777

The good news, for the moment:

http://twitter.com/#!/cbsboston/status/389218290914295808

Related:

Hungry, hungry hypocrites: Politicians post SNAP Challenge pics

‘Limousine hobo’: NYC comptroller wins #SNAPChallenge with bread sandwich

Cory Booker concludes food stamp challenge with call for ‘just and sustainable’ food system

FreedomWorks’ Kristina Ribali: Weaning people off food stamps is real SNAP challenge

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/10/12/no-white-peoples-ebt-isnt-working-either-xerox-glitch-blamed-for-17-state-shutdown/

‘How much more?’: Filthy Filner allegedly sexually harassed a great-grandmother; Updated

http://twitter.com/#!/achorowitz/status/368044335180173312

Disturbing news out of San Diego this morning:

http://twitter.com/#!/mchastain81/status/368042959628804096

Absolutely repulsive.

http://twitter.com/#!/RightWingNerd/status/368043448244256768 http://twitter.com/#!/Cameron_Gray/status/368042971418996736 http://twitter.com/#!/tollie/status/368043086552637441

There will be a press conference this afternoon at 1 p.m. PT.

http://twitter.com/#!/10NewsMecija/status/368043642654425088 http://twitter.com/#!/BigadShaban/status/368044578391076864

At what point will San Diego and Democratic apologists decide that enough is enough?

http://twitter.com/#!/StarChamberMaid/status/368044506987253760 http://twitter.com/#!/ForecasterEnten/status/368046248794025984 http://twitter.com/#!/Driveswift/status/368045966063980544

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.

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Update:

Just awful:

http://twitter.com/#!/fusionaddict/status/368103609306591232 http://twitter.com/#!/TBMento/status/368104141773484033 http://twitter.com/#!/10News/status/368104523413610496 http://twitter.com/#!/mchastain81/status/368106149733621760

Enough.

http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/368105954216116225

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Related:

Twitchy coverage of Filthy Bob Filner

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/15/how-much-more-filthy-filner-allegedly-sexually-harassed-a-great-grandmother/

RIP: Legendary film critic Roger Ebert has passed away

http://twitter.com/#!/samsteinhp/status/319895537346306050

The balcony is closed.

— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) April 4, 2013

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Ebert has died after a long battle with cancer:

It is with a heavy heart we report that legendary film critic Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago) has passed away

— Suntimes (@Suntimes) April 4, 2013

He was 70 years old.

Young Roger Ebert twitter.com/pourmecoffee/s…

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) April 4, 2013

Ebert was an entertainment industry power player for decades. He will certainly be missed.

Enjoyed At The Movies, so RIP Roger Ebert

— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) April 4, 2013

R.I.P. Roger Ebert

— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) April 4, 2013

Ebert was my favorite reviewer. I could usually tell if I’d like a movie from his reviews, even if my verdict would be different than his.

— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) April 4, 2013

The great duo of Siskel and Ebert, together again. RIP @ebertchicago

— Miké (@ThePantau) April 4, 2013

As a family we watched Siskel & Ebert. It was so much fun. Only critics I fully trusted.

— Your Redness (@mchastain81) April 4, 2013

#Rip @ebertchicago Your reviews were wonderful, even moreso cuz u kept them unbiased. In fact,until twitter I was unaware of your politics.

— ℣(@ViolettaVexed) April 4, 2013

I rarely saw a movie at the theater before reading Roger Ebert’s review. Sad he’s gone.

— Brandon Kiser (@Kiser) April 4, 2013

RIP Roger Ebert. agreed 0% on politics, but we shared the same cancer. don’t wish that treatment on anyone. can be beaten other ways #hewitt

— Duane Patterson (@Radioblogger) April 4, 2013

Just got breaking news email that @ebertchicago has died. He will be missed despite my pol disagreements w him.

— Aaron Worthing (@AaronWorthing) April 4, 2013

Oh no! RT @evien: Infinite peace to Roger Ebert, to whom critics and art lovers of all kinds owe a whole lot.

— Hillary Crosley (@HillaryCrosley) April 4, 2013

RIP Roger Ebert. Huge loss for lovers of film, great writing and Twitter.

— Bill Weir (@BillWeirABC) April 4, 2013

RIP Roger Ebert.Prayers for his family and friends. Didn’t always agree with him, but always found his reviews interesting & fun.

— EdMorrissey (@EdMorrissey) April 4, 2013

Been a Roger Ebert fan since I started following movies. So sad to hear of his passing. One of great critics. Wonderful writer, loved film.

— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 4, 2013

Our thoughts are with the family of @ebertchicago. Rest In Peace. #ThatsAWrap

— Hating Breitbart (@HatingBreitbart) April 4, 2013

Roger Ebert 🙁 As a kid I used to love to watch him and Siskel and later Roeper give the thumps up/thumps down. RIP.

— brittney caan (@brittcaan) April 4, 2013

RIP Roger Ebert.His love of movies was infectious.

— Rick Folbaum (@RickFolbaum) April 4, 2013

RIP the inspiring Roger Ebert. One of the greats.

— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) April 4, 2013

Roger Ebert has died. He defined modern film criticism. He leaves a huge gaping hole.

— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) April 4, 2013

I’ll confess I hated Roger Ebert’s politics, but for many years now, I’ve loved his film reviews. I will miss them greatly.

— Glen Asbury (@glenasbury) April 4, 2013

#Ebert: So smart about movies, so brave about cancer, so wrong about politics. RIP, and thanks for all the great reviews. @ebertchicago

— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) April 4, 2013

RT @luke_johnson @arstrasser: Ebert’s last written words: “I’ll see you at the movies”

— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) April 4, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones. R.I.P.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/04/04/rip-legendary-film-critic-roger-ebert-has-passed-away/

Don’t miss the NY Post cover that Greta Van Susteren calls a ‘sizzler’ [photo]

http://twitter.com/#!/JayCaruso/status/498850981770432512

Giggling madly. What happened to spark that? Oh, just this:

http://twitter.com/#!/gretawire/status/498798367745777664

Sizzler, but a total fail!

http://twitter.com/#!/Cameron_Gray/status/498794919457456128

And an excellent question:

http://twitter.com/#!/Cameron_Gray/status/498811648988413953

Boom.

While hilarious and true, it seems Hillary Clinton forgot about a little something.

http://twitter.com/#!/WildBill4701/status/498767770507812864 http://twitter.com/#!/ArchieMustard/status/498851312818077696

But, hey, what difference does that make, right?

Related:

Twitchy coverage of Hillary Clinton

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/08/11/does-it-make-hillary-a-racist-dont-miss-the-ny-post-cover-that-greta-van-susteren-calls-a-sizzler-photo/