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Celebs universally swoon over Michelle Obama’s DNC speech
http://twitter.com/#!/cher/status/243184020861632512
Plenty of celebrities have weighed in with their reactions to Michelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night. Would you believe Cher hated it? No, wait, that was Chuck Woolery. Is everyone else in line?
@michelleobama Our transcendent tru heroine,keep speaking the truth,as u always do…strongly,proudly.We cannot get enuf The truth will out
— Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) September 5, 2012
I'm. for once, speechless. First Lady Michelle Obama epitomizes beauty, grace, intelligence, class, and warmth. Proud.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) September 5, 2012
Can u imagine the sick feeling in the gut of every Republican right now after witnessing the last 80 minutes of The Beatles in Charlotte?
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) September 5, 2012
dont make me cry @michelleobama dont u do it
— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) September 5, 2012
We are so lucky to have a first lady such as @michelleobama she inspires me; a nation's mom with solid value http://t.co/fpL2Egpu
— Adrian Grenier (@adriangrenier) September 5, 2012
Wow. I love her.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 5, 2012
I love her…
— Minka Kelly (@minkakelly) September 5, 2012
#MichelleObama First Lady of the USof A…WOW!!! In tears & moved! America is so fired up & proud!! #DNC
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) September 5, 2012
Michelle Obama speak on first lady SPEAK ON Tell everyone where we have come from, how we as Americans fought for the Rights we r entitled 2
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) September 5, 2012
Beautiful speech @MichelleObama !! You are an incredible role model to so many!! #dnc2012
— Julie Benz (@juliebenz) September 5, 2012
My First Lady is First class all the way. That speech was inspiring. She is everything I aspire to be. @MichelleObama http://t.co/Sz7Wy1kD
— Amber Patrice Riley (@MsAmberPRiley) September 5, 2012
Michelle Obama straight killed it for me. Super girl crushing on the first lady! "so young…so in debt"; me too! #DNC2012
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) September 5, 2012
Michelle Obama's words and thoughts at DNC were very moving. Resonated deeply with me.
— Janelle Monae (@JanelleMonae) September 5, 2012
Such a beautiful and powerful speech!!! Real! Honest! Emotional! Passionate! Thank you First Lady @MichelleObama
— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) September 5, 2012
@MichelleObama beauty, grace class personified.
— lisa rinna (@lisarinna) September 5, 2012
Hollywood does love a good fairy tale.
Every child should have a mother like @MichelleObama! Beautiful soul. She proves Fairytales are anything but..
— Aubrey O'Day (@AubreyODay) September 5, 2012
Update/Correction: An earlier version of this post included a tweet from a Chris Rock parody account. That tweet has been removed.
James Foley’s family say they faced prosecution for paying ransom
Happy with Obama: Bowe Bergdahl’s parents Unhappy with Obama: James Foley’s parents Ask yourself why
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) September 12, 2014ABC News, The Daily Mail and other media outlets are reporting today that the U.S government threatened to prosecute the family of James Foley for funding terrorism if the family paid Foley’s captors ransom money.
US govt reportedly threatened to prosecute family of kidnapped journalist Jim Foley if it paid ransom http://t.co/f5c4fvaZmT h/t @acarvin
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) September 12, 2014
"…the compassion of an anvil." Foleys claimed USG threatened over possible ransom payment http://t.co/m0gi3LfgZu pic.twitter.com/t5zCA2mBt9
— ABC News The Blotter (@ABCNewsBlotter) September 12, 2014
Obama administration officials repeatedly threatened the family of murdered journalist James Foley that they might face criminal charges for supporting terrorism if they paid ransom to the ISIS killers who ultimately beheaded their son, his mother and brother said this week.
“We were told that several times and we took it as a threat and it was appalling,” Foley’s mother Diane told ABC News in an interview.
She said the warnings over the summer came primarily from a highly decorated military officer serving on the White House’s National Security Council staff, which five outraged current and former officials with direct knowledge of the Foley case also recounted to ABC News in recent weeks.
“Three times he intimidated us with that message. We were horrified he would say that. He just told us we would be prosecuted. We knew we had to save our son, we had to try,” Diane Foley said.
Foley family slams admin; says threatened with prosecution if they raised ISIS ransom http://t.co/WGrVbZGsgU
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 12, 2014
@DLoesch Hey .. we got Bergdahl back for 5 terrorists .. who needs ransom .. sad
— bigal64 (@bigal64) September 12, 2014
@DLoesch It’s only legal for this administration to negotiate with terrorists.
— Rachel Veronica (@rachelveronica) September 12, 2014
@DLoesch Hooboy…that's…not good…@whitehouse…not good at all. Jeez Louise.
— Taylor DRMF (@EyeDesertBlog) September 12, 2014
@DLoesch But it's ok to trade 5 terrorists for a deserter right? POTUS is a hypocrite. And where is our Marine??? #BringBackOurMarine
— Common Man (@commonman2016) September 12, 2014
@DLoesch You mean the same Administration that said a family would do anything to get their child back? #Bergdahl = 5 terrorists
— ✩ Megan ✩ (@MeganSmiles) September 12, 2014
@DLoesch no recourse for Foley family but ok to kiss terrorist bee hind with relish for bergdahl ?
— Flora (@boneheadstudios) September 12, 2014
That’s the Foley family’s story — what does the government have to say?
Josh Earnest will not say if the government threatened James Foley's family over raising private funds to pay for his release
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 12, 2014
Paying ransoms only puts other Americans at risk, Earnest says, but won't say if WH threatened Foley family prosecution
— lesley clark (@lesleyclark) September 12, 2014
Reporter: "Did the government threaten to prosecute James Foley's family?" Earnest: "Our thoughts and prayers are with them, ask DOJ"
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 12, 2014
@PressSec won't say Foleys were threatened w prosecution if they raised a ransom but says it "only puts other Americans… at greater risk."
— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) September 12, 2014
Earnest won't say if gov't told Foley family they would be prosecuted for paying ransom to get son, notes Obama efforts to retrieve him.
— Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) September 12, 2014
State re: #Foley family claims: Held hours of meetings to try to help, did everything we could to help them, 'opened diplomatic doors.'
— Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) September 12, 2014
State:Of course part of our job is helping US families in this situation is to understand our laws on ransoms; those aren't changing. #Foley
— Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) September 12, 2014
The White House still says that the rescue attempt to get #Foley back was a success, despite the fact that they came back without him.
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) September 12, 2014
@PhilipinDC @whpresscorps In other words the should get a trophy for participating.
— Karl Rojeck (@BossHijack) September 12, 2014
Well, at least there’s no question the Taliban prisoner exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was a success, although it did earn President Obama a formal rebuke by the House.
Obama paid bergdahl taliban ransom &gave parents big muslim rosegarden presser. Didnt let #Foley family pay ransom &played golf @PressSec
— Barbara McMahon (@southsalem) September 12, 2014
@PressSec US won't pay ransom to terrorists. Huh. But will trade terrorists to terrorists for #Bergdahl. BAD. #Foley. @SenJackReed? #ripoli
— Conservative Marine (@stevelemois) September 12, 2014
Obama fawned over DESERTER Bergdahl's folks! For Foley, O barely contained his desire to return to GOLF! #PJNET pic.twitter.com/VfCTR3CQ5R
— Judy Stines (@jstines3) September 11, 2014
The article does not mention the prisoner swap for Bergdahl and what the Foley's think of that and if that supports terrorism. Good. God.
— Cindy Cooper (@CindyCoops) September 12, 2014
.@TheRickWilson @redsteeze @rhondaABC Foley's family couldn't pay ransom, but Obama could trade five Taliban for Bergdahl. Got it. *wink*
— Uri Blago (@UriBlago) September 12, 2014
US Nat'l Security Council on James Foley: "It is policy that we don't grant concessions to hostage takers." What about Bowe Bergdahl?
— David Baldwin (@dbaldwin1215) September 12, 2014
Foley's parents threatened with jail trying 2 win release of their son. But Bergdahl's parents invited 2 Rose Garden http://t.co/ParyqTJzGu
— Ben Aksar (@BenAksar) September 12, 2014
For the record, my complaint on Foley issue is that the Admin threatened to sue them. Not arguing to pay random. Handling people matters.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 12, 2014
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Related:
‘A disturbing habit of ignoring our nation’s laws’: President rebuked over Taliban prisoner swap
Resolution to rebuke President Obama for Bergdahl/Taliban swap set for floor debate Tuesday
‘Blimey’: Did WH think Bowe Bergdahl was ‘more important’ than James Foley?
‘Can it get any crazier?’ Bowe Bergdahl’s return to active duty stuns many
‘Better buy a cage’! Alleged deserter Bowe Bergdahl reportedly gets to go off base
‘Why did my son die?’ Father of soldier slain in Bergdahl search chokes up during testimony
‘So which is it?’ Hagel says Obama made ‘final decision’ on Bergdahl swap
‘The wheels on the bus’: CNN reports WH officials say SecDef Hagel made final call on Bergdahl trade
Code Pink, American Muslim Alliance welcome home Bowe Bergdahl
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Ana Marie Cox racializes Huckabee remark, angles for Twitchy post
http://twitter.com/#!/anamariecox/status/441969178803994625
Awww, she misses us! Lucky for Wonkette founding editor Ana Marie, we’re givers. How could we not be after she writes something this stupid?
http://twitter.com/#!/anamariecox/status/441958647657426944The walkback is something, too:
http://twitter.com/#!/anamariecox/status/441966832224710656Serious, you guys.
http://twitter.com/#!/anamariecox/status/441972407361105920Derp.
http://twitter.com/#!/anamariecox/status/441972884626747392OK, Ana Marie! We heard you. Geez. If it’s attention you want, we’re more than happy to give it to you. After all, the public deserves to know how mind-blowingly ridiculous you are.
http://twitter.com/#!/sjp2010/status/441969472249667584 http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/441966536199528449 http://twitter.com/#!/OrwellForks/status/441966087534436352 http://twitter.com/#!/THE_DAILY_BLEAT/status/441966250932326400 http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/441964885661188096 http://twitter.com/#!/jtLOL/status/441973768710127616 http://twitter.com/#!/sf_ramblinz/status/441966772707545088Oh boy …now she’s really in trouble!
http://twitter.com/#!/thesavvy/status/441970030298021888 http://twitter.com/#!/sdwinkler/status/441960013435645952Except no she isn’t. She is, however, on Twitchy.
You’re welcome, Ana Marie.
Editor’s note: We’ve updated the post with background about Ms. Cox.
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Buh-bye, Obamacare? Obama: Nothing more powerful than voices ‘calling for change’
http://twitter.com/#!/BarackObama/status/317309262877564929
As Twitchy reported, President Pinocchio offered lies and more human prop-aganda today in yet another act of gun-grabbing political theater. He also quoted himself.
https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/317307168250540032
Dude.
But, still: Really? That’s great news! Millions of voices are calling for defunding Obamacare. So, make it happen, Mr. President.
https://twitter.com/amylutz4/status/317309523532607488
https://twitter.com/NucMM1retired/status/317309748737347584
https://twitter.com/Mwbrown513/status/317319080010977280
https://twitter.com/crogersc/status/317314208612110336
A few more reminders for the president:
https://twitter.com/rumblindurango/status/317312530718523392
https://twitter.com/KarDraper/status/317310033199239168
https://twitter.com/lizthatch/status/317309650414493698
https://twitter.com/electricdigitss/status/317333046649057280
https://twitter.com/buckymyers/status/317326005901602816
Can you hear us now?
Related:
#DefundObamacare: Sen. Ted Cruz takes the fight to defund Obamacare to Twitter
Ted Cruz: Has the cost of your health insurance increased? Citizens: My premium skyrocketed
Debbie Wasserman Schultz tweets thanks to Obamacare; Citizens: ‘My health care costs keep rising’
Paul Ryan to unveil new budget this week that includes repeal of Obamacare
Tea Party group calls ABC on false reporting, citizens urge #FireBrianRoss
http://twitter.com/#!/stephenkruiser/status/226367523761844225
The well-deserved backlash continues for ABC and the beyond irresponsible, narrative and false agenda pusher Brian Ross. This morning, he repulsively falsely accused an innocent man of being the Aurora killer. Why? Oh, he was a member of the Tea Party. The horror!
I just can't believe the ugly bigotry that led Brian Ross from "Tea Party member" to "maybe this guy massacred people."
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) July 20, 2012
What hate must be in a man’s heart to jump to such a conclusion? Actions have consequences, Mr. Ross. The innocent Tea Party member, James Holmes, is dealing with the consequences of your disgusting actions. Now, so must you.
Citizens around the Twittersphere demand answers and action.
Great idea: #FireBrianRoss. Thanks, @expattexan.
— This Will Kill You (@stephenkruiser) July 20, 2012
RT if you're sick of the biased reporting from the liberal news media #FireBrianRoss . #BoycottABC
— Bossy Brat (@JGalt9) July 20, 2012
Hate to break it to you guys, but given @BrianRoss's internet acumen, he's not seeing any of these tweets. Oh well #FireBrianRoss
— Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) July 20, 2012
I dont care if he apologized. #fireBrianRoss RT @marklevinshow: Brian Ross and ABC News have no decency…. http://t.co/CvZi8pBU
— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) July 20, 2012
Sickening 2 see @BrianRoss facial expression when he suggests a Tea Partier is #theatershooting suspect. http://t.co/sZyt74wn #FireBrianRoss
— Joseph Tex Dozier (@JosephTexDozier) July 20, 2012
He needs to be Dan Rather'd! #FireBrianRoss "@erickbrockway: And Brian Ross is trending. Not in a good way, either @BrianRoss #tcot"
— Jared Roberts (@ShortGo) July 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/GIBoxer5/status/226401941536772097
#BOYCOTT @ABC advertisers until @BrianRoss is terminated. #FireBrianRoss #abcadboycott #tcot @TwitchyTeam
— Imaumbn™ (@Imaumbn) July 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/GIBoxer5/status/226400690556248064
ABC shouldn't #fireBrianRoss because he was wrong, they should #fireBrianRoss because he went out of his way to push a false narrative.
— L (@OrwellForks) July 20, 2012
Exactly. Tea Party Patriots are also calling on ABC to stop their false reporting.
https://twitter.com/BreitbartFeed/status/226363603442360320
This may be an exercise in futility. As we know, the lapdog media has no journalistic integrity. They are lapdogs for the Left only, as they have proven time and time again. Only now, people are onto their disgusting “blame Righty” Pavlovian response.
No more.
Occupy Cleveland tries to deny accountability for occupier bridge bombers; where is media?; Update: Bomb plotter was Occupy Cleveland spokesperson
http://twitter.com/#!/NathanWurtzel/status/197388732154916865
Occupy Cleveland is shocked by these allegations. We continue to be committed to creating social change through non-violence.
— #OccupyCleveland (@OccupyCleveland) May 1, 2012
It has been confirmed that the Ohio attempted bridge bombers were occupiers. Occupy Cleveland swiftly tries to deny accountability.
Shocked, they say! Sure you are. Occupy is totally peaceful and all. That’s why Occupy camps are full of rape and other violence and that is why May Day is being celebrated with calls for murder. Violence is encouraged and when it is put into action, the blood is on your hands, Occupy.
Occupy Cleveland "shocked" to hear cohorts wanted to bomb a bridge. Just as SDS was shocked to hear of Bill Ayers bombings?
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper) May 1, 2012
@OccupyCleveland @jtLOL Which is why our avatar is a clinched fist.
— Clay Ramsey (@darkskies4180) May 1, 2012
Who knew anarchists, commies and revolutionaries could be violent? RT “@OccupyCleveland: Occupy Cleveland is shocked by these allegations."
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) May 1, 2012
Of course you are, Fist Logo. MT @OccupyCleveland Occupy Cleveland is shocked by these allegations.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 1, 2012
And what say you, media?
will @cnn @andersoncooper @chucktodd report that two of the would-be Cleveland bridge bombers are Occupy leaders, or suppress it?
— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 1, 2012
Doubtful. It’s not like they are “tea baggers” or anything. Just attempted murderers.
UPDATE (h/t @JesseinOH):
To be clear, one of the alleged Cleveland bomb-plotters was an #OccupyCleveland *spokesman* http://t.co/PMIDhM6y #OHRight
— Media Trackers Ohio (@MediaTrackersOH) May 1, 2012
So much for Occupy Cleveland’s attempt at distancing itself. A spokesman. Boom.
Planned Parenthood granted $655,000 to help roll out Obamacare
http://twitter.com/#!/MicheleBachmann/status/368119689920004096
Despite what you might have heard from President Obama during last year’s debates, Planned Parenthood does more than just provide live-saving mammograms. Three branches of Planned Parenthood have been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to help people get signed up for Obamacare.
http://twitter.com/#!/FrMSilloway/status/368122625606025216Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the winners of $67 million in “Navigator” grants. So-called Navigators will “serve as an in-person resource for Americans who want additional assistance in shopping for and enrolling in plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace this fall.” We know that Planned Parenthood has extensive experience in receiving taxpayer money from the government, but will the affiliates do a better job selling Obamacare than they do providing those mammograms?
http://twitter.com/#!/TriciaNC1/status/368110732325318656On Tuesday, the District of Columbia awarded $375,000 to Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., to help people sign up for Obamacare.
http://twitter.com/#!/YoungCons/status/360262788167376897Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/15/planned-parenthood-granted-655000-to-help-roll-out-obamacare/
Libs trend #DoItForGabby; Conservatives respond with hard truths
http://twitter.com/#!/DoItForGabby/status/290629715843219456
Earlier this evening, lefties got the hashtag #DoItForGabby trending. “Gabby” is Gabby Giffords, the former congresswoman who was shot in the head in Tucson, Ariz., two years ago. Earlier this week, Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly founded a gun control organization that aims to “[b]an assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, limit guns per individual, require registration, and expand background checks.”
#DoItForGabby trending number 4 in the US uniteblue.com/doitforgabby/
— Breaking News Trends (@TrendingBlue) January 14, 2013
The success was short-lived, however, as Second Amendment supporters quickly commandeered the hashtag and taught the gun-grabbers some hard truths.
Truth #1: Giffords hasn’t always been a crusader for gun control.
#DoItForGabby Things change when you aren’t campaigning for office anymore. Hypocrite #tcot #tlot #tgdn #opslam twitpic.com/bv1fyg
— ne1 g0tz (@exposeliberals) January 14, 2013
Giffords posted that photo to her Flickr page in the fall of 2010. As @exposeliberals notes, it was different then. She was running for re-election and wanted votes from Second Amendment supporters.
Truth #2: The man who shot Giffords, Jared Laughner, did not use an “assault weapon” to carry out his attack.
#DoItForGabby?! Loughner didn’t use an assault rifle! What are you wanting to “Do for Gabby?”
— Matt Dawson (@SaintRPh) January 14, 2013
Loughner used a Glock semi-automatic handgun, the same kind of gun that Giffords used to brag about owning. Loughner used just one gun, not many. He obtained his weapon legally, and was able to pass a federal background check. Aside from restrictions on high-capacity magazines, it is unclear how any of Giffords’ proposals would have slowed Loughner down.
Truth #3: Laughner has serious mental health problems.
Help mothers of mentally ill sons get them help!#DoItForGabby, so there are no more Jared Lee Loughner’s out there preying on innocents.
— HeelsandHandguns (@HeelsandHandgun) January 14, 2013
Because crazy leftists like Jared Loughner should be locked up, #DoItForGabby.
— Loren Heal(@lheal) January 14, 2013
It is time to stop pretending there is no link between mental illness and mass shootings. It is also time to re-consider deinstitutionalization. Let’s do it. For Gabby.