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May 7, 2025
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I read that at one Papal conclave the Cardinals could not agree on a new Pope and the conclave went on for over a thousand days. And the secular authorities became so angry that they only sent in bread and water for food and then later took off the roof of the church where the conclave was meeting. But still there was a deadlock - political factions much to the fore.
Michelle Obama is not "transitioning" as she claims. She's always been a man and Barack Obama has always been a closeted gay. They just have no further need to hide this from people.
Maybe we can get to the bottom of who killed the gay chef that washed up on their lawn.
Where did this "Michelle O is really a man" come from?
I call BS.
My guy in the wagering pool, yes he was closest to Francis and would be a great follow up. It looks like they got some dirt flying on him though but if you watched the MOVIE CONCLAVE(which they are saying many of these voters did, lot of 1st timers) you can see the politics involved always. So many up in here referred to Francis as the Commie and Lib and blasphemed him (took a highly respected position and dragged it through the mud AND RIDICULED IT) so I know my pick battling long odds ,BUT WE REMEMBER the Crusaders would shout IF GOD WILLS IT, before they would go slaughter the Muslims, SO its back in the hands of GOD WILLS IT! As a long recovered Catholic I have watched this organization for a long time. Francis gave it a real "work of Jesus perspective" must be why so many dissed him you know CRUCIFY HIM...cmon Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle im in your corner. I have been wagering and handicapping events in life since I was 10 from marbles on the block, flipping coins and baseball cards against the stairs,and card games on Friday and thoroughbred handicapping for over 60 years and hold my own. Next up BREEDERS CUP and next WSP champ...White smoke by Friday! 5-2 on the board.
Peachy said...
“Where did this ‘Michelle O is really a man’ come from?
I call BS.”
Watching too many Austin Powers re-runs.
That, and black women tend to look mannish.
There's secession talk in Canada among the western provinces and as always in Québec. It would be more efficient if they all stayed put and just Ontario seceded, since that's where all the troublemakers are.
A wise man once told me, don't live in the past. No wait… that was me. Never mind.
I’m not sure why Michelle Obama needs to air her feelings over an open mic. It’s sad to see her in this state. It’s an unsettling unveiling. Not sure if it’s a mid-life crisis or PTSD. Or simply a nurtured narcissism, where she believes we can all learn from her vaunted experience. I’m no expert. I hope she finds a quieter place to work all this out though.
Where did this "Michelle O is really a man" come from?
Am glad you ask. Michelle Video: In his own words
Michelle O should get a Profile in Courage Award for this 👆🏽
Lem - I need more context.
She could have meant the male actor she was interviewing.
I see that the CA assembly has passed a "duty to retreat? biil, don't know if it's yet to be signed into law.
I totally fail to see how "duty to retreat" can be reconciled in any way with the Constitution, especially Amendment 9 :The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. A free people do not have a duty to retreat under any circumstances. They have a right to defend their ground, to stay freely wherever they are legally.
I do feel a little sorry for Michelle Obama. I've heard rumors about the quality and content of her Master's thesis and think maybe she's a victim of that imposter syndrome effect, where people begin to doubt their achievements because they been riding a smooth, well-paved road put there by benefactors. I hope she'll figure it out. The sympathy I feel is because she's the kind of public figure that owes her fame to a highly polarizing personality, her husband - something she doesn't have complete control over, not just a matter of choice. She probably thinks she's being honest and sincere, and I admit there's a chance of that, but only because she might not know what that really means.
YouTube: "Qualified Immunity" under further review
I remember posting this video of a kid who was not driving under the influence, passing two tests, and still got arrested.
What's different? The dashcam video was so damming, against the officer.
YouTube: How do you know that you are a force for good?
You find out by reading the NYT 😉
Where did Sasha and Malia Obama come from? Do you suppose no witnesses saw that Michelle was pregnant and gave birth?
Lem - yep.
Anyone happen to watch the BBC interview of Joe Biden, our ex-prez… the non-functioning functionary?
That "Michelle Obama is a man" thing was a joke or insult that some people pretended to take seriously, and others actually did take seriously. There are pictures of her in grade school -- definitely a girl. You don't get out of South Side Chicago and change your sex without the whole neighborhood knowing about it.
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Kristi Noem had a dust-up with Rosa DeLauro in committee hearings. I hope we can look forward to Jessica Grose analyzing Rosa's typical Democrat style.
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I saw a book today, "Why Alanis Morrissette Matters." I loved her music but haven't heard from or about her in 30 years. Does she really still matter? The problem with "Why X Matters" books is that they make us ask if anything really matters.
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Last month, I thought John Lithgow was dead until I saw him in Conclave and realized near the end that he wasn't William Hurt. Now, Lithgow is on the radio every hour plugging his Buzz Aldrin podcast. Lithgow as Buzz seems like bizarre casting, but it is Lithgow's podcast so what he says goes.
Where did Sasha and Malia Obama come from?
I believe we had this conversation, and the consensus was, we are not supposed to ask.
Biden blames Trump for the Ukraine War, as if the war wasn't started when Biden was president himself and as if Biden hadn't given Putin the greenlight with his "minor incursion" comment. This is all discussed four stories down.
Imposter syndrome - power drunk yet anxious and insecure.
"Where did Sasha and Malia Obama come from?"
I hope you're not suggesting only women can have babies.
A preliminary memorandum of understanding for a concept of a plan to contemplate an agreement in principle.
"Big News Conference tomorrow morning at 10:00 A.M., The Oval Office, concerning a MAJOR TRADE DEAL WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF A BIG, AND HIGHLY RESPECTED, COUNTRY. THE FIRST OF MANY!!!" ~ Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump
Why are all his announcements written like click bait?
you're not suggesting only women can have babies
Sequester the thought. Men can harvest a womb, two... I mean, too. Progress.
Lazarus: Biden accused Trump of "appeasement" in his so-called negotiations with Putin, who really started the Ukraine war. First of all, appeasement is the act of satisfying the demands of an aggresser to avoid conflict or further disagreement. Problem number two is that Trump has no authority to act in this dispute.
"I do feel a little sorry for Michelle Obama."
Yeah, #MeToo. But I feel a whole lot sorrier for Jocelyn Nungaray. And her Mom.
You know, gadfly, those things you write look almost like sentences in the English language. Is that some bizarre coincidence?
Just breaks my heart. God, she's good.
Lem Vibe Banditory said...
Where did this "Michelle O is really a man" come from?
Am glad you ask. Michelle Video: In his own words
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"As a black man, would YOU care to share................"
That may be a wit woozy as grammar, but she's clearly talking about HIM sharing his thoughts, not revealing anything about herself.
You offer a confirmation of Simon and Garfunkle: "A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest."
(I say that as a person who has called her Big Mike.)
As for us not being allowed to ask where Sasha and Malia come from, by referring to an SNL skit......lame, so lame.
One thing after another.
The big to do about nothing is for states to ban floride from drinking water. Utah and Florida have signed the ban into with more states wasting time writing legislation. But RFKJr wants to waste everyone's time.
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral, the Cleveland Clinic explains, that “reverses early decay and remineralizes tooth enamel.” While consuming large amounts of fluoride can be toxic, “it’s very difficult to reach toxic levels with properly fluoridated water and over-the-counter products that contain fluoride.”
In any circumstance, teaching kids to brush their teeth property is important. So click on Amazon here and call up toothpaste where you will find anti-cavity and enamel-hardening paste in any popular brand such as Colgate, Crest, Sensodyne, Aquafresh and Orajel at seemingly no additional cost to get you excited. Now all that is left is to determine what flavor the kids prefer.
The NYT is worried because Melania isn't spending any time at The White House, but she might be at Trump Tower. Considering that Barron is attending NYU's Stern School of Business, just three miles south down Fifth Avenue, that would be a good guess. The young man obviously has ASD and Melania has never left his side.
The USSS agents can guard both family members and Trump can bill the government for housing the agents.
Around the world, giant statues of black women are being put in major cities. Nobody knows them. Nobody knows why except.....WHITE SUPREMACY!!! They really are a joke at this point in time. History is going to laugh their asses off at what idiots are doing in the name of equity.
Michael Bastos
@bastosventures
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Statues used to celebrate virtue, sacrifice, or greatness. Now we get monuments to mediocrity, gold-plated reminders that narcissism is the new heroism. This isn’t “representation,” it’s aesthetic surrender.
7:33 PM · May 7, 2025
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2025/05/07/apparently-giant-statues-of-black-women-are-a-thing-now-globally-n2412503
With thanks to Kevin D. Williamson:
It’s as though a certain closet socialist rewrote "The Road to Serfdom" as a third-tier Monty Python skit.
"The Road to Serfdom" is a book by the Austrian-British economist and philosopher Friedrich Hayek. In the book, Hayek "warns of the danger of tyranny that inevitably results from government control of economic decision-making through central planning.
“These policies are going to make it more expensive to buy Christmas presents for my kids.”
“Well, maybe your kids don’t need so many presents.”
“But wasn’t your plan supposed to make us all rich?”
“It will. Think of all the money you’ll save when you can’t afford to buy ANYTHING!”
Gadfly: "Trump has no authority to act in this dispute."
That's interesting. Can you elaborate? I think a lot of MAGAites would agree with that statement. They would go a bit further, and say not only Trump, but the whole US, have no authority or business with that conflict.
JSM
There is speculation out there that Wallis Simpson of abdication fame was intersex, which was used to explain why she never had children.
I will note that Michelle Obama’s daughters were conceived thru IVF: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michelle-obama-reveals-miscarriage-daughters-malia-and-sasha-conceived-through-ivf/
I agree with Lazarus. The whole thing probably started as a joke/insult that has taken on a life of its own, especially now that she is back in the news again.
Gadfly states that fluoride is a naturally occurring element to argue that its use in drinking water is safe. This is a bullshit argument. Snake venom is naturally occurring too. A million toxic substances are naturally occurring. The its natural so it is good argument is a nonsense. Fluoride has negative effects on bone development and creates brittle bone. While it prevents cavities and its use in toothpaste is effective, putting it in drinking water may not be the best practice.
I tend to need to single out Gadfly. This is because he seems to spout nonsense almost all the time. I should know by now that he is a troll and should be ignored. Goodbye Gadfly, I refuse to read your shit going forward.
Gadfly resorting to shotgunning his arguments hoping to make some point hit. Instead, he misses everything and looks even more desperate. Hey Gadfly, polonium is naturally occurring and in the same group as oxygen, but I don't advise you add it to water and drink it.
Of couse Gadfly likes that pathetic idiot Kevin Williamson, who once in direct communication could not believe the Kochs were funding his writing and public appearances and felowships in order to advance their open-borders, demoralize America screeds. Poor thing can't even figure out who butters his bread, beyond his amazing reading of ... Hayek!!!
Fellowships...
What sort of alien amphibian is that in photo #2?
Our well water contains arsenic, a naturally occurring element. We use a filter to remove most of it, but a little bit won't kill us.
I'm old enough to remember that flouridation of water was a commie plot.
Holy White Smoke, a new Pope is elected.
I think the idea that Barack Obama called his wife Michael comes from a similar mishearing, perhaps willful, of something he said. Even if it were true, it wouldn't be out of place in world where women can be called "Charlie" or "Jules" or "Teddie" or some other men's name or nickname. Much about Obama is explained when you realize that though he was born in 1961, he's more like a Millennial than a Boomer.
Joe Biden to Joy Behar:
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