Japanese Tsunami and the nuclear disaster

Libyan rebels trying to overthrow a dictator

Egyptian rebels that did overthrow their dictator snub SOS Clinton

The economy is in shambles yet he states it's recovering

Fuel and food prices have soared to almost 36 year highs

YET



The Kenyan King finds time to fill out his NCAA brackets!

A man has to have priorities.

He had to take a few months off to recover from matching wits with Bill O'Reilly...#-o

Barry "The Situation" Obama has better things to do. Hollywood awaits!

Hollywood is PISSED too!


Hollywood A-listers urge Obama to support gay marriage - By Holly Bailey

Just weeks after the Obama administration announced it would no longer legally defend the Defense of Marriage act, some of the president's biggest Hollywood supporters have signed a letter urging him to go a step further and legalize same-sex marriage.

Anne Hathaway, Martin Sheen, Jane Lynch and Ellen DeGeneres are among the actors who have signed an open letter sponsored by Freedom to Marry, a New York-based advocacy group working to promote marriage rights for same-sex couples.

Citing Obama's decision on DOMA last month, the letter calls for Obama to exhibit similar leadership on same-sex marriage rights.

"Whether to end discrimination in marriage is a question America has faced before, and faces again today… It is a question that calls for clarity from the president," the letter reads. "We ask you to complete your journey and join us, and the majority of Americans, who support the freedom to marry."

The letter was also signed by NFL linebackers Scott Fujita of the Cleveland Browns and Brenden Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens; entertainment moguls David Geffen and Bob Wright; former NAACP chairman Julian Bond; and Facebook co-founders Chris Hughes and Sean Parker. Hughes, who is openly gay, previously worked for Obama's campaign in 2008, heading up its enormously successful new-media efforts.

The letter comes as Obama prepares to launch his 2012 re-election campaign, in which he will no doubt count on entertainment types as an important source of financial and public support. But the president's relationship with Hollywood has noticeably cooled since 2008, as celebrities have openly expressed their discontent with Obama in part because of his position on same-sex marriage.

Just last month, Matt Damon railed on Obama in an interview with CNN, bluntly saying he has not done a good job as president. Meanwhile, Lynch, the openly gay star of "Glee," called Obama a "huge disappointment" for his handling of gay rights.

Obama has long said that he supports civil unions as an alternative to marriage for gays and lesbians—putting him to the right of former Vice President ****** Cheney, who has endorsed same-sex marriage. But in December, Obama admitted his views on gay marriage are "evolving" and said he would continue "to wrestle" with the issue.

Last month, the Justice Department dropped its attempts to defend the constitutionality of DOMA in court—with Attorney General Eric Holder saying in a statement that Obama had personally concluded the law was "unconstitutional." Many gay rights supporters view that position as an opening—though it's unclear how far Obama will be willing to go ahead of what could be a tough re-election campaign.






Ineffectiveness to go around...maybe that could be his new campaign slogan!!!

I wonder how many Vegas 'Experts' he paid to help him fill out his bracket..?? 😕

Bahrain is doing the riot police thing...kinda the way Egypt started out.[whip]

Yeah but they had to borrow troops from the Saudis and UAE.

Fricking rent-a-soldiers.

Well, it goes with that whole "heavy lifting" thingamahbob!

No doubt. They can afford it!

they should hire the Somali Pirates....

nobody ever thinks about the Somali Pirates.. 😞

Ka-RAZE-EE...I know what you're thinking too...But inflation is low! Still loving the Federal Reserve printing press?

Smoke and mirrors.

Believe what you see, not what they tell you. Don't let the little missus do all the shopping...go out with her and see the prices going up on almost everything...everywhere.

Have no fear...stay in your homes...this was just a warning...riiiight!

He was probably working on the brackets on the golf course this past Saturday:-s

If the President holds off on some of these issues he can use them as promises for his second term!

"My fellow Americans. I know I promised to close Gtmo, support Gay and Lesbian rights, blah, blah, blah, but the economy, healthcare and world affairs came first and I had to dedicate my time to fixing those issues. If you reelect me I promise to fullfill the remainder of my original promises...blah blah blah"

Mark my words....that will be a platform he stands on.

Shakey Ground..yeah!

While I don't much like the President or his policies, I gotta disagree with you on this one.

So he spent a half hour or so doing his bracket - and did the sports report thing(read: public relations thing). No one in that seat has ever spent 24 hours a day every day on it. GWB flew back to Crawford and rode horses dozens of times, Bill Clinton spent hours trying to find new cigar storage systems, Nixon had a bowling alley installed, Kennedy had dozens of starlets and whatnot affairs, Ford was an avid golfer. So was Eisenhower.

Actually, him and basketball is one of the few things I _DO_ admire about the man. He is clearly passionate about it. I am certain that he doesn't get nearly as much opportunity to watch and/or play hoops as he would like.

Give him a break here.

He is human after all - and will do ordinary human things like we all do. Besides - what exactly could he do about Japan anyways? Pace around the Oval Office and give sound bites?

Yeah, what was I thinking....One break...coming up!

No, I had already read about that today. Thought, perhaps, you had a link to an article from something in depth, like The economist.

I have no doubt inflation is coming. The only question I have is whether it will be as bad as it was when I was a kid living in Detroit, when Ford took over for Nixon.






GTG take the kids to religious school...