February 27, 2012
— rdbrewer Remember when the Clintons shut down LAX for an hour so that Christophe could give Bill Clinton a hair cut?
Two of Los Angeles International Airport's four runways were shut down for nearly an hour on Tuesday, some incoming flights were delayed and Air Force One sat on the tarmac with engines running -- all so that President Clinton's Beverly Hills hairstylist, Chistophe, could come aboard and give Mr. Clinton a high-price trim before he took off for Washington.Questions about Mr. Clinton's runway razor cut dominated the White House news briefing today, with the communications director, George Stephanopoulos, scrambling to explain why the populist President tied up one of the country's busiest airports to have his hair trimmed. Everybody Does It
Apparently everybody does do it. Well, Democrats. Who have little fear of exposure in the media. It appears Obama puttered around in Air Force One an extra 30 minutes last week so he could catch more of the Knicks game. While the country is going to hell. While people are dying for work. And can't pay for gas.
U.S. President Barack Obama and the First Lady, Michelle Obama, have a 'do as I say, not as I do' attitude toward the citizenry of America.They use tax dollars to fund a lifestyle worthy of the wealthy 1%, yet they preach a redistributionist view of America that makes the far left Occupy Wall Street mob proud. The laundry list of activities where the President and First Lady have taken actions inconsistent with what the are preaching to America is long.
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This Administration seems to have a "Let Them Eat Cake - but make it a Diet Low Carb Cake" mentality.
President Obama flew to Florida this past week to explain high gas prices. According to the Washington Post, on his way to Florida this past Thursday, reporters were "perplexed" at the President's 41 minute flight from Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida taking 1 hour and 15 minutes. The flight was in the air an extra 30 minutes, burning precious fossil fuels.
It does not seem a coincidence that the President landed right at half time of an NBA basketball game between the star studded Miami Heat and New York Knicks. Some theorized that the President delayed his flight in the air to watch more of the basketball game.
Much more at the link. I recall Bush catching hell from the media for his yearly visits to that playground of the rich, Crawford, Texas.
Added: Commenter "Garret" says he used to deliver pizzas on a regular basis to Westchester Co. Airport for the Clinton White House where Air Force One would pick them up. Nice.
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Posted by: nevergiveup at February 27, 2012 07:08 AM (i6RpT)
While the peasants are expected to burn to death in Chevy Volts for the greater good of Mother Gaia, how much carbon does a fully loaded 747 spew as it flies for a half hour for no good reason?
Why do I imagine that it's more than my Jeep Liberty spews over a year?
Posted by: Palandine at February 27, 2012 07:09 AM (g7D8V)
Supposedly the plane carried no passengers, but whispers persisted that the flight was filled with big donors
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 07:09 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 07:11 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:12 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 27, 2012 07:13 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 27, 2012 07:13 AM (tf9Ne)
Aspen. Vail has become to pedestrian for the likes of her.
Posted by: Alex at February 27, 2012 07:13 AM (GgXZc)
Just, wow. Wonder if this will break out into the Twitterverse??
I suppose at least we have one thing tolook forward to, Obama not campaigning very much during March Madness. I just hope he doesn't pick my Kentucky Wildcats to win the tournament.
Posted by: rockmom at February 27, 2012 07:15 AM (NYnoe)
Hear me laugh.
Ha.
Ha.
Okay, I'm done laughing. I think I'll get a beer, just so I can cry in it, now.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:15 AM (8y9MW)
this is "a lifestyle worthy of the wealthy 0.001%"
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at February 27, 2012 07:15 AM (e8kgV)
Posted by: mike at February 27, 2012 07:16 AM (AsqOS)
Of course the SCOAMF wants it to go up even higher but "more gradually" so the froggie doesn't know it's getting boiled.
All to get us to buy GM's Electric Turd, so the money saved on gas goes to electricity when "rates necessarily skyrocket"
I predict that once it reaches $6/gallon, the Feds will mandate that prices be shown in liters in order to trick the consumer's mind
To the lefties lurking here who think it doesn't affect them personally, the groceries can't take the bus to the store and diesel averages 35 to 40 cents per gallon more than regular unleaded
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 07:17 AM (Y+DPZ)
Dem politicians have to act this. Leftists will only vote for Kings and Dictators. It's good PR for the left, actually.
Barky gained points with the left when he and the wookie shut down Broadway so that they could act out their Napeleonic/Marie Antoinette fantasies on the public street. That buzzing of southern Manhattan with Air Farce One gained Barky even more support from the Left ... "sticking it to the arrogant West" in their feverish pea-brains.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 07:18 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: Polliwog, Teahada hobbit at February 27, 2012 07:18 AM (zmm1+)
Kind of like Bill Clinton could rape with impunity as long as he funded foreign abortions.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2012 07:19 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 27, 2012 07:22 AM (1Jaio)
The SCOAMF has more friends who own movie companies, and Mitt doesn't subsidize them, give them tax breaks, game the regulations to benefit them and fuck their competition, trample the Constitution in the name of "artistic property rights" in order to protect their shrinking revenues, and he doesn't tie up traffic for hours all over Southern California when he goes to hit one of those friends up for more campaign cash
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 07:22 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 07:23 AM (zmlwq)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at February 27, 2012 11:07 AM (e0xKF
My guess is that he's too fucking stupid to understand how it works and ergo figures it can't possibly work.
Posted by: Captain Hate at February 27, 2012 07:23 AM (Q8XSK)
He'll still get a half-time show during the Final Four.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2012 07:24 AM (ZKzrr)
...but he killed the Keystone XL expansion, and there was that ban on drilling in the Gulf (that I understand is still in effect in practice, if not in letter of the law), so he's allowed to waste all the jet fuel he wants.
Indulgences. Not just for the Middle Ages anymore!
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:24 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Robbo at February 27, 2012 07:24 AM (B2LxR)
Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2012 07:24 AM (7W3wI)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2012 11:24 AM (ZKzrr)
I can't wait for the inevitable teleprompter malfunction.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 07:25 AM (X3lox)
Before your head starts spinning too much, bear in mind that the actual quote in the British paper was, "Some theorized that the President delayed his flight in the air to watch more of the basketball game." Far be it from me to defend Obama, but "some theorized" is a pretty weak smoking gun.
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at February 27, 2012 07:25 AM (+lsX1)
Posted by: Cast Iron at February 27, 2012 07:26 AM (EL+OC)
Yeah he was in the air an extra half hour, the why of it we don't know. He's a stuttering clusterfuck, surely, but you're being pretty quick on the breathless allegations this time.
Posted by: Clownf*cker at February 27, 2012 07:26 AM (L51+P)
Posted by: ChristyBlinky loves Rubio at February 27, 2012 07:26 AM (baL2B)
Most likely, since commercial airliners throttle back to save fuel.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 27, 2012 07:26 AM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: ChristyBlinky loves Rubio
at February 27, 2012 11:26 AM
(baL2B)
Too long.
Posted by: FATE at February 27, 2012 07:27 AM (X3lox)
Kind of like Bill Clinton could rape with impunity as long as he funded foreign abortions.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2012 11:19 AM
Killing Keystone just happened to benefit Burlington Northern who contracts to transport the fuel by rail, using up more fuel and spewing more of that planet killing CO2 into the air. Just coincidence that Warren Buffett owns Burlington Northern
Then you have the Gulf drilling bans, but head about 4000 miles to the Southeast and there's plenty of drilling off the coast of Brazil and the SCOAMF has promised that "we'll be your biggest customer". The company drilling for that oil is Petrobas, and I suppose it's just a coincidence that it's majority owned by George Soros
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 07:27 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 07:28 AM (zmlwq)
Hey..... ya'all know what I do to the TV when its time to go to work.???
Turn it off and go to work.
Posted by: fixerupper at February 27, 2012 07:28 AM (C8hzL)
Posted by: tasker at February 27, 2012 07:28 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Fritz at February 27, 2012 07:29 AM (/ZZCn)
Posted by: naturalfake at February 27, 2012 07:31 AM (XBdI0)
It would have to fly at Mach One to make it in 41 minutes, a bit over the design limits of a 747
Unless there were some mistakes in writing the story, there's no story here and it's not a hill to die on
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 07:32 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2012 07:32 AM (7W3wI)
Posted by: Robbo at February 27, 2012 11:24 AM (B2LxR)\
Well, DC is in the Atlantic Time Area and Orlando is in the Mountain Time District, so clearly that 41 minutes was only because the 2 1/2 hour difference in the time areas wasn't taken into account. Boy, you guys are stupid.
Posted by: VP BiteMe, here for intellectual legitimacy at February 27, 2012 07:33 AM (X3lox)
Obama had Air Force 1 upgraded with afterburners.
Posted by: EC at February 27, 2012 07:34 AM (GQ8sn)
Say something mean about The Mooch in my absence.
I'd do it myself but I gotta run.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 27, 2012 07:35 AM (BhuDE)
Posted by: VP BiteMe, here for intellectual legitimacy at February 27, 2012 07:36 AM (X3lox)
Maybe I should take a long lunch today...
I was going to go this weekend with my dad, but events conspired to make that impossible.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:36 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: ChristyBlinky loves Rubio
at February 27, 2012 11:26 AM
(baL2B)
Too long.
Posted by: FATE at February 27, 2012 11:27 AM (X3lox)
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I can't imagine the damage he's going to do or try to do during his "last days".
Posted by: Soona at February 27, 2012 07:36 AM (rq8lR)
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 07:37 AM (zmlwq)
To be fair, Barry doesn't have to go through security and review the checklist on what to do in case of a water landing, so that saves some time. That and an escort of F-22s clearing a path for him.
Posted by: pep at February 27, 2012 07:37 AM (YXmuI)
When I was in High School, I used to deliver Pizzas to Westchester Co. Airport for the Clinton White House.
They would send AF1 to pick them up. Only did it three or four times, but it made an impression.
Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2012 07:38 AM (pI8GG)
What are the odds on "pardons Khalid Sheik Mohammed"? "Pardons Mumia" is only paying out 3-2.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2012 07:38 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2012 07:38 AM (Iyg03)
I read that as "first flatus."
Works for me.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at February 27, 2012 07:38 AM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Jay at February 27, 2012 07:38 AM (3LaGb)
All to get us to buy GM's Electric Turd, so the money saved on gas goes to electricity when "rates necessarily skyrocket"
I predict that once it reaches $6/gallon, the Feds will mandate that prices be shown in liters in order to trick the consumer's mind
To the lefties lurking here who think it doesn't affect them personally, the groceries can't take the bus to the store and diesel averages 35 to 40 cents per gallon more than regular unleaded
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 11:17 AM (Y+DPZ)
Oh shit, I just remembered when gas first went over a dollar a gallon and the pumps back then didn't go up to a dollar, so they started pricing by the 1/2 gallon.
FML, I'm getting to the get off my lawn stage.
Posted by: MrCaniac at February 27, 2012 07:39 AM (1grxW)
I don't know. Part of me thinks, "Not much" because I don't think he's fundamentally able to conceive that he'll be out of office then. I don't think he'll be able to comprehend it until the day the movers show up (at tax-payer expense, but one I'll gladly shoulder) to start packing their belongings. Especially when he sees the things he's come to think of as "his" that get left behind because they're really ours.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:39 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2012 07:39 AM (Iyg03)
Where in Westchester did you live? And what pizza shop is that good?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at February 27, 2012 07:39 AM (nEUpB)
Everything the left said about Bush was projection.
Everything.
Anything they said = true of themselves.
Especially "Bush is stupid."
Posted by: Jade Sea at February 27, 2012 07:39 AM (48yCC)
The story is that this is completely believable. Who among us stopped and said, "no, that doesn't sound like Obama". Instead, the story is dicey because the math doesn't add up.
Posted by: pep at February 27, 2012 07:39 AM (YXmuI)
Posted by: Jay at February 27, 2012 11:38 AM (3LaGb)
Barky might keep it in the White House driveway for his second term. He's a little jealous of John Travolta.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 07:39 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: RioBravo at February 27, 2012 07:40 AM (eEfYn)
From "How Stuff works"
Today, there are actually two planes that regularly fly under this designation -- nearly identical Boeing 747-200B jets. The planes themselves are designated VC-25A, with tail numbers 28000 and 29000.The two planes have the same general structure as a normal Boeing 747-200B, and similar capabilities. They are almost as tall as a six story building, and they're as long as a city block. Each has four General Electric CF6-80C2B1 jet engines, which provide 56,700 pounds of thrust a piece. The top speed is between 630 and 700 miles per hour
Posted by: Jay at February 27, 2012 07:40 AM (3LaGb)
Posted by: toby928© at February 27, 2012 07:41 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, VT at February 27, 2012 07:41 AM (48wze)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:42 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Jay at February 27, 2012 07:42 AM (3LaGb)
I love how spending AUGUST in Crawford counts as GWBush being a lavish vacation-taker. "OMG, look at how many days Bush spends on vacation!"
Posted by: AmishDude at February 27, 2012 07:42 AM (T0NGe)
I could care less whether he eats a burger instead of a salad for lunch, or an Egg McMuffin instead of yougurt for breakfast. None of my business, really. But stay the hell out of my business in the meantime.
Also, the irony of the media's reaction, as always, is sad/amusing/whatever. W gave up golf while there was a war going on, not so much because it really mattered, but because of the type of statement he felt it might be making. I don't recall much reaction from the media other than crickets or sneers. Obama seems to have no such compunctions. The luxe life goes on unabated, but it makes no difference, he is always the champion of the downtrodden. So it shall ever be.
Posted by: RM at February 27, 2012 07:42 AM (TRsME)
The two planes have the same general structure as a normal Boeing 747-200B, and similar capabilities. They are almost as tall as a six story building, and they're as long as a city block. Each has four General Electric CF6-80C2B1 jet engines, which provide 56,700 pounds of thrust a piece. The top speed is between 630 and 700 miles per hour
All that just to drag one puny retard around the world in history's sickest sideshow ever?
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 07:43 AM (X3lox)
It's simple really: loose cables.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:43 AM (8y9MW)
What are the odds on "pardons Khalid Sheik Mohammed"? "Pardons Mumia" is only paying out 3-2.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2012 11:38 AM (ZKzrr)
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Why not pardon everyone in Gitmo. Every terrorist goes home, Gitmo closed, promise to lefties kept.
Posted by: Soona at February 27, 2012 07:43 AM (rq8lR)
Clinton sent Air Force One to pick up pizzas? Damn. That is sick.
Yep. I believe that the haircut preceeded his first visit. After that, it was a pretty regular thing.
I lived in Bedford, but the Broadway pizza was in Armonk and North White Plains.
Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2012 07:43 AM (pI8GG)
It would have to fly at Mach One to make it in 41 minutes, a bit over the design limits of a 747
Unless there were some mistakes in writing the story, there's no story here and it's not a hill to die on
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 11:32 AM (Y+DPZ)
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This.
Hey, I can't wait to get this guy out of office but this story is bs. 41 minutes from DC or Oralando is not possible.
Posted by: WisRich at February 27, 2012 07:43 AM (hdpay)
really...
prepare to be even sicker:
he president has onboard living quarters, with his own bedroom, bathroom, workout room and office space. Most of the furniture on the plane was hand-crafted by master carpenters.
Posted by: Jay at February 27, 2012 07:44 AM (3LaGb)
Posted by: Jay at February 27, 2012 11:44 AM (3LaGb)
At least, they could build cabinets.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 07:46 AM (X3lox)
It would have to fly at Mach One to make it in 41 minutes, a bit over the design limits of a 747
Unless there were some mistakes in writing the story, there's no story here and it's not a hill to die on
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 11:32 AM (Y+DPZ)
I remember some show on 9-11 talking about AF1 coming back to DC, and it was intimated that AF1 had a bunch of upgrades and was capable of approaching Mach 1.
This website says cruising is 575mph, and max is 630mph. I will bet that Bambi makes them max it. http://tinyurl.com/7cxwjj9
Posted by: MrCaniac at February 27, 2012 07:47 AM (1grxW)
Oh, yeah, it will be a lame duck session so horrible that there will be Constitutional changes in response. We really need to have a Constitutional amendment that restricts pardon power to lame duck presidents.
Posted by: AmishDude at February 27, 2012 07:47 AM (T0NGe)
I'm actually okay with that. It seems sickening with this particular President, but AF-1 is designed, in no small part, to be an aerial White House, if necessary (say: in the event of an attack or some-such). The President having a place to 3S, and even work out and sleep fairly comfortably, is probably a good idea for those "just in case" scenarios.
The master carpenters thing? Meh. Part of the President's job is to be somewhat ostentatious in his appearance. That includes his office- even if that "office" is an airplane.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:47 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: MrCaniac at February 27, 2012 11:47 AM (1grxW)
Great. Find the limits.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 07:48 AM (X3lox)
The sick part is a F16 could do it in half the time, with less fuel, cheaper and get the pilot his necessary hours. But then again If I were pres it would never occur to me to use those kinds of resources on pizza.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 27, 2012 07:49 AM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: eureka! at February 27, 2012 07:50 AM (4e3Me)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 27, 2012 11:49 AM (tf9Ne)
The cheese gets all piled up in the back of the boxes. It's disgusting.
Posted by: Billy Jeff at February 27, 2012 07:50 AM (X3lox)
At the very least, it would have to be awesome pizza. And for some special occasion. Not that I can think what such occasion would be, but I'm not ruling it out as possible.
Of course, this being BJ Clinton, I expect the "special occasion" was a new intern earning her knee-pads.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:50 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Avi at February 27, 2012 07:51 AM (iSFyV)
Posted by: nevergiveup at February 27, 2012 07:52 AM (i6RpT)
Who do you suppose is really running things? It certainly isn't this pair of snake oil salesmen. All they are is front people for whatever evil group runs the government through them.
I miss the feeling I had a government that I could trust. I don't expect to believe that lie again in this lifetime.
Posted by: Hydrocarbon Liberation Front at February 27, 2012 07:52 AM (mP3uM)
I know, but the air mileage calculator I used is for commercial flights in order to calculate mileage and rates. About the same mileage give or take 25 miles
It still isn't going to make the trip in 41 minutes. One hour and 41 minutes is more in line with a 550 - 600 mph cruising speed
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 07:53 AM (Y+DPZ)
He will also have a web site where you can buy him a house warming present for his new digs (Chicago......he ain't going there.......). Just like the Clinton's.
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at February 27, 2012 11:43 AM (OWjjx)
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He'll either have someone buy or build a huge house in the DC area so he can "keep his hand in American politics" or he'll move out of the country. I don't see him going back to Chicago.
Posted by: Soona at February 27, 2012 07:53 AM (rq8lR)
One of my oldest guy friends (I've known him longer than my husband) is a former co-worker at an ad agency and a lib. We never, ever talk politics because it would end our friendship.
Well, he called me last night after we had just returned from yet another trip out of town from death/business/crap. I was tired and started telling him about the shit our son in going through in A-stan.
Well, he went off about it's all Booosh's fault. I semi-lost it. I informed him that this is his Boy King's war now, and as a military mom, I'm sick and fucking tired of seeing King Putt golfing, partying, and generally turning the WH into a night club. His response was "Booosh golfed throughout both wars."
I was gobsmacked. I corrected his mis-information. Sadly, he gets all of his "news" from the NYT, MSNBC and CNN.
Gah.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 27, 2012 07:53 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: Avi at February 27, 2012 07:53 AM (iSFyV)
Posted by: Polliwog, Teahada hobbit at February 27, 2012 07:54 AM (zmm1+)
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 07:55 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 11:50 AM (8y9MW)
Yeah, it's just food. Nothing is that good to warrant that effort. I laugh at food snobs. A friggin Milky Way Dark tastes as good as just about any hoity-toity dessert dish and there has never been a pizza that warranted far more than a few block walk. But, this is like coffee snobs who don't know jack about the taste of coffee (the ones who drink Starbucks, which is putrid, are especially funny).
These people think that because you send the jet, it must taste better - at least all the peons will be convinced that it does, so that's good enough.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 07:55 AM (X3lox)
Of course, this being BJ Clinton, I expect the "special occasion" was a new intern earning her knee-pads.
You are going to want to put some Ice on that before the Pizza Party.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at February 27, 2012 07:56 AM (pI8GG)
It still isn't going to make the trip in 41 minutes. One hour and 41 minutes is more in line with a 550 - 600 mph cruising speed
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 11:53 AM (Y+DPZ)
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Instead of saying that this story is suspect, perhaps we could say it was a typo in the paper. They might have just left out the 1 hour part of the trip time.
Posted by: Soona at February 27, 2012 07:56 AM (rq8lR)
Any senators retiring in 2014? Mooch needs to pad her Michelle2016 resume.
Oh hell, this could be true even if he's re-elected.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2012 07:57 AM (ZKzrr)
We may have to agree to disagree, on that one.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:57 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Anachronda at February 27, 2012 07:57 AM (xGZ+b)
Posted by: Bayhar, Mayher & Blow, Lawyers in Love at February 27, 2012 07:57 AM (1ZF7c)
Posted by: McLovin at February 27, 2012 07:57 AM (j0IcY)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 27, 2012 11:53 AM
Your son is far more important. Tell the friend "let's do lunch sometime"
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 07:58 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: I am the walrus, goo goo ga joo at February 27, 2012 07:58 AM (4sQwu)
and there has never been a pizza that warranted far more than a few block walk.
this is so wrong that there's just nowhere to start.
Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2012 07:58 AM (pI8GG)
They're busy arguing about which one was a bigger supporter of NCLB and various forms of pork spending.
And condoms.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 07:58 AM (8y9MW)
We may have to agree to disagree, on that one.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 11:57 AM (8y9MW)
You must live in a pizza desert
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 07:59 AM (X3lox)
That's what I'm thinking, but it's possible that Brit reporters aren't any brighter than their Yank counterparts
Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2012 08:00 AM (Y+DPZ)
Considering the WH has a full time chef and staff with an unlimited food budget there is no legit excuse.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] at February 27, 2012 08:01 AM (9Hw3U)
Most of our pizza is definately "Meh." Which is sad, because I really love pizza. The best I can get is the Mellow Mushroom (used to be only one, over in Fort Worth, now we've got a few throughout the area), and it is really, really good. But the best I've ever personally had is from a place called Chef Charles in Elk Rapids, MI. That stuff is fantastic.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 08:01 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at February 27, 2012 08:01 AM (e8kgV)
Posted by: nevergiveup at February 27, 2012 08:02 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: Mr Pink at February 27, 2012 08:02 AM (kqdN2)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 08:02 AM (8y9MW)
Even the myth of Marie Antoinette saying let them eat cake doesn't hold a candle to this shit.
Posted by: Vic at February 27, 2012 08:02 AM (YdQQY)
It seems like it's way past time for Loui's date with the Mother Wheel.
Posted by: toby928© at February 27, 2012 08:03 AM (GTbGH)
Farrakhan has always been an influential man in world opinion.
And we have always been at war with Eastasia.
Posted by: The MFM circa 1984 at February 27, 2012 08:03 AM (8y9MW)
A few days ago Lynn Sweet printed an interview with Michelle about her fitness program. Michelle said," I do about 3500 jumps with the jump rope and then I have my cardio in, so I shower and am good to go."
According to a web site on jump roping, you can do 120 jumps in 10 minutes.
To do 3500 would take almost FIVE HOURS. From this I concluded that Michelle is an exaggerator of epic proportions and the reporter and his editor were complete idiots.
Five hours of jumping rope is not believable. This has bugged me since last week.
Posted by: Miss Marple at February 27, 2012 08:03 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: nevergiveup at February 27, 2012 08:04 AM (i6RpT)
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Our best pizza around here is Pizza Hut. It ain't good but it ain't bad either. None of it is a pimple on the butt of pizza you get in NY.
Posted by: Vic at February 27, 2012 08:04 AM (YdQQY)
I was a little over the line on the pizza
Luckily, weft-cut loop made a much better point in that direction.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 08:04 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: Penfold at February 27, 2012 08:04 AM (1PeEC)
Union?
That's pretty cool, though. I don't begrudge them the use of AF1 or the WH, or the sumptuousness of either--that's what they're there for, every president gets that.
It's the *abuse* and *hypocrisy*. Sending the dog on a separate plane. Taking the plane to "date night" a thousand miles away. Cranking the thermostat to 82 while telling people they can't have theirs on 72. Holding parties where guests mock the constituents--serving rich/fatty/sugary foods just hours after they shamed children for liking them. Bragging about how you got a private plane like the ganstas.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2012 08:06 AM (ZKzrr)
If you're ever in the area of Abilene, TX (God help you), make a special point to go to Perini Ranch, in Buffalo Gap. Actually, even if you're not in that area, you may want to make a special trip, just for their steak.
Best I have ever put in my mouth, and I know a good steak.
Also- have their bread pudding (the Jack Daniel's sauce puts it way, way over the top).
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 08:07 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Avi at February 27, 2012 11:53 AM (iSFyV)
At about 3400 gallons an hour, about 1700.
Posted by: MrCaniac at February 27, 2012 08:07 AM (1grxW)
It's Monday. My seperated shoulder is sore this morning. I'm trying to complete the purchase of a foreclosure and I'm dealing with nincompoops in India that can barely speak English. I don't need another reason to be grumpy. And I really don't need another reason to be annoyed with this jackass of a president this morning.
Grrr....
Posted by: Meremortal at February 27, 2012 08:08 AM (Usk3+)
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at February 27, 2012 12:04 PM (OWjjx)
I'm lucky. I'm perfectly happy with a nice big chunk of ground meat - so long as it's lean. I prefer a good hamburger to a good steak.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 08:08 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: Anson Mitchell at February 27, 2012 08:08 AM (IhUxK)
Obama thinks he's helping the economy when he orders pizza delivered by Air Force One.
Just think of all the economic activity generated by a 747 flight across the US if EVERYONE would order their pizzas flown-in!
C'mon, you rich bastards, follow the example of our President and this recession would be over in time for his re-election!
Posted by: Kortezzi at February 27, 2012 08:09 AM (zAZNI)
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 08:09 AM (zmlwq)
Here's the WaPo original - the flight was between Miami and Orlando (also, Barky was flying the 757, not the 747, which was undergoing maintenance or something).
http://tinyurl.com/8a3sodc
Posted by: Waterhouse at February 27, 2012 08:09 AM (hRNwa)
Posted by: I, Barack, Entertainer-in-Chief at February 27, 2012 08:10 AM (1ZF7c)
Best I have ever put in my mouth, and I know a good steak.
Also- have their bread pudding (the Jack Daniel's sauce puts it way, way over the top).
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 12:07 PM (8y9MW)
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Cattleman's in OKC.
Posted by: Soona at February 27, 2012 08:11 AM (rq8lR)
The British royal family are the world's most egregious welfare family, but it looks like they are getting a run for their money.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at February 27, 2012 08:11 AM (fCkqS)
The crust is one of the things I love about it. Though, when it comes to pizza, there are so many different tastes that arguing about which is "best" is nigh impossible. As for pricey? Not much worse than Papa Johns or Pizza Hut. And their garlic-parmesan pretzels are simply fantastic.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 08:11 AM (8y9MW)
I enjoy a good steak, but the marginal different between a nice ribeye on the home grill and a $50 steak at a big time steakhouse like Morton's isn't worth it to me.
I will, however, walk on broken glass to get to really good Chinese food because it's so hard to come by. One of the only things I miss all these years after leaving the LA area is Yang Chow's in Chinatown. Slippery shrimp FTW.
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 08:12 AM (zmlwq)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 27, 2012 08:12 AM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: nevergiveup at February 27, 2012 08:13 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2012 08:13 AM (X6akg)
I've heard that's fantastic. Never been there, though. For stuff that's local to me, I prefer Del Friscos (for the pricey stuff) or Texas Land and Cattle (a little nicer on my wallet- still fantastic steak).
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 08:13 AM (8y9MW)
The crust is one of the things I love about it. Though, when it comes to pizza, there are so many different tastes that arguing about which is "best" is nigh impossible. As for pricey? Not much worse than Papa Johns or Pizza Hut. And their garlic-parmesan pretzels are simply fantastic.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 12:11 PM (8y9MW)
It's been a while since I've been to one, but I remember a large pepperoni and mushroom being more than $20 from MM. Good call on the pretzels.
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 08:13 AM (zmlwq)
I love pizza night at home, and I make a pretty good pizza.
The kids are still just a wee bit too little to help with pizza, though.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at February 27, 2012 08:14 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: nevergiveup at February 27, 2012 08:14 AM (i6RpT)
Miss Marple,
A few days ago Lynn Sweet printed an interview with Michelle about her fitness program. Michelle said," I do about 3500 jumps with the jump rope and then I have my cardio in, so I shower and am good to go."
If Michelle actuallly did 3,500 jumps as a part of her workout routine, her ass wouldn't be the size of Rhode Island.
Posted by: Ernie McCracken at February 27, 2012 08:14 AM (ikkur)
Posted by: sexypig at February 27, 2012 08:14 AM (wWV5q)
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 08:14 AM (zmlwq)
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 12:12 PM (zmlwq)
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We have a good sized Vietnamese district in OKC and the Asian food here is some of the best you'll ever find.
Posted by: Soona at February 27, 2012 08:16 AM (rq8lR)
Posted by: Roy at February 27, 2012 08:16 AM (VndSC)
*To preempt the comments I know are coming.....Yes, Beavis....I said Brazilian. The cattle were apparently waxed before slaughter.
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2012 08:16 AM (X6akg)
A few days ago Lynn Sweet printed an interview with Michelle about her fitness program. Michelle said," I do about 3500 jumps with the jump rope and then I have my cardio in, so I shower and am good to go."
Hilarious. Yeah, I bet she does THREE THOUSAND of those every day!!!
Posted by: Jay at February 27, 2012 08:16 AM (3LaGb)
Posted by: LC LaWedgie at February 27, 2012 08:17 AM (1ZF7c)
Posted by: Jay at February 27, 2012 12:16 PM (3LaGb)
Heh. It's a shame Moochelle wasn't challenged to show us just a couple hundred. For the kids. I bet she couldn't get that massive butt up an inch more than 50 times.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 08:20 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 08:20 AM (zmlwq)
Posted by: nevergiveup at February 27, 2012 08:21 AM (i6RpT)
Making pizza at home is great!
I'm lucky, because I can get really good mozzarella locally, and I make my own dough.
In fact, I'll be making one for lunch.
Fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy sopressata and a sprinkle of Parmesan.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at February 27, 2012 08:21 AM (nEUpB)
When Clinton was President there was some damn good pizza at A.V. Ristorante, about a mile from the White House. And even better pizza across the river at Cafe Italia in Crystal City.
I'n guessing he sent AF1 to Westchester to pick up something else (or someONE else) and the pizza was a ruse in case somebody blabbed. Denise Rich, perhaps?
Posted by: rockmom at February 27, 2012 08:21 AM (qE3AR)
Posted by: nevergiveup at February 27, 2012 08:23 AM (i6RpT)
166 There's a new restaurant coming here....it's call Rodizio's Brazilian* Steakhouse. Anyone ever hear of it?
*
If its anything likme the Portuguese Rodizio's in my area you're in for a treat. Most are all you can eat, hot off the grill Spanish style BBQ's. With Chariso, pork, lamb chops, small foul, Filet Mignon, Flank etc etc etc. Do not fill up on the rice, chips and over priced sangria...get you moneys worth.
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Bunk
Posted by: dananjcon Rodizio Connoisseur Moron Extraordinaire at February 27, 2012 08:23 AM (8ieXv)
Posted by: Polliwog, Teahada hobbit at February 27, 2012 08:24 AM (zmm1+)
I live in rural Minnesota and the Chinese food near me sucks. But at least their honest Since the name of the place is the FU Buffet. (and no I'm not kidding)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 27, 2012 08:24 AM (tf9Ne)
Grrr.... Posted by: Meremortal at February 27, 2012 12:08 PM
Patels?!! Patels?!!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNQ_G5uKd18
Posted by: Ricky Roma at February 27, 2012 08:24 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 12:08 PM
I'm a burger person myself. I use the 85/15 for burgers at home. The fat cooks out and it's still nice and juicy even well done.
Posted by: huerfano at February 27, 2012 08:24 AM (fIuC0)
It's just that some lies are more (helloooo) OBVIOUS than others.
I jump rope myself. Try it and you'll see that that is pure BS.
Posted by: ontherocks at February 27, 2012 08:25 AM (ZJCDy)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at February 27, 2012 12:21 PM (nEUpB)
Try using Sweet Dry Copa on one of your creations...preferably with some Spinch on a White pie.
Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2012 08:26 AM (pI8GG)
Posted by: huerfano at February 27, 2012 12:24 PM (fIuC0)
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Fat in meat gives it it's taste. The super lean cuts/hamburger taste like mushy cardboard to me.
Posted by: Soona at February 27, 2012 08:28 AM (rq8lR)
"You leave little notes on my pillow - 'we're out of milk. FU' It took me two weeks to figure out that FU was Felix Unger!" - Oscar Madison.
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 08:28 AM (zmlwq)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2012 08:29 AM (Iyg03)
Posted by: Polliwog, Teahada hobbit at February 27, 2012 08:29 AM (zmm1+)
If its anything likme the Portuguese Rodizio's in my area you're in for a treat. Most are all you can eat, hot off the grill Spanish style BBQ's. With Chariso,pork,lamb chops, small foul, Filet Mignon, Flank etc etc etc. Do not fill up onthe rice, chips and over priced sangria...get you moneys worth.
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Bunk
Posted by: dananjcon Rodizio Connoisseur Moron Extraordinaire at February 27, 2012 12:23 PM (8ieXv)
Sounds the same. Here's their website:
http://tinyurl.com/6rtfqtu
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2012 08:30 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 27, 2012 12:12 PM (tf9Ne)
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We do that pretty much weekly. Beats any store bought pizza.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at February 27, 2012 08:30 AM (fCkqS)
Posted by: radar at February 27, 2012 08:30 AM (zmlwq)
Posted by: Soona at February 27, 2012 12:28 PM (rq8lR)
More for me! I'm a 93-7 person. You should see the way I like my corned beef!
Along those lines, I don't like restaurants much because I like my meat well done and I don't care for people telling me how I should like my food, which happens at almost every chi-chi restaurant and steakhouse I've ever been to. Many chefs just refuse to make steak the way I like it, as if they're doing me a favor.
Posted by: really ... at February 27, 2012 08:32 AM (X3lox)
That's why I went looking for how many jumps you could do in a certain time period. I wanted to make sure I was right, and that she was lying.
And neither Lynn Sweet nor the fitness reporter whose article she was reporting bothered to question it, nor either reporter's editors.
It just gets dropped into the pile of crap we hear from them every day, and no one questions anything. It's really ridiculous.
Posted by: Miss Marple at February 27, 2012 08:33 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2012 12:16 PM (X6akg)
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I've eaten at that type of restaurant in South America. 20 odd types of meat are cooked on vertical rotisseries, and the waiters bring each one by to offer you some of each, until you beg for mercy after ingesting about 2-3 pounds.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at February 27, 2012 08:33 AM (fCkqS)
Posted by: befuddled at February 27, 2012 08:33 AM (xJU23)
http://tinyurl.com/6rtfqtu
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2012 12:30 PM (X6akg)
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EXACTLY!!
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My mouth is watering and I just ate lunch. This is the one I abuse.
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Posted by: dananjcon Rodizio Connoisseur Moron Extraordinaire at February 27, 2012 08:34 AM (8ieXv)
I been training 20 hours a day
Lifting big old cars and big bails of hay (that's what he's doin')
And I run 10,000 miles every morning
I drink water 20 gallons a pop
And I can throw a volkswagon a whole half block
And 4 million sit ups...in a minute....
..i ain't lying I did it
Posted by: Moochelle Obeyme at February 27, 2012 08:39 AM (DrWcr)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2012 12:29 PM (Iyg03)
He was on there at least twice that I know of. The Haircut visit and one other time when he was in NYC. The other times there was no official NY visit scheduled, but they ordered pizzas for the White House to be delivered to WCA. I know I delivered to them at least 5 times that I can remember.
Pizzas were made at Broadway North Pizza in Armonk, NY and delivered to the Tower entrance at Westchester Co Airport. Usually 15 or so at a time.
Back then, you could just walk right into the control tower...crazy.
Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2012 08:41 AM (pI8GG)
Four sets of 50-75 with rest intervals over about 20 mins will get your heart cranking. And If I were to tell you how many pushup and crunches that I do it would sound like internet tough guy BS, but I'm in good shape and 200-250 is plenty enough for cardio ramp.
She is lying sloppily in a magnitude indicating that she KNOWS that no one will call her on it.
Posted by: ontherocks at February 27, 2012 08:42 AM (ZJCDy)
Posted by: ontherocks at February 27, 2012 08:43 AM (ZJCDy)
Posted by: HoundOfDoom at February 27, 2012 08:58 AM (KhioZ)
*
*
What makes you think he'd stop there?
Posted by: Checkus Aurelius (Wolfus's brother) at February 27, 2012 09:05 AM (WuRdj)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 27, 2012 09:16 AM (F+Xfj)
There is a shopping center in Burlington NC called Cum Park Plaza. It includes a restaurant called Cum Park Grill. Have not eaten there!
Posted by: NC Ref at February 27, 2012 09:20 AM (/izg2)
Cum Park Grill is awesome. Do they sell T-Shirts?
There was a 'Fu-Kin Buffet' in Cooperstown NY...
Don't know if it is still there.
Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2012 09:53 AM (pI8GG)
I couldn't find info on what a moderate pace is. I'll have to try this out, but I think two jumps in three seconds is a reasonable pace. Let's say I jump eight minutes out of ten or in other words four minutes with a one minute break times two. That's 320 jumps in ten minutes. Let's say I do that twice, then take a ten minute break, that's 640 jumps in thirty minutes. With some more breaks added here and there one might be able to do 3500 in three hours. Now again, I'm not saying FLATUS does that, AT ALL. I'm just wondering about the math in Miss Marple's post. Does anyone have better numbers, or think my napkin math is way off?
Posted by: bonhomme at February 27, 2012 11:03 AM (FD6YW)
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