News Roundup for 3/24/11

CONFIRMED: this ain't much of a lock

-Headline of the day-
"CONFIRMED: Obama Locked Out of White House."

As far as wingnut blogger Jim Hoft is concerned, it has been CONFIRMED that President Obama was locked out of the White House today. Seems he came back from Brazil earlier than expected and found a door locked.

Hahahahaha! The President of the United States, locked out of his own house! Hahahahaha! Clearly, he's the worst president ever!. Remember, this has been CONFIRMED! CONFIRMED!!

Here's what it looks like when the most powerful man on Earth gets locked out of his house:



He tries one door, it's locked. He tries the other -- pop, right in. This is being "locked out" in much the same way that using a pair of scissors to open a stubborn bag of chips is "starving to death."

But never mind that, he was locked out! It's CONFIRMED!!! (Gateway Pundit)


-Cartoon time with Mark Fiore-
Hey kids, we hear a lot about "smart bombs," but what if there were...


Click for animation

Oh sure, go and use the word "smart" correctly... (MarkFiore.com)


-Bonus HotD-
"'I'm through whining about a liberal press,' says Sarah Palin."

Unfortunately, this statement was made while whining about a "liberal press." No really. Go check for yourself.

At least she admits it's whining. (The Hill)

Bush's Actions Contrary to His Photo Op Tour

Yesterday, I wrote about how President Bush's big Central and South American 'Love Me' tour wasn't going so well, what with the riots in the streets and all. It turns out that Bush, as he always has, is making a lot of empty promises about how much he cares about the bottom half of the western hemisphere.

Think Progress:

During his trip to Latin America, one of President Bush's goals is to "challenge a widespread perception in Latin America of U.S. neglect," and he has been telling the region's chronic poor, "We care about your plight." (In his speech to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Bush used the phrase "social justice" five times.) "It's an attempt to try to show a softer, gentler Bush," Armand Peschard-Sverdrup of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said.

It turns out that Bush has proposed deep cuts in aid to S. America. Latin America Working Group (LAWG) shows us Brazil as an example. Bush has proposed cutting Child Survival and Health aid by 45% and eliminating development aid altogether.

The president is on a busman's holiday. Taking a break from lying to americans for a while, he's headed to nations farther south to lie to the people there.