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Monday Open Thread: Spain Edition

Not only did Spain win the World Cup, but they’ve been privileged to host FLOTUS Michelle Obama for her rather odd, extravagant holiday jaunt. Yesterday the First Lady had lunch with the Spanish King and Queen before jetting back to

Michelle Obama's Fake Black Obesity Concerns

The recent rants of the leader of the New Black Panther Party, (“I hate white people! Every last iota of a cracker I hate….” ) couldn’t have been more amusing. That is before justifying the killing of some cracker children.

The NAACP Acting Stupidly (Again)

I must admit, I didn’t think the NAACP could top the whole Hallmark-card-is-racist fiasco, but never underestimate the power of stupidity. One thing progressives are very good at is using black people and they’ve found some that are willing enough

Overnight Comedy Gold: Dog Walks Man!

If you want to laugh yourself silly tonight, you could do worse than to click on this link to the Houston Chronicle. As an illustration of the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand works, the photos you’re

Big Government to the Rescue!

In politics, the crisis game works like this: pet issues are turned into national concerns, which then become the object of study for social scientists. The media then substantiate the concerns by publishing the opinions of social scientists, and thus

Raw: Michelle Obama Arrives in Haiti

U.S. first lady Obama made an unannounced visit to disaster-stricken Haiti on Tuesday and said she was struck by the devastation inflicted by the Jan. 12 earthquake on the poor Caribbean country.

Michelle Obama Plants W.H. Garden

AP: First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed students to the White House where they planted a garden. Mrs. Obama said last year’s harvest fed dozens of people and it sparked conversation among school officials, grocers and families about healthy eating.

Sarkozys Visit Chili Landmark in D.C.

AP: Forget tea with Michelle Obama. On her first trip to Washington as France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, had lunch at Ben’s Chili Bowl with her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and his 12-year-old son, Louis.

Michelle Obama, Liberal Government and Obesity

First Lady, Michelle Obama, has decided to take a whack at solving the American obesity epidemic. Splendid. She should start by looking at one of the biggest roots of the problem: liberal government and its most favorite project of the

'Les légumes du mal': Michelle Obama's Toxic Garden

On January 3 the usually non-partisan Food Network had its closest brush with politics, with predictable results. Bait and switch, Washington style. Food Network aired a two hour Iron Chef: America featuring Michelle Obama. Our choleric FLOTUS was there to

Why Is Glenn Beck Surrounded by Pie?

Build your own custom video playlist at embedr.com Michelle Obama: “Then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more.”

White House Hypocrisy on Executive Privilege

Congress wants the White House staff director involved in the now-infamous “gatecrasher” dinner to explain what happened. She won’t, because President Obama is invoking executive privilege. While there’s a decent claim for executive privilege here, Barack Obama’s hypocrisy is nothing