Here is the White House’s pre-speech Obama photo and it’s pitiful

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http://twitter.com/#!/DanielVerton/status/509817653679357952 Take a look at the latest one from the White House Twitter account. He’s totally serious and stuff, you guys! http://twitter.com/#!/WhiteHouse/status/509814297816743936 Pathetic. Were these the instructions? http://twitter.com/#!/sunnyright/status/509857192598855681 Bam. But, you know, the president deplores the “theater of politics.” Related: WaPo, Obama lament ‘political theater’; These reminders for Pres. Theatrics are bam-tastic! [photos] FNC’s Ed Henry […]

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Did Obama perform the #LatteSalute with a Styrofoam cup?

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http://twitter.com/#!/DennisDMZ/status/514574497006247936 We can’t confirm that the president was indeed drinking his beverage out of a Styrofoam cup, but if so, oh the hypocrisy — it burns! Obama's 'Styrofoam cup salute' provokes Republican outrage http://t.co/ikzPfwnO6y pic.twitter.com/5y89BRwIAT — The Independent (@Independent) September 24, 2014 You have to carry the dog off the helicopter. You don't have to […]

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Jon Lovitz has had it with people bringing up Richard Sherman & Obama’s race

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http://twitter.com/#!/realjonlovitz/status/428980210004811776 Tell us how you really feel, Mr. Lovitz! http://twitter.com/#!/realjonlovitz/status/428980834633138176 Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman isn’t just successful. He’s pretty darn likable. The SNL alum also retweeted and replied to this. http://twitter.com/#!/realjonlovitz/status/429012932987326464 http://twitter.com/#!/realjonlovitz/status/429012913899057152 Think it’s odd that Lovitz is bringing this up now? It’s been nearly two weeks since Sherman cut his viral WWE-style promo and […]

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ESPN analyst notices an inconsistency in Sterling reaction

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http://twitter.com/#!/ESPNRobertSmith/status/460496570400505856 ESPN college football analyst Robert Smith wonders why the outrage wasn’t the same when Harry Reid made racially insensitive remarks about President Obama. http://twitter.com/#!/ESPNRobertSmith/status/460505626951417856 Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/04/27/where-was-all-this-espn-analyst-notices-an-inconsistency-in-sterling-reaction/

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‘Debbie’s always Debbie-ing’: DNC chair still can’t pull it together [video]

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http://twitter.com/#!/Johngoolsby12/status/525393268872601601 That’s a tall order: The latest awkward moment between President Obama and Democrats has arrived http://t.co/6drjZtbDli https://t.co/YfG4iPVvRH — Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) October 23, 2014 Isn’t it about time for Little Debbie to retire? Debbie's always Debbie-ing @DWStweets cant name a senate race where @BarackObama is campaigning (hint: there isnt 1) http://t.co/SjpoNC4chq — Joe Carruth (@JoeCarruth) […]

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‘What?’: 1D’s Niall Horan posts Independence Day Instagram pic with wax Obama

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http://twitter.com/#!/NiallOfficial/status/485023271453483009 One Direction pop star Niall Horan posted an Instagram photo with a wax figure of President Obama to celebrate Independence Day across the pond. http://twitter.com/#!/Niallair_/status/485060356898062336 http://twitter.com/#!/OhSnapItsRj/status/485049226959650816 It’s the “NObama” ticket or something. http://twitter.com/#!/raquelmae24/status/485080322820677632 http://twitter.com/#!/weyyheyyhemmo/status/485080907661856768 #ISupportNiallAndObama LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY LOOK TOGETHER NOBAMA FOR LIFE http://t.co/HRMaaudXkr— Ruba | Niki my ♡ (@heartbeatziallx) July 04, […]

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‘Unloved and unwanted’ president earns a ‘D’ from pollster John Zogby

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http://twitter.com/#!/LadyGoodman3/status/528617413042925571 Does anyone else remember President Obama’s Dec. 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which he graded his first year in office as “a good solid B-plus”? That was a good laugh even at the time, but the laughs are far fewer now six years into his presidency. As the Washington Examiner reports today, respected pollster John […]

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‘Even the NRA likes’ Obama’s pick to head the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division?

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http://twitter.com/#!/CivilRights/status/522460408033312768 Meet Vanita Gupta, the woman tapped by President Obama to take over the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. From NBC News: President Obama has appointed Vanita Gupta, the deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, to become the interim head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Vanita has spent her […]

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Tone deaf: First dogs Bo and Sunny Obama dine like 1 percenters [photo]

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http://twitter.com/#!/iowahawkblog/status/433037138980925440 President Obama’s state dinner with French President Francois Hollande doesn’t take place until Tuesday, but that didn’t stop White House dogs Bo and Sunny taking their place at the dining table early. Michelle Obama tweeted the picture Monday, and while the photographer certainly has a good eye, some wondered if the first lady wasn’t being […]

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‘What does that even mean?’ Obama’s ready to ‘bend the arc of the moral universe’

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http://twitter.com/#!/GaltsGirl/status/491231706964574208 Feeling rested and refreshed after yesterday’s golf outing, President Obama is back at the White House to sign an executive order prohibiting discrimination of LGBT employees. http://twitter.com/#!/BarackObama/status/491230685055553538 So, what does this mean for us as a society? http://twitter.com/#!/WhiteHouse/status/491231263479435264 Huh. Well, that’s … that sure is something. http://twitter.com/#!/michelelfrost/status/491231928927125505 http://twitter.com/#!/GaltsGirl/status/491231976767369216 http://twitter.com/#!/GaltsGirl/status/491232541744308224 http://twitter.com/#!/RightGlockMom/status/491232167603621890 Ooo … we see what […]

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