Ice Cream, while Iran Screams

Flopping Aces ^ | 06-21-09 | Wordsmith

[Starman417]

"The reality is that these times bring not only dangers but also opportunities." - VP Dick Cheney, August 27, 2002, VFW speech

Father's Day arrived early for the Obamas:

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The first family was in the mood for something sweet _ something like vanilla custard, fudge and sprinkles.

On a muggy Saturday just before Father's Day, President Barack Obama took Sasha, 8, and Malia, 10, to The Dairy Godmother, a frozen custard shop just outside Washington.

The president snacked on vanilla custard with hot fudge and toasted almonds in a cup, said the shop's owner, Liz Davis.

Remember the criticism leveled at President Bush while New Orleans "burned"? Petty partisan politics is a bitch, ain't it?

[SolidWood]

Wonder whether he ordered some pistachio ice cream.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Hope he has the sense to avoid raw cookie dough ice cream.....

[jwparkerjr]

Obama eats ice cream while Iran screams? That's nothing, Dubya read to the kiddies while the towers were burning. The double standard is just so obvious that it's painful to see it over and over again.

It's going to be very depressing to see the press overlook the most outrageous Obama actions when they seized, with bulldog tenacity, everything and anything Dubya did that they could spin to his detriment.

Bastards. It's the only word I can think of to use, and it's nowhere near strong enough to express my feelings.

[ScottinVA]

“Dubya read to the kiddies while the towers were burning”

No. Bad comparison. Bush continued to read to the children because his team was in the next room working the phones and transitioning into crisis mode. He had a team in which he had confidence and felt the best move at that point was to hold fast until we knew what was at work.

[ScottinVA]

jwparkerjr, pls disregard my previous comment. Needed to read a second time to get that you were lambasting the double standard. Apologize for the confusion.

[elk]

Oh, gracious...that's right up the street. Good thing I didn't go to the farmers' market across the street from the Dairy Godmother's yesterday - who needs THAT to ruin your day. Not suprising, as this is a lib-heavy neighborhood.

And hey, there's a genuine Saul Alinsky community organization right up the street.

I must say, though, the custard there is excellent. Too expensive for our budget, but we do hit up grandma when she's in town, lol!

[tflabo]

Personally I don’t begrudge the O of getting ice cream with his family. Wish he would say and do more as the American President so that Iranians have a better chance to enjoy freedoms with their ‘ice cream family outings’ as well.

[seatrout]

—Wish he would say and do more as the American President so that Iranians have a better chance to enjoy freedoms with their ‘ice cream family outings’ as well.—

There’s not much he can say. If he goes overboard in support for the “Mousavi-ites”, he risks branding the movement “Made in America”, and thus ruining everything. If a country we don’t like is beating itself up, why interfere?

[kenth]

Give him a break. He put in a 30 hour work week. What more do you want?

[jwparkerjr]

We have one of those places here in Tampa. In our case it's Bo's, on Florida Ave. just north of Sligh Ave. It's been there for 50 years or so. My wife and I used to go there when we were dating in 1962.

They put in a drive thru a couple of years ago. It helps, but the audio makes it a real challenge to order something and have any hope of getting what you ordered!

The place is right next to a city playground complex and on a Summer night after the baseball games you can't get near the joint. I suspect just about everyplace in America has one of 'em.

The drive through is occasionally staffed by someone whose native language is not English. That, combined with the poor audio design, can make it very exciting to order there!

Reminds me of something someone sent me yesterday. Pretty funny:

"TENJOOBERRYMUDS"

By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND "TENJOOBERRYMUDS"...

In order to continue getting-by in America (our home land), we all need to learn the NEW English language!

Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term "TENJOOBERRYMUDS".

With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in. Now, here goes...

The following is a telephone exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and call room-service somewhere in the good old U S A today......

Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees."

Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."

Room Service: " Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???"

Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs."

Room Service: "Ow July den?"

Guest: ".....What??"

Room Service: "Ow July den?!?... pryed, boyud, poochd?"

Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. scrambled, please."

Room Service: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"

Guest: "Crisp will be fine."

Room Service: "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"

Guest: "What?"

Room Service: "An toes. July Sahn toes?"

Guest: "I.... don't think so."

RoomService: "No? Judo wan sahn toes???"

Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."

RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Joo don Juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"

Guest: "Oh, English muffin!!! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'... Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine."

RoomService: "We bodder?"

Guest: "No, just put the bodder on the side."

RoomService: "Wad?!?"

Guest: "I mean butter... just put the butter on the side."

RoomService: "Copy?"

Guest: "Excuse me?"

RoomService: "Copy...tea..meel?"

Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... and that's everything."

RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy ... rye??"

Guest: "Whatever you say."

RoomService: "Tenjooberrymuds."

Guest: "You're welcome"

Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS' "......and you do,

don't you!

[jwparkerjr]

Not a problem. I should have used the ol’ tried and true </sarc> tag, but was too lazy.

[maggief]

I scream!

Ice cream!

[humblegunner]

Darn right there should be outrage!

He should have stamped his feet and used bad language!

If that didn’t work, he should have slit his wrists!

Honestly, what did you expect of him? Leadership? Yeah, right.

Believe it or not, he has no say in what goes on in foreign countries.

[slickfree]

OBAMA'S LEADERSHIP:
Quick, bring him his galato ... ice cream for glutton Pirate-In-Chief.
He wants his cake and eat it too; While Tehran Iran burns!

[avital2]

there’s plenty he can say — about freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, free elections - without being insulting. and by the way, he held back and still the US was accused with the UK of “meddling.” when you have the embarrassment of riches we have in this country, you must step to the plate and condemn running over people in Tiananmen Square, mowing down citizens in Hungary, invasions of big countries of little ones (Russia/Georgia), etc. it’s a sad day when France carries the banner of leading the free world instead of the U.S.

[seatrout]

NOODB. None of our damn business. When we clean up the pressing internal problems we have here, then maybe, just maybe, we can start playing the world’s nanny.

[seatrout]

Excatamundo. Zero could have screamed “Ich bin ein Iranaian, tear down that whatchamacallit” to the top of his lungs and it would not have done a damn thing or saved that girl’s life.

[seatrout]

See post 14. A rare glimmer of common sense and reality.

[tioga]

not pistachio.......a soft serve chocolate vanilla twist.