Posted on 12/25/2010 1:56:17 PM PST by NormsRevenge
I am glad you picked up on the message in my photo comparison. The female golfer is of course Taiwan’s Yani Tseng. We are living in a world where the women look like men and the men look like women. In this case, Zer0 lives up to his name: He looks like he doesn’t have a pair.
Remarks of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
Weekly Address
The White House
December 25, 2010
THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas, everybody. Michelle and I just wanted to take a moment today to send greetings from our family to yours.
THE FIRST LADY: This is one of our favorite times of year. And we’re so fortunate to be able to celebrate it together in this wonderful home.
This is the “People’s House.” So Barack and I try to open it to as many people as we can, especially during the holiday season.
This month, more than 100,000 Americans have passed through these halls. And the idea behind this year’s theme, “Simple Gifts,” is that the greatest blessings of all are the ones that don’t cost a thing – the comfort of spending time with loved ones…the freedoms we enjoy as Americans… and the joy we feel upon giving something of ourselves.
So in this time of family, friends, and good cheer; let’s also be sure to look out for those who are less fortunate, who’ve hit a run of bad luck, or who are hungry and alone this holiday season.
THE PRESIDENT: Because this is the season when we celebrate the simplest yet most profound gift of all: the birth of a child who devoted his life to a message of peace, love, and redemption. A message that says no matter who we are, we are called to love one another – we are our brother’s keeper, we are our sister’s keeper, our separate stories in this big and busy world are really one.
Today, we’re also thinking of those who can’t be home for the holidays – especially all our courageous countrymen serving overseas.
That’s the message I delivered when I visited our troops in Afghanistan a few weeks ago – that while you may be serving far from home, every American supports you and your families. We’re with you. And I have no greater honor than serving as your Commander in Chief.
Today’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen make up the finest fighting force in the history of the world. Just like their predecessors, they do extraordinary things in service to their country. What makes that all the more remarkable is that today’s military is an all-volunteer force – a force of mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives.
THE FIRST LADY: That’s right. As First Lady, I’ve had the honor to meet members of our military and their families on bases and in communities all across the country. I’ve gotten to know husbands and wives doing the parenting of two while their spouse is on another deployment…children trying their best in school but always wondering when mom or dad is coming home…patriots putting their lives on hold to help with a loved one’s recovery…or carry on the memory of a fallen hero.
When our men and women in uniform answer the call to serve, their families serve, too. And they’re proud and glad to do it. But as long as that service keeps the rest of us safe, their sacrifice should also be our own. Even heroes can use a hand, especially during the holidays.
THE PRESIDENT: So we’re encouraging Americans to ask what you can do to support our troops and their families in this holiday season. For some ideas on how to get started, just visit Serve.gov.
THE FIRST LADY: You’ll see that you don’t need to be an expert in military life to give back to those who give so much to us. There are countless ways to contribute by harnessing your unique talents.
If you live near a base, you can reach out through your local school or church. If you don’t, you can volunteer with organizations that support military families. And anybody can send a care package or pre-paid calling card to the front lines, or give what’s sometimes the most important gift of all: simply saying “thank you.”
THE PRESIDENT: America’s brave servicemen and women represent a small fraction of our population. But they and the families who await their safe return carry far more than their fair share of the burden. They’ve done everything they’ve been asked to do. They’ve been everything we’ve asked them to be. And even as we speak, many are fighting halfway around the globe – in hopes that someday, our children and grandchildren won’t have to.
So let’s all remind them this holiday season that we’re thinking of them – and that America will forever be here for them, just as they’ve been there for us.
And on behalf of Michelle, Malia, Sasha…
THE FIRST LADY: and Bo…
THE PRESIDENT: and Bo…have a very Merry Christmas.
THE FIRST LADY: and an even happier New Year.
Speechless. Bo wishes me a Merry Christmas. And I’m supposed to buy a pre-paid calling card and go to serve.gov to see how to send it to a serviceman.
OPM is great!
Tiger— tiger got nuthin on me!
He planned on it but Kwanzaa preparations got in the way.
the big push with th e”progressives seems to be having the fugugly Madam Halfbright on the network saying she come to America at age 11 thinking she was Catholic-then changed to claim some other religious sect- and suddenly she discovered she had Jewish roots.so she is now telling everybody we got to let loose our firmly held religious believing and just trust godless government to lead us to that promised land.She didn’t say it would be easy to convince the Muslims to stop trying to do to the Israeli what Hitler and his fine German Army could not.But she truly believes we would all be better off if we could only imagine a world without religion.(Just Government)
Only time the boy is happy is when he is hearing how he really mucked it up.Those who define their success by the evil they have done must be of the seed of Ishmael.....or of their Father who was a Murderer from the beginning.
I believe the health department might frown on the lack of plastic gloves...who knows where those hands have been...
I used to play on that course when I was with the 1st Marine Brigade in the early 70’s. IIRC, the back nine had two or three holes that paralleled the ocean - simply breathtaking. Snorkeling at Haunama Bay was a good time. Also used to go to Buzz’s Steakhouse for martinis in buckets and wonderful beef. Being a bachelor in Hawaii was an absolute hoot.
Ya’ just got to love the irony in a post (and the hosting website’s moderator action) that has the poster’s own comment pulled, with a Merry Christmas greeting by the post initiator, appearing as the only verbiage, in the very next post. I love this place!
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lolol Good catch!
Life is full of irony.
I’ve had a thread or two pulled. poooof, just gone.
Oh well. Obladi. Obla..uhhh. Life goes on.
HaPPy NeW YeaR!
Keep up the spirited work. Happy New Year to you too NormsRevenge.
To Barry and Moochie:
STUFF IT!!!
“the simplest yet most profound gift of all: the birth of a child who devoted his life to a message of peace, love, and redemption. A message that says no matter who we are, we are called to love one another – we are our brother’s keeper, we are our sister’s keeper, our separate stories in this big and busy world are really one.”
Notice that 0bama never said the child’s name, nor quoted The Holy Bible in any manner in his message, and that itself is ‘message’ enough.
Amen.
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