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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) criticized President-elect Trump’s decision to elevate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to attorney general, calling it a “middle finger” to Democrats and “sane” Republicans. Swalwell, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, joined CNN’s Erin Burnett on Wednesday after the nomination sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill. She asked him what he thought of Trump’s move. “Well, to the president, I say, ‘No seriously, who is your pick for attorney general?’” Swalwell said. “Because this pick is a middle finger to Democrats and sane Republicans.” The California Democrat argued his Republican friends are “clowning this pick” both...

Saturday was a study in contrasts as both campaigns had people out at college football games. Former President Donald Trump was cheered wildly at the Alabama-Georgia showdown. He had great fun with the people chanting "USA," and on top of all that, Kamala Harris failed miserably with her effort to troll him. The media had given a lot of coverage to the claim that she was going to have a plane fly over the stadium with a banner saying "Trump Punting the 2nd Debate"—but it never happened. The Harris campaign blamed the weather. But whatever the reason, it failed miserably....

Tim Walz is America's 'Cool Dad', too, and the Left thinks he's the father figure all need. He's not. He's weird. So weird even SNL is making fun of him now. He's a liar, too. Timmy also appears to have a temper. We saw a flash of it at the DNC back in August, but here's Tim actually flipping off a Trump supporter at the Michigan game he attended this weekend: Tim Walz stuck his middle finger up at a Michigan fan who yelled “Trump 2024 Baby!” Is this who you really want as VP, someone who can’t even maintain...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), linked to billionaire George Soros, has exonerated an illegal alien who flipped his middle fingers after being charged with attacking New York Police Department (NYPD) officers in Times Square in January. Jhoan Boada, a 22-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela, was among eight illegal aliens charged with attacking NYPD officers in Times Square outside a taxpayer-funded migrant shelter. After being charged, Boada went viral online when he was seen flipping the middle finger while being released from jail without bail.

A judge in Canada expressed outrage after a man was arrested on the grounds of "criminal harassment" for making a rude gesture in public. A feud between neighboring families became an internationally known court case when a Canadian man was arrested for making a pair of middle finger gestures toward his neighbor.

Last night, over 90+ beauties from all over the world participating in the 2019 Miss Universe Pageant attended the first dinner for the contestants at Buca Di Beppo in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Miss Universe Pageant will take place this Sunday, Dec. 8th live on Fox from Tyler Perry Studios outside Atlanta, starting at 7PM. In the first somewhat controversial photo of this year's pageant, Miss Egypt 2019, Diana Hamed, appears to be giving the 'middle finger' to both Miss Philippines and Miss India in the attached photo. Competition is tough & rough this year, and all the girls want to...

An openly gay Pennsylvania lawmaker has drawn backlash after he “welcomed” Vice President Mike Pence to Philadelphia with a picture of himself flipping the bird. “Get bent, then get out!” state Rep. Brian Sims, of Philadelphia, wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday ahead of Mr. Pence’s visit to a fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner. “Vice President Mike Pence, let me be the first person to officially welcome you to the City of Brotherly Love, and to my District in the State House!” Mr. Sims wrote. “To be clear, we’re a City of soaring diversity. We believe in the...

As parliamentary polls get under way in the Czech Republic this week, artist David Cerny has floated a huge purple statue of an extended middle finger down the River Vltava in Prague. The outsized purple hand has been mounted on a barge floating on the river. It is pointed at Prague Castle, the seat of President Milos Zeman. Mr Cerny has shocked and mocked politicians and public figures in the past, says the BBC's Rob Cameron. This latest piece is clearly his message to the leftist President Zeman and the political party recently set up by his supporters, our correspondent...

So , NFL & NBC Apologize to me? No M.I.A. needs to Apologize for herself on national TV spots! So, NFL & NBC here is an "M.I.A." back at you.

A top Russian female newsreader who appeared to defiantly show US President Barack Obama her middle finger during a live newscast has been fired.

In January of 2009, huge numbers of eager liberals made the trip down to Washington D.C. to celebrate the inauguration of Hope and Change. The mood of the day was optimism. The big change had finally come. Nearly two years later, they returned to Washington D.C. on buses for Jon Stewart’s clownfest, but the mood had changed. Contempt had replaced optimism. The left wing of the Democratic party had reverted to its Bush era sneers and jibes. The mocking costumes and signs had been staples of Anti-War rallies and Anti-Bush rallies from 2001 to 2008. But this was not a...

Here is video of a juvenile President Obama once again giving the middle finger salute to his political opposition. This time, he saluted House Minority Leader John Boehner. You see him first scratch his temple with his index finger when he mentions the other party, but seconds later, when he mentions Boehner, he scratches again using his middle finger. In case you are inclined to say, “Surely not” – just a coincidence – take a look below at three other occasions when Obama has given his political opposition the middle finger....

During Barack Obama’s campaign stop last week in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he scratched his head with his middle finger as he named the mayor of Bethlehem, John Callahan, a Hillary Clinton supporter. Right before the 2008 election, presidential candidate Barack Obama made a remark about his opponent, John McCain. As he made the remark, Obama scratched his face with his middle finger. Rush Limbaugh and others were quick to ask if Obama was giving the finger to Senator McCain. Dr. Anna Salter’s research on sexual predators gives us some clues as to why we are so often unable to spot a...

Here is a compilation video of President Obama using his odd "middle finger scratch" gesture yesterday when mentioning the name of John Callahan, the mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a supporter of Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary. The video also shows him making the gesture when mentioning Hillary Clinton on April 17, 2008, and when mentioning John McCain on November 3, 2008. The individual videos are also provided . . . . (VIDEOS)

Came across this crochet pattern today while looking for others. Thought some of you 'crafters' here might get a kick out of it. ;) Comments: Barack Obama Finger Puppet Reviewed by Jessica Victor on 2008-12-20 With this little guy I sorta have to squint and tilt my head and he ends up looking somewhere between Will Smith and/or Denzel Washington as well. Overall a cute concept but otherwise requires the McCain finger puppet to make this one seem relevant. Overall functionally it's cute and makes a good finger puppet.

Just like with Hillary.

0bama is at a rally televised live on Fox, he just mentioned what a tough campaign McCain has waged. Said he wanted to congratulate him...and then he pointedly placed his middle finger to his lip.

The Obama campaign denies that Obama gave Hillary the infamous one-finger salute: A spokesman for the presidential campaign of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has criticized The Ticket for making a "false and childish accusation" in an item Thursday that the candidate's one-fingered gesture during a speech that day might have been the finger aimed at his Democratic Party opponent instead of an innocent finger aimed at brushing his cheek or scratching a scratch. As displayed in a video clip, Obama was criticizing Washington for its gotcha politics in general and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton specifically as being "in her...

On August 15th, I posted the following in response to Indra Nooyi’s appointment as CEO of Pepsico: This is a copy of the letter I just sent to Pepsico. Dear BOD: I have been a consumer of Pepsi products as long as I can remember. Indeed, my grandfather bought Pepsi stock in the post-depression era which was subsequently willed to my parents. However, that came to an end today when you announced the appointment of Indra K. Nooyi as your new CEO. I have read her speech where she referred to the US as the "middle finger" of a world-wide...

Pepsico Inc. Chief Financial Officer Indra K. Nooyi will replace Steven Reinemund as chief executive, the Pepsi-Cola and snacks company said yesterday, making her the No. 2-ranked female CEO in the Fortune 500.     With her Oct. 1 appointment, Mrs. Nooyi takes her place in an elite group of 11 female CEOs running Fortune 500 companies. Patricia Woertz at agricultural processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. ranks first. ADM is ranked 56th in the Fortune 500, while Pepsico, the world's second-largest soft-drink company after Coca-Cola Co., is ranked 61st.     "I'm very excited and at the same time very humbled," she told analysts...