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The first completely digital Democratic National Convention in American history kicked off Monday night, gifting CNN and MSNBC viewers two hours of the Democratic message, and CNN, MSNBC, and Fox viewers with all or much of the second hour. Designed to be part concert, part political commercial, and part digital pep rally, the evening contained easily recognized aspects of a normal rally as well as some surprising imagery for a 2020 Democratic Convention, but above all fell flat, coming across as both dour and canned, and suffering greatly from the absence of a boisterous crowd.Politicians giving speeches peppered with...

Michelle Obama has been on a snack killing tyrade in the metro D.C area for the past few days. She recently met up with Sarah Palin at a Starbucks to debate healthy snacking versus eating delicious cookies and desserts. While Sarah was ordering a cookie Michelle snatched it from her hands and tossed it into the trash. Within seconds the ever so tough Alaska native took the palm of her hand a smacked it right across Michelle’s face. ‘Merica Post reached out to Sarah Palin for comment on the small tussle. Here’s what she had to say. “Don’t you ever...

As schools continue to grapple with the school lunch menu overhaul pushed by First Lady Michelle Obama, some are realizing their headache isn’t just from a lack of food. The program involves way too much green -- and we’re not talking lettuce and brussel sprouts. We mean the estimated $3.2 billion schools will have to find to implement the new federal regulations. Many schools are also losing money due the unpopular Obama menu. “New school lunch regulations mean financial losses for Pittsfield Public Schools,” reported the Berkshire Eagle in Massachusetts. The school district expects a program operating loss of more...

<p>Students in at least one school district will be saved from Michelle Obama’s “restrictive” federal school lunch takeover.</p> <p>The federal school lunch guidelines that garnered much discontent among students, school staff and parents, are set to fully go into effect in the fall.</p>

t's being reported that Adele and Beyonce have been booked to rock The White House on Michelle Obama's 50th birthday. That should be some party . . . It's hard to believe that the politics of the sequester have worked out the way the Obama administration intended. Even their usually-reliable friends in the media have been skeptical, as this report from ABC News demonstrates: Budget Cuts Shut Down White House ToursJonathan Karl concluded the report by noting that the President took a 20-car motorcade to travel a short distance to eat with Republicans -- and suggested that next time he...

Earlier this afternoon, I went downstairs to purchase a soda. Not seeing Diet Cherry Coke in the selection, I purchase a Cherry Coke. I took it back upstairs to work and took a sip. It tastes like cardboard with a little sweetening and a little something that might be cherry flavor. I looked at the ingredient list, and it seemed OK. Then I saw these words: VERY LOW SODIUM. Uh-oh. If I recall correctly, a number of companies agreed with Moochelle Obama to lower the sodium content in their products. I suspect that Coca-Cola entered into the agreement. Since I...