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WaPo's Dana Milbank Bombarded For Column On Benghazi Panel That Turned Ugly
Earlier this week, a media firestorm erupted around a Heritage Foundation panel about the 2012 Benghazi attack, which featured a number of anti-Muslim activists including ACT! for America's Brigitte Gabriel and Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy.
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank attended the event, and wrote about an ugly exchange in which a Muslim woman in the audience asked a question about Muslim representation at the event, and was met with a tirade from Gabriel, who told her that the "peaceful majority" of Muslims was "irrelevant," made a comparison to Nazi Germany, and demanded to know if the woman was an American.
Milbank's column, in turn, caused outrage from the conservative media and from Politico, who claimed that he misrepresented the event, although, as Milbank later pointed out, his critics were not actually there to see Gabriel's diatribe and the enthusiastic response of the Heritage crowd.
Now, Gabriel is responding to criticism of her remarks in trademark fashion, by attempting to smear the woman who asked her the question.
In a fundraising email yesterday, Gabriel claimed that she had found "additional information" about the woman that "begins to bring into more focus the possible real reason for her 'question' at Monday's event." Gabriel breathlessly reports that the woman, Saba Ahmed, has been active in politics before (not a huge surprise for someone attending a panel event in Washington). She then tries to link Ahmed to an attempted terror plot in Portland (Ahmed was a family friend of the suspect, and has not in any way been implicated in it). And to top it all off, Gabriel reports that Ahmed was once arrested for something completely unrelated.
This line of attack should not come as a huge surprise from someone who has used similarly tenuous connections to claim that former Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin was a Muslim Brotherhood agent, an accusation that Gaffney repeated at the panel.
Gabriel concludes her email by repeating her remark from the panel that "it is time we take political correctness and throw it in the garbage" and asking for money from her supporters.
Although the only focus of Monday's Heritage event was getting to the bottom of the Benghazi attack and holding those responsible accountable for their actions (or lack of action), my panel was asked a rather unusual question by a woman in the audience, Saba 'Queen' Ahmed – a woman portraying herself as a young Muslim student concerned about the discrimination of Muslims.
Ms. Ahmed has been described by many in the media as a "young Muslim law student." However as is so often the case, there is just a little more to the story.
The additional information we found about Ms. Ahmed begins to bring into more focus the possible real reason for her "question" at Monday's event – and a possible explanation about why she attended the discussion and left immediately after her question and our exchange:
- She is CEO/President of Saba Ahmed, LLC a Washington, DC, lobbying firm.
- She is the friend of the family of Mohamed Osman Mohamud, the Somali-American accused of attempting to bomb a Portland Christmas tree lighting ceremony in 2010. (In fact, here is a photo of her leaving his court proceedings!)
- She is a former candidate for U.S. Congress. (Right: Image from her campaign website)
- She has been active in Democratic politics as well as with the radical "Occupy" movement.
- She was an assistant of former Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski and also for U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).
- She was arrested for a "stalking incident" in Florida.
I am glad that I had the opportunity to address Ms. Ahmed's comments directly and respectfully – even though they had nothing to do with the issue of the event. It was an important educational moment.
I stand by how I closed my remarks on Monday:
It is time we take political correctness and throw it in the garbage where it belongs, and start calling a spade a spade.
I have received letters and e-mails from all over the country in support of my response to Ms. Ahmed. I am humbled by, and appreciative of, this support and encouragement. And I want you to know that I intend to continue standing up to individuals like this who seek only to misrepresent the truth and who use the liberal media to spread falsehoods about the Islamist threat that surrounds us.
h/t: Miranda Blue at RWW
ABC's The View To Mainstream Conservative Demagogue Dana Loesch
ABC's The View reportedly plans to mainstream conservative talk radio host Dana Loesch by featuring her as a guest co-host on the February 3 program.
The decision to give Loesch a national platform on a highly-rated television show is troubling considering Loesch has gained notoriety for her inflammatory rhetoric, expressing extreme views on topics from gun control to reproductive access.
Loesch made headlines in January 2012 for her reaction to an internet video that appeared to show members of the Marine Corps urinating on the corpses Taliban fighters. On her St. Louis-based radio show, Loesch defended the alleged act, saying that she would "drop trou and do it too" if she was in a similar situation. Loesch criticized "a bunch of progressives that are talking smack about our military because there were Marines caught urinating on corpses — Taliban corpses," and later defended her comments on a Breitbart.com blog post by claiming she was "defending [the Marines] from overly-dramatic hysteria."
At the time, Loesch was an CNN contributor, and the network reportedly suspended her soon after these remarks.
Loesch was also one of the few right-wing media figures to excuse former Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) for his "legitimate rape" remarks. After Akin declared that it is rare for women who had been the victim of "legitimate rape" to become pregnant because "the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down," Loesch took to Twitter account and dismissed Akin's comments, claiming he "failed a soundbite" and attacking his critics for "hypocritical overreactions."
Loesch also has a history of leveling groundless and inflammatory attacks against liberals. Five years after the story was debunked, Loesch claimed on her radio show that President Obama attended a Muslim school known as a Madrassa in response to a caller's comment that Obama was "born with a Quran in his hand." Loesch attacked State Department official Huma Abedin by pushing the conspiracy theory that she had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, and labelled then-Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke a "nympho" for advocating for a mandate for insurance companies to cover contraception.
See Also: Dana Loesch continues to smear Texas Gov. candidate Wendy Davis (D), will guest host on ABC's The View
RNCTV Panel Unearths "Real" Anthony Weiner Story: A Muslim Brotherhood Conspiracy | ThinkProgress
A Fox News panel on Friday managed to expose the real story that the rest of the media has managed to miss in the New York City mayoral race: the deep Muslim Brotherhood ties that Huma Abedin supposedly possesses.
Fox News host Sean Hannity last week held a special "Saving America" edition of his show, in which he gathered a group of Fox contributors into one "audience-participation" panel. In one segment, the group opted to discuss the new scandal surrounding former congressman — and current mayoral candidate — Anthony Weiner and the lewd pictures and messages he's sent to various women since his resignation in 2011. Brooke Goldstein of the Lawfare Project insisted that the media was overly focused on Weiner's marital troubles. Rather than listing off some of the things New Yorkers really care about, though, Goldstein instead asked the hard questions about Weiner's wife, and former top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin:
GOLDSTEIN: OK. What's amazing to me is that we're spending time debating Schmeckle-gate, OK? When Huma Abedin, who has connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, who was connected to the chief financier of al-Qaeda, is his wife and has top security clearance.
HANNITY: She has a great point.
GOLDSTEIN: Why are we debating this?
"Actually, what Brooke points to, that's the real Huma Abedin story," agreed conservative radio host Monica Crowley. "It's not about Weiner's wiener." The real story, Crowley insisted, is the fact that Huma is so closely linked to Clinton, who Crowley referred to as "soon to be maybe next president of the United States."
Diana West in the WorldNutDaily: "Obamacare Will Turn US Into A 'Leading Outpost of the Caliphate'"
WorldNetDaily's Diana West is out with a new column entitled "Huma Abedin: Muslim Brotherhood Princess."
Of course, since this is WorldNetDaily after all, she somehow managed to link this to Obamacare.
West maintains that the health care reform law means that the Communists were the real winners of the Cold War as the "totalitarian" law creates a "super-state" that will destroy the Republic.
She argues that the "cover-up" of Huma Abedin's status as "a veritable Muslim Brotherhood princess" is part of a plan to shield Americans from the "Muslim Brotherhood penetration of the federal policy-making chain": "[Michele] Bachmann was crucified, by Democrats and Republicans alike for asking urgently important questions about national security."
With our guards down to the Marxist-Muslim conspiracy, Americans will become complacent to the supposed Islamic infiltration of government and the dangers of Obamacare: "don't worry. We 'won' the Cold War. Obamacare, here we come. At this rate, we'll declare 'victory' in the so-called war on terror and, before you know it, become a leading outpost of the caliphate."
Anti-Muslim Activist Upset Huma Abedin Walks On Streets That Were In 'Ruins and Ashes and Smoke at 9/11'
Conspiracy theorists Frank Gaffney and Diana West yesterday took turns attacking Huma Abedin, the top Hillary Clinton aide and wife of New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, and insisted that the media is covering up her ties to Muslim terrorists. Gaffney and West, like other anti-Muslim activists, encouraged Michele Bachmann's witch hunt against Abedin. The two have long engaged in baseless conspiracy theories; for example, both are birthers and Gaffney thinks Obama might be a secret Muslim.Yesterday on Secure Freedom Radio, West accused the media and government officials of orchestrating a "suppression of the facts" about Abedin…just as they supposedly repressed the truth about the "Communist penetration" of the government in the 1950s.
In the coming weeks, The New York Times Magazine will publish a story featuring an extensive interview with former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin, two sources familiar with the story tell POLITICO.
GOP relationships with Muslims : Lifestyles
Recently GOP released an internal assessment of losses in 2012 elections, possible causes and recommendations. Though the report did state that party has been losing base with the minorities and many other groups, the response from the party was to "deliver the message better". It seems to me that party has not understood the root causes of their losses in elections, less favorability in the nation and declining voter base. I became a US citizen in 1986, and voted as Republican till 2004. Since then I have been increasingly dissatisfied with GOP's relationships with the Muslims in USA. The Islamophobic rhetoric, though not exclusively restricted to Republican Party, has been consistently increasing over years.
Muslims mostly identify with GOP due to conservative values, and up till 2000 used to vote in greater numbers with Republican Party. In 2000 national elections, George Bush was endorsed by Muslim organizations and over 70% voted for the party. Many of President Bush's supporters give credit to Muslims in Florida for the win in the state, leading to White House. Last year about 4% Muslims voted for GOP. Over 40% of American Muslims view themselves as independent voters, 7% identify themselves as Republicans and rest are affiliated with Democratic Party. Over last decade there have been more Muslim voters added, as the second generation has become adults and more immigrants have joined the pool. The Muslim voters' ratio has dropped dramatically, but the Party has not taken any constructive steps to improve the relationships or even look into the causes.
The anti Muslim zeal increased over the last 2 years. American Muslims are becoming accustomed to bracing themselves for increasing Islamophobia during election years for political gains. The hearings by Representative Peter King (NY) on radicalization of Muslims in America were mainly airing anti Muslim sentiments. Many Muslim organization and individuals who could have given positive reports about American Muslims were not asked to testify in front of the committee. Law enforcement officials denied that there were major extremist Muslim groups in USA. Over 20 states introduced legislations, mostly Republicans to ban "Sharia law". According to our constitution we cannot have foreign laws; the legislators very well knew that Sharia law cannot be and is not being implemented. But to appease their base and get political gains among the public they chose to waste their time and efforts on this nonexistent issue. Only thing they succeeded were in inflaming the anti Muslim feelings. According to CAIR in last 2 years 78 bills or amendments were moved in the country interfering with practices of Muslims; 73 of these bills were moved by Republicans. The voters at large did reject this message, as in last year's election 4 out of 11 congressmen who were the most proponents of anti Muslim bias lost their seats.
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), along with four Republicans colleagues alleged that Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton had ties to Muslim Brotherhood. This was based on pure speculations and Islamophobia. Some Republican leaders including Senator McCain did rebuke the comments but Rep Bachmann has not toned down her Muslim bashing. Herman Cain's comments that he would require Muslims to take" a loyalty oath" in his cabinet were an insult to all Muslims who are hard working, productive members of the society. The remark was even more disheartening coming from Mr. Cain, who himself is a minority and has known the struggles of African Americans over years. Mitt Romney gave his tacit approval to the anti Islamic message during the campaign, while jogging our memories about difficulties faced by Mormons in the past.
President Obama has been "accused" of being Muslim and even his citizenship has been questioned. General Colin Powell aptly answered to this question of him being possibly a Muslim, "So what if he was". Every born American irrespective of his/her faith, race or ethnic background can dream of becoming US President.
Anti-Muslim Activists Apoplectic Over PFAW's Michele Bachmann Petition | Right Wing Watch
On Monday, People For the American Way delivered a petition with 178,000 signatures to House Speaker John Boehner calling for the removal of Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Bachmann, one of Congress' leading purveyors of conspiracy theories, earned rebukes from Boehner and others last year when she accused several Muslim-American government employees, include top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, of being secret agents of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The petition, to put it mildly, hit a nerve among Bachmann's allies in the anti-Muslim Right. FrontPageMag, an online outfit led by David Horowitz, has published a full three articles defending Bachmann and accusing PFAW of "smearing" the "vindicated" Bachmann by launching an "all-out war" on her. In one article, Robert Spencer of JihadWatch argues, "If they really had any genuine concern for the American way, instead of calling for her removal from the Intelligence committee, the People for the American Way would be calling for Bachmann to be appointed to chair that committee."
Yesterday, Horowitz launched his own petition, titled, ironically, "Stop the Witch Hunt Against Rep. Bachmann."
Horowitz and Spencer aren't the only ones coming to Bachmann's defense. The Center for Security Policy's Frank Gaffney, who was the source of the bulk of Bachmann's accusations against Abedin, and conservative columnist Diana West discussed the petition on Wednesday's edition of Secure Freedom Radio. People For the American Way, Gaffney suggested, is part of the "Red-Green Axis" and should be called instead "People For the Islamist Way."
H/T: Miranda Blue at RWW
#MN06: Bachmann stands by Muslim witch hunt
Locked in the toughest fight of her congressional career, Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann defended her witch hunt against alleged Muslim Brotherhood infiltrators in the federal government last night during the final debate against her Democratic challenger, Jim Graves. "I certainly do stand by those letters," Bachmann said of the five letters she sent to the inspectors general of various security agencies warning that they may have been infiltrated by Muslim Brotherhood agents.
"The events in Benghazi have proved that the United States remains under attack, both in the Middle East, and here in the United States," she continued last night. When the moderator noted that there's no proof that the Muslim Brotherhood was involved in the Sept. 11 attacks on U.S. diplomats in the Libyan city, Bachmann replied that "we are only just beginning" to investigate and suggested that all radical Islamists groups are tied to the Brotherhood.
Bachmann, in her letters, targeted several people by name, including Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Abedin is widely liked by leaders in both parties in Washington, so Bachmann's suggestion that she's a terrorist sparked a backlash. "These allegations about Huma, and the report from which they are drawn, are nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable citizen, a dedicated American, and a loyal public servant," Sen. John McCain said on the Senate floor in July. Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, along with House Speaker John Boehner, and even Bachmann's former campaign manager, all condemned her publicly.
#MN06: Democrat Jim Graves Has a Chance to Unseat Michele Bachmann - The Daily Beast
Jim Graves is a 58-year-old self-made Minnesota businessman and grandfather of seven, still married to his high-school sweetheart, running against a symbol of unhinged hyperpartisanship in the halls of Congress. Bachmann's bizarre presidential run only highlighted what an awkward fit she is for the common sense civility that characterizes "Minnesota Nice."
But she's never faced a truly competitive opponent, despite a string of narrow wins—and that's changed this time around.
"I started my first company in a basement with $2,000 in the bank, and I've been able to create thousands of jobs," says Graves, who started the mid-scale AmericInn hotel chain. "I'm a person who understands the economy and has built real businesses on Main Street. Now I want to give something back. I'll be a good ambassador for the district. And you can juxtapose that against Michele Bachmann—someone who's divisive and antagonistic, ridicules our president, and spreads fear and division."
"My policy approach transcends political lines," Graves says. "I'm a centrist, a libertarian when it comes to social issues—I don't think government should be involved with personal lives. I really believe in separation of church and state. Bachmann wants to blur those lines—she would [replace] our democracy with a theocracy … She epitomizes everything that's wrong with Congress and this country—a lack of civility, a lack of bipartisan or nonpartisan approach to problem solving."
Polls show the race is now neck and neck—with 48 percent for Bachmann and 46 percent for Graves and the remaining still undecided, according to a Greenberg Quinlan Rosner poll. Crucially, independent voters now lean toward Graves by a 15-point margin. Now the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is backing Graves in his campaign, showing it is very much in play.
But this is the most conservative district in Minnesota, compounded by redistricting. Moreover, Bachmann has been a successful conspiracy entrepreneur—raising millions of dollars in campaign donation by throwing out extreme statements—such as questioning how many fellow congressmen have "anti-American" views (to use one mild example)—and then fundraising off it by playing the victim.
"She makes these inflammatory comments for fundraising purposes," Graves recognizes. "As soon as she says something outrageous, the money spigot opens up. I was just told she's raised more than $20 million this race—that's unbelievable in rural moderate Minnesota district. We're more in the $2 million range—so she's got a 10 to 1 advantage."
But interestingly, Graves doesn't connect his campaign to the current president. "My campaign isn't an endorsement of President Obama's first term in office," Graves says. "I would have done some things differently than he did—I'm staying focused on doing what's right for the people on the Sixth Congressional District."
Graves believes the tipping point in the district was the combination of Bachmann's presidential campaign creating embarrassment for constituents and a more recent self-inflicted scandal. "I think a turning point was Ms. Huma Abedin and the whole Muslim Brotherhood conspiracy theory. And when people in the district saw that Speaker Boehner and Senator McCain said this has no basis in reality, I think that woke people up here. That's not what a person in Congress or especially a person on the intelligence committee should say."
Bachmann in July Warned that Obama is Allowing 'Influence by the Muslim Brotherhood at the Highest Levels of Power' | Right Wing Watch
Back in July, Eagle Forum Collegians hosted their 2012 Annual Leadership Summit at the Heritage Foundation where Rep. Michele Bachmann delivered a speech warning of the Muslim Brotherhood's supposed infiltration of the U.S. government, her baseless pet cause. Bachmann told attendees that the Obama administration's meeting with an Egyptian lawmaker, who was vetted by the Secret Service and both the State Department and Department of Homeland Security, was part of a string of "outrageous, unbelievable actions on the part of the administration to allow influence by the Muslim Brotherhood at the highest levels of power: the State Department, the White House, the Pentagon, the FBI."
She then attacked the media for "saying we're going after individual personalities and that we're being mean to Muslims." But Bachmann did in fact specifically name individuals, including Secretary Clinton's deputy chief of staff, and other Muslims serving in the administration as part of a witch hunt denounced by Democratic and Republican leaders alike, including the Republican Speaker of the House and the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Bachmann went on to explain that "every day I'm in trouble for something, who cares, who cares?"
Later, the Congresswoman suggested that attendees read "everything Phyllis Schlafly has ever written," calling her an "absolute genius," and also recommended books by extremist commentator Ann Coulter and disgraced pseudo-historian David Barton.
h/t: Brian Tashman at RWW
10 Conspiracy Theories Hatched by Conservative Fearmongers As Election Day Nears | Alternet
The lengths to which our conservative establishment goes to bury Obama in mud often resemble D-Movie spy plots that set new standards for implausibility.
The frequency and outlandishness of their conspiratorial imaginations grows in sync with their desperation. With Obama leading in most polls and the election season drawing to a close, it seems like a good time to recap some of the more ludicrous conspiracies hatched by our conservative fearmongers. So with our tin-foil hats securely strapped on, let's venture down the primrose path of hair-raising hypotheses.
1. Cooking the Unemployment Rate
The most recent crackpottery of the right was revealed last week as new unemployment numbers were released. The new data put the unemployment rate at 7.8%, the lowest it has been since the Bush administration helped crater the economy on their way out of town. Almost immediately, right-wingers declared that the numbers were manufactured by Obama's henchmen in the Labor Department. Never mind the fact that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is an independent body that currently has no Obama appointees serving. That didn't stop conspiracists like Jack Welch from alleging that they are "Unbelievable jobs numbers..these Chicago guys will do anything..can't debate so change numbers." That unsubstantiated charge was adopted by Rep. Allen West, Fox News' Stuart Varney, and much of the rest of the right-wing media circus.
2. The Media is Skewing the Polls
For several weeks now, Obama has maintained a steady lead in election polling. That fact has been difficult for conservatives to square with their conviction that Obama is the most hated man in America. Consequently, they must conclude that all of the polls have been tampered with by scheming liberals. However, for their conspiracy to be credible, they would have to include Fox News and Rasmussen amongst the conniving lefties because their polling also puts Obama in the lead. One way they have found to workaround that inconvenient fact is to ignore the polls that challenge their thesis. Therefore, Fox News simply neglects to report on polls that show the President leading – even their own Fox News polls.
3. Politicizing the Stock Market
In a year when the economy is such an integral part of the news cycle, conservatives have found it necessary to glom onto any factoid that they can use to bash the President. That manifests into a frenzy of spin that casts any decline in the stock market as the fault of Obama, and any increase as investor speculation that Obama is on the way out. Last week, many of the right-dominated business networks feebly described a positive day for the Dow as a Romney rally, simply because it occurred on the day after the presidential debate. There is a long history of the right making idiotic assessments of the stock market. In May of 2009, Fox News anchor Brenda Buttner gushed, "Call it a tea party rally. Wall Street's sure partying, up six weeks in a row." In September of 2011, Fox Nation reported "Stocks Tumble Worldwide After Obama Speech." Then in June of 2012, they fantasized that "Stock Market Drops After Obamacare Upheld." Fox's Neil Cavuto hosted a discussion of what he called the "Bush recovery" nine months into Obama's term. What they commonly miss is that markets traditionally perform better under Democratic administrations than Republicans.
4. Obama is Coming for Your Guns
This conspiracy theory takes a considerable measure of willful suspension of disbelief. The National Rifle Association has alerted its members that a second Obama term will result in the repeal of the second amendment and a wholesale confiscation of guns. Their evidence of this is that Obama has done nothing at all to roll back gun rights during his first term. That, they surmise, is a devious trick to lull gun rights advocates into a false sense of security. Then, when Obama is no longer facing a reelection campaign, he will be free to curtail all of our precious liberties.
6. The Muslim Mole in the Secretary of State's Office
A longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton was accused by conservatives of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Huma Abedin has worked with Clinton for many years as a trusted and effective public servant. No evidence was given for the repugnant allegations that cast her as a traitorous double agent. She is also married to former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who is Jewish and unlikely to be affiliated with Muslim extremists. But that didn't stop Rep. Michele Bachmann who said, "it appears that there are individuals who are associated with the Muslim Brotherhood who have positions, very sensitive positions" in our government. She was joined by other prominent conservatives like Newt Gingrich and Frank Gaffney. This conspiracy dove-tails nicely with those alleging that Obama is a Muslim plant as well.
7. Fact-Checkers Are A Liberal Plot
Creative and shameless conservatives are establishing a new and unique front in the political war zone. Not satisfied with bashing everything about the media (despite the fact that talk radio and their own Fox News are a huge part of it), the wackoids on the right have declared war against – get this – Fact-checkers! This may seem wildly deranged, but upon reflection it makes perfect sense. If your entire movement is built on a foundation of lies, then fact-checkers are your mortal enemy. This became clear a few weeks ago when Neil Newhouse, a Mitt Romney adviser, publicly declared that "We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers."Since then they have disputed or ignored every challenge of their truthfulness. The result is a record setting collection of dishonorable mentions from PolitiFact and other media lie detectors.
8. The Secret Behind The Gulf Oil Spill
When millions of barrels of oil were pouring into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, most Americans were disturbed by the devastating environmental damage and the negligence of the company operating the drilling platform. But conservatives led by Rush Limbaugh saw through the scheme and revealed that the massive malfunction was actually a deliberate act of sabotage devised to create a justification for eliminating all off-shore drilling.
9. Obamacare's Death Panels
No list of conspiracy theories would be complete without a mention of Sarah Palin's "death panels." (Although the non-existant "death panels" have been roundly mocked, this did not stop Presidential candidate Mitt Romney from basically reviving them at last week's debate. )
These nefarious groups were said to have the power to decide whether your grandmother would live or die based on her level of productivity to society as determined by a team of government bureaucrats. In reality the section of the Affordable Care Act to which Palin referred actually provided for coverage to pay for end-of-life counseling. These were voluntary sessions to help patients determine and document what sort of life-saving measures they preferred in the event that they were incapacitated and unable to communicate their wishes to their doctors. When that proved to be an embarrassing misinterpretation of the law, conservatives switched to another section of the bill, the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and called that the death panel. However, the IPAB was simply a board that assessed the best practices in medicine and made non-binding recommendations in order to prevent excessive billing and unnecessary procedures. Palin was awarded the "Lie of the Year" award from PolitiFact for her imaginary panel.
10. The Green Plot to Enslave the World
Conservatives have never taken to science. So it should come as no surprise that many of them regard global warming as a hoax whose purpose is to enrich Al Gore and a few socialist wind farmers. But there is another faction of the anti-environment movement that has uncovered something even more dastardly lurking behind the effort to maintain a clean, sustainable planet.Agenda 21, a little known and non-binding resolution adopted by the United Nations is viewed by some on the right as an attempt to control the lives of people throughout the world by regulating everything they do.
H/T: Alternet
Absolute Moron Bachmann Seizes On Mideast Tensions, Calls Obama 'Most Dangerous President' | TPM2012
Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) speech at the Values Voter Summit Friday couldn't have come at a better time for the firebrand Republican. Standing before a room of supporters and in the midst of a Middle East crisis, Bachmann led a master class in conservative fears about President Obama and Islam.
The thrust of Bachmann's speech: Obama and his administration are appeasing — possibly even aiding — Muslims who want to dictate what Americans can say about Islam, and prioritizing Muslims' feelings over the safety of the country.
Bachmann has been on the fringes of her party since she left the presidential race earlier this year, drawing rebukes from Republican leaders over her accusation that a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has ties to radical Muslim groups.
Bachmann never backed down, and with the nation's focus on the embassy attacks in Egypt and Libya, she let her flag fly.
"It is my belief and my opinion that Barack Obama has been the most dangerous president we have ever had on American foreign policy," Bachmann said.
Most of the fears Bachmann expressed are squarely within the Republican mainstream — the belief that Obama is appeasing Muslims and apologizing for American foreign policy. That's a view that's driving Mitt Romney's attacks on the Libya and Egypt response this week.
"The fact is this administration is virtually outlawed understanding who the enemy is and at every turn the enemy the president is persistent on apologizing for who we are as Americans," she said.
But the news of the week gave her fuel to amp up the old attacks.
"In light of the attack this week on our embassy in Cairo, we need to tell the Muslim Brotherhood-controlled government in Egypt, if you continue to inflame sentiment against the United States, we will immediately put an end to the United States taxpayer gravy train that we are sending your way," Bachmann said. She called on Obama to cancel campaign fundraisers and an appearance on David Letterman next week and "instead, agree to meet with the prime minister of Israel."
The social conservatives gathered at the Values Voter Summit hung on her every word, and rose to their feet on more than one occasion. It's an old song for the most part, but Bachmann's playing it at just the right time.
She's an absolute moron.
GOP Rep Says Clinton Aide Is 'Deeply Entrenched' In The Muslim Brotherhood
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said during a town hall meeting this week that top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin and "her family network are deeply entrenched in the Muslim Brotherhood." King — piling on Michele Bachmann's anti-Muslim witch hunt — said he has never met Abedin but cited "news reports" and "investigations that have not yet been published" as his evidence.
h/t: Think Progress
FRC Calls Islam a 'Fanatical Religion,' Attacks White House Event with Muslims | rightwingwatch.org
When the Family Research Council wasn't rallying support this week for Todd Akin or pushing to keep the ban on abortions in the case of rape or incest in the GOP platform, it found time to denigrate an entire religion. FRC sends out weekly Prayer Team alerts, asking "for your prayers relating to various public policy issues."This week's alert called Islam – the religion of 2.6 million Americans and 1.6 billion people around the world – a "fanatical religion." The alert also attacked a recent White House event with the American Muslim community – an Iftar dinner to mark the end of the Ramadan fast.FRC characterized Obama's remarks at the event as "amazing," and not in a good way. What was so amazing, you ask? For one thing, Obama "praised Muslims in positions throughout his administration," including Huma Abedin. The group also accused Obama of giving preference to Islam at the expense of Christians and Christianity:The Iftar event stood in bold contrast to the National Day of Prayer. In four years, President Obama has neither hosted a White House NDP event nor sent a representative to the national event on Capitol Hill, as previous presidents have done. […] President Obama's Iftar remarks are amazing reading. While he said great things about religious freedom, his tribute to Islam stands in shocking contrast to his dealings with Christians and the National Day of Prayer. He praised Muslims in positions throughout his administration.This is a very telling line of argument. FRC is conflating the National Day of Prayer – which is chaired by the wife of FRC's founder, James Dobson – with all of Christianity, and it's not by mistake. Religious Right leaders have long thought of themselves and their followers as the only real Christians.That's why Obama's 2012 Easter Prayer Breakfast at the White House and Obama's speech at the 2012National Prayer Breakfast don't count. Obama's 2012 White House Seder is probably just more evidence to them that he's not really Christian. Obama even issued a presidential proclamation declaring the 2012 National Day of Prayer, but that's not good enough. They want him to come and kiss Dobson's ring.


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March 27th 1960 - Happy Birthday James Potter!
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I feel like that's something they never really touched upon in the film except for Snape teaching Harry Occulmency. But it's so obviously needed. If Voldemort could read minds, surely a non book reader would wonder why he didn't know Snape's motives?
I don't care who you are if you bad mouth J.K. Rowling or Harry Potter, I will have to destroy you.
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"The odd thing is, Harry, that it may not have meant you at all. Sibyll's prophecy could have applied to two wizard boys, both born at the end of July that year, both of whom had parents in the Order of the Phoenix, both sets of parents having narrowly escaped Voldemort three times. One, of course, was you. The other was Neville Longbottom." -Albus Dumbledore
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text: Sex Stories Daddy Daughter - First Time Sprawled across the soft sofa, sharing a blanket with my older brother David, I casually flipped channels as the wind blew outside and the shows rambled on. It was an atypical weeknight in our suburban home. Mom was in the kitchen, preparing dinner; daddy was still away on business, and David... was annoying. "Don't you have homework to do, creep?" I questioned loudly, hoping our mom would hear and force my older sibling to the demented hole he called a room. "Whadaya gonna do about it, Abby?" he answered with a growl, kicking me underneath the covers and swiping the remote. "Hey! I was watching that!" I exclaimed angrily, though I had no idea what show had even been playing. Only a year apart, David and I never got along. "The hell you were, cow," he replied, turning the set to MTV. We were near opposites; I was the "good-girl" type, which David continually teased me for, while he spent far too many hours in detention. Neither of us was much for sports, though I did make it on the cheerleading squad at the beginning of my senior year. However, it proved to be too time-consuming with my other activities and I dropped it before Christmas holiday. Despite my achievements and activities, I was the archetypal loner. I spent much of my free time with my nose buried in a book in some dusty corner of the local library. I had struggled through puberty as my body turned on itself. Once a gangly little girl, I'd filled out and sprouted curves almost overnight. I'd become embarrassed of my looks and shunned myself from my peers. Irritated, I threw the blanket off and stormed to the kitchen. "Helen, you'll have to figure it out on your own, I'm a little busy right now." I groaned. Helen was mom's newest paralegal and had kept her life torturous since she was hired. As leading attorney, all mom's time was spent averting some law office disaster. She was consistently burdened with depositions and cases, leaving dad to raise the kids... at least when he wasn't on business trips. It was a frustrating situation for the entire family, though it seemed especially hard on daddy. "Mom," I hinted quietly, pointing to the stove as a pan of water began bubbling over. "Not now, Abby!" she whispered sternly, slapping my hand away. She'd never been much of a housewife, and could barely make coffee. My parents met in their mid-twenties at a single's retreat, but married out of necessity when mom became pregnant with my brother. It was a marriage based solely on obligation. As David got older, he sort of fell away from mom and dad. My brother spent nearly all his time with his friends, and he saw our parents as a means to an end. But daddy and I had a special bond. Until the past year, dad had been the homemaker while we grew up. He spent his time cooking, cleaning, going to PTA meetings, helping with homework, and taking us to school functions. I spent every afternoon with him; he'd become my best friend. It was a wonderful time for us, but that world crumbled away when he was forced to get a job to make ends meet. I felt I was losing him. Mom, of course, believed it was for the best and said I'd become too dependent. Dinner was finished, the dishes were washed and dried, and we all burrowed ourselves in our rooms for the rest of the evening. It was late and as the house quieted under the weight of another Monday night, I sat alone in my bedroom. The smell of dinner still wafted through the house, drenching the fabrics with an aroma mimicking a landfill. Posters of far-away locations littered my walls, while college catalogues were strewn across my desk. A motor kicked on and heat began radiating through my bedroom vents. Already warm, I moved to my window and opened it to let in a bit of the winter evening air. I found myself standing before the full-length mirror, looking at my frame as the breeze swirled around the room. Staring, I suddenly felt very curious of the girl reflected back. Slowly, I pulled up my loose, white-cotton tee to just under my bust, further exposing my pink plaid pajama bottoms and bare torso. I examined myself, noticing every flaw and freckle in my pale, eighteen-year-old body. Deftly, my fingers rolled across my abdomen, and I silently wished I were different. My shirt dropped as my hands cupped my breasts. I was ashamed of the '32B' that was printed on the tags of my bras. I could remember when my chest was completely flat and I stood taller than the boys. A soft tap at my open door startled me and I whirled around. "Hey princess," came a gruff voice in the darkness. "Daddy!" I called, genuinely happy to see him. Nearly in tears at his homecoming, I ran to his side. "Ugh," he groaned as my arms snaked around his waist, hugging him as hard as I could. "I'm happy to see you too, Abby." "I didn't know you were coming home tonight," I murmured, burying my face in his striped button-down shirt. He pulled me in close, his protective hands holding my head, and his fingers twisting in my long brunette strands as I quietly sank into his touch. With adoration, my blue eyes gazed up at him in the shadowed doorway. "I wanted to surprise you," he said in a tender voice, gently pushing me to arm's length. He leaned back into the hall and I heard a rustle from a plastic bag. "I got these for you, sweetheart," he offered, producing a bouquet of a dozen pink roses. I giggled at the sight, gingerly taking them from him. I hugged the flowers dearly, smelling the sweet fragrance that lifted from the velvet folds. "They're beautiful, daddy! And they're my favorite color! Thank you." He smiled warmly, watching me treat the gift as if it were a precious gem. It wasn't until then I noticed his dark goatee was ashen and untrimmed, his brown eyes were bloodshot, and his clothes were wrinkled, holding creases from the long flight he'd just experienced. His body seemed to carry the weight of the world. "Daddy, you should head to bed," I ordered sternly, though the command must have been amusing coming from my petite form. At six feet and one inch, dad towered over me by a solid foot and my slim structure paled in comparison to his toned, though not hulking, body. Exhausted, he nodded. "You're right, pumpkin. Hop into bed and I'll tuck you in." Noticing the flowers still in my hand, he added, "I'll put your roses in some water for you." I reluctantly surrendered my present and then pulled myself into my soft pink sheets. "Good night, baby," he whispered while kissing my forehead and pulling the daisy comforter to my chin. "Good night, daddy," I said in a low voice as he walked to the door, the pink blossoms dangling from his hand. "Sleep well, princess. I love you." "I love you, too, daddy." ***** ***** ***** The warm sun cascaded through my powdered curtains; I awoke with a smile, still giddy that daddy was home. I dressed with purpose, carefully picking out my day's attire. I wanted to wear something pretty to highlight the good mood I was in. I chose a new skirt I'd bought last week; it fell to my knee and was mostly green with a bright yellow flower that decorated the hem. I paired it with a long sleeve, pale gold blouse that tightly laced at the sides. Heeled brown boots completed the ensemble. I could smell breakfast cooking as I skipped down the stairs. "Morning daddy," I beamed, leaning close for a kiss as he cooked pancakes at the stove. "Morning princess," he responded with a smile, offering his cheek. His peripheral vision caught side of my wardrobe and I could see his surprise. "Sweetie, you look beautiful." "Do you like it?" I asked, holding up the sides of the skirt and twirling in the middle of the kitchen. "You look like an ass," David grumbled from beneath his parka, a portable video game system beeping in his hands. "Be nice," daddy warned, skillfully flipping breakfast onto a plate. "You look so grown up this morning, Abby. What's the occasion?" I took a seat at the bar and twirled my curled hair in my fingers. "Oh, I'm just excited that someone special is home," I teased in a childlike tone, flashing a huge grin. After three weeks away, I still couldn't believe he was back. "Sweetie, mom has to work late tonight, so I was thinking that we could go see a movie when you get home from school today. What do ya think?" he asked eagerly, placing pancakes before my brother and me. "You're welcome to come too, David." My brother scoffed. "Yeah right. I'm heading to Jason's after fourth period," he said to no one in particular. Standing, he made his way out of the kitchen. "Be home by cur-" dad began, but David was already out of the room. He sighed. "Well, how 'bout it, kiddo?" "Sounds great!" I exclaimed, taking a bite of the fluffy pancake. Daddy and I talked about the past few weeks. I asked about his trip, he told me of the sites he saw, he asked about mom and David, I told him we were just as dysfunctional as always. My bus arrived and he kissed me warmly on the forehead. "See ya after school," he hollered and waved as I left. ***** ***** ***** As I rode home, butterflies danced in my stomach. Each curvy road, every drawn-out stop, brought me closer to daddy. I was confused and didn't know what the feelings were I felt. The bus finally arrived at my house and I jumped off, excited about my date. Daddy greeted me from the front door, a wide smile stretched across his face. I noticed a distinct change in his appearance from the night before. His clothes looked clean and pressed, and the khakis and sweater with dress shirt underneath looked especially nice against his tanned complexion. His short hair and goatee were trimmed and styled. As I got closer, I could smell his cologne as it drifted through the yard. He held his arms out to me. "Daddy!" I yelled, throwing myself around him excitedly. He hugged me hard, pulling me close. "How was school?" dad asked, pulling away from the embrace and heading into the house. "Boring!" I exclaimed emphatically. "I couldn't stop thinking about our movie date and the day simply dragged on and on," I dramatized, tossing my bag to the floor. Daddy laughed at my performance and grabbed the car keys from the counter. "Well then, I shant keep the princess waiting," he joked, bowing deeply before me. I curtsied in response and giggled at his gesture. "Milady," he motioned to the door. "Your carriage awaits." Fifteen minutes later, and he'd already purchased the tickets to a monster movie. I had hoped he'd remembered that I hated creepy movies. Laden with popcorn and soda, we trudged up the theater stairs and picked the middle seats in the empty back row. The film started slow, but adjusted pace and soon filled with lots of gore and violence. I jumped and grabbed daddy at every scary moment and he affectionately wrapped his arm around me and held me close. In the end, the good guy won and the bad guy was killed on some unknown planet. Chatting about the lame special effects and how the main character reminded us of my great uncle Sal, we drove home. "Thanks for the date, daddy," I said as we pulled into the driveway. I leaned over the center console and kissed his cheek before hopping out of the car. Mom was home early and had wrecked the house. "Jill?" dad called when he walked through the entry. "Where are you?" She rushed out of the laundry room, a pile of clothes in her arms. "Michael, have you seen my black suit? The one I wore to my cousin's wedding?" she hurriedly bit out as she made her way to their bedroom. "It's hanging in your vanity. What's going on?" daddy asked as we followed her. A suitcase was opened on the bed, already full. "I've been called out of town for work." We were surprised. Mom was her own boss and managed a few employees. She never left. "Why?" daddy wanted to know, absently folding the clothes she threw to the bed. "One of my cases just went national and I have to get to L.A. tonight," she explained, tossing shoes from her closet. "But, what about your family? And my job? What about your other clients? How long will you be gone?" dad questioned. "Michael," she sighed loudly, stopping to stare at him in frustration. "For now, I'll be gone a week; Helen's going to cover for me at the office until I get back. And you'll be able to quit your job and take care of the family," she said with contempt. "Isn't that what you want?" It was the most contact I had seen between my parents in years. "Abby, go to your room honey. Mom and I need to talk privately," dad told me, moving me to the door. It shut with a thud and I spent the rest of the afternoon tucked away, thinking of how daddy was all mine while mom was away. ***** ***** ***** We spent the week together going to movies, jogging in the park, and having picnics in the car on the colder days. Soon it was Friday and I was headed home for the long weekend, eager for another date with daddy. I'd skipped my last two classes of the day and gone shopping for a new outfit at the local outlet. Finding clothes that highlighted my maturity while emphasizing the feelings I was slowly discovering was difficult, but eventually I purchased what I hoped would work. I tucked the bag into my backpack and I was thankful they'd built the stores so close to school. I pushed the front door open and called for dad. "It's not time for you to be home already, is it?" he asked, sprinting from the hallway. "I just got off the phone with mom. She said she misses you and loves you and wants me to make sure you're keeping up with the college registration deadlines." "I am, I am," I groaned, rolling my eyes. "And David called; looks like he's spending the weekend at Jason's again. His band even has a gig next week, too," dad added. I hated my brother's music, but at least it kept him out of the house. "So it's just you and me tonight, huh daddy?" "Guess so, princess," he beamed, looking pleased. "What did you want to do?" I thought for a moment, trying to think of something perfect. "Hmm, let's stay in, watch movies all night, and order a pizza!" "Sure thing, I'll call for delivery. You want anchovies, right?" he joked, picking up the phone and dialing. I pretended to choke, gasping for air at the thought of greasy fish covering the cheesy dish and he laughed. A little while later we settled in to watch the first movie, a teen-comedy-spoof. We ate pizza, made fun of the villain, and groaned at the obvious puns. As the film finished, night had fallen and the house darkened. I suddenly remembered the outfit I'd left in my bag and forgotten to wear. "Daddy, I'm going to go change," I called into the kitchen as he cleaned up the mess. "Okay, pumpkin. Hurry back and we'll watch that new thriller." I bolted to my room. My heart was beating fast as I thought about what I was doing; I tore open my backpack and grabbed the clothes. I left my bra and panties on, but stripped everything else off. I stepped into the skirt. It fell at about my mid-thigh and was much shorter than anything else I'd worn around daddy. Black with hot pink stripes crisscrossing the front, and three snaps on each seam to hold it around my hips; the sales clerk guaranteed me it looked amazing. I didn't really believe her, but it was different than my normal attire. I added the bright pink shirt with short ruffled sleeves and buttons up the back. Next, black, chunky, Mary Jane heels adorned my feet, posing in stark contrast to my light skin. I tied a black satin ribbon around my neck as a choker, fashioning it into a small bow on the side. My hair was left down and straight, and my long bangs were swept to the side. A quick make-up check and I was ready. The mirror showed me a girl I'd never met before. She looked brazen and exotic, not a mouse who hid in the corner. "You look fantastic," I repeated the sales girl's words, trying to convince myself and rationalize my insecurities. With a shaky hand, I opened my door and headed downstairs. "It's about time," he teased, hearing me trod down. "What took so long?" I rounded the corner and stood in front of him, feeling very exposed. He was speechless, staring at me from the couch, his eyes wide. "Do- do you like it?" I stammered, afraid he'd chastise my look and hate me. "What's, ah, I mean, why did you- where..." he sputtered, not really saying anything. "Yeah, I like it," he finally announced. Feeling brave, I approached him, grabbed his hand and placed it on my breast, then kissed daddy. Pressed firm against him, I parted my lips and my tongue darted out, caressing his. He wrenched his hand from my chest and held me away. "What the hell are you doing?" he exclaimed, jumping up from his seat. Tears filled my eyes and I was scared, knowing I'd behaved wrongly. "I, I want you, daddy. Don't you want me?" I sniffed, covering myself as best as I could. I felt ridiculous. Several minutes went by as he paced the living room. "Of course I want you," he said at last. "But- it's, it's wrong, Abby. We can't. You're my daughter, and, and-" He couldn't say more, dumbfounded at the situation. "Is it because I'm ugly, daddy? I'm not pretty like the other girls? I'm sorry, daddy, I'm so sorry," I sobbed, throwing myself on the couch. "Oh darling," he began softly, watching me cry. "You're an angel, a gorgeous princess to be revered and worshipped. I've often thought about you in... well, in inappropriate ways and of course I've wondered what it would be like to- um, to be with you like that." His admittance was startling; I didn't know he'd fantasized about me before, though it seemed obvious now from the special touches and comments he'd given me through the years. He crouched on the floor, staring at me, stroking my thigh reassuringly. "Have you really thought about it, baby? Are you sure it's something you want, I mean from me?" "It is, daddy. I really want this," I promised decisively. Daddy waited and thought. "Okay," he whispered eventually, his voice catching in his throat at the simple word. I was sexually inept and very inexperienced. "I've- I've never been with a boy, daddy," I mumbled, embarrassed at my innocence. My eyes stared at the floor, refusing to see the disappointment I was sure he had. He sat down on the couch beside me and stroked my back understandingly. "It's okay, princess. We'll go slow," he explained calmly. "You know, we don't have to do this if you don't want to." I knew he was hesitant and wondering if we should cross this last boundary that separated the forbidden. "No, I want to, I just don't know how," I responded with a bit more confidence. Daddy was quiet for a moment, then I felt his hand slide further down my back. It teetered on the bottom hem of my blouse, fingering the last button on the back. I turned away from him, giving daddy a better angle. One by one, the buttons were undone and soon the shirt slipped from my shoulders. Momentarily ashamed of my body, I pulled the small piece of fabric across my chest, hiding the white-lace bra that carefully held my breasts. "You're beautiful," he admonished, tugging at the shirt in my hands. "I've thought that for years, everyone has. I don't know why you can't see it." He stood and pulled me to my feet. Confused, I followed him to his bedroom. He lit the candles that ornamented the shelves and tables, casting the area in a subtle, romantic glow. Then, he positioned me in front of the full-length mirror that covered mom's closet door.


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Is there a way to make space button act as a shift
The reason:
I write a lot of code with use of such symbols as
and i have to use shift all the time.
The problem:
After a while my hands feel some discomfort especially my tiny finger which i use to press shift.
So i was thinking if i can remap shift to space it could be a lot better. I know there is a lot of software that can do simple remap but then i have to press shift when i need to put a space. Doesn't make any sense.
What i am looking:
I way to make work space button like this:
If i just press down then immediately release space button it acts as usual space (ie. reacts on key up event)
but if i hold it and press another keys it acts as a shift button.
Does anyone know if it is even possible to do?
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Microsoft has this download that will let you reassign your keys . I've never used it . I've given it to a couple of coders and they said it did the job .
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The majority of retailers across New York state recorded their best "Black Friday" weekend in years, a trade group said Wednesday.
The survey by the Albany-based Retail Council of New York State found 85 percent of merchants reported sales were better than or the same as what is the traditional opening weekend of the holiday shopping season.
"We were impressed by consumer buying power over Black Friday weekend in 2010, but are immensely encouraged by the turnout this year," said Retail Council President and CEO James Sherin. "Retailers had the right mix of merchandise at the right price to get shoppers to open those long-locked wallets."
Also, 65 percent of merchants were pleased with the sales activity in their stores, although apparel retailers said unseasonably warm weather stalled shopper interest in coats, boots, sweaters and other winter wear.
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Anonymous asked: How does it feel knowing that Elizabeth Banks has seen and enjoyed your Wyldstyle cosplay?
Things I expected today:
- Small children sneezing in my face at work, giggling, and sneezing again.
- Never ending PDX rain.
- My kitten climbing everything in the apartment.
Things I did not expect today:
- Elizabeth Banks seeing and enjoying my Wyldstyle cosplay!
It's pretty awesome! It just makes me even more excited to finish it.
capristargetsmad asked: Hi! I'd first like to say that I LOVE your WyldStyle cosplay. I am planning one of my own for a con here in Florida next month, and I was wondering if I could pick your brain a bit on how to make the hoodie.
Thank you! And yes!
So, I have only been cosplaying for about a year and do not have the best of sewing skills at this point. There's a lot of me just floundering my way through things, so I really hope no one uses this as a proper tutorial, because there's a lot of "no what no that's not how you use a sewing machine what no glue doesnt' go there stop" that doesn't really make sense to anyone beyond my brain.
Anyways! I figured that making a hoodie from scratch would end in crazy stress, so I bought a giant generic men's hoodie from a local store with the plan to chop it down to size, as zip-up hoodies seem to never fit me right. I decided to fit it to a similar shape to my Portland Thorns FC sweatshirt. For this part, I looked at a lot of hoodie resizing tutorials. This one in particular is really great and helpful!
From there, I cut the sleeves off, traced the shape out onto my hoodie with chalk, and then cut off the excess fabric. My cats decided that it worked much better as a wrestling mat, but you can kind of see my chalk lines here.
After that, I sewed it all back together. I also got a random pink shirt that matched the inner lining of Wyldstyle's hoodie that I cut to size and ended up hot gluing down since myy sewing machine was having issues with everything. Once I get that figured out, I'm planning to sew it down so it's more secure.
Then came painting! For the designs, I drew out the shape of the hoodie's sleeve, front and hood onto newspaper, and then sketched out the design. The design on Wyldstyle's torso is kind of odd, because the pattern on the front is also on her back in a way that doesn't appear possible on an actual hoodie. Instead, I made the pink stripes wrap to the back of the hoodie and lower part of the S go around closer to my hip.
I drew out all of the patterns onto contact paper and stuck them onto the hoodie. Next time (probably on the pants) I am going to try using freezer paper instead, because the contact paper kept coming up and made it a nightmare to keep the lines smooth.
I used acrylic paint, because it was what I had available, but fabric paint would would better. I put two layers of white down down using a stencil brush to keep the paint even before I added the colour. When I started the pink and blue, I ended up pulling my stencil off and freehanding it because the contact paper was peeling like crazy (thanks, random art degree skills!). I put two layers of pink and blue down to make sure they were extra bright, waited for it to dry, did some touch-ups and called it done!
That's about it! If you have any other questions, feel free to message me!


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For the last month, TCU has been so hot that it has rarely trailed in a game, much less lost one. The Horned Frogs had only trailed four times since April 1 and still won three of those games.So when Kansas State's Ross Kivett sent the second pitch of the game over the left-field wall Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium, the jolt put TCU in unfamiliar territory.Freshman left-hander Tyler Alexander maintained his poise, however, and held the Wildcats to just three more hits over seven innings as TCU won 3-1. It's the Frogs 11th consecutive win and 18th in their last 19 games.The former Southlake Carroll star not only stifled K-State, but he gave the Frogs' bullpen another breather that allows Brandon Finnegan to rest instead of starting Sunday's series finale. Finnegan, the usual Friday starter, was pushed back to allow inflammation in his throwing shoulder to heal. Finnegan feels good, but Alexander's deep outing, coupled with Preston Morrison's complete game Friday, has allowed TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle to start Jordan Kipper (7-2) on Sunday with the added benefit of a rested bullpen."We have options," Schlossnagle said.That's because Alexander (6-3) shook off the first-inning homer, which came on a changeup low in the zone. He finished with five strikeouts and no walks. K-State only had one other runner reach second base."It didn't get in my head too much," Alexander said. "I've definitely grown up a lot. The more I've thrown here has really aged me in a good way. The coaches are great with helping me with that and the older pitchers are good with that, too."No. 21 TCU (33-13, 12-5 Big 12) has held opponents to one run or less 25 times in 2014, including 12 times (with eight shutouts) since April 1.TCU did all its scoring with two outs in the fourth. Boomer White led off with a single and Jerrick Suiter walked with two outs before Dylan Fitzgerald roped a single to right field, scoring White. Keaton Jones punched a 1-2 pitch down the line in right for a two-run triple and a 3-1 lead."I feel like the difference right now for our team is we don't panic in those situations," said Jones, who made several more hit-saving stops at shortstop. "Once we get a lead, our pitchers aren't going to give up very many runs, knock on wood."Kivett, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year, made several defensive gems in center field, taking away potential TCU hits. Starter Nate Griep (3-5) took the loss after allowing four hits and three walks for K-State (23-24, 4-13). Jake Fromson came on to face Jones, who pulled a pitch just foul down the third-base line before tripling to right.After a lead-off hit in the eighth, Trey Teakell replaced Alexander and struck out two before Riley Ferrell came in to record the final four outs and earn his 12th save.
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Comedy is perhaps the most subjective of all forms of entertainment. Judy
Carter, in her wonderfully insightful "Stand-Up Comedy: The Book", summed
it up best: "Some people will laugh at a guy slipping on a banana peel.
Some people will only laugh at Hitler slipping on a banana peel." What
kills with one crowd will die with the next, and no two people will laugh at
the same thing for the same reason. Comedy, in many ways, says more about
the laughers than the comedians themselves, and it is no wonder that comedy
shop talk is filled with violent images ("If I don't bomb, I'm gonna murder
that audience"). Comedy, to put it mildly, is DANGEROUS.
"Freddy Got Fingered", Tom Green's scabrous black comedy, illustrates this principle to a T. Since his earliest days on Canadian cable-access television, Green has based his career on pushing the envelope. Like Andy Kaufman, his bizarre stunts (many involving animal carcasses and the sexual humiliation of his parents) are primarily about the reaction of both their hapless victims and US, the audience; if you don't step back and consider how you're taking this humor, and why, you're not really getting the whole Green experience. "Freddy" carries this sensibility into a fictional format, giving us the strange tale of a man who lives his life as an experiment in riling people up.
Gord Brody (Green) is a young aspiring cartoonist who fails miserably in his attempt to break into the Hollywood big time. He is forced to move back home with his parents, setting off a titanic battle of wills with his stentorian oaf of a father (Rip Torn), an escalating conflict that involves accusations of child molestation, sausages on strings, elephant penises, horse penises, Green's penis, and really badly made cheese sandwiches.
Of course, all of this story nonsense is just that: nonsense. It serves no function but to provide Green and co-writer Derek Harvie with a framework for grotesque, deliberately shocking set pieces, many of which work surprisingly well. There's a brief sojourn at a stud farm, where Gord lives out an apparently lifelong fantasy, wagging a horse's genitals while yelling "I'm a farmer!" like a drunken barbarian. In another scene, Gord delivers a baby, ripping the bloody umbilical cord with his teeth. He picks up a wheelchair-bound girlfriend (Marisa Coughlin) who gets her jollies by being caned in the legs with a bamboo stick. And there's the wonderful little boy who spends the whole movie getting accidentally brutalized, hit by cars and running into airplane propellers, always with much blood and flying viscera.
Now I know this may not sound that funny, and indeed, "Freddy" has gotten the most dastardly reviews that I think I have ever seen for a major release. Critics don't just hate "Freddy"; they seem personally hurt by the film, as if Green had made the picture just to upset them and get their goat. What they don't seem willing to acknowledge is that Green made the film for EXACTLY that reason, and is getting exactly the reaction he wants. Therefore, his film can be regarded as something of a great success.
Personally, I agree with many of the critics who have described "Freddy" as surrealist. There is no attempt to integrate this action into anything resembling the real world. Gord is not a human being, but rather a collection of characteristics. Green plays him as a bizarrely aggressive man-child, a mishmash of helplessly repeated words and phrases, slack-jawed willful stupidity, and screaming, utterly pointless hysterics. Frankly, I admire this approach to the characterization. After seeing so many recent comedies ruined by the filmmakers' need to make their characters both laughable and likeable (most recently with the stultifying "Joe Dirt"), it is refreshing to see Green so willing to come off as annoying, hateful, cruel, UNLIKEABLE. This lack of relatability allows us to laugh at him without feeling like we're also laughing at ourselves.
I am not making the claim, as some on this page have, that "Freddy Got Fingered" is any kind of masterpiece. Green's direction is not the equal of his acting bravery. The film suffers from too many muddy visuals, and many moments just lie there on the screen, wriggling when they should fly. Still, the film does what it is supposed to. Half the time you're laughing, the other half just staring at the screen in goggle-eyed shock. You may hate "Freddy", you may love it, but either way, you have to admit that you've never seen anything like it before.
This movie, although not solid in plot, is that of comical genius. People are too easily offended by the actions of Tom Green, not able to see the comical genius this movie has. Breaking barriers is comedy, and that is exactly what Tom Green does in this film. The things he does, from jerking off a horse, to pretending to be a deep sea diver are all great ways to get the point across, this movie is something different. People who have any sense of moral value or a tendency to vomit should stay away, but who has moral values anymore? In the end this movie is nothing more then an inspired way of making me laugh. The movie is funny enough as it is sober, I however would suggest you see it stoned or drunk off your ass.
I'll bet that the majority of people who express their hatred this film
on the grounds that it is too vulgar had a jolly time sitting through
movies like American Pie, Scary Movie, and all that deplorable garbage.
Those films and their vulgarities were incredibly labored and insincere creations designed to pander to hateful stereotypes and equally petty repressed fears and desires of feeble-minded perverts and uneducated teenagers. However, though Freddy Got Fingered contains equal vulgarities, they exist not for their own sake but to serve a greater, dadaistic post-modern vision. This is evident in the structure of the film. Other "gross-out" comedies present their vulgarities with the sober convention, creating a pornographic aura that is shameful instead of funny. The lack of artistic direction in a sea of recycled inspiration never fails to create an uncomfortable confusion as to whether the vulgarities are serving the higher part of our minds that pertains to comedy or meant arouse a repressed sexual perversion (American Pie, for example).
Freddy Got Fingered separates itself from such worthless trash by breaking free from convention and re-appropriating it. Rather than cold and unflinching eye with which hacks such as the Wayans brothers present their vulgarities, Freddy Got Fingered uses innovative editing to de-familiarize the audience to whatever on screen, such as incorporating Sam Peckinpah's "pause-burst-pause" technique in the restaurant scene, or the revolutionary cut from the bleeding child (Tommy) to a closeup of roast beef at an all-American family dinner. It should be mentioned that while Freddy Got Fingered is discussed for it's vulgarities, it makes a point of balancing shock with classical comedic conventions: the majority of the gags in the film consist of non-sequiturs, slapstick, and satire (the main target being dramatic conventions in film, which is achieved through mixed-modalities rather than exploiting the ephemeral icons of pop-culture).
The film's brilliant re-invention of comic film-making technique creates an intellectual framework that invites an oppositional reading to some of the vulgar content on screen. Freddy got Fingered is not a simple presentation of vulgarities, but rather in dialogue with them. The running gag of a child being injured is clearly a parody of the increasing darkness of comedy, and yet it is simultaneously a manifesto, in Tom Green's post-structuralist shattering of our perceptions of taste. It is this self-reflexive nature of the film that transcends its vulgarity, while other "gross-out" films not only fail to do this, but often fall one step lower by depending on extra-textual sources (again, usual ephemeral pop-culture icons).
In conclusion, the equal magnitude of the vulgarities in relatively un-criticized movies such as American Pie and Scary Movie effectively invalidates the most critics' dismissal of the film on the grounds of excess vulgarity. The only difference between Freddy Got Fingered and its other "gross-out" counterparts is the film's original approach to film-making technique. However, I cannot imagine why this is more repugnant to them than the pornographic practice of using conventional film-making to enshrine vulgarities set before the camera (for example: even "Booty Call" has an orchestral score). Perhaps by being the first mainstream film to elevate the lucrative "gross-out" comedy beyond the reach of formulaic film-making, many perceive Freddy Got Fingered as a threat to the tradition, despite the fact that it has liberated conventional film-making techniques from being subjected to vulgar subject matter, saving both from demeaning each other. More likely is the possibility that the structure of Freddy Got Fingered is so foreign to film-goers weaned on convention that they cannot get themselves comfortable enough to laugh. If they are so accustomed to convention, then they are also desensitized to it, which explains why they cannot see its presence in other vulgar comedies, and hence their unsettling perversion. In any scenario, Freddy Got Fingered has failed to garner the praise it deserves because people just can't bring themselves to take this sophisticated social-commentary post-modern manifesto at anything but face value. And that is shameful.
Freddy Got Fingered may not be the "laughiest" picture of the year, but it
is surely the most original. It remindes me more of the challenging work of
Godard or Bunuel than of the slew of recent "gross out" comedies that stink
up our screens. Illogical and abusurd, ridiculous, funny, and disturbing, I
guarantee it is unlike any film you've ever seen.
I sat in the theater, amazed, as Gord Brody (Green) leaves home in a rush on his skateboard...to meet up with his parents at the bus depot. Why is he meeting them there, if they all live together? There at the depot, his dad presents him with a car. Why bother going to the depot if his dad's going to give him a car? Then, after clearly establishing that Gord is going to Hollywood to sell his "cartoons" and after a close up on his new license plate reveals their location to be Oregon...a superimposed map of the coast shows us (ala Raiders of the Lost Arc) Gord's path from Oregon to Hollywood.
Redundant? Of course. And hillarious. Green makes a mockery of tired film cliches and crap mise-en-scene. Then, ten minutes into the movie, it brilliantly deconstructs itself. Anthony Michael Hall (as cartoon mogul Dave Davidson) gripes that Gord's drawings aren't bad...but they just don't make sense, they're not funny, they're stupid, and entertainment needs to be inspirational. Oh does it?
Kudos, Mr. Green, for your uncompromising debut.
I know, I know I have commented on this film before. But I felt it was worth pointing something out for what its worth. To the people that criticize this film for not having a plot, being a rough patchwork of silly (and sometimes repulsive)scatological gags, let me just say that...
Like the late great Andy Kauffman, Tom Green has consistently relied on his sometimes unsuspecting public for most of his larfs. As a matter of fact, that's why he cancelled his TV show. Too many people had begun to recognize him and he could no longer make them the butt of his jokes. But he had one last prank to play. And "Freddy Got Fingered" is it. Although it has some geniuinely funny scenes (especially the ones featuring Rip Torn) many scenes exist purely for their shock value. It is hard to sympathize with any of the characters in the film and it does get tedious. And this is precisely what Gteen had intended. "FGF" is Green's version of Kauffman's "Great Gatsby" bit. But for those of us who enjoy abstract humor, "FGF" is a godsend. The biggest joke is the fact that the film actually got made and somebody greenlighted this project. The film actually references this in the scene when Gordy presents his Zebra family idea to the producer. Just try to imagine Green pitching his idea to a bunch of suits who've probably never watched his TV show but know from their charts and graphs and statistics that the show is popular among young males. And imagine them forking over the check...
This is definitely one of the worst movies to ever have been filmed. It makes you wonder as to why Tom Greem isn't somewhere waiting tables. While he is sometimes funny on his own show, this movie offers nothing more than a disturbing spectacle of horror. There is no story, no plot, no intellectual signs of any kind, and surely there is no comedy, unless of course you find playing with a horse's privates is funny or skinning a deer and wearing its carcass is hilarious. The jokes are cruel, gruesom, and very sad. (1/10)
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Freddy got fingered is a very rancid blend of the worst type of "jokes" around. One of the earlier scenes involves Tom Green w*nking off a horse and it's all down from there. This seems to have been made for the sole purpose of shocking people, at times it doesn't even try to be funny, it's more like it wants to put off and spit at anyone who's been foolish enough to spend their hard earned cash on it. I bet Tom Green is laughing all they way to the bank.
To put it short: this is a hideous abomination of a movie, which should have been instantly butchered at birth. The only reason that I don't give it a zero is because it's still not really as bad as "Naken" or "Route 666", but that's not really saying much is it?
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Wow. Now I've seen my share of atrocious movies, including a test
screening of the Brothers Solomon, but this is by far the worst piece
of Elephant Semen, I've ever seen. Tom Green has made a career out of
embarrassing himself. Embarrassing himself! Not to mention repeating
himself over and over. This movie could've been 30 minutes long if he
didn't repeat the same dialogue over and over. I seriously feel sorry
for Marisa Coughlan who did not work much after that role. The things
some people will do for a buck. Porn would have been less degrading to
her family.
Only see this movie if you find the following hilarious.
-Rip Torn's bare ass -Cheese helmets -Someone's father being drenched in Elephant Jizz -Poorly animated Centaur cartoons -An annoying asshole on screen for and hour and twenty six minutes.
Trust me, even if this sounds kind of funny, it's not. At all. Funny.
Wow. This movie is actually watchable because it's so bad. You can't take your eyes off the screen because all you keep thinking is - someone read this script and greenlighted it? Someone actually put their own money up to finance this movie? Somebody actually thought this movie would make money? It is absolutely the worst piece of trash I have ever seen since Men at Work with the Sheen brothers. And I like Tom Green, but this is the absolute worst thing anyone has ever put on screen. Don't wasted one minute of your time watching it.
If you think, "I'm not going to turn off this movie, it just has to get better!!"..... It doesn't. Just turn it off, the sooner the better. Better yet, don't even allow your friends to be subjected to it. This movie is so bad, the powers that be should pull the copies off the shelves to protect the innocent. I forgive Rip Torn. We all should be allowed to make mistakes.
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Are you prepared for the mobile movement?
I am in a shrinking majority. I use my laptop and desktop as my primary screens for work productivity. Therefore, I check the majority of my email, including marketing messages, on large monitors, giving me the ultimate big browser experience. According to many reports, more people will view email on mobile devices over the big browser experience by the end of 2012…and I will fall into the minority.
Needless to say, mobile devices are changing how, where, and when we view emails. Now that Americans have a choice on viewing devices, behaviors are changing. When your customers render your email on a mobile device and have a negative experience, they are more likely to delete and ignore the email rather than flag it for later use. And you might be surprised to learn that only 2 percent of individuals who open on a mobile device go back and open again on a big browser, according to a recent study. That means that if you don't make an impression via a mobile screen, you may not have another opportunity to earn that click.
The mobile revolution is also affecting email consumption patterns. With the near 24/7 inbox access afforded by mobile devices, customers are now opening emails at different times. Getting your email into the inbox "first thing in the morning" may not apply to the mobile viewership. Evenings, weekends, or lunchtime might become the new buying time. Of course, that means it's more important than ever that you carefully review your open rates to look for patterns across multiple segments. It's time to question old assumptions and test into your mobile strategy.
So, are you prepared for the mobile movement? Do you know how many people are opening your emails on a mobile device - and on which ones? Do you know what your email looks like on a 3-inch screen? Have you created mobile landing pages that you link to from mobile versions of your template? Are your call-to-action buttons big enough for easy tapping on a touch screen? Do your images scale appropriately?
If you're spending more time optimizing for big browser than mobile devices, then you may miss the revolution…and a lot of conversions.
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"True Blood" Promises a Lesbian Character — For Real This Time
Evan Rachel Wood has joined the cast to play Sophie-Anne Leclerq, the Lesbian Vampire Queen of Louisiana. How's that for a label?
Evan Rachel Wood at the Young Hollywood Awards
Wood played a lesbian/bisexual teen in the ABC drama Once and Again (1999-2002); quasi-bisexual teens in Thirteen (2003) and Pretty Persuasion (2005); and a lesbian in The Wrestler (2008).
Movieline caught up with Wood at the Young Hollywood Awards, where she was receiving the Young Hollywood Superstar award, earlier this week. They asked her to finally open up about her role on True Blood, and her passion for the project did not disappoint. She said:
Oh! I love being able to talk about that now. I've had to be so secretive about it. She's 400-years-old. Her name's Sophie-Anne, and she's the Vampire Queen of Louisiana. There's a queen for every state, and that's hers. And she's kind of a cross between Patrick Bateman and Paris Hilton. She's crazy. She's just crazy. And she's a lesbian.
After living for a half-millennium, I guess Sophie-Anne knows what she wants!
Movieline followed up, asking Wood: "So who's your lesbian love interest?"
Wood answered, "I haven't really met the woman yet, but, well, she's not really a love interest. I'm just fff… um, fffu… I just feed from her."
You'll have to fill in those first two "F"s yourself; I've watched the video a dozen times and I can't quite make out whether Wood is stumbling or self-censoring.
We were able to get the casting side for the role of Sophie-Anne's not-really-love-interest, Hadley (h/t to indie!) and it reads:
Sookie's (Anna Paquin) cousin, this fresh-faced 20 something year old country girl is locked in a steamy clinch with the vampire queen (Evan Rachel Wood). The dazed Hadley has been seduced into a whole other world — but she still feels the pull of her human roots…3 speeches & 1 line, 3 scenes.
Wood confirmed that she's only filmed two episodes thus far, but that the producers plan to make her a recurring character. At least three of those scenes will be filmed with fresh-faced, twenty-something Hadley (who has yet to be cast).
Evan Rachel Wood at the L.A. premiere for Whatever Works
Because True Blood is based only loosely on the Sookie Stackhouse Series, there's no way to tell whether or not Sophie-Anne's story will follow the books. If so, the Vampire Queen will eventually fall for Hadley, but break it off because of a political marriage to the Vampire King of Arkansas.
While I'd hate to see Sophie-Anne forced into marrying a man, I do like the idea that she's more than just a lesbian predator. That portrayal is almost as hackneyed as trying to pass off a lesbian character by having her wink at another woman.
True Blood's second season premieres this Sunday, June 14th on HBO. Evan Rachel Wood's episodes will air toward the end of the season. We'll keep you updated!


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Me too sleepy night ladys its been funny.
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It's only 9 pm and she has already been a sleep for 2 hours so I'll just wait a little wake her feed her play a little then try sleep
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Oh my goodness! I bought twirlers earlier but can't open the noisy package right now!!! Grr!
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Damn it!! I would help you open them for a twizzler fee if I could.
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I'm watching aziz too. That us untill LO falls into a deep sleep then I'm going my ass to bed.
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LOL I woke LO up earlier opening Oreos. I just froze and tried not to make eye contact.
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Also got a package of Oreos... The holiday kind with red cream!
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I call you annoying.
I apologise.
"I'm okay."
I ignore you.
I apologise.
"I'm okay."
I insult you.
I apologise.
"I'm okay."
I mock you.
I apologise.
"I'm okay."
I throw a fit.
I apologise.
"I'm okay."
But the truth is that,
I know you're not okay.
I hurt you.
I hurt you so deeply,
You have scars to prove
The heartaches you had,
The tears you shed alone.
I'm trying.
Trying so hard.
It may not be the best,
But please,
Don't leave me.
I'm just hiding
In case you break me.
But I broke you.
I'm sorry.
"I'm okay."
"We're okay?"
An angelic smile,
I'm thankful.
For your big heart,
For your love
For your trust and faith.
Thank you
For being there.
No matter what.
It's kind of lonely even though you're in a crowd. You aren't really there.
In the dark
Then I am true.
Only then
Can I be me.
In the light
I become someone
Not me.
Louder More Hot-Tempered
In the dark
It seems
Only then
I become
Quieter More Thoughtful
I wish the world
To always be in darkness.
Perhaps then,
Things wouldn't hurt so much
I can be me.