the 2012 trivial drivel thread

[IMaDick]

Oh please...I have no doubt had those comments been made about a Prez that was respected and thought to be doing a good job you would have been all over them, you're a fuckin' hypocrite.

This is what I get for agreeing with a moron.

[Duchess]

Occasionally I am surprised to see how grouchy I have been in the morning...

...or at random times with Dick.

Dick, it occurs to me that you're probably one of those people who bring out the worst in me.

[IMaDick]

I'm an energy vampire

I thrive on other peoples futile energy they exert in trying to keep up with me.

I'm a Legend.

[Duchess]

I'm an energy vampire

[Midwest Spy]

I'm an energy vampire

I thrive on other peoples futile energy they exert in trying to keep up with me.

I'm a Legend.

I see you more as a crotchety old bastard, that rarely has any fun and takes himself way too seriously.

Sound about right?

[username]

*scratches head*

Who is the second person in this photo?

[IMaDick]

I'm an energy vampire

I thrive on other peoples futile energy they exert in trying to keep up with me.

I'm a Legend.

I see you more as a crotchety old bastard, that rarely has any fun and takes himself way too seriously.

Sound about right?

Sounds to me like you're still butt hurt.

[Duchess]

I see you more as a crotchety old bastard, that rarely has any fun and takes himself way too seriously.

I wasn't going to say anything because it's just too mind blowing but...I agree with you!

[Duchess]

Who is the second person in this photo?

I don't know but I recognize the guy in the bra.

[username]

Who is the second person in this photo?

I don't know but I recognize the guy in the bra.

You're kidding....errr, right?

Could the woman be our Cracker?

[username]

Meh, I just looked up chatroulette and I'm guessing Cracker just grabbed the image from there. Damn. I was hoping for a Cracker photo.

[Duchess]

Could the woman be our Cracker?

No, I've seen Cracker.

[username]

Could the woman be our Cracker?

No, I've seen Cracker.

I know she posted a picture in the past but I never saw it/them. The only one I recall was the multi-colored image that didn't really show her features.

Username thinks Cracker ought to post another pic.

[Duchess]

I think I might be the only one that got to see the clear photo, she very quickly went back & edited it.

[Midwest Spy]

I'm an energy vampire

I thrive on other peoples futile energy they exert in trying to keep up with me.

I'm a Legend.

I see you more as a crotchety old bastard, that rarely has any fun and takes himself way too seriously.

Sound about right?

Sounds to me like you're still butt hurt.

Midwest Spy is still saying ouch to that big old nasty butt hurt, too!

Tru Dat!

[Cracker]

"People in leadership positions are not necessarily leaders, a fact demonstrated by President Obama’s Christmas in Hawaii. Too often people in leadership positions are more concerned about the perquisites of their offices than the service aspect of leadership. One of the key characteristics of effective leaders is that they are willing to sacrifice in order to serve not just the mission but those who are responsible for carrying out the mission. They take care of those who take care of them.

I do not begrudge President Obama taking a vacation in Hawaii, but I do question his doing so at Christmas. Why? Because by celebrating Christmas in Hawaii, the President ensured that more than 100 members of his support staff would not be able to spend Christmas with their families. This fact is why Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush made a point of spending Christmas at Camp David. By doing so they minimized the number of people who would be missing in action when their families celebrated Christmas.

The service aspect of leadership is grounded in the concept of sacrifice. For example, when I served in the Marine Corps we learned that leadership meant making sure that our men ate before we ate—it meant taking care of the men who took care of the mission. Effective leadership is about service, not the perquisites of rank or position. In order to take care of those who carry out the mission, leaders must be willing to sacrifice some of their own wants and needs. What better time of year to set an example of sacrificial leadership than at Christmas, the time of year when we celebrate the birth of the Savior who gave His life so that we might live. What better time of year for President Obama to set an example of effective leadership?"

Reagan spent Christmases at the White House so his security detail could spend time with their own families. Because he was cool like that.

[Smegma]

Looks like the prez didn't play golf on Christmas day as previous whined about. What a colossal load of crap.

By: JULIE PACE, Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama blended his roles as a father and commander-in-chief this Christmas, exchanging presents and singing carols with his family, then greeting U.S. service members stationed at a Marine base in Hawaii.

The president and his family woke up early Sunday to open gifts, the White House said, then had breakfast and sang Christmas carols at the multimillion-dollar house they rent in Kailua Beach, near Honolulu.

Obama made two trips on Christmas to nearby Marine Corps Base Hawaii, first to attend church services at the base chapel. The president dressed casually in dark khaki pants and a short-sleeve blue shirt, and his wife and daughters donned sundresses for Christmas services on a bright, breezy day on the island of Oahu.

After spending a few hours at their rental home, the president and Michelle Obama returned to the base to visit with several hundred service members and their families, as they have done in past years.

The Obamas posed for photos, signed autographs and stopped to chat with the military families gathered in the dining hall, where roast beef, salad and apple pie were on the Christmas Day menu.

Eight-month-old Cooper Wall Wagner, son of Capt. Greg Wagner, got up close and personal with the president, grabbing his face, then sticking his fingers in Obama’s mouth.

An amused Obama said he thought the baby just liked his “big nose” — a comment that drew laughter from several of the Marines.

Many of the service members stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii have deployed to Afghanistan, as well as Iraq, where the last American troops were withdrawn earlier this month.

Back in the Washington area, Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden spent Christmas visiting wounded service members and their families at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Obama also called 10 service members stationed around the world — two from each branch of the military — on Christmas Eve. The White House said he thanked them for their service and the sacrifice of being away from their families at the holidays.

The Obamas were wrapping up their Christmas festivities with dinner at the rental home with friends and family. Among those joining the first family in Hawaii are the president’s sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, who lives on Oahu, and several friends Obama has known since high school.

The president has kept a low profile since arriving in Hawaii on Friday evening to start a vacation delayed by the stalemate in Washington over extending payroll tax cuts. He has no public events planned, and his only outings are expected to be to the golf course or to take his daughters for shave ice, a Hawaiian snow cone.

The Obamas are expected to return to Washington shortly after New Year’s Day.

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Associated Press writer Jaymes Song in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, contributed to this report.

[JsMom]

I think I might be the only one that got to see the clear photo, she very quickly went back & edited it.

I seen a picture of Cracker, too. Guess before she edited it.

[Cracker]

Looks like the prez didn't play golf on Christmas day as previous whined about. What a colossal load of crap.

It was Christmas Eve, but thanks for trying.

You probably don't get gifts so the days kinda blend together for you. When you have a family, you have distinguish a little better between the holiday events.

You think he flew his entire staff and security detail home for the one day then back to Hawaii on the 26^th? Because I don't.

[Midwest Spy]

Looks like the prez didn't play golf on Christmas day as previous whined about. What a colossal load of crap.

It was Christmas Eve, but thanks for trying.

You probably don't get gifts so the days kinda blend together for you. When you have a family, you have distinguish a little better between the holiday events.

You think he flew his entire staff and security detail home for the one day then back to Hawaii on the 26^th? Because I don't.

Cracker, you're a very sharp person. I think everyone knows that.

As a former servicemember, I don't feel you're going to convince me that the President traveling during the Christmas holidays is an 'unjust' event.

Just the way I see it.