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Obama now saying the red line comments were a mistake? OMG. This isn’t a fucking game.
— RB (@RBPundit) May 5, 2013
No, it’s not. This is what happens when one only has the vast experience of community organizing from which to draw.
@cspanwj Linda why did Obama draw a red line on Syria knowing full well he wouldn’t do anything if they crossed the line??
— Liz Smith (@kybelle1957) May 5, 2013
Why, indeed?
Obama put himself in a terrible position with this red line stuff and now has to pretend words don’t have meaning to get out of it.
— AG (@AG_Conservative) April 30, 2013
Prescient! Because, guess what? President Obama’s “red line” comment was totally just a gaffe, guys!
Paper tiger. “@ktumulty: Obama administration, via @nytimes, now says Obama’s Syria “red line” was a gaffe. Huge implications here.”
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) May 5, 2013
More from The New York Times. Note, it also gives President Obama cover by titling the piece “Off-the-Cuff Obama Line Put U.S. in Bind on Syria”:
In a frenetic series of meetings, the White House devised a 48-hour plan to deter President Bashar al-Assad of Syria by using intermediaries like Russia and Iran to send a message that one official summarized as, “Are you crazy?” But when Mr. Obama emerged to issue the public version of the warning, he went further than many aides realized he would.
Moving or using large quantities of chemical weapons would cross a “red line” and “change my calculus,” the president declared in response to a question at a news conference, to the surprise of some of the advisers who had attended the weekend meetings and wondered where the “red line” came from. With such an evocative phrase, the president had defined his policy in a way some advisers wish they could take back.
He totally didn’t mean it and stuff. Whatever!
Twitter users are rightly disgusted.
So are Obama’s advisors throwing Obama under the bus on Syria? nytimes.com/2013/05/05/wor…
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) May 5, 2013
Obama aide says about RED LINE: “what the president said in August was unscripted”–> Oh sure, if it was unscripted we can all forget abt it
— Edisa (@EdisWorldView) May 5, 2013
#Obama aide says about #REDLINE: “what the president said in August wasunscripted”–> Oh, never mind then, Barry! nytimes.com/2013/05/05/wor… …
— Edisa (@EdisWorldView) May 5, 2013
Um, about that red line…I changed my mind, I think, but you should be scared of me, I’m strong…not. -Obama on Syria
— Laura Hall (@manishka78) May 5, 2013
A Red Line in August is not the same as Red Line in May. You buncha dummies. #POTUS
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) May 5, 2013
When #ISRAEL says theres a #REDLINE…it means U cross it, U suffer consequences! #OBAMA‘S REDLINE is made w/ an ERASER…SHAME ON OUR POTUS
— Edmond Sokol (@DEMSnREPS2BLAME) May 5, 2013
#HeadDesk MT @ktumulty: Obama administration now says Obama’s Syria “red line” was a gaffe. Huge implications here. nyti.ms/11KfIhI
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper) May 5, 2013
Amateur hour. MT @ktumulty: Obama administration says Obama’s Syria “red line” was a gaffe. Huge implications here. nyti.ms/11KfIhI
— Conservative Wahoo (@ConsWahoo) May 5, 2013
Apparently obama places the red line @ syria and Israeli planes blows it up .bebe gets it . Obama doesn’t .
— Eddie ‘s daughter(@BHanney) May 5, 2013
Obama’s “Red Line” on Syria seems to have been drawn with disappearing ink.
— Jim Hall (@tryonagitator) May 5, 2013
As Twitchy reported last evening, Israel launched a second strike against Syria.
This airstrike is brought to you by Obama’s “red line” sg.news.yahoo.com/rocket-attack-…
— Andrew Stiles (@AndrewStilesNRO) May 5, 2013
Shorter Israeli Defense Force: “President Obama, what about your gaffes?!”
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) May 5, 2013
Shorter Israel: we see the redline violation and we’ll do what Obama is afraid to do.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 4, 2013
Notice that as soon as Obama clarified that his Syria “red line” warnings were utter BS, Israel goes in and does the job for him.
— Jon Gabriel (@ExJon) May 5, 2013
The “Evolving Red Line” @exjon MT When Obama clarified that his Syria “red line” warnings were utter BS, Israeldoes the job for him.
— chase grace (@mkflyguy) May 5, 2013
Israel to Obama- “That’s a red line”
— S.M (@redsteeze) May 4, 2013
World notices. MT@exjon: Notice as soon as Obama clarified that his Syria “red line” warnings were utter BS, Israel goes in-does the job.
— Mary Smelser (@mdsmelser) May 5, 2013
Indeed.
To get a glimpse of what a disaster Obama Foreign Policy is make sure you read this NY Times piece nytimes.com/2013/05/05/wor… #Syria #redline
— Rastakhiz (@sedaye_iran) May 5, 2013
Forward!
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/05/05/paper-tiger-potus-obamas-red-line-on-syria-totally-just-a-gaffe-guys/
Please tell me John McCain didn't tweet his last tweet. Just looks woeful.
— Luke Scully (@Scullybones026) September 3, 2013
wait that @SenJohnMcCain tweet is real? I thought you guys were all making an easy joke.
— Pamela J. Hobart (@amelapay) September 3, 2013
As Twitchy noted earlier, an eagle-eyed Washington Post photographer spotted Sen. John McCain playing poker on his iPhone during today’s hearing on Syria. Word spread quickly through social media, and it didn’t take long for the news to reach McCain himself. The senator was unapologetic, though; it was a really long meeting, after all, and John Kerry was doing most of the talking.
http://twitter.com/#!/JamesGayleLaw/status/375022979870384128
Exactly. It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, as long as you had fun.
amazed that @SenJohnMcCain had the nerve to play games on his phone during senate hearing and then smirk at Rand Paul
— ComfyPaws™ (@ComfyPaws) September 3, 2013
Remind me, what was the hearing abt? RT @SenJohnMcCain: Scandal! Caught playing iPhone game at 3+ hour Senate hearing – worst of all I lost!
— annemarie wyley (@annemariewyley) September 3, 2013
I love #poker but hope if I was deciding fate of thousands of lives I could put game aside to deal with issue at hand. #Syria @senjohnmccain
— Jett Wilson (@jettzworld) September 3, 2013
Wow, 3 hrs @SenJohnMcCain? Nothing more tedious than discussing life & death & putting everyone in harms way to save Obama's reputation.
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) September 3, 2013
RT @michellemalkin: Obama played Spades during bin Laden raid. McCain played iPhone poker during Syria hearing. #matchmadeinhell
— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) September 3, 2013
http://twitter.com/#!/Stranahan/status/375024333996830721
Kind of gives the term “chewing scenery” a whole new meaning.
Carl (Jon Favreau) is a chef at an upscale restaurant who feels stunted by the repetitive menu insisted upon by his boss. When he loses his temper and consequently his job, he gets back to his cooking roots making Cuban sandwiches in a food truck with his estranged son.
Most Delicious Scene: Carl’s seductive and simple pasta with pesto.
Where You Can Watch It: Netflix.
Young, neglected housewife Ila (Nimrat Kaur) in Mumbai sends an extra-special lunch to her husband via the city’s sprawling courier service in the hopes of rekindling the flame. When it is mistakenly delivered to a solitary widower (Irfan Khan), the two begin a sweet though deluded relationship.
Most Delicious Scene: The paneer, in all its iterations.
Where You Can Watch It: Amazon.
Single mother Vianne (Juliette Binoche) and her daughter move to rural France and open a chocolaterie across the street from the local church. Their sweet indulgences and Sunday hours (gasp!) cause a moral uproar, unaided by the arrival of swarthy gypsy Roux (Johnny Depp). But really, how long can people hold out against chocolate?
Most Delicious Scene: Anytime a piece of chocolate passes Johnny Depp’s lips. UNF.
Where You Can Watch It: Amazon.
Brothers Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci) are Italian emigrants who have opened a restaurant in New York. Primo is the sophisticated chef who will not bow to patrons’ pedestrian expectations of Italian fare; Secondo is the smooth-talking manager who just wants to run a good business. When they’re tapped for a special benefit concert, they attempt to compromise and pull out all the stops for their “big night.”
Most Delicious Scene: The unveiling of the timpano.
Where You Can Watch It: Netflix.
This now-classic food documentary follows 85-year-old Jiro Ono, a world-renowned sushi chef completely devoted to his craft. Watching relentless pursuit of perfection is equal parts awe-inspiring, soul-crushing and totally mouthwatering.
Most Delicious Scene: Jiro sushi course “concerto.”
Where You Can Watch It: Netflix.
Set in a remote 19th Danish century village, two sisters forlorn lead a strict life spent caring for their father, the local minister. Years after missed opportunities to move away and the death of their father, they take in French refugee, Babette Hersant, as their servant. Babette repays the sisters for their kindness with a decadent French meal.
Most Delicious Scene: The feast, of course!
Where You Can Watch It: Hulu Plus.
This movie is all about the passionate affair between Tita (Lumi Cavazos), a beauty from a traditional Mexican family who is forbidden to marry, and Pedro (Marco Leonardi), the young stallion who has stolen her heart. If that doesn’t get you, here’s the twist: Everything Tita cooks is infused with her emotions, causing powerful and not always pleasant reactions in all who consume it.
Most Delicious Scene: Tita’s quail in rose petal sauce.
Where You Can Watch It: Netflix.
Jenna (Keri Russell) is a melancholy and pregnant waitress practicing the art of pie-making at her diner in the hopes of winning the local bake-off and earning enough money to leave her husband. All that changes when a cute new doctor comes to town, and the myriad pies become less a job for Jenna and more a form of therapy.
Most Delicious Scene: “Earl Murders Me Because I’m Having An Affair” Pie.
Where You Can Watch It: Amazon.
Remy (Patton Oswalt) is a rat with a sophisticated palette. When he comes across the kitchen of a fantastic French restaurant, he teams up with the awkward garbage boy Alfredo Linguini (Lou Romano) to bring both their cooking dreams to life. Hijinks ensue.
Most Delicious Scene: When Remy whips up his first soup.
Where You Can Watch It: Amazon.
Steve Coogan is asked to tour the finest restaurants of Northern England. When his girlfriend backs out, he invites his best frenemy and fellow comedian Rob Brydon instead. Get ready for incredible cuisine, beautiful countryside, and spot-on Michael Caine impressions.
Most Delicious Scene: Every time Rob orders the scallops.
Where You Can Watch It: Netflix.
This movie centers around the dinner table of a widowed, masterful Chinese chef and his three grown daughters in Taipai, Taiwan. Each heavenly Sunday meals brings a fresh clash between the modern, independent daughters and their traditional father.
Most Delicious Scene: The opening sequence. The precision! The steam! THE MEAT.
Where You Can Watch It: Amazon.
Based on a true story, Hortense Laborie (Catherine Frot) is a celebrated chef in small-town France who is suddenly tapped by the President of the Republic to be his personal cook. Though she faces mad shade from the mostly male kitchen staff and more attention from the president, Laborie finds power in her indisputably amazing cooking.
Most Delicious Scene: The president’s midnight tartine snack with black truffles.
Where You Can Watch It: Netflix.
A poor boy wins a chance to visit the most glorious chocolate factory ever imagined by mere human minds. Even the wallpaper tastes great! Dude who owns it is kind of strange, though.
Most Delicious Scene: THE CHOCOLATE ROOM.
Where You Can Watch It: Amazon.
The French and their chocolate, amiright? It’s the cute story of the owner of a small chocolate factory and his new chocolatiere, both painfully timid but totally passionate about their work.
Most Delicious Scene: The chocolate tasting.
Where You Can Watch It: iTunes.
Misfit scientist Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader) has created a machine to turn water into food, which goes haywire when it starts converting the water in the atmosphere: It starts raining food! So basically all your childhood—ok, adulthood—dreams come true.
Most Delicious Scene: The ice cream storm!
Where You Can Watch It: Amazon.
This delectable documentary follows three unique chefs, each serving very different in their own amazing way. From Michelin-rated to backyard BBQs, this movie explores how it doesn’t matter what or where you cook, just that you have a passion for food.
Most Delicious Scene: The twisted artistry of yuba, shrimp, orange, miso.
Where You Can Watch It: Netflix.
This film is about a Russian woman Emma (Tilda Swinton) who marries into a powerful Milanese family, though haute living leaves her feeling unfulfilled. Enter Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini), a talented chef who rewakens her passion for life with—what else?—food.
Most Delicious Scene: The prawns.
Where You Can Watch It: Amazon.
Ok, it’s about the rise of respectability in California winemaking, but you need something to wash down all these food films! Parisian sommelier Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) comes to Cali in 1976 to find the best wine to go head-to-head with its French counterparts in a blind taste test.
Most Delicious Scene: The Judgement of Paris.
Where You Can Watch It: Netflix.
When young Chihiro and her family make a pitstop on their way to their new home in the Japanese countryside, they wander into an abandoned amusement park secretly ruled by demons and spirits. When her parents are turned into pigs, Chihiro must find a way to barter with the master of the spiritual bathhouse for all of their freedom.
Most Delicious Scene: When the spirit No-Face is all of us: “Just keep the food coming! I want to eat everything!”
Where You Can Watch It: You can buy it on Amazon.
A dramatic interpretation of the lavish lifestyle of Marie Antoinette in the years leading up to the French Revolution. It’s hard to tell what’s more delicious: all the scandal or all the cake. (JK it’s obviously the cake.)
Most Delicious Scene: So many balls, so many pastries.
Where You Can Watch It: Amazon.
The drool-worthy retelling of one woman’s attempt to cook through Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Start watching for the food, keep watching for Meryl Streep.
Most Delicious Scene: Boeuf bourguinion and raspberry Bavarian cream.
Where You Can Watch It: iTunes.
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The new army of IRS agents enforcing O-care should at least be trained to give breast exams and diet advice.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) June 29, 2012
Yes. Or maybe they can at least buy us all dinner first!
On the heels of the decision that the Obamacare mandate is really a “tax,” Twitter users wonder what this means: Will their doctors be replaced by Mr. Tax Man? Naturally, this tax that isn’t a tax according to the Obama administration (words are hard) conveniently already sparked the addition of thousands of IRS employees to the government payroll.
Again, Obamacare has budget for 16K new IRS agents to enforce the law and nobody thought it was a tax?!?
— D. Dextra (@DollyDextra) June 29, 2012
https://twitter.com/RealCinders2/status/218754020926423040
@RedOctober7 @micflo18 Now that it was magically pulled a tax, it can be enforced through the IRS. 16,000 IRS agents have already been hired
— david smith (@petlessons) June 29, 2012
Thousands of new IRS agents are getting their wings today
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 28, 2012
What will these new health care decision makers and enforcers do?
Will the IRS agents who come for your ObamaCare tax be wearing scrubs and masks? That would enhance their effectiveness, because creepy.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) June 29, 2012
Super creepy! Kind of like the Stepford Doctors who were handed out lab coats in the Rose Garden. Welcome your new health care overlords.
After all, you don't want the IRS to come visiting, do you? MT @BarackObama: Say you're standing with President Obama on health care
— Rschrim (@Rschrim) June 29, 2012
When I was diagnosed w/cancer I was told my oncologist wld be my closest friend – know one said the IRS wld be my friend too!!! #tax #tcot
— Michael (@pfloyd325) June 29, 2012
How will the IRS enforce this health insurance tax on people who currently don't file tax returns?
— Jim Jamitis (@anthropocon) June 29, 2012
4500 new IRS agents…….ready to hunt you down…confiscate your bank account put a lien on your property….if you don't buy Obamascam
— f396 (@f396) June 29, 2012
Will IRS agents get training in how to give vaccines? #ObamaTAX
— Legal Immigrant (@votermom) June 29, 2012
It's like a big hug, delivered by the IRS. RT @davidharsanyi: you mean shared responsibility payment penalty
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) June 29, 2012
So will the IRS agents be signing me in at my doctors office? Taking my medical insurance card, payments?
— Jerry (@Durango24k) June 29, 2012
Obamacare: Doctors don't make house calls anymore but IRS Agents can't wait to make a visit.
— Cynthia Heath (@CynthiaCHeath) June 29, 2012
More power for the ever-popular, and now medical expert, Internal Revenue Service?
Exclusive: IRS officials tell FBN the Supreme Court health-care ruling gives the IRS more power than initially thought. http://t.co/S3K7T9Gl
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) June 29, 2012
@MarkSteynOnline: "Only in America does "health" "care" "reform" begin with the hiring of 16,500 new IRS agents" http://t.co/Z0kt2bsS
— Justin Hart (@justin_hart) June 29, 2012
The genius Mark Steyn sums it up best.
Indeed, citizens of many Continental countries now have more – what’s the word? – liberty in matters of health care than Americans. That’s to say, they have genuinely universal government systems alongside genuinely private-system alternatives. Only in America does “health” “care” “reform” begin with the hiring of 16,500 new IRS agents tasked with determining whether your insurance policy merits a fine. It is the perverse genius of Obamacare that it will kill off what’s left of a truly private health sector without leading to a truly universal system. However, it will be catastrophically unaffordable, hideously bureaucratic, and ever more coercive. So what’s not to like?
To give Chief Justice Roberts’ argument more credit than it deserves, governments use taxes as a form of incentive. There is mortgage-tax relief because the state feels homeownership is generally a good thing. Conversely, not buying health insurance is a bad thing, so such antisocial behavior should be liable to a kind of antisocial tax. But, as presently constituted, the Supreme Court’s new “tax” is a steal – $695 is cheaper than most annual health insurance policies. Especially when, under Obamacare, you’re allowed to wait till you get ill to take out health insurance, and you can’t be turned down. Which is why the cost of insurance is already rising, and will rise higher still down the road.
Bingo. But, hey, “shovel-ready” jobs for IRS agents.
Obamacare creating jobs. IRS will hire 4000+ agents to enforce the dang thing. But don't worry folks that will only affect taxpayers
— tom bononno (@tomjbo) June 29, 2012
So we can't now have our own plans? What kind of Maddof scheme are the Feds making us buy? IRS penalizing for non payment or incorrect plan?
— Carmen G Pastor (@cgpb) June 29, 2012
“If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” If the Tax Man says so, that is.
Fortunately for Obama, the IRS is really, really popular, so people will welcome its involvement in health insurance.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 28, 2012
So, there’s that. All hail unintended consequences?
Quack, quack, quack, Jamal.
Even though we all know Taraji P. Henson, who plays Cookie Lyon, is the star.
He played Terry Hall, younger brother of the more outspoken Jesse Hall (played by Brandon Quintin Adams), for the Ducks (formerly known as District 5).
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Where else are you gonna find a bag of eels, really?
Like this medieval ball and chain.
This one was loaded.
Fun fact: Anything that resembles a hand grenade is gonna get confiscated.
According to the TSA, “the passenger was attempting to transport 163 marine tropical fish and 22 invertebrates” into Venezuela.
Yes, that’s an actual thing someone tried to smuggle through a security checkpoint.
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.@BillMaher didn’t come through with his promised $5 million for charity so today I will sue him.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2013
Donald Trump announced today that he is suing Bill Maher over a reneged public bet.
Trump suing Maher for not delivering his promise for $5 mil for charity.
— Liz Fletcher (@LizzieFletch1) February 4, 2013
Donald Trump says he’s suing Bill Maher today for charity, ROFL. This outta be good.
— Joel Griffith (@Solameanie) February 4, 2013
Donald Trump: I’m Suing Pig Maher For $5 Million.nation.foxnews.com/donald-trump/2…#tcot
— Peyton James (@peytonjames) February 4, 2013
More from Fox Nation:
Maher vowed on The Tonight Show to give Trump $5 million towards a charity of his choice if he could prove that he was not the “spawn” of an orangutan, which was a spoof on Trump’s 5 million dollar offer to Obama in exchange for his college records.
“He promised me $5 million for charity if I provided certain information,” Trump said. “Well I provided the information. He didn’t pay. So today I sue Bill Maher for $5 million for charity.”
Trump follows up on Twitter.
I don’t know whether I will win or lose the @billmaher lawsuit but had an obligation to sue for charity.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2013
Bill Maher is quite the cretin, so some welcome this move.
@sdoocy @realdonaldtrump great for Donald Trump.Maher is nasty and I don’t know who in this world watches him????
— Betty Girten (@be_gi) February 4, 2013
@sdoocy @realdonaldtrump go trump, hope you win! Maher is a pinhead
— aj (@schutzhund007) February 4, 2013
so Donald Trump is suing Bill Maher for the $5 million?Good. He should. Shut that loud mouth jerk up for a bit.
— ShellyB (@Shelly_Bl) February 4, 2013
Breaking..Donald Trump to sue Bill Maher for $5MM for charity, for renigging on previous committment/deal.Pay up Bigmouth!!
— L Dean Davidson (@LDeanDavidson) February 4, 2013
@politico Hate to say it..but this time Trump is right. Maher is a stupid guy for doing that…and now he’s going to pay and pay big !
— John(@doodeedoo) February 4, 2013
@realdonaldtrump Mr. Trump, you’re suing Bill Maher for the $5,000,000 in charity he promised? Sir, I commend you. #StandingOvation
— Michael G. Mickey (@MichaelGMickey) February 4, 2013
@sdoocy GOOD for @realdonaldtrump . Maher is a hateful,vile, disgusting little man.
— ★♥ Harriet Baldwin(@HarrietBaldwin) February 4, 2013
But many seem to be rooting for injuries; Trump is a conservafraud and an attention-seeker.
@harrietbaldwin @sdoocy @realdonaldtrump So is Trump. Maher pretty smart. Trump is an asshole who spouts off at the mouth for no reason.
— Jacob Deaton (@deaton_jacob) February 4, 2013
Could they both just go far far away. #ImproveAmericaRT @politico: Donald Trump says he’s suing Bill Maher for $5M for charity because Maher
— Ron Thornsberry (@RonTberry) February 4, 2013
I want to sue Donald Trump for being an asshat. And Bill Maher too.
— Joseph (@Johoff23) February 4, 2013
There must be a way to permanently duct tape the mouths of both Trump and Bill Maher. newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-she…
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) February 4, 2013
@politico these two were made for eachother. #Colbert mocked trump the right way-Maher is just not as intelligent as Colbert.
— SamuraiGodZilla (@Samuraigodzilla) February 4, 2013
Trying to pick a side in the Donald Trump/Bill Maher feud is like trying to choose between cancer and syphilis.
— Southern Gooner (@MartinArsenalFC) February 4, 2013
Is there a method to this madness?
Let us analyze this: Donald Trump is going after Mac Miller, Bobby Jindal and Bill Maher. Celebrity Apprentice (all stars) begins March 3rd
— Francesska J-P (@toearlyforthis) February 4, 2013
Stay tuned! Hey, Maher forked over a million dollars for President Obama. Will he do it for charity?