Barack Obama, Personnel Genius

By: Eli Friday January 6, 2012 6:01 pm

Okay, quick business quiz for everyone: What do you do with an employee who is incompetent, insubordinate, and constantly sneaking around behind your back? If you’re Barack Obama you force him to keep working for you.

FDL Book Salon Welcomes Darell Hammond, KaBOOM!: How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play

By: Angelou Ezeilo Saturday June 25, 2011 1:59 pm

Whether you are looking for a blueprint for how to run a successful non-profit organization, or just interested in reading an inspiring story about how a man from humble beginnings sparked a play movement for children around the country, KaBoom! is a must read.

Late Night: Lardish Limbaugh Wrong

By: Lisa Derrick Tuesday February 22, 2011 8:00 pm

Actually, the problem is, while Rush may be used to downing ribs with that many calories, the rib–yes one rib– enjoyed by the First Lady at Kelly Liken in Vail, Colorado with her daughters, while tasty, carried less than half that caloric load.

Late Night: Sarah Palin Says Stay Fat, America, and Free!

By: Lisa Derrick Tuesday December 7, 2010 8:00 pm

Since Sarah wants the government out of our kitchens, let’s keep ‘em out of our bedrooms too! And our living rooms! And our backyards!

Kathleen Parker: Why Can’t Michelle Obama Be More Like George W. Bush?

By: Blue Texan Wednesday August 11, 2010 10:30 am

Here’s the Pulitzer Prize winner, explaining why the First Lady’s vacation in Spain is so tasteless and unBush-like.

Lousy School Lunch Bill One Step Closer to Passage

By: Jill Richardson Monday March 29, 2010 8:01 am

If the Obama Administration cares about children having healthy food, why are they letting Blanche Lincoln write the school lunch bill?

Doesn’t It Seem Like Every Week Some Republican Asshole Gets Caught Sending a Racist Email?

By: Blue Texan Sunday March 7, 2010 11:30 am

You’d think they’d have learned their lesson by now.

Michelle Obama Sets the Table — and Sets an Example

By: Christy Hardin Smith Friday March 6, 2009 5:59 am

How about we start Friday off with a little good news for a change? See if you can keep from smiling after reading this: “Ou[r] guests,” Gibson said, “are people on the street, people usually look through them. We all see people walk by them. That’s why we call them guests — not clients because they are special. Mrs. Obama’s visit tells our guests they are not forgotten. That President Obama and Mrs. Obama care about their neighborhood and their neighbors who a lot of people don’t care about.”

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