Gag…. sputter… (Politico) Oprah called on President Obama’s critics on Friday to “show some level of respect.” “I feel that everybody has a learning curve, and I feel that the reason why I was willing to step out for him was because I believed in his integrity and I believed in his heart,” the influential TV host said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” in Chicago. (more…)
Good morning Treehouser’s. Hope everyone’s day is off to a good start. It’s Friday !!!
What’s on your mind today ? What stories are you following?
And this is supposed to make us feel better ?…. (via NewYorkTimes) …Mr. Obama watched Mr. Mubarak’s speech on board Air Force One, returning from a trip to Michigan, the press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said. As soon as he arrived at the White House, Mr. Obama huddled with his national security aides. The administration appeared as taken aback by Mr. Mubarak’s speech as the crowds in Tahrir Square. The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon E. Panetta, testified before the House of Representatives on Thursday morning that there was a “strong likelihood” that Mr. Mubarak would step down by the end of the day. (more…)
It started with Leon Panetta notifying the Administration and Security Officials that Mubarak was going to step down. Which led to this lead story (Thursday Morning).…..
WASHINGTON – CIA Director Leon Panetta says U.S. intelligence indicates that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is on his way out. (full article) (more…)
Oh shit… read this from El Baradei: “Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei reacts on Twitter to the latest developments: “Egypt will explode. Army must save the country now.”
Mubarak refuses to stand downhttps://english.aljazeera.net/
Egyptian president vows he will stay in office until September, and will not bow down to ‘foreign pressure’. (more…)
*coughbullsh!tcough* (Politico)- The White House is moving to stamp out reports that top officials — including Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — are sending conflicting signals about how best to resolve the crisis in Egypt.
(*pardonus interruptus, but this is just ridiculous. I’ve watched over two weeks of newswire reports and I can’t even figure out day-to-day which direction they’re headed* -SD) (more…)
Good morning crew of faithful TreeHouse’rs. BOLO for a rambunctious kitty (refer to yesterday thread for illicit details).
What is on your mind today?
Crew, We’ve got a problem……..
We tried desperately to keep this under wraps. But, it appears 
Ad rem has been outed at Luccianne.com …..
From what we can gather the potential for impropriety has become the topic of considerable discussion, and speculation.
Mr. Ad rem ain’t none to pleased either……
(more…)
C’mon, nothing better to do?…. (The Hill)- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) took to the House floor Tuesday night to criticize what she called a “demeaning” Pepsi ad that aired during the Super Bowl. In the ad for Pepsi Max, a black woman sitting on a park bench gets angry with her husband after an attractive, white female jogger sits down next to the couple and smiles and waves at the man. (more…)
