Pretty much everybody loved Betty Ford, who was the nice first lady between Nixon and Carter. She has gone to Heaven now, with Gerald Ford, who died at some point in the recent past. As a video tribute, we found this weird foreign videotape of some crappy American soap opera, from maybe the 1980s, when a character did the stereotypical thing of being a drunk/drug addict sent to the Betty Ford Center. Betty Ford, everybody! Here are some
I don't know about the boozing, but there was that 118-year-old woman in France who gave up smoking at 80. That's my target for backing off on my favorite vices.
I clicked on his profile after he started following me to see if he was the troll in question...apparently he liked the "you know who else..." meme and is wielding it on Breitbart. Hmm. Seriously, it is really pathetic for someone to spend that much time and attention for so long trying to troll a website.
It's like Libertarians; once upon a time it could mean a gun-owning leftist, now it almost exclusively means a wingnut who thinks the Republicans don't go far ENOUGH.
She looked out at the political landscape too often and saw what was happening to her beloved Republican Party. Things like that will wear a body down.
I feel ya. Been an independent since I first registered to vote at 18. I did it then because I just didn't fully identify with either party and didn't want to label myself incorrectly. The party pendulum has swung far since then and, while I think my fundamental beliefs really haven't changed much, I now find myself left-of-democrat and diametrically opposed to the rethugs and their reprehensible social positions, idiotic fiscal policy, and general disrespect for truth and decency. Snark fail.
I have an older child who does help a lot, but I naively thought that she also needed to have her own life. If only I had taken inspiration from Sarah earlier.
I think you misunderstand me, Herr Doktor. I agree that sincerity, altruism, and admiration are good targets for sarcasm. Making fun of Trig, Justin Bieber, or Sara Boyle is just plain fun in a transcendental, meta sort of way. It's like Salvador Dali kicking the crutches out from under cripples.
"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him! Then dress the corpse up in an 'I'm with Stupid' tee-shirt and take pictures."
Nancy: Dying? I'll just say no.
Death: Too bad, bitch...I say go.
I don't know about the boozing, but there was that 118-year-old woman in France who gave up smoking at 80. That's my target for backing off on my favorite vices.
"Palin will start her bus tour again in the same town on the same day Betty is buried."
That reminds me -- someone better slash the tires on the Westboro Baptist shortbus.
Downy McFistula doesn't take the time to read the posts.
That sounds terrible. Was they learned?
I clicked on his profile after he started following me to see if he was the troll in question...apparently he liked the "you know who else..." meme and is wielding it on Breitbart. Hmm. Seriously, it is really pathetic for someone to spend that much time and attention for so long trying to troll a website.
It's like Libertarians; once upon a time it could mean a gun-owning leftist, now it almost exclusively means a wingnut who thinks the Republicans don't go far ENOUGH.
She looked out at the political landscape too often and saw what was happening to her beloved Republican Party. Things like that will wear a body down.
I feel ya. Been an independent since I first registered to vote at 18. I did it then because I just didn't fully identify with either party and didn't want to label myself incorrectly. The party pendulum has swung far since then and, while I think my fundamental beliefs really haven't changed much, I now find myself left-of-democrat and diametrically opposed to the rethugs and their reprehensible social positions, idiotic fiscal policy, and general disrespect for truth and decency. Snark fail.
I miss sane Republicans, period.
this was exactly my trajectory.
space FUCKING pac!
where is our space FUCKING pac. i am not snarking here. i have said this over and over again sometimes at huffpo.
i need to have a spacepac before i die.
i'm sorry who is laura bush?
That's true for some people (Michael Jackson) but for others it reminds us of good things that we have long since taken for granted.
I have an older child who does help a lot, but I naively thought that she also needed to have her own life. If only I had taken inspiration from Sarah earlier.
I think you misunderstand me, Herr Doktor. I agree that sincerity, altruism, and admiration are good targets for sarcasm. Making fun of Trig, Justin Bieber, or Sara Boyle is just plain fun in a transcendental, meta sort of way. It's like Salvador Dali kicking the crutches out from under cripples.
"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him! Then dress the corpse up in an 'I'm with Stupid' tee-shirt and take pictures."