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Yikes! MO is Bored: First Mom out Looking for her own Turf

Mrs. First Mom is getting restless after two long weeks in that very boring white house, what with all of those ancient, out-of-style antiques, the fawning chefs and the wait staff, and the kids off to the very private school with grandma in the wings to watch over them…what to do, what to do: MO’s head is spinning and her feet are marching. 

 

What if this woman showed up in your office? Gulp.

First, she showed up in the Department of Education, talking about how “we” are going to do this and going to do that; how “we” are so proud of you; how “we” are so happy to be here; like blahblah blahblah.  Who’s the “we”, we ask?  MO very quickly corrected herself, clarifying how “we” meant the administration, not her and Mr. First Dad.  This does not sound good for the employees of the Department of Education.  Gulp.

 

Next, she showed up at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Here, she received a rousing welcome because, of course, “we” have a stimulus package “we” are pushing that will keep HUD’s employees’ wheels greased for a very long time.  Oink Oink.

 

She also recently dined with Mrs. Sidekick Jill Biden and the Mayor of Washington D.C.; MO says, “we”, I mean she, plans on spending more time learning about DC than past “we’s” (or she’s…this is so confusing).

 

And of course, she showed up for the signing of the Lily Ledbetter Act, taking credit for something she and “we” had nothing to do with passing.

 

MO says she plans on visiting all of the different administrative agencies that Mr. First Dad now reigns over just to say “thank you” and to listen.  She has a four person staff of her own advisors to assist her in learning how to say thank you to people who work for a government that she is not proud of (well, not until now; because of Mr. First Dad’s successes she’s starting to feel a tingle, just like Mr. Matthews did, right up the leg).  Sounds like serious business to me. Yikes!

 

So…Malia and Sasha are off the main menu while MO is busy listening, thanking, and getting to know the federal bureaucracy.  MO is no stay-at-home mom as far as we can see, and that, gulp, is scary.

 

Even more interesting, and possibly destructive, is the future of our younger generation, as the names people give their kids can mark them for life. Take a look at these possibilities. Double Yikes!

 

 

A Great Day for Women: Sarah Palin, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Hillary Clinton

The past 24 hours has been a showcase of talented women rising to the challenge:  Gov. Sarah Palin, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Hillary Clinton.

 

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin delivers her 2009 State of the State speech to a packed joint legislative floor in the Capitol Building on January 22, 2009.

Last night Gov. Sarah Palin delivered her State of the State address to a joint session of the Alaskan legislature.  I was able to watch the 30 minute speech, which Gov. Palin appeared to deliver without a teleprompter or any notes.  I mean, I did not once see her look down and there was nothing in her hands so, unless the speech was projected on the back wall of the room, she delivered it extemporaneously.

 

Now, I am wondering if only people who attend Harvard University need to use Teleprompters and notes.  Maybe they have a class specifically designed to train future presidents on how to read a speech and convince everyone you are brilliant.  I guess Sarah didn’t learn that where she went to school, so she just ‘told it like it is’ all on her own.  Congratulations Sarah on a job well done.

 

You can find the full text of her speech here: http://gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=867

 

Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during an introductory news conference where Gov. David A. Paterson named her as the replacement for Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate. At left is former RepublicanSen. Al D'Amato. (AP Photo / January 23, 2009)

Today, Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand was named by Governor David Paterson as the replacement for Hillary Clinton as Senator for New York .  Kirsten is a Congresswoman from upstate New York and a member of the Congressional Democratic Blue Dog coalition.  She voted against the federal banking bailout and she is a hunter who supports gun ownership. ( I like this woman).  She also supports marriage equality and women’s rights.  She has garnered the support of Republicans, gay-rights groups, and women’s groups.  She has won twice in a traditionally Republican district and raised $4 million in her last campaign. 

 

She is a supporter of Hillary Clinton and somehow I bet Hillary and Bill had something to say about this selection.  Honestly, she is almost too perfect to be true.  The more I hear about this woman the more I like her.  Congratulations Kirsten.

 

You can find a video of her speech here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLYUD55VCB4&eurl=http://www.hillarysvillage.net/showthread.php?t=6429

 

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives at the State Department on her first day greeted by a standing room only crowd of Department employees.  State Department Photo by Michael Gross

Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton officially greeted her employees at the State Department.  She was enthusiastically received and delivered a very uplifting talk that expressed her approach to the job and the department.  Clearly, everyone was very excited to have this wonderful opportunity to work for The Real President of the United States .  (The Fantasy President and his sidekick Joe showed up later that day.  I guess the Usurper was afraid Hillary might be getting too much attention). 

 

Although I am extremely disappointed that the Real President doesn’t get to work out of the Oval Office, I am happy for Hillary that she has a new challenge to undertake on behalf of our country.  Congratulations Hillary. 

 

You can find the full text of her speech to her employees here:

http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/01/115262.htm