Obama Family Photo By Annie Leibovitz Released

What a lovely photo. Annie Leibovitz always does beautiful portraits. The other thing that you notice is that the older daughter is definitely Michelle's girl; while the younger daughter is Barack's little girl. Very sweet.



As a First Family portrait this is powerful and beautiful because it says: Here is a young, educated, intelligent, and loving family who worked hard to get where they are, and are enjoying a great life in the United States. Oh, and they just happen to be persons of color. What a great message to send to the country and to the rest of the world!
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Retro-Mac: Which Clunky Apple Computer Was The Worst? (PHOTOS, POLL)

I can't recall the model of Mac that I had that was a lemon, but I can recall many models that were great. The CS and CX were both good. The FX was good. The 8500 and 9500 models were good. And the G5's were very good. But my sentimental favorite was the Quadra 650. It was one of the first models to have the PowerPC chip. It wasn't the fastest or biggest of it's day, but it was like a Chevy pickup truck: it just kept running. Always. I kept it clean of games and custom fonts, which always caused problems then, and it ran like a pro. I also have to say that the newer iMac models are also very good computers. They are stable, easy to use, all-in-one, with clear screens and up to 4 GB of RAM. They make very good computers for designers.
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Liz Cheney needs to shut the hell up!

Liz Cheney needs to shut the hell up!

She is the eldest daughter of the former Vice President Dick Cheney. She was handed several jobs within the Bush administration and also helped her father get reelected as Vice President in 2004.

Lately though, she has emerged along with her father as chief apologist for the crimes of the Bush administration. She has also launched several attacks on the Obama administration, the latest of which she criticizes the Nobel Prize Jury for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama. She called the prize a "farce", claimed that it is not a legitimate award if given to the current President, and that the only way to legitimize it would be if the family of a US military member accepted it.

That is a pretty big rock for Ms. Cheney to be throwing when she lives in such a large glass house. If you recall her father, military hawk Dick Cheney received multiple military deferments to avoid service in Viet Nam. Furthermore, Ms. Cheney herself has avoided serving her country by enlisting in the armed services or the National Guard despite having no age, gender, or physical barriers preventing her from doing so.

Her father, while virtually devoid of human emotion, at least has the credentials to speak about this subject with credibility. Liz Cheney on the other hand has had no such experience as Chief of Staff to the President, or Secretary of Defense. So why does anyone pay attention to her? Obviously for her famous family lineage. But that lineage is one in which her father revealed the identity of a covert CIA agent, authorized torture upon human beings, created an illegal domestic campaign to spy upon the American people, pushed hard for the failed war in Iraq, tried to push for the bombing of Iran, let Osama bin Laden escape in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, and fell asleep at the helm in September of 2001 and ignored FBI and CIA warnings suggesting that an attack by Osama bin Laden was imminent.

That is NOT a lineage that I would be proud of. If it were mine, I would not have the gaul to criticize a visionary leader such as President Obama. But then the Cheney family have never been big believers in humility or honesty. They have proven that they will say anything; do anything that furthers their selfish quest for power. And that above all else is why Liz Cheney needs to shut the hell up.

'Daily Show' Destroys CNN For Fact-Checking 'SNL' Instead Of Their Guests (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart destroys CNN for fact-checking a skit from Saturday Night Live but neglecting to check many of the outrageous statements made by their interviewees such as AZ Senator John Kyl, UT Senator Orrin Hatch and others. Stewart targets CNN but obviously his message is a broad comment on the current state of news gathering. It has become less about providing the public service of keeping the government in check by researching & fact-checking; and more about sensationalism and appearing to provide "balanced" coverage. Usually the "balance" that they strive for comes at the expense of watering-down valid points & issues because even one person disagrees. These days I put much more faith in organizations such as Media Matters, Politifact, and HuffPost.
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