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Mayor Bloomberg Announces Results of New Study

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today the findings of a study financed by the Mayor and conducted by the Berkeley Science and Health Institute of Technology (B.S.H.I.T.). The study, called Big Gulps and Guns, A Deadly Combination, found a statistical relationship between the drinking of oversize sodas, commonly referred to as Big Gulps, and gun violence.  According to study, over 99% of all gun-related murders in t his country over the last five years have been committed by someone who drank a Big Gulp or similar sized soda less than four hours before the murder. The study goes on to demonstrate that there is a 40% chance of a person committing a serious crime before bedtime on any day that he/she consumes a plus sized soda. According to the mayor, “This demonstrates why it is so important to ban both guns and Big Gulps.  By taking action on these two issues at the same time, we can with great certainty eliminate gun violence in America.  But the benefits don’t need to be limited to just the United States.  That’s why I’m taking my Guns and Big Gulps campaign overseas to the Middle East, both to Israel and the Arab nations.  Perhaps we finally have within in our power the tool to solve the Middle East conflict for once and for all.”

©Obamabeans  4.25.2013

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Rep. Diana DeGette Defends Herself Against Criticism of Her Remarks on High Capacity Magazines

Representative Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) today defended herself against critics whom have claimed that DeGette did not know what high capacity magazines were.  “I know exactly what high capacity magazines are.  They are magazines published by right wing gun nuts that propagandize for gun ownerships and are probably funded by N.R.A. advertising.  I’ve never actually read the Constitution, but I’ve read quite a bit about it and I realize the 2nd Amendment says that people have the right to say anything they want to, but enough is enough.  These magazines need to be shut down and their printing presses destroyed.” 

©Obamabeans 04/08/2013

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Obamabeans Interview with Arthur Sulzberger, Publisher of the New York Times

Recently Obamabeans reporters had a chance to interview Arthur Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times. In the interview Mr. Sulzberger was asked about David Brooks’ role at the Times, and whether Brooks was there as a “token” conservative writer.  David Brooks is a columnist with the Times and is often cited as the lone conservative voice there, with the remaining columnists, including Paul Krugman, Maureen Dowd, Gail Collins, Thomas Friedman, etc. firmly in the progressive category.  Mr. Sulzberger’s reply was as follows:

“The short answer is ‘no’, David is not our ‘token’ conservative.  Our policy at the Times is to hire the best writers and the best thinkers out there.  David is certainly one of the best columnists writing today.  And besides, David is not really that conservative. For gosh sakes, he was at one time even excited about Barack Obama becoming President, even if it was only for a very brief time.  I will admit to a kind of tokenism of a different sort. Before we hired David, the editors and myself had decided that to add some diversity to our panel of columnists, we should try to find at least one writer who was not pompous, condescending, and altogether full of himself, just to counterbalance to some degree all the other writers at the Times.  Luckily we found David who fit the bill on all accounts.”

©Obamabeans 04/05/2013

 

 

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Vice President Biden Makes Revealing Statement About the 2012 Presidential Campaign

Vice President Joe Biden told reporters today that he went “commando” throughout the entire 2012 Presidential Campaign.  When asked by reporters why, Biden said “I felt like it just put a little extra bounce in my step”.

©Obamabeans 04/03/2013

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Celebrity News: James Franco Log, March 28th.

James Franco has been in the news a lot lately, and our celebrity editors here at Obamabeans have endeavored to keep his fans appraised of all his recent publicity, however puzzling. Here is their summary of his activity:

Franco appeared on Howard Stern’s radio show this week and told the audience that Lindsay Lohan wanted to sleep with him but he said no.  Franco also said that he did not like Anne Hathaway but that they were still friends. He also said he had a current girlfriend but would not give her name. Earlier in the week Franco was seen at the New York Museum of Modern Art watching a performance art exhibit where the actress Tilda Swinton sleep in a glass box.

This leaves Franco’s fans with several questions:  Did Franco not like Lindsay Lohan but still consider her a friend? Did Franco sleep with Anne Hathaway but still not like her?  Is that why he doesn’t like her?  Does he sleep with his girlfriend? Does he like her? Does he like Tilda Swinton? Is she a friend? Is she his girlfriend?  Did Franco sleep with her, and if he did, was it in a glass cage? How does he attend college classes, lecture at universities, and still have time to do everything he does?

Other statements made by Franco this week:

He announced that he has just completed a new book of poetry, entitled Love Letters to Barack which he hopes will be published later this year.

Mr. Franco again publicly denied that the new movie, Oz the Great and Powerful, in which he stars, was autobiographical.

©Obamabeans 03/28/2013

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First Shovel Ready Jobs Created in California

California officials today were pleased to announce that the first shovel ready jobs will now be created in California four years after the Stimulus Package was passed.  “It’s taken awhile for the jobs to show up but we’re glad they’re finally here” said Governor Jerry Brown.  The jobs will be involved in creating a new landfill to bury the hundreds of defective solar panels from the now bankrupt Solyndra manufacturing facility in Fremont.  Governor Brown also noted that these jobs are in reality “green jobs, even though most people might not see it that way at first”.  Later in the day, Al Gore tweeted ”This is just further proof that the future of job creation in this country lay in Green Energy”.

 ©Obamabeans 03/27/2013

 

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Vice President Explains $585,000 Hotel Bill

Vice President Joe Biden explained to reporters today that the $585,000 hotel bill for his one night stay in Paris is misleading.  “I think there’s a big misunderstanding going on here” said the Vice President. “The $585,000 is actually in French dollars, which are worth only like ten percent of an American dollar. So you see the real cost is a lot closer to $17,000.”

©Obamabeans 03/27/2013

 

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Treasury Department to Privatize

The White House today announced that they were proposing legislation to privatize the Treasury Department.  Spokesperson Jay Carney said that the sale would result in an annual savings of up to one billion dollars.  Said Carney “I think most of you know we are not a big fan of privatization here at the White House. But when you look at the large number of investment bank personnel that work at the Treasury Department and realize that they are performing the same functions and advocating the same policies that they did at their former employers, it just makes sense for them to stay at the big banks, do what they’re already doing, and save the tax payers’ money.” Carney said the contract would be awarded through competitive bidding, but that the decision had already been made that the winner would be Goldman Sachs.

 

©Obamabeans 03/25/2013

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New York Times Congratulates New Pope

 

In a major editorial today in The New York Times, the editors congratulated Pope Francis on his election and urged him to quickly take steps to modernize the Church and to begin to make the Church once again relevant in modern society.  Specifically they asked the new Pope to implement the following actions:

  • Abandon celibacy as a requirement for the priesthood, while limiting sexual partners to no more than three a day.
  • Actively promote abortion as a lifestyle decision.
  • Promote the use of contraceptives.
  • Embrace homosexuality, except for existing priests who may have been in the closet for years. These priests should be defrocked.
  • Formally state that marriage can be between any number of people, any sex, any age, and any species.
  • Rename Christmas Kwanzaa.
  • Commit to making the next Pope a woman; immediately raise the number of woman priests, bishops, and archbishops to over 50% of the total, even if it means ordaining non-Christian women.
  • Accept Islam as equal or superior to Christianity.
  • Apologize to all people, living or dead, who may not have liked the Catholic Church, including Maureen Dowd.
  • Embrace any other items on the Democratic Party Platform not previously mentioned.

Recognizing the power of tradition which has been present for centuries in the Catholic Church, The Times’ editors stated that the clergy could keep their robes and funny hats but wear them only on holidays.

If the new Pope is willing to make these changes, The Times then recommends he immediately take the following actions to modernize the image of the Church:

  • Deliver Mass wearing sandals and a t-shirt.
  • Make numerous appearances on Jay Leno, Dave Letterman, and The View.
  • Schedule numerous photo ops with the Pope skiing in the Alps and windsurfing in the Caribbean.
  • Take up skeet shooting as a hobby and occasionally golf with Tiger Woods.
  • Vacation at George Clooney’s villa in the south of Italy.
  • Date a supermodel and give her free run of the Vatican.
  • Make sure the supermodel presents the award for Best Picture at the Oscars.
  • Excommunicate Paul Ryan.
  • Nominate President Obama for sainthood.

To encourage the new Pope to quickly take these actions, Maureen Dowd, columnist for The Times, has agreed to quit sending hate mails to the Pope and stop circulating anonymous emails containing a picture of a well known porn star with the Pope’s face superimposed.

The Times editors noted that some critics might say that, if these changes were implemented, the Catholic Church would be no different than the Episcopalians; the editors then iterated that the priests get to keep their robes and funny hats.

©Obamabeans 03/14/2013

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Al Gore Green Energy Wealth Creation System

Al Gore announced today that he has written a new book, entitledThe Al Gore Green Energy Wealth Creation System, which should be on the market by late summer. In the book Gore describes how investors can become wealthy and at the same time promote “green” causes by following his guidelines.  Below is a step-by-step summary of his system:

  • 1.  Investigate emerging “green” technologies.
  • 2. Select a technology that is based on its popularity with the media, preferably one which President Obama has mentioned in a speech.
  • 3.  Contact a well connected political figure who has an interest in “green” causes (someone like Al Gore); offer him a share of your new company in lieu of consulting fees. Have a press conference.
  • 4.  Contact various rich investors, celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio, and government agencies requesting seed money. Have a press conference.
  • 5.  After obtaining funding ($1,000,000 to $10,000,000), hire a small team of engineers and build a working prototype.
  • 6.  Call a news conference showcasing the prototype.  Make sure the public understands that although the prototype cost several million dollars to build, when in mass production the green device would only cost $1.57 a piece. Ask Leonardo DiCaprio to speak.
  • 7.  Contact investment bankers, preferable Goldman Sachs (due to its political connections); issue a public offering of stock. Plan on raising $100,000,000 million in capital while insuring that you and your consultant still control 51% of the company. Have a press conference. Invite the President to speak.
  • 8. Raise $100,000,000 in cash. Have a press conference.
  • 9. Give yourself a $5,000,000 salary. Give your consultant $5,000,000 in consulting fees.
  • 10.  Find a building site. Have a press conference.
  • 11.  Ask for local and state tax abatements. Have a press conference.
  • 11.  Hire lots more engineers. Have a press conference. Ask the President to speak.
  • 12. Promise to hire a lot more people. Have a press conference.
  • 13.  Ask for $100,000,000 worth of government grants.  Have a press conference.
  • 14.  After receiving grants, begin construction of plant.  Have a press conference.
  • 15.  Announce that, due to unplanned difficulties, you will require $100,000,000 more in grants. Have a press conference.
  • 16. After receiving additional grants, have press conference with President, thanking him.
  • 17.  Raise your salary to $10,000,000. Give consultant addition $5,000,000 in fees.
  • 17. Announce that, due to more unplanned difficulties, you will require $100,000,000 more in grants. Have a press conference.
  • 18. After receiving additional grants, have press conference with President, thanking him again.
  • 19.  After receiving orders for the new device, based on a $1.57 sales price, issue additional stock. Have a press conference.
  • 20.  Ask the investment bankers to start slowly selling your shares as well as your consultant’s shares, with as little publicity as possible.
  • 22. Tell engineers that you can no longer pay them, but to “hang tough”.
  • 23. Notify suppliers that they will need to cut their prices by 50% for the new enterprise to succeed.
  • 21.  After conferring with your engineers, announce that the new device will actually cost $1,789 a piece and delivery a third of the originally predicted performance.
  • 22.  File bankruptcy.
  • 23.  Look for new “green” technology to start all over again.
  • 24.  Have a press conference. Invite the President.

Although your enterprise ends with bankruptcy, practically everyone emerges as a winner:

  • You receive several million dollars in salary, plus millions in capital gains from the sale of your stock.
  • Your consultant receives several million dollars in consulting fees, plus millions in capital gains from the sale of his stock.
  • Goldman Sachs receives million of dollars in transaction fees for the issuance of new stock.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and other investors get to feel good about investing in a noble cause: “green” energy.
  • President Obama gets to make numerous press conferences.
  • The engineers got paid during a portion of their tenure at the company; they get to add “green” technology to their resume, and are subsequently hired at a new emerging “green” company.
  • Al Gore gets to write a book about it.
  • Taxpayers get the satisfaction of knowing that the President is living up to his campaign promises.

©Obamabeans 03/13/2013

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