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Priceless photo of the day: Homeless…with a cellphone
Priceless photo of the day: Homeless…with a cellphone
Pop singer Crystal Waters did a song many years ago called “She’s Homeless.” [...] Read the rest »
Michelle Obama serves food to D.C. poor and homeless, but...
Michelle Obama serves food to D.C. poor and homeless, but...
latimesblogs.latimes.com — First Lady Michelle Obama showed up Thursday as a surprise and welcome volunteer at Miriam's Kitchen, a... soup kitchen for homeless poor people not far from the White House. She brought with her some food donated by White House staff. The ... (more) Michelle Obama serves food to D.C. poor and homeless, but...
Definition of 'Homeless' Inflates Number of Homeless Kids
foxnews.com — A well publicized report that an estimated 1.5 million American children experienced homelessness in 2005-06 did not... use the federal definition of homelessness and used a different definition that grossly inflated the actual number. (more) Definition of 'Homeless' Inflates Number of Homeless Kids
Conservatives angry over Michelle Obama's trip to homeless shelter
salon.com — It seems Michelle Obama can't even do a good deed without inspiring some outrage on the right.... The first lady visited a Washington, D.C., homeless shelter on Thursday, bringing fruit collected in a White House food drive and serving some of the ... (more) Conservatives angry over Michelle Obama's trip to ...
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Add This To The Cellphone Photo Story
Riehl World View — ... I was looking to follow up on the story of the Michelle Obama pics taken with a cellphone at a homeless shelter when I found this in ...

Photo of the Day: Michelle Obama Serves Up Food to Poor and Homeless with Cell Phones
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Michelle asks whether there is a government bailout to provide Blackberry Pearls, since there is one to already provide the poor cell phones. ...

What Koppelman Left Out
Riehl World View — ... Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin was one of those who joined the resulting scrum, writingthat the photo "ruin[ed] what was supposed to be a sob story photo op of the compassionate Mrs. O catering to the downtrodden." She, in turn, linked to another blogger, ...

A Children’s Treasury Of Conservative Reactions To This Poor Guy Having a Cellphone Near Michelle Obama
Wonkette » top — ... A Children’s Treasury requires at least three (3) examples, and Malkin wrote something, but we are still too scared of Kathy Shaidle and will have to end this post now, so we can go cry in dark corners of our basements. ...

Get Up Off My Minutes
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... Oh, my God - some guy at a homeless shelter took a picture of Michelle Obama on his cell phone.  Now, keep in mind that nobody knows who this guy is (meaning that he could have worked there, or been volunteering, or just been some dude that heard Michelle Obama was there, or he could have also been homeless/poor), which hasn’t stopped conservatives from declaring him The Worst Drunken Negro In The World. ...

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
The Moderate Voice — ... A different Michelle - Malkin by name - decided to take this opportunity to cast stones on the effort and focus on the fact that somebody at the shelter had a cell phone. ...

I’m Not Letting This Go Just Yet
Comments from Left Field — ... please educate those not in the know! 10. As the First Lady, it is her duty to smile if a citizen wants a picture (provided the situation is safe). 11. The guy could be a plant to embarrass First Lady Michelle Obama in a picture or just a regular guy that wanted a picture (hope he didn’t just cut in the line). Criticism of this photo and situation is pointless, nonsensical, quite petty, and loopy. That goes double for you here and here. And Mrs. Malkin, your Blackberry Pearl comment is cute but no cigar. Read my list MRS. SUPER MAGNIFY ...

Thank God liberals have their priorities straight
All — ... Despite getting thousands of hits from the Daily Kos, Salon and Wonkette for my/our post(s) observing the indisputable fact that "homeless" people have no right to have cell phones, I've only received ten or so "negative" emails in response. ...

Let's Make Poverty Less Enticing
Jon Swift — ... a lot. Michelle Malkin castigated the homeless man for "ruining what was supposed to be a sob story photo op of the compassionate Mrs. O catering to the downtrodden" and speculated that his phone bills are probably sent to Acorn. ...

What's Wrong With This Picture?
Moonbattery — ... As you can see, one of the downtrodden is commemorating the event by snapping a picture of BOO with his cell phone. He must have left his Nikon back at the refrigerator box. Under Obamunism, even poverty is fake. But it won't be for long. Hat tip: Michelle Malkin, on a tip from Burning Hot.

Why Won’t the LA TIMES Fire Andrew Malcolm?
The Democratic Daily — ... A different Michelle - Malkin by name - decided to take this opportunity to cast stones on the effort and focus on the fact that somebody at the shelter had a cell phone. ...

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