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The Daily F Bomb, Thursday 10/10/13

Interrogatories

Did you ever do any of those jobs they used to let kids do, like newspaper delivery? Do kids still deliver papers where you live?

Have you ever been tempted to cheat on your taxes? Have you ever been audited?

Do you have good negotiating skills? What do you use them for?

Do you enjoy any porridge like foods (oatmeal, malt-o-meal, cream of wheat, etc.)? Which ones? Do you add stuff like sugar and raisins?

The Twitter Emitter

The Daily F Bomb, Wednesday 10/9/13

Interrogatories

Did you have have to wear braces? If so, was your school one of the ones where braces were cool, or not?

Do you have any techniques for falling asleep when sleep eludes you?

Are you mechanically or technically inclined? Did you ever take things apart to see how they worked? If so, were you able to successfully reassemble such things?

Do you like the sound of motorcycle or other engines?

The Twitter Emitter

If Barbara Jordan was alive, this is what she would say, again


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I make no secret of the fact that I think Barbara Jordan was one of the most brilliant women, and politicians of our time. She was “the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, the first southern black female elected to the United States House of Representatives, and the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address at a Democratic National Convention”. She is one of my all-time sheroes.

I was driving in my car the other day, listening to my local public radio station (WAMC) and there was her voice coming through the speakers.  

The Daily F Bomb, Tuesday 10/8/13

Interrogatories

Have you ever had a major fire come close you where you live? Did you have to evacuate?

Do you often go to the theatre (not movies, live performances)? What is the last play you saw?

It’s National Fluffernutter Day? Do you even know what that is? Is this something you would actually buy and use?

Has the government shutdown personally affected you yet? In what ways?

The Twitter Emitter

The Daily F Bomb, Monday 10/7/13

Interrogatories

Were you ever bullied in school? Regularly? Did you ever bully anyone?

What superpowers would best suit your priorities in life?

Do you often see people where you live with weapons in public (not counting police officers)?

Do you own any guns? Can you hit a target?

The Twitter Emitter

The Daily F Bomb, Friday 10/4/13

Interrogatories

Hard tacos or soft tacos?

Have you ever been to Mt. Rushmore? Do you admire it as a work of art and feet of engineering, or see it as the ruination of a perfectly lovely mountain?

Non-POC bombers: do you believe you are privileged?

What is your definition of a hero? Can someone be a hero to you if you are ideologically opposed in some ways?

The Twitter Emitter

“Take a vote, stop this farce, and end this shutdown right now”


Remarks by the President on the Government Shutdown

Today in Rockville, MD, President Obama visited M. Luis Construction Company to talk about the impact of the government shutdown on the economy and why Congress needs to “just vote.” The President’s Small Business Jobs Act and other SBA programs have helped local businesses like M. Luis Construction grow in recent years, but the government shutdown has disrupted these programs.

POTUS didn’t pull his punches.

He was telling it like it is.

…you don’t negotiate by putting a gun to the other person’s head — or, worse yet, by putting a gun to the American people’s head by threatening a shutdown.

There will be no negotiations over this.  (Applause.) The American people are not pawns in some political game.  You don’t get to demand some ransom in exchange for keeping the government running. You don’t get to demand ransom in exchange for keeping the economy running.  You don’t get to demand ransom for doing your most basic job.  

Just in case the White House website shuts down, the full transcript is posted below.      

The Daily F Bomb, Thursday 10/3/13

Interrogatories

What radio station(s) did you grow up on? What kind of music did they play? What tunes come to mind when you think back to those days?

Did you have a favorite Mouseketeer?

How do you define obscenity?

The Twitter Emitter

The Daily F Bomb, Wednesday 10/2/13

Interrogatories

Who was your favorite Peanuts character, and why?

Do you usually name your cars? If so, what were their names?

Are you a jeans and t-shirt person, or something else? Do you tuck in your tees?

Are you now, or have you ever been a flirt, or just good at flirting?

The Twitter Emitter

The Daily F Bomb, Tuesday 10/1/13

Happy Government Shutdown Day! Happy Obamacare Exchange Day!

Interrogatories

Have you ever had a CT Scan? Have you ever had an MRI? Did you find either one to be an ordeal?

Are you very organized? Is your system of organization organized or haphazard (but YOU know where everything is)?

It’s International Drum Month. Do you have a favorite drummer?

Chili – beans or no beans? What sort of garnishes do you like? Do you have a good recipe? Do you have a favorite restaurant chili?

The Twitter Emitter

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