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November 14th at 11:35AM

Cheneys Host Bidens For Presumably Awful Visit

POSTED BY: Ethan Ris


Imagine this classic neighborhood scene.  A guy is moving out of his house, and wants to extend some friendship to the new owner, so he calls him up and says "Why don't you and the wife come on over to chat before the big move?"

OK, now imagine that the two men in question are Dick Cheney and Joe Biden.  Can you blame me for being a little skeptical that the visit was officially deemed peachy-keen?

Days after President George W. Bush welcomed President-elect Barack Obama to the White House, the nation's top surrogate, Dick Cheney, tonight greeted his successor, Joe Biden, in a private meeting at the vice president's residence, Washington's Naval Observatory.

"It was a good visit," read a statement released by Cheney's office. "The Cheneys enjoyed giving the Bidens a tour of the residence and wished them well as they make it their home in January."

"The Bidens thank the Cheneys for welcoming them into their home and for their gracious hospitality," said Biden spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander.

Give me a break.  Man, even those official statements are teeming with passive-aggression!

No press were allowed at the visit, which is never a good sign.  The whole event lasted just 50 minutes - not even enough time for Lynne Cheney to recite from her bodice-ripping lesbian novel.  Presumably, the Bidens didn't want to stay too long, because they had heard from a reliable source that Cheney was "the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history."

But hey, maybe it was a great visit after all, and everybody's friends now.  We'll see whether Biden will take up Cheney's generous offer to join him on his next hunting trip.

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November 10th at 5:29PM

Barack Obama Finally Gets to Measure the Drapes

POSTED BY: Dennis DiClaudio


Welp, this afternoon, the Obama's visited their soon-to-be home, currently occupied by a pleasant white couple who are being evicted by the state in just a few months, with whom they met and apparently did not come to blows.

This is an historic moment for America, and The New York Times has all the most relevant and newsworthy details from the meeting...

President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, received a warm welcome at the White House shortly before 2 p.m. Eastern time by the current occupant, President George W. Bush, a man with whom he expressed a sea of differences during the just-ended election campaign...

The two men were dressed almost identically in dark blue suits, white shirts and blue ties. Ms. Bush wore a brown suit, and Ms. Obama a burnt-orange dress.

See that? The two couples aren't that different after all. They both wear clothes, and neither of them favor novelty hats.

But lets get down to the really important facts...

A few minutes after the couples entered the White House together, Mr. Bush and Mr. Obama reemerged and strolled along the colonnade past the Rose Garden to the outer entrance to the Oval Office. Mr. Obama walked just at Mr. Bush's shoulder and appeared to be speaking animatedly, gesturing with both hands. Each of the men waved several times to reporters and others off camera.

I hope that clears up the internet rumors that Bush would be carrying the president-elect around on his back, like a horsey.

Anything else of substance, NYT?

Mr. Obama saw the Oval Office in person for the first time, just 10 weeks before he will make history by returning as its first black occupant. A physical reminder of the coming change was provided by construction equipment gathered in Lafayette Park across Pennsylvania Avenue from the north side of the White House.

See that, America? There's the change you've been promised. Nothing says "change" like construction equipment.

That's the exact same kind of change that I've been experiencing every fucking morning starting at 7 am in my Queens neighborhood.

Somehow, I was hoping change would be less jackhammery.

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Measuring the drapes? His body language --letting everyone else precede him into the White House, his hand on Bush's shoulder as he did, animatedly chatting up a largely silent Bush on the walk down the colonnade -- all of this made Obama seem the host and Bush the guest. Daddy's home!

by NoLongerDesperate November 10th at 10:38PM
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