U.S. is “parasite”

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“They are living beyond their means and shifting a part of the weight of their problems to the world economy,” Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

“They are living like parasites off the global economy and their monopoly of the dollar,” Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

“Thank god,” Putin said, “that they had enough common sense and responsibility to make a balanced decision.” Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

“If over there (in America) there is a systemic malfunction, this will affect everyone, Countries like Russia and China hold a significant part of their reserves in American securities … There should be other reserve currencies.” Russian Prime Minister Vladimir PutinU.S.

 

 

“Know that you failed,”

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“We are not responding to evil with evil as you wanted. We are fighting evil with good. And we are winning,” Ivar Benjamin Oesteboe,

“You describe yourself as a hero, as a knight. You are no hero. But one thing is certain, you have created heroes.  Ivar Benjamin Oesteboe

“You have united us … You have killed my friends, but you have not killed our cause, our opinion, our right to express ourselves. Muslim women have been hugged by Norwegian women in the street in sympathy … Your act has worked against its purpose. We have created a community,”   Ivar Benjamin Oesteboe

“Know that you failed,” Ivar Benjamin Oesteboe

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt’s Future

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“[Acting is] like being in therapy, in a way,”  “You ask these questions as you grow up: am I strong enough, am I sane enough? Do I understand love, do I understand myself? Angelina Jolie

“I’m older [now] and I know who I am, I’m less interested in the character helping me answer something … than in being able to answer it for myself, as a woman, as an adult, with my family.”  Angelina Jolie

“I was… feeling so soft and mama … and I was flipping these pages and it was all fighting and shooting guns I thought, ‘That’s what I need. I need to get out of my nightgown and I need a gun.” Angelina Jolie

“I’m sure many a woman who has been through childbirth has thought, ‘It would be nice to get a little physical, get a little wild … to remember what that other side is like,”  Angelina Jolie

 ”As Brad and I get older we’re going to do fewer films. I’ve been working for a long time, he’s been working for a long time, We’ve had a nice run and don’t want to be doing this our whole lives. There are a lot of other things to do.”  Angelina Jolie

“The kids ask about marriage,”  “It’s meaning more and more to them. So, it’s something we’ve got to look at.” Brad Pitt USA Today’s Weekend Edition in May.Angel

What Congressional leaders said

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 ”To pass this settlement, we’ll need the support of Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate, There is no way either party, in either chamber, can do this alone.” Harry Reid

“We’re moving forward together.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Minority ,

“There is now a framework.” Leader Mitch McConnell followed up by saying

“allow us to avoid default and end the crisis Washington imposed on the rest of America.” President Barack Obama

“I realize that’s not ideal, and I apologize,” the Speaker said, though reminding members how far they had come in the debt limit fight.

“I’m gonna tell you, this has been a long battle — we’ve fought valiantly — and frankly we’ve done it by listening to the American people And as a result, our framework is now on the table that will end this crisis in a manner  that meets our principles of smaller government.” ,John Boehner

“Now listen,” “This isn’t the greatest deal in the world.  But it shows how much we’ve changed the terms of the debate in this town. There is nothing in this framework that violates our principles.” ,” John Boehner

“Is this the deal I would have preferred? No. I believe we could have made the  tough choices on entitlement reform and tax reform right now,” ,” President Obama

 

 

 

 

San Francisco Giants at the White House

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“Very rarely when I’m on Air Force One am I the second most important guy on there,” . “Everybody was just passing me by — ‘Can I get you some .”thing, Mr. Mays?’” President  Obama said as he talked about the plane ride he shared with the Hall of Famer before the All-Star game in 2009

“Michelle was very relieved that the press was going to be talking about what somebody else wears here in the White House, so that it’s not just her making a fashion statement” President Obama

So even though this team is a little different — even though these players haven’t always followed the traditional rules, one thing they know is how to win.  Maybe some of that wisdom comes from all the old-time greats who never won a Series, but know that being a Giant means being a Giant for life.  And that’s why greats like Willie McCovey can often be found hanging around the clubhouse, pulling young players aside and offering them hitting tips President Obama

Jets’ Mark Sanchez will redo contract to help team

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“Whatever we need to do to win, it’s on,”  Mark Sanchez

“I think our whole team feels that way “(Darrelle) Revis, me, whoever, it doesn’t matter.”  Mark Sanchez

“It was such a luxury to have both of them last year, It’s almost unrealistic to have that kind of a receiving corps again. Whichever guys we get back, it’s going to be them playing really well, and me getting even better.”  Mark Sanchez

“Absolutely,I’ll tell the guys upstairs this, too. They know that. Whatever it takes to win. If it’s throwing the ball left-handed, I’ll throw left-handed. It doesn’t matter. We need to win and we’ll get the right players.” Mark Sanchez

 

 

Amy Winehouse unreleased music

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“It’s such a dangerous area to start finishing unfinished music.” Music critic John Aizlewood

“Since he’s died he’s put an awful lot of stuff out,”  “I don’t think it’s particularly enhanced his standing. It was the same with Jimi Hendrix — once he died, he really started releasing records. And most of them were appalling.

“We had a lot of things going, there are recordings, but first things first, I think,” he said. “We’re trying to focus on what’s at hand and what her family wants to do.” Producer Salaam Remi

Big Butt Kim Kardashian

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“I’ve said numerous times, ‘I haven’t had plastic surgery, I haven’t had butt implants.’ … “Who the hell of a normal person gets butt implants?” … “I’m so glad I did this x-ray. The whole world has been doubting me — this is the best thing I could’ve done.” — Kim Kardashian  “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”

“Hey dolls. The PROOF is in the X-ray. Kim’s ass is 100% real!!!” — Khloe Kardashian on her Celebuzz blog.

“She hears what everyone says – even reading the smallest blogs out there – and listens. But you know what? Our family is Armenian, we all have big butts.” — Rob Kardashian to Details magazine.

“For a while now I’ve had this unsettling feeling… Like the universe was slightly out of whack. I couldn’t pin-point the source of the feeling, but then it hit me: no one has really been saying much about Kim Kardashian’s butt lately … Unbeknownst to me, the entire world will not stop with the crack about her butt- its voracity, so to speak. Will an x-ray really help us get to the bottom of this world crisis? I’m thinking that we need some kind of control group.” — Anderson Cooper on CNN

“I see ridiculous stories about my butt, like how it has been insured … I feel like saying, ‘Hey, everyone has a butt. It’s not that big a deal!’ But I suppose it’s flattering. Personally, I’ve always loved the curvy look. Even when I was a little girl and all my friends would be like, ‘Oh, my god, your butt’s so big.’ And I’d say, ‘I love it.’” — Kim Kardashian to Cosmopolitan UK

“Rumors don’t bother me anymore … I’ve read that I’ve had my lips done. I’ve always had big lips. Look at my baby pictures. It’s ridiculous. Or they’ll show one picture of me today and one tomorrow, and say I’ve had my nose done in between. When? Didn’t you just see me yesterday? And how many times have I ‘had my butt done’? People’s logic is so weird. I don’t know why they bother! You can’t worry about all the gossip.” — Kim Kardashian to SELF Magazine

“There’s constant interest in my bottom! The paparazzi always want ‘butt’ shots, girls come up to me and grab it, and people ask to squeeze it. I sometimes think: ‘Everyone’s got a butt, why do you care about mine?’” — Kim Kardashian via StarPulse

“I don’t get why everyone is always going on about my butt … I’m Armenian. It’s normal. My butt is probably not as big as you might think, because I have small legs and a small waist, which makes it appear bigger.” — Kim Kardashian to Harper’s Bazaar

“It’s real and jiggly and I wish it was firmer.” — Kim Kardashian on “The Wendy Williams Show”

 

Katy Perry says “Keep good people around”

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“I like to keep good people around me, people that aren’t always ‘yes’ people, people that sometimes it’s difficult to be around because they’re not ‘yes’ people,” Katy Perry

“My husband is definitely one of those, he keeps me accountable and, you know, he’s not a fan, even though he is a fan…he supports me and loves me but he doesn’t bullshit me, which is really important.” Katy Perry

“In the very beginning there was a lot of, ‘Oh let’s go celebrate,’ always champagne and parties and, that was something that was taking energy from me that I needed to give to my career in that moment,” Katy Perry

“Maybe my rebellious side was, ‘Oh you weren’t allowed to watch ‘Smurfs’ growing up, so you’ve got the opportunity to be a Smurf in the feature film, go for it.’ So I did that,” Katy Perry

“I have to keep that in mind when I actually decide to jump over to that world (films) but I think, when I do, I hope to do stuff that is very smart. With everything I do, there is a lot of thought that goes into it and a lot of hard work,” Katy Perry

“I’ve created this ‘candy girl’ who is so happy-go-lucky all the time. I wish she had just like a day where she was a little bit more flat-lined,” Katy Perry

“For me, I think that the sexiness and sassiness is a part of my cards, but I think over time people have started to see, ‘Oh there’s more to that, it’s quite interesting and very layered and dimensional and, yeah, ‘she’s not hard on the eyes’,” Katy Perry

 

 

Colonel Harland Sanders -KFC

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“A lot of people still remember the colonel and knew there was a colonel. That it wasn’t just a made-up logo or marketing thing,” said Jim Davis of Berea, who was a friend and fellow church-goer.

“The colonel took it upon himself to play cupid,” recalled Puckett, describing Sanders’ characteristic persistence in playing matchmaker for his pastor, a widower. At first, the pastor resisted. Once Sanders was finished, the couple married and lived a long, happy life together.

“He could be rather salty,” Davis, who attended church with the colonel in Shelbyville, a small town about 20 miles east of Louisville, when they both lived there. “But he was a great humanitarian.”

“As other brands strive to be faster and faster and cheaper and cheaper, consumers are looking for a brand that reminds them of a simpler time, a time when restaurants took a little bit more time to care about the products that were prepared,” said Barrry Westrum, KFC’s chief marketing officer.

 

Norway camp like ‘Hitler Youth’

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“sounds a little like the Hitler Youth or whatever,” Beck said. “Who does a camp for kids that’s all about politics? Disturbing.” Glenn Beck

“Young political activists have gathered at Utoya for over 60 years to learn about and be part of democracy, the very opposite of what the Hitler Youth was about,” “Glenn Beck’s comments are ignorant, incorrect and extremely hurtful.” Torbjorn Eriksen, a former press secretary to Norway prime minister

“is just as bad as Osama bin Laden. ” Glenn Beck denounced the gunman

“It’s important to clarify all aspects of the attacks to learn lessons from what has occurred,” Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg

“Yes, I have cried,”Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg

“We are even more aware of any dangers now than before the attack. But in general Norwegians want … to defend themselves against violence by showing they are not afraid of violence.”Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg

Casey Anthony Judge Belvin Perry

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“It was reported that television ratings for the trial were extraordinary. Clearly, the broadcast of an official and serious court proceeding such as this trial where a young girl was dead and her mother faced the death penalty devolved into cheap, soap-opera-like entertainment,” Judge Belvin Perry 

“Unquestionably, use of Florida public records laws by the media … has become simply a tool to sell a story. It is time that Florida’s public records laws recognize this fact,” Judge Belvin Perry 

“compose and restrain themselves,” Judge Belvin Perry 

‘Goodnight my angel. Sleep tight. Mummy and Daddy love you ever so much.’”

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‘Goodnight my angel. Sleep tight. Mummy and Daddy love you ever so much.’” Mitch Winehouse

“She said, ‘Dad I’ve had enough of drinking, I can’t stand the look on your and the family’s faces anymore.’” Mitch winehouse

“But knowing she wasn’t depressed, knowing she passed away, knowing she passed away happy, it makes us all feel better,” Mitch Winehouse

“Amy was about one thing and that was love.” Mitch Winehouse

“Her whole life was devoted to her family and her friends and to you guys as well,”  Mitch Winehouse

“The last entry she wrote was, ‘I loved to  live, and I live to love. She was 13 years old.” Mitch Winehouse

“How did my little girl die? I won’t rest until I find out.” Mitch Winehouse

Debt Ceiling Talks

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“It looks very strange that we can’t deal with this  It weakens our position as a moral example to the rest of the world.”  Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

“We look pretty feckless”   Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

“All of us think it’s way more important to do the right thing for the country than it is the right thing for his election,” . “We believe the Reid proposal is not a serious effort to address deficit and debt and should be defeated.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (RKy.)

“We need to re-engage with the president, the only person in America who can sign a bill into law,”  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (RKy.)

“The Administration strongly opposes House passage of the amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 627,” reads a statement of administration policy from the Office of Management and Budget. “If S. 627 is presented to the President, the President’s senior advisors would recommend that he veto this bill.” The Obama administration

“intentionally walk more than Barry Bonds,”  Mr. Hoyer  referring to the  Republican’s unwillingness to deal, and onetime baseball player who has more intentional walks than any other player in history.

“They can’t take yes for an answer,”  Reid incorporates everything they ask for.” Mr. Hoyer

 

More Debt Talks

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“We can’t allow the American people to become collateral damage to Washington’s political warfare,” President Obama

“dead on arrival.” Majority Leader Harry Reid said the measure stood no chance of passing the Senate even if it cleared the House.

“I think that’s a much better path, although serious deficit reduction would still require us to tackle the tough challenges of entitlement and tax reform,”  “Either way, I have told leaders of both parties that they must come up with a fair compromise in the next few days that can pass both houses of Congress—a compromise I can sign. And I am confident we can reach this compromise.” President Obama

Debt-limit Quotes

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“The American people may have voted for divided government, but they didn’t vote for a dysfunctional government,” President Obama

“The president has often said we need a ‘balanced’ approach, which in Washington means we spend more, you pay more,”  John Boehner

“The sad truth is that the president wanted a blank check six months ago, and he wants a blank check today. That is just not going to happen.”  John Boehner

 ”I know the president is worried about his next election. But, my God, shouldn’t he be worried about the country?” John Boehner

It may be pretty hard to put Humpty Dumpty back together again,” John Boehner

“We never do that. It’s not going to happen.  just unthinkable,” .  Geithner

Russell Brand Letter …Amy Winehouse

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When you love someone who suffers from the disease of addiction you await the phone call. There will be a phone call. The sincere hope is that the call will be from the addict themselves, telling you they’ve had enough, that they’re ready to stop, ready to try something new. Of course though, you fear the other call, the sad nocturnal chime from a friend or relative telling you it’s too late, she’s gone. Russell Brand

Read more: http://perezhilton.com/2011-07-25-russell-brand-writes-tibute-letter-for-amy-winehouse

 

Obama meets World Series champion S.F. Giants

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characters with character.” President Barack Obama

“a little different,” but “one thing they know is how to win. ” President Barack Obama

Baseball Hall of Fame -Robeto Alomar Quotes

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“I always played for my island, It is a true blessing to be able to share this moment with all of you. I have you in my heart. I am standing here today because of the fan support. Roberto Alomar

“I did not know how nervous I would be, Suddenly, I feel speechless.” Roberto Alomar

“To my family, to my fans, to all the Puerto Rican people … and the game of baseball, you are and will always be my life and my love.” Roberto Alomar

“My mom is the most wonderful person in my life, She gave me love. She took me to the ballpark, even though I was a little boy running around, hanging around. Mom, thank you for everything that you have done for me. If I’m standing here today, it’s because of you.” Roberto Alomar

“And to my parents, thank you for teaching me how to be a humble person. That’s what counts.” Roberto Alomar

Amy Winehouse – Musicians Respond

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“an extraordinary musician with a rare intuition as a vocalist and I am truly devastated that her exceptional talent has come to such an early end. She was a lovely and intelligent person and whenwe recorded together she gave a soulful and extraordinary performance.Tony Bennett, , told
Us Weekly 

“Amy changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because f her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.”  Lady Gaga wrote onTwitter

“Amy paved the way for artists like me and made people excited about British music again whilst being fearlessly hilarious and blase about the whole thing. I don’t think she ever realized just how brilliant she was and how important she is, but that just makes her even more charming.” Adele her blog,

“We’re talking about this thing called soul.  We lost a soul singer last night.” Sharon Jones

“I’m not even going to say, ‘Waste of glorious sublime talent,” which I feel,” “I’m fucking gutted. I tried with her, I tried twice.” Courtney Love,with Rolling Stone:

“I’m shocked even though i knew she wasn’t long for this world,” “it was obvious watching her last performance that she was in a seriously dark and fucked up place, she shouldn’t have been on stage at all,” “her death was inevitable.” Brody Dalle wrote a series of tweets

“an icon of our generation.” Electro-funk duo Chromeo

“never truly be gone cause have you heard that voice?” Hayley Williams

“she had a voice like no one else in our generation.” Diplo

difficult to take off the advocate’s hat and put on the judge’s hat.”

McConnell quoted Kagan as telling the Senate Judiciary Committee this week it is “via Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Announces Opposition To Elena Kagan.

“There is no question that America must win the war on terror,” “During the 2008 Presidential campaign, Barack Obama made clear his belief that we should not fight in Iraq, but instead concentrate on Afghanistan. Now, as President, he has indeed shifted his focus to this region. That means this is his strategy. And, for the sake of the security of the free world, our country must give our troops the support necessary to win this war.”

via Michael Steele Says Afghanistan Was ‘War Of Obama’s Choosing,’ Not Something The U.S. ‘Wanted To Engage In’ (VIDEO).

“The [General] McChrystal incident, to me, was very comical,” “I think it’s a reflection of the frustration that a lot of our military leaders has with this Administration and their prosecution of the war in Afghanistan.”

via Michael Steele Says Afghanistan Was ‘War Of Obama’s Choosing,’ Not Something The U.S. ‘Wanted To Engage In’ (VIDEO).

Well, if he’s such a student of history, has he not understood that, you know, that’s the one thing you don’t do is engage in a land war in Afghanistan, alright, because everyone who’s tried over a thousand years of history has failed,”

“via Michael Steele Says Afghanistan Was ‘War Of Obama’s Choosing,’ Not Something The U.S. ‘Wanted To Engage In’ (VIDEO).

“This was a war of Obama’s choosing,” “This is not something the United States has actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in.”

via Michael Steele Says Afghanistan Was ‘War Of Obama’s Choosing,’ Not Something The U.S. ‘Wanted To Engage In’ (VIDEO).

“I want to state to the people of Iraq that America is not (walking away) and I believe never will walk away from Iraq. You are our allies as we go forward,”

Lieberman said. via Biden in Iraq for surprise visit to bolster democracy – Yahoo! News.

“I remain, as I have been from the beginning, extremely optimistic about the government being formed here,”

via VP Biden arrives in Iraq amid political impasse – Yahoo! News.

“We see here the two realities of the Holocaust,” she said — the privation and slaughter of Jews, as well as the heroic efforts by some to save them from Plaszow.

Clinton spoke in somber tones of the haunting symbols inside the museum. via Clinton says steel vise crushing global activists – Yahoo! News.

“Democracies don’t fear their own people. They recognize that citizens must be free to come together, to advocate and agitate.”

via Clinton says steel vise crushing global activists – Yahoo! News.

“Your success is our success.”

via Gen. Petraeus: US civilian-military team must mesh – Yahoo! News.

“Civilian and military, Afghanistan and international, we are part of one team with one mission,”

via Gen. Petraeus: US civilian-military team must mesh – Yahoo! News.

“In this important endeavor, cooperation is not optional.”

via Gen. Petraeus: US civilian-military team must mesh – Yahoo! News.

“If the ultimate plan of the payment is to replace what would have been income, it’s generally taxable,” .

Litolff said via Gulf Coast cos. may need to pay tax on BP money – SFGate.

“The state needs BP to stand up to its word and put these claims payments into the hands of Louisianians who are struggling because of the oil spill.”

Nichols said via Oil spill claims arriving faster than BP can pay them (AFP) | Yahoo! Green.

“I really have no response, Because last I checked, Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues.”

President Obama via Obama pushes back on Palin criticism.

“Our movement is real – it is not Astroturf, and we’re not going away. November 2010, here we come!”

via Right Now – Can the tea parties claim victory over Stupak?.

“Unfortunately, [Justice Stevens's] resignation gives President Obama yet another opportunity to carry through on his threat to nominate justices who will indulge their left-wing policy preferences rather than neutrally interpret the law,” “We can’t have any more justices who invent rights that aren’t in the Constitution and ignore rights that are. The American people deserve better. Our Constitution demands better.”

 Edward Whelan III, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a former law clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia. via Justice John Paul Stevens to retire from court this summer.

“Having concluded that it would be in the best interests of the Court to have my successor appointed and confirmed well in advance of the commencement of the Court’s next Term, I shall retire from regular active service as an Associate Justice, under the provisions of 28 D.S.C. § 371(b), effective the next day after the Court rises for the summer recess this year.”

via Justice John Paul Stevens to retire from court this summer.

“I can tell you that I love the job, and deciding whether to leave it is a very difficult decision, But I want to make it in a way that’s best for the court.”

via Justice John Paul Stevens to retire from court this summer.

“Almost all of us involved in the financial system, including financial firms, regulators, ratings agencies, analysts and commentators, missed the powerful combination of forces at work and the serious possibility of massive crisis,” Rubin said. “We all bear responsibility for not recognizing this, and I deeply regret that.”

via Cheat Sheet – Breaking News, World, U.S. & Entertainment – The Daily Beast.