“O” no…I “O”nly hope I don’t “O”verstate the “O”bvious when I say that cute and politics prehrbubly will mix about as well as an unshaken bottle of “O”il and Balsamic dipping sauce.
Ugh… so if one of our enemies launches a nuke in our direction it’s ok to cry about it? I think we need a president that can actually LEAD and not cry like a baby.
I am supporting a non-Clinton, FWIW, but I would much rather have a leader who shows emotion than one who shows ignorance or arrogance. I think it’s sad when people bash any sign of genuine emotion and call it weakness.
I also believe that it is the sign of a weak mind to make fun of a disliked politician on a bulletin board on a cute-based website. If you hate a particular candidate, there are plenty of newsblogs for you to frequent without venting your spleen here. I’m not calling for censorship, just maybe some appropriateness.
Yee Gods I do not want to get political, especially here, my save snorgly numnum cuppycakehaven from the sh*tstorm of the rest of the world but….
I think it’s nice that one of the candidates is actually showing evidence of a soul. Emotion is not a weakness – it is a strength. From passion and fear come motivation, and invention, and damned if this country doesn’t need one hell of a giant band-aid over all the shit going on. She has my vote.
In the interest of equal time, and to avoid teh CO being torn apart by political dissension, I suggest running a “Separated at Birth” feature with Obama and a cute animal with large ears- maybe a fennec fox?
Anybody watch the Kennedy Center Honors last week? Bush sat in the balcony with Martin Scorcese and Steve Martin and Diana Ross, and he slouched–and I mean SLOUCHED–in his chair, chin propped up with his right hand for the ENTIRE. SHOW. with that damn silly smirk of his on his face. What emotion is that exactly? I’d rather have a president who exhibits a RANGE of clear emotions–at least you know the brain synapses are firing correctly . . . or just plain FIRING. Hillary and this kitten are gettin’ MY vote!
In a totally non-political way:
Does anyone else think people are over-reacting? I’ve only seen this clip online, but it doesn’t seem to me like she’s crying. Is there more visible in HD?
best post ever? hilary deserves no cute post.no polititian deserves cute.dems are as bad as reps.stick with the cute and leave politics to the other blogs.
p.s. i always vote rep. and im registered.im for us getting out of iraq, im for legalizing the…. im pro choice,i just happen to believe that people that are evil should stay in jail. not be let out so no dem for me.
True story: Fr. Malachi Martin, exorcist, was invited to a party in NYC, where Hillary Clinton and Al Gore would be. He said there was such evil in the room (as he had never before encountered) he would not go in.
FOCUS people. FOCUS. There is a kitten here who needs your snorgling. The election is 11 months away. In the mean time, won’t someone PLEASE think of the kittens?
I can’t imagine how the candidates endure such a schedule-I’d be crying every day (though she didn’t even cry) Still, I’m Obama all the way! I’m in NH and it’s great to see new voters and non-voters coming out in droves. That tiny baby would comfort anyone!
Well since I didn’t watch the whatever-Hilary-was-on I can’t comment on the crying or not crying but I do want to call everyone’s attention to the kitteh’s TRANSPARENT CLAWS and tiny niblets of little ears. Let’s focus on what’s important. THE CUTE! Thank you.
I’m an Obama supporter, but I don’t see what the big deal is with that Hillary clip- when does she cry? She’s just talking…
But don’t give her that kitty! When she left the Whitehouse, she and Bill just gave Socks (the First Kitty) away! What, Bill didn’t have time to look after him anymore?!? Lame.
I teenk de world would beee a moishe better place if there were more kittehs and puppies and otters and redonkulous animalicules than politicians.
CUTE OVERLOAD ’08!!!
Oh, yeah…about Socks and Buddy. They never got along, unfortunately. So, when the Clintons moved to a decidedly smaller place than the White House, the need arose to separate them. Socks went to her personal secretary and Buddy stayed. Now, how many of us have had to make a decision like that? Hm?
When poor Buddy was killed, it was just one of those things. He slipped out and ran in the road. The staff tried to catch him, and the Clintons were as upset as any of us would have been. It’s a terrible thing, but it happens.
Is bringing all that up supposed to actually denigrate her character? C’mon.
Agree that this is haven from sh*tstorm out there…
Nice to see good people can disagree on that and still realize we have some things where we need to pull together.
Nurturing that human side of us … that loves baby cats … is a good thing.
No, I don’t judge Hillary for the pet split-up. Those things happen. I don’t agree with her idealistically, but I think people are being hard on her. First, she’s too cold- now, she’s being too “womanish.”
These stories do denigrate the character of their subjects. It’s disgusting, and it made my eyes well up. Probably Hillary’s too.
personally i have not made up my mind who i will vote for or even what party i will vote.
i want to know as much as i can about each candidate, and if i can learn that information here, so be it.
seems we have always been able to talk about just about anything.
and that lil babee kitteh is still ridiculously cute and teenie.
O-Paw-Ma ’08!
And too bad for Hilary. She cried, and regardless of my opinion of her, I wish I got kittayns handed to me when I cry… I’m sure I’d paste raw onions on my cheeks to cry more often!
i want to make a tiny little comment about commentroversy: this is meg’s blog and from time to time, extra bits of her personality or views or her perceptions of others’ views show up here. that seems entirely appropriate. we are all lucky she takes the time to compile the cute. thanks, meg!
People, we now have documented PROOF of the magical restorative properties of prosh kittehs. Clinton just won the New Hampshire primary. Coincidence? I think not.
Can teh cute bring about world peace? We must wield its power for good.
I like how the claws are poised directly over the person’s veins… no funny business or THERE WILL BE BLOOD. This little kittin politishun knows that you can be cute as a button but you still need a good defense.
NO MORE KITTEHS FOR HILLARY! Didn’t she kill Socks, or let him get run over by a car or something equally negligent & irresponsible? Down with Hillary!
I’m not going to say who I’d like to see nominated, except that I *will not* vote Republican. But maybe my favorite candidate could have a baby bunny for emotional support?
BLEEN! I wanna kiss her sweet widdle pink nose and tickle her folded ears. I love the teeniest, tiniest of claws too!
That’s a campaign platform I can get behind. A fluffy kitten in every home!
Smffler. S’Muffin.
I will hug her and love her and squeeze her and kiss her and name her George!
Reminds me of my little guy when he was “wittle”.
Ehn!
Kitteh ’08!
hope this doesn’t become too political! this kitty makes me feel a little better
hard days..
This is easily my favorite post title EVER. Easily. Bravo, Meg.
Bra. Vo.
Hope this makes you feel bettoi, Senator Clinton, might have been more appropriate?
Nuff?
“O” no…I “O”nly hope I don’t “O”verstate the “O”bvious when I say that cute and politics prehrbubly will mix about as well as an unshaken bottle of “O”il and Balsamic dipping sauce.
“O” well…cute kitten saves the day!
=^.^=
Ugh… so if one of our enemies launches a nuke in our direction it’s ok to cry about it? I think we need a president that can actually LEAD and not cry like a baby.
I hope this make u feel better, evil Hellary
http://www.thefunnyjunks.com/wp-content/uploads/Image/2007/March/Weird-stuff/the-scary-cat/scary-cat.jpg
Acupuncture claws!
It’s a heart shaped kitty!
So cute. But look at those CLAWS OF DEATH.
How does mama squeeze that out without looking like she got the lower half of her body run through a shredder?
lets stay away from the political game and check the game on those little claws and the mew’s of hunger when they come
I am supporting a non-Clinton, FWIW, but I would much rather have a leader who shows emotion than one who shows ignorance or arrogance. I think it’s sad when people bash any sign of genuine emotion and call it weakness.
I also believe that it is the sign of a weak mind to make fun of a disliked politician on a bulletin board on a cute-based website. If you hate a particular candidate, there are plenty of newsblogs for you to frequent without venting your spleen here. I’m not calling for censorship, just maybe some appropriateness.
Thank you. Please vote.
kitten = happy pill in my book
Can I suggest hovertext?
I am a cute kitteh and I approve this post.
Vote for me or the kitty gets it.
Yee Gods I do not want to get political, especially here, my save snorgly numnum cuppycakehaven from the sh*tstorm of the rest of the world but….
I think it’s nice that one of the candidates is actually showing evidence of a soul. Emotion is not a weakness – it is a strength. From passion and fear come motivation, and invention, and damned if this country doesn’t need one hell of a giant band-aid over all the shit going on. She has my vote.
Pass the kittums on the left hand syde! *huff*
Is it appropriate to vent your bleen here? (Still awaiting entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.)
In the interest of equal time, and to avoid teh CO being torn apart by political dissension, I suggest running a “Separated at Birth” feature with Obama and a cute animal with large ears- maybe a fennec fox?
As for Edwards… I’ll have to get back to you.
Anybody watch the Kennedy Center Honors last week? Bush sat in the balcony with Martin Scorcese and Steve Martin and Diana Ross, and he slouched–and I mean SLOUCHED–in his chair, chin propped up with his right hand for the ENTIRE. SHOW. with that damn silly smirk of his on his face. What emotion is that exactly? I’d rather have a president who exhibits a RANGE of clear emotions–at least you know the brain synapses are firing correctly . . . or just plain FIRING. Hillary and this kitten are gettin’ MY vote!
awwwww what a sweet little kitty…and look at those claws!
In a totally non-political way:
Does anyone else think people are over-reacting? I’ve only seen this clip online, but it doesn’t seem to me like she’s crying. Is there more visible in HD?
Kitty has my vote for president of teh cute.
Awww, so cute!
best post ever? hilary deserves no cute post.no polititian deserves cute.dems are as bad as reps.stick with the cute and leave politics to the other blogs.
p.s. i always vote rep. and im registered.im for us getting out of iraq, im for legalizing the…. im pro choice,i just happen to believe that people that are evil should stay in jail. not be let out so no dem for me.
A little warrior.
Nevermind teh hoomans. KITTY FOR PRESIDENT!
[keeses kitteh's forehead]
True story: Fr. Malachi Martin, exorcist, was invited to a party in NYC, where Hillary Clinton and Al Gore would be. He said there was such evil in the room (as he had never before encountered) he would not go in.
Oops, sorry. I seem to have stumbled onto a political blog. I thought I was at Cute Overload. The kitten confused me.
FOCUS people. FOCUS. There is a kitten here who needs your snorgling. The election is 11 months away. In the mean time, won’t someone PLEASE think of the kittens?
Chloe – An NPR reporter said she didn’t cry, but her eyes were welled up with tears.
Oooooo…h! What a super-cute babies! I wish I had a little to sleep in my hand like that! The kitten is O-sO-cute!
I’m from NY (supposedly HC’s state, HA). Do NOT vote for HC.
vote for the kitteh and pups.
TunaCat – I agree with your position and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
I will support your cause! *sticks face in kitten fur and snorgles her heart out*
it’s not always sleeping…during the night, it changes itself for:
http://www.img.dafuckingblueboy.com/supercat.JPG
YOINK!
*running away with tiny kitten*
I can’t imagine how the candidates endure such a schedule-I’d be crying every day (though she didn’t even cry) Still, I’m Obama all the way! I’m in NH and it’s great to see new voters and non-voters coming out in droves. That tiny baby would comfort anyone!
eeee-yuck!
there is no CRYING in politics! NO NO NO
but the kitteh may help.
I sense this thread will be an early candidate for the Commentroversy 2008 contest.
I vote for kitteh.
Is s/he by chance related to Kitt Romney? Or John MeowClain? Barak O-paw-ma? Somebody stop me. Please!
Campaign slogan? “A mouseh in evewwy pot!” (Except, of course, for those who like de mouseies. They can have tofu.)
Well since I didn’t watch the whatever-Hilary-was-on I can’t comment on the crying or not crying but I do want to call everyone’s attention to the kitteh’s TRANSPARENT CLAWS and tiny niblets of little ears. Let’s focus on what’s important. THE CUTE! Thank you.
I’m an Obama supporter, but I don’t see what the big deal is with that Hillary clip- when does she cry? She’s just talking…
But don’t give her that kitty! When she left the Whitehouse, she and Bill just gave Socks (the First Kitty) away! What, Bill didn’t have time to look after him anymore?!? Lame.
Here’s a link to an article describing how Sen. Clinton dumped their old kitty, Socks:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2702804.ece
then there’s this-
from the same Sunday Times Article-
“(Buddy, the chocolate labrador, it should be noted, bounded into a road soon after leaving the White House and was promptly run over.)”
-Speak amongst yourselves-
I teenk de world would beee a moishe better place if there were more kittehs and puppies and otters and redonkulous animalicules than politicians.
CUTE OVERLOAD ’08!!!
WHAT? You gave that kittayn to Senator Clinton??? But I wanted eet! *sobs*
Our candidates may have impressive resumes, but some of them should not be trusted with animals.
Mitt Romney’s dog abuse:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1638065,00.html
Judy Giuliani’s dog abuse:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21524938-2703,00.html
Huckabee’s son’s dog abuse, and Gov. Huckabee’s coverup:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241
Be warned. When I read these stories, I pulled a “Hillary” and welled up in tears.
Yes To Kittens!
Yes to Cute!
Yes to Emotions!
Yes to Tolerance!
Yes to Progress!
Yes to Hillary!
Yes to Pizza!
Yes to Chocolate!
Did I miss something?
I’m sure you’ll let me know.
Yes to Possums, and Yes to Pirates?
Oh, yeah…about Socks and Buddy. They never got along, unfortunately. So, when the Clintons moved to a decidedly smaller place than the White House, the need arose to separate them. Socks went to her personal secretary and Buddy stayed. Now, how many of us have had to make a decision like that? Hm?
When poor Buddy was killed, it was just one of those things. He slipped out and ran in the road. The staff tried to catch him, and the Clintons were as upset as any of us would have been. It’s a terrible thing, but it happens.
Is bringing all that up supposed to actually denigrate her character? C’mon.
A handful of kitten would make anyone feel better!
Agree that this is haven from sh*tstorm out there…
Nice to see good people can disagree on that and still realize we have some things where we need to pull together.
Nurturing that human side of us … that loves baby cats … is a good thing.
*steps off soapbox to snorgle ehn kitteh.*
No, I don’t judge Hillary for the pet split-up. Those things happen. I don’t agree with her idealistically, but I think people are being hard on her. First, she’s too cold- now, she’s being too “womanish.”
These stories do denigrate the character of their subjects. It’s disgusting, and it made my eyes well up. Probably Hillary’s too.
Mitt Romney’s dog abuse:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1638065,00.html
Huckabee’s son’s dog abuse, and Gov. Huckabee’s coverup:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241
So where’s the Extreme Close Up on those delicate but vicious behbeh kitteh claws, huh?
No more links about animal abuse, please.
Theo! hee hee My hero!
Yes, let’s all agree to disagree- Unless we agree!
That’s the best way to treat each other.
personally i have not made up my mind who i will vote for or even what party i will vote.
i want to know as much as i can about each candidate, and if i can learn that information here, so be it.
seems we have always been able to talk about just about anything.
and that lil babee kitteh is still ridiculously cute and teenie.
Just wanted to be clear: I was laughing at Theo for the “possum and pirate” comment. I didn’t know he had just pulled a comment aove me. heh.
Carry on with the soft paw pad politics! All of my cats are undecided and…sleeping on it, apparently.
theo is extremely stealthy in that way.
You would impose such a terrible fate upon a poor wittle kitteth? OH, the shame of it all!
We need a poll:
“Who is the Cutest Presidential Candidate?”
( ) Dennis Kucinich
( ) Mike Huckabee
( ) John Edwards
( ) Ron Paul
( ) Hillary Clinton
( ) Alan Keyes
( ) …
Liz — I was very tempted to quietly substitute the word “studly” for “stealthy” in your comment there. But I didn’t.
And G. — we can do our own write-ins, right?
Awww… bebeh kittens always make me feel better!
O-Paw-Ma ’08!
And too bad for Hilary. She cried, and regardless of my opinion of her, I wish I got kittayns handed to me when I cry… I’m sure I’d paste raw onions on my cheeks to cry more often!
Sure, Theo.
Democats, Repuplicans — You name it.
Obama’s Secret:
There’s a kitten-handler just offstage at all of his engagements, equipped with a lint-roller and a top-of-the-line catnip mouse.
Share your secret with the other canidates, dude! Stop the suffering!
i want to make a tiny little comment about commentroversy: this is meg’s blog and from time to time, extra bits of her personality or views or her perceptions of others’ views show up here. that seems entirely appropriate. we are all lucky she takes the time to compile the cute. thanks, meg!
G, I’ll be writing in an independuck candidate. Or, hmm, perhaps a lovebirdtarian.
well, you KNOW I meant StuDDDDDly anyway hun.
xx’s and OO’s to you and Meg.
just a lil typooooPOO.
People, we now have documented PROOF of the magical restorative properties of prosh kittehs. Clinton just won the New Hampshire primary. Coincidence? I think not.
Can teh cute bring about world peace? We must wield its power for good.
I like how the claws are poised directly over the person’s veins… no funny business or THERE WILL BE BLOOD. This little kittin politishun knows that you can be cute as a button but you still need a good defense.
NO MORE KITTEHS FOR HILLARY! Didn’t she kill Socks, or let him get run over by a car or something equally negligent & irresponsible? Down with Hillary!
I’m not going to say who I’d like to see nominated, except that I *will not* vote Republican. But maybe my favorite candidate could have a baby bunny for emotional support?
C.O. let me down today
Whatever your political preferences, everyone deserves a kitteh after a hard day! *Wants one herself now*
I wish somebody would hand me a kitty like that every time *I* cry! I would immediately forget the reasons for doing so.
Looking at earlier comments…was there a different title to this post originally? I’m burning with curiosity.
I thought the candidates were in New Hampster ?