Blog Heap of Links for the day 13 February 2018

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Obamanation

…From Michelle dressed in a Motel 6 shower curtain to Barry’s oversized hands and squatting against a background of marijuana plants, the memes were flying yesterday.…

Pete digs up the background on the BO portrait artist, and many more amazing memes on the portraits.
1:50pm CST Tue 2018 Feb 13 :MW

My take on the Obamas official portrait.

I call it "My Fading Legacy"…

Another take on the ex-Prez's portrait. This is one I had thought to do. But monkeys at a typewriter beat me to this and several other ideas. Ah, the web is scary wonderful.
12:53pm CST Tue 2018 Feb 13 :MW

The Presidential portrait's been revealed
Exposing what was previously concealed
"Psst Barack? You want a deal?
These tickets are a steal!
The best seat in the house at Wrigley Field."

Muldoon, master of the form
12:20pm CST Tue 2018 Feb 13 :MW

So....a wallpaper background?
Copy/paste?
Modern art?…

Duplications in the background of the Obama portrait, and another funny alternative take on it.
11:28am CST Tue 2018 Feb 13 :MW
Wacky O

…You may think the Obamas simply have no taste, but the departure from the traditional mode of presidential portraits is yet another subtle signal of their contempt for American traditions. They won’t have the good sense to throw these ghastly portraits on a bonfire.…

Some pretty funny portrait memes here.
11:12am CST Tue 2018 Feb 13 :MW
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Breitbart is Here

Geezer

…On this day in 1991 The US dropped two laser-guided "smart bombs" and destroyed the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, The enemy US press bemoaned the Araqi claims of over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed.

JJ's got a massive load of headlines and commentary. Vic has his acerbic comments and news links. This… is AoS News.
8:54am CST Tue 2018 Feb 13 :MW
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Breitbart is Here

Geezer

…On this day in 1502 Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain issued a decree forcing Muslims in Granada to convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.…

Almost forgot to blog Vic today. And JJ of course. Sneaky backdating this an hour to put it on the 12th.
11:33pm CST Mon 2018 Feb 12 :MW