Written by: Patrick Galvin At Captain Polemic we’ve decided to start a new column dedicated to President Obama and more importantly, to the unnecessary news coverage surrounding him. If you haven’t noticed by now, the media is following he and his family’s every move: from what was on Obama’s daughters’ school-lunch menus, to the new swing-set in the backyard, to whether the Mr. and Mrs. went on a date, etc. I know lots of public figures garner this kind of attention from the media, but it’s gone over the top with Obama. As one wise man said, “After Bush, America decided our next President would be the coolest man ever, and we’d show him off every chance we got. Then we could use him as proof to France that everything is alright now. On a side note, I hate that we care what France thinks now.”
This is becoming an iconic image for Obama's presidency: hand defensively up, eyes squinted, as if to say "You're still following me?"
I feel sorry for President Obama. Can’t a guy go on a date or have a night off in peace? Just look at the below article:
Obama in NYC
Reporters weren’t allowed to see the soccer game. And there weren’t advance details on what the Obamas would see in Manhattan. But the Obamas took a smaller plane than the jumbo jet he usually uses. White House staff and reporters flew in two similar aircraft.”
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“The White House refused to say how much the trip was costing taxpayers. Even before the Obamas left Washington, the there-and-back trip drew criticism from Republicans. They questioned the president’s decision to travel to New York for a night of entertainment during a recession and while automakers struggle to survive.”
Imagine if every time you took your wife out, someone was writing about your choice to go in an SUV instead of a Hybrid sedan, or why you chose a fancy restaurant 20 miles away instead of one close-by, and how you were hurting the environment. There are other more ridiculous examples, and I will document them. From now on a new segment is born: “Presidents Doing Mundane Things”
Written by: Patrick Galvin Story courtesy of News at Yahoo:
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours, Chinese media reported on Saturday.
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“I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interests,” Lai was quoted as saying by the China Daily newspaper.
Part of me feels like this would only happen in China. Then again 5 hours is a long time to be stuck in traffic. I would’ve preferred the Chinese government give this guy a stipend as opposed to a penalty. If people need attention that badly, try out for American Idol or the Asian equivalent.
Written by: Mike And this is why Cleveland does not deserve to win the NBA Championship. Talk about just giving up. If I have LeBron James on my team its never over until the final buzzer sounds.
Written by: Patrick Galvin 
From AP:
In a breakfast speech to delegates of the Georgia Republican convention, Steele put himself in the shoes of a small business owner having to pay for health care and life insurance for a same-sex couple.
“Now all of a sudden I’ve got someone who wasn’t a spouse before, that I had no responsibility for, who is now getting claimed as a spouse that I now have financial responsibility for,” Steele said. “So how do I pay for that? Who pays for that? You just cost me money.
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That example, Steele said, should serve as an example to Republicans of how to retool their message to appeal to a broader base – such as young people and minorities – without sacrificing the party’s core conservative beliefs.
We’ve all heard a lot of things over the last couple of years regarding the gay-marriage debate. People have argued that gay couples will tear away at the traditional family values of Americans. Some have argued that homosexuality is morally wrong based on the teachings of the Bible. And some have argued that they simply don’t want queers publicly making out or holding hands in front of them. I can’t say any of these arguments aren’t victim to fallacious logic, nor can I argue any of them are particularly charming. But I’ve never seen someone argue against gay rights on financial terms before.
Written by: Mike 
From NY Post- A hapless Mets fan tried to make a diving catch when her gold tooth fell into a Citi Field toilet — and got her arm stuck in the commode.
The unidentified woman’s bizarre Flushing adventure happened during last Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, sources said yesterday.
It’s unclear how long she was trapped screaming in the john, but stadium security guards and emergency medical personnel eventually showed up.
It’s unclear if the toilet had to be destroyed to free her.
There are some things in life which are worth both the risks of injury and public humiliation – fishing a tooth out of a public toilet is not one of them. I’d say the only reason you should ever even attempt this is if the object your after is a wedding ring. After that everything is off limits.
Two weeks ago I knocked a tube of toothpaste off the bathroom counter and into the toilet. I live alone, it is my toilet that only I use. Yet i was petrified of having to reach in and get the toothpaste. Maybe I’m a germaphobe, but I’d like to think the majority of humanity isn’t willingly shoving their hands and arms down toilets to retrieve objects.
At the very least I hope this woman gets a replacement tooth for free for the public embarrassment the ordeal has no doubt caused her. She will never be able to set face in Citi Field again.
Written by: Mike In the spirit of the annoying but engaging commercials the NBA is running on ESPN, TNT and ABC, I have decieded to make a series of spoofs on these commercials. Mark Madsen of the LA Lakers dancing like an idiot during a Lakers championship rally.
Written by: Mike I was lounging around on a lazy Saturday morning, flipping through the 200 or so channels I pay for which I never get a chance to watch, and I came across American Wedding. This is the final chapter in the more well known American Pie movie series. If you are in your 20’s you’ve no doubt seen or heard of such movies; they have introduced the term MILF into common culture, turned ‘band camp’ into a sexual deviant’s paradise, and made the penetration of pastry delights slightly less awkward.
