US President Barack Obama receives a painting of Air Force One from the US Air Force class of 2012 during their graduation ceremony at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 23, 2012. By Jewel Samad /AFP/GettyImages.
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Saturday Open Thread [5.26.12]
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He’s thinking “Where’s my next vacation? The food is a lot better than on Southwest Air.”
Any other good quotes from this picture? Feel free to show your humor.
“Air Force One over the Air Force Academy? Yea. That’s exactly right… can’t wait.”
following up on Pandora’s book review of Fifty Shades of Grey, the New Yorker reports on How-to classes based on the book are now being given in NYC.
“the New Yorker reports on How-to classes based on the book are now being given in NYC.”
And we wonder why more people don’t pay attention to politics.
On the topic of African-Americans being resistant to same-sex marriage, some might have missed this Thursday release by PPP on polling done last week in Maryland:
–“A new Public Policy Polling survey in Maryland finds a significant increase in support for same-sex marriage among African American voters following President Obama’s historic announcement two weeks ago. The referendum to keep the state’s new law legalizing same-sex marriage now appears likely to pass by a healthy margin. Here are some key findings:
-57% of Maryland voters say they’re likely to vote for the new marriage law this fall, compared to only 37% who are opposed. That 20 point margin of passage represents a 12 point shift from an identical PPP survey in early March, which found it ahead by a closer 52/44 margin.
-The movement over the last two months can be explained almost entirely by a major shift in opinion about same-sex marriage among black voters. Previously 56% said they would vote against the new law with only 39% planning to uphold it. Those numbers have now almost completely flipped, with 55% of African Americans planning to vote for the law and only 36% now opposed.–“