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O: You Don't Bring Me Flowers

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Obama and I are fighting.  It’s pretty major.  So major, in fact,  I have been making him sleep on the couch all week.  This morning’s coffee and eggs were pretty awkward.  No eye contact, short clipped answers to questions, and I slammed the door when I left our DC condo this morning.  And I am totally ignoring his apology texts today. I can be kind of a bitch when you’ve wronged me.

What did Obama do to deserve my attitude?  Well, I’ll tell you what he did!

While doing a Googles search on our home computer, I found a motion on our computer – OUR computer—that seeks to move to dismiss the first gay marriage case in federal court.  Guess what?  It was totally written by his administration.  Oh really?  Hey Obama—how is it that you can be spooning me one night and then totally cock-blocking our gay movement the next?  Huh?!  No answer?  That’s what I thought.

And I don’t care if it was written by a Mormon Bush holdover. Fire his spacepants underweared ass!  Does O-staff proof-read anything?  Riddle me that, Obama!

It’s bad enough he’s been totally fiddle-fucking around with fixing that leaky drain in our bathroom.  And by leaky drain, I mean repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’  ”Oh baby, I have to fix the crumbling world economy”,  “Oh darling, I have two wars I have to end”,  “Oh schmoopies, health care is a disaster”.  Excuses!  You can’t promise to fix the leaky drain—a drain that 69% of Americans agree needs to be fixed —and then let it drip endlessly.

Obama tried sending me some “make-up” flowers yesterday.  And by flowers, I mean extending health care benefits to same sex partners of federal employees.  Whoopty-fucking-doo.  Hey, Obama, guess what?  I am a supermodel…this doesn’t help me exactly. Nor do I think you’ll ever get around to giving me a ring.  And they aren’t even full health care benefits.  Whatevs!  God, you are the worst downlow Presidential boyfriend ever!


  • Tlazolteotl

    And by flowers, I mean extending health care benefits to same sex partners of federal employees.

    Not really. He can’t actually do that, it’s prohibited by DOMA, as are many other federal benefits one might extend to partners of Federal employees. It’s sounding like the only benefit that he’ll be able to offer is….don’t get too excited now!….relocation assistance.

  • Tlazolteotl

    And by flowers, I mean extending health care benefits to same sex partners of federal employees.

    Not really. He can’t actually do that, it’s prohibited by DOMA, as are many other federal benefits one might extend to partners of Federal employees. It’s sounding like the only benefit that he’ll be able to offer is….don’t get too excited now!….relocation assistance.

  • seamariner1

    Omg-i like it when you post funny, laugh outloud posts like this mingled with more newsy posts.keep it coming!

  • seamariner1

    Omg-i like it when you post funny, laugh outloud posts like this mingled with more newsy posts.keep it coming!

  • ObamaNerd

    @1 – yes, that was the whole “and they aren’t even full health care benefits” link. but good highlight of the relocation assistance. i hadn’t seen that specifically.

    @2 – aw thanks!

  • ObamaNerd

    @1 – yes, that was the whole “and they aren’t even full health care benefits” link. but good highlight of the relocation assistance. i hadn’t seen that specifically.

    @2 – aw thanks!

  • M.Fierce

    You are one funny man for being dissed by your DC boyfriend. I’m feeling totally over Obama myself. He promised us a lot to get our votes and money and then swept us under the rug just in time for PRIDE. Apple martini in your face Obama.

  • M.Fierce

    You are one funny man for being dissed by your DC boyfriend. I’m feeling totally over Obama myself. He promised us a lot to get our votes and money and then swept us under the rug just in time for PRIDE. Apple martini in your face Obama.