Comments on: Today, it’s the water

By: newton

newton — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:17:16 +0000

OT, big time. "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant", Part 726,453: Jackson [Michigan]-area woman gives birth to 10-pound baby same day she learns she is pregnant. The meat of the story: she was a survivor of a flesh-eating bacteria infection which took over her abdominal muscles (which were removed surgically) and a major diabetes downer, and then just last Friday walked into a clinic thinking she had an hernia. A CT scan revealed the baby, and an ultrasound revealed she was very due. Never conceived before, and was told she never would. From the pictures, I could see Mama and Daddy were still quite shocked - but very happy to have their baby girl.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:44:00 +0000

Sam L.: if you follow my link at the “NOTE” at the end of the post, it was to a YouTube video of an ad with that slogan—but it was for Olympia beer, not Rainier.

By: Sam L.

Sam L. — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:42:31 +0000

As the folks at Rainier Beer say, “It’s the water, and a lot more.”

By: newton

newton — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:05:53 +0000

Hey! It’s The Real “Pause that Refreshes”…

By: Sangiovese

Sangiovese — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:12:52 +0000

When giving a real speech to a real audience, speakers can take a quick sip when the audience applauds, laughs or asks questions. Rubio did not have this luxury.
When giving presentations for work, I take a quick drink while someone in the crowd is asking me a question. The focus is on the person asking the question and I am not expected to say anything while the question is being asked. Perfect time to get a drink of water! This is not possible when you are the only person in the room.
There would have been no graceful way for Rubio to pause and take a drink. But I submit that a keeping small glass of water on a small table just under camera view would have been better than keeping a bottle off-camera. When he moved way left, bent low and basically disappeared off camera to grab the bottle, and then disappeared a second time to put it back, it was more ackward than the actual act of drinking.

By: Ann Althouse

Ann Althouse — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:52:50 +0000

I have wise commenters!

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:22:48 +0000

"Ann Althouse": a commenter on the real Althouse's blog named "Baron Zemo" had this to say:

Hey he should have poured it on his back. We want the Hispanic vote this time. Just sayn'

By: Ann Althouse

Ann Althouse — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:15:12 +0000

Hmm…water. Water imbibed by a Cuban-American. Water is wet. Parents were immigrants. Wetbacks. Racism!

By: southpaw

southpaw — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:50:36 +0000

I assumed he was still washing the vomit out of his mouth after listening to the supreme ruler for an hour. They’d would have had to put me in a straight jacket if I had to sit through it.