When your little gossip/right-wing-news site traffic gets OWNED by liberal blogs then you gotta do whachu gotta do: Fabricate more gossip, pull it straight out of ur rear end or make some shit up. I know its Drudge but its even to stooooopid to go the extra mile and stretch, cut and past to manufacture something out of nothing. Aparently Hillary is not gonna attend the SOTU speech, as she is already in London. The news article from the AP via yahoo clearly says:
[...] "Could she be the Cabinet member who remains outside the Capitol? We were told that the `undisclosed location' must be in the United States," said State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley. So, "she is not that Cabinet member."
Obama felt it was more important for her to go to London than to remain for his speech, Crowley said.
"She asked the president directly, `What do you want me to do?' And he was very clear: These (London talks) are priorities, so your place is in London working on Yemen and Afghanistan-Pakistan," Crowley said.
When you read it on Drudge the above news translates to:
HILLARY DECIDES: SKIP STATE OF UNION
After reading the headline and clicking, you would expect to go to some other news link but it is the same AP story I quoted above.
Major UPDATE thanks to Sallycat and Lgmcp
Lgmcp’s Oven-fried eggplant
Ingredients:
1 Eggplant
1/2 C Grated Parmesan or other cheese
2 T Mayonnaise
Salt
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425F.
Slice eggplant in thin circles (one-quarter to one-half inch thick)
Salt the slices and place them in a colander vertically on their sides.
Let sit for 30 minutes. (The point of salting is to drain away the bitter liquids you sometimes get in eggplant. I’m not sure it’s really necessary if fresh-off-the-vine.) Rinse
Put the eggplant in a large bowl and add 2 T mayonnaise. Mix to lightly coat each slice.
Sally note: use a butter knife or pastry brush...works better for me!
Lay the eggplant slices on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Place in oven on highest rack. Flip after 10 minutes, cover with cheese of your choice and cook for 10 minutes more.
These come out light and crispy, and have been known to convert even the most fearful of eggplant-o-phobes.
Note: sprinkle some crushed red pepper and garlic over the top or other toppings of your choice