Good morning Chips and every one. I just checked out the WH website, they set up a page following the First Lady’s trip. I’m looking forward to seeing photos of FLOTUS and the girls.
Good morning, TOD family. Lots of rain here in Indiana. I read a comment somewhere that President Obama’s biggest opponent is the media. I agree with that. The Rs cannot beat him so as we know the media is doing its best to help them. We know it won’t work because America is on to the media. But let’s not slow down the fight. Also, saw the Reggie Brown story covered on Headline News this morning. No where else. Shame.
I SAW CNN’S DON LEMMON REPORT ON IT LAST NIGHT…BUT THE ONLY THING SAID WAS THAT THE COMEDIAN WAS ESCORTED OFFSTAGE. THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE REPUGS REJECTED IT.
Stephanie Miller played snippets this morning, too – although I didn’t catch the whole show. I heard them saying that the Republicans were trying to imply that they rejected the impersonator because of his racist jokes, but it’s clear from the audio that they were laughing heartily during the disgusting racist parts, and then got upset when the spotlight was turned to them. I don’t like that she played the audio, but happy that she pointed out the truth, while Republicans are trying to spin it differently.
Proud, I could not agree more that President Obama’s biggest opponent is the media. I really think many in the media are intimidated by his brilliance. They are not used to covering a politician that makes them look inept and small. So they use their most powerful tool “the filter” to marginalize everything he does.
Why aren’t they reporting the fact that the Republicans have not introduced any jobs bills since taking the majority? Why aren’t they reporting that there is a systematic attempt by Republican states to disenfranchise voters? Why aren’t they attempting to educate the public on the debit limit and the implications of not increasing it?
The media has abdicated their responsibility to educate and inform the public. When you look at the focus during the last few weeks on Sarah Palin, Donald Trump and Anthony Weiner you can see precisely why the American people don’t have a clue about the accomplishments of President Obama and his administration.
I know the White House is constantly looking for ways to circumvent the media firewall. For starters, I would love to see more promotion of the whitehouse.gove website. It is a treasure trove of information. But I wonder how many American are even aware of it. I think most Americans would be shocked to see all of the projects and initiatives that are being implemented on their behalf.
Ladyhawke, part of the media actions might be because PBO is so exceptional and they can’t handle it. But the bigger reason, IMO, is that the media is owned by corporations which support the republican agenda. Therefore, their coverage is intentionally designed to support republicans.
My undergrad degree is in journalism and grad degree in publishing. When I was in school — eons ago — we were taught that objectivity and accuracy was the holy grail. Now that corporations own the media, journalists select stories, people to quote, footage, everything to further the right wing agenda.
Re: Reggie Brown. We need to send this fool another email. CNN and MSNBC had him on to provide cover for the GOP. He kept saying he was pulled from the stage because he went over his time. We are not stupid. Everyone could see that the GOP laughed at his racist jokes and booed when he started in on them.
What an idiot.
And, he had the nerve to say he has a lot in common with PBO because his mother was white and his father was black. No, fool. PBO is a man of integrity and would never do what you did.
So true about the Republicans owning the media. It really is pathetic that there is such an imbalance. I remember having such high hopes when Air America radio launched in March of 2004. It was gone in January 2010.
On Reggie Brown, here’s a good post from PoliticusUSA
SANCTIMONIOUS GOP VULGARIANS TURN ON OBAMA IMPERSONATOR REGGIE BROWN:
I DID WATCH THE WHOLE THING TODAY…THEY LOVED LAUGHING AT THE JOKES ON THE PREZ….BUT THEY SURE DIDN’T LIKE THE ONES ON THE GOP. THEY CAME IN TO GET RID OF HIM WHEN HE STARTED ON BACHMANN. HOWEVER….HE TOOK THE JOB TO ENTERTAIN THE REPUGS…SO HE’S ‘OUT’ IN MY BOOK!
Good morning, TODville!! I hope everyone is well rested and ready for another week of hard work and excitement with the First Family. And another big bouquet of appreciation to Chips and everyone here who is part of this great community. Thank you, all.
Good morning, everyone! Today’s an exciting day for me. My son graduates from High School today. 🙂 I’ll be driving up to Connecticut from NYC to attend the ceremony. As you can imagine, I’m bursting with pride. 😀
I’ll be back home tomorrow afternoon. Have a wonderful day!
I hope it’s as beautiful there as it is here!. Have a wonderful day celebrating all your love and patience and hard work! And his, too, I’m sure he would be quick to add! 🙂
Does anyone find it suspicious that merkle and sarkozy are holding off on bailing out Greece?
You know, they are both conservatives, and this just hurts everybody’s economy. It makes you hate Greece bc they can’t get there shit together and neither can Europe!
And of course, in this country, the pugs are loving it!
Ed Henry moving to FOX. Why doesn’t that surprise me? CNN is becoming another FOX. No respect for Henry at all. I never have liked him. Couldn’t stand Ed Henry. And that guy at ABC,Jay Tapper.
How appropriate that he’s officially joining the circus, seeing as he’s been auditioning with his clown act for the last two years. Congratulations to him – they deserve each other. And when Fox finally goes down, he’ll go down with it. I hope he loses his White House credentials, since they only have room for one fool from Fox in the room. It just goes to show you what kind of values (journalistic and otherwise) he holds dear, after watching them do nothing resembling journalism for the past three years (and more). Good riddance.
He was only showing his loyalty to Fox and kissing up to Roger Ailes for what he’s now gotten – admission to the depths of muck that is Fox!
No surprise here! CNN and Fox have been engaged in this staff exchange program for a while now as almost every idiot on CNN has become even more rabid right wing and fact deficient each day!
never too much… I LOVE, LOVE, LURVE my president in jeans!! I nearly had a heart attack during the campaign when he posed talking on the phone while they were on the campaign airplane.
Happy Monday to Chips and TOD family. It was a wonderful weekend of celebration. Looking forward to a great week of going to Africa with Michelle and the girls. Know Chips will be on top of all the news.
Haven’t been feeling well for weeks now due to a kidney infection and today is a really bad day so I’ll log off early.
Have a good day and be safe and be blessed.If something comes up I’ll log back on
good afternoon;evening and night TOD family
Feel better, Fred. Cranberry juice??? Good for kidney infections….just check with your DR. to make sure that you are not on any meds that can’t be taken with cranberry juice:) Other than that…see if it helps.
Thank god! We had this conversation the other day and I told you I thought it would be about the uranium mining:) Glad to hear that they are permanently banning!
Jovie, are you a reporter? Or just absolutely obsessed with finding the great posts that you put up? You are amazing!! A real news station (not the slime we are currently dealing with) would do well to have you runnin’ things!!!
I sent emails to ABC NEWS, CBS NEWS, NBC NEWS, CNN, MSNBC, asking them why is it they don’t or won’t ask Speaker Boehner and the Republicans what they are doing to produce jobs? I told them that I don’t expect them to be in love with President Obama, I just expect them to be fair. I told them that Boehner promise he would do something about jobs, and what have he done? What have he tried to do? I told them that the media want to place all the blame on President Obama, but the Republicans weren’t given control of the House 2010 to do nothing. What have they done about jobs? And I told them it was their job to ask these questions, not just blame President Obama for everything.
I am hoping your email had something to do with this. I was shocked to read that Bob Schieffer of Face The Nation actually asked Mitch McConnell a question about job creation.
AWAITING A “JOBS FIRST” AGENDA:
On CBS’s “Face the Nation” yesterday, host Bob Schieffer asked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) yesterday, “Do Republicans have any plans to do anything on the unemployment front or are you just going to let things take their course?” It seemed like a good question.
McConnell replied, “No, I — I think — what — what we’re doing is encouraging the president to — to quit doing what he’s doing.”
The Senate Minority Leader has clearly given job policy considerable thought. And to think I doubted him.
Jay Bookman did a nice job fact-checking McConnell’s other remarks — it’s as if the senator has no idea what he’s talking about when it comes to the economy — but the key takeaway here is the realization that McConnell doesn’t even think a jobs agenda is necessary. If he and his party simply stand in the way of the White House’s agenda — an agenda, by the way, that vastly improved the economy — everything will be fine.
.
.
I’m not especially optimistic about “Jobs First.” Getting Dems to agree to a meaningful plan will be like herding cats, and getting the GOP-led House to pass it will be impossible.
But I’m at least mildly encouraged by the shifting discussion. Instead of an all-deficit-all-the-time debate, Democrats are talking about what can be done to create jobs, while Republican deliberately ignore the issue. Here’s hoping Dems aim high and don’t let up.
And nose dive they will! 2012 will be a year that sees all these evil folks and their support systems implode! Watch and see!
By the end of 2012, only President Barack Obama will be left standing tall and magnificent!
Fox and all their partners and enablers will be totally decimated!
I have a hunch that Oprah Winfrey, might join Michelle in south Africa…..just a hunch, because I was reading on Oprah FaceBook page, that she had to cut her vacation short, and that she was going out of the country, she didn’t mention the country…but, being that Oprah has a school in S.Africa..and the First Lady message is about empowerment of our young Africans…what could be more appropriate…………?? I could be wrong………….but hope I am right:-)
Sweeeet! Hope so. Kasai, I think you are on to something! This would be so exciting. It really makes sense to me for the First Lady to stop by Oprah’s school. Can’t wait to here. 😀
Yes…that would be so Awesome @ Sue and Doris….I am looking everywhere for pics video of our Michelle landing….nothing so far….but I know Chip is on it…like she always does….
Yes they are Sue……..what an inspiring experience this would be…I remember when they visited Ghana…and they got see where the slaves were imprisoned….and know they will have the chance to see the cell where Mandela was held for 27 years……My eyes get watery just typing this journey…… sorry emotions are getting the best of me…..Whewwwwwwwwwwww
Yes, that trip to Ghana was soul-wrenching. And seeing Mandela’s cell where he lost 27 years of his life for the sake of freedom is going to be another hard journey. My ancestry is South African, but I’ve always lived free in Western countries – it’s good to see this history and be reminded that many have gone before to allow me to live my life freely. I remember the first time I landed in Cape Town/South Africa, and my very cells felt like I had come home. I hope they have the same experience, and can enjoy the country (and stay safe). There’s something very special about Africa.
If Malia and Sasha decide to take the same journey as their Father…..We would have some very seasoned, highly intelligent, cultured, young leaders for centuries to come.
The Obama’s name will not only be written in history books…….But God willing we will not see the end of this Family in our political arena….
we know that jane is not for obama but we need to call the media out on this
CommonSense Media, a firm that does work for Republicans, is led by Jane Hamsher.
Obama White House.gov
Good morning Chips and every one. I just checked out the WH website, they set up a page following the First Lady’s trip. I’m looking forward to seeing photos of FLOTUS and the girls.
HAPPY MONDAY MORNING TOD FAMILY….TIS STORMY HERE TODAY AND I HAVE TO GET SOME CARDS OUT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE ILL….WILL CHECK YOU ALL LATER…BLESSINGS!
Good morning, TOD family. Lots of rain here in Indiana. I read a comment somewhere that President Obama’s biggest opponent is the media. I agree with that. The Rs cannot beat him so as we know the media is doing its best to help them. We know it won’t work because America is on to the media. But let’s not slow down the fight. Also, saw the Reggie Brown story covered on Headline News this morning. No where else. Shame.
I SAW CNN’S DON LEMMON REPORT ON IT LAST NIGHT…BUT THE ONLY THING SAID WAS THAT THE COMEDIAN WAS ESCORTED OFFSTAGE. THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE REPUGS REJECTED IT.
Stephanie Miller played snippets this morning, too – although I didn’t catch the whole show. I heard them saying that the Republicans were trying to imply that they rejected the impersonator because of his racist jokes, but it’s clear from the audio that they were laughing heartily during the disgusting racist parts, and then got upset when the spotlight was turned to them. I don’t like that she played the audio, but happy that she pointed out the truth, while Republicans are trying to spin it differently.
Proud, I could not agree more that President Obama’s biggest opponent is the media. I really think many in the media are intimidated by his brilliance. They are not used to covering a politician that makes them look inept and small. So they use their most powerful tool “the filter” to marginalize everything he does.
Why aren’t they reporting the fact that the Republicans have not introduced any jobs bills since taking the majority? Why aren’t they reporting that there is a systematic attempt by Republican states to disenfranchise voters? Why aren’t they attempting to educate the public on the debit limit and the implications of not increasing it?
The media has abdicated their responsibility to educate and inform the public. When you look at the focus during the last few weeks on Sarah Palin, Donald Trump and Anthony Weiner you can see precisely why the American people don’t have a clue about the accomplishments of President Obama and his administration.
I know the White House is constantly looking for ways to circumvent the media firewall. For starters, I would love to see more promotion of the whitehouse.gove website. It is a treasure trove of information. But I wonder how many American are even aware of it. I think most Americans would be shocked to see all of the projects and initiatives that are being implemented on their behalf.
Ladyhawke, part of the media actions might be because PBO is so exceptional and they can’t handle it. But the bigger reason, IMO, is that the media is owned by corporations which support the republican agenda. Therefore, their coverage is intentionally designed to support republicans.
My undergrad degree is in journalism and grad degree in publishing. When I was in school — eons ago — we were taught that objectivity and accuracy was the holy grail. Now that corporations own the media, journalists select stories, people to quote, footage, everything to further the right wing agenda.
Re: Reggie Brown. We need to send this fool another email. CNN and MSNBC had him on to provide cover for the GOP. He kept saying he was pulled from the stage because he went over his time. We are not stupid. Everyone could see that the GOP laughed at his racist jokes and booed when he started in on them.
What an idiot.
And, he had the nerve to say he has a lot in common with PBO because his mother was white and his father was black. No, fool. PBO is a man of integrity and would never do what you did.
So true about the Republicans owning the media. It really is pathetic that there is such an imbalance. I remember having such high hopes when Air America radio launched in March of 2004. It was gone in January 2010.
On Reggie Brown, here’s a good post from PoliticusUSA
SANCTIMONIOUS GOP VULGARIANS TURN ON OBAMA IMPERSONATOR REGGIE BROWN:
http://www.politicususa.com/en/gop-vulgarians-obama-impersonator-reggie-brown
I DID HEAR REGGIE SAY TODAY THAT THEY APPARENTLY DIDN’T LIKE HIS DISH ON REPUBLICANS.
I DID WATCH THE WHOLE THING TODAY…THEY LOVED LAUGHING AT THE JOKES ON THE PREZ….BUT THEY SURE DIDN’T LIKE THE ONES ON THE GOP. THEY CAME IN TO GET RID OF HIM WHEN HE STARTED ON BACHMANN. HOWEVER….HE TOOK THE JOB TO ENTERTAIN THE REPUGS…SO HE’S ‘OUT’ IN MY BOOK!
Morning TOD family. Here’s to an uplifting and positive week. See y’all later.
Good morning, TODville!! I hope everyone is well rested and ready for another week of hard work and excitement with the First Family. And another big bouquet of appreciation to Chips and everyone here who is part of this great community. Thank you, all.
Good morning, everyone! Today’s an exciting day for me. My son graduates from High School today. 🙂 I’ll be driving up to Connecticut from NYC to attend the ceremony. As you can imagine, I’m bursting with pride. 😀
I’ll be back home tomorrow afternoon. Have a wonderful day!
BLESSINGS AND CONGRATULATIONS…HAVE A SAFE TRIP AND ENJOY THE MEMORIES AND THE EXCITEMENT!
Congratulations Hachiko – what excellent news! Safe journey and enjoy the day.
Hachiko….congrats to the young man – and to you as well.
Congrats to you and your graduate — exciting!
(Yay, another Obama voter 😛 ) ….. lol.
Congrats, sis!
Congratulations!!!!! Travel safely and have a wonderful time. Be a proud mama!!!
Congrats Hachkio !!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations Hachiko! All the absolute best to you and your Graduate son! Have a wonderful time at the graduation!
Congratulations Hachiko…………..What a proud day for you……………We salute you:-)
Enjoy this very special day:-)
Congratulations to you and your son on his graduation. Have a safe trip.
Good afternoon TOD family.
I hope it’s as beautiful there as it is here!. Have a wonderful day celebrating all your love and patience and hard work! And his, too, I’m sure he would be quick to add! 🙂
Very late to the chorus of well wishes, but had to join in with a hearty congratulations. Here’s wishing the young man all the best the future holds.
Does anyone find it suspicious that merkle and sarkozy are holding off on bailing out Greece?
You know, they are both conservatives, and this just hurts everybody’s economy. It makes you hate Greece bc they can’t get there shit together and neither can Europe!
And of course, in this country, the pugs are loving it!
Well, it hasn’t effected Wall Street , because the market is up.
Viginia tech wins Eco car challenge:
http://www.energy.gov/news/10379.htm
These students are amazing!
Unsurprising news of the day: Ed Henry is moving to Fox News.
beat me to it PoB.NOT surprising that this punk would go to Fox. I really hope the President gives him another bitchslap again before he leaves 😉
good morning TOD family.
May GOD guide;bless and protect the President
May GOD watch over the First Lady and the children while on that trip
I don’t like that little jerk….well not a big career change for him….Fox news, Fox light…..same garbage….
So who’s next? Candy Crowel, John King, Dana Bash?…….
I thought he was already with FOX News.
And Nora odonell taking chip reeds spot at CBS!
His not so secret ego has been finally revealed. A right wing tool belongs yo faux.
Ed Henry moving to FOX. Why doesn’t that surprise me? CNN is becoming another FOX. No respect for Henry at all. I never have liked him. Couldn’t stand Ed Henry. And that guy at ABC,Jay Tapper.
How appropriate that he’s officially joining the circus, seeing as he’s been auditioning with his clown act for the last two years. Congratulations to him – they deserve each other. And when Fox finally goes down, he’ll go down with it. I hope he loses his White House credentials, since they only have room for one fool from Fox in the room. It just goes to show you what kind of values (journalistic and otherwise) he holds dear, after watching them do nothing resembling journalism for the past three years (and more). Good riddance.
Remember he was the one who, as head of the WH press pool, gave Fox a front row seat.
He was only showing his loyalty to Fox and kissing up to Roger Ailes for what he’s now gotten – admission to the depths of muck that is Fox!
No surprise here! CNN and Fox have been engaged in this staff exchange program for a while now as almost every idiot on CNN has become even more rabid right wing and fact deficient each day!
No doubt a payoff.
DOE offers 150 million in loan guarantee to solar energy breakthroughs:
http://energy.gov/news/10380.htm
Federal agencies restock local food banks:
http://www.fedsfeedfamilies.gov/
Nice campaign to feed the hungry. Brought to you by the Obama administration!
Good morning to the TOD family!!
Have a good week!
Am I the first to say that it is great to see PBO in a pair of jeans! I’m glad he and the girls were able to go out for ice cream last night. 😀
oh i see now, my mistake…comments on the casual outfit were in the father’s day post!
never too much… I LOVE, LOVE, LURVE my president in jeans!! I nearly had a heart attack during the campaign when he posed talking on the phone while they were on the campaign airplane.
Happy Monday to Chips and TOD family. It was a wonderful weekend of celebration. Looking forward to a great week of going to Africa with Michelle and the girls. Know Chips will be on top of all the news.
Have a great day!
Congratulations on your anniversary, MT! May you and your ‘sweetie’ enjoy many more wonderful years together.
Haven’t been feeling well for weeks now due to a kidney infection and today is a really bad day so I’ll log off early.
Have a good day and be safe and be blessed.If something comes up I’ll log back on
good afternoon;evening and night TOD family
Take good care Fred.
I’m sorry you aren’t feeling well. My thoughts and prayers go out to you, I hope you feel better soon.
My thoughts and prayers are with you Fred. Just know that you have family that worries about you. Stay strong!
Hope you soon feel better Fred.
Take care Fred.
Fee better soon, Fred.
Yikes, s/b “Feel”
((((((((Fred))))))))
Feel better, rest well and take care.
SORRY FRED…THOSE KIDNEY INFECTIONS ARE SO DARN PAINFUL…DRINK LOTS OF WATER AND CRANBERRY JUICE TOO! BLESS YOU!
Feel better, Fred. Cranberry juice??? Good for kidney infections….just check with your DR. to make sure that you are not on any meds that can’t be taken with cranberry juice:) Other than that…see if it helps.
Sorry to hear you’re in pain. Please take care of yourself. And drink cranberry juice!
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0611/Breitbart_Vitter_could_have_been_blackmailed.html?showall
Breitbart says vitter was blackmailed! Oh, ohkay!
Oh, Andy. What a jokester you are.
:::insert eyeroll here::::
roflmao there is no level to which they won’t stoop.
I’ll have to keep my eye open for some idiot troll repeating that on barackobama.com boards.
Salazar to make major announcement today at grand canyon, making the ban on uranium mining there permanent!
That would be something if whatever they’re doing to implement this ban was impervious to subsequent administrations.
Thank god! We had this conversation the other day and I told you I thought it would be about the uranium mining:) Glad to hear that they are permanently banning!
http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0611/kaching_fa0c7fd4-498f-4970-b51c-38e06897f41c.html
30 th fundraiser tonight for the president… 2 more later this week. Off to a blazing start!
http://mobile.boston.com/art/35/Boston/businessupdates/2011/06/help-for-jobless-homeowners-arrives/lo3uAgO77k6CL93p3y4sEO/index
Obama administration offering unemployed homeowners interest free loans.
This should be all over the news! Crickets!
Holy crap. That’s huge!
GE gets 350 million from qatar to make jet engine!
Jovie, are you a reporter? Or just absolutely obsessed with finding the great posts that you put up? You are amazing!! A real news station (not the slime we are currently dealing with) would do well to have you runnin’ things!!!
Isn’t that in Iran? Like where all their big shot religious heads meet? Or am I confusing it with another place?
Wrong. Here to correct myself. It is an airline from the Qatar peninsula in the east of Arabia.
Never mind!
Have the First Lady and the girls arrived in S. Africa yet?
Probably later tonight – it’s takes almost two days if you have a stopover.
Thank you theo67. Have a good day.
I sent emails to ABC NEWS, CBS NEWS, NBC NEWS, CNN, MSNBC, asking them why is it they don’t or won’t ask Speaker Boehner and the Republicans what they are doing to produce jobs? I told them that I don’t expect them to be in love with President Obama, I just expect them to be fair. I told them that Boehner promise he would do something about jobs, and what have he done? What have he tried to do? I told them that the media want to place all the blame on President Obama, but the Republicans weren’t given control of the House 2010 to do nothing. What have they done about jobs? And I told them it was their job to ask these questions, not just blame President Obama for everything.
Good job!
I am hoping your email had something to do with this. I was shocked to read that Bob Schieffer of Face The Nation actually asked Mitch McConnell a question about job creation.
AWAITING A “JOBS FIRST” AGENDA:
On CBS’s “Face the Nation” yesterday, host Bob Schieffer asked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) yesterday, “Do Republicans have any plans to do anything on the unemployment front or are you just going to let things take their course?” It seemed like a good question.
McConnell replied, “No, I — I think — what — what we’re doing is encouraging the president to — to quit doing what he’s doing.”
The Senate Minority Leader has clearly given job policy considerable thought. And to think I doubted him.
Jay Bookman did a nice job fact-checking McConnell’s other remarks — it’s as if the senator has no idea what he’s talking about when it comes to the economy — but the key takeaway here is the realization that McConnell doesn’t even think a jobs agenda is necessary. If he and his party simply stand in the way of the White House’s agenda — an agenda, by the way, that vastly improved the economy — everything will be fine.
.
.
I’m not especially optimistic about “Jobs First.” Getting Dems to agree to a meaningful plan will be like herding cats, and getting the GOP-led House to pass it will be impossible.
But I’m at least mildly encouraged by the shifting discussion. Instead of an all-deficit-all-the-time debate, Democrats are talking about what can be done to create jobs, while Republican deliberately ignore the issue. Here’s hoping Dems aim high and don’t let up.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_06/awaiting_a_jobs_first_agenda030375.php#
CNN’S ED HENRY HAS GONE TO FOX NEWS AS THEIR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT….I AM NOT SURPRISED…HE HAS OFTEN BEEN RUDE TO THE PRESIDENT!
SORRY ANNIE….DIDN’T SEE YOUR EARLIER ANNOUNCEMENT….I HAVE THE FEELING THAT IN 2012…FOX NEWS IS GOING TO TAKE A NOSE DIVE!
And nose dive they will! 2012 will be a year that sees all these evil folks and their support systems implode! Watch and see!
By the end of 2012, only President Barack Obama will be left standing tall and magnificent!
Fox and all their partners and enablers will be totally decimated!
I have a hunch that Oprah Winfrey, might join Michelle in south Africa…..just a hunch, because I was reading on Oprah FaceBook page, that she had to cut her vacation short, and that she was going out of the country, she didn’t mention the country…but, being that Oprah has a school in S.Africa..and the First Lady message is about empowerment of our young Africans…what could be more appropriate…………?? I could be wrong………….but hope I am right:-)
OOOOH THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME…I’M ANTICIPATING LOTS OF GREAT PICS!
Sweeeet! Hope so. Kasai, I think you are on to something! This would be so exciting. It really makes sense to me for the First Lady to stop by Oprah’s school. Can’t wait to here. 😀
Yes…that would be so Awesome @ Sue and Doris….I am looking everywhere for pics video of our Michelle landing….nothing so far….but I know Chip is on it…like she always does….
I just went to Twitter, and they’re saying it’s a few more hours still before they land.
Thank you Theo……………….Wow!!!! that’s a looooooooooooong flight
It’s the other side of the world… 🙂
McKinsey releases methodology:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/mckinsey-breaks-silence-on-disputed-hcr-study-results-do-not-constitute-prediction.php
Is there anything here the dems can use?
Obama administration highlights positive economic news:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/obama-administration-highlights-positive-economic-numbers.php
Because the press only reports what it is given, they never do any research themselves!
US Embassy Pretoria
@USEmbPretoria US Embassy Pretoria
First Lady Michelle Obama is in South Africa! #YoungAfrica
12 minutes ago via Mobile Web
Fighting worldwide counterfitting:
http://m.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/06/20/fighting-worldwide-counterfeiting-requires-international-cooperation
Campaign hiring state data gurus:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0611/Obama_team_hiring_state_data_gurus.html
CHIPSTICKS, GET BACK HERE!
Just saw a Twitter update that the First Lady has landed in South Africa! So much for the “few hours” that they posted 30 minutes ago.
Thanks theo67 for the update. Glad all are safe and sound. Thanks so much. Thank the Lord.
http://twitpic.com/5efgb7
Sasha and Malia Obama were given blankets in with the colors of the South African flag as a welcome.
http://twitpic.com/5efgb7
Beautiful! Thanks kasai.
Thanks Kasai!
🙂 Your welcome…As news arrive, I hope to bring them to you
AWESOME…THANKS KASAI FOR THE PIC!!!!!!! THEY’RE ALL GOING TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!!!!!!! THE GIRLS ARE GETTING SUCH A GREAT EDUCATION!
Yes they are Sue……..what an inspiring experience this would be…I remember when they visited Ghana…and they got see where the slaves were imprisoned….and know they will have the chance to see the cell where Mandela was held for 27 years……My eyes get watery just typing this journey…… sorry emotions are getting the best of me…..Whewwwwwwwwwwww
Yes, that trip to Ghana was soul-wrenching. And seeing Mandela’s cell where he lost 27 years of his life for the sake of freedom is going to be another hard journey. My ancestry is South African, but I’ve always lived free in Western countries – it’s good to see this history and be reminded that many have gone before to allow me to live my life freely. I remember the first time I landed in Cape Town/South Africa, and my very cells felt like I had come home. I hope they have the same experience, and can enjoy the country (and stay safe). There’s something very special about Africa.
Yes….Africa is something special Theo, and I agree with your sentiment:-)
If Malia and Sasha decide to take the same journey as their Father…..We would have some very seasoned, highly intelligent, cultured, young leaders for centuries to come.
The Obama’s name will not only be written in history books…….But God willing we will not see the end of this Family in our political arena….
Long Live the Obamas!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chips is back! New thread.
I see POTUS is speaking at two DNC events in the same spot tonight… does anyone know if it will be available for us to watch?
we know that jane is not for obama but we need to call the media out on this
CommonSense Media, a firm that does work for Republicans, is led by Jane Hamsher.