President Obama walks to the motorcade on the South Lawn at the White House, Nov. 25, before heading to Andrews Air Force Base for a private round of golf
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The Obama Diary 
Good Afternoon, Chipsticks š
Afternoon rikyrah, I was away for – oooooh – about five hours longer than I thought I’d be! Okay, time to catch up š
Good luck Mr. President in working off some of those pies.
The Obama ladies look lovely as always.
Happy Thanksgiving, TODville! I tried to post yesterday but it didn’t seem to make it through, perhaps because it had a link. I’ll post that separately. I’m very, very thankful to Chips and the whole family for this upbeat, optimistic, enthusiastic, informative haven in a sea of insanity. There are so many great links here I never go into the sea of insanity any more.
I’m not a tweeter, but for those who are (and I love hearing about your adventures in the twitterverse) I came across a great site for journalists on twitter for anyone who hasn’t found it already: http://muckrack.com.
Here’s the link, to a gorgeous video from TED about gratitude: http://youtu.be/gXDMoiEkyuQ
The President has a nice, sunny day to play golf — nice fresh air and the chance to enjoy being outside. Bless that man!
I just ran across something fun — Elizabeth Warren is asking for T-Shirt campaign slogans. I’d LOVE to be able to vote for her. She will be an incredible force in the Senate.
http://elizabethwarren.com/t-shirt
(quote) We want our official campaign T-shirt to have the best slogan possible, and we know that Elizabeth’s supporters like you have a lot of great ideas.
The deadline for submitting your T-shirt slogan is Tuesday, November 29. Then we’ll review all the submissions and choose five of the best ones to put to a vote so you can have the last word.
So what’s your T-shirt slogan idea? We’d love to hear it! (endquote)
Has anyone seen any Warren – Brown polls?
She was even or a little ahead shortly after she announced in September and she’s raised a LOT of money.
Well. had to work off some of that turkey dinner today, so I decided to cut some tree branches down in the backyard. That was stupid! In AZ, everything has prickers, stings, or eats you. These trees HAD PRICKERS! As usual, I bit off a little more than I should have, in my zest to do some serious “pruning”….I should sleep good tonight!
President and First Family look fabulous today…young Malia is a stunner! Sasha is adorable….still in that ‘tween stage:) Bo….cute as a button.
Golf day…we know what that means! Check the news.
“In AZ, everything has prickers, stings or eats you…” You made me LOL! That’s why us old desert rats are so tough. Get some rest, Kiddo and put some Benadryl gel on the pricker spots. That will take the sting out ♥
AG…you KNOW that’s true! I was trimming the Palo Verde’s and the little buggers bit me! Thanks for the Dr’s orders…will do š
Well, right now the news of the day is , “…he (PBO) forgot to give thanks to GOD in his Thanksgiving speech”!
Wow…PBO is going to have to beat off the teenage boys with a stick! Malia is so lovely. (and only 13) Love Mrs O’s outfit.
he will really need those drones ready š
š So true. The ladies are all lovely. Methinks Malia has started rummaging in her mother’s closet — that blouse is lovely and she is stunning in it.
Ha! She might be a little young to borrow mom’s blouses, but give it a couple years and they’ll ALL be in her closet! Both girls are lovely.
No kidding! My oldest grandson (almost 14) has a huge crush. He just shot up to 6 feet recently and is thrilled that he is taller than Malia because “girls like tall boys.”
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That’s a fun anecdotal story to read, AG. š Wonder what my grandson who is tall and 16 thinks about her? If he ever sees her on tv. My daughter, who is married to an Australian, living in Portland Oregon, said she never saw anything about the President being in Austraiia when I told her about Obama going there and getting such a great reception. And, 12 year old Chelsea in Canberra getting famous for hugging our Prez.
Awww…cute. š They all look lovely.
Did you notice that young Sasha had her hair done like Mom’s?
CHICAGO ā Since May, a steady trickle of aides has left the White House for a more blustery climate, temporary apartments and minimal presidential perks. They are now reassembled here in President Obamaās home town as his 2012 campaign staff, facing a grim political environment shaped by the worst economic outlook in decades and a dismal job-approval rating for the commander in chief.
Yet compared with their colleagues in Washington, the Chicago crew members are living the good life. And not just because they have a putting green and a ping-pong table in the middle of the office.
Unshackled from the day-to-day machinations of governing, and unburdened by the partisan intensity of official Washington, the Chicago team is energized by the clarity of its purpose: getting Obama reelected. That means focusing not on Washington, but on laying the campaign groundwork in the key battleground states that will decide the contest.
That also means working on issues, large and small, in corners of the country far removed from Washington: aiding a state Senate race in eastern Iowa; helping to coordinate a volunteer effort to elect a Democratic mayor in Tucson; recruiting a nationwide stable of lawyers in preparation for possible lawsuits and voter-registration fights from Florida to Wisconsin.
http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/rss.jsp?rssid=597&item=http%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fpolitics%2fobamas-chicago-campaign-staff-living-good-life–away-from-washington%2f2011%2f11%2f17%2fgIQAZmGbtN_mobile.mobile&cid=587
Thanks, Jovie!!
When you read about what we are doing, no other candidate has this kind of organization and ground game.
That is why the media posts this past president comparison narrative.
They want to brainwash you, sort of like the same campaign the GOP ran in 2010. Demoralize and use the patty Hearst syndrome!
Beware!
It’s this knowledge that we have a ground game that is unmatched by any in the opposition that inspires my confidence in victory, come November 2012. Even with all the doom and gloom propagated my the msm, there is no GOP candidate who wouldn’t willingly swap positions with PBO in terms of campaign machinery.
I’m so glad so many of us here have confidence in victory. Or, as I like to call it, LANDSLIDE!
Yes, jacquelineoboomer, it is that quiet, but steady spirit of our wonderful President that keeps his eye on the ball. I am never disappointed in what we can and will do with his constant faith in doing his best for people.
We will prevail. We are committed. We are hardworkers, and we have a leader who keeps his head about him. The very good will come forth when we have faith in our leader and do good deeds with our actions. He will be reelected in 2012.HZ
The media tries its hand over and again everyday trying to take this president down, They are not succeeding. He is still standing tall and will stand taller as we work hard for him. I believe that infuriates the heck out of them. And to be sure they will not stop because they have boat loads of corporate bucks to continue.
That’s why I am glad we have twitter and other social media to push back at them. When we respond to their mess, it gets under their skins. They can no longer just feed us bull-kaka and expect that we will swallow it hook, line and sinker.
I don’t like the gloomy opening of this article. Typical Washington Post to accent the negative. The economy has been slowly improving as has the president’s approval rating. And the president runs AGAINST someone in the election and that hasn’t been going so well for on the other side. Every time the OFA “assists” in local elections they gain two things: indepth understanding of the situation on the ground; and loyal supporters.
Good thing chip showed us these pictures!
Always Good to see the first family!
Thanks chips–
Donna Dem posted this one on the other thread. It is just stunning.
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0eX80DT76D2C3?__site=daylife
Thanks so much Linda, for some reason Daylife isn’t working for me today so I can only see thumbnails š¦
Your welcome..
I love her boots.
Just thinking the same thing. Wow. Somebody in that family (FLOTUS, for one!) has great taste.
I think they may be Doc Martens….. ( I had a fake pair for a while )
Malia is just growing into a beautiful young lady
Sasha and Malia – serious fashionista’s.
♥ ♥ ♥ Good Evening Chips! Good Evening Family! ♥ ♥ ♥
Barack Obama Quote O’ The Day
Have a great night, everyone! š
Beautiful, PJ. Just speaks to my heart in a very powerful way. Thank you so much. Have a beautiful and restful evening.HZ
Wow, Malia is simply beautiful. She is going to have a commanding presence in this world.
Now on to this random thought of mine. Anyone else notice Romney during the debates. He acts like an entitled bully. He’s almost always trying to yell above the person he is addressing and even when answering the question. Yet, somehow he seems so insecured.
Go figure.
Willard is a weird, weird dude. Awkward is an understatement. He just seems to have no core, no true compass, so every debate is a performance executed by a robot rather than a discussion engaged in by a thoughtful, intelligent, sentient being.
I mentioned this once before, and your comment brings it to mind again. Willard profiles (IMO, when I’m being charitable) as someone who is high on the autism spectrum. The ones I’ve known tend to be very robotic in their interactions and not very good on discussions because they don’t handle nuances very well. They are socially awkward, wanting to be friendly but unable to be ‘natural’ in their interactions. Sometimes in trying to be social they tell the same joke over and over, because it got a good laugh the first time! Yet the ones I’ve known had high IQ’s and were very highly intelligent in a particular area, and could in fact be belligerent when they weren’t getting a point (obvious to them) across. I am aware that not all high autistic persons display these traits, but I’ve met a few who had Asperger’s Syndrome and Willard does often remind me of them. Who knows, maybe he really is ‘challenged’ in this way, but his privileged status made it possible for him to wend his way through life undetected. š
As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, I am pretty much in agreement with you. The ‘high end’ of the spectrum is typically diagnosed as Asperger’s Syndrome. Since, I’m not a clinician, I wouldn’t want to say that Willard has AS. I’d be surprised if he didn’t, though….
vcprezofan2 – I’m not trained in that field, but you may be on to something – since it seems clear to you. Have you noticed that his feet don’t seem to match his body – in the way he walks (onto the debate stage, for instance). Not sure if I would describe it as robotic, but it is awkward. (And I’m being charitable, too, and not mocking him for that. Just something I noticed.)
I think George W. was said to have some type of learning disability when he was young. Can’t recall details, but even with those challenges, he somehow went through his life with that “undetected,” as well. However, I wouldn’t call him highly intelligent as those you’ve seen.
I’m not a clinician either, Jacque O & Isonprize, but I have worked with a few who came with the AS identification, and Willard just struck me as similar in several ways. Jacque I haven’t paid too much attention to Willard – never watched a debate – but for some of the kids I knew, they did walk with an awkward gait. And in saying that I am not criticizing or mocking them either; that’s just the way it was.
From my experience, a Learning Disability identification has many potential faces, so old Georgie W could have fit anywhere. You don’t have to be on the autism spectrum to have an LD. In fact, I also wondered if the Alaska barbie had an LD in the area of language. She mangled the language so effortlessly and so repeatedly that when I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, I wondered if she was clueless because she had a disability. [Somehow I find it easier to be sometimes tolerant of their seemingly ‘irrational’ behaviour when I consider that they might be unable to help themselves. Go figure!]
Huh. Never thought that about Mittmo or Shrub, myself. Always took them as spoiled kids who never really have had to accomplish anything from their own hard work and smarts navigating the world. Classic “born with a silver spoon in their mouth” entitled behaviour, or as Ann Richards said, “born with a silver foot in his mouth.”
Based on privileged low-achievers and low-performers I’ve know in my own life, their behavior matches that perfectly. Just my two cents…
Not only was Willard born into a privileged family, I also read that he had (or has) a very high position in the Mormon Church where he gets unquestioning respect and is never contradicted. I think some of his awkwardness in politics and his apparent tone deafness may stem from having to deal with so many people who don’t automatically accept everything he says. In order to get the thing he wants most and feels entitled to–the presidency–he’s had to learn a whole new language. The give and take of politics is not natural to him, which is why he seems to bend with every wind, trying to adapt himself to the alien world of political competition. His ambition is so overweening and his goal so far above his real ability that he twists himself into a pretzel trying to be something he’s not. In a religious environment you deal with accepted dogma that everyone around you signs on to. In politics, dogma shifts with the wind and the audience.
Very astute, Jackie. I don’t think we have to attribute some condition like Asperger’s to explain his awkwardness. I think he is typical of the privileged who see the world through their narrow prism and most damning, have no interest in expanding their knowledge and experience. Romney is spoiled, heartless, soul-less who cannot pretend that he cares about anyone but his privileged class.
This is an interesting observation…poor Willard!
I just cannot imagine Willard Mitt Romney on the world stage.
Very interesting. I really like that Our Beloved President is friendly and natural in his interactions. He does handle nuances AND he is very intelligent and has a high IQ yet is not challenged. What a blessing for him and us.
I agree 100%. He is very awkward .
Willard Mitt Romney is a liar.
Yes, he certainly is a liar. He comes across as a person who has nothing to really say. He jumps on whatever and whichever wagon that comes along. He does not present himself like a man who has a ‘core’. He pulls your mind in all kinds of disconnected directions. This nation does not need that type of person.
Also I do not see Willard Mitt Romney speaking to the heart of the young people of this country. He does not ignite that energy. It is like he does not see the young people, the seniors. Just watch him speak. Nothing there that pulls you in in a real way. He does not create any sparkle in people who want to move with a certain focus on real issues in our lives. He does not speak to my heart.
He comes across as a person who could be very cold in his daily job for the people. He also comes across as a ‘power hungry’ person. I do not like that in a leader. Power is within your inner core, and if your heart is directed within to be responsible with that inner core, you will navigate the ship with true leadership and reach your destination with your soul intact. I need a real geniune, pure, refreshing, caring, and quiet but very firm in his beliefs President working in the Oval Office. And you know something, we already have him. President Barack Obama, and we will reelect him again in 2012.HZ
I noticed that too. I am laughing right now because of how he will look debating Pres.Obama who is never publicly rankled by anyone.
So very true, gobrooklyn.
Unfortunately, he’ll get off a zinger of a quip and that will be all that will be covered of the debate.
Why is David Frum introduced as ” Bush Speech writer ” ? He worked for him for 11 months out of 8 years.
It’s his fifteen minutes, and CNN thinks it is his biggest accomplishment! Seriously!
David Frum has absolutely no sense of humor.
Linda, don’t you know that ‘titles’ count? It’s what gives us our identity in this world. You and I won’t ever BE ANYONE because we were not ‘(ex) governor P.; mayor; speech writer; former congressional aide; ….’ *snark*. It’s this obsession with seeking identity from association with the Washington movers and shakers that I think is behind the anger with the Obamas for not opening the White House more to the DC crowd.
Awww….poor babies and their bruised egos.
Indeed. š
Remember, President Obama said “Change has come to America,” and these people forget that Washington,DC is part of America, especially the WhiteHouse. Change has also come to the WhiteHouse. These people just do not want to accept the fact that President Obama will not waste precious time playing games. Our President is focus on getting a serious job done.
These people need to grow up and start thinking like ‘real adults’ handling the peoples’ business. Thank God our President already knows just that. We will stand with him, beside him, at his back, and totally surround him with our due diligence in getting his job done.HZ
Yes indeed, HZ. He is taking his job very seriously and means to accomplish what he set out to do. It is his nature.
I think David Frum made up some very familiar line that Bush used in a speech or something. Hence, his claim to fame.
Kind of the way Peggy Noonan wrote one-liners for Reagan, I believe, and is now somebody we’re subjected to – as though she’s an expert.
Yeah.. I think it is the ” axis of evil” line.
Oops – I was a little late. š
Wiki says Frum is known for coining the term, “axis of evil.”
Heavy sigh…..look at this good little read.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/11/25/24-policies-that-republicans-supported-before-they-were-against-them/
By Ramsey Cox – 11/25/11 03:54 PM ET
Ohio Democrats plan to take full advantage of Black Fridayās holiday shopping traffic by asking voters to sign their petitions to force a referendum on what they described as a GOP āgerrymanderedā congressional redistricting map.
The Republican-controlled Ohio legislature approved new congressional district lines in September, but Democrats are gathering signatures for a November 2012 referendum. Democrats were given 90 days from the lawās signing, which ends on Christmas Day, to turn in more than 230,000 valid signatures.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/195463-after-one-victory-ohio-dems-take-aim-at-gop-redistricting-map
I also posted an article yesterday that the ofa arm has already collected the rest of the signatures.
So, we are good!
And kucinich supports the GOP plan.
These far lefties are crazy’
http://www.ohiodailyblog.com/content/kucinich-supports-ohio-gop-gerrymander
I though he was moving to another State in search of a District he may be able to win.
I wouldn’t even wish Kucinich on another planet cuz he’d cause trouble for them but I’d love for him to just go away
Something else happened and he’s running in the primary against long time Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. Wonder how he’ll smear her?
Thanks for that Jovie..at least Anastasia Pantsios is deconstructing his egocentric email. on the OhioBlog. What a weasel..I’ve disliked his pandering diingenuous shite for a long time.
Put a smile on your faces…these are FUNNY!
http://planetpov.com/2011/11/23/what-republicans-are-thankful-for/
Who is this-
Johnson threatens third-party run
By Alexander Burns – 11/25/11 @ 6:41 PM ET
The former governor tells the Santa Fe New Mexican he could seek the Libertarian Party nomination.
Huh?
Because he’s been left out of any GOP debates. He’s currently running in the GOP primary.
he is gg’s personal prezinent of usa. poor sucka.
we might have some actions on OUR part on the coast of Syria according to a call that I just received apparently šÆ
Fred! Don’t leave us hanging…what’s going on??
my friend just said but he cannot confirm but the US has a Carrier not far from Syrian coast
They’ll never confirm ships movement…especially in a place having tensions….Embassy to everyone to leave the other day…I thought.
yeah the State Dept did ask American citizens to get out of dodge . . .
I’ve heard it’s there, with the plan being the US will do all the logistical work but the Turks and Arab League doing all the flights to enforce no-fly zone.
but this is not legal yet considering we haven’t had UN green light yet.Arab League is one thing but UN is another
US warships are always in the Persian Gulf area…I wouldn’t freak out just yet. If the ship is in international waters…..its just patrolling….
Excuse me…I had Persian Gulf on my mind…I MEANT Mediterrean Sea…they are always there…
no my friend was very specific and said that Nuclear Carrier was practically in Syrian waters
Oh gosh, I pray that this goes well.
How would your friend know that? Someone needs to be very careful about leaking info that shouldn’t be talked about. My husband spent over 20 years in the Navy…I knew what questions were out of bounds, and what constitutes security breaches…..you really need to tell them to NOT TELEGRAGH ships movements!
he works in the FBI
what I don’t understand is how come we haven’t heard any of this on the news?
Then he should KNOW BETTER!
I wonder why we have not heard anything about this too Fred. I just “binged” Syria and nothing has come up about this other than them defying the Arab Spring. Maybe POTUS will say something tomorrow.
No offense Fred, but your friend is the perfect example of how “loose lips sink ships,” — knock on would and God forbid in this instance. :crosses finger and makes sign of the cross:
May we live in interesting times….those Chinese philosophers were onto something.
Assad is definitely not going down without a fight.
Eclectablog has a great post about people fighting over $2 waffle irons on Black Friday: http://goo.gl/tf6BC Notice the tags he attached: class warfare and idiots. Hehehehe
It’s so disgusting to me. All this Black Friday stuff just makes me nuts.
this is pafuckingthetic
Making Politics Safe for Rich White People Again
by John Cole
All you really need to know about Moderate Americans Elect is that they are basically the country-club Republicans who have been driven out of the GOP by the teahadist and talibangelical wings. They call themselves moderate, but they are basically the corporate wing of the former GOP. Theyāre down with laffer, tax cuts, gutting the safety net, and easing āburdensomeā regulations. Theyāre ok with unfettered corporate greed, invading Iran, serving as Israelās client state, and macing some fucking hippies who dare to stand around in front of Wall Street. They have a hard-on for the drug war and school vouchers.
The only thing that separates them from the GOP is they donāt give a shit about gay marriage and they think all the anti-immigration stuff is bad for business, and they have some black friends so the racism of the GOP base embarrasses them. This is the party of Bloomberg, Bayh, Giuliani, Harold Ford, Blanche Lincoln, etc.
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2011/11/25/making-politics-safe-for-rich-white-people-again/
Fred…I want you to know that I’m not upset with you. If there is something that is about to go down, his telegraphing this info to you, and presumably others, may put these sailors at risk. He knows that. Could the reason WHY we haven’t heard anything about this is that is NOT MEANT for public knowledge yet? Please ask him to stop…unless this is NOT CLASSIFIED info. Normally, ships movements, especially in a volatile region, are not to be talked about.
Amen. I’d rather be safe than sorry about this whole situation. If we were meant to know, then we would. Now let’s say nothing more about.
I know that Desert so no need to apologize my friend.Yes I find this very peculiar that we haven’t heard anything yet and I pray this is not right.I am checking other sites as well and NADA
I hope I’m being punked honestly.
Carrier movements in the Med + PBO playing a round of golf…you do the math.
Oh dear.
Well, like I said…we haven’t heard…for a reason. We will NOT hear, until the deed is done…or underway…whatever it may be. Why an FBI agent would try and “punk” you…well, that’s a question for another day. Don’t lose sleep over this. Say a little prayer,and know that PBO’s got this.Nothing more needs saying…don’t want those sailors in any more of a spot. Do NOT pass this along further.
I regret even talking about this on the site honestly.Like you said Desert I’ll say a prayer and try to get some sleep.Might be the only time I might be happy if I get punked
It’s not really a secret – it’s not like you can hide it’s presence in the region. MSM here might not be reporting on it but that’s par for the course.
MSM is distracted with the Black Friday mob fights at the various Wal-Marts all over the US…
Not to worry…how do you hide an aircraft carrier?? š
by having a fake mission accomplished banner with a moron under it.
“how do you hide an aircraft carrier?? “
š The correct answer to THAT question would be ” How do you hide a CRIME?”
A little bit of history about PBO’s great grandparents. We probably already know it, but it is an interesting little read. It just makes me more proud that PBO became our president considering the odds against him.
http://cjonline.com/news/2011-11-25/obamas-great-grandparents-lived-topeka
Accoding to my sister, fox news and hate radio keeps trying to smear the President, on his Thanksgiving day message.
Apparetly, he only said GOD once, but that ain’t enough for the Puritans.
Good grief!
Byron York was the first to moan about it š
Those heathens and hypocrites at Fox are pathetic. The mere fact that they are criticizing PBO for this just shows what devils they are. I don’ t remember reading anywhere that God has to mentioned a certain number of times by a President on Thanksgiving or any other day. Maybe I missed this one. =))
Thank you COS. They are of the devil thus that makes them the devil’s tools. In fact, if they really were so into God as they are always proclaiming, they would know that God warns about calling out his name. Also they can use God’s name a million times, if their hearts and deeds do not match up with His word, then they are nothing more than loud foolish, evil players for the evil devils that they are.
These people are the most evildoers I have seen in that whole party. God said you will know them by their deeds. I have always said, “If you can’t balance it with the God’s word, then shut it up.” Just look how these people speak and act. Plus who died and left them in charge of being the Judge? So there on the evil hypocrites. HZ
Good. Get ’em pissed off and they might rally around one not-Romney. Mitt also has to get queasy every time religion is brought to the forefront during the GOP primary. Newt should be out in front calling the President a Godless Heathen.
Only folks who get in a tissy about this stuff are folks who would have never voted for Pres Obama in a million years. But it could stir up the primary if they decide they need a true believer to their cause to bring God back into the White House.
OBAMA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME ON STEROIDS
At the intersection of ODS and Thanksgiving
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Obama Derangement Syndrome isnāt pretty.
For one thing, the president specifically included a religious message in his proclamation. That really ought to be good enough for those desperate to see government officials use their offices to promote religiosity.
For another, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum also issued secular Thanksgiving statements, and for some reason, the right isnāt whining about this.
Ultimately, though, religious people shouldnāt need elected officials to help them celebrate religious aspects of holidays in the first place. To make a fuss about this is absurd, even for conservatives.
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http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_11/at_the_intersection_of_ods_and033714.php
Further, Thanksgiving has absolutely nothing to do with God. Supposedly, a meal shared by colonizers with people they eventually slaughtered. Where’s God’s hand in that? Those commentators are a bunch of lying, bigoted hypocrites.
All of this.
They are sick. Full of hate, delusion, ignorance. The irony, or the sad thing I would say, is that President Obama is the one who is the true christian, in his actions, his heart and his soul. Instead of disparaging him, they should follow his example.
You would have thought with ’em being xtians and all would give PBO a day of zero hate. Shows you it is pure hate and nothing to do with religion. The GOP MSM so demonized him when he initially won because they were scared of his power that there is no reasoning with them.
These people are beyond sick…did you hear about the survey/poll taken in the “purple states”…”what do you think Obama was like in the FIFTH GRADE”? Supposedly, the answer was all over the place…he was smart, he was the teachers pet, he was a loner, blah, blah…there was no one thing that people liked about PBO…this is not good for PBO because “people” like to have one thing they can identify with…they can’t find nothing else, so they cme up with this bs…I tell yu, these people are beyon sick!
Amen!.HZ
Fox propaganda network’s behavior does not exemplify any attributes of God. The fact that they are fabricating a lie is their character and they are void of any decency. They are so pathetic, always bearing false witness against our President. Their deeds will not be unanswered. They will reap what they sow.
Nuclear aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush has reportedly anchored off Syria. As an Arab League deadline to allow observers into the country passes with no response from Damascus, the possibility of intervention in Syria seems to be growing.
The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group along with additional naval vessels are to remain in the Mediterranean to conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.The US 6th Fleet is also patrolling the area, Interfax news agency reports.
Meanwhile, America and Turkey are urging their citizens to leave Syria. The US released a statement on Wednesday urging American citizens to ādepart immediately while commercial transportation is available.ā
http://rt.com/news/syria-intervention-us-warship-229/
This is all I could find.
oy . ..
Thank you, jovie.
Same info – found on Twitter
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/11/24/us-government-urges-american-citizens-to-leave-syria-as-us-aircraft-carrier-approaches/
BBC has been reporting extensively about the rapid developments now taking place in Syria and things do not look very good for Assad.
A week or so ago, I made a comment here on TOD that the US media is ignoring the on-the-ground developments happening in Syria and that the American people will be caught unawares like they were when Tripoli in Lybia was quickly overun.
BBC has been reporting the following happening inside Syrian :
– opposition forces forming a united front and forming a shadow government and drawing up governance plans;
– steady defectoins from the Syrian army by officers and rumour that whole brigades are waiting for signals to abandon ship;
– army deserters refusing to fire on civilians and instead taking up arms, protecting demonstrators and attacking crucial governement milllitary installations including inside the Syrian capital Damascus ;
– involvement of citizens from neighbouring countries who are crossing the border to go and help fight back against those conducting the brutal crack down;
– Iranian regime elements divided with some helping direct the Syrian millitary offensive against the people and other Iranian regime elements meeting secretly with the Syrian opposition and activists as a way to hedge their bets against an uncertain future;
I think the one thing we can say about Syria is to stay tuned for further developments
The Ba’ath party again!
Well, you know, the US media has to cover Black Friday and OWS and NASCAR. Not world events that Americans should learn.
The info about the aircraft carrier parked close to Syria is false. The ship is docked at the French port of Marseilles. Please The Forbes writer who reported the false info, has retracted it. Let’s not spread the neo-cons fevered dreams.
zizi – I just found that, too. Used to work for the Navy so I went to http://www.navy.mil. Big photo of the carrier at Marseilles, with this caption:
111125-N-XE109-028 MARSEILLES, France (Nov. 25, 2011) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush arrives in Marseilles, France, for a scheduled port visit. George H.W. Bush is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian Read Castillo/Released)
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=110969
Here’s a little more, to ease minds:
“USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) arrived in Marseille, France, Nov. 25, for its seventh liberty port of the ship’s first combat deployment … During the port call, officers and crew from the ship will meet with local officials and experience the rich history and culture of France. The ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation program have a variety of tours scheduled, to include overnight trips to Paris and the French Riviera, and the Command Religious Ministries Department scheduled several community relations opportunities, including soccer games with local schools and visits to children’s homes.”
http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=64014
Good Afternoon, Zizi & Jacque! Thanks for the correction. I don’t yet know who all the reliable sources are, so I often hold back when I see something I think might be informative. Confess that I usually try to stay away from ‘fevered dreams’. Apologies for the goof up here. š¦
good night TOD family and thank you Jovie
Good night, Fred. Sleep tight!
Night, Fred š See you tomorrow…By the way, how are you feeling? Better, I hope!
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seeing the video of the First Lady and First kids receiving the tree took me down memory lane to last year and the other news item.
approximately a year ago, the White House Christmas tree was being delivered on the same day that President Obama’s lip was hurt during the basket ball game.
do you guys remember the media took a papparazi shot of PBO by the window and looking down to watch the Obama Ladies receive the tree? at that time he appeared to be holding a compression pack to his lip after it had been stiched.
it is very good to see that PBO has healed well and that there is no obvious permanent scar left.
i remember, he still looked sexy, even with a busted lip lol.
Yep, a sickening invasion of privacy. Paparazzi = lowlife.
Ot oh! Matt Damon
is on this week, Sunday on abc.
Why?
To talk about his (and the MSM’s) favorite topic.
Unfortunately!
Again seriously after the Prez called him out. I would suggest he strictly talk about his boring new movie and nothing else.
He has a movie coming out. Something about a zoo, but I still don’t get why he needs to be on the Sunday shows. Azzhat!
Maybe John McCain was washing his hair and Matt was the fastest person they could book as fill in?
And Condy rice and Norquist all over the Sunday shows.
Surprise
Looks to me as if Malia is taller than her mom, and in flat-heeled boots as well! What a lovely lovely girl! I love this family! Hi all, back from Australia, sort of!
Welcome back. Any thing to share about PBO since he has recently returned from there?
what were these idjits thinking fucking around with another country’s political bombs ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-us-canada-15894431
My sentiments exactly.
My local news reported that the mayor here in SoCal is giving the Occupy LA crowd until 12:01 tomorrow night o vacate the area where they are staying. I hope there is no more violence.
Mayor vilaragosa is one of the most liberal mayors in the Country. Why has the OWS picked all these liberal mayors cities to hangout at?
Because OWS is a Libertarian movement designed to thwart any “Democratic” politician currently in power.
Bingo!
The Naomi Wolf who wrote the article rehashing the debunk Homeland Security story has ties to the tea party and Ron Paul. The more I see of these so-called leaders of the Occupy movement, the more I say no thanks.
Here’s a video and article from the New Republic that will give anyone great pause about those leaders who latch on to the movement.
In the article she compares the prez to Hitler.
http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/crying-wolf#.TtBl9JqEwsE.twitter
Thanks for this important head’s up. What happened to Naomi Woolf? Her latest comments are becoming distressing:
“JS: What about your warnings about concentration camps and martial law? How do they compare to conspiratorial fears about FEMA concentration camps?
NW: With the FEMA rumor, I have heard some suggestive first-person accounts that some good reporters should follow up on. But until I see two well-documented sources of it, I canāt speak to it at all.”
http://www.alternet.org/news/146184/naomi_wolf_thinks_the_tea_parties_help_fight_fascism_–_is_she_onto_something_or_in_fantasy_land__?page=3
FEMA Camp paranoia? Seriously?
Might explain š
http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2011/11/25/how-bullshit-magically-turns-into-fact/
Wow. Thanks Desertflower. I don’t why I am very surprised and deeply disappointed with these Naomi Woolf quotes. I guess it is because the ideas that she articulated in “Shock Doctrine” matched my biases against the Bush administration’s overreach.
But now and for the foreseeable future, between her FEMA paranoia and this sentence below, Naomi Woolf has zero credibility with me. Period:
“In other words, for the DHS to be on a call with mayors, the logic of its chain of command and accountability implies that congressional overseers, with the blessing of the White House, told the DHS to authorise mayors to order their police forces ā pumped up with millions of dollars of hardware and training from the DHS ā to make war on peaceful citizens.”
How did a reported phone call among mayors sharing information on how to maintain public order morph into DHS all of a sudden being on the call and “DHS [authorizing] mayors to order their police forces ā pumped up with millions of dollars of hardware and training from the DHS ā to make war on peaceful citizens.”
That is so egregiously irresponsible for her to write something like that based on an Examiner.com article (which doesn’t go as far as she does.) Apparently it does not bother her that anyone, absolutely anyone, can write for Examiner.com yet she goes all in on her paranoid conspiracy theory based on an article from an online broadsheet.
She is in a sad state at the moment.
They fo it to both parties. These people do not like politics and every generation(1968 was the last uprising) they let all politicians know that they don’t like them-
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/tampa-police-prepare-anarchist-attacks-2012-republican-national-convention
15k anarchists expected at republican convention in September. That is a whole bunch. I hope they don’t do this to the President!
Aren’t these the same kind of protest movements that have been going on at every “world summit” type thing in Europe and beyond for years and years? I think it’s just infiltrated our country, in this overarching way? I’m not diminishing a crowd of 15K, but I don’t think it will bring our country down … just cause major headaches, all around.
These things usually have shelf lives (or at least go away until the next big venue they can latch onto), but not sure in this case how long it’ll be. I wish people would USE THEIR VOTE, but – for some reason, to most Americans – that’s just not as sexy. And even if we vote, there’s so much money in politics people are sick of it, and these kinds of “revolutions” will only prosper.
I think I need sleep, to keep from rambling! G’night.
G’night, Miss O. Thanks for the great NAVY info; very clever of you to research. Hope the sailors will enjoy Marseilles; it is a beautiful seaport.
I am appalled to report that both of the pepper-spraying incidents making headlines recently, namely the one at UC Davis and at Walmart on Black Friday, happened in my state.
This spray can be fatal to those with asthma, to the elderly and toddlers.
Below is a link to “Everything You Need To Know About How Painful Pepper Spray In One Simple Graphic.”
From the link:
A Scoville Heat Unit is used to measure the chemical āheatā produced by a pepper when it comes into contact with the human body, particularly the eyes, mouth or nose. Most people gag on jalapenos which only have a maximum rating of 8000. Habaneros cause people to break down and weep and they have a maximum of 350,000. TheĀ weakĀ pepper spray available to the public starts atĀ two millionĀ Scovilles while the heavy duty stuff used by the police tops out at 5.3 million Scovilles.
http://wwssssssssssssw.addictinginfo.org/2011/11/23/everything-you-need-to-know-about-how-painful-pepper-spray-is-in-one-simple-graphic/
Chiles and cayenne are hot in my book but they are only 750 Scovilles and 50,000 Scovilles, respectively.
Imagine being directly blasted with pepper spray ranging between 2 – 5 million Scovilles.
FiredUp, looks like your link is borked. This one should work…http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/11/23/everything-you-need-to-know-about-how-painful-pepper-spray-is-in-one-simple-graphic/
How did a perfectly lovely post with pictures and videos of our gorgeous First Lady and her beautful daughters recieving the White House Christmas tree devolve so quickly…
Morning everyone!
Heads up about PBO today
Published: Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:13 PM Updated: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 1:09 AM
By John Hunt, The Oregonian The Oregonian
APMichelle Obama will watch her brother’s team in person again.
President Obama and the First Family will be at the Towson Center on Saturday to watch the Oregon State basketball team take on Towson.
OSU coach Craig Robinson, brother of Michelle Obama, took the Beavers (4-1) to the White House on Friday as part of a 10-day East Coast trip that began with the Legends Classic in East Rutherford, N.J., and will end with their first meeting with Towson.
source: http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2011/11/oregon_state_beavers_basketbal_15.html
Here is some good reading this morning-
WASHINGTONāA year from Election Day, Democrats are crafting a campaign strategy for Vice President Joe Biden that targets the big three political battlegrounds: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, states where Biden might be more of an asset to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign than the president himself.
The Biden plan underscores an uncomfortable reality for the Obama team. A shaky economy and sagging enthusiasm among Democrats could shrink the electoral map for Obama in 2012, forcing his campaign to depend on carrying the 67 electoral votes up for grabs in the three swing states.
Obama won all three states in 2008. But this time he faces challenges in each, particularly in Ohio and Florida, where voters elected Republican governors in the 2010 midterm elections.
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2011/11/26/obama_turning_to_biden_for_help_in_3_key_states/
Good morning!
these news reports omit two glaring facts namely (i) PBO is polling higher than the GOP in these states and (ii) that the GOP governors who were elected in 2010 now have VERY low approval ratings a year into their term.
on the ground in these states, conditions in Nov 2010, Nov 2011 and Nov 2012 vary greatly
I am also wondering about the phrase used “sagging enthusiasm among Democrats”???? Chips just highlighted this week the actual numbers about President Obama’s base and how unwaverinf it is. I thought that article in particular pointed out that the common beltway ‘wisdom’ about PBO’s lack of core support was outdated or misguided or false
When the campaign leaks that Biden will be going to Ohio , Florida and Pennsylvania, they dont expect the current meme Obama can’t connect.
That ain’tmessinas fault, that is shoddy reporting!
Good Morning…..
Is anyone watching Chris Hayes ? His stutter drives me crazy. This morning they were talking about the disgruntled left and he gave high marks to Glen Greenwald for his take on it.
Grrrrrrr.
Good Morn TODers!
I wish when giving these opinions these hosts would reveal that people like GG are not Democrats but Libertarians.
It frustrates me that still after all the push back they’ve been getting they still report that Ppl such as GG speak for the the democratic party as a whole.
Because, he does not want greenwald against him and his show.
So, it is all about what you value. Hayes goes after the Prez a lot, but never goes after the lies that his fellow far lefties tell about the prez!
Maybe, he does not want our viewership!
Maybe, he does not want our viewership!
Well….he will not get my viewership again…for sure. I don’t even like the format.
True!
This country has devolved to the ridiculous when the media is making announcements for Presidential Candidates ” Book Signings” while on the “campaign trail”.
Today Gingrich will be at a “book signing” in Naples Florida and Bachmann will be at a “book signing” in Iowa.
Yep. Follow the money.
Good morning everyone
I was channel surfing this morning and came to a segment with Tom Browkaw selling another book on the Today show. I stopped watching anything that featured him soon after he retired. Why/hownhas he become such a curmudgeon and a fuddy-duddy? Back in th day he was personable and had a wry sense of humor. I cannot stand watching him now.
I have to agree….his “Special” on Baby Boomers was just awful and not based in reality.
His Baby Boomers book was not worth reading. I don’t think his interviews for the book were anything much. Plus, I am an original Baby Boomer, lived it, and had no need to live it again through his boring eyes!
He was actually fired by the bush team, who contacted their buddies at GE, as he questioned going into the Iraq war.
The only journalist who questioned the move and he was fired!
Shows you how things have changed, maybe the press is having a catharsis! Lol!
Ugh, typing on my iPad that wants to do its own spelling. This should read “Why/how he has become…”
NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season on Christmas Day.
Neither side provided many specifics but said the only words players and fans wanted to hear.
“We want to play basketball,” Commissioner David Stern said.
After a secret meeting earlier this week, the sides met for more than 15 hours Friday, working to try to save the season. This handshake deal, however, still must be ratified by both owners and players.
Stern said it was “subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations, but we’re optimistic that will all come to pass and that the NBA season will begin Dec. 25.”
Barring a change in scheduling, the 2011-12 season will open with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, followed by Miami at Dallas in an NBA finals rematch before MVP Derrick Rose and Chicago close the tripleheader against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
The league plans a 66-game season and aims to open training camps Dec. 9. Stern has said it would take about 30 days from an agreement to playing the first game.
“All I feel right now is ‘finally,'” Dwyane Wade told The Associated Press.
Just 12 days after talks broke down and Stern declared the NBA could be headed to a “nuclear winter,” he sat next to union executive director Billy Hunter to announce the deal.
“We thought it was in both of our interest to try to reach a resolution and save the game and to be able to provide the mind of superb entertainment the NBA historically has provided,” Hunter said.
http://m.miamiherald.com/mh/db_42928/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=OJqitPZ9
Glory be!
I hope this will not interfere with the fundraiser?
Pakistan in the news cycle again: reports that NATO helicopters have killed 25 or 28 Pakistan soldiers and that the movement of supplies along the borders is now refused.
waiting for verification and further developments on this headline news
Me thinks, this will give the prez an excuse to get even more troops out of their before the election.
He is not going to solve this, as he gets zero support from the media and most Americans.
Now, their is a NATO meeting in may, that is when additional plans are to be drawn up.
I would not be surprised to see a more counter terrorism plan as well as trainers.
Instead of this nation building. Nation building is impossible! Pakistan is now a hostile country snd needs to be watched.
Let us all pray that Malia and Sasha remain on the straight and narrow. May The Almighty always watch over, guard, and protect them and keep them strong, secure, and safe!
My hope and prayer, exactly.