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President Barack Obama with first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha walk out from the White House to attend Sunday service at St. John’s Episcopal Church
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MSNBC: President Obama’s standing has improved in Florida, always a key presidential battleground state. Forty-six percent of registered voters in the state approve of his job, which is up five points since October.
In hypothetical match-ups, the president leads Romney by seven points (48 to 41 percent) and Gingrich by 12 points (51 to 39 percent).
In South Carolina – a reliable Republican state in presidential contests – Obama’s approval rating stands at 44 percent, and he holds narrow leads over Romney (45 to 42 percent) and Gingrich (46 to 42 percent).
More here
The Obama Diary 
WOW, I love FLOTUS’s entire outfit 🙂
My President is happiest when he’s with his wife and daughters. Family values on full display here folks….
Oh, wow. What a perfect picture of an American family on a Sunday morning.
I bet Malia is talking about the minister’s sermon in church and her reaction to it and her daddy is very much listening.
hopefruit2 I look at the Obama family, (my family) and I can’t help but wonder what my Great Grandmother and Grandfather would say. What would my people who went through so much in this country, what would they say, how would they feel looking at that family?
Beautiful thought. So touching, isn’t it? I know I’d cry, I’d laugh, I’d say a prayer of thanks, and then I’d invite them for Sunday dinner. Since they’re family!
Very thoughtful observation, anniebella. I think my grandfather, grandmother, mother, and great-grandparents would cry, pray, and raise their hands up to the heavens in thanksgiving.
Just thinking of the raw emotions in my own life and what my grandparents and mother went through, I tremble with grace and thanksgiving with a heart that is so full daily. However, pure love will always restore my trust in the better and goodness within our hearts for so many of us. We will enjoy as much as we can of this time.HZ
Anniebella, I believe that they would say, “Child, I knew that this day would come.”
I like her outfit, too. I really like the way little Sasha dresses. If I were here age I’d pick some of the same outfits. I wonder if she has a say in what she likes – more than likely.
“HER” not “HERE” her age, geez.
Sabreen60, I’m sure Michelle listen to what Sasha think, but I think when Michelle says she is the Mom in chief, she is the Mom in chief.
“Family values on full display here folks….” Exactly my sentiments, Hopefruit2!
Good morning ! Beautiful family on a beautiful day! And yay, I’m first!
Oops, nope I’m second *blushes* !
No worries debbye – 1st, 2nd, 3rd…all good!
That’s a beautiful family 😀
That’s my beautiful family.
Mine, too.
Yes, snd always good to see them. Sasha always looks like she wants to say something to the media! Lol!
Just a wonderful, wonderful family. All around decent people.
Absolutely decent, warm, and compassionate people. Plus stylish to boot. The whole lot of them look they’re directly from the fashion pages. Just gorgeous.
Yes, and when ever I see them, they make me smile and grin with glee 🙂
Gentle reminder from a fellow Tweeter:
Thank you hope, for the reminder!! 🙂
Have the ol’ DVR set! Thank you.
thx HF! I’ll check it tonight!
Thanks for the reminder, I had forgotten. I love seeing the WH decorated. An article in the paper here was about a family who got to go help decorate this year. They had a ball, got to meet Michelle Obama and get into areas that most people don’t get to see. Had a few photos too with a good story.
How are they going to continue to wage their war on religion? I see no weapons in their possession in that photo. Some war! Could Perry have been wrong with that accusation??? Hard to believe! 🙂
Perry was on FOX this morning not in the “pews”.
Can I steal that for twitter?
You know he’s the type of doofus who’s in the bleachers every Sunday but holding a sign that reads “John 3:14” so it’s like he’s in church!
So beautiful in so many ways. THIS is family values.
McConnell will purposely screw up another much deserved Obama family vacation by dragging out the payroll tax cut bill passage.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/11/us-usa-taxes-mcconnell-idUSTRE7BA0J320111211
Family and friends will all be in Hawaii, Pres. will just go later. I sort of think the 17 days issue was a trap to trick everybody into covering it, so then when Pres. Obama delayed it that would then be news as well. McConnell is not only effecting Pres. Obama’s vacation, but all of his caucus members as well – who will be less than impressed if they then agree to the same deal they could have got now and not missed their Christmas holidays.
Good point. May be they did play the stoopid msm and the stupider rethugs.
I think they play them all the time. Too bad they have to do that, but there’s zero positive coverage from the MSM and zero cooperation/compromise from Republicans.
It’s a very good point Why McConnell screw up Obama’s vacation when in fact McConnell will be doing the same thing
to the Republicans is he that Stupid or what. unless they are not going to agree to the the payro;; tax cuts. crazy.
Don’t even mention McConnell’s name, I can’t stand that man. He is a disgrace to the Senate and the human race.
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Agreed – can’t stand that man. Since next year will be the year of karma — I hope he really pays for his breaking of the Senate! I blame him the most of demanding 60 votes for everything, the first time in Senate history — over 200 years. He is destroying our Democracy and he needs to pay. I pray we elect over 60 Senate democrats and he loses his power!
Pres. Obama must have really enjoyed his walk to Blair house on Friday. The cold winter air reminding them of Chicago?
Ha! I thought the same thing. He’ll probably find somewhere to walk tomorrow!
I am very nervous when he and his family take these public walks. America is a fucked up country with a lot of wackos on the prowl.
Not to worry, SS is on the case. St John’s is across the street from the White House.
Speaking of SS, did any of you hear about that tabloid magazine “Globe” pushing a story this week about FLOTUS having an affair with one of the SS agents? First she was pregnant; now she’s having an affair. Just when you thought they couldn’t be more ridiculous.
I saw it at the grocery store today. At first, my mouth dropped. I knew it was ridiculous. But I peeked at it while I was waiting. I saw a couple quotes from Michelle about how she sneaks out. Yes she said that…BUT she was talking about going to Target and other stores. Or out with her friends. No pictures of her with an agent that looked odd. No smoking gun. The Globe just wanted to grab attention.
Yup and in the debunked “pregnant” story, the tabloids actually cited Robert Gibbs as saying that President Obama was thrilled at the news. That is some serious story-telling right there.
amk for obama, keep praying.
EVERYONE….keep praying for our President and his family…every day.
Yes, I join you.
Yes, JJ Anniebella, and JO, we ALL must pray for our President and VPOTUS and their families and the Administration. This is not easy, and we have to take whatever space and time in our own personal ways of belief and lift him up daily. I am so serious about this in my daily life.
I cry, I sing out, I play my favorite hymns of praise and thanksgiving for the gift that we have been given, and I constantly pray for him. We collectively must try to do this daily, and we will make it through this. We will.. We will.HZ
AMEN! beautifully said HZ. Thank you.
Amen, Amen, Amen to that. Let’s keep our First Family in prayer.
Just about like every country out there.
Sorry. I disagree. No other country is so whacked up on guns like amurika.
amk for obama,I agree with you on this one. Every heard of the NRA.
Doesn’t matter wackos with guns exist everywhere.
Always remember that God keeps His Hand on President Obama and his family.
Yes, because God CHOSE PBO for our Leader. He’s chosen I tell you, we just elected him, but God CHOSE him, but still we must pray 🙂
Cordray confirmation(amendment 14 sounds like)—
Article 2, Section 3 of the Constitution states that on if there is a disagreement about when the chambers should adjourn, the president has the power to “adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/1007-other/198579-advocates-explore-constitutional-powers-to-appoint-consumer-nominee
Knowing the President, he will play it safe. But we will see!
If Pres. does it, I think it would only be for Cordray and then dare the GOP to make a big issue of it.
He should not play it safe this time. If there’s a legal way, he must take it. Seriously, if not now then when? These terrorists has done enough.
I had heard some talk of PBO doing a “recess appointment” on NPR (I think). That must be what Jovie is referring to. It will be interesting to see what President Obama does.
I think PBO will will act accordingly yes if not now when?. go Mr president.
Tape 60 minutes!
Hello folks,
Happy Sunday to you. Wanted to share this with you today.
http://jezebel.com/5865791/woman-who-attacked-obamacare-apologizes-after-breast-cancer-diagnosis
PBO IS A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR VALUES…THERE ARE SEVERAL IN THIS COUNTRY WHO NEED SOME OF THOSE!
Republicans, in particular, aren’t really mentioning their old crutch “family values” this year, are they? Oh, that’s right, they have Newt to consider.
What makes Newt so disgusting is he went to his first wife when she was in the hospital with cancer and ask her for a divorce. What kind of man is going to do something like that? The woman was sick, but Newt didn’t care. The whole time he was going after Bill Clinton for the Lewinsky affair, he was cheating on his second wife with his third wife.
And now all of a sudden Newt has found religion. Reminds me of some folks (not all) who say they found Jesus when they are in prison, when they get out they manage to lose Jesus.
LOL, 🙂
PBO and family have the highest “family values ever, that this country ever had.
Exactly!!
In my DC days I used to go to that church and it’s really set up to accommodate security for the president, which is why it’s called The Church of the Presidents. It has a smart minister who was a Cuban refugee as a child and is used to handling presidential visits.. The Obamas probably took advantage of this chance to go to church together because they may be going separate ways this week and not have time for services later on. It’s a lovely old church and the choir is terrific.
I was just thinking that the first family grows in beauty every day. When I say beauty I don’t mean just outward beauty but inward as well. People on this thread mentioned that they see the first family as their own family. I have felt that for a long time and its an amazing thing. That also means that this adopted extended family has a whole lot of members.
cuphalffull, welcome to my family. I pray one day we will meet. Like January 2013 at President Obama second swearing in. That seems like a great time to meet. Bless you.
Lets also pray for warmer weather for President Obama’s 2nd swearing in — I live in VA and did not go to the first one as it was way to cold. So as we pray for him to win the election next year also pray for a warmer January in 2013.
‘Lets also pray for warmer weather for President Obama’s 2nd swearing in’
This made me smile, Cathy2, though it also reminded me of Perry praying for rain in Texas. Anyways, I’m with you on this, as I’m seriously toying with the idea of coming south for the inauguration and I’m not overly fond of the cold,
Yes, cuphalffull – I see you’ve met my second son, President Barack Obama. 🙂
Hahaha. 😀
♥ ♥ ♥ Good Day Chips! Good Day TOD Family! ♥ ♥ ♥
Barack Obama Quote O’ The Day
SUNDAY BONUS: Michelle Obama Quote O’ The Day ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I love the quotes. So real from both of them. Thx.
Awww….Thanks for the quotes PJ. May we all be as fortunate in love as the Obamas.
Very deep thoughts from our President. This is what so many neanderthals can’t relate to about him. They’d rather have the false “swagger” of the John Wayne types. Not the real “swagga” of a thinker. On point……oh, to have someone like him thinking of me that way………swoooonnnnnn ! 😀
I know, right edp4. I remember the emotions I felt the first time I read that. I remember thinking: what love; what devotion. 🙂
Thank you for posting this! I have been looking for this quote.
Our First Family looks fabulous. ♥ them!
Thank you,PJ for these beautiful quotes. My heart is singing with joy. Thanks again. (((((((Hugs))))))) HZ
Good Morning/Afternoon Chipsticks and TOD Family.
It is so beautiful to see our First Family smiling and enjoying their walk to the chuch. President Obama loves to walk, and what more of a special walk it is when he is holding the hands of his two precious and beautiful daughters, Malia and Sasha along with his beautiful Wife, our First Lady. I love seeing him smile when he is with them.
President Obama knows who he should and will please. He will be just fine. We pray for him and the family, and ask God for wisdom for our POTUS each day. “No weapon against him shall prosper.” None. It may seem like it, but eventually, it will not. Trust me on this one. I ‘ve seen it in my life so many times. His faith is strong. You see him live it daily.
Have a beautiful day all of my TOD family. I love you all so very much.HZ
Helloooooooo HZ! Lots of love right back atcha! 😛
Right back at you HZ…
Good morning HZ. Hope you are feeling well today. Catching up on the blog, I saw your coco butter post from last night. I hate to say it but that particular brand of coco butter is a staple in my house. I love that stuff. 🙂
COS, I love it. I was so elated when I saw Chips put the exact brand up. Our Ms. Chipsticks is just brilliant!!!! I love it. Keep several jars in my beauty chest.HZ
I swear by cocoa butter ( not giving a plug, but Palmers is my choice, and it’s affordable- 😆 ).
Just lovely!
You are so right HZ and love you more!
So beautiful, inside and outside.
Good Afternoon BWD. Good to see you here today. You and Chipsticks are our warriors, so please take good care of your inner strength and move with courage. We have your backs. Thanks for all that you do along with Chipsticks. We love you both so very much.HZ
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MSNBC: President Obama’s standing has improved in Florida, always a key presidential battleground state.
Forty-six percent of registered voters in the state approve of his job, which is up five points since October.
In hypothetical match-ups, the president leads Romney by seven points (48 to 41 percent) and Gingrich by 12 points (51 to 39 percent).
In South Carolina – a reliable Republican state in presidential contests – Obama’s approval rating stands at 44 percent, and he holds narrow leads over Romney (45 to 42 percent) and Gingrich (46 to 42 percent).
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/11/9365498-gingrich-opens-up-big-leads-in-south-carolina-and-florida?ocid=twitter
excellent chips off to the twitterverse 🙂
Will Morning Joke, Tweety, UpChuck Todd and the rest of MSNBC Pundiots bray about this tomorrow since they LOVE to talk about polls? Or will they simply ignore and move on to the next topic of PL outrage?
Also, I feel that if Newt continues to poll poorly against PBO, he will eventually be taken down by the GOP establishment from his front-runner status. They seem to be still hoping to push Huntsman – that’s why the MSM keeps having him on their shows despite his persistently poor polls.
Good morning Chips and my TOD friends. I have been busy and haven’t had a chance to check in very much. I had a lot of catching up to do and I missed a treasure trove of good stuff. 🙂 PBO’s polls in Florida and the red, red, red state of SC is a siggn that people are waking up. This is great news.
Oops, I meant “sign”.
Saw Jon Huntsman, briefly, on Fareed’s show. What a sneaky look he has. Looks at you sideways, and speaks out of the side of his mouth. We need one of our body language experts or psychoanalysts to give us a profile on these people. Never mind, this is as far as I want to go in the process. 🙂
Clearly the MSM has an agenda with Huntsman. I’ve never seen someone who polls so poorly yet continues to be pushed by the MSM.
Huntsman as VP candidate?
Of the three front runners only Gingrich would have any real fit. Not a chance Romney would have a Mormon/Mormon ticket and Huntsman has nothing in common with Ron Paul really. I don’t know what Huntsman would bring to the Gingrich campaign either – I think Newt would look to a swing state politician like Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.
Having the same wife? Bobby McD is a wackadoodle but he’d also bring marital consistency, a bunch of kids, and fundamentalism out the chinga.
Unlike PBO, who looks you straight in the eye, without blinking.
Exactly. I’d trust him with my firstborn. Of course, my firstborn is 42 years old, but nevertheless. 🙂
December 11, 2011 11:40 AM
Those who saw Romney’s leadership up close
By Steve Benen
There’s a traditional model for presidential candidates when it comes to their pre-announcement career trajectory. It’s pretty straightforward: an official gets elected to a prominent office, he/she does well, his/her constituents are impressed, and the official parlays that success into a national campaign.
In recent decades, this is the path Obama, Bush, Clinton, and Reagan all took from statewide office to the White House. It’s always fascinated me how poorly Mitt Romney fits this model.
He was governor from 2003 to 2007, and as Edward Mason and Tom Mashberg explained the other day, Romney failed to impress much of anyone.
“His favorability was basically a straight line down from his honeymoon,” said David Paleologos, director of Suffolk University’s Political Research Center and a longtime Massachusetts pollster. “Sometimes familiarity breeds contempt.” […]
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By November 2006, as he closed out his increasingly absentee term, his overall job approval rating had cratered to 36 percent.
Thomas Whalen, a Boston University political science professor, put it this way: “To know Mitt Romney is to dislike him. That is the moral of the story.”
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_12/those_who_saw_romneys_leadersh034044.php
Ouch. If your likeability sux, there is no way you get elected even if you’re genius.
Yeah, mittmop the rombot has a$$hole written all over his waxy face..but, then so does grinch.
Jason Linkens over at HP is reporting that NBCs servers are bogged down with the Paulites outrage of Gregory’s treatment of him.
Gregory is a Republican establishment mole.
What did Gregory do or say to Ron Paul?
I guess he was asking him about the other candidates instead of asking Paul about his own campaign.
LOL
I saw the same thing and at the time I thought what a jerk (Gregory). He basically dismissed Paul by asking him about the other candidates and who he would endorse.
Many blessings on this beautiful, loving and compassionate First Family! And on this beautiful, compassionate and loving TOD family, which boasts Chipsticks as our very own blogger-in-chief!
The President at the Feb 3 prayer breakfast:
“I’ve got friends around the country — some who I know, some who I don’t know, but I know their friends who are out there praying for me. One of them is an old friend named Kaye Wilson. In our family we call her Momma Kaye. And she happens to be Malia and Sasha’s godmother. And she has organized prayer circles for me all around the country. She started small with her own Bible study group, but once I started running for President and she heard what they were saying about me on cable, she felt the need to pray harder. (Laughter.) By the time I was elected President, she says, “I just couldn’t keep up on my own.” (Laughter.) “I was having to pray eight, nine times a day just for you.” (Laughter.) So she enlisted help from around the country.
It’s also comforting to know that people are praying for you who don’t always agree with you. Tom Coburn, for example, is here. He is not only a dear friend but also a brother in Christ. We came into the Senate at the same time. Even though we are on opposite sides of a whole bunch of issues, part of what has bound us together is a shared faith, a recognition that we pray to and serve the same God. And I keep praying that God will show him the light and he will vote with me once in a while. (Laughter.) It’s going to happen, Tom. (Laughter.) A ray of light is going to beam down. (Laughter.)
My Christian faith then has been a sustaining force for me over these last few years. All the more so, when Michelle and I hear our faith questioned from time to time, we are reminded that ultimately what matters is not what other people say about us but whether we’re being true to our conscience and true to our God. “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.”
http://www.shallownation.com/2011/02/03/president-obama-national-prayer-breakfast-2011-speech-video-feb-3-2011/
FiredUpInCA, I loved that.
Very nice :-). I’ve seen Momma Kaye pics — she looks as comforting as these quotes make her sound. It’s wonderful to know that the Obamas have such a warm circle of family and friends to support them.
That’s our beloved President Barack Obama for ya. God leads POTUS to say the right words at the right time.
Thank you FIREDUP for posting this today. 🙂
Thanks for bringing that to our family, FiredUpInCa. My dearest college best friend and I have a prayer group for him and Joe. Lifting him up is a blessing. “Prayers going up, blessings coming down.” We keep it going. It is what is in his heart. We see that in him daily. “Out of the heart, the mouth speaketh.” We will get through this daily.HZ
Season Greetings!!!!
I’ve been on the ground registering new voters..and doing data entry to reach millions, Fighting the media on Tweets…
Boots on the ground will be critical and we’re on the move pressing on.
Here’s a reminder why we need 4 more for 44!!! WE ARE FIRED UP AND READY TO GO ~ Peace and Blessing to all
Gosh…..he was just gushing with success…. Love him.
Thanks so much for this video Kasai. Just spread it on twitter.
He makes us soooooooooo proud…
( I wish the bin laden kill was in this )
Me too Linda 🙂
You Welcome Uta..thanks for tweeting:-)
Thanks so much Kasai. I can’t wait for that epic movie of President Obama to be made.
You Welcome Hope…Me too…heard Will Smith is auditioning?
I bet it will break all sort of records in the Box Office
I have mixed feelings about Will Smith (or any well known Hollywood person) playing that role – just because I think it should be an actor who is relatively new and will not influence the viewers’ expectations. But if the movie is well directed and produced, then perhaps he can pull it off – we will see.
I am with you Hope…I’ve seen many regular people that resemble PBO a lot more than Will Smith…
I was noticing a young actor on the movie “Battle LA”. His name is Cory Hardricht and he resembles President Obama slightly and is very slender and could possibly portray him in his youth and them they maybe could age him up if they wanted him to portray a mature President Obama. He is married to Tia Mowry.
Love this Kasai! You’ve hit the nail on the head! So many people ignore important issues of the day unless they’re presented in an “entertaining” fashion. The theme music from The American President (and Star Trek First Contact) helps make the message more compelling even for the disinterested.
We need to encourage the campaign folks to play soaring theme music behind every speech that PBO makes between now and next November. Maybe that’ll get more butts off the couch in 2012.
Hey, maybe the folks from thttp://whattheheckhasobamadonesofar.com/ should give music some thought.
awesome kasai. off to tweet
Thank you Kasai for this and for all of the work that you are doing. I give thanks for you, Kasai.HZ
Wonderful!!! Well done!
Thank you so much Kasai for the wonderful work you are doing. Thanks also for sharing these clips. They are certainly a reminder of the wonderful job by President Obama, his administration and the Democratic controlled Congress. The ball is now in our court! I will work as hard as I can to ensure that the President is re-elected and the Democrats re-gain control of Congress.
And, as PBHO says/said…
YES.WE.CAN…DO.(Much)More, Together!
YES.WE.CAN, Again…Obama/Biden 2012!
PRESS ON!
President Obama’s 2006 speech on Faith and Politics at the Call to Renewal’s Building a Covenant for a New America conference in Washington, D.C.:
“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. It requires that their proposals be subject to argument, and amenable to reason. I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or evoke God’s will. I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all.
Now this is going to be difficult for some who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible, as many evangelicals do. But in a pluralistic democracy, we have no choice. Politics depends on our ability to persuade each other of common aims based on a common reality. It involves compromise, the art of what’s possible. At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It’s the art of the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are expected to live up to God’s edicts, regardless of the consequences. To base one’s life on such uncompromising commitments may be sublime, but to base our policy making on such commitments would be a dangerous thing. And if you doubt that, let me give you an example.
We all know the story of Abraham and Isaac. Abraham is ordered by God to offer up his only son, and without argument, he takes Isaac to the mountaintop, binds him to an altar, and raises his knife, prepared to act as God has commanded.
Of course, in the end God sends down an angel to intercede at the very last minute, and Abraham passes God’s test of devotion.
But it’s fair to say that if any of us leaving this church saw Abraham on a roof of a building raising his knife, we would, at the very least, call the police and expect the Department of Children and Family Services to take Isaac away from Abraham. We would do so because we do not hear what Abraham hears, do not see what Abraham sees, true as those experiences may be. So the best we can do is act in accordance with those things that we all see, and that we all hear, be it common laws or basic reason.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/28/us/politics/2006obamaspeech.html?pagewanted=all
Thank you, FiredUpInCa. Great article. HZ
Hi Pamela. I hope that you had a beautiful day yesterday. Your words are so beautiful and true. This place is an extension of our wonderful, intelligent, caring, compassionate, and hardworking President, Barack Obama.
I love the “Blogger-In-Chief”, and what a beautiful gift we have been given in our Chipsticks. I do not want to leave the impression that of bragging, but I was always taught and saw the daily models by my precious mother and her parents, my most precious grandmother and grandfather to Always recognize a beautiful gift and Always give thanksgiving for that gift. That is what I will always do here. That is a part of my being to do so.
We give thanksgiving for our beautiful “Blogger-In-Chief.” We love you, Chipsticks at TOD!!!!! HZ
After last night’s debate and hearing Gingrich repeat his Food Stamp President label I got to thinking that debate audiences love short one line zingers. Maybe we could help with that. Maybe we could come up with one line zingers to send to the WH to give to the Prez to combat the GOP attack lines. The Ask Osama Bin Laden line PBO gave out at a news conference about the GOPs accusation that he was an appeaser seemed to work.
Glad you brought this over, OG..I’m going to repost my reply to you on the last thread. ;P
Excellent idea, Obama Grandmama! Whenever I see the grinch’s name now in reference to his name calling I want to post this link I found yesterday when I was looking for some words to go with the vid that a TODer posted here with Brian Dorgan reading -a letter of newt’s quiver of vile names for Dems & Pres Obama-. Yes, PObama does help those who are hungry and can’t afford to buy food for their family. Food Stamps are called “SNAP” now. Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.. Yes, he’s our SNAP PREZ..get over your freakshow sick sociopathic a$$hole self, leroy.
http://politicalcorrection.org/factcheck/201105110003
Awwww I love this family :). This is so sweet. PBO looks so happy being with his lovely ladies. Mrs Obama looks so beautiful, the two girls cute as ever and ofc PBO Mr handsome himself. Cute girl, Sasha is getting TALL!
Happy Sunday everyone :).
Saintroscoe I agree with you Gregory is a republican mouthpiece. he was the one dancing or rapping with Rove during Bush press dinner. I dont have any regard for his silly ass.
I’m really surprised Mitt and his campaign didn’t reach out to Gregory yet – he’d gladly give him the softball interview Mitt is looking for. If I was working for the Romney camp I would have put Romney on with Gregory over even doing Fox.
The worst republican mouthpiece there is…him and Candy Crowley….ewwwww…. I can’t believe these people are paid good money. Pathetic media. Every time I see David Gregory, I always see the ”dance”. What a buffoon,.
Yuk….McConnell is at the table behind them laughing.
ugh! vomit!
This just makes me mad.
I think the $10,000 bet does Romney no good even with some GOP voters especially when it seems that the primary voters are looking for any reason to vote “not Mittens”.
Besides, if Oprah Winfrey (billions), Warren Buffett (billions), hell even Jay Z (millions) bet anyone a million dollars on anything, then hell yeah people would believe that they could pay said million.
It’s the $10,000 figure that screams “eliticism” in Romney’s case. We’ve all played “the betting game” to shut people up, but it’s usally IDK, something like $1, $5 or even 1 million dollars (usually with a pinky to the corner of your mouth ala Dr. Evil on Austin Powers). But $10,000 just seem like a more arbitrary number to most people and it was used by Mittens so fluidly that it seems like it’s a monetary amount that slips easily off his tongue regularly?
I don’t watch the Sunday shows, but I was wondering if the $10K gaffe was making the rounds this morning….
Oh it definitely made the rounds and it did not paint Romney in a positive light. It was a negative story for him and even though his team tried to spin it, the sunday morning hosts were not buying his BS.
And just like with the attack ad against Pres. Obama when they used Obama quoting McCain staffer as Pres’ own words and were called out on it, rather than admitting any mistake they doubled down on it. They’re basically saying that it was planned that they’d use the bet to “shut Perry up” and how it made Perry look weak for not accepting the bet so they won the issue.
I need to tell the Romney crowd ain’t no one buying their crap.
The bet remark reminded me of when Bush Sr asked how the bar code worked at the grocery store during his second campaign for prez proving he was out of touch with regular Americans’ lifestyle.
I saw a blurb from cnn.com and there was a header that read..”the debate was romeny’s to lose and he did”.. anyway, wonder if he’s kicking his waxy robotself today?
Dunno if ass-self-kickery is part of his programming!
I love photographs like these. This family is so sweet my the Lord bless them and keep them.
Those pictures really look like a war on religion! They must be….. ATTACKING! THE WHOLE FAMILY!!! OH NOOOOO!!!!
(Is Perry just the friggin stupidest ever? Oh, Sarah, right.)
I actually surprised that more focus isn’t paid to Gingrich’s “Teddy Kennedy” line to Romney early in the debate. I’m no fan of Gingrich at all, but when I heard that line and the nasty delivery even I thought “Damn” straight to Romney’s gut. I actually think that was the what put Romney off his stride a bit. I know Mittens came up with some NFL line, but seems to me the damage was done.
Gingrich is just a nasty dude, and Romney is just not equipped to go as nasty on Newt as Newt was obviously willing to go on Mittens.
If any of the other candidates are running for anything but VP, then actually hitting Romney hard and quick seems to discombobulate the Rom-bot circuitry enough for him to be open for slips like the $10k line.
Definitely an unforced error on Romney’s part.
Romney will go nasty through surrogates and in campaign attack ads, but he can’t do it face to face. He gets all flustered when there is any confrontation – both times when Perry has came at him he’s delivered gifts to the Obama campaign. First it was the “I’m running for office for Pete’s sake” and now it’s the “$10,000 bet” that seemed to roll off the tongue a little too naturally.
Perry seems to get under Romney’s skin more than the others for some reason. Recall when he put his hand on Perry’s shoulder and was all red-faced doing it?
A life lived without ever having had to face confrontation/adversity will probably do that for you. He’s still trying to play it on the humble, which isn’t so much working for him. Grew up wealthy but claims to be thrifty. The article was accompanied by the photo of a house he paid $2.5 million for. In 1997.
I am bothered by the idea of running against Newt. First off I am not sure that authenticity always works against nastiness and lies. Second I am worried about if he would ever win and what road our country would be on. I am hoping enough other people would worry about my second point that even if they weren’t crazy about our guy they would still vote for him.
Team Newt On Mitt’s Bet: ‘I Wonder If He Had The Cash In His Pocket?’
Newt can’t say too much, let us not forget Tiffiny, $500,000.00 for Newt and the Mrs.
newt’s a sociopath and he’ll say whatever nastiness enters his warped mind.
And let’s not forget what Newt said about wanting poor children to work as janitors. And how they don’t have any work ethics. How they probably end up pimps and hookers, or selling drugs. We know that Newt were talking about the African Americans community, at least I believe he was. To me that is racists, and I know Whoppi of the View did not like what Newt said. She really rip into that old racists nasty bastard. Newt ain’t no better than Romney. They both would make horrible, terrible, lousy presidents. America doesn’t need either one of them. We already have the President we need. His name is Barack H. Obama.
Fareed asked Huntsman if he was looking for the Sec. of State job. Maybe that’s what he is after. Wonder how Fred’s mom is doing? We have a cold morning here in SW Washington (state).
Thinking of Fred’s mom, too.
Fareed also asked Huntsman what kind of a relationship he had with his former boss. He cowardly (to appease RWNJs) said he had very little interaction with him; that he mostly dealt with the State Department.
So, either he can’t admit he had interaction with the scary President, or he was much lower on the totem pole than he pretended.
Personally, since relations with China are so important, I’m guessing the President kept a close eye on the traitor Huntsman while he was ambassador. Of course, traitors do all of their plotting behind the cover of darkness. Huntsman = rat.
He’s such a traitor…..You must be right about that Jacqueline, President Obama must have kept a close eye on that traitor.
Just like I fully believe that he sent him off to China, because back around ’09, there was talk that Huntsman would “make a good candidate in ’12.” Yuck.
Huntsman is a liar. First, the Ambassadors are sent by the President of the United States. You are called to serve by your President. State Dept. did not call, Hunstman, President Barack Obama did. And being that he is representing this government in China, you bet POB kept an eye on him.
Huntsman is a small man to me now. I do not trust him, and I never will. He had an opportunity to stand up and be a decent man when asked the question. But he chose not to. You give credit where credit is due. He is a power-seeking person for himself.HZ
Beautifully said, HZ! Huntsman is indeed ” a power-seeking person….” He is also a coward! But so are the MSM! Huntsman need to be asked, at each of the GOP debates, why he chose to accept a job, for two years, under a man he despises. Why are they letting him off the hook?
I watched Farred he is my favor Huntsman did not have the balls to tell the truth if Hunstman think
PBO is NOT a very smart President why he accepted the JOB, he is a looser and he was replaced
by a far better Embassador that realy speaks Chinise Gary Lock ex GOV of Oregon. HUntsman
was asked that if MItt or Newt wiin might be asked to be Sec of State.
There is one response you can make to any retroactively dismissive remarks made by Mr Huntsman about his relationship with President Obama, and that is to cite his ‘love letter’ (as it’s known in Tbaggrstan).
“In August 2009, Mr Huntsman wrote to the President, “You are a remarkable leader”–underlining “remarkable” for emphasis. He added, “it has been a great honor getting to know you.”
Follow the first link in the article to read the full letter.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/dailyfray/huntsman-39-s-love-letters-to-obama-the-campaign-ad-writes-itself-20110415
I see the President is still wearing his new scarf. Wonder how many years that will be around? I love that we know him well enough to notice things like that. Without this site I wouldn’t have such close knowledge of him. Sure appreciate this place. God bless you Chips.
Must watch Video. Willard Haz a Sad 😦 You know its bad when Fox is piling on.
Tee-hee. Hunstman was absent from the debate with the bet heard ’round the world, but he’s happy to jump into the fray.
Huntsman accepts Romney’s $10,000 bet
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/11/huntsman-accepts-romneys-10000-bet/
“…Huntsman was not invited to the debate, but his campaign released a YouTube video on Saturday night titled “Challenge Accepted.” The video shows clips of Romney saying his health insurance mandate was a good model for the entire nation. In one clip, Romney states, “I like mandates.”
Huntsman’s campaign has also launched the website 10kbet.com, which displays news reports about the bet.”
Thanks for the head’s up Dudette. Here’s the ad:
I would love to know the names of those men at the end with all the money in their hands and mouths… The one holding the money with Romney looks very familiar.
Jon’s gotta be working undercover for PBO :lol:!
That exchange between Willard and Oops was hilarious — they’re both stilted. Oops looks clueless as usual and Willard looks plastic as usual. You can see the little wheels in their heads turning as they deliver the lines their handlers told them would score in debate prep. They are definitely NOT naturals. Good grief!
Actually PJ, that has been a rumor going around on Tea-blogs…that Huntsman is an Obama plant.
Really??? Hahaha! It would definitely fit into their paranoia.
I’m sure the mittrobots are feelin’ that, hopefruit..brawawawa.
We’re changing minds “One Voter at a Time” with facts not fiction. We refuse to be distracted by P/L, Media and GOP talking heads
We are grateful for President Obama…….#PressingOn
I hope they include the video in his future library. It is beautiful just like he is.
Wow! Another dynamite video today! Who did this? Who did the one above? Thank you!
Very definitely a man of the people and for the people! THANKS for sharing, Kasai. 🙂
Wow Kasai, you are on a roll! This is a beautiful and powerful video. I am grateful to you for sharing this because I intend on sharing it, and your previous video, with friends, family members and respected co-workers. Again, I thank you for the wonderful job you are doing.
By the way, I wanted to suggest getting together with Chipsticks to add on to that video clips from the President’s reception in Ghana, Ireland, U.K. Brazil, India, Australia, and Indonesia.
Check this out. Newt would be so proud to see his vision realized in today’s newest technology. Heck, tomorrow he’ll probably try to take credit for it and ask the makers for royalties.
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Graphic novel app brings Dickensian London to life
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/09/graphic-novel-app-brings-dickensian-london-to-life/
“…Stroll the grimy backstreets of Dickensian London and experience for yourself the sights and sounds which inspired one of the greatest writers in English literature.,,Computer tablet users can now travel to the darker side of London as Charles Dickens knew it, with an interactive novel-cum-app launched on Friday by the Museum of London that is the next best thing to having your own time machine…”
“A Man of The People” For the People………VOTE OBAMA/2012
kasai – this is a GREAT bumper sticker!
Yes Indeed! OFA needs to adopt this.
I’m not really big on self promotion, but this morning I got a call from a fellow volunteer to tell me that at the local Dems holiday party last night I was awarded Volunteer of the Year! Color me shocked. I thought sure my friend would get it. She said she got it last year, so it was my turn. I get to be proud of that.
Awesome! Congrats! 😛
Congratulations!!! Nice!
Congratulations Tien Le! Keep up the great work.
Congratulations Tien Le! This is not self promotion at all. Hard work for good causes deserves recognition and it’s great that a TODer has received this award!
Congratulations! What a wonderful treasure to keep, reminding you of the good times when you helped get President Obama and other Dems re-elected or elected.
You magnificent LEGEND!!!! Thrilled for you Tien Le, be very VERY proud – you’re an inspiration.
Thanks everyone. I have learned so much; I’m honored.
You deserve it. Congratulations. Yes we can, together!
Congratulations!!! Well deserved!
Congratulations, Tien Le! The recognition– and award– was hard-earned and well-deserved, imo! 🙂
So proud of you, Tien! I know what you do at all your internet spots…i can only imagine what you have done for your local Dems….a force of nature! Congratulations!
Congratulations, Tien!! Wow! Great!!
Congratulations! This is excellent news and excellent work Tien.
Congratulations Tien. You are an example of why OFA is so successful. We here at OFA Ohio thank you. KEEP HOPE ALIVE!!!
Congrats Tien Le! That’s wonderful news and no small feat.
Tien, that is wonderful. Congratulations to you. Keep up the great work. All that you do is appreciated by all of us.HZ
Congratulation, well deserved. So happy for you.
Congrats Tien.You must have worked your ass off. Keep that up. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Congratulations, Tien Le! I know you don’t like to toot your horn, but you are one of the most steady and committed supporters of President Obama. For me, you are one of the most thoughtful and pragmatic commentators on several of the sites I visit. I have especially benefited from reading your sober and brilliant posts on TPV.
Love it. For once, I am ecstatic that the media hoard know how to beat a soundbite into the ground. They have no capacity for complexity, so gaffes like this one are perfect for their breathless, simple-minded “reporting.”
Way to go, Weird Willard! Keep up the good work!
“Mitt, boy, Mitt scares me,’ he said. “Anybody that can make a $10,000 bet just like that. That’s way out of my league. I haven’t even met anybody that can make that (bet) so fast. And it looks like something he does daily, as fast as he came out with it…I think that’s typical behavior (for him).”
– From an undecided REPUBLICAN voter in Iowa……..*grabs popcorn and a snuggie*
Source http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2011/12/perry-jabs-at-romney-over-k-bet-106843.html
Delicious. *reaches into LOL’s popcorn bucket*
“A $10,000 bet in Iowa, where the per capita income in 2010 was $38,084?
That he would have said such a thing shows that Romney’s lack of on the ground campaigning in the state has really hurt him, if only because it’s allowed him to forget the audience he was speaking before.”
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/12/mitt-romneys-losing-10-000-bet-at-iowa-debate-video/249814/
^^^^ Was supposed to be response to LOL’s video above…
Our First Family looks so BEAUTIFUL. I Love It!
Obama/Biden2012
Happy Sunday! Beautiful First Family:) Good read for “our family”
http://blogs.reuters.com/paulsmalera/2011/12/09/how-obama-wins-the-election-the-economy-stupid-and-everything-else/
Come general-election season, Obama should be able to describe his first term as one in which: he took the right steps on the economy which, due to simple outside lag time, are just now paying off; he avoided military entanglements while keeping the country safe and hunting down terrorists; and he stared down the extreme wings of both parties in order to maintain a centrist course, while also increasing health care coverage for millions of Americans. In short, whereas it was once hard to see how the president could possibly win a second term, it’s now difficult to understand how he could lose.
Very good read. Also enjoyed seeing the photo again of President Obama’s pensive look as he watched Bill Clinton speak.
I liked that photo, too:)
Thanks DF. Very interesting read. Thank you for sharing it. How did the kids come out in the contest? I was ill and was not allowed to be on computer afterwards.
I am getting in make-up time since my nurse is not here today. The computer will be cold as ice tomorrow. I will find a way to atleast get some reading in. Pray for me.HZ
I pray for your health and strength, HZ. And a whole buncha coco butter warmth!
I don’t understand how it’s become common wisdom that he was going to lose.
A desire for a horserace sort of thing, with a splash of “his winning the first time was a fluke and 2010 was a preview and yadda, yadda, yadda.”
Who in Obamanation has ever thought he could lose next year? ANSWER: No one. The talking heads and pundits are culprits obsessed withto PBO losing. PRESS ON!! KEEP HOPE ALIVE!! OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Thanks for sharing this article, Desertflower! For me I am so impressed with President Obama because of the following:
1. He is a calm and steady leader who avoids extremism.
2. He is pragmatic and well grounded and focuses on important issues.
3. He is compassionate, loves people and is not pretentious.
4. He is courageous in taking decisions that may not be popular.
5. He is a man who honors his promises.
6. He is incredibly smart.
7. And finally, perhaps more importantly, he is a devoted family man. President Obama is not only devoted to his immediate family, but he is also devoted to improving the well being of the American family.
If, God forbid, President Obama is not re-elected, given the Republican characters offered to replace him, the real looser will be the American family and not President Obama.
G’Day TODers, gosh those pictures are wonderful.!!!! 🙂 🙂
I don’t know if this info been posted yet, but if you can click the Color of Change web site below and sign petition against major corporations who’s funding the group ALEC, because by supporting ALEC they’re helping to suppress the Black Vote.
Major corporations are helping suppress the Black vote. Demand that they stop: http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/alec_a?referring_akid=.1415421.RL3Rlq&source=twitter via @colorofchange
Done.
Chips noted that President Obama’s reception in Irland was very different then President Bush’s. Looked it up, and when Bush was there 10,000 protesters in Dublin and 2,500 in Galway gathered to protest Bush’s foreign policy. By comparing that to the overwhelming wonderful reception President Obama got we can certainly see how our standing in the world has improved. This needs to be pointed out again and again.
That’s why the media blacks out his foreign trips. The glaring reality of international support, respect and admiration will simply eviscerate their desired narrative that he is “unpopular” or “vulnerable.” All of these folks will be rooting for him next year and even though they can’t vote, they sure have influence on their friends/relatives in the US who can vote.
oops–sorry about the spelling—
More…from global investor poll
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-09/obama-defeats-romney-in-global-poll-showing-republican-weakness.html
Wholesale voter disenfranchisement going on in Michigan. Anyone surprised that the cities being taken over by emergency financial managers are majority AA? Anyone surprised that MSM is mostly silent on this? I didn’t think so!
http://www.thegrio.com/politics/rachel-maddow-ed-schultz-michigan-takeover-tyrants.php
The MSM doesn’t care about an issue until it starts spilling into non-minority territory. That is true of the “left” as well.
Exactly!
For someone who’s been running for political office almost continuously since 1994, Mitt and his staff have no idea what they’re doing. From TPM:
As Twitter, his opponents and Democrats blew up with mockery of Mitt Romney’s $10,000 bet offer to Rick Perry at Saturday’s debate, the Romney campaign denied to TPM that their candidate had lost the narrative when he dropped the wager offer on Perry.
“I thought it was a good moment for Mitt,” Romney strategist Eric Ferhnstrom told TPM in the spin room after the debate. “I thought that Rick Perry, by backing down, looked weak.”
Ferhnstrom said “the reason Gov. Romney made the bet was because he knew Rick Perry wouldn’t take it.”
“Ten thousand dollars sounds stronger than 50 cents,” Ferhnstrom explained.
Story here: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/12/romney-spox-10k-bet-was-a-good-moment-for-mitt.php?ref=fpblg
Ferhnstrom said “the reason Gov. Romney made the bet was because he knew Rick Perry wouldn’t take it.” “Ten thousand dollars sounds stronger than 50 cents,” Ferhnstrom explained.
This is some peanut butter and jelly bullsh*t, and that’s all it is!
NEXT….
Ferhnstrom is either a liar or a wholly incompetent strategist. There is no universe in which that bet was a good moment for Romney. Keep it up Ferhnstrom. If this is an example of your analysis, you’re doing the DNC’s work.
They should count themselves lucky that Perry doesn’t think so well on his feet. Any other slickster would have smoothly responded, “well, as a Christian…” and left the suspected-by-the-fundies Mormon looking even more like and outsider while polishing his own bona fides.
I love this family and I can not say it enough.
Fascinating read. Please take the time…..growing pains. Indeed.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/12/05/anti_putin_brigade_russia?page=0,0
Love those pictures of our First Family! One thing I love about their pictures going to and coming from church, is that they are smiling! They look happy. How wonderful is that. What a well dressed quartet they are too!
Mitt and group do NOT live in the same world the rest of us 99% live in, if they think that $10,00 bet was a good moment!!! Today on the way home from church, we saw a bumper sticker on a car that read: “I’m too poor to vote Republican”
That’s priceless. I’d love a bumper stick like that.
Sasha looks like PBO in the last pic.
When PBO was a school-aged boy he looked like her.
Yes I noticed that while looking at some pics of PBO as a little boy, I was like hey, PBO looked exactly like Sasha! Well that should be the other way around. I love the Obama family. Sasha is my favorite just because she such a baby and is adorably cute ;). What a cutie pie just like her dada :).
I know most people focus on Malia, but both girls are gorgeous and that little Sasha especially is one to watch…once she grows out of this cute baby stage she will be an incredibly beautiful young woman. PBO was right, he improved his gene pool 😉
Really? I’ve seen a photo of a young Michelle who looked just like Sasha. To me, Malia is all Dunham and Sasha all [totally blanking on Mrs. Robinson’s maiden name].
Yes Sasha does look like her Grandma Marion too!
Actually both girls are a mix of each parent’s genes. Malia has her moms eyes, eyebrows, mouth and nose and her dad’s chin, skinny-tall built and ofc his skin color. Sasha has her mom’s shapely figure, chin and skin color and her dad’s eyes, eyebrows, mouth and smile. I don’t know if Sasha will get tall like mom and dad or be medium height like grandma Robinson (too early to tell). I find that so beautiful and cool that they both got a little mom and dad. Also according to PBO Malia has his temperament and Sasha Michelle’s. The older heads I know has a saying for that; when the kids are a perfect mix of both parents….they say “it must have been a good ….” -I can’t say it because I would be immediately sent to the naughty mat….it very explicit ;).
Take a look at some pics of PBO as a boy here…..
http://www.offbeatbuzz.com/general/the-kid-who-would-be-president-photos-of-young-barack-obama/
Definitely little Sasha 😉
Chips, love, could you read my post in response to your post in the last thread? Thanks in advance. 😉
I did Keith, and I replied.
Thanks for the video P. What a gorgeous and stylish first family.
Welcome ut and Chipsticks. Gorgeous and stylish indeed with a love for each other that’s evident! They are a perfect example of FAMILY!
Thanks for the video. I love how even though they are surrounded by SS agents and the media that they stay focused on each other in a very natural way as if there is no one else around (I could hear a little of their conversation). Malia has learned to deal with dad’s “commotion” as she once called it and Sasha is still young enough to just live in the moment. They are not licking their tongues out at reporters as Jenna Bush, who was much older than they, did at one point. Barack, Michele, and Mrs. Robinson are doing a great job in keeping the girls grounded and sweet. May God continue to bless this family.
Ditto! I just love them :D.
Thanks a million for the video P, just added it to the post – you’re a gem 😉
From the AP story accompanying the video
“Just before the announcements, the congregation laughed when a young boy ran to the front of the church and took a good look at the Obamas”
http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-walk-church-across-white-house-161436411.html.
The woman featured in this bbc video is an excellent bento box artist.
My two favorite pieces of hers appear at the 3:22 mark (Michael Jackson) and the 3:33 mark (President Barack Obama)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16069217
Malia is just like her father, she speaks with her hands and likes to give long explanations..lol…love this family!
TMZ currently has this headline:
“Lindsay Lohan purse returned… minus $10,000.”
Can anyone confirm Mitt Romney’s whereabouts after the debate? Hmmm…..
Looks like Willard may have been caught with his hand in Lindsay’s cocaine, er, I mean cookie jar 🙂
Hiya everyone, new post here:
http://theobamadiary.com/2011/12/11/heads-up-80/
You do an awesome Job.
I don’t comment much, not beacuse I lack what to say. But most of the time, my PC fail me. I am hopefully going to get a new PC this winter.
They are a beautiful family. Thanks for everything you do Chips. Sixty minutes is starting. 🙂