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How the hell am I first? šÆ
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She got the call from PBO!
HFS!!!!
WOOT!
Tally, Donna Dem spoke to the President today – and he sent his love to everyone at TOD!!! Woot!!!!!!!!! She’s giving us a report soon!
Get out! That’s awesome! OMG. I wonder if she’s ok. I would’ve passed out after the call ended.
Ha, me too HachikÅ, me too – and poor Donna was at the mall at the time, not even in the comfort of her own home where she could comfortably collapse afterwards!
I wonder whether he brought up the TOD, or she mentioned it first? Either way – it’s surreal to hear our President acknowledged the TOD community!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the heads up CHIPS…can’t wait!
I’d have EMTs standing by for after.
Wow, how incredible!! Can’t wait wait for the report how awesome is that!!
Fantastic!!!
#YesWeCanDOMoreTogether – We Must!
Sweet!
Oh how so very exciting!!!!!!
YEA Donna!!!!!
Oh. MY. God!! How exciting!!! Wow.
Africa! How are you doing?
Thanks for asking, Chips. I finally end training on tomorrow. Then I have to sit for an exam on Wednesday, which is tied to my keeping the job. Talk about pressure, right?
I’ve been lurking and checking in when time allows, but thanks so much for the yeoman job you do. Now, with bated breath I am waiting for Donna to get home and give us the 411!!
Oh africa, what an intense spell you’re going through with training and exams, wishing you all the very best, hope it works out perfectly.
I think it will work out. I am familiar with the material. Just can’t wait to be done. Nine weeks — Yikes!!
What an exciting experience for Donna. I read her story down stream. She so deserves every bit of it.
Best of luck africa, make sure you bring us the good news at the end of it all š
africa…if you see this, sending good wishes for success tomorrow:) You ‘ve got this thing! PMA….Positive mental attitude:)
Thanks Chips and DF. I am pretty familiar with the information. Thanks for the positive reinforcements. Definitely PMA, DF!! I will let you guys know how I do on Wednesday night!!
Wishing you the best of luck on your exam Africa. You’ll ace it with flying colors. š
STFU!!!!
/faint
WHAT????? Are you kidding me?? I’m just getting in from a workshop. THIS IS GREAT!!
Wonderful news! Glad to hear the President loves this wonderful community! Kudos to you Chipsticks! I am of course so proud of Dona Dem for representing this community so well.
Oh this is so exciting. I am thrilled for Donna and the site.
Allen West: āIf Joseph Goebbels Was Around, Heād Be Very Proud Of The Democrat Partyā
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/12/allen-west-if-joseph-goebbels-was-around-hed-be-very-proud-of-the-democrat-party.php?ref=fpb
Godwin’s Law!
why can’t repugs get it right? It’s the democratic party!!! You can always spot a knuckle dragging repuke, they always call it “the democrat party.” :rollL idiots. Allen West is my congress critter, both at school and at my parents’ home. The freak is inescapable! Wish DWS was my rep! :sad panda: š¦
The FREAK is gonna be sent packing when his time’s up!
That’s why I call them Teabaggers. This guy told me not to call them the Teabag Party and I said I would say it correctly when they ALL pronounce my party correctly…it’s not Democrat it’s Democratic.
Probably best not to use a term like repuke if you expect them to call the Democratic Party by its proper name. (Not that they will anyway, but I still wouldn’t use a disrespectful term like that anyway.)
Um……..Okay. Whether or not I call them Repugs or repukes, the truth of the matter is that they are still repugnant and they make me want to puke. I’m sorry, I don’t do PC with domestic terrorists, which is exactly what the repukes in congress are. Thanks for your comment though.
Ps- you may want to change your handle, your e-mail address is showing up and as a consequence, everybody and their mother can contact you.
Thanks Lisa, I’m guessing Joe filled in his email address in the name box by mistake, just edited it.
The best part of Allen West ran down his fathers leg!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahhahhahahhahahhahahahhahahaha!!!! I just choked on my Vanilla Wafers!!! Oh, yardarm, you are too much and that’s coming from me of all people! You are the tops, man. The absolute tops!!! š š
OUCHIE!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!
Weepin’ here, Yardarm you’re the business!!!!! š
#deceased
Now that’s funny š š š š
YARDARM!!!!!! Salty sea talk – eh?
ROFLMAO!!!!!!
For sure. In lieu of some other thoughts i’ve had about him.
You’re bad…in a good way!
Damn, Yardarm, DAMN!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Soooo funny and so true.
Waiting patiently…….
waiting impatiently………… my hearts a’ racing!
This wil help:
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Chips! Haul out the naughty mat, I’m reserving mucho space for me, Clooney and PBO. š
I think that Chips should never even THINK about rolling up the naughty mats and putting them away! Just spread them ALL out on the floor! Someone here can always occupy the mats….and then it never takes too long for others to join in š That’s just the way we are…..
That’s actually a truly excellent suggestion desertflower, just carpet the place in naughty mats? š
Good idea df. With this group there would be very few empty mats on any given day. Finding time to clean ’em would be the trick, eh? š
Love that Meta!
I have a very large self-assigned naughty mat right here. I’ll prolly be here for days….
š You prolly will!!!
I can haz George.
Tally, scroll up. You will see that I’ve already reserved space on the mat for PBO, Clooney and myself, thank you very much! š
hmmm. Only if I can haz THIS:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035514/
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You can definitely haz all o’ that, Tally! š
Lisa, is that you…. maturely not laying claim to all the goodies in sight? Taking only two and leaving Tally her choice? One of the things I enjoy most working with young people is to see how they ‘grow’. Girl, I am SO proud of you! š š I’m late today so I’m hurrying down to see Donna D’s report, but I had to respond to your comment. š
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Sorry. Mine.
I just retweeted that. Brilliant.
Clooney is so right – Dems do eat their own.
He’s also correct that the Repugs would be spinning PBO’s accomplishments like they were the beginning of the Second Coming!
Clooney is 1000% right. These Democrats out to be pushing the things the President have done, but they rather focus on what he haven’t done. They rather trash him by saying he hasn’t done all he said he was going to do. They rather tear down Obama. And I don’t like it one bit. President is a good President, and just think if those who are doing all the complaining had gotten their asses out to vote in 2010, we would have a real Speaker of the House, maybe those T-Party nuts would not be in the House and maybe Reid would have had more Dems Senators.
Indeed, Annibella! And may be we would have the jobs bill passed to re-ignite this economy. I am so sick and tired of these pretend progressives who have done as much damage to this incredible President as has the right wing teabaggers.
Nice!
HELL FUCKING YESS DONNA!!!!! I hope you told him that we LOVEEEEEE him! //groupie moment activated
LOLz!!!!
/groupie moment activated
I am so stealing that!
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I do feel the love. Heh……
š š š š š š š Priceless!
Interesting..because the jeopardy theme is just playing on my TV as I’m reading this!
So pleasant!!
CLEAVER!
My knuckles are over-clenched in expectation. Can’t take a bathroom break lest I miss something……Butterflies in tummy, anyone?
Oh crikey Zizi, you just made me ROAR out loud!!!!!!!!!
I thought you had passed out in the last thread and you dare to mock me? Between you and me which of us has “intestinal fortitude” huh? š š š š š
Buoyant economic data boosts U.S. stocks
By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Positive data on the US jobs market, industrial activity and trade gave a boost to US stocks Thursday, but eurozone clouds continued to hover over the markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 45.33 points (0.38 percent) to finish at 11,868.81. The broader S&P 500 rose 3.93 points (0.32 percent) to 1,215.75, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite edged up 1.70 points (0.07 percent) to 2,541.01.
Sentiment got a bump from the report that new jobless claims hit a three-year low last week, suggesting layoffs are slowing down and US businesses are feeling more confident. New data also showed that the deficit of the US current account, a broad measure of trade, fell to its lowest level in almost two years, and there were buoyant readings on the pace of manufacturing in the Philadelphia and New York regions.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/15/buoyant-economic-data-boosts-u-s-stocks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+(The+Raw
Exports from LA port are way up. With emphasis on increasing exports, Made in USA, makes OWS protests to shut down ports very suspicious. Anticapitalist anarchists who will hurt the people they’re supposedly fighting for.
I wish the OWS people got the clue that capitalism, in its broad sense, isn’t going anywhere. It just, once more, has to be saved from its own excesses. They just thought that 2008 would lead to a wholesale overturning of the system. That wasn’t going to happen; we’re going to have years ahead of slow reform.
Here, here!
Bravo Liberal Librarian! Besides, President Obama never ran on a platform to end Capitalism. Hopefruit2 brilliantly exposed the questionable intentions of the originators and leaders of this OWS movement.
I was wondering when this would happen. I assumed she would have been filmed receiving it and thus it would have been scheduled.
About the contest Donna won, I was surprised some frontpager at DKoch wouldn’t have won the contest just so they could criticize the President on the phone call.
That would take too much energy SR. They’d far rather complain than work.
Oh, my goodness!!!! This is great. I just woke up from my nap and all of this great news. Waiting as well. HZ
Hello TOD! I’m waiting with everyone else for Donna Dem”s report.
NO RUSH, DONNA.
{{{{pacing: do I have any champagne??}}}}}
I had to de-lurk when I read Donna’s comment. I am glued to my laptop LOL. Chipsticks I think PBO is definitely a TOD’s lurker. In PBO’s words: “I am just saying” so beware of the naughty comments LOL
Welcome rosebutterfly!!! š
I decree that naughty words are banned forthwith! All offenders will face the full brunt of the law on TOD plus additional harsh sentencing. š š š
Oh dear, I guess all the lurkers are coming out (including me). I am so glued to my laptop waiting with you all. She said it was hilarious, so my curiosity is at peak level. LOL
lololol I hope you delurk more often.
Hey you, stay de-lurked! š
Thank you š
That’s it. You and rosebutterfly are officially family now! No more lurking!
Oh dear, I’m going to have to de-lurk too! Been lurking so long, I’m ashamed of myself (hanging my head in shame). But I’m so excited about Donna getting that call!
Oh, I dunno…PBO might actually enjoy the inter-banter here on TOD, maybe even gets a laugh out of you guys, after all, he must love that people love him, and who really minds if others think they are hot n sassy? Really now!
I think you are absolutely right, Pamela. Both POTUS and FLOTUS are so secure in who they are and they also seem to have a great sense of humor. I am sure both of them would enjoy the smarts and the delicious humor of people in this TOD family.
Nancy Smash is OOOOOOONNNNNNNN!!!!!!! She looks fantabulous!!!!! š š
My hometown girl. LOVE YOU, Nancy Smash. Also LOVE your support staff.
Meanwhile Bow-tied asshat tucker Carlson has the shriveled gonads to accuse President Obama of “praising the Troops to much” . http://mediamatters.org/blog/201112150013
Seriously, when will the mental health provisions of the ACA kick in? And dare I say we need to revive sanatoriums from the 1920s? these people are threats to human society
Man, bring in the carriers. These folks are sick, all twisted in knots.
i just had a flash of fantasy. Picture it, 2 big, buff Marines holding Fuck—er— Tucker upside down( head first) over a toilet, ready to flush down the human excrement.
I know why—-Repubs are fearful they are losing their iron grip on the military. (votes) They see those cheering troops for President Obama. They see all the good work Michelle and Jill have done with military families. That’s another thing I love about President Obama and his administration. They have not surrendered any quarter. They have dared to tread where previous Dem presidents/administrations have not.
And their concern for the troops and military families is REAL. It’s not a political stunt.
Tucker is so far in over his head he hasn’t seen daylight in years. If he thinks it’s a winning idea to alienate the US fighting forces that risk and give their lives for their country then he needs to crawl back in his cave. Tucker himself never took off his bowtie long enough to get his hands dirty in his life and the biggest risk he takes is when he shaves.
Does anyone have the People Magazine interview w/ PBO & Miche? I saw it on the stands in the grocery store tonight but I couldn’t afford to buy it. (6$ freaking dollars for a magazine jeez).
Someone posted it either yesterday or the day before. I thought I saved the link, but I can’t find it – sorry!
Ed started with the “caving in” bull$#^& š useless guttersnipe š
Did you expect anything different? Then again, how many people actually watch Ed?
Nancy holding her own though. Can’t fricking stand that dumbass freak Ed, though. Tonight’s probably the only time he’ll have high ratings and that’s because of Mz Nancy from Cali
ps—- Donna, you’re killing me, I just started pulling out my hair waiting! š
LEADER PELOSI PUSHED BACK HARD…..SHE DID NOT ALLOW HIS JIVE TO GO UNCHALLENGED….
Good on her! I swear to goodness, I’m sick and fucking tired of “liberals” eating each other because they got 95% of what they wanted but then throw a hissy fit for that other 5%. The great middle of the populace agrees with us on policy, but then see how we tear each other apart and want nothing to do with us. You want progress? Then celebrate progress! Don’t piss and moan because you didn’t get every single little think dear to your heart. Christ.
I was screaming at my radio tonight on the way home because Ian Masters was being a lazy pearl clutcher. I was screaming, “It’s ONLY TWO FUCKING PAGES. HOW HARD IS IT TO READ IT YOURSELF!!! STOP LYING!!!”
I’m glad I’m not the only one who spends the drive home in LA traffic screaming at the radio because of some fresh, new Obama-bashing nonsense.
Ian Masters has a daily show now? I used to listen to him on KPFK on Sundays. I hardly listen to L.A. radio while driving; I either have my mp3 player going, or I’m streaming the various BBC radio stations through my Bluetooth.
In order to avoid raising my blood pressure, I completely gave up listening to talk radio. My radio is permanently tuned to Jazz.
“not I”, said the cat
Didn’t Ed used to be a Republican? And he voted for Bush right? Yeah, his opinions are null and void.
We have to prepare monster hugs for Donna, how on earth did she even remember to mention the TOD gang at a moment like that? Crikey, I wouldn’t have remembered my name. š
Chips, I wouldn’t be surprised if it were PBO who brought up TOD, not Donna.
Ha LL, that would be wacky! I’d guess, though, that Donna Dem was just kind and thoughtful enough to mention you all because you did do much to help her win the prize. Seriously, how on earth did she remember at a time like that?!
I know why Donna would remember. TOD leaves a permanent impression.
Me either. Not hardly the same thing, but Oprah called me one Saturday night when we had friends over before we were all going out for din. I was so taken off guard. I mean I was never expecting to hear, “This is Oprah”. I think I became immediately dumb as a door knob, tried to sound normal and have a little fun conversation, but everyone was listening because they heard me say, “OPRAH??? Is this really OPRAH?” It was all awkward and uncomfortable. And then they all made fun of me later because I said, “Oh sorry, I have to go. We have a reservation.” They said I blew it. I could have been her new best friend, move over Gayle, there’s a new girl in town. I could have my own show now, hanging out and vacationing with Oprah. But no, I said I had to go because I had a dumb din reservation. So anyhoo, I can just imagine what I’d be like if I heard, “Hi, this is President Obama.” I would be so like that Chips flat on his back guy.
Oh wow Dotster, that’s the cutest story ever!! Why did she call you?
I had sent an email to her show. It’s hard to remember all the details. This was during the W years and the run-up to the Iraq War. I think I was criticizing some pro-war guest who was not being truthful about the reasons for war. I think I was making suggestions about other guests I would like to see who would be able to shed a more honest light on what was going on. I do remember she said she was sitting home in her pjs, reading her emails, and it was her chef’s night off, that she was going to make pasta for she and Steadman for din in a little bit. I don’t remember much else about the phone conversation, too much in a dither. I do not think I was overly impressive. š But I did get a call a few months later to ask me to come to her show when Bill O’Reilly was going to be there hawking some dumb book of his. They asked me to commit to standing and asking a question. I was way too nervous to do that on national TV, and I didn’t want to have to drum up the courage for a show with dumb BillO, so I declined. And that was the end of my Oprah BFF saga.
Ah Dotster, great story, she was obviously hugely impressed by your email to call you like that. And much as I’d love to mash O’Reilly on national TV – or anywhere – I’d be just like you: there seriously is not enough money in this world to ever entice me on to TV! Thanks Dotster, your description of your reaction to the call completely cracked me up!
Ms. Chips., I find that amazing that she even remembered and able to put that all together speaking with him….awwwww (thoughts)
Seriously! That would be AFTER you peeled me off the floor!
Hee!
Oh man. Gotta come out of my commenting exile for this! Can’t wait to hear about the call, and congrats Donna!
Bonkers!!! So glad you’re back for Donna Dem’s de-briefing!! š
And stay out of exile. All hands on deck.
LL, wanted to thank you for that CC Hardware reference. Im not too far from there and will be trying it out for sure!
You’re very welcome!
ON DECK!!!… š
YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Waiting with bated breath and a tingle in my leg for Donna’s report. This is HUGE! Go Chips, TOD family and Donna. OMG!
This is probably the President and Vice President discussing the naughty mat today:
President Barack Obama talks with Vice President Joe Biden in the Vice President’s West Wing Office at the White House, Dec. 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
{{{{{{sides aching, ouch}}}}}}
Joe: “Barack! Lord love you! I’ll tell you what, those women over at TOD are downright salacious Obamaphiles! They are dangerous! My goodness! Do you know it’s so bad, the moderator has to put them on time out on the ‘naughty mat’ to cool ’em down? and even that doesn’t work!!!” {{{shakes his head in disbelief}}}
For shame, women!!! Look how y’all are distressing Joe. š
Magnificent Lisa!!!!!! š š š š š š I’m crying!
Oh but Joey is far, far from innocent. There is a whole website dedicated to Joey. It’s called “Your Daily Dose of Joey the Shark”
It was way more active during the ’08 campaign, but you can see it was updated this past November for Joey’s birthday. Trust, there are naughty mats all over that place!!!!
http://biden-daily.livejournal.com/
HAHAHAHAHAH, you’re killing me Chipsticks!!!!
Me too, GGail. I am trying to stop laughing so hard because I just had to take a pill, but Lisa is tearing me up. I love it.HZ
HA! HA! HA! Heehee.
Story here: Tea Party Leader Mark Meckler Arrested With Handgun At Airport.
Meckler is a prime example of a TPer who thinks he doesn’t have to follow the rules. I would have thought that being a lawyer, he’d look up the gun laws in states he’d be traveling to/through. I guess he thought the new NRA law the GOP wants to push through Congress which would allow gun owners the right to carry guns to/from all 50 states had already been passed! I am soooo glad he was arrested in NY where there are stricter gun laws, and I love the fact that he could receive 15 years in prison for violating NY’s gun control law. I live in GA, and I’m sick, sick, sick, of these so-called Christian gun worshipers.
Agree, Majii, it’s the height of either arrogance or stupidity not to check the gun laws, as if the Delta people would bow down before him because of his so-called political clout. He won’t get 15 years, but I hope he gets a very good scare and has to do community service among people the Tea Parties love to dismiss.
I second that majii
Oh what the holy hell?
Seriously!
@andersoncooper
Wow, his attorney…. um, what’s the word…. sucks.
Right, and I’m Kate Middleton…..
So disgusting.
This thing is so repulsive.
Oh for the love of God, this is too much. That guy needs to spend the rest of his life showing his fellow inmates how to use soap.
Donna’s success speaks to the power of community here.Thanks Chips. Thanks Donna. And let’s all keep trucking to reelect the best president ever!
This is so exciting! Donna, Donna hurry up!
I am so excited to hear from Donna.
Me too!
HI PRESIDENT OBAMA IT’S ME YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!!
boy I hope he is reading us!!
Donna……….. we are missing you. This one is dedicate to our girl, the lovely donna, video queen and resident Obamaphile:
I was there—-the night the music died—-the last performance by Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, Big Bopper—–Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa.
Oh, dots. That’s so sad but, it’s amazing how many of us can remember where we were or what we were doing when something momentous has happened. I only know about the plane crash from watching a Buddy Holly movie on tv when I was a kid.
Oh dotster3, what a memory for you!!!!
Remember also. The music did die.
Just to keep us going:
I looooove Hey President Obama!!! Watch it all the time.
Thanx Ms. Chips…did I miss Donna..lol j/k
My all-time favorite! Thanks your awesomeness!
You’re playing my song Chipsticks!!!!!!
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Okay Donna; you said 45 minutes — it has now been 66 minutes. You’re killing us here….
66? š Have you a stopwatch going Alycee? š
Heck, aren’t we all like little kids watching the clock????
Lol! I am staying up for this! :-). Coffee anyone?
If she’s in MD trying to get home this close to Christmas, I’ll be the roads are jammed and she’s getting knots in her stomach trying to make the traffic go faster. Traffic in the DC area is not for sissies.
Good evening, Mr. President! Thank you for all your hard work. Don’t let the haters ever get you down. You’re doing great and hope you keep pressing on for the sake of Progress!
2 months lets them all go home for the holiday. Whack.
Someone just said to me…if the Repubs are going to do this and Dems are going I “fight” then we have to accept the fact that someone is going to get hurt.
Democrats aren’t really fighting, they are just saying they are fighting.
What do you think they should be doing? What would you do if you were Reid?
Shut down the govt. Cause the market to crash. Let taxes go up on 160 million people. But, you know, it’ll be a glorious battle, even if there’s a lot of collateral damage. Forward! March!
Thanx LL. For the last 2 days Britt and Jovie have been making snide remarks about how PBO, Reid and the Dems are handling this latest skirmish with those Republican bastards and for the last 2 days I’ve asked them both what would they do in the same situation? What are their ideas? All I get from them is crickets. I’m really curious about why they won’t reveal their easy solutions to these great problems. I’m sure PBO and Reid would appreciate the help.
Well Britt, one thing we DO know is that President Obama and Joe are fighting for us. They are Democrates for sure. Thank you.HZ
Never mind ‘Britt’, L3, she just throws her little bombs and leaves…
It’s so easy for people to stand on the outside and complain. Either you have confidence in this President or you don’t. I do. I believe he is trying to do the right thing for the people.For this country. He cares about the people. He don’t want to see anyone suffer. I voted for President Obama because I believe he would fight for us, he does care about the middle class and poor, not that he hate the rich, but he want to see all have chance at the American dream. When the economy is in the shape it is in, when so many people are struggling, what is the President to do?
I have confidence in President Obama. Those are not just words, it is how I feel.
When are you running for Congress to show us exactly how you will really fight insane Republicans bent on hurting people because they want to defeat the President? Besides, how do you know Democrats are not fighting? Have you been participating in their meetings? Or is this something you heard from the purity, holier than thou, progressives?
Thanks Nath…
This ‘Britt’ person has been dropping these ridiculous comments for that past several posts and yet refuses to say how she would do better…
The 2-month deal is the “last resort” measure, but it appears that Democrats are trying to negotiate a year-long measure.
I think the Republicans are going to regret having this come up right before the elections – it’s going to bring to light their obstruction, right when they’re trying their hardest to hoodwink the public. And the President is unlikely to make a deal on extending the Bush tax cuts right before the election. I think this is a dumb move for the GOP. But, that’s par for the course.
By funding until September 30, the R’s are setting themselves up for another government shutdown threat just before the next election and you can bet it will be tied like an anchor around their necks by the president’s campaign.
Septembre 2012? Ouch, just in the middle of the campaign.
I sometimes wonder, when I see Pete Souza’s tremendous photos of POTUS and Mrs. O, what is going through their heads. They are ensconced in this tremendous house full of the objects of history and I’m sure can’t help but breathe in all that knowing from time to time. Do Sasha and Malia understand who their father and mother are, what they’ve become? I just can’t believe we are so blessed by history in this moment.
Ha Chips!!!
So today I decided to take a half day off from work to finish my Christmas shopping. My cousin who is a shopaholic told me about a newer Mall near Baltimore that had a specialty store that I needed to make a purchase from. So I leave work and swing by and pick her up and we head out to the Mall. Otherwise I would have been in the comfortable setting of my office when my phone rang at 5:04 EST. I almost didnāt answer because I wasnāt familiar with the number but thought it was one of my sons calling from work since it was a DC exchange. Now I was at the cash register when my phone rang and I answered it intending to tell whichever son this was that I would call them right back because I was at the checkout in the Mall. So I answer and a male voice asks if this is Donna Sā¦ā¦.. and I respond hesitantly yes. He immediately says the most magical words that I have heard in my life. He says; hold for President Obama and within a second I hear. Hello Donna! Congratulations you were the winner of the grassroots fundraising challenge!!!
Now I drop the bags I had in my hand and said OMG its President Obama. My cousin looks at me as if I have lost my mind and the cashierās face is scrunched up looking at me as if to say, what happened? I whisper to my cousin that itās the real President Obama on my phone. The cashier goes crazy and all the cashiers rush over and my cousin is telling me that it canāt be. So I asked him to tell her itās really him. Once she hears his voice she drops her bags and screams OMG itās the President. Iām laughing hysterically at this point. Yāall had to be there to see that scene in that store.
I get the phone back from my cousin and he says; now you tell Jackie (my cousin) she canāt be hijacking your phone call. He said you know Donna I get this all the time. People never believe its me calling. I just donāt understand it. His sense of humor is off the chart. š
He thanks me for winning the grassroots challenge. He says he is grateful for all the work being done on his behalf. I thank him. I tell him how much I admire and appreciate all that he is doing for our country and that there are so many of us that āhas his backā. Then I told him about The Obama Diary and this wonderful space that our Chips has provided us to support him on a daily basis. I asked him to stop by someday. He said to tell you all that he is grateful for the support and that he loves you back and then he wished us all a Merry Christmas. I in turn wished him and his Family a Merry Christmas from both the OFA and TOD bloggers and then he was gone.
So I didnāt get a chance to ask a question. It just all happened so fast and without warning but somehow I feel totally satisfied. It was a magnificent Christmas present.
Thank you TOD for helping to make this possible!!!
HOLY CRAP THAT IS AMAZING! WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!
You are wonderful!!!
Thank you.
#YesWeCanDOMoreTogether – We Must!
OMGGGGGG!!!!!!!! Awesome, Donna. Awesome!!!!
This is FANTASTIC Donna – what a wonderful experience!!!! You will not sleep tonight, for sure š
Thanks for sharing with us.
DooooOOOoooooooNNNNNNnnnnnnnaaaAAAAAaaaaa!!!!!
Oh blimey, you had me laughing and weeping the whole way through your completely wonderful report! I’m picturing you at the cash register when you heard “hold for President Obama”…… once again:
And your cousin and the cashiers……. it’s just the funniest, sweetest thing I’ve ever read.
And he sounds such a dote, as we expected.
Aw Donna, I am SO completely thrilled for you, and SO grateful for this completely charming account of what happened.
You know, I think I need a lie down now!
You’re a GEM!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that he has been personally apprised of this site, the naughty mats will be rolled away and put in the attic ? š š š
Ha, true amk! I should probably threaten to ban the naughty people now but (a) that would only leave about 3 people on the blog and (b) I’d probably have to ban myself š³
ROFL. Yep it would be just our luck to have the President stop by and there be no one here. š
Congratulations on the call Donna. So happy for you and thanks for mentioning TOD to PBO. š
PLUEEZE, you’d only be left with the men and the lurkers Chipsticks! HAHAHAHAHA
Just remember, FLOTUS might drop in too. And you sure don’t want to take her.
Well, I’m def gonna be on my best behavior! Not because of POTUS but because of FLOTUS. If he tells her about TOD, I do not want Mrs. Obama coming after me over naughty comments! LOL
Congrats Donna! Awesome story! Would love to see the store’s security camera video of you, your cousin and the cashiers š
I am so happy for you Donna…you deserve it! Love Chips and all the OBD family too.
Congratulations I am so happy for you.
Donna, what a treasure!!!! I’m so thrilled for you and for the acknowledgement he gave for your fundraising. CONGRATS.
Donna, Thank you for sharing your Christmas gift with us! Your narrative is so descriptive that I feel like I was there. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
That’s so awesome Donna!
Congrats Donna! This is one phone call that I’m sure you will never forget, and go over each second of it in your mind a thousand times.
I am so proud of you! Thank you for letting him know that we have his back and for letting him know about our wonderful Chips!
Congrats Donna! Great Story.
Now the only thing that would be better would be if one of us won the Dinner with Barack and Michelle contest.
And came back here to “tell the others” all about it! Well, actually, I guess we’d watch the video! Love that concept, LL.
ooooo! wouldn’t that be something? š we can dream!
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG…HOW AMAZING IS THIS…OOOOOOOOOOOO WEEEEEEEEE
Donna – First of all, it couldn’t have happened to a sweeter, more generous person than you.
Second, MY heart is beating just hearing about your call.
Third, now I feel like crying … to be a part of this in a virtual way is wonderful, but to know YOU spoke to him is magical. And are you still walking on air????
JOB Its ridiculous!!
My poor cousin didn’t know about the challenge I had won so she just couldn’t comprehend why President Obama would be calling me and when I finally explained to her why I received the phone call she told me she needed to go sit down because her legs felt wobbly. So we went and found a seat and just sat there in the middle of the Mall watching people walk by with a big ole smile on our faces. It’ll be a looooonnng time before my feet touch the ground.
His voice is so genuine and friendly.
AAAAHHHHHHHH Donna, I’m soooooo happy for you!
Oh, my. Still can’t believe (a) he’s real; (b) you heard his real voice speaking with you and you alone on your cell!!!!!
You’d better check on your cousin, later. š
Donna, DONNA, DONNA!!! I am so happy for you! HAPPY DANCE, HAPPY DANCE.
Just keep running it over and over and over in your mind…It’s fabulous!! You SPOKE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!!! On your phone!! Isn’t that just the absolute best!!??!!
WOOOT WOOOT!!!
That is so uber kewl and probably the best Christmas present since the operation for Tiny Tim. What a great memory to have. Thanks so much for sharing.
And Congrats!
Oh Donna, now you can check that off your bucket list. I am late to the blog but I feel like I am right there with you. Go girl luv it.
Wow now I can breathe. All my extremities were clenched in breath held just waiting for your report. great experience you had and thanks for letting him know about us here on TOD. š
Thanks for the report and for your dedication, enthusiasm, and support. You are absolutely right: we have his back!
“he says; now you tell Jackie (my cousin) she canāt be hijacking your phone call”.
The man is a natural wit.
Congrats donna.
Fantabolous!! This way to freaking exciting. You go Donna!!!
Donna – it’s a wonderful story!!! My heart is beating so fast while reading this. I am over the moon for you and I share in your joy!!!!
Awesome, Donna! You go girl!!! You caused a disruption of an entire store! Yay, Donna!!
Donna that’s great! How funny to have your call happen that way I can just picture it – I bet it was even better than it would have been anywhere else – everyone around you got to be in on the excitement!! What a thrill it must have been for them too!! Congratulations you sure deserved it for all of your hard work!!
yay! w00t!!!
wow. I’m so happy for you and for TOD. It’s great you got to tell him that there’s “many of us that has his back”. Just awsome! I know he appreciates to hear it.
That is Awesome. Hello Mr. President – if you are reading this site.
WOW !!! I just said on here yesterday that I just want one hug from the President. NOW, I just want ONE “hello” from him. I am thrilled for you. I can only imagine how surprised you must have felt. I so happy you spoke to President Obama. You deserve it !!!
OMG!!!! Thank you for sharing. I don’t know how you managed to even get a legible sentence out!!!! How totally AWESOME!!! I know you are sooooo syked!!!! Wow, congratulations awesome honor!!!!
Oy. Great story. I feel like i was with u!! Congrats again Donna!
Oh Donna, how exciting for you, absolutely the best Christmas gift ever..
Congratulations & how wonderful that you mentioned TOD.. just WOW š š
AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How fun, Donna! Did you talk about your din? You won a din, right? And thanks for remembering to mention us. I wouldn’t have remembered to mention anything.
I feel like I was there, and my cheeks hurt from smiling and laughing! Congratulations, Donna – so well deserved. So, he’s really real… š
Congratulations Donna!!! You totally deserve it! You worked so hard to raise money for the campaign and with all the support from everyone here, it was well-earned. I’m #deceased at the cashiers and your cousin making a fuss when you got that phone call. It sounds like something out of a movie.
WOW Donna! That sounds soooOOOooo AMAZING! I believe you handled yourself pretty well considering I would have passed out and never heard a word he was saying. Thanks for sharing your experience. You so deserved it.
Obama/Biden2012
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Donna dem that was soooooooooooo awesome!
I just read your post and you just made my day.
So happy for you and glad that you mentioned Chips and the Obama Diary.
God Bless you, you wonderful blessed lady.
You do us all proud. š
Donna Dem, I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Happy for you!!!!!!!! This is just awesome and just wonderful. I am crying because you work so hard and your work brought such a beautiful and sweet timely call. What a gift to you and all those whose hearts you touched for our beautiful 44th President, Barack Obama.
I am going to have a glass of wine to celebrate for you and for our loving Chips and our TOD Family!!!!! This is great. Thanks for sharing with us. The wait was so worth it.
Love you so very much for all that you did to bring us to this night. We are going to bring another call, dinner, and whatever it takes to keep POB in that Oval Office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Hugs to you Donna and our Chips)))))))))))))))))))))))))))HZ
Donna,
Congratulations!!! How fantastic! Kind of crazy huh, watching him announce the end of the Iraq war yesterday and then calling you on your cell today. Too cool!
ZOMFGHFS!!!!!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
/happy dance
That’s amazing! We’re all so proud of you š You deserved to get that call….we’ll all live vicariously through you! What a memory you have to keep forever.
OMG Donna!!!! I’m de-lurking just to let you know that you owe me a new keyboard over the story about you, Jackie and the cashiers in Baltimore doing the happy dance while you were on the call. I actually let out a squeal when I read about it while in public, sitting at a Starbucks.
Anyway, that’s the “bestest” Christmas story ever. Thank you and Chips and the rest of the TOD crew ever so much for sharing.
Blessings,
MJ
Oh, Donna, It is so wonderful to know that I had one little bit part in that call!!!! It’s going to be many days before you stop walking on those clouds!!!!!! This is so exciting!!!!
Just WOW, Donna. That is fantastic!!!
Donna, I’m surprised you’re coherent enough to write this, or, to drive home safely. You were amazing to have the presence of mind to mention TOD–I think I would have drawn a complete blank about everything, including my name. I’ll bet the cashiers in the store thought you were a VIP after that call and couldn’t wait to tell their families about you.
Oh, Donna Dem, how very very lovely, you surely are the right person to have handled this honor so well! (some of us might have weed ourselves a little bit!) (no names now……..) Well done, well done!
That is fantastic, Donna! Wow. Thank you for sharing that with us. Your account was so vivid, I could just imagine the event as it took place.
Congratulations and Merry Christmas!
thank you for sharing this donna…and CONGRATS š
Congratulations Donna!
Donna Dem 4 obama, what an experience. I’m so happy for you. And your cousin too. Bless you.
Oh, Donna I am so so so happy for you. This is so richly deserved. Thanks to everyone here who made it possible for Donna to have this fantastic experience. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. And yes we do “has his back”! All day, every day. What an experience to share for the rest of your life. You spoke with the President. Wow.
O M G! I am so proud and happy for you DD4O. I can imagine how excited and happy it was to hear PBO voice and have a bit of time with him. You probably would have been able to enjoy him all by yourself if you had not gone shopping but just think, everyone at that store was able to experience a rare opportunity to see the President connect with a fellow citizen. It showed a lot of people PBO is the president of the THE PEOPLE. Congratulation I am so proud to have helped you reach your goal and to be a part of a terrific group…OBAMA/BIDEN 2012 – PRESSING ON!
Oh, Donna, I an so very happy for you! I can hardly type for the tears of joy in my eyes. I watched your passion day after day raising money for our amazing President. I know the glow of his voice will live forever in your memories. Relax and enjoy! You earned it. Take care.
Donna
Thanks so much for sharing this with us, mentioning the blog, and just being you here in this wonderful online place Chips created. What a great way to end the day. We will all be walking on air for the next few days. This is so well deserved, We are so proud of you.
Well to go Donna! With all the hard work you put in you deserved this Christmas present. Thanks for being such a marvelous ambassador for the TOD community.
Donna is so deserving indeed Nath…
Congratulations Donna, what a wonderful moment and thank you so much for making us all a part of it…
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have tears in my eyes! Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the story so much Donna! Thank you for your fundraising efforts. you surely deserved such a special call for PBO and thanks for giving TOD a plug!
Oh Donna I am so happy for you. What an experience of a life time. Congratulations to you.
Wow, thank you for sharing Donna Dem!! You must feel very blessed. I know I feel blessed just reading your message. I am so very happy for you. You deserve it for all of your hard work and for just being you!
Good evening TODville
Poor Ed Schultz he gets so confused. Even after Nancy Peloise explained this is not a cave in. He does not get it about the tax cuts. He is so apt to criticize the President.
Some of our friends on Twitter are not liking Nancy’s responses at all. They think she’s covering up for weak Democrats.
Yep, I said same on Twitter. She’s covering up.
That’s bull. I heard her, and I’m in with everything she said. She also referred a couple of times to the President’s Kansas speech, where he talked about what is best for ALL AMERICANS not because of which political party they are in …
and as she mentioned all of us would be proud to see how President Obama acts in real life (I think Donna Dem would agree – love it!), Nancy said: “He is, in a values-based way, for middle-income families – every step of the way.”
Good enough for me, and the naysayers on Twitter and at other places online or on the teevee can KMA.
By the way, I’m not calling out anyone here who thinks there are weak Democrats – that is always a topic worth discussing. I’m calling out people everywhere who never give a break to President Obama or Speaker-for-Life Pelosi.
“the naysayers on Twitter and at other places online or on the teevee can KMA.”
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Geez, do we want Dems to stick together or not? People should understand by now that Pelosi is a team player. She doesn’t go on TV and drag Democrats through the mud like some others.
I loved the fact that when Ed tried to say PBO was a poor negotiator she pushed back and said that she’s sat at the table with him; she really praised PBO. That’s what I love about her, even when she hasn’t agreed with PBO, you never heard her be anything but loyal. The rest of the Dems could learn a thing a two from her. People used to say that she and PBO had a strained relationship but I think its one of the strongest relationships that PBO has with anyone on the Hill.
Leader Nancy did not allow Ed to push her around or POB. She was precise, very polite, and on targe with her comments. She does not have to bow to anyone, and she sure as heck did not bow to Ed or anyone else tonight. Ed tried to take here in another direction, but she stayed focus and she spoke with convictions and with a core of truth for what she stands for.
Ed was out of his league tonight. I am proud of Leader Pelosi and love her for standing firm for President Obama all the way. HZ
Well, relellit, there are always some people who would rather walk away with nothing just so they can say that they stood by their principles. These types of people lack empathy for the dire situations millions of Americans are having to deal with, and imo, they are in the same category as many on the Right.
Right, majii, and these same should NOT be up there representing us! They should get the heck out of politics (except it is so lucrative, yes?)
I think many of them are plainly selfish. People like Ed Shultz, Michael Moore, Arianna Huffy, and Brazilian Greenwald belong to the 1%. They are willing to stand on principle because they lead lives of luxury. I am sure Glenn Greenwald is heading to Brazil during winter. Unlike the unemployed people he doesn’t worry about how to pay for his mortgage/rent, or pay for his food and home heating oil.
The President and Speaker Pelosi have to worry about millions of people who are about to loose their unemployment insurance.The President and Speaker Pelosi worry about middle income earners who may loose the tax cuts at the time when they are struggling to stay above water. You are absolutely right, majii. These holier than thou progressives “are in the same category as many on the right.” To them, the immediate needs of the people are not that important. What matters to them is stupid ideological purity that rejects all compromises. Something that has never happened in over two hundred and twenty four years of American history, beginning with the drafting of the U.S. Constitution which was so full of all sorts of compromises that took centuries to rectify.
See, that’s why I am so glad that I hadn’t forgiven any of those loons. Other than specific videos posted here, I do not watch anyone except Rev. Al!
It’s a cover up. I can appreciate what she did. Shes a team player. I think that if they do this 2 month stuff I believe they just want to go home for the holiday. This is a joke. I just assume they do nothing and argue that nothing is getting done because of the Repubs.
I read somewhere HERE that they are still working on a 1 year extension, but will take a 2 month one if need be. I’d take that as a sign of a work in progress cause at this point the repubs have HAD to come out FOR the extension, the discussion would all be in the pay for and that fight would be kept alive. I’m thinking the longer it’s alive the worse for them. Americans of all stripes are for millionaires paying more.
Then again I think if we have to we keep the fight for higher revenue from the wealthy alive for another fight. even if next year. Busch tax cuts expire, and we’re going to have to redo the tax tiers and close loopholes and that maybe numero uno for 2013. Before then is to bring down the deficit.. The argument has been made and WON that republicans only care about the rich, and are protecting their tax cuts come hell or high water.
CONGRATULATIONS DONNA! I felt as though I was there. What a nice story for the shopgirls to tell tonight too.:smile:
But what happens to the real people who are surviving only on their unemployment insurance, or who won’t be able to afford both a $1000 tax increase and their rent or food for their kids. It means more to me that Dems are willing to be called “weak” and help people, than that they fight for the “win” at the expense of the American people. I blame the GOP and their greed and love of money – I don’t blame Democrats for fulfilling the requirements of their jobs and serving the people. That’s what they’re supposed to do. The GOP are the ones who are failing here – like Elizabeth Warren said, “I save my rocks for the Republicans”.
This.
The GOP are the ones who are failing here ā like Elizabeth Warren said, āI save my rocks for the Republicansā.
THIS, indeed!!
Theo, you are right on the money. People who feel free to tell the Dems what they ought to do, are not the ones who are living on UI nor are they the ones who would be crushed by having to pay a tax increase next year. It’s so easy to ask the other guy to pay so that the self-righteous can make a big fuss about standing on principles, especially when they don’t have to do the standing themselves.
Exactly!
Exactly my sentiments, Theo! I am just so tired of people who think that Democrats alone can force their will on these INSANE right wing teabag Republicans. If it means a two months extension to prevent unemployed people from loosing unemployment insurance, and to prevent struggling people from seeing their taxes go up, then It’s worthy it. May be all of the people who are bad mouthing Democrats would mobilize to put pressure on Republicans to abandon their insanity. Otherwise, just blaming Democrats shows a failure to recognize the real elephant in the room that is determined to harm people in order to defeat President Obama.
I’d rather compassion aka “weakness” over fruitless arguing aka callousness, any day. That’s my line in the sand. I’d rather live to fight another day than to die foolishly and fruitlessly when it is not warranted. 160 million people are more important than the Dem image right now. If people can’t see that, then they are on the wrong side of this fight.
Congrats to Donna, looking forward to hearing her report! : ))
Sorry, typo.
Kudos Donna Dem I can’t wait. I am making a pledge to donate all my Christmas money to the campaign. FOUR MORE YEARS!!
WOW! Fantastic Donna, so happy for you! You deserved every minute of that phone call, thanks for sharing this with us!
I would have given anything to see the scene in that store. Congratulations Donna and thank you for sharing your story and for everything that you do! Whoop! Whoop! š
I’m in tears. Donna I felt I was right there with you. CONGRATS!
Great call, Donna. I’m glad to have been a part of it. You deserved it for all you do.
Congratulations Donna AND family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Veterans to tout Obama’s record as military leader.
I heard a preview of that on the national conference call with OFA HQ in Chicago and it was very, very powerful.
You are going to see a state-of-the-art campaign rolling out for PBO, I can tell you that.
Thanks everyone. It was an amazing experience. He is just such an easy person to talk too. He was upbeat and funny. I wish you all could have been on that phone call with me.
“I wish you all could have been on that phone call with me.”
It’s a completely lovely thought, but can you imagine us bunch on that call with you? š
LOL, sounds devilishy wicked but lots of fun!
Lawd Have Mercy Chips!
Half of them would have fainted (cause I almost did when I heard him say my name), a quarter of them would have froze and the rest would have all been talking at the same time. š
Exactly!!! š I hope you can sleep tonight! Thanks again Donna, your report was sublime!
Congrats, Donna! It would have made much more than my day! How exciting!
Donna, YAY DONNA, Donna, I am so happy for you. I have read your story 4 times already!! I just love it. Now you know how I felt when my son and I got to shake his hand! Floating on air doesn’t even begin to describe the feelings and emotions. And even with that, don’t you feel like he and Michelle could just come over and sit down to dinner and a cup of tea? They are so normal, so down to earth, SO REAL!!!
Wheeeew. I AM SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! Happy Dance, Happy Dance, HAPPY DANCE!!!! š š
Donna, I’m soooooooo happy for you!!!! You so deserve that call!!
Donna, I can assure you, we were all there with you in our hearts. Lucky you!!!!!
congratulations Donna dem – you deserved it.
Congrats again, Donna so proud and happy for you! š
Donna, I think what everyone who’s ever had any close contact with POTUS says is that he is a very, very sweet person who has a lot of concern for what is really happening with everyday people. He has a way of listening and talking that is so accessible. He just lights up every situation and I’m so glad you really had a chance to connect with him. I’m sure you’ll be thinking about this encounter for a very long time!!
*throws confetti*
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See, people — we MUST enjoy every day of this presidency in every single way, big and small! Don’t let anyone steal our joy!
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I’m late to the party again. Donna, I am just floored you had that experience. Something that will never ever get old for you. You will be re-living that moment for as long as you walk this earth. Wow !
Donna, congradulations and well deserved for your hard work. Don’t know why, but I teared reading your report.
My ass was at the mall also so I just found out the news!!! AWESOME DONNA!!! FREAKING AWESOME!!! So well deserved!!! Thank you for letting the President know how much we love him and that we have his back no matter what. Tell me…is his voice still resonating in your head? LOL!!! No Christmas present will ever top this! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
DD4O, Thanks so much for sharing this experience with us, from the very beginning! I am particularly happy to hear that you ‘connected’ quite easily with our President without the need of an interpreter. š What an awesome, and unforgettable experience! DD, even though you were the front person you somehow managed to make many of us here feel an integral part of this entire experience – part of a wonderful team, and it felt.. .feels really good. Thanks.
**Sigh of happiness** Now Chips Chica, can I borrow your fainting picture?
New post here for Freak Show watchers – and non-Freak-Show watchers š
http://theobamadiary.com/2011/12/15/chat-away-anyone-watching-the-freak-show/
Congrat s Donna. Thanks for mentioning Chips and TOD.
Congrats Donna! I’m so happy for you!!!
I am excited to hear from Donna too, but instead of reading through the entire blog I went right to the bottom to write this email. I am so happy as I just came from an appointment with my Mom’s Oncologist. She has 4th stage lung cancer but has an EGFR mutation and is taking a drug called Tarceva that is supposed to shrink the cancer. The people that see her call it chemo treatment. My brother and I have been dealing with side effects and trying to get her medications balanced. Well, today’s report was good as the test she had last week showed the cancer is shrinking! Happy Days! This is the best Xmas gift ever. I am also dealing with financial paperwork and since the ACA when I dealt with some paperwork 3 years ago when she broke her ankle I can see a real difference in the ease of coordination between Medicare and the supplementary insurance. Glad to see a difference!
Best wishes to you & your mom Obama Grandmama.. I’m so happy for you and will keep her in my thoughts~
That’s just wonderful news OG, your Mom’s fighting spirit is an inspiration. Wishing you all the best.
Congrats on your mom getting a good health report! Praise God! I’m glad you are noticing the difference in her health care with ACA. That’s good news!
This is positive news, OG – I hope your mom continues to respond well to the treatment. š
Happy Day! Great news about your Mom….AND Medicare paperwork:) Thank you, President Obama!
Prayers and all positive thoughts going up!!! Glad to hear that your mom is doing so much better. And that the ACA has made a difference in her life (and yours!!)
I will include you and your mother in my prayers tonight.
OG, what good news! Hope you, your brother, your mom, and the rest of the family will enjoy each day to its fullest.
Great to hear about the success of your Mom’s treatment, OG. What an awesome blessing for you all. I’m sending my prayers for even more shrinkage — both the cancer and the paperwork. Merry Christmas!!
I’m glad your mother is responding to this drug, Obama Gandmama. My thoughts and prayers for you and your mom.
Congrats Donna!
Congrats Donna and thanks so much for your lively and funny report. I almost feel that I was there with you, screaming OMG and jumping up and down. So happy for you.
Congrats Donna, and that was a great report of your call. ROFL imagining the scene at the store.
Congratulations Donna! And thanks to the wonderfulness of cell phones, you have that call forever! I would play it again and again, and make a permanent CD of it.
Hey Donna, congratulations! I’m so proud of you–just as everyone else here on TOD is proud of you. You deserve all the kudos in the world for your galant presidential fundraising efforts. I’m sure PBO appreciates your efforts as you’ve indicated. I’m glad that he responded to you in the way that he did–that is, in a down-to-earth natural fashion. I had a dream about meeting PBO personally a few months ago (nothing naughty š ) and in my dream, he seemed to be just the way you described him.
Thanks for thinking of us little people here in TODville. I guess it’s good to know people in high places. š I hope you’ve inspired PBO to check us out. We’re glad you told him we have his back.
Donna Dem you Rock!!!!! I am so happy for you and feel like I was right there with you – laughing, crying, and OMGing!!!
This is a moment to cherish for a lifetime and I know it will not be something you ever forget!
Donna, I am so happy for you. I feel like I was right there with you in the mall! Just amazing!!!!
Not sure who was looking for the People Magazine interview, but here is a link to the article… Enjoy!!
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20553487,00.html
Aw, just saw this headline at Time and got all excited, thought they were talking about Donna’s chat:
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I’m really happy for you Donna, and for your cousin Jackie lol !
What a beautiful, so well deserved Christmas gift you received today !
Oh dear, Iām going to have to de-lurk too! Been lurking so long, Iām ashamed of myself (hanging my head in shame). But Iām so excited about Donna getting that call!
No shame in lurking. Welcome, elayne!
Welcome, Elayne!
So happy about Donna’s phone call, and so very happy about obama grandmama’s mothers report–it’s a blessed day
Congratulations Donna. I would have hang up on him thinking someone was punking me. However, you had the fortitude to trust that it was really him. Thanks for telling him about all of us who have his back and will work hard to get himre-elected,
Congratulations Donna!
Your writing skills are impeccable. I felt as though I was there standing with you and cuz in the mall. I am glad you made it safely home. You deserved all of that and more. Good things come to those who wait…..but it is what you do while waiting that is so important. You continue to work had for the reelection of this great President because he is working hard for us. Enjoy and savor this moment!
I’m late to the party… again! But couldn’t be more thrilled for you Donna!! Your beautiful, hilarious story brought tears to my ears and warmed my heart. You deserved that special gift from our President for the hard work you’re doing on behalf of all us. We need him and we need you too! Thank you and Press On, My Sister! Hi-fives and big bear hugs to you!
Donna, that is so fantastic and you truly deserved to hear from President Obama. I have read and reread your post 4 times and I could see it happening just like I was there. That is funny. Donna. President says to Donna………… now you don’t want to be letting Connie take all your time up with your call. How cool is that? So glad she got to share that with you. I can see the packages falling out of your hands and the cashiers running over and jumping up and down. IT’s crazy wonderful. I can see you two sitting there with the big smiles on your faces. I am so happy for you and thankful that we got to share your experience vicarously. What a day. What a way to just happen to take this afternoon off. Congrats Chips, Donna introduced you to THE PRESIDENT. WTG Donna………TOD is on the map!!!!!. What a wonderful experience for all of us to have you share this with us. Oh, I already said that once or twice already. I will go to sleep smilling. Wait till you go to work tomorrow and share your story.
Donna and Chips – you have given us all such a vicarious thrill! This site is such a wonderful haven from the fear and anger poisoning the airwaves. Thanks for sharing. What a Christmas gift!!
Congratulations Donna. I’m so happy for you. Thank you for sharing your phone call from the President with us. I would have been speechless.
Congrats again, Donna! You’re now a part of HISTORY–and by virtue of your connection to TOD, we all are–a part of President Barack Hussein Obama’s legacy. š
Donna,
Wow. š š š I can’t stop smiling for you.
OMG, congrats Donna – what great pressie! I’m buzzed and I didn’t even speak to him.