TPM: When President Obama spoke to workers in Wisconsin last week, Politico accidentally made itself the story. The paper’s reporter mistook the Wisconsin state flag for the seal of a local union, and cited it as an illustration of President Obama’s pro-union bias.
Politico cleaned the egg off its face by wiping the story from the Internet. But the gaffe made the rounds among actual union officials in the state and now that the laughter’s subsided, they’ve turned it into a membership drive…..
i so love that his hand rests on the lincoln bible as he takes his oath of office. truly a wonderful moment to remember this president’s day! thanks, chips, for giving robert a great prize, that we can all enjoy!
I lead a very small life. Not much exciting happens my way. Oh sure, I ran into Joe Kennedy III at my gym (he moved to the neighborhood to run for Barney Frank’s congressional seat), but really…that’s it for excitement.
So I just want to selfishly note that my husband found the Plouffe article and ordered me to read it, and upon doing so, I first posted it in the last thread.
So, to quote John Hodgeman on The Daily Show, “You’re Welcome!” :::said with a much less patronizing attitude, and absolutely no mustache at all:::
“I lead a very small life. Not much exciting happens my way.”
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I’m sorry AJ!!! Just credited you in the post! I’ve missed most of the comments today, so I don’t know who posted what. I offer my very, very humble apologies, and heartfelt thank yous!
***vc**** you’re welcome, and I forgot to thank YOU several weeks back when you wished me luck w/ my Big Work Project! It’s now finished, and I really appreciate the good vibes you sent my way; I know it helped! 🙂
As someone on the TPM thread said…seeing Turtle’s face actually cracked their glasses…they have to go out and buy a new pair and stimulate the economy!
So glad you put the facts up regarding the gas prices, Chips! I posted that the other day and didn’t know if anyone saw that…good stuff!
Well, to give her a little bit of a break, Ginsburg was the first woman on the Supreme Court who was nominated by a Democrat at the recommendation of a Republican (Orrin Hatch).
I thought I heard her say that and was waiting for someone on her panel to correct her. And when no one did, I thought maybe I’d heard her wrong. What makes her even more unlikeable is her know-it-all arrogance.
Such remarks confound the pundits, who cannot fathom why Santorum would keep veering off a pre-Michigan script that that was supposed to be geared toward the economy, manufacturing in particular. What this reflects, though, is a misconception grounded in our lack of experience with true political ideologues. We talk a lot these days about Washington having been overtaken by conservative ideologues, but this is an exaggeration. Many of those glibly parroting right-wing ideology these days—say, Eric Cantor—are mere opportunists. But Rick Santorum is a rare breed—a bona fide ideologue with a fixed and coherent world view. He can’t just switch some button and turn off the social stuff and talk jobs instead. It’s all woven together. “I’m not going to go out and lay out an agenda about how we’re going to transform people’s hearts,” he said today. “But I will talk about it.”
“In this country, we don’t give up, even when times are tough. We look out for one another. We reach for new opportunities. We pull each other up. We stay focused on the horizon. That’s who we are. That’s who we’ve always been. And if we work together right now, with common purpose and common effort, I have no doubt we will build an economy that lasts, and we will remind the world just why it is that the United States of America is the greatest country on Earth. We said it, we will do it.”
–from Remarks by the President on American Manufacturing, Boeing Production Facility, Everett, Washington, February 17, 2012
Ha! I LOVE that poster of all the US Presidents — its the picture that sends right-wingers, birthers, neocons, and supremacists into a cold sweat and wakes them up in the middle of the night. 😆
Thanks! I’ve added it to my wish list, and when I have an extra $20.00 I might just buy it for my room at school! That way I can look at him all day without being to partisan 😉
G’day TODville. It’s a beautiful day in Chi-town and in spite of it Santorum is still a scum-bag. I’m praying for you ladies to maintain control of your va-jay-jays!
Hail and well met Admiral Chips. There’s a squall on the horizon so I’ll be examining the hull to make sure of our water tight integrity. By your leave?
“Other than PBO” is a downer. He is teh bestest evah. But then I’m a friggin’ indian (no, not the ” ‘come to our casino indian’ “). So it doesn’t matter much.
The times and circumstances being so different make it a very difficult question to answer but interesting to ponder. Considering his faults I still much respect the intellectual power of Jefferson, the leadership of Lincoln during the Civil War, the progressive accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt, the leadership of FDR during the depression and WW II, and the common sense of Truman during the post war era all stand out in my mind. But I agree, PBO is my favorite.
Presidents that fascinate me include Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and JFK. They were all deeply flawed, but brilliant in their own ways, and incredibly visionary. I put aside my AA womanhood (to which American history hasn’t always been kind, including by these men) to make this assessment, lol.
I agree, I went to President’s Park in Virgina on a church trip. That place was (was because they closed it but not before they made the bust of President Obama) wonderful. So much information on our Commanders in Chiefs. I didn’t know so many were strong abolitionist before it was the “in” thing to be or do. The more I read the more I like about all of them.
I always felt Eisenhower was the perfect President for his times. After WWII and Korea, he represented a much more low key approach to things, although he could be very tough at times (Little Rock). But I think the country needed a ittle rest and he was just right. Plus, a lot of things did get done, the Interstate Highway system just being one. Nowadays, he would be a centrist Democrat. Ideology was not his bag.
Number 1 is definitely PBO but then it’s TR, Lincoln, and JFK (deeply flawed but there is something about him). Truman, Eisenhower and Johnson did good things for the country = much respect for them. I honestly can’t go much further back then that because I honestly find that the earliest history of America kind of boring. 🙂
I just read everyone’s lists…you guys are killing me, here. Are you serious? Without Washington, there would be no Republic. He cast the mold for peaceful transition of power. He was asked to be King, you know…and he declined! Think about that.
Last week my second graders had a chance to pick a simple biography of a famous person and make a little “Guess Who” poster. This included clues as to the person they picked. A couple picked President Obama. Their clues included “Born in Hawai’i”, “has two children named Sasha and Malia”, “has a dog named Bo”. As with some of the other children, I had to remind them to include a clue that mentioned their big accomplishment/what they were famous for. Both kids wrote “And he’s president now!” First African-American president does not occur to them at all, he’s simply the president-now. We did change the world.
TX Representative Louie Gohmert has introduced a bill to make it illegal for any picture of President Obama to be published, printed or otherwise placed next to the picture of any past president or future, white president.
(JK. But I’m sure there are imbeciles like him thinking about it.)
I know people are always complaining about frivolous law suits, but I think there should be Severe Federal Penalties for frivolous law-making! (Always thing of Steve Martin when I say that).
I didn’t like that press secretary as soon as I first laid eyes on her, especially after hearing that she came from the Bachmann camp. Anyone who can work for a misogynist like Santorum, and a loon like Bachmann, was always going to be trouble. I’ll be looking for confirmation of this latest crap.
You are right. This was not a mistake. I am so happy that Gibbs pushed back on Santorum’s statement about PBO’s Christianity. Santorum is getting more scrutiny now and the only folks who he is attracting is his base. He is just as nasty and vile as Noot and Romney. They all have the lying in common.
Let me remind you folks: “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968)
THAT’S RIGHT…THESE PEOPLE NEED TO COME OUT WITH THEIR ACCUSATIONS AGAINST OUR PBO INSTEAD OF POSTING THEIR ISLAMIST CRAP ON CONSERVATIVE AND RIGHT WING SITES! THEY DISGUST ME!
You’re right. I was livid last night thinking of these racists and how they’re spreading their ugly all over the place. But, then I thought that it’s better that they so arrogantly think that people agree with them. Because otherwise, they’d sneak into the White House with no-one the wiser, and actually implement these crazy ideas. Let everyone vote with their eyes wide open.
Theo, the more they reveal, the more decent people get turned off. They forget that their “portion” of the base is a very small part of the American electorate. And people in general are not cool with this bigoted attitude.,
I don’t think we could handle ALL their ugly, 😉 but I’m not at all averse to them showing more of what is at their core. That way, I agree, those among their number who still have a smidgen of decency, or humanity, will wake up and distance themselves. So while it is pathetically sad to see them playing out their nasty political diatribe, it will make it easier for some to turn their backs on them in November.
All of you are fabulously crazy and wonderful and brilliant. Thank you so much
for everything you bring here, and by extension, to the juicy life that is all around us now,
thanks to PBO. Honestly, we are walking around in the Promised Land. is how I see it. xoxo
Dayton should see ‘lost’ aerospace, automotive and manufacturing jobs returning
DAYTON — Many of those so-called jobs that “would never come back” are on their way back to the United States, in the view of corporate leaders, economists and a study by a global consulting group.
Game-changing factors include rising fuel and wage costs abroad and supply-chain concerns following natural disasters like the tsunami that hit Japan. Desire for quicker delivery times and quality control is a large motive, too. Dayton, located on Interstate 75, should see new aerospace, automotive, and advanced manufacturing, said Kristi Tanner, CEO of the new JobsOhio economic development agency.
“Ohio can be the reshoring capital of the Midwest,” Tanner said.
Hey Meta, this is good news. Thanks for the link. I just hope that everyone in Ohio and other places do not forget whose on their side in November. PBO is focused, consistent and hones,t and those are only a few things I love about him.
COS, it’s often kinda funny to me when people self-correct on the blog because most of the time I never notice the error until then. In your case I read ‘honest’ and moved along with nary a pause until I came to this comment. ;).
* In a bit of a surprise, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee in January, $6.02 million to $4.8 million. The NRCC, however, still has more money in the bank, thanks to larger Democrats debts.
* The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee also outraised the National Republican Senatorial Committee in January, $5 million to $4.2 million.
We have to aware MSNBC is no friend of the President or our Democratic values. Andrea Mitcheal just stood there and listen to Rick Santorium spokeswoman Alice whatever fu…k her names is say that the President Policy are “Radical Islamic” and this woman did not have the courage, guts or the decency to correct it. We are fighting a media battle here and all hands must be on deck to call out anybody regardless.
I read somewhere Alice Stewart began work as a local news broadcaster in Little Rock and then went to work for the Huckster. She of course later worked for Bachmann. Her background is somewhat questionable I would say.
I had MSNBC on in the background while surfing the toobz and missed what Rick Sanctimonious’ press secretary’s Freudian slip. I was half listening to Andrea Mitchell’s interview. Anybody know how Mitchell reacted when this was said?
Oh I see by OkeyO’s post above, that Mitchell didn’t react. Actually, I don’t know if this isn’t that bad. Just like when Frieze made the aspirin comment on her show. She let the words speak for themselves. The result was it went viral. Had she reacted, then the story may have been about her reaction, instead of the comment.
Silent protest outside, Virginia House puts off ultrasound vote
By Steve Benen
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What appears to be a crowd of several hundred people gathered today at the Virginia state capitol. Standing silently in the cold, they lined the walkway used by the legislators who have been voting on — and voting away — women’s rights in Virginia.
I thought it had passed in the State Senate and House of Delegates and was awaiting the governor’s signature which he has said he would do. I hope it ruins any future political career he might have.
Thanks – I was shocked that Republican women would be that vile as to sponsor that VA ultrasound bill. Glad to hear that even they have a limit somewhere.
Being webz challenged, maybe someone can tell me how to ‘follow’ The Obama Diary on the twitter machine. I did click follow during Whitney’s funeral ( figured that’s where everyone was), but didn’t know what to do after that. I ended up in tweeterville all by my lonesome. 😦
Hey Theo, while you’re here, is there an easy guide for Tweet Deck? I downloaded it weeks ago on your & Bobfr’s recommendation but it’s just sitting on my desk top doing nothing. I thought it would just jump into operation once downloaded, but it apparently doesn’t share my view. 😉 😉
From the White House: “On Thursday, President Obama will travel to the University of Miami to continue to discuss his blueprint for an economy built to last. The President’s remarks to University of Miami students and faculty members are open to pre-credentialed members of the media only.”
I really like David Plouffe. In the movie ‘By the People’ he showed himself to be a very cool, level-headed strategist. He has a very quiet and loyal demeanor but this man is powerful. I am glad that he is on President Obama’s side. He makes a very formidable enemy.
Andrea Mitchell says Sanctimonious’ press secty called back in to say she misspoke and meant radical environmentalism, not radical Islamism. Andrea said she didn’t catch it at the time or would have challenged it. She said she does believe it was a misspeak and not an intentional slur. I say, there’s a reason it’s called a Freudian slip.
Warning Media Takeout is not the most legitimate site but this is supposedly Flotus skiing. Also the the accompanying pic of the girls is like 2 years old.
If you’re asking about congressional republicans, then I got this through Desertflower who got this through Steve Benen.
* In a bit of a surprise, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee in January, $6.02 million to $4.8 million. The NRCC, however, still has more money in the bank, thanks to larger Democrats debts.
* The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee also outraised the National Republican Senatorial Committee in January, $5 million to $4.2 million.
If you’re asking about the GOP clowns aka Romney et al., I’m not sure if they’ve released their January numbers yet.
i loved, loved, loved the Plouffe story!!!!! especially the part about him being an alter ego of sorts to PBO. i love that Plouffe’s personality matches PBO’s. it should. but i also like their differences. David is hard nosed and unromantic – in terms of politics. whereas PBO is more poetic and romantic. both are super smart but one comes off as warm and fuzzy(in my estimation) with very, very sharp edges whereas the other is more cool and surgical. i love it. they are perfect together. its like two halves of one whole. yin and yang. i love it……. did i say how much i love them both? Was i the only one who heard a bit of complaing in Bill Dailey’s quotes about how PBO trusted David’s word over most people’s? and why not, i ask. those two– according to this article– are two peas in a pod. i mean this with no disrespect but DP seems like the kind of person you can trust to tell you the cold, honest and sometimes nasty truth . he’s the type of guy i’d want at my back in a knife fight……. join the mob indeed. he may not have fulfilled that fantasy, but i think he would have made a fantastic godfather.
I only ever saw Plouffe as very smart not hard nosed and unromantic but I never had a conversation with him so…
I will say this, I went to his book signing (Plouffe) and while he was talking his mannerisms and movements reminded me so much of Pres.Obama. I remember saying to myself – ‘these two are really joined at the hip because they remind me of each other’.
You know what? I did see a bit of that “hard nosed and unromantic” part of him during the Q&A with the audience. Someone asked why didn’t Pres.Obama at least try to pass single payer and Plouffe basically said ‘get real’. He said there was no time to engage in fantasies (my word) and that we have to work with what we have with the time that we had. I wanted to clap because I liked his realness.
When David Plouffe’s book came out about the campaign I hinted to my daughter who lived in DC at the time that I would like that book for Xmas. Then I forgot I had mentioned it as I give a lot of ideas when she asks. She went to his book signing and got it autographed to me so it was a very much appreciated Xmas gift.
Lisa, I was a little annoyed by Daley’s quotes as well. There was no need for all that hyperbole about both Plouffe and the president being private. I think in most cases, “private” also means disciplined in the sense that they don’t blab all the time and reveal their feelings to everybody. With PBO’s stressful schedule and the constant needs to be “on,” I can’t imagine any sensible person not wanting to be “private.” Being private is also a protection against unwanted leaks. PBO knows how damaging it would be to his presidency if people didn’t respect the need for a tight ship. I thought Daley got a little close to the edge of being a blabbermouth.
Df, thanks for the link. This is stupid beyond words. Do they have a sign on the door that says donations will only be accepted from groups that meet our strict moral standards? If they claim that their doors are open for donations from all, then they have crossed an ethical barrier here and they should be exposed. If I were PP, I’d make sure this story were widely known and encourage people to contribute their food products elsewhere. There are many organizations and churches that are more than happy to collect these donations and even thank you for it.
DF, this is really a good article that I hope gets wide attention. Sanctimonious Santorum was lying through his teeth about this company. He didn’t help them out of concern for “small” business, they were his sugar daddy. Despite having many kids (his little one has serious breathing problems) he could care less about polluting our air. The man is toxic just like the environment he lobbies for. It’s no wonder the calls PBO’s sensible pro environment politices “radical.”
They are such liars, and hypocrites. These people twist the scriptures, wrap themselves in Bible verses that contradict they actions toward POB. They are truly an ugly segement of this nation that makes this nation a laughingstock all over the world. It is certainly sad .
I am grateful that POB stays focus on his job, stay true to his office as President of the United States, and does not ‘play church’ in front of people, but rather live out his faith through his compassionate actions, caring for those who are the ‘least of these’, and does not go around ‘judging others when the very Bible states “Judge not, that you be not judged, for with what judgement you judge, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it wil be measured back to you.
And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye, and look ,a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite!HZ
Why Mitt Romney’s Presidential Prospects May Not Be Salvageable
THE MITT ROMNEY CRISIS transcends the seven straight national polls showing Rick Santorum in the lead. It goes beyond the embarrassing reality that the son of an auto executive and two-term governor has been behind in every Michigan poll conducted since Groundhog’s Day. Even more devastating for Romney is that elite Republicans have begun to conclude that he cannot, if nominated, beat Barack Obama. About the only argument that still works for Romney among GOP insiders is that he would be less of a drag on the ticket than the strident Santorum or the mercurial Newt Gingrich.
TOD Family I consider myself a novice at twitter. I tweet occasionally and basically use it to retweet the things you all post here. I have had a twitter account since the 2008 campaign but hardly ever used it. Chips and Meta were my inspirations to use it more in support of the President when TOD put together the official “twitter brigade” last year. I use it to share links, pictures, fundraise and to direct volunteers to the OFA site. I generally feel pretty good if I get a dozen or so retweets.
Today I posted a picture of PBO as the 44th President in honor of President’s Day stating how proud I am of him. I came back to twitter this afternoon and noticed that I suddenly have a couple hundred additional twitter “followers”. So I looked up my tweets (at a site called MyTopTweets) to find that the President’s Day tweet has been retweeted 1,803 (and counting) times. 90% of the replies are positive supporters of our President and the 10% are just crazy whack job Repubs. I must say that this exercise has convinced me of the real power of twitter.
Oh of Course! After the SOTU I got frustrated with people in my time line yapping about “Obama needs to” do this or that when the man has been busting his ass for the past three years. I tweeted that WE should be asking him where he needs help rather than some BS ‘feet to the fire’ demands and it got 100+ (and counting) RT’s. Days later I was STILL seeing it RT’d.
Thank you Donna dem 4 Obama for sharing this. I am an oldie (senior citizen they call us), but what you wrote encouraged and inspired me to try to learn about this twitter communication revolution. Hopefully, I will be joining you shortly. You guys are doing exceptional work of spreading the message.
My husband went and test drove a Volt and came home smitten. He said it was like driving a spaceship and so smooth and fast. Now we really want the Volt so bad but alas! Can’t afford one yet. I am afraid to test drive it because I don’t think I could leave the lot without one. One day I WILL get an electric car.
(Gingrich is such a dip. Gun rack! What a maroon!)
If you’ve got a PayPal account you may want to reconsider 😉
PayPal billionaire Peter Thiel has donated an additional $1.7 million to a super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, making him the primary funder behind Endorse Liberty Inc. since it was founded late last year.
By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 2/20/12 1:44 PM
The Indy Star reports that Mitch Daniels told reporters he’s getting more calls to enter the race, as his adviser Eric Holcomb told Jonathan Martin, but that he isn’t changing his mind:
That man has personal, scandal issues involving his wife. He is not going to put his family through that scrutiny. The Repubs are simply crazy. They keep floating Daniels and Jeb Bush. Do they honestly think this country is ready to elect another Bush? Make our Day and nominate Jeb! They are just grasping at thin air. Anybody But Romney. Ha!!!
I’m gonna work my heart out for PBO. These rightwing nuts are beyond Crazy!!!
Jeb Bush is too sane to run in this one. we’ve barely got the stink out of the House after his brother left it in a mess. Plus, it’s been 3 years and more people, by double digits still think he’s more at fault for the economy than PBO which is the truth. Dems would laugh their asses off if Jeb ran now. The win for PBO would be so easy, it would be laughable.
Yes, Mitch PLEASE enter the race. Please Please Please. Pres.Obama would love nothing more than to run against Pres.Bush’s budget director. The one who helped to orchestrate this mess.
From the White House: “President Obama spoke with President Karzai of Afghanistan today. They discussed regional support for Afghan-led reconciliation, the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iran trilateral meetings last week in Islamabad, and other strategic issues of mutual concern. They agreed to speak again soon to remain closely aligned as both countries continue our efforts to achieve common goals, and work to forge a long-term partnership.”
Santorum aide points to Obama’s ‘radical Islamic policies’
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A top Rick Santorum aide slips up and says that her candidate’s comment last week about Obama’s “phony theology” referred to his “radical Islamic policies.”
Although I didn’t grow up in the US I have lived through 11 presidents and remember something about all of them. My favourite is of course the current office holder but I also loved Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was a hero to everyone back then.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was also a very sane and pragmatic president who would not fit in with the current crop of Republicans. People forget that Eisenhower sided with Egypt, and opposed the actions of U.K, France and Israel, during the 1956 Suez Crisis. I suppose today’s neocons and Christian fundamentalists would label this war hero, Dwight Eisenhower, as an anti-israel islamist!
The Obama Diary 
First??? Hello to everyone
Congrats Robert!!!!
Thanks Chipsticks.
i so love that his hand rests on the lincoln bible as he takes his oath of office. truly a wonderful moment to remember this president’s day! thanks, chips, for giving robert a great prize, that we can all enjoy!
Good West Coast morning & Happy President’s Day, PBO!
“From knife seller to the President’s hard edge”.
You crack me up, Chips. Niiice.
The charts may terrify republicans, but that photo of the turtle terrifies me.
WORD.
On the other hand, David Plouffe is one of those guys who is much more handsome in person.
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I lead a very small life. Not much exciting happens my way. Oh sure, I ran into Joe Kennedy III at my gym (he moved to the neighborhood to run for Barney Frank’s congressional seat), but really…that’s it for excitement.
So I just want to selfishly note that my husband found the Plouffe article and ordered me to read it, and upon doing so, I first posted it in the last thread.
So, to quote John Hodgeman on The Daily Show, “You’re Welcome!” :::said with a much less patronizing attitude, and absolutely no mustache at all:::
xox…
“I lead a very small life. Not much exciting happens my way.”
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I’m sorry AJ!!! Just credited you in the post! I’ve missed most of the comments today, so I don’t know who posted what. I offer my very, very humble apologies, and heartfelt thank yous!
Don’t mind me, Chips…I just crave attention, that’s all. 😉
Well then, from here on in I will smother you with love 🙂
Well AJ, thank you for sharing the article with us!
***vc**** you’re welcome, and I forgot to thank YOU several weeks back when you wished me luck w/ my Big Work Project! It’s now finished, and I really appreciate the good vibes you sent my way; I know it helped! 🙂
So now we really have you back home. 🙂
Hey! I like turtles!!! Around my house we call mcconnell “Grandma Gummy” which has lately been abbreviated to “Ole Gummy”.
“Ole Gummy’s on again mumbling his nonsense.”
McConnell gives turtles and turkeys a bad name. His whole visage is scary. He’s a cross between a turtle and a turkey waddle.
Ouch!
As someone on the TPM thread said…seeing Turtle’s face actually cracked their glasses…they have to go out and buy a new pair and stimulate the economy!
So glad you put the facts up regarding the gas prices, Chips! I posted that the other day and didn’t know if anyone saw that…good stuff!
You’re right, Debz. The guy could frighten small children. And the sad thing is, his face is the best thing about him.
Photoshop is helpless against this one… No way to mask his true nature
I believe Alex Wagner just said Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the first woman Supreme Court Justice. But who said Alex Wagner was keyed into reality?
Sandra day Oconnor!
Someone needs to tell Alex Wagner.
They’re not even trying anymore.
Well, to give her a little bit of a break, Ginsburg was the first woman on the Supreme Court who was nominated by a Democrat at the recommendation of a Republican (Orrin Hatch).
I thought I heard her say that and was waiting for someone on her panel to correct her. And when no one did, I thought maybe I’d heard her wrong. What makes her even more unlikeable is her know-it-all arrogance.
Why Senator Santoravola Can’t Help Himself
Such remarks confound the pundits, who cannot fathom why Santorum would keep veering off a pre-Michigan script that that was supposed to be geared toward the economy, manufacturing in particular. What this reflects, though, is a misconception grounded in our lack of experience with true political ideologues. We talk a lot these days about Washington having been overtaken by conservative ideologues, but this is an exaggeration. Many of those glibly parroting right-wing ideology these days—say, Eric Cantor—are mere opportunists. But Rick Santorum is a rare breed—a bona fide ideologue with a fixed and coherent world view. He can’t just switch some button and turn off the social stuff and talk jobs instead. It’s all woven together. “I’m not going to go out and lay out an agenda about how we’re going to transform people’s hearts,” he said today. “But I will talk about it.”
http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stump/100891/why-senator-santoravola-cant-help-himself
Does he realize what POTUS stands for? It seems to me that the GOP candidates believe they are in the running for Pastor Of The United States.
Good one.
♥ ♥ ♥ Good Day Chips! Good Day TOD Family! ♥ ♥ ♥
Barack Obama Quote O’ The Day
Have a great day, everyone! 😛
Ha! I LOVE that poster of all the US Presidents — its the picture that sends right-wingers, birthers, neocons, and supremacists into a cold sweat and wakes them up in the middle of the night. 😆
I would love a copy for my wall!
Here’s one Mary:
http://www.amazon.com/Poster-Presidents-United-States-included/dp/B001LRG97O
Thanks! I’ve added it to my wish list, and when I have an extra $20.00 I might just buy it for my room at school! That way I can look at him all day without being to partisan 😉
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G’day TODville. It’s a beautiful day in Chi-town and in spite of it Santorum is still a scum-bag. I’m praying for you ladies to maintain control of your va-jay-jays!
Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Yardarm!
Hail and well met Admiral Chips. There’s a squall on the horizon so I’ll be examining the hull to make sure of our water tight integrity. By your leave?
Our hull has been a bit leaky of late, Yardarm, I trust you implicitly to make it water tight. Is the load a bit heavy?
Aye Admiral. The hull is fine. There’s too much junk on deck. Some of it needs to be thrown over the side.
LOL!
It’s all those naughty mats!!!!!
Crates and crates of naughty mats! LOL!!!!
Weepin’!!! 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
I am very happy since we have successfully completed our first big project in Kenya today.
Celebration tomorrow. 🙂
You mean you found the burt sert?????
f…king trumpster didn’t send the stretch limo as promised, so screw him.
I hereby officially declare that President Obama is an american.
CC to o’rly taitz and trumpster – “KISS MY UGLY ASS”.
You’re giving up way too easily amk, I’m disappointed in you. A stretch limo isn’t everything you know, especially when:
Tch, tch, tch. 11 friggin’ minutes ??? “This will not do. Call the school master.”
Next stop – Hawaii.
Reminds me of Chipsticks Stretch Mini!
Chips, you are a Goddess at finding the perfect picture.
Could come in useful for ‘The Wedding’…
Chips, we love you so much. You are the joy in our lives in this beautiful TOD House. Thanks(((((((((Hugs)))))))))))HZ
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuge hugs back at ya HZ 😉 Hope you’re doing okay?
ROTFLMAO!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I’m just curious what is everyone’s favorite president? OTHER THAN PBO
Kennedy 🙂
Tough one to answer for me……
I liked LBJ’s Great Society but not his War policy in Nam.
Truman. A sincere pol, a rare breed.
“Other than PBO” is a downer. He is teh bestest evah. But then I’m a friggin’ indian (no, not the ” ‘come to our casino indian’ “). So it doesn’t matter much.
Agreed, followed by Lincoln, FDR and then Johnson.
+1.
Honest Abe.
Second that vote, hopefruit.
The times and circumstances being so different make it a very difficult question to answer but interesting to ponder. Considering his faults I still much respect the intellectual power of Jefferson, the leadership of Lincoln during the Civil War, the progressive accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt, the leadership of FDR during the depression and WW II, and the common sense of Truman during the post war era all stand out in my mind. But I agree, PBO is my favorite.
Hey that’s my list too Bill. But I’d add a couple more:
1. Jefferson
2. Lincoln
3. TR
4. FDR
5. Truman
6. JFK.
7. LBJ
But of course PBO is my favorite.
Presidents that fascinate me include Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and JFK. They were all deeply flawed, but brilliant in their own ways, and incredibly visionary. I put aside my AA womanhood (to which American history hasn’t always been kind, including by these men) to make this assessment, lol.
Abraham Lincoln
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
John Quincy Adams
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan – I like him, not his policies but him.
I was little when Eisenhower was president and grew up being pretty dismissive of him. But the more I read about him as an adult the more I like him.
I agree, I went to President’s Park in Virgina on a church trip. That place was (was because they closed it but not before they made the bust of President Obama) wonderful. So much information on our Commanders in Chiefs. I didn’t know so many were strong abolitionist before it was the “in” thing to be or do. The more I read the more I like about all of them.
I always felt Eisenhower was the perfect President for his times. After WWII and Korea, he represented a much more low key approach to things, although he could be very tough at times (Little Rock). But I think the country needed a ittle rest and he was just right. Plus, a lot of things did get done, the Interstate Highway system just being one. Nowadays, he would be a centrist Democrat. Ideology was not his bag.
(New to politics as I am, there is no OTHER THAN) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA! :lol::lol: 😆 😆
My number one favorite is Barack Obama term one. My second is Barack Obama term two!
LBJ warts and all or as he used to say with the bark off.
And Nixon. Yeah I know but there you go.
Number 1 is definitely PBO but then it’s TR, Lincoln, and JFK (deeply flawed but there is something about him). Truman, Eisenhower and Johnson did good things for the country = much respect for them. I honestly can’t go much further back then that because I honestly find that the earliest history of America kind of boring. 🙂
Teddy Roosevelt. Magnificent.
Washington…bar none.
I just read everyone’s lists…you guys are killing me, here. Are you serious? Without Washington, there would be no Republic. He cast the mold for peaceful transition of power. He was asked to be King, you know…and he declined! Think about that.
seeing that poster of the presidents, that is when it hits you, Wow! the first Black President.
And just wait until 2016, when after PBO is finished his second term, we have a female president: Elizabeth Warren, or ??? Kamala Harris??? or ????
I like your thinking Betsy! 🙂
Last week my second graders had a chance to pick a simple biography of a famous person and make a little “Guess Who” poster. This included clues as to the person they picked. A couple picked President Obama. Their clues included “Born in Hawai’i”, “has two children named Sasha and Malia”, “has a dog named Bo”. As with some of the other children, I had to remind them to include a clue that mentioned their big accomplishment/what they were famous for. Both kids wrote “And he’s president now!” First African-American president does not occur to them at all, he’s simply the president-now. We did change the world.
TX Representative Louie Gohmert has introduced a bill to make it illegal for any picture of President Obama to be published, printed or otherwise placed next to the picture of any past president or future, white president.
(JK. But I’m sure there are imbeciles like him thinking about it.)
I know people are always complaining about frivolous law suits, but I think there should be Severe Federal Penalties for frivolous law-making! (Always thing of Steve Martin when I say that).
Nice.
‘First African-American president does not occur to them at all, he’s simply the president-now. We did change the world.’
And because of this, nothing Santorum, Willard etc do will change ‘back’ these children’s perception of THEIR world. Sweet!
That really is profoundly powerful!
There is truly hope for this Nation.
Just read this elsewhere…..
OMG Y’all. On MSNBC, Rick’s press secretary just accidentally called President Obama a Ra.dical Is.lamist instead of a Ra.dical Environmentalist.
and this.
E d just reported this on his sirius radio show. I heard she tweeted it. This is going to get very ug.ly very fast.
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Can anyone verify this ??????????????? Yikes
I didn’t like that press secretary as soon as I first laid eyes on her, especially after hearing that she came from the Bachmann camp. Anyone who can work for a misogynist like Santorum, and a loon like Bachmann, was always going to be trouble. I’ll be looking for confirmation of this latest crap.
Bachmann ? Does that mean this press secretary has ” Chootzpah” ?
Oh my God….
This was no Freudian slip. This person said what they meant and meant what they said. It is called INSANITY.
The GOP is toast either way. Are they trying to make Santorum look so extremist that Romney looks good in comparison? WOW!!!
You are right. This was not a mistake. I am so happy that Gibbs pushed back on Santorum’s statement about PBO’s Christianity. Santorum is getting more scrutiny now and the only folks who he is attracting is his base. He is just as nasty and vile as Noot and Romney. They all have the lying in common.
yup, it was intentional and the fucking msm won’t ask that pos how and why.
american fourth estate are friggin’ fifth columnist bastids. Pahdon my FF.
Yes, they are.
Ah….the Freudian slip excuse……..Wow….
They are so transparent it’s embarrassing – ugly, hateful pieces of race-baiting crap.
LOL! I was so pizzzzed I really meant to respond to Manier on Twitter and I ended up responding here!
It is like the non-apology….apology…
” If I have offended anyone ” crap. !
Let me remind you folks: “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968)
so powerful a voice–thanks for bringing it here.
Islamaphobic.
SOMEONE needs to ask the next ASSHAT who says that, “Specifically WHAT ‘radical Islamist policies’ are you referring to?” Just to see what the do.
These people actually make me feel ill, Tally. They are the scum of the earth.
Everyone should read this 🙂
http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2012/02/on-finding-nexus.html
Just this minute read it – and it is amazing.
Smartypants nailed it. Thanks df. It was on the money. I must e-mail this one.
Just finished reading that. Smartypants is one of my favorite bloggers.
Thanks desertflower for sharing this. Smartypants is doing brilliant work on her blog.
THAT’S RIGHT…THESE PEOPLE NEED TO COME OUT WITH THEIR ACCUSATIONS AGAINST OUR PBO INSTEAD OF POSTING THEIR ISLAMIST CRAP ON CONSERVATIVE AND RIGHT WING SITES! THEY DISGUST ME!
I hope they keep yapping. Let’s get all the ugly out there, it will bring clarity to a lot of people.
You’re right. I was livid last night thinking of these racists and how they’re spreading their ugly all over the place. But, then I thought that it’s better that they so arrogantly think that people agree with them. Because otherwise, they’d sneak into the White House with no-one the wiser, and actually implement these crazy ideas. Let everyone vote with their eyes wide open.
Theo, the more they reveal, the more decent people get turned off. They forget that their “portion” of the base is a very small part of the American electorate. And people in general are not cool with this bigoted attitude.,
‘Let’s get all the ugly out there’
I don’t think we could handle ALL their ugly, 😉 but I’m not at all averse to them showing more of what is at their core. That way, I agree, those among their number who still have a smidgen of decency, or humanity, will wake up and distance themselves. So while it is pathetically sad to see them playing out their nasty political diatribe, it will make it easier for some to turn their backs on them in November.
Chips, you are simply fabu.
That is all.
xox…
All of you are fabulously crazy and wonderful and brilliant. Thank you so much
for everything you bring here, and by extension, to the juicy life that is all around us now,
thanks to PBO. Honestly, we are walking around in the Promised Land. is how I see it. xoxo
Love the way you put it. That’s how I feel, too.
If only we could walk there for more than eight years!! Wouldn’t that be something?! 😆 😆
Dayton should see ‘lost’ aerospace, automotive and manufacturing jobs returning
DAYTON — Many of those so-called jobs that “would never come back” are on their way back to the United States, in the view of corporate leaders, economists and a study by a global consulting group.
Game-changing factors include rising fuel and wage costs abroad and supply-chain concerns following natural disasters like the tsunami that hit Japan. Desire for quicker delivery times and quality control is a large motive, too. Dayton, located on Interstate 75, should see new aerospace, automotive, and advanced manufacturing, said Kristi Tanner, CEO of the new JobsOhio economic development agency.
“Ohio can be the reshoring capital of the Midwest,” Tanner said.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/dayton-should-see-lost-aerospace-automotive-and-manufacturing-jobs-returning-1330672.html
Hey Meta, this is good news. Thanks for the link. I just hope that everyone in Ohio and other places do not forget whose on their side in November. PBO is focused, consistent and hones,t and those are only a few things I love about him.
Would SO love to win Ohio – in your face, Boehner!
Meta, we are going to win it. I believe in my heart that we will win Ohio. HZ
Oops, my comma should have been after the word honest. 🙂
COS, it’s often kinda funny to me when people self-correct on the blog because most of the time I never notice the error until then. In your case I read ‘honest’ and moved along with nary a pause until I came to this comment. ;).
A nice article with facts and figures about the payroll tax cut
The Middle Class Wins in Congress
http://www.whatisworking.com/2012/02/middle-class-wins-in-congress.html
added a video
From Benen this morning:
* In a bit of a surprise, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee in January, $6.02 million to $4.8 million. The NRCC, however, still has more money in the bank, thanks to larger Democrats debts.
* The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee also outraised the National Republican Senatorial Committee in January, $5 million to $4.2 million.
SFPD “It Gets Better” Video
http://www.whatisworking.com/2012/02/sfpd-it-gets-better-video.html
such a great idea that started at the WH
We have to aware MSNBC is no friend of the President or our Democratic values. Andrea Mitcheal just stood there and listen to Rick Santorium spokeswoman Alice whatever fu…k her names is say that the President Policy are “Radical Islamic” and this woman did not have the courage, guts or the decency to correct it. We are fighting a media battle here and all hands must be on deck to call out anybody regardless.
I read somewhere Alice Stewart began work as a local news broadcaster in Little Rock and then went to work for the Huckster. She of course later worked for Bachmann. Her background is somewhat questionable I would say.
Chips, laughing so freakin’ hard at your tweet to Byron Tau!!!!!! SCORE!!
I had MSNBC on in the background while surfing the toobz and missed what Rick Sanctimonious’ press secretary’s Freudian slip. I was half listening to Andrea Mitchell’s interview. Anybody know how Mitchell reacted when this was said?
Oh I see by OkeyO’s post above, that Mitchell didn’t react. Actually, I don’t know if this isn’t that bad. Just like when Frieze made the aspirin comment on her show. She let the words speak for themselves. The result was it went viral. Had she reacted, then the story may have been about her reaction, instead of the comment.
She claims she didn’t hear it. And is trying to clean it up right now with Jonathan Capehart. Heifer dust!
Silent protest outside, Virginia House puts off ultrasound vote
By Steve Benen
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What appears to be a crowd of several hundred people gathered today at the Virginia state capitol. Standing silently in the cold, they lined the walkway used by the legislators who have been voting on — and voting away — women’s rights in Virginia.
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/20/10459213-silent-protest-outside-virginia-house-puts-off-ultrasound-vote
I hope they are protesting the personhood bill too.
Yikes….these Republicans scare me.!
I thought it had passed in the State Senate and House of Delegates and was awaiting the governor’s signature which he has said he would do. I hope it ruins any future political career he might have.
Someone in the comments mentioned that the VA rape by ultrasound bill was sponsored by a woman?!?! Can this really be true?
It was a dude, but a woman sponsored a bill that men would be required to have rectal exams to get viagra which did not pass.
Thanks – I was shocked that Republican women would be that vile as to sponsor that VA ultrasound bill. Glad to hear that even they have a limit somewhere.
No…it was Bob Marshall
psst! Ladyh, it seems this article’s credit goes to Laura Conaway, not Stevie B. (Wouldn’t want to step on Laura’s artistic toes.)
Thanks for catching that. My apologies to Laura Conaway.
Silent protest outside, Virginia House puts off ultrasound vote
By Laura Conaway
Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:14 PM EST
Being webz challenged, maybe someone can tell me how to ‘follow’ The Obama Diary on the twitter machine. I did click follow during Whitney’s funeral ( figured that’s where everyone was), but didn’t know what to do after that. I ended up in tweeterville all by my lonesome. 😦
Here’s an easy guide (with pictures) on how to use twitter. I’ve gotten a lot of help using this one. Good luck!
🙂
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Twitter
Hey Theo, while you’re here, is there an easy guide for Tweet Deck? I downloaded it weeks ago on your & Bobfr’s recommendation but it’s just sitting on my desk top doing nothing. I thought it would just jump into operation once downloaded, but it apparently doesn’t share my view. 😉 😉
Chips has a button on the side for twitter. All of us on twitter are there. I am mtmarilyn2 what is your hash?
if hash means my username then it’s #ifuhave2ask
From the White House: “On Thursday, President Obama will travel to the University of Miami to continue to discuss his blueprint for an economy built to last. The President’s remarks to University of Miami students and faculty members are open to pre-credentialed members of the media only.”
I really like David Plouffe. In the movie ‘By the People’ he showed himself to be a very cool, level-headed strategist. He has a very quiet and loyal demeanor but this man is powerful. I am glad that he is on President Obama’s side. He makes a very formidable enemy.
Andrea Mitchell says Sanctimonious’ press secty called back in to say she misspoke and meant radical environmentalism, not radical Islamism. Andrea said she didn’t catch it at the time or would have challenged it. She said she does believe it was a misspeak and not an intentional slur. I say, there’s a reason it’s called a Freudian slip.
Yeah, right. But we already knew the MSM is full of crap.
Yeah sure…..Andrea is pretending.
I don’t believe it for a second – she’s doing dog whistles. The words came very smoothly from her lips in the video clip.
Besides – There’s nothing radical about President Obama’s environmental agenda. It’s common sense. And it’s also sound science.
Warning Media Takeout is not the most legitimate site but this is supposedly Flotus skiing. Also the the accompanying pic of the girls is like 2 years old.
http://cdn.mediatakeout.com/54338/looking-good-michelle-obama-was-photo-d-skiing-wearing-a-form-fitting-outfit-and-she-looks-amazing.html
HUD Secretary Donovan Calls On Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac To Do More For Troubled Homeowners
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/17/427956/donovan-principal-reductions/
wonder how we can pressure the Fannie Mae guy – he seems like such a roadblock
BP oil spill litigation comes to court
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/17/uk-bp-oilspilllitigation-idUKTRE81G0GS20120217
Happy Presidents Day to everyone. it is Carnival Monday in Trinidad.
Does anyone know how much money the Republican candidates raised in January?
If you’re asking about congressional republicans, then I got this through Desertflower who got this through Steve Benen.
* In a bit of a surprise, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee in January, $6.02 million to $4.8 million. The NRCC, however, still has more money in the bank, thanks to larger Democrats debts.
* The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee also outraised the National Republican Senatorial Committee in January, $5 million to $4.2 million.
If you’re asking about the GOP clowns aka Romney et al., I’m not sure if they’ve released their January numbers yet.
Peter Thiel is the largest contributor to the super PAC supporting Ron Paul’s presidential bid.
This guy owns Pay Pal!
Just donated 1.7 million to RP super PAC.
That is a lot of dough, for a 4th place finisher!
Why is Rachel bringing MMflint on her show tonight?!?!? So he can bash the President gratuitously with lies while she sits there and giggles?
MMflint, is about the corporate bosses bashing PBO and Rachel trying to maintain her emoprog creds. Hopefully I’m wrong on my latter point.
Turn in Jennifer Granholm, she has Republucans on, but she sets them straight.
It’s a very good show, way better than the mecurial RM!
i loved, loved, loved the Plouffe story!!!!! especially the part about him being an alter ego of sorts to PBO. i love that Plouffe’s personality matches PBO’s. it should. but i also like their differences. David is hard nosed and unromantic – in terms of politics. whereas PBO is more poetic and romantic. both are super smart but one comes off as warm and fuzzy(in my estimation) with very, very sharp edges whereas the other is more cool and surgical. i love it. they are perfect together. its like two halves of one whole. yin and yang. i love it……. did i say how much i love them both? Was i the only one who heard a bit of complaing in Bill Dailey’s quotes about how PBO trusted David’s word over most people’s? and why not, i ask. those two– according to this article– are two peas in a pod. i mean this with no disrespect but DP seems like the kind of person you can trust to tell you the cold, honest and sometimes nasty truth . he’s the type of guy i’d want at my back in a knife fight……. join the mob indeed. he may not have fulfilled that fantasy, but i think he would have made a fantastic godfather.
I only ever saw Plouffe as very smart not hard nosed and unromantic but I never had a conversation with him so…
I will say this, I went to his book signing (Plouffe) and while he was talking his mannerisms and movements reminded me so much of Pres.Obama. I remember saying to myself – ‘these two are really joined at the hip because they remind me of each other’.
You know what? I did see a bit of that “hard nosed and unromantic” part of him during the Q&A with the audience. Someone asked why didn’t Pres.Obama at least try to pass single payer and Plouffe basically said ‘get real’. He said there was no time to engage in fantasies (my word) and that we have to work with what we have with the time that we had. I wanted to clap because I liked his realness.
i don’t know him, nor have i ever had a conversation with him, but i can so hear him saying a politer version of ‘get real’.
When David Plouffe’s book came out about the campaign I hinted to my daughter who lived in DC at the time that I would like that book for Xmas. Then I forgot I had mentioned it as I give a lot of ideas when she asks. She went to his book signing and got it autographed to me so it was a very much appreciated Xmas gift.
Yeah. I got mines autographed to me personally and with the phrase “Yes We Did”. And I got to shake his hand. Good looking guy.
Just reading the article now and no it didn’t sound like Dailey was complaining.
Lisa, I was a little annoyed by Daley’s quotes as well. There was no need for all that hyperbole about both Plouffe and the president being private. I think in most cases, “private” also means disciplined in the sense that they don’t blab all the time and reveal their feelings to everybody. With PBO’s stressful schedule and the constant needs to be “on,” I can’t imagine any sensible person not wanting to be “private.” Being private is also a protection against unwanted leaks. PBO knows how damaging it would be to his presidency if people didn’t respect the need for a tight ship. I thought Daley got a little close to the edge of being a blabbermouth.
But, she didn’t say that. She said the first woman on the Supreme Court.
I tried to cancel this comment. It was meant to be a response upthread. Please ignore.
WTH kind of twisted shit is THIS????????????????????
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local/green_bay/pantry-turns-down-planned-parenthood#.Tz–F-sSzm4.twitter
VOTE PEOPLE!!
Unbelievable!!
And yet another example of how the so-called ‘pro-life’ are full of it. Pro-birth, yes – life? not so much.
Df, thanks for the link. This is stupid beyond words. Do they have a sign on the door that says donations will only be accepted from groups that meet our strict moral standards? If they claim that their doors are open for donations from all, then they have crossed an ethical barrier here and they should be exposed. If I were PP, I’d make sure this story were widely known and encourage people to contribute their food products elsewhere. There are many organizations and churches that are more than happy to collect these donations and even thank you for it.
I don’t remember Jesus questioning where the loaves and fishes came from before feeding the 5,000.
I agree. Where’s our Tweeter, Bob??
Did Jesus background check the people donating loaves and fishes? Just wondering,
http://motherjones.com/politics/2012/01/rick-santorum-coal-buddies
DF, this is really a good article that I hope gets wide attention. Sanctimonious Santorum was lying through his teeth about this company. He didn’t help them out of concern for “small” business, they were his sugar daddy. Despite having many kids (his little one has serious breathing problems) he could care less about polluting our air. The man is toxic just like the environment he lobbies for. It’s no wonder the calls PBO’s sensible pro environment politices “radical.”
Ricky seems to LIKE Sugar Daddies! You are so right, Jackie…another one with no core and no morals. Color me surprised!
They are such liars, and hypocrites. These people twist the scriptures, wrap themselves in Bible verses that contradict they actions toward POB. They are truly an ugly segement of this nation that makes this nation a laughingstock all over the world. It is certainly sad .
I am grateful that POB stays focus on his job, stay true to his office as President of the United States, and does not ‘play church’ in front of people, but rather live out his faith through his compassionate actions, caring for those who are the ‘least of these’, and does not go around ‘judging others when the very Bible states “Judge not, that you be not judged, for with what judgement you judge, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it wil be measured back to you.
And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye, and look ,a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite!HZ
Seems like Mother Jones is doing/has done a little series on Ricky boy –
http://motherjones.com/politics/2012/01/how-rick-santorum-ripped-off-american-military-veterans
Vacuum erection devices? Who knew!
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/20/5-sexual-health-services-insurance-will-cover-for-men/
Go figure.
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2012/02/20/at-least-have-the-grace-to-oil-up-again/
Good quick read on those oil prices 🙂
http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/100866/caucuses-primary-election-party-nomination
Why Mitt Romney’s Presidential Prospects May Not Be Salvageable
THE MITT ROMNEY CRISIS transcends the seven straight national polls showing Rick Santorum in the lead. It goes beyond the embarrassing reality that the son of an auto executive and two-term governor has been behind in every Michigan poll conducted since Groundhog’s Day. Even more devastating for Romney is that elite Republicans have begun to conclude that he cannot, if nominated, beat Barack Obama. About the only argument that still works for Romney among GOP insiders is that he would be less of a drag on the ticket than the strident Santorum or the mercurial Newt Gingrich.
TOD Family I consider myself a novice at twitter. I tweet occasionally and basically use it to retweet the things you all post here. I have had a twitter account since the 2008 campaign but hardly ever used it. Chips and Meta were my inspirations to use it more in support of the President when TOD put together the official “twitter brigade” last year. I use it to share links, pictures, fundraise and to direct volunteers to the OFA site. I generally feel pretty good if I get a dozen or so retweets.
Today I posted a picture of PBO as the 44th President in honor of President’s Day stating how proud I am of him. I came back to twitter this afternoon and noticed that I suddenly have a couple hundred additional twitter “followers”. So I looked up my tweets (at a site called MyTopTweets) to find that the President’s Day tweet has been retweeted 1,803 (and counting) times. 90% of the replies are positive supporters of our President and the 10% are just crazy whack job Repubs. I must say that this exercise has convinced me of the real power of twitter.
I hope this inspires some of you who do not tweet to get onboard. Trust me, if someone as technically challenged as I am can do it anyone can. 😉
Awesome Donna! I just followed and RT’ed you.
Thanks collegekay!
That is beautiful……
Fox will say that , that is Aljazeera’s Symbol….3….2…1
Ha! You are probably right!
Oh of Course! After the SOTU I got frustrated with people in my time line yapping about “Obama needs to” do this or that when the man has been busting his ass for the past three years. I tweeted that WE should be asking him where he needs help rather than some BS ‘feet to the fire’ demands and it got 100+ (and counting) RT’s. Days later I was STILL seeing it RT’d.
Wow! Now that’s impact.
Excellent tribute, DD4O, and thank you for the encouragement. Must say though that there’s no way ** I ** could get a picture into my tweet.
Thank you Donna dem 4 Obama for sharing this. I am an oldie (senior citizen they call us), but what you wrote encouraged and inspired me to try to learn about this twitter communication revolution. Hopefully, I will be joining you shortly. You guys are doing exceptional work of spreading the message.
Lord Have Mercy!!
My husband went and test drove a Volt and came home smitten. He said it was like driving a spaceship and so smooth and fast. Now we really want the Volt so bad but alas! Can’t afford one yet. I am afraid to test drive it because I don’t think I could leave the lot without one. One day I WILL get an electric car.
(Gingrich is such a dip. Gun rack! What a maroon!)
If you’ve got a PayPal account you may want to reconsider 😉
PayPal billionaire Peter Thiel has donated an additional $1.7 million to a super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, making him the primary funder behind Endorse Liberty Inc. since it was founded late last year.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301649/20120220/paypal-s-peter-thiel-funded-75-ron.htm
aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh, frack. seriously? i really liked paypal 😦
aaaaaaahhhhhh for fucks sake. A guy who created something so sane and wonderful to use, is supporting the insane whackadoodle?
Yep!
I got news for you. Most of these tech and young finance CEO’s? Libertarian or Republican.
How about the boss at GE. He likes Obama but couldn’t ever vote for him because he’s a what? Republican. He liked Pawlenty.
Important read via Deaniac @ThePeoplesView – Jim Crow may be coming soon to a state near you – http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2012/02/jim-crow-may-be-coming-soon-to-state.html
By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 2/20/12 1:44 PM
The Indy Star reports that Mitch Daniels told reporters he’s getting more calls to enter the race, as his adviser Eric Holcomb told Jonathan Martin, but that he isn’t changing his mind:
That man has personal, scandal issues involving his wife. He is not going to put his family through that scrutiny. The Repubs are simply crazy. They keep floating Daniels and Jeb Bush. Do they honestly think this country is ready to elect another Bush? Make our Day and nominate Jeb! They are just grasping at thin air. Anybody But Romney. Ha!!!
I’m gonna work my heart out for PBO. These rightwing nuts are beyond Crazy!!!
Jeb Bush is too sane to run in this one. we’ve barely got the stink out of the House after his brother left it in a mess. Plus, it’s been 3 years and more people, by double digits still think he’s more at fault for the economy than PBO which is the truth. Dems would laugh their asses off if Jeb ran now. The win for PBO would be so easy, it would be laughable.
Yes, Mitch PLEASE enter the race. Please Please Please. Pres.Obama would love nothing more than to run against Pres.Bush’s budget director. The one who helped to orchestrate this mess.
From the White House: “President Obama spoke with President Karzai of Afghanistan today. They discussed regional support for Afghan-led reconciliation, the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iran trilateral meetings last week in Islamabad, and other strategic issues of mutual concern. They agreed to speak again soon to remain closely aligned as both countries continue our efforts to achieve common goals, and work to forge a long-term partnership.”
Santorum aide points to Obama’s ‘radical Islamic policies’
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Comments (2) By BYRON TAU | 2/20/12 2:54 PM EST
A top Rick Santorum aide slips up and says that her candidate’s comment last week about Obama’s “phony theology” referred to his “radical Islamic policies.”
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/02/santorum-aide-points-to-obamas-radical-islamic-policies-115004.html
New post everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/02/20/lindas-story/
Thanks UT. I was asking about The GOP clowns fundraising. I thought Friday was the day for everyone to report.
Their is McCain/Graham on CNN, they want WAR, and they want it now.
Got it?
And the media loves, loves, lives John McCain.
Talk about over exposure?
the media always loves a sore loser.
Although I didn’t grow up in the US I have lived through 11 presidents and remember something about all of them. My favourite is of course the current office holder but I also loved Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was a hero to everyone back then.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was also a very sane and pragmatic president who would not fit in with the current crop of Republicans. People forget that Eisenhower sided with Egypt, and opposed the actions of U.K, France and Israel, during the 1956 Suez Crisis. I suppose today’s neocons and Christian fundamentalists would label this war hero, Dwight Eisenhower, as an anti-israel islamist!