President Obama greets US soldiers and family members before boarding Air Force One at Osan Air Base outside Seoul on March 27 to leave South Korea
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11:00 AM: Michelle Obama participates in the 2012 National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Centennial Tree Planting Ceremony.
12:00: Michelle Obama meets with the spouses of the military’s senior enlisted leaders.
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President Obama covers the microphone as he arrives at the plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit at the Coex Center in Seoul, March 27
…. with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak find their places for the group ‘family photo’ at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit
…. with Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev
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The U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement will help to support an estimated 70,000 jobs in the years ahead and increase U.S. GDP by at least $11 billion due to increased exports of goods.
More here
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…. greeting US soldiers and family members before boarding Air Force One at Osan Air Base outside Seoul, March 27
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Time: ….. Trayvon Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton were on the long stretch of a turnpike between Orlando and Miami on March 23 when they heard President Obama’s poignant remark about their boy — that if he had a son, “he’d look like Trayvon.”
They say that was when they realized how far-reaching the impact of his controversial death, and their effort to get to the bottom of it, is. “It felt real warm to know our son’s name had been mentioned by the President of the United States and all over the nation and the world,” Martin says.
“His name is ringing all over the country, all over the nation, all over the world.” Fulton agrees, saying, “It showed us that even President Obama understands we need justice, that he understands our situation.” Adds Martin: “The nation is saying, What if — what if this was my son, what would I do?”
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Charles Pierce: This picture, which ran on the front page of The New York Times this morning, and which accompanied the story about the opening of the arguments in the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, makes me as sad and despairing about the state of the country as I have been in an awfully long time. There are better places on the Intertoobz than this one to look either for a general overview of what may happen in the Court over the next three days – Ezra Klein’s joint did a masterful job this morning – …. but this picture makes the whole affair ring a little hollow already.
What exactly are these people praying for?
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Have a perfect day Proud!
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Morning everyone 😉
The Obama Diary 
First!!!!
Glad that you are back! I hope that you got some much needed rest.
Re-fired up and ready to go, Symmetry – thank you!
Hahaha. You are wrong for that. I had to see A4Alice’s tweet about the new post. Oh well I guess you do deserve first. 😆
Well done me!
Chips, sweetiepie — we’ve all been saying that about you for, like, ages now! 🙂
Gooooooood morning and Congrats Chips on #1! So happy to see you back and couldn’t wait for my “rise and shine!”
Thank you Hopefruit, missed ya!! I was stunned by my first, I’m just brilliant, me 😆
🙂 🙂
So the rest didn’t impair your modesty, eh? Well ‘they’ do say that self-confidence is commendable. Congrats on your self-proclaimed brilliance, Ms Chips.
😆 Helloooooooooooo VC!!!!
Helloooooo, CC! 😆 😆 Soooooooo happy to have you back with your smile intact.
It is good to have you back! 🙂
Thank you CTGirl!! Was everyone well behaved while I was away, or was there some rowdiness?
everyone was very very good. very good.
Huh, right. Hellooooooo Alice!!
Ahem…
HA 😉
I’m not calling names but there was an all-night party on Friday evening. They left the place in a HUGE mess. Broken bottles, paper plates, cups, drinks..food, nacho crumbs all over the place.. I thought a tornado had passed by.
I had to clean up with a few others the next morning. Like I said, I’m not calling names but the guilty parties know who they are 🙂 🙂
HF! Good thing you didn’t mention the lampshades…;)
Darn hp. And just what were you doing when Funkadelic was playing……
Welcome back Chips…hope your batteries are recharged and ready to go!
Yes, oh, yes, everyone was perfectly well behaved…;)
That wink worries me Pamela, will have to go back on all the comments just to be sure to be sure. I was hoping Yardarm would keep things in order. Did he?
I bribed him with some nachos, so don’t look to him.
Nachos? Good grief Japa, is Yardarm that easily bought? Disappointing, very disappointing – I thought he was a man of sounder character. How wrong could I be?
Well, he did require the jalapenos be fresh.
Wink, wink..what do you think?
Chica = BRILLIANCE PERSONIFIED!!! Welcome back, dahlin’!! Oh, do we have stories to tell you!!! 😯
“do we have stories to tell you!!!”
isonprize, now I’m frightened. Have decided not to look back over the comments, not brave enough.
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Do do it Chips. I fear you’ll never trust us again.
DON’T do it…..geez
Hiya Sabreen, okay, I’ll nervously take your advice ….. I don’t want to be shocked 😕
Boy, you got enough sleep last night, didn’t you?
Congrats Chips! You must be feeling fresh, well rested and renewed since you were able to sneak in a first comment even! 😉 Welcome back! We all missed you so.
Thank you lovingandlaughing! I’m still celebrating my first, a special day for me! 😆
And well you should be, ma’am! Welcome Home!
Thank you Pamelaaaaaaaaaa!
Hi Chips! Good to see ya back where you belong!
Thank you PJ, mighty fine seeing you too 😉
LOL!
CHIPSTICKS!!!!!!
Congrats on being First 🙂
Good west coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family!
Boy, the President of the United States sure did torpedo the media in that video – he is sooooooo smart!!!!
Chipsticks, another great Welcome back and another beautiful west coast good morning. Miss you so much. Welcome home.
I’ll tell you about the party(ies) later. Some people really came out of their shells. You will probably be surprise as well.
Love you, and thanks for being the best. ((((((((Hugs))))))))HZ
Good morning all
Morning Symmetry, morning everyone.
Yay Chips!!! Welcome Back, Dear!!
Excellent selection.
Love the pics of PBO making fun of the mic gaffe!!
Thank you Dudette, good to be back!! And I was first, too – whoooooo hooooo!!!
I won’t accuse you of cheating, so grateful am I for these bee—yooo—-tee—full photos of our POTUS, but I think you may have had an inside tip.
That’s hurtful Dotster. Are you seriously suggesting that I …….. cheated? 😥
Good morning
Morning Cheryllou
Thanks Chip. I’m so glad you’re back.
I see that the NYTimes headline today was about a poll showing how unpopular the Afghanistan war is. Well, DUH…why is this headlines? Obviously, they couldn’t really talk about the ACA – because many people, from ordinary citizens to doctors, showed up at the Supreme Ct yesterday to show their support for ObamaCares, outnumbering the ignorant Teabagger set that the media loves to highlight . I’m guessing the media wasn’t expecting that massive show of support – particularly when they have been pushing those stupid polls claiming that the ACA is unpopular. I truly believe that those polls are designed to elicit a negative response based on the way they’re asked in the first place.
They never cease to amaze me w/ their crap.
HF, that’s exactly what their polls are designed for. You can get any answer you want if you word the question the right way. The individual elements of ACA have always been popular, but you can twist a question about the whole bill in such a way that people people say no. It’s a scam. Besides as I said in the last thread, what difference does it make? SCOTUS is deciding on the constitutionality of the issue, not it’s popularity. If decisions went by popularity alone, we wouldn’t have the Citizen’s United ruling and Lily Ledbetter would have gotten justice the first time. The media is out of control on this issue and Trayvon’s murder. They are playing us for fools, as usual.
Very well said Jackie. It’s so disgusting that media tries to get ahead of just about every issue to make our duly elected President look bad. Even the Trayvon Martin case – I now believe is being used in the media as a proxy for President Obama. Notice that since PBO spoke out, the media has changed it’s portrayal of Martin from an innocent kid to a menacing thug. The media has now decided that Trayvon is the enemy because Barack Obama is on his side. It’s so predictable, yet so sad how the media’s compulsive anti-Obama positions feature in just about every thing that is reported.
Yes, HF, but once you get what they’re doing, it doesn’t have the power to hurt you anymore. It’s like deciphering a code. They are so predictable, that they daily destroy their credibility, drip by drip. Our job is to make sure that more people understand the pattern. Once they’re hip to it, they can start laughing at it. I think we should try telling the media that we are on to them and we’re not only laughing at their antics, we’re making sure our friends and neighbors laugh too.
Welcome back Chipsticks. Good morning all and THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to my fundraising thingy. i’ve never had anyone contribute before and since yesterday there have been 7 donations. awesome!
here is the link if anyone else wants to get it poppin’ : https://donate.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/2012/KayKay
^_^!!!
in other news- pbo has such a great sense of humor. that whole mic thing is ridiculous. people are acting like he said something terrible 🙄
Good Morning and welcome back Chips. So good to have you back.
You gotta love PBO. He jokes about the open mic moment and shows once again how ludicrous the MSM is.
Hell, they had to do SOMETHING to get some coverage. If it hadn’t been for the “open mic” wink – wink, there would have been no coverage at all. The cynic is me says that the media got played on this one. As thoughtful and as smart as PBO is, I think that he assumes that mics are ALWAYS on.
Why would he say anything in private that he wouldn’t say in public. He’s just that kind of man. These excuses for journalists want to act like “oon, oooh, we caught him doing something wrong.” or ” we caught him unprepared” PBO is always prepared.
PBO is always prepared. Exactly right. He’s NOT a gaffe man. One would think that the media would have figured this out already! But no..obviously not the brightest tools in the shed.
Morning everyone:) Chips! Welcome home! We missed you….We got a little crazy Friday night….nothing bad.yardarm called us hens, and left the party:) Nothing broke. Promise….
Hellooooooo Desertflower ….. Friday, crazy, party, Yardarm, hens …. that’s it, I’m never leaving again. 😯
Yes, Isonprize. At least now people know he was in South Korea and met with world leaders. Nobody would have known about his otherwise.
‘Why would he say anything in private that he wouldn’t say in public. He’s just that kind of man.’
THERE you go! I don’t believe these ‘journalists’ have ever met a president before who SAYS WHAT HE MEANS, before your face, behind your back, before/behind the mike, and sideways, so it’s understandable (though reprehensible) that they get all aflutter when they think they have a scoop. What IMO is a sad reflection on their lack of ability to ‘grow’ is the fact that after following his presidency for three full years they haven’t yet internalized that fact of his character. President Obama if a man of principles AND a man of his word. A smart journalist – an insightful one at any rate, would have used that mike quote to point out the fact that the President is serious in his intent to lower nuclear stock that he asked Russia to wait until after both country’s elections to refocus more fully on the process.
Funny how he and Medevev are so embarrassed they seem to be laughing uproariously.
BTW Chips I was not one of the people who trashed this place while you were gone. I have the utmost respect other people’s property and obeying the rules.
Besides by the time I got here the door was locked and apparently all the pizza was gone. So I left.
I thought all of them were laughing at the stupid media.
Welcome back Mama Bear.
Did anyone remove the hidden cameras that filmed the whole party? Anyone? Um…Welcome back, Chips. {{{Whistles}}}
Well once again PBO showed his brilliance and made Mitt Romney look stupid and also made the
MSM look ridiculus, but they have nothing on PBO.
ROMNEY’S KNEE JERK ATTACK ON PBO “HOT MIC” COMMENT BITES HIM IN THE ARSE
It has been fascinating to watch the hysteria by the media and the GOP over the “hot mic” manufactured controversy. For me, it’s much ado about nothing. But what is even more fascinating is how badly it seems to be backfiring on Mitt Romney. Boy does he look like a lightweight. I bet before this blows over, Romney will wish he had kept his mouth shut. Because by opening his mouth he has given the DNC an opportunity to educate him on Russia.
Mitt Romney thinks he is qualified to be the leader of the free world. But his foreign policy chops are “severely” lacking. Try to imagine how Mitt Romney would have handled the trip to the Nuclear Summit in South Korea. How would he have interacted for foreign leaders from around the world? How would he have answered questions from U.S. and international journalists? Would he have engaged and inspired the university students?
Romney doesn’t know how to fake foreign policy acumen
By Steve Benen
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The key quote in the clip was Romney arguing, in reference to Russia, “[T]his is without question our number one geopolitical foe, they fight every cause for the world’s worst actors, the idea that [President Obama] has more flexibility in mind for Russia is very, very troubling indeed.”
For one thing, Obama didn’t talk about more flexibility for Russia; he talked about more flexibility for himself, urging Russian leaders to be patient until after the election season. There’s a big difference between the two.
For another, calling Russia the nation’s “number one geopolitical foe” has renewed a debate over whether Romney understands these issues as well as he thinks he does.
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10884085-romney-doesnt-know-how-to-fake-foreign-policy-acumen
Next thing you know, he will be talking about seeing Putin’s head floating above the horizon. Apparently he doesn’t recognize that PBO has gotten Russia to cooperate on many levels, from nuclear weapons and material safeguards to sanctions against Iran.
And to call Russia our greatest geopolitical foe displays a massive ignorance. Apparently Romney still thinks the Cold War is raging.
The idea of world leaders trying to interact with Romney makes me laugh. Most of them would wonder at the US’s defective robot technology. Here would be someone who looked human, but couldn’t quite communicate human speech or reactions. While some of them would be stunned at the depths to which this country had sunk,bothers would be laughing behind his back. They would all also feel the danger of having a dumb Bush-like person in charge of the US once again and shudder for the future.
Ha! that was supposed to be “others” not bothers.
I can see all of them saying to one another, “Let’s go to Barack’s house.”
I sent a email to Wolf Blitzer and I ask him what was it that President Obama said that was so controversy when he was talking to Medvedev? Why is it that the media like you people at CNN like to try to make something out of nothing? What happen to the days when the media reported the news, but they didn’t have to make up the news, stir up controversy. The media has nothing more than second hand tabloid media. Thanks CNN.
can we now say it? Out loud?
MITT ROMNEY IS DUMB.
MITT ROMNEY IS STUPID.
And I would like one MSM reporter or pundit to say how dangerous it is to undermine any POTUS when they are conducting international policy. I am sick to death of a special set of rules applied to PBO.
Yep, we have to watch out for those communists. We have to practice hiding under our desks again. The world is changing and Romney is being left behind. Geopolitical foe indeed. Is geopolitical a word? Someone help me out please?
Welcome back, Chips. You’re just in time for my birthday party. The big 60 today! Wow. But I’m grateful and looking forward to a great year. Love our President. He is just amazing.
Happy Birthday!!^_^
Happy 60th Birthday Proud!!! Hope your day is the grandest ever 🙂
Thank you all so much! I’m going to do my best to make it so.
Happy Birthday, proud. Raising my coffee cup in a toast to you: have the “bestest” day!
Happy Birthday! Today my son is 42 years old. Born on Good Friday 1970. Enjoy your day. Maria Carey was born on this day too.
Happy Birthday you twitter warrior!!!! 😀
Happy Birthday!!!!
WOW…HAPPY BIRTHDAY PROUD…HOPE YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AND BLESSED CELEBRATION TODAY!…:)
Hey, symmetry, that was truly sweet of you! Thank you soooo much.
Proud–Happy Birthday. Have a terrific day and may ALL you wishes come true in 2012. Sixty is the new 40, so you are, in fact, just hitting your stride, young one. Enjoy!
Really, proudofObama, 60 Happy Birthdays! And for yours, CHIPS is home! Have a wonderful day, congratulations, 60 is so good! 🙂
Happy Day Proud!
Happy 60th Proud! Awesome! Have the best day ever!
Happy Birthday Proud!!!!!!!! Just added your ‘card’ to the post – I hope you have a blissful day, hugs and kisses 😉
Hugs and kisses to you, too, my brilliant friend. Thank you so much.
Happy birthday! Welcome to your 7th (!) decade.
proud, to celebrate you wonderful day, I am singing Stevie’s version of “Happy Birthday To You” 🙂
Happy Birthday proudofobama. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Happy Birthday!! You know there’s something special about people born in late March. Especially those born two days before or after the 29th. I wonder why that is?
Can I wish you a Happy Birthday too. If I was near you I would do my best impression of me singing Happy Birthday. It wouldn’t be that good though. 🙂
I’ll take it!! Oh sorry anniebella I can’t right now. This is Proud’s day.
Happy Birthday Proud!!!!!
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HAVE A TERRIFIC
60th, Proud of O !!
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ps. h/t to Symmetry’s creation, but have to admit I am to be blamed if it turns out ‘ way off’. Anyway, the intent is to say:
“Have a truly SPECIAL BIRTH-DAY!”
Well, Well, Well…our newest member of the 60s club (I so didn’t know they had one until 10 days ago). Welcome and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
yay Proud the big 6- 0! w00t 😀
HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY proudofobama!
Happy Birthday fellow Aries. It’s your day so have some fun, eat your favorite food and hug somebody back. Pretend it’s all of us.
Happy Birthday, Proud! Great milestone.
Happy birthday proud, hope you have a great day.
Good morning TODville.
Chips it’s great to have you back, I’m also glad to see our president is heading back.
HEADLINE: U.S. Weekly Economic Confidence Breaks Four-Year Ceiling
Gallup Economic Confidence Index at -17, improved from -21 the prior week
// PRINCETON, NJ — U.S. economic confidence improved to -17 in the week ending March 25 from -21 the prior week. Economic confidence is now by one point at the highest weekly level Gallup has recorded since it started Daily tracking of confidence in January 2008. //
http://www.gallup.com/poll/153467/Weekly-Economic-Confidence-Breaks-Four-Year-Ceiling.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines
Yet, they will try to spin this in as negative a way as possible.
Welcome back Chipstick and Good morning TODville.
Love you madly Chips. So glad you are back in the saddle. I missed you so much.
Ah, thank you Ladyhawke, thrilled to be back!
Welcome back Chiparooo! How was the fountain of youth which you went to visit? Bet you look better than a Victoria Secrets model now. 😉
Thank you utaustinliberalaroo! No, no, I look like a Victoria Dark Secrets’ model now, need to get on that treadmill 😕
Chips Chica, with regards to your recent absence I have two heartfelt words to share: Welcome home. Wel-come home. WELCOME HOME!
I sure hope you accomplished all that you needed to, be it work or rest, or both.
A VERY Good Morning, everyone else in TODville! Our world is back on its axis, and we are all steadier for it! 😉 😆 😆 😆
BTW, CC, last night’s lovely cache of pictures was a very fitting ‘I’m home’ shout-out. I got the message loud and clear when I signed in. 😉 THANKS! We. are. seriously. spoiled. but we love you for it! {{CC}}
They are participating in House hearings today. Here is what I’m not happy with—-at all. Protesters are then going to march to the White House. Who is trying to lay this at President Obama’s feet? This is not right and not helpful. This is a legal matter. The pressure should be on the Sanford, Fl. law enforcement authorities, the newly appointed AA police chief and the special prosecutor, to make a decision on this case. An increasing amount of damage is being done to all concerns the longer this drags on.
The Sanford FL law enforcement has already determined that Zimmerman is innocent and they have bungled all the evidence enough at the local and state level to ensure that he is not prosecuted at the local level. Therefore, the case has to go to the DOJ/FBI for further investigation.
I don’t think they’re protesting President Obama – they are trying to ensure that the DOJ and FBI stay on top of this case. If it’s prosecuted as a hate crime, then it’s no longer a Sanford PD issue.
But I agree that the Sanford and FL authorities need to be put in jail.
Well—-they have new people in place in reaction to the inaction of those who were in charge originally. The only thing the fed. authorities can do is bring a hate crime, if that is what is determined, which authorities say is a difficult case to prove. I saw the former Miami police chief interviewed on CNN this a.m. who said that all police orgs. fought against this Stand Your Ground law (license to kill) when it was being proposed because they knew the legal problems it would present. He said that this case has grabbed the headlines but there have been dozens and dozens of killings that have fallen into this Stand Your Ground protection law—–all kinds of road rage incidents etc.—–snap decisions that had tragic fatal results because someone had a gun. And I am still curious and suspicious how this weeks’ old case got pulled into the spotlight. Anti-Obama forces couldn’t have designed a better scenario. They’ve been trying to force this kind of racial unrest since his ’08 campaign.
The Miami Herald police chief is using a red herring. The Stand Your Ground law does not even apply in this case. Even Jeb Bush acknowledged that. Zimmerman’s words about being attacked by Trayvon simply aren’t credible.
Hell yeah, let’s “clean house!” 😉
YES.WE.CAN…DO.(Much)More, Together – WE MUST!
PRESS ON!
Bye, Newt! What a carnival barker….what a fraud.
And finally: Gingrich has apparently gotten so desperate that he’s started charging supporters $50 a pop to take a picture with him. Starting last night, he’s told supporters to go online to find their picture, but before they can download it, they must input their credit card info.
How silly these people must be, who would want a picture with Newt?
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Oh, Anniebella! Who indeed? 😆 And anyone who would PAY for the experience fits right into the adage ‘A fool and his money are soon parted.’
As Ohio goes, so goes the nation:
From his lips to God’s ears……
I wonder if people realize that we wouldn’t HAVE a deficit issue if these freeloaders paid their FAIR SHARE!!!
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2012/03/26/452213/exxon-mobils-tax-rate-drops-to-13-percent-after-making-35-percent-more-profits-in-2011/
All I know is, the US Supreme Court is a beautiful building, both inside and out. It reminds me of the ancient Greek Acropolis.
Then, next door is the Library of Congress, an incredibly beautiful building inside. Our version of the Vatican.
Do you guys agree?
Yes, and when the weather is nice (like today) it looks even more picturesque.
Having lived in DC for 26 years, I would say the whole area around the mall is incredibly beautiful. You can take it all for granted after a while, but if you really look, it’s all awe-inspiring.
JACKALS & GOP HELP PROVE PRESIDENT OBAMA’S POINT
I just love that video of President Obama explaining his comments about the overblown “hot mic” incident. He really makes the GOP and the jackals look petty and small. The jackals in their glee to carry water for the Republican Party have helped to prove one of the major points PBO was trying to make. There is no seriousness of purpose coming from the Republican Party.
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“The only way I get this stuff done is If I’m consulting with the Pentagon, with Congress, if I’ve got bipartisan support and frankly, THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THOSE KINDS OF THOUGHTFUL CONSULTATIONS,” Obama told reporters following a meeting with the presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan. “I THINK THE STORIES YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WRITING OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS IS PRETTY GOOD EVIDENCE OF THAT.”
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Check please……
Beautiful rejoinder by our president.
Smartest guy in the room 🙂
Believe me if there is anyone who understand the media, it’s this President.
My President – a leader who knows how best to use each opportunity he is given. :lol 😆 Keep going, Mr. President! They are all outclassed AND can’t see it!
Worth sharing?
Hope this is in the government’s argument this morning:
Act for the Relief of Sick & Disabled Seamen, July 1798
… It was a payroll tax that all sailors on private merchant ships had to pay, and in return, they were basically given access to a small public health-care system. But it was, in essence, a regulation against a form of inactivity: You were not allowed to not do something, in this case, pay for sailor’s health insurance.
Good find!
I predict that if this show of support continues, the media will lose interest in the ACA hearings 🙂
Sadly, I’m sure you’re correct.
Yet if it keeps up and the media loses interest, the Supreme Court members will still see that there are citizens who care enough to come out daily and that might influence one or two of the more recalcitrant republican judges. At least, I hope so.
Apparently, the Supreme Court (Thomas, in particular) said that the demonstrations outside mean nothing to him/them – it’s just “noise”. I think they’ve forgotten that they are there to protect the laws and the Constitution – FOR THE PEOPLE whom they serve.
You know Theo, Thomas might say it means nothing to HIM, but it might remind some of the others WHOM they are serving, particularly if those who can, stay the course. In the case of Thomas he has repeatedly made it clear that he is in the business of serving himself and his ‘lovely’ (meant as snark) wife, so I don’t expect much of anything from him.
SCROTUM Thomas is a jackass….we all know he does not think for himself and will rubber stamp SCROTUM Scalia anyway.
I also see this as a great opportunity for people to educate the folks who are protesting.
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2012/03/27/love-wins/
The next time conservatives open their big mouths on Obama “dividing this country” they might want to look within the ranks on the Right:
Then read…..by the way, BJ got a nifty new facelift! Looks nice over there…
Romney got his butt handed to him over his fake outrage at President Obama’s hot mic 🙂
Medvedev took this shot at Romney: “I would recommend all U.S. presidential candidates … to do two things. First, when phrasing their position, one needs to use one’s head, one’s good reason, which would not do harm to a presidential candidate. Also, (one needs to) look at his watch: we are in 2012 and not the mid-1970s.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/27/us-russia-usa-medvedev-idUSBRE82Q0H020120327
Awesome!
That’s waht I wanted to same..Awesome. Bot for some reason Oh! S… ! came out.
Sorry. Let me try agin..slowly. That’s what I wanted to say..Awesome. But for some reason Oh! Sh**! came out. I was so excited. Nobody messes with our President, nobody. He is so blessed.
Jumping up and down, waving hands in the air. High fives all around. YES, YES, YES.
Great statement!!!! Romney makes an international fool of himself. Why hasn’t the msm been asking about foreign policy experience of the gop candidates? Seems the issue is more important now than ever, yet while Mittens has shown himself to be clueless and doesn’t even have the common sense to choose his words carefully, no one ever mentions foreign policy, not even when talking about possible VP choices, like Rubio another cluless gooper.
Ouch. Did ya hear that, you punks ?
Ouch!!! Translation: Don’t ever step to me or my wingman like that again chump!
But who are you going to trust, a commie, pinko Russian or a paragon of capitalism? Believe it or not, that question will be asked.
I’ll take the commie for 200 Japa.
Let’s see if the media go after Mitt and ask what he thought of what Medvedev said?
Love Medvedev and his straightforward candor. He has our beloved POTUS’ back!!
NO ONE messes with President Obama!!
Well, I think it’s not hard to see why Romney thinks Russia is America’s number one geopolitical foe – if he’s so easily crushed by its leader 🙂
Ouch! That’s gonna leave a mark.
Exactly because Romney talked about Russia as if they are our arch enemy. What a duffus he is. We NEED Russia to stand with us against rogue nations. Talking smack and denigrating them is not the way to move them away from countries like Iran.
Ouch!
Yeah, look at your watch, williard, you dumb f**k. lol
Thank you, ctgirl!
Chaka Khan ft. Eric Benet, Kelly Price, Luke James & More – Super Life (Trayvon Martin Tribute)
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YES.WE.CAN…DO.(Much)More, Together – WE MUST!
PRESS ON
What a wonderful environment we have here. Chips, we are so very glad to have you back. You were sorely missed, and as I look at the pictures of our President, I am so filled with love, respect and pride. I just know he has our backs. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
thank you, Ms. Chips, for adding Charlie Pierce to the blog roll:
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/supreme-court-bio-ethics-7625618
By the way, Charlie was GREAT this morning on Stephanie Miller (now on Current TV and on my home TV whenever possible).
Romney, same yesterday, today and tomorrow. This link is from Steve Benen’s blog :
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2010/07/wrongheaded_romney.html
Good morning all, mornin’ Chips, happy to have you back.
So not only is he a flip flopper on a massive scale, but he doesn’t think that he should tell voters AHEAD OF TIME, how he feels about issues, and how he would govern! Perfect MItt!
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10885191-the-importance-of-romneys-accidental-candor
Mr. Romney:
“One of the things I found in a short campaign against Ted Kennedy was that when I said, for instance, that I wanted to eliminate the Department of Education, that was used to suggest I don’t care about education,” Romney recalled. “So I think it’s important for me to point out that I anticipate that there will be departments and agencies that will either be eliminated or combined with other agencies….So will there be some that get eliminated or combined? The answer is yes, but I’m not going to give you a list right now.”
Romney’s answer goes a long way to explain why some conservatives have been reluctant to embrace his candidacy. They want a list. They want it to be long, they want it to be detailed, and they want a candidate who is not only willing to provide one but eager to campaign on it…. That’s not Mitt Romney. It never will be.
This is the same guy who implied that the President’s comment about needing space from Russia regarding negotiations on nuclear defense during this crazy election season meant he was hiding some sinister objectives until after the election, right?
Man, the man has greyed in a short time. Fuck americans. Pahdon my FF.
And welcome back, chips.
Thank you Amk, for some completely bizarre reason I missed you people 😉
YOU LIE. 🙂
Hey, everyone needs a break from their husbands/wives/kids/pets.
I think we qualify as ‘all of the above’.
We missed you too. I know I did. What are we going to do after the second term is up? What am I going to do? Maybe I will look for an old folks home and sit on the porch and rock.
THIS!!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/obama-administration-allows-health-coverage-for-same-sex-spouse/2011/04/15/gIQAddI4cS_blog.html?hpid=z2
Welcome back Chips, we all missed you. We are glad you had a safe trip and that you are rested enough to come here and take care of your little chicks who have been busy causing a kerfuffle while you were away 🙂
This is how Romney aka Etch-A-Sketch connects with average people. In his new beach mansion in La Jolla, CA the cars will have their own separate elevators. Hahahahahaha….this is too easy.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/romneys-ca-mansion-project-features-elevator-for-cars
Sorry, UT 🙂 Didn’t see that you had posted this….WTH? Doesn’t EVERYONE have an elevator to bring their car to the floor you happen to be on in your house?????
Why can’t he just go off and enjoy his money, instead of trying to destroy the whole world and people’s lives?
SEOUL — White House press secretary Jay Carney responded here Tuesday to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s suggestion that Russia is the United States’s “number one geopolitical foe.”
“It seems a little inaccurate to make that statement about Russia,” Carney told reporters following a briefing on progress made by the Obama administration during the Nuclear Security Summit. “Russia is a country that we have been able to cooperate with on very important issues, even as we disagree with them on others, and that includes missile defense and Syria.”
Romney made his comments about Russia in response to the hot mic exchange President Barack Obama had with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in which Obama asked for “space” and “flexibility” on issues including missile defense until after the November election. Romney has since assailed those comments as “an alarming and troubling development,” one from which “I don’t think he can recover.”
Carney suggested that any assessments that put Russia atop a U.S. enemies list don’t reflect recent history as the two countries have come to cooperate on a wide range of issues and al-Qaida has risen as “so clearly the preeminent threat to the United States.”
back to mccarthy red menace era ? what an idjit.
Yup!
President Obama’s open mic has led back to a gotcha on willard.. who should be playing with his toys and leaving the politics to the intelligent beings.
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D3841761-53DB-40A0-97AF-0FBEFD2184F1
At Mitt Romney’s proposed California beach house, the cars will have their own separate elevator.
There’s also a planned outdoor shower and a 3,600-square foot basement — a room with more floor space than the existing home’s entire living quarters.
Those are just some of the amenities planned for the massive renovation of the Romneys’ home in the tony La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, according to plans on file with the city.
A project this ambitious comes with another feature you don’t always find with the typical fixer-upper: its own lobbyist, hired by Romney to push the plan through the approval process.
Work on the project has not yet begun.
But it may not help Romney — whose wealth has caused him trouble connecting with average folks — to be seen building a split-level, four-vehicle garage that comes with a “car lift” to transport automobiles between floors, according to 2008 schematic plans for the renovation obtained by POLITICO that are on file with the city of San Diego.
Doesn’t EVERYONE have an elevator for their cars???
I told you all, he is building this to be his Western White House. he is so sure he will be elected, he wants to be just like Nixon and Regan, yet POTUS isn’t allowed to rent a house for a weekend trip with his family.
Well Debz, that will be the only White House Mitt Romney will be in, because he and Annie won’t make it to the one in D.C.
“its own lobbyist”, this should raise the hair on the back of the necks of ALL reasonable minded people, everywhere. Just imagine what he would do with lobbyists if he was in the WH. …
I wonder if the msm is going to talk about this or sweep it under the rug. Same with the smack down by the Russian Pres.
The Pro lifers are outside the Supreme Court. These people are very aggressive and calls us Democrats, baby killers. So, if you are going up there, proceed with caution.
But they’d be willing for tens of thousands to die without healthcare. Pathetic hypocrites
Man I wish I could be there with my sign. And I would tell them that they are killers too, they support the laws which allow a Trayvon Martin to be murder. He was someone’s baby too. The NRA is behind alot of the laws which allow guns to be in the black and poor communities where lots of child are kill. Somebody baby. The Republicans are in bed with the NRA, and they are afraid of the NRA. Guns kills too.
Where lots of children are kill.
I would go with you, make sure your safe. Lol!
Thanks alot Jovie. But maybe you might have to make sure the other side is safe. 🙂
Lol! They do make you mad. Last thing I want to hear is that I kill babies. Jeesh!
With these pro lifers, some of them, I guess it only matter when the kids are in the womb, and they get out of diapers, after that they don’t give a dam about them.
The same people have no interest in caring for that baby once it’s born. They are actively working to keep their employer health care and deny the same care to everyone else.
They are monsters. The most ‘pro life’ thing that can be done is family planning, so the children brought into the world are wanted, loved and provided for.
SEOUL: The meeting between Prime Minister Yousuf raza Gilani and US President Barack Obama has concluded. During the meeting both sides agreed to cooperate against terrorism and regional peace.
Obama said the United States would continue to cooperate with Pakistan in all sectors and respected the country’s sovereignty.
The US President told PM Gilani that he hoped a Pakistan parliamentary review of ties with Washington would be balanced and respect US security needs.
The US president further said that neither the US nor Pakistan wanted to see terrorists get their hands on nuclear materials.
http://paktribune.com/news/US-President-Obama-meets-PM-Gilani-248622.html
I truly hope this has been persuasive and productive.
Goooooood Morning….everyone…GM and welcome back Chips ..you were missed….
someone suggested to watch Bill Press in the morning on current TV.(i think it was 57Female)….i did not have a whole lot of time to watch this morning….it is a radio format that is broadcasted over TV…like mike and mike on ESPN….
i will give another listen/watch tomorrow….
are there other opinions about the program….
today the SC takes up the issue of the individual mandate…Rachel Maddow did an excellent piece on her program last nite pointing out how the mandate was once a republican point that was introduced as an alternative to the single payer option…
There have been folks here who have spoken often about the messaging around the ACA…and how there was not enough of a concerted effort to explain the tenets of the bill, esp given the deliberate misinformation and distortion of the bill by the President’s opponents….in addition to the Dems who ran away from the bill…
Santorum’s attacks on Romney over “RomneyCare” has also help to distort and sour the message…
i wonder how the mandate would have gone over if it was called “personal responsibility”..
it is good to see the campaign’s effort to step up their message about the ACA…
i must say that i do not know how this will all play out…but i do feel that altho it is not stated…that the President has a Plan B…
Presssssssssssss ON!!!
I caught the end of Bill’s show this morning and I was pleased. As I’m doing half-my-work-at-home morning, Stephanie Miller is on my tee vee as well.
We need to support progressive media. We have to become a presence to counteract the lies and it all can’t be done on twitter. We need a media presence so even if it’s Keith (!), the very good Jennifer Granholm, we have to support them. Cenk is where I draw the line, but I’d rather have a progressive presence in the media than not.
WELCOME HOME, Chips!! Hope your trip was a very good one. It’s great to have you back with us.
Look at all those fabulous photos of our great President. SIGH. If it hadn’t been for you, we would have never known what happened on this important trip. Thank you for keeping us up-to-date on everything.
So true. Luckily for me, I had BBC.
For everyone who wants to keep up with REAL news: http://blog.livenewschat.tv/world-newsroom/.
That’s a link to a stream of BBC World. The site also has links to Al Jazeera and France 24 and Euronews. Avoid Russia Today.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-201203261013usnewsusnwr201203230323debate.ryan.cecmar26,0,5971676.story
In 2010, Republicans sold voters a bill of goods. Their message was simple: “Send us to Washington and we will focus on creating jobs.” But as soon as the election ended, they have set out to end Medicare as we know it while preserving tax loopholes for oil companies and the richest American. Even worse, they want seniors, college students, and middle class families to pay for their extreme agenda. That is not a jobs plan–that is a recipe for disaster.
They lied. I’m SHOCKED!
Coming from the Chicago Trib, that is brutal!!!!
And that is a reprint of a U.S. News and World Report story—-even more shocking.
President Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Harper, and Mexican President Calderon announced the completion of an important joint nuclear security project at the second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea on March 26-27.
PBO looks very happy!
No wonder the media is pizzed….
Heh.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev slams Romney aka Etch-A-Sketch regarding his crap comments about Russia in response to PBO’s “open mic” moment. Tells him to use his head before opening his mouth and to realize this is 2012 not the mid-70s. Haha. Guess he’s not a fan of the GOP.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/27/us-russia-usa-medvedev-idUSBRE82Q0H020120327
I have to email Wolf and askl him to make sure they ask Mitty what he think about what Medvedev said?
Yes!!!
So glad you are back again, Ms Chips! Thanks for all the great photos and coverage.. and happy birthday, Proud!
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE…HAD A PAINFUL NITE…SO AM A LITTLE LATE TODAY…PARDON ME FOR BEING SELFISH…BUT, I’M SO DARNED HAPPY OUR PBO IS ON HIS WAY HOME! I CAN NOW FEEL QUITE RELIEVED!…:) FRANKLY…IT MAKES MY DAY!
Sue, you are not selfish at all. I hope you have a lovely day.
Seconded. Hope you get well soon Lady Sue.
BLESSINGS YOU TWO AND THANK YOU!
I’m so sorry you had a painful night. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
In that clip with the Medvedev, PBO blamed the stupid american msm for current vile atmosphere. Cue their poutrage today. Fucking assholes all.
THE RIGHT WING MEDIA DOES ALL THAT THEY CAN TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO TIE PBO TO AN IDEOLOGICAL PLOT AGAINST AMERICA. THIS PAST WEEK ONE OF MY YOUNG HOMELESS HELPERS SAID I WAS NOT A GODLY PERSON IF I SUPPORTED TYRRANY. I LIVE IN A KKK TOWN IN INDIANA AND IT GETS WORSE FOR ME EVERYDAY…BUT I WILL STAND…THE COWARDS FRANKLY…USUALLY SPIT AND THEN RUN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. IF ANYONE WANTS TO TAKE ME ON..I WILL BE HAPPY TO OBLIGE THEM!
Yes, they pit each side against each other, in a drastic fashion- just for ratings.
The media is not on anybody’s side, but they are instigators!
I BELIEVE THE REPUBLICAN OWNED MEDIA FORCES THESE ANCHORS TO DIG OUT ALL THAT THEY CAN ON PBO AND INFLATE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO CAUSE DOUBT AND DIVISION IN THIS COUNTRY. OF COURSE SOME OF THIS IS FOR RATINGS, HOWEVER ANCHORS ARE SUBJECT TO RECEIVING THEIR PAYCHECKS FROM REPUBLICANS. NOT A PERTY PICTURE!
Have to wonder at the expressions of fear, shock and horror on the faces of everyone around PBO and Medvedev…. They are all so worried what this exchange will bring to the world! Well, maybe not so worried…..;)
Deaniac’s MUST READ
http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2012/03/why-individual-mandate-is-probably-safe.html
Some of there storylines, that the media ignores, tweet them to Ben Labolt.
The media monitors his tweets.
You follow?
Benefits for Women in ACA
http://politicalcorrection.org/factcheck/201103240002
I’m not an early riser (night owl). I’m always late to “rise and shine”. But wow was I glad to see those words. Welcome back Ms. Chips. “A house is not a home” and this didn’t feel like “home” with you gone. You already started to rock and roll and we’re fired up!
Opps! Too late.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/romney-backer-kevin-mccarthy-warned-romneys-mansion-would
TPMLivewire
10:21 AM EST
Romney Backer Kevin McCarthy Warned Romney’s Mansion Would Be Trouble
Mitt Romney’s $12 million La Jolla teardown has long been a subject of mockery from his opponents this election cycle, but a Politico story revealing the extent of its luxury — a car elevator, its own lobbyist — is again thrusting the story into the news. Romney could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had just checked in with recent endorser Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) first.
Back in August when the news of the house first broke, McCarthy warned that it would be trouble, telling a forum audience that quadrupling the size of Romney’s already swanky beach estate was a disastrous political move.
“He needs to stop staying in hotels and start staying with volunteers at every campaign stop,” McCarthy said at the time. “His job should be to take out the trash every day, and if that bag breaks, he needs to clean it up.”
Yeah right, as if! Go for it Myth, spend obscene amounts of money on your own consolation prize. So stupid.
The GOP is one big bag of FAKERY.
In that whiny wolf clip, mehmney not only trashes russia but also bundles china with them. Great going, mehmney.
Aby Huntsman on MSNBC, an expert talking about womens issues??? WTF?
Now we know what the Huntsman campaign was all about—-getting his daughter a job!
dotster3, couldn’t Msnbc give that job to someone who really needed it.
The Huntsman family have money, it would be like giving Romney millionaire sons a job.
Or like bringing in Sarah Palin in hopes that would draw Hillary Clinton voters. Ha!
And could, you know, speak from some position of authority on issues?
Look say what we want, when push come to shove I do think most of the Hillary supporters who suppose to be disappointed in President Obama, will vote for the President. Even if Hillary have to contact them herself. Hillary sees the bigger picture, she knows putting some radical right wing nut in office would be terrible, terrible for our country.
Thank you, Chips and all my TOD family for the wonderful birthday wishes. You guys are so brilliant and great. Love hanging with you Obama lovers.
GREAT BIG Happy Birthday wishes to you, proud!! Go get your celebration on!!
Happy b’day pob. Have a blast. In India, we celebrate 60th b’days with gusto.
Happy Birthday proud!! Make it a fun one!!
Happy birthday, Proud! Welcome to the 60’s club! Celebrate it to the fullest!
boner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Clearly the president is overseas,” Boehner said after a closed meeting of House Republicans. “He’s at a conference and while the president is overseas, I think it’s appropriate that people not be critical of him or of our country.”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/
Why don’t Boehner tell Romney that?
Since when, Boehner??????? Every time POTUS is out of the country the gop and msm go in full attack mode.
Boner said that? Womder if he was drunk, well drunker?
Jovie, how do you get the twitter pic to post along with the tweet? Do you use the “embed” function?
Happy B-Day ProudofObama
So glad we have this online family to help you celebrate this special day.
Great video about Health Care law
You’re Covered: The End of Pre-Existing Conditions
http://www.whatisworking.com/2012/03/youre-covered-end-of-pre-existing.html
HOCKESSIN, Del. – In a sign that his campaign is in need of fresh funds, Newt Gingrich on Monday began charging $50 to have a photograph taken with him following a campaign speech to Republican groups here in the northernmost part of the state.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/gingrich-begins-charging-50-for-photos-at-events-20120326
Linda, who wants to help Newt? I’ll start off with $0.
I will give a chicken bone after I’m done knawing on it. Like Eddie Murphy did as the old man in Coming to Anerica at the concert.
Breaking it Down: The Health Care Law and Women
http://www.whatisworking.com/2012/03/breaking-it-down-health-care-law-and.html
Health Care Reform :: Helen R. in Philadelphia, PA
http://www.whatisworking.com/2012/03/health-care-reform-helen-r-in.html
My President is just so handsome. David Gregory wishes he had just a teeny tiny bit of those looks…
Oooohh..this is a must see. Tonight on Lawrence O’Donnell – the Professional Black Friend Joe Oliver. Hope he doesn’t cancel 5 minutes before.
I’m watching.
THE GOP BREATHTAKING HYPOCRISY & THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE
Last night Rachel Maddow did an excellent segment on the hypocrisy of the Republican Party objection to the healthcare mandate. With all of the breathless reporting from network and cable tv, it is shocking how much attention IS NOT being paid to the fact that the healthcare mandate was a Republican Party idea until President Obama embraced it. I don’t know, that seems like a very important piece of information that the American people should be made aware of.
VIDEO: Individual mandate, Republican idea turned Republican scorn
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/46862948#46862948
Happy Birthday ProudOfObama Best wishes for a truly lovely day 🙂
Very nice to have you back Chips, I hope your trip went well. POTUS’ trip certainly seemed successful- 70,000 jobs ain’t small .. he keeps right on punching holes in the obstacles set up by the republicans.
9:40 PM: The President arrives Washington, DC
9:55 PM: The President arrives the White House
Dotser posted this on the last thread and I feel like it needs to be brought over here: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/27/syria-accepts-peace-plan-u-n-official-says/
Thank you Tien Le for reposting this because I missed it on the last thread.
Usually I get a little uneasy when dudes with guns and all manner of body armor come around. But knowing the gentleman in the 2nd picture in this article is there to protect our First Lady is quite comforting:
http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/2012/03/waiting-for-first-lady.html
Thanks for that visual of the protection of our FL, Dudette..and on ObamaFoodOrama, of all places.
New post everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/03/27/rooting-for-collegekay/
Hey everyone, had to run out to a doctor’s appointment so was off the board for a while. I just want to thank you all again for the wonderful birthday wishes. I’m still dancing to symmetry’s card! You guys are the brightest and best. Love hanging with you Obamalovers!