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Today:
1:40: President Obama delivers remarks calling on Congress to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling on July 1
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Thanks amk
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NYT Editorial: The political feud between the White House and Congressional Republicans has now culminated in a House oversight committee vote to cite Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. for criminal contempt. His supposed crime is failing to hand over some documents in an investigation of a botched gunrunning sting operation known as “Fast and Furious.”
The Republicans shamelessly turned what should be a routine matter into a pointless constitutional confrontation. And the White House responded as most administrations do at some point: it invoked executive privilege to make a political problem go away.
…. Mr. Issa has relished making this investigation a political fight….There was no reason the House committee and the Justice Department could not work out a deal to produce the documents requested, or some form of them. Instead, they show again that every issue, large or small, can be turned into ammunition for political combat.
Full editorial here
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TPM: Mitt Romney’s campaign asked Florida Gov. Rick Scott to downplay his state’s job growth after several press releases from the governor’s campaign and messages from the Florida Chamber of Commerce trumpeted gains for the month of May, according to Bloomberg News.
Florida’s unemployment rate dropped from 8.7 percent in April to 8.6 percent in May, though still significantly above the national rate of 8.2 percent.
A Romney adviser reportedly requested that Scott’s office say that Florida’s unemployment rate could improve faster under a Romney presidency….
The development is perhaps one of the clearest examples of the messaging predicament the Romney campaign finds itself in …. when you ask Republican governors how things are going, especially in swing states, the economic picture starts to brighten considerably…
More here
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First Lady Michelle Obama greets patrons before eating lunch at Nacho’s Restaurant in Pueblo, Colo., June 20, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)
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Morning everyone 😉
As usual, I’m waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind in replying to emails, will try to catch up soon.
The Obama Diary 
GM First is it?
Good Morning Roberta, Chips, TOD, etc. Congratulations on #1!
Morning Roberta, morning Hopefruit, afternoon amk 😉
Thanks Chips. I love the way he looks at FLOTUS. They are such a great couple to be in the WH. Good MOrning All TOD’ers. 🙂
What a wonderful sight to behold.
GM folks
Good morning Chips and TOD ohana. Have a wonderful, positive day; we have this. Obama/Biden 2012-2016.
Good morning all.
Have a great day.
If Holder is handcuffed…the image of a black man who poses no threat being arrested….the Republican party might as well say goodbye to African Americans forever. They might as well say goodbye to all minorities. Especially since Roger Clemens and John Edwards recently got off. I guess it pays to be a white male these days.
There is nothing for EH to “get off”. These thugs have got nothing on him.
Thank you amk for obama. You are so correct. There is absolutely nothing for AG Eric Holder to “get off.” That need not be even spoken about AG Holder in this situation.
We support AG Eric Holder and POB. This is a thuggish attempt to try to stain POB and AG Eric Holder’s office. Plain and simple, but I am supporting AG Holder and President Barack Obama.HZ
I would love to see ALL House Democrats stand up together and walk out of the House chamber if the Repugnicants vote to censure Holden. They could all march to the capital steps and hold a press conference about the outrageous partisanship of the vote. Hope Nancy can organize something like this. And there had better not be a single Democratic who votes for censure or that person should pay the consequences either in the caucus or at the voting booth.
I would love to see that too, but the house dems (and senate) haven’t shown much support for the President so far why would they start now? Where are all the loud mouths in the CBC and “progressive caucus?” They should be all over the place screaming about this, but it seems we only see them when they want to attack POTUS.
That would be a wonderful gesture. For once, the dems should do it. Send this great idea to Pelosi.
SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Let it happen if only for a few minutes. Holder will get over it but they NEVAH will.
I read that because PBO asserted executive privilege, Holder can not be prosecuted while he’s AG. Don’t know if that’s true, but it means no handcuffs.
Ah, that’s a gem! Added it to the post – thank you amk!
A very good evening Miss Chips.
But Mrs. Willard said on April 16, 2012, “It’s our turn now.” Whatever that means.
It simply means that Joseph Smith and the 12 in planet Kolob bequeathed USA to the bishop Romney.
No one asked 70M who voted for pres Obama in 2008.
Unfortunately, mrs willard is full of horse shyte.
I am betting that all this ugly lying drama from the rethugs (after such many despicable;e displays) is gonna turn off many indie and moderate repub folks and it’s going to turn into a landslide for dems in November. You heard from me first.
I’ve be thinking this very same thing…but didn’t want to say it out loud, or appear too confident. Still have lots and lots of work to do. They will be the death of them…which, to my way of thinking, makes the victory all the sweeter. GM, amk:)
The NYT editorial quoted above will get the message through to a great many people who may not have been questioning the GOP. This will make a huge difference in how those readers begin to think and ask for clarification.
I tweeted Orangeman last night and told him to continue on his destructive path because it will cause the Repugs to become extinct for a decade.
good for you!
Hopefully, even longer than a decade. The next two generations need help – and they need a dedicated 50 years of investment, growth, goodness and light. i feel for the children growing up right now, watching the behavior of the GOP and the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Mitt Romney et al. These people don’t care what kind of example they’re leaving for these kids, and how damaging their behavior is to this and the next generation.
I saw a clip of Rachel’s show last night, and she showed a graph of wealth distribution in the United States. It’s really scary.
Good Morning.
21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/pictures-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-humanity
Loved these photos and stories. Most people in the world are decent and caring. The bad guys get too much attention.
We needed this after yesterday…….
Linda, I can’t tell you how much I needed this. Thank you, and have a wonderful day.
You are very welcome……..I think we needed this after yesterday…..
Linda, thank you so much, …the last pictures made me cry, the brave young man who rescued that beautiful dog, and to see the owner, so grateful…….it’s so beautiful.
Linda, thank you so much for these pictures that remind us as Anne Frank wrote, that most people are good. Tears poured from my eyes as I viewed them and read the captions. It also reminds me of what PBO and MO often say; when you go all over the country meeting and talking to people, you see how good, decent, and hard-working most Americans are. The Beltway politicians and pundits and their views are not representative of who we are.
I especially liked the first 2 photos. The idea that these Christians came to a Gay Pride parade with their signs of love, apologies and acceptance is remarkable. I have great hope and certainty that America is growing up.
I’m adding this to MY Favourites although I was crying while looking. Ther are still so many good people on this planet and a lot of them visit this blog, daily.WHOO HOO !!
all teary eyed. thx
BAWLING LIKE CRAZY!
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I saw these yesterday on another site. Thanks for bringing them here. Beautiful pics.
Thank you Linda. Very touching pictures and a nice way to start my day.
Fantastic. Definitely needed to know the world hasn’t gone completely crazy.
Thank you Linda for posting this.
The moar the voters see mehmney, the moar they dislike him.
Actually I think the Q poll’s voter sample was more accurate this time.
I thought all the pundits were emphasizing how the Bloomberg report was an “outlier”, but I’m seeing a bunch of polls today backing up that initial Bloomberg report. Basically – reality and the pundit version of reality aren’t the same things, and they’re shocked that people aren’t buying their nonsense and lies. The media is lazy – they decided Romney is equal or better than President Obama, even though Romney is a liar and hasn’t been honest about anything. While the media may not be willing to take a hard look at Romney and the GOP, the rest of the country feels the impact and positive effects of President Obama’s policies, and are wondering whether they should throw away the tangible, for the imagined.
Thanks HF2. R’td
Because I Stand with AG Eric Holder, I am requesting issa to come and hold me in contempt too since I am another minority person
here is my message:
hey @DarrellIssa, I am a minority too so please do not forget to hold me in contempt ; I Stand with AG Eric Holder
Good Morning Chips, Roberta, & TODville! Oh it feels good to be able to say that and not be on the run! 😆 😆
Good afternoon to you, ex-potential-spouse-recently-converted-to-Bro, Amk! 😉 Seems like today is going to be another scorcher, but life is good! I’m off to see what my guy PBO and his cohort AG, EH are up to today.
Have a Wonderful Day, Everyone!
GM vc. I haz a sad on being dumped.
Hi Bro, not dumped, just status altered. 😉 😉 Change is good…at times! ;lol:
amk, do not despair, even the most beloved of spouses take a clear second place to Barack Obama, sometimes….
Thanks dotster3, Flom couldn’t have said it better. I am off for the better part of the day and will have to catch up tonight if I am up to it. Having family coming this weekend for a wedding. Busy weekend. Everyone have a great day and thanks again Chips for the wonderful Picture of First Couple. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Now this is a gem from Peter Flom. If it were worked into a sampler or put on a poster, I’d stick on any wall I could find.
Sometimes those that are given much only want more. GREED
I am holding my breath this AM. SCOTUS may make its decision on ACA public. Are other people as anxiety-stricken as I am about this?
Me thinks, realistically, the individual mandate is likely gone, anything better than that will be great, anything worse will be horrible!
I think people have bought into the story about the individual mandate without actually knowing the details. It’s not actual mandatory, the penalty isn’t mandatory, and there are a ton of waivers and subsidies that are available to people. So, why it’s an assumption that it’s unconstitutional – I don’t know.
The truth of the matter is that the only real mandate is on the emergency rooms to provide service to people in emergencies, whether they can pay or not.
Yup.
I don’t think they’ll change it. That’s my call 🙂
I’m with you Berny. And if they only strike down the mandate, it is the plan PBO initially wanted. It was the experts (lawyers) that convinced him the plan needed a mandate
My stomach has a zillion butterflies in it. 😯
SCOTUS may save the individual mandate because the big insurance companies need it for survival and profit maximization.
one thing you can bet about the rightwingers on SCOTUS is that they will always vote to preserve corporate profits
Anxious and worried
Saw a clip on Ed that Howard Dean wants the mandate to be thrown out so we can get Universal Healthcare. Here we go again! How does he ever think we can get it now with the House controlled by the nutcases? Lawrence O’Donnell explained the mandate and how it does not have an enforcable part to it anyway.
Good morning, OTeam. Nice to wake up to a sweet note from FLOTUS:
For the first 10 years of our marriage, Barack and I lived in an apartment in my hometown of Chicago.
The winters there can be pretty harsh, but no matter how snowy or icy it got, Barack would head out into the cold — shovel in hand — to dig my car out before I went to work.
In all our years of marriage, he’s always looked out for me. Now, I see that same commitment every day to you and to this country.
The only way we’ll win this election is if we can rely on one another like that, all the way to November 6th. Barack is working hard, but he can’t do this alone — he needs your help.
Make a donation today to build this campaign — when you do, you’ll be automatically entered to join Barack and me for a casual dinner:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Barack-and-Me
Your flight, your meal, your accommodations — that’s all taken care of. Just bring yourself and a guest, and get ready to enjoy a good meal together.
Thanks,
Michelle
I received that lovely note too. Very heartwarming 🙂
I’m anxiety-stricken as well.
Romney Campaign Said to Ask Scott to Downplay Job Gains http://bloom.bg/Mvs466
Black Radio is on Fire this morning about this contempt charge by Congress. The discussion on Joe Madison’s show is that one of the scenarios is that when PBO is reelected and there is a vacany for the Supreme Court that Eric Holder would have been considered to be a nominee for Supreme Ct Justice. By voting these comtempt charges the congress is trying to taint Holder for future positons.
I hadn’t thought of this but…..
That is a very good point. I didn’t think about that.
I figured they would be… The GOP are trying to divide black/ white People. Don’t let them…
Agree—-have been trying to do that since 2008——-don’t fall for it—-if they succeed, we lose.
Jovie, it was because of the help from some white people that the civils rights of the black people succeeded. The cause is for the r.ight and wrongness of a matter. They will not divide the goodness of the people. May evil be uprooted, so that it may not continue to destroy
Amen…
hadn’t thought of that either
I heard that too. Hadn’t thought of it either. Such hate…………..I cannot fathom having such hate for other people.
of course that is the gop plan because AG Holder is a possible nominee to replace retiring justice G
Morning everyone. HOPE you have a good day. It’s time to get serious and expose Issa. We knew from the beginning of this Presidency that he planned to take our President down.
and don’t forget the United States Postal Service!
Morning Chips and everyone,
These ads must be having an effect, we ate at least a couple of months ahead of Robney and they are playing catch up.
Meanwhile, we are defining him and us beautifully.
Ads work!
Hi good people in TOD. It is time for me to donate . Whoever is going to post the fundraising link first I will make a donation through you.
https://donate.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/2012/donnanoshock3
Done. Donna you may have to increase your numbers a little bit.
Oh My!
Thank you so much chitra!!!!
Awesome!!
Dang, I just had to go and make a cup of tea.
Thanks for donating, chitra!!
Post your link I’ll put a little something in there 😉
Awwww, thanks, Donna. I raised nearly 5K last year but this year, hardly nothing!
https://donate.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/2012/meta
Hi Meta I made a donation through your page too
Thank you very much! I and President Obama appreciate your support!
chitra, you are a rock star!
Meta I will donate to you tomorrow. I had to put my very special dog down yesterday after spending $1500.00 to find out what waswrong with him on Tuesday. Payday is tomorrow. No worries, we will help you hit your goal.
Oh my gosh, Jackie, I’m so sorry to hear that. My heart goes out to you.
And just a big thank you for being such a great supporter of PBO all these years and sticking it out with all of us through thick and thin. xoxo
Oh sweetie I am so sorry to hear about your dog. I know how you loved your dog. {{{{{hugs}}}}}}
Thank you Donna and Meta. We have definitely been in this fight for a long time together and have weathered many of life’s challenges together.
Don’t forget our friend HZ’s donatation page too.
Twitter certainly gets you noticed. From
Jake Tapper @jaketapper
@bernyp @lawalazu Fast + Furious started in Fall 2009.
Ha! Haven’t replied…..yet 😉
Be prepared to be blocked by Tapper – especially if you present him with facts that he can’t refute.
The term “Fast and Furious” may have coined in Fall 2009. But the circumstances surrounding it started well before 2008. And Tapper knows that very well.
yep, i replied back
.@jaketapper @lawalazu and u sd b reporting this, F&F just another name 4 what this is-A Gun Walking Op started by President Bush in 2006.
Tapper has the thinnest skin in the business. Just asking him a question will get you blocked.
BTW, same thing happened to me with Rep Ellison.
It’s a technicality, SnakeJake. Operation Wide Receiver.
Right, he doesn’t know the difference between his 6’s and his 9’s.
Rove: Pelosi ‘sounds like Mad Red Queen’ with arrest threat
Justin Sink
06/21/12 07:29 AM ET
Karl Rove said Rep. Nancy Pelosi was “dead wrong” when she suggested Wednesday that she could have had him arrested.…
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Fuck you Rove! I remember what you did!
Rove and all those parasites need to be ‘droned’, you’ll see an immediate rise in Consumer Confidence
I remember too and remember he left the country for what was supposed to have been a “pre-planned” trip to avoid the subpoena.
Isn’t that what we thought 2 weeks ago when everyone in the media was busy claiming that Romney outraised Obama???
hopefruit2, Let us see if the media correct themselves.
HA!!!! You’re joking right? Cuz that was funny – I LOLed
Brawawawawaaa! You’re Funny, anniebella!
Actually it turns out PBO outraised Romney last month when comparing apples to apples: http://t.co/K1nddNxG
EXACTLY as I predicted on Twitter – two weeks ago
You called it! Its their playbook…they whip up a frenzy of lies over anything to try and dominate news spots – their constant BREAKING NEWS, then you always find down the track, what really happened….more and more people will see this also
That’s why I get extremely frustrated when I see some of my fellow TODers reacting to very little bit of MSM-manufactured “bad news for Obama” and sometimes out of sheer frustration, I can be overbearing (I’m trying to work on this aspect) and lash out at them in ways that I don’t intend to.
It just makes Obots send more money….Thanks Corp GOP Owned Media!
If you watched the hearing yesterday, you heard the RWNJs trying to pull this one.
So…Jon Huntsman took a job with the left leaning Brookings Institute ?
Brookings describes itself as non-partisan. Even ExxonMobile and Bank of America are contributors.
It’s changed. Can’t call itself “left leaning.” More the other way now.
Anyone else in the mood for a donation? Our Meta could really use your help with her fundraising page.
Please Pretty Please with a cherry on top 😉
https://donate.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/2012/meta
I just did
Heeeee.
happy to!
THE WORLD NEEDS GROWTH, AND IT NEEDS IT FAST.
WE’RE NOT GREECE
By EJ Dionne
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What’s happened so far in Europe is austerity without enough stimulus. This is a recipe for keeping economies down, unemployment high and electorates in an entirely understandable rage. No wonder historians and economists are now regularly offering frightening comparisons between the Europe of our times and the Europe of the early 1930s. If established parties tell voters they must suffer indefinitely, extreme parties begin to look attractive. The urgency of containing extremism is one motivation for French President Francois Hollande’s call for reversing austerity, and his hand was strengthened by his Socialist Party’s legislative election victory last weekend.
The real lesson from Europe is not that we should all tighten our belts and endure more pain but that we need to get the global economy moving. That means our Federal Reserve should pursue more expansive policies. And if congressional Republicans weren’t so determined to block nearly every initiative President Obama puts forward, they would agree to pump more money into state governments and into infrastructure spending to speed a decline in unemployment.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-were-not-greece/2012/06/20/gJQA15KJrV_story.html?hpid=z2&wpisrc=nl_wonk
(H/T Krystal Ball tweet)
good morning TOD. Back from Colorado where half the state’s on fire. Wow is it dry there. And then I flew back in to St Paul last night and I feel like I need to consider building an arc. (non stop rain) Although it is very lovely today. can’t believe this about what the repubs are doing to Eric Holder – gads Issa’s an asshat.
Here is the SCOTUS live blog for courtwatchers this morning: http://scotusblog.wpengine.com/
Thanks. Very interesting blog.
VIDEO: FAST AND FURIOUS WITCH HUNT 101
The Republican Party has gone stark raving mad. Rachel Maddow did a very thorough and informative segment last night on the Fast & Furious witch hunt. The entire topic is very confusing, but Rachel manages to boil it down to the bottom line.
Maddow: Fast And Furious Investigation Is The “Specific” Version Of NRA Leader LaPierre’s Obama Gun Conspiracy
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201206210002
She was excellent on this last night. Definitely a MUST SEE
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/06/17/paul-begala-middle-class-in-free-fall-from-the-bush-depression.html
I have a wealthy friend who lives in a wealthy neighborhood. One day he was in his front yard, chatting with his next-door neighbor, a Republican, who asked him why he’s a Democrat. My friend said he’d grown up poor but had gotten a good public education, worked his tail off, and made it. Then he pointed to a gardener working across the street. “Don’t you want that gardener’s son to live the same American Dream we have?” my friend asked. His neighbor shot him down, sniffing, “That gardener’s son will be my son’s gardener.”
And so dies the American Dream. Have we reached a point where rich people no longer want to extend the winner’s circle? Has it gotten so bad that poor people cannot plausibly aspire to success? Are we moving toward Third World economics, where a few have it all and most have nothing? Are we witnessing the death of the great American middle class?
And the roadblocks continue to be put in the way, of “certain people” being able to make it in America. This President understands this, and is trying desperately to reverse the tide…but he can’t do it alone. If HE is doing this for all of US, we need to get out in forces that will boggle the minds of those that would hold our head’s underwater and choke us all until we die. More for them.An epic battle needs to be waged…or all of us will see desperation and poverty like we have never known.
thoughtful article DF Rt’d
Tweeted df. GM.
GM, amk and alice:) Thanks for sending this around!
The story of wanting the gardener’s son to be his son’s gardener reminds me of a few years ago when I was in Versaille, France. In the coach house there were all of these golden carriages including a very tiny one. It seemed the little one was pulled by minature ponies and the servants’ children were the footmen and drivers of the wealthy children. It seemed so outrageous that some children had to serve other children like that. All the tourists were aghast at that. Same story now different place and time.
Hey! I must be slow to not have recognised that the staff changed the image for the Presidents twitter account? Loving that picture! Handsome as always!!!
Look at your new name! Good thing you put the NZ in ( ) or I wouldn’t have known it was you:)
So Moveon.org decided that it’s time to get in line behind the President.
// “As of 9 a.m. this morning, 91% of voting MoveOn members have decided to endorse President Barack Obama. So now it’s all systems go. We have big plans for the election season, like a grassroots strategy to define Mitt Romney as the “President of the 1%,” and an innovative new program for all of us to help register thousands of young voters, women, and voters of color who the right-wing is trying to keep from voting.” //
I can’t believe they even took a vote on that.
It appeared to be a fund raising move.
Yep!
Yes, after you “vote” (which was probably fixed at 91%), they take you straight to a fundraising page.
🙄
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WOW, lisa and collegkay have exactly the SAME reaction at the SAME time?!?!?!? And I agree with both of you by the way. It’s time for moveon.org to growup.org!
Maybe right…but we’ll need all the fundraising and ads that we can get….someone else is trying to buy this election, you know!! I want to know who those 9% are! RP people, my guess…
My guess is those 9% are low information firebaggers.
And, I agree..we need all the ADs we can get..even if they had to “vote” on it.
I’ll join in on the 🙄
Don’t get it. They have decided to finally fall in line. It’s a good thing, no ? What am I missing here ?
They should not even have had this silly vote.
They are a progressive/liberal site and they have to take a vote to “see” if they want to support a progressive/liberal Democrat that is unopposed in an election year.
Pfffttt! They are full of crap!
It’s supposedly a progress organization. The fact that they had to take a vote is ludicrous. Did they expect that their members would want to throw their weight behind Mehmney? That’s like the NAACP holding a vote about whether they should support PBO, or the NRA holding a vote as to whether they should support the repug candidate. There were no other choices, of course they would support PBO. It was a ridiculous waste of time. MoveOn.org ain’t that important. Bunch of narcissists. 😕
NEW Email accounts?
hf, I assure everyone here that the push back they got on Twitter for this stunt was very, very substantial. My guess is that they thought they’d use the vote as a fund raising ploy and realized that they might have lost thousands of supporters if they didn’t support the President, full bore, and stop with the silliness.
Good to see they are going to be aggressive – they’re out of biz if they aren’t …
#PRESSON
Ok, now I get it. /dimwit.
Thanks Bob..makes sense now 🙂
I got that stupid email and deleted it…..I have ALWAYS been behind PBO. I dumped MO when they started attacking the president.
Me too.
Never got that email and am glad.
Hey everyone. I’m trying to find Miche’s interview with Kelly Ripa and Bryant Gumble, I can’t even find it on the Live! site. Also for some reason, I’m not seeing Kelly’s show on the ABC App. 😦 —— I haz a sad.
I know, right? I was looking for the recipe for that salad and I finally found her site:
http://www.dadt.com/live/
Yeah, but the site only shows 2 videos: the double Dutch and the salad making one. There’s actually a sit down interview with all 3 of them. Was flipping channels the other day and saw Tweety showing a clip of Miche talking about Sasha and Malia and using the ‘mom voice’.
Is Bryant Gumbel being considered for Kelly’s permanent cohost? From what I saw, he would be excellent. I think the Today show has declined since he left…
No SC decision today.
Somewhere, a while back, and I can’t remember who or where, I heard the decision would come down on June 25th. We’ll just have to wait and see…….
I think that’s their last session of the year.
The report was that they said it wouldn’t be their last decision. There are five decisions left, including Citizen’s United. But Mon. is not the last day.
Thanks, Bill. Do you know when their last session is?
Sometime next week.
Yeah, but just wondering which day. Oh, well. Another week of anxiousness……
So no SCOTUS ruling on ACA today….. Bastards, they’re waiting till the very last minute.
What? Are they going to have 5 private Lear jets pulled up to the pillars of the SC so they can make a mad dash outta there?!
Would not put it past those cretins.
No SCOTUS decision today. Coming next week on Monday or later.
So, the following comment appears on the SCOTUS live blog stream by “Tom” who appears to have some role in the Bloomberg Law sponsored feed:
“Tom:
Thanks again to everyone, and to those who linked to us, including especially Drudge Report and Instapundit, both amazing sites.”
My response was:
‘So, Drudge is considered an “amazing site” on a SCOTUS ‘live blog’ – that is a very informative statement.’
Tom didn’t respond … wonder why 😉
Appears likely that they will have at least one day, beyond Monday, of Court decision announcements because the Court has indicated so, per the live blog.
#PRESSON
CREEPS.
scotusblog is a Bloomberg project, not an official SCOTUS page.
I saw that as well Bob & instantly closed the link – what an unbelievable statement from a SCOTUS Blog – so much for fair minded and all that.
As meta said, it’s not an official SCOTUS page. It’s a private website – likely a right-wing site.
so gopolitico hacks will go hand themselves ?
As I predicted two weeks ago…the GOPMEDIA is so predictable that foolish me can see right through their transparent antics.
Yes hf, your suspicious mind is a sight to behold. 🙂
It’s disgusting the level of dishonesty and lies that is being used for an election for the world’s leader. God forbid, if mittbot wins, what kinda credibility and trustworthiness can america to bring to the table for the rest of the world ?
Maybe it’s a RW ploy to make PBO supporters feel like “why bother voting” this thing is already bought and paid for…..we need to GOTV BIGTIME!
I think you absolutely right, df!! This was aimed at demoralizing us. They wanted us to be so afraid of the big Romney machine and give up.
You know, hopefruit2, I am a very big fan of your astute political analyses and especially your ability to see through the BS coming from the media.
Get ready to be ill … grab your cyber barf bag before reading ….
#PRESSON
Romney’s family values campaign.
Chips has Romney Barf Bags on order. Not a moment too soon.
Thought I’d share with a few friends, warning included …
#PRESSON
But the recent filings by MoveOn suggest the group is indeed struggling with fundraising, as first reported by The National Journal.
Documents submitted to the Federal Election Commission show MoveOn.org Political Action raised $9.1 million in contributions from January 2011 to March 31, 2012. The group spent $10.5 million and still has $2.75 million cash on hand, over the same period.
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Their is your answer!
So after spending the last three years trashing the President and making all kinds of unreasonable demands on him, they are now using his good name to make a penny for themselves.
Yup. I used to subscribe to their malling list. When they started trashing PBO, I cancelled.
Yep. I fell off their list right away. Their BS is just a money machine for them.
Precisely!
The Far Left is always being played.
I wouldn’t give this group a dime with all their “Glen Greenwaldish” complaints about the president. My motto is: if you don’t support the president, you can go to hell.” It makes fundraising choices much easier.
ha! perfect, jackie!
// 12.8 MILLION RECEIVE INSURANCE REBATES AS A RESULT OF OBAMACARE | 12.8 million Americans will receive $1.1 billion in rebates from insurers that have not met minimum spending guidelines in Obamacare, the administration announced Thursday morning. The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of premium dollars on health care services or issue rebates to policy holders. The average rebate is valued at $151 per household. //
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/21/503597/obamacare-billions-in-rebates/
we think alike:)
Republicans have Plotted Treason Now
Yes…and this should be send all over the Twittersphere
Yes…there may be some hell raising if the Supremes mess with this…people are starting to get a clue
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/21/503597/obamacare-billions-in-rebates/
12.8 MILLION RECEIVE INSURANCE REBATES AS A RESULT OF OBAMACARE | 12.8 million Americans will receive $1.1 billion in rebates from insurers that have not met minimum spending guidelines in Obamacare, the administration announced Thursday morning. The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of premium dollars on health care services or issue rebates to policy holders. The average rebate is valued at $151 per household.
A comment from this post:
I love Obama Cares as well because of Obama Cares my premium has gone from $600 per month down to to $200 this works well for my Small Business. Does anyone know when the rebates start arriving? I am sick of Corporations take over of Healthcare.
Nice! http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/21/503285/obamacare-grant-local-clinics-jobs/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Obamacare Grant To Create 5,600 Jobs, Treat Millions At Local Health Centers
As the Affordable Care Act continue to be implemented, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday that $128.6 million in new grants have been awarded to local health centers. More than 200 clinics received grants to help expand access to health care for 1.25 million patients, and the grants are expected to fund 300 new clinics and create 5,600 jobs by infusing “critical dollars into health centers and their surrounding communities.”
WiW…this is good!
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/06/21/503502/wealth-gap-doubles-whites-blacks/
VOTE THEM ALL OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President Obama’s announcement on student loan interest rates Thursday is just another example of his “deflection and distraction” strategy, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday mornin
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You see how they twist things? It gets their Base thinking that it’s the Democrats and not us!
Robney says he mow has immigration plan he will announce today.
OMG!
Just like PBO’S only HE thought of it first? Because he’s speaking in front of those “brown people” today…..what’s he going to do, tell them that he’s going to make life so miserable for them that they WANT to self deport?
So that’s the “game changer” and “watershed” moment that the MSM has been breathlessly talking about all morning? As we already know, any of Romney’s plans all boil down to the same thing: privilege for the top 1%, white, christian, male, heterosexual, demographic, and nothing for anyone else, and this “immigration policy” will fall exactly along those lines.
All anyone needs to know about Willard and immigration….Kris Kobach.SB 1070. That about covers it
Not when the media misinforms and white washed everything in his past!
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/21/12337287-why-health-reform-is-so-unpopular?lite
Millions of Americans, especially in key battleground states, have turned against the law because they’ve been told to hate it. Voters have heard so many negative claims about “Obamacare” so often, they’ve started to believe them — even though the claims aren’t true. $235 million, in other words, can change a lot of minds, and convince people who want and need health care reform to reject a law that would serve them well. The right relies on well-financed propaganda campaigns because well-financed propaganda campaigns work.
The second has to do with the media.
And this is how they do EVERYTHING…which is why they should never be allowed to govern. EVER.
And not to mention, those advertisement dollars went mostly to the TV, Cablers, Print papers, periodicals, websites, etc. Hence the corporate media pockets the dollars and the public is never told the truth about their bias and the nation suffers.
Wow, I’m in twitter jail. My first time.
Oh no. Sorry to hear that meta. Hope you are released soon. What triggers twitter jail? Reaching a certain limit? And how long do you remain there.
It says I’ve done too many tweets today but I didn’t think it was any more than my usual! Bummer.
There’s a tweet limit?!
Yes, apparently there is!! I have no idea how many or what kind of algorithm is in play or how long I have to sit it out. The notice just said, “try again in a few hours.”
And RTs must count because I didn’t actually tweet that much this morning.
I guess they don’t want one account spamming everyone else, but still, wow.
If you are tweeting ‘fast and furious’, then they can you.
I know. Lame joke and all. But still could;t resist it.
LOLz.
😦
US Commerce Secretary Bryson’s has resigned following seizure, car accidents.
I thought that would happen. I hope that he is well.
Me, too. That position has been a tough one. Gary Locke did a great job.
John Bryson submits his Resignation!
U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson has resigned from his post.
President Barack Obama accepted the resignation on Wednesday, according to the White House.
Ann Romney takes a $77, 000 tax deduction for a horse, and the GOP votes to cut food stamps. Any questions?
This!!
DF, if you dont’t mind can I tweet this comment?
$77,000 tax deduction for her dancing horse, can you imagine if it was our First Lady Mrs.Obama, what the right wing haters would be saying about that. About the foodstamps,these Republicans have no heart, they are evil, look after the millionaires and billionaires. But poor and middle class don’t mean a thing to them.
Remember when they went crazy over Michelle Obama’s $500 sneakers? No tax dollars involved, whereas that $77K for Ann came straight out of our pockets.
No question, df! That picture tells it all.
Starting soon – V.P. Biden Speaks at Launch of new White House Public Service Announcement about Dating Violence:
http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live
Thomas Roberts to have Robnry live in a little while.
Jeeze, every five minutes he tell us, like the countdown clock at NASA!
Even if Robney is in the studio with Roberts, he’s not “live” he’s a plastic robot…..there is nothing “live” about him.
I just cannot tolerate that man. I have a worse feeling about him than I did about GWB, if that’s possible. Just last week, someone on some show….can’t remember, played a bit of a GWB speech. I just thought…..”we survived eight years with that man?” HOW??? He was worse in retrospect than even at the time. Now, we have PBO to compare him to, and the contrast is too much.
I can’t wait for Willard to embarrass himself and the GOPMEdia with that foolish pandering dull speech. And after PBO gives his amazing speech in Tampa tomorrow amid a fired-up, enthusiastic crowd that has not been bused in or bribed with cash, the GOPMEDIA and RomneyCamp will be further humiliated.
President Obama last night accepted Commerce Secretary John Bryson’s resignation, the White House just announced. Obama in a statement thanked Bryson for his service, and wished him the best.
As Secretary, John fought tirelessly for our nation’s businesses and workers, helping to bolster our exports and promote American manufacturing and products at home and abroad. John has proven himself an effective and distinguished leader throughout his career in both the public and private sectors, from his success in the business world to his work leading on issues in the renewable energy industry. I am grateful that he brought that invaluable experience and expertise to my administration, and am pleased that he has agreed to continue supporting our efforts to strengthen the economy and create good jobs by serving as a member of my Export Council going forward.
That Commerce Secretary position is cursed. I’m convinced.
Wow, who is David Shuster? He just did an epic smackdown of Malkin on twitter.
He used to work for MSNBC until he did something to piss off the management. Now he works for Current.
I believe he got suspended indefinitely for saying something about Hillary’s daughter during the primaries.
He used to have a show on MSNBC and got suspended for something I cannot even remember. Then he went back to school and landed on Current as Keith fill in…..he is still a reporter for Current.
He also has a Saturday radio show on a station in DC, I think.
Thanks, guys!
I always liked him…good manners. Always said please and thank you…
http://twitter.com/#!/DavidShuster He called out MM LYING
She was very rude to him. She is a nasty piece of work.
I didn’t read her Tweets…anyone that contorts their face like she does, and is so filled with hate and rage….I have no use for.
Good morning Meta. Schuster use to work on MSNBC and they fired him for saying something off the wall. Can’t remember what he said. He also got suspended one time after he said that the Clintons were pimping Chelsea when she was campaigning for Hillary during the 2008 primary. I think he has a weekend show of his own somewhere. He is one of the PL . He sat in yesterday and today for Bill Press.
Oh, yeah, I remember that.
Good morning!!
Excerpts Of Mitt Romney’s Big Immigration Speech
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/
blah…blah…blah….. Obama Bad….Obama Bad…..blah…blah….blah…
Not even CLOSE to being good enough…and remember, this is just words on paper now…the delivery is key.Seems like he’s just saying that if you’re willing to die for us, we can talk…all you other “illegals” why didn’t you wait in line and do this legally? Not going to work.
http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2012/06/why-do-we-waste-so-much-time-on-these-people-ignore-them-move-forward.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PleaseCutTheCrap+%28Please+Cut+the+Crap%21%29
Late entrance today. Actually ahd some work to do when I arrived at the office. Today I am officially with Medicare. Since I am still on my wfe’s isnurance, it is secondary, but at least I know my medical needs are taken care of.
As far as all the crap that the Republicans are throwing against the wall to see if anything sticks, it seems they forget that all the crap they threw at Clinton actually ended up with his approvals going up. After a while, a certain percentage of the public, which may have been leaning towards the GOP starts saying, enough is enough. They would rather see adults in office than the children throwing tantrums.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! There’s a MILLION nice places to eat in Snots, um…Scottsdale! They chose a risque nightclub? Give me a freaking break!
http://www.politicususa.com/romneys-non-answers-reveal-weak-man-wea.html
Ok, Nice picture Roberta!!! Good Morning Chips, Good Morning all TOD family. We arre in the process of getting a better rate, as we bought our home June, 2006, soooo I was forced to clean my house. So glad to back, behind, but catching bits & pieces…thanks for holding the down the fort Chips & I have come to really miss not being able to read TOD.
Well. Twitter is blocked at work now.
🙂 L O N G D A Y…..
And jesus, I can’t sign in on my phone!
Breathe…..:)
😆
download it for your phone.
I have it, but for some reason can’t sign in.
Okay, own up. Which of you have knocked out Twitter?
ut, meta, LL, snarknoller are the usual suspects.
You are so right. I notice LL was admitting to it even as I was typing the question. 😆 😆 I haven’t see UT yet today though.
Snark is Innocent!
What are you, his assistant, campaign manager, lobbyist, medical adviser? I noticed he/she wasn’t in such good health recently.
I’m just his spiritual advisor VC, I don’t deal with his bottom problems.
Aaaah! So it’s your fault Snark has been swearing more often than at first! What kind of spiritual advice have you been giving, Chips? Here I was thinking it was just the stress of the job with the election drawing inexorably closer each day, and PBO still not acknowledging him at the pressers. I mean, how can he credibly inform his readership when he can’t get a seat at the table?
I shall have to have a serious conversation with you about the spiritual advice you’ve been doling out….LATER. For now at least thank you for settling one question for me. Normally I was never sure how to refer to Snark – I mean is he a he or a she. I once asked him outright and almost got myself blocked, so your clearing up this issue by saying you are HIS SA is appreciated. 😀
Not sure VC, I’ve a feeling Snark is neither male nor female, possibly not even human. I tend to refer to him as ‘he’, largely because of that beard, but I can’t be sure.
Rats! I like to know where I stand. Back to square 1 I go.
It’s not even doing the whale thing.
I’ve never understood the whale 😳 Is it because it, em, rhymes with fail??
LOLz. I never understood it either. The birds lifting the whale up out of the ocean? Tweet, tweet!
moi 😉
Well go and fix it right now Bob!
Naw … much more fun sharing withdrawal symptoms with all of you 😀 😀 😀 😀
Let’s have a sing-song Bob while we’re waiting:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA …………….
and, that is actually rather cute …. shows you how sheltered I am … never saw it 😉
I think I broke twitter……..
Huh, it was you!
It’s gone dark!
Teeheehee! It’s so funny having the lot of you turning up all red-faced and guilty! As soon as I realized Twitter was in distress, I thought ‘Ah ha, TODobots’. 😉 😉
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/21/12338990-scott-browns-secret-royal-meetings?lite
Kings and Queens ?
John King and Queen Latifah ?
My guess is..the King and Queen of Propagandastan.
Listening to Romney, I want to vomit………lying POS…
link?
On msnbc
You know Christi, I blame all you guys here for the ease with which I now read cyber acronyms! There was a time not so long ago when all I would have understood from the last part of your comment was the word ‘lying’, which was enough for me. 😆 😆 Now everything gets absorbed into my brain with just a glance. I can’t no longer block the images fast enough. Sigh! 😆
lol I don’t know many cyber acronyms vic but this one I know because I use it often.
So the same ridiculous poll that the media was breathlessly touting a month ago that spelled DOOM for PBO now has him up 46-42. The media needs to go somewhere and sit the hell down. They are totally useless!
“A shift by independent voters gives President Barack Obama a 46 – 42 percent lead over Republican Gov. Mitt Romney in the Sunshine State, according to the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll.”
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/florida/release-detail?ReleaseID=1766
The silence of the audience is quite telling. You don’t hear a sound!
They hate him. NALEO is a professional group so they’ll be very polite but I can’t imagine they fall for his stink.
He’s repulsive………lies lies lies,….
What is going on with twitter? I can’t get on my phone.
Oh, so it’s not just me.
Twitter down … hard …
http://downrightnow.com/twitter
#PRESSON
Dang, bad day to go down but since I’m in twitter jail, I thought I’d bring you all with me. Hee.
Ah, good, so it’s not blocked at work. Man, that’s a relief.
We’re not coping too well with this LL! 😆
I blame all of you for getting me hooked on Twitter.
Too early for a gimlet 😉
We share your pain, LL ….
#FORWARD
can you guys live blog…so we don’t have to listen to the LPOS…..I want to know what the crowd? does….
The crowd is mostly silent but applauds occasionally. Willard is now talking about his so-called immigration plan – nothing but a bunch of vague platitudes. Nothing specific.
Willard is telling a pack of lies right now. He is DESPERATE.
He lies about everything…what else is new. Question is, does the AUDIENCE know he’s lying to them?
The audience is not buying his crap. He got some small polite applause at the very beginning talking about how we’re all American and yada yada. But other than that, it’s pretty much been stone silence. Oh, and someone booed his attack on Obamacare.
Sounds like he just ignited Latinos to vote the straight Democratic ticket. Thanks Mitt.
Is he lying about POTUS’ record?
Does a bear shit in the woods?
Seriously, but I was wondering if he was just focussing on his own lies about his own fake proposed policies.
Yup a boatload of lies – including an egregious one about ObamaCare preventing job growth.
He HAS to talk about PBO…because he has no ideas of his own. Hell, as soon as he MAY have an idea, he changes his mind!
While Twitter is undergoing a likely massive ddos … some fun news from teabagger central ….
Freedom Works won’t endorse Romney
Matt Kibbe, president of huge tea party group Freedom Works and owner of the most fantastic sideburns since Hugh Jackman’s in Wolverine, tells The Daily Caller it won’t be backing Mitt Romney or anyone else.
http://gop12.thehill.com/2012/06/freedom-works-wont-endorse-romney.html
HAHAHAHA! Excellent news for John McCain.
Willard is disgusting, trashing PBO with every sentence, every word, and he is telling them what PBO will tell them when he speaks there. The only applause he’s gotten is when he said he will repeal Obamacare—–a very strange phenomenon—-and then some boos in response. Now getting a smattering of applause about school choice—-turning public schools over to his corp. buddies—–there’s money in them there hills. Saying he will work with Democrats and Republicans for immigration reform—-hahahahahaha. Trying to report on this, but I can’t gut this one more minute.
Yes, he spent his entire introduction bashing PBO.
Remember Romney’s #1 fan. The dweeb that was going around cross country? Well it seems like he had a little accident and I’m guessing much to his wife’s chagrin he’s on his way back home.
Romney’s Super Fan Loses His Truck in a Fire
Jim Wilson, whose cross-country travels in a GM pickup festooned with giant Romney for President signs and stickers earned the admiration and enmity of strangers, reported that his truck was badly burned on Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Wilson, Mitt Romney’s most loyal, visible and assiduous supporter, was not injured in the fire, but his truck was destroyed.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/romneys-super-fan-loses-his-truck-in-a-fire/?smid=tw-share
Wonder if Mitt will step forward and buy his one loyal supporter a new truck? He buys computer hard drives for loyal staff so what’s a truck for his sole water bearer?
Karma.
Ok, how sad is it that 2 months ago I couldn’t have cared a whit about Twitter, and now I’m pissed because it’s down?
lol me too LL,
One of the ironies of life!
Jay Carney’s live now:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=4
I guess it’s a good thing that Twitter is down b/c I was getting ready to go there and rant/cuss at Willard. He is a LIAR!!
Farm bill being voted on…permits states to require food products be labeled for geneticall engineered products
CNN is carrying that ENTIRE horseload of a “speech” yet they cut off PBO’s speeches.
The lack of energy in that room where Willard just spoke is so starkly contrasted with the pumped up, electrifying energy at PBO’s speeches – EVEN the formal ones!
They’re aware … http://status.twitter.com/
‘engineers working on it’ …. you betcha they are!
Would not surprise me if, as we move closer to Nov, all kinds of attacks on Twitter happen …
My antennae went up a bit also, Bob. The timing of this seemed a bit off.
What is going on with Twitter? It’s completely down.
Btw, it’s being reported that 12.8 million Americans will receive insurance rebates because of Obamacare 🙂
Current link is to a fox outlet so I’ll not post it 😉
#PRESSON
Much better one:) http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/21/503597/obamacare-billions-in-rebates/
Well call me suspicious but this twiiter crash happening just as Robme gives this dispicable speech has me questioning the timing….
You, me and Bobfr are all suspicious, Donna.
New chatty chatty post everyone, this one’s getting looooooooooooooooooooooong:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/06/21/while-twitter-is-being-fixed/
2008: Darrell Issa Voted “YES” to Fund Project Gunrunner & Merida Initiative.
The notion that Darrell Issa had never heard of Project Gunrunner is bullsh!t since Issa voted “yes” to specifically fund Project Gunrunner in 2008.
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They have the entire timeline ….
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/21/1101851/-2008-Darrell-Issa-Voted-YES-to-Fund-Project-Gunrunner-Merida-Initiative
Hey TOD family,
Caught just the end of Romney’s lying speech. What a douche. And what was up with his hair? He looked like he’d been shocked with an electric current. Hahaha. Too funny.
Was by the Lincoln Memorial when I saw the President’s helicopters taking him home! I thought he was at home.