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Mmmmmm ….. ice cream
President Obama at Deb’s Ice Cream and Deli in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
If you can’t see the video in your country, try here
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First lady Michelle Obama at the Barbara Goleman High School in Miami Lakes, Florida
Text of Michelle Obama’s remarks here
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President Obama speaks to an overflow crowd at Kirkwood Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Text of the President’s remarks here
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First lady Michelle Obama participates in a children’s fitness class at the Blanchard Park YMCA in Orlando
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A member of the audience dressed as former President Abraham Lincoln is pictured after being acknowledged by President Obama
President Obama speaks about middle class tax relief during a campaign event at Kirkwood Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Text of the President’s remarks here
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President Obama returns to the White House, July 10
The Obama Diary 
Hello!
Congrats on 1st, Allison!
Thanks!!
Helloooooooooo Allison, hiya everyone 😉
Didn’t POTUS order chocolate mint ice cream. Must been thinking about his FLOTUS.
Couldn’t help myself…
Ah, one of my most loved singer/songwriters, and tunes – thank you Dudette!
🙂
Aaaaaah, home at last and on TOD…..
Lovely pictures. Thanks Chips.
Fantastic pictures Chips!!!
Unrelenting in the quest of #ADollarADayForOFA
More State OFAs are responding 🙂
That’s great news, Bob. You are starting a movement. Congratulations!!
Thank you Jackie!! And, for all the RTs.
As to ‘starting a movement’ – well, the core ideas originated here at Chips little cyber community center with crucial input from vc and purpleshoesla 🙂
What a special team!!!
#ADollarADayToOFA … It’s the 99% way 🙂
“A dollar a day keeps the Mitt away”
‘More State OFAs are responding’
Terrific! Great work, Bobfr.
THIS POST IS RIPE FOR A DNC AD ON TAX POLICY
We have “SENATOR” Lindsey Graham saying we should not criticize Mitt Romeny because he has offshore bank accounts. (I wonder what he would say if it was Senator Barack Obama with offshore bank accounts.) After all, it’s really American to avoid paying taxes legally. I have to believe that Senator Graham is violating some code of ethics for a member of congress. His flippant comments are outrageous. Couple that with Grover Norquist who is holding the GOP congress hostage with no tax pledges which are rendering our government dysfunctional. Graham and Norquist epitomize what is wrong with tax policy.
Republican Senator On Romney: ‘It’s Really American To Avoid Paying Taxes’
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But Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) attempt to defuse the controversy surrounding Romney’s taxes may be a new low for the campaign:
Mitt Romney shouldn’t be criticized for using off-shore tax havens because “it’s really American to avoid paying taxes, legally,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday. […]
Graham argued that Congress is responsible for tax avoidance because it has crafted such convoluted rules and said he was fine with Romney’s taking advantage of the loopholes.
“As long as it was legal, I’m OK with it,” Graham said. “I don’t blame anybody for using the tax code to their advantage. I blame us for having it so complicated and confused. Pick a rate and make people pay it.”
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http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/07/10/514286/romney-surrogate-its-really-american-to-avoid-paying-taxes/
I guess then only the ultra wealthy are really able to be really American to avoid paying taxes. My goodness…how much money does this man have that he looks for loop holes (aren’t loop holes a way of getting around a law?)
” loophole
noun
a loophole in the regulations: means of evasion”
Amazing! I think members of Congress like Senator Graham do not deserve to be paid full salaries. They contribute nothing to the well being of the Country.
Now you are hitting a sore spot for me, Nath. It really bothers me that these guys are paid such a handsome salary whether they work or not, and the fact that they don’t have to sneak while not working bugs me deeply. Not only are they not contributing, they have plotted to derail the government! It makes no sense to me that there is no way to hold them accountable other than in the next election. So a politician could be elected, state that s/he won’t work because s/he is against someone else’s plans, actually not work, AND collect salary anyways! Unacceptable, IMO, yet I can’t see anything provisions made to put a stop to this kind of behaviour.
I am totally with you VC! I am just furious! These people are a disgrace! Here they are being paid by our tax dollars and all they do is sit on their behinds and just show up, now and then, to vote NO to all of President Obama’s proposals aimed at helping ordinary people. And now this Senator guy from South Carolina tells me that it’s o.k. for a super rich man, running to be President of the United States, to use every loophole in the book to avoid paying taxes. Is Senator Graham (who is nothing but John McCain’s lapdog when it comes to wanting to start wars all over the Middle East) telling the American people that it’s patriotic to avoid paying taxes?
Just to think that these are the same people who go around attacking teachers demanding salary cuts and advocating the so called “merit pay” for teachers. I think we the citizens should start demanding that salaries for members of Congress, and all their benefits, should be based on their productivity. If productivity were the basis of Congressional salaries then the salaries of the Republican dominated 112th Congress would be severely reduced. This Congress has been one of the least productive in history. Whenever they are not out there doing nothing but bad mouthing the President, they show up to vote for symbolic legislation that does absolutely nothing to improve the lives of the vast majorities of Americans. So, you see, vcprezofan2, you are not alone in being bothered by the money wasted on these do-nothing members of Congress.
and what really pisses me off is that they get great health care while denying it to others!
this is far worse than the faux stigma they put on welfare recipients or food stamps….this is blatant misuse of a system supporting the wrong behaviour for those who see politics as a personal job perk, instead of advancing the betterment of citizens they are supposed to represent
The kicker for me, Betsy, Berny & Nath, is that there is nothing citizens can do about it, or so it seems. Therefore selfish politicians can grin and spit at our feet while behaving in this unconscionable manner!
I heard what Senator Graham said. But here’s the problem in what he said, if it was President Obama hiding money all over the world and refusing to release his taxes, Graham would be saying a whole different thing. It just shows you what the Republican Party have become, there is no one will any principals and who is willing to stand up for them even against their party. It is ashame to see what Lindsey Graham have become.
Gorgeous pictures! Gorgeous dress…….beautifull faces…..ahhhhh…..it’s just so nice.
I may have missed this because I have a life: But has any reporter ever asked willard where he stands on women being allowed to serve in any leadership position they aspire to in his church??
That would be a very good question…..I’d like to see him dance around that one. Women only count in the Mormon church if they’re attached to a Mormon man. They are totally patriarchal.
Good question, magapie. If I am not mistaken, Willard “Mitt” Romney is a Bishop in the Mormon Church. So, he is in a high position of leadership in the Church to be able to answer that question. But you know, Magapie, given the current state of U.S. corporate media I highly doubt that any reporter will be courageous enough to ask that question.
Tweet that question to both campaigns. 🙂
I haven’t traversed into the Tweetisphere yet. I KNOW. I guess I need to do that……someday…..
Me neither magapie. Someone here in the TOD family will carry the banner for us (I hope). 🙂
@MittRomney Where do you stand on women being allowed to serve in any leadership position they aspire to in the Mormon church?? #WOMEN
Tweeted to Mitt.
I have tried to post actual tweets here but I always mess it up 🙂
Thanks Walking on Sunshine!!!
Love the pictures. What a busy day for POTUS and FLOTUS and VP Biden.
Looking at these beautiful pictures and all those smiling faces….is there an equivalent on the Robney website at his stops? If we should loose (it is up to all Americans) then it will be a sad day for them, our nation and the world. If money does talk..what is it saying?
Thanks for the great photos, but I hope you’re taking a little time to relaxe.
Okay, that’s “relax.” I must be tired!!
Wow! That is one HUGE ice-cream cone and I see Press Sec. Carney is loving his ice-cream too.
Love, love, love FL Michelle Obama’s outfits. Her warm personality just jumps out of the screen. She connects with young, old, men, women, etc. emotionally and her message of community, sharing, kindness, charity, and fairness is always well received.
And notice that everyone is smiling. Not a ‘downer’ anywhere.
It’s true, sailor. You see folk with huge smiles or they are riveted to what he is saying. It’s evidence of just how genuinely decent and fun a person he is. As you know, that comes from the core!
Them’s the real goods mate.
Indeed! I think the people can really feel the genuineness of President Obama.
UT, I agree with you totally.
Looking at our FLOTUS, I have to ask, who is Ann Romney? Can’t compare. When our FLOTUS sit down with the everyday people, she doesn’t act superior to them.
Catching up on my “news” for today…lots happening…Tax avoidance is legal…tax evasion is not…and by law your are suppose to list ALL your FOREIGN banks and investments accounts on your returns (see IRS 1040 schedule B and Form TD F 90-22.1)…no wonder he won’t release them.
especially love the pics of the first lady
Got a little hitch in ma gitalong, but I am here! Hee! I am SOOOOOO sAd to se how much these silly people ignore our wonderful President, it must really hurt his feelings! 😆
Yes, Pamela, he never gets any LOVE. Poor baby.
Mmmmmm ….. ice cream !!!! (PBO looks like a little boy in that photo, doesn’t he, Chips?)
I was thinking the same thing. He looks hypnotized by it.
Haven’t been on the blog most of the day, so not sure if that #ADollarADay hashtag was your idea, Bobfr. But it’s great.
I think purpleshoes and vc came up with it, Bobfr, TWEETmaster extraordinaire!! got it going, or should I say, got it going FORWARD!!
Correct … as noted above 🙂
🙂
Well, yes Jacqueline, I am responsible for that little # … and have been spreading it through the twitterverse with the able help of many of our wonderful TOD #Tweeps4OBAMA 🙂 But, the core ideas came from folk here, so we’re all in this together 🙂 #FORWARD
Here’s the tweet that conveys purpleshoesla wonderful suggestion to some of our friends 🙂
2nd try 🙂
Hope everyone had a great day. Great to see our First Couple and the VP having such an outstanding day. We are off to the back country of Montana for 4 days of communing with nature. i know you all will keep this place going. Keep the pressure on!
See you all this Sunday!
Have fun…….I wish I could go with you. This will be the beginning of the year I will no longer be going camping. My friend who I went camping with is sick and can’t go anymore.
Hope you have a wonderful time, Marilyn, and thank you for all the RTs!!!
Have fun, Mom!! Hang the food:)
Mtmarilyn, enjoy yourself, rest, and come back ready to fight these Know Nothing extreme right wingers. By the way, mtmarilyn, I’ve never been to Montana but I used to love your Senator, Mike Mansfield, who was the Senate Majority leader after LBJ became Vice-President. It’s so sad that we no longer have members of Congress with the same integrity as Mike Mansfield.
Mtmarilyn, have a great time. Relax and enjoy your family. Will be looking to hear about your fun time. We will be waiting for your return. Enjoy.HZ
The pictures in this thread are RIDICULOUS!!! ALL THAT GOODNESS IN ONE PLACE!! Whhheeewwww!!!
I LOVE IT!!! 😎 😎
Spousal unit got paid today, so we gave $75 to OFA. That brings us to $100 for July, which is like $3 a day! Not as catchy, I know.
We have a chance to change the world this November. Our opponents are running scared. A lot can happen in 4 months, but PBO is the right man in the right place at the right time. I feel good.
Way to go, LL!!!! 3DollarsADayToOFA sounds wonderful to me 🙂
Woot!
I get paid on Friday so I will be sending PBO and the grass roots fundraisers some bucks.
THANK YOU!!
Well done, LL!
Biden in Utah-
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=21199151
With video.
Excellent, thanks Jovie
Dud You know Michelle is doing a Family fundraiser, with Gwen Stefani?
VC! I have decided you simply MUST stop at the first Trader Joe’s you see while on the trail: stock up on some high quality/low cost traveling foods… I’ll give you a list if you like… When you’re ready. Better yet, TODObot can each make a suggestion!
I love Trader Joe’s…..:)
Me too. The first one opens here August 10. YEA!!!! I will no longer have to make a TJ’s ‘run’ when I go to my daughter’s or when I am in Fairfax. I am SO excited! No wine here though–not allowed in grocery stores in TN. Ridiculous, huh??
tnmtngirl, I am sorry you can’t buy wine at TJ’s because they have the best prices. I though you were all “freedom loving” people in TN? How can any one really enjoy “freedom” and “liberty” without a nice glass of red wine? Didn’t Jesus serve his disciples wine (I am sure it was red wine because only red wine resembles blood) at the “Last Supper?” How can people who claim to believe in the literal interpretation of the Holy Bible, as the word of God, be against wine?
Tnmtngirl, do you have a ‘Total Wine’ there? They have some wonderful wines high end and low end. You can go online and pick up the next day or have it shipped to you. Great place to find some great wines for all purposes. I get my reds there for my heart. Found some great one. Check it out.
Trader Joe’s and Sprouts are my stores for my special diet. Have been shopping at Traders for some twenty plus years or so now in Cali. Whole Foods for my teas and fresh fish. Great places.
Nathkatun7, I hear you. Plus, wine was a staple during that time. It was really made from a paste. That is one reason that it was broken down with water. HZ
Hey you two, gm. Don’t know if either will see this. We have a number of privately owned wine/beverage stores. They have a big lobby against allowing wine to be sold in grocery stores. When I do a TJ’s “run” (in VA) I almost always get a few bottles so i keep a good supply. 🙂
Thanks for the offer, Pamela, I would love that! I’ll be in and out of here tomorrow, before leaving early on Thursday. My eyes are literally closing right now so I’m going to call it a night!
Bye.
oooooh!! how about the triple ginger snap cookies!
LOD just made me spit water on my keyboard!!! LOL!!
Great pics, chips. Love the crowd shots. Hats off to Abe Lincoln.
And of course, you-know-who is looking hawt, hawt, hawt.
Yes, POTUS is looking pretty hawt! 😉
POTUS – who is potus ? I know no potus.
“You-know-who is looking hawt, hawt, hawt.”
Ah stop amk, I can’t help looking that delicious, but don’t be embarrassing me with your lusting. 😎
If you’re that lady with that lilac top whatchamacallit thingy, then you’re hawt too.
Ah crikey amk, I’m not in the lilac whatchamacallit thingie, I’m in the mellow yellow one (just out of shot) – severely hawt. Just trust me.
Not buying it. Gonna need more proof.
MARTIN BASHIR EVISCERATES MITT ROMNEY FOR HIS PATHOLOGICAL LYING (AGAIN).
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Bashir: PSA on Romney’s favorite, most inaccurate poll
MSNBC’s Martin Bashir eviscerates Mitt Romney’s favorite anti-healthcare poll, which peddles bogus claims based on equally bogus evidence –
and even its authors, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, issue with a warning.
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http://video.msnbc.msn.com/martin-bashir/48141108/#48141108
He inspired this one 🙂
Bobfr, you’re amazing! That says it all in nutshell.
And thanks to df, lh and jovie in the last thread, I was able to push my quota of tweets today. And it’s not even breakfast time yet!!!
Wait…what did I do?? 🙂
I blame you for all my tweets (well, may be not all).
😀 😀 😀
She has the same effect on me, amk 🙂
Bobfr, amk, vc, df, Ut, DD, thanks for all that you all do. I know everyone is doing a tremendous amount of encouraging work here, and it makes my heart smile with so much joy. I know we are going to make this, we have to for so many people who are counting on us.
We need this brilliant president for this time. We Will Do This. FORWARD, we must.
(((((((((((((( Thank you my dear Chips)))))))))))))))) You are such a gem in my book. I give thanks for you daily in my quiet times. I love you dear one with all of my heart. You give us so much, and we so appreciate it. Goodnight to all. HZ
Michelle rallies supporters in Florida-
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/first-lady-michelle-obama-rallies-supporters-orlando-miami-lakes
How does the ice-cream happy hour work anyway ? 🙂
If you get brain freeze you need to call a friend, parent, or have designator driver.
:). I get it all the time.
Code pink says bring your Vagina to the RNC-
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/code-pink-says-‘bring-your-vagina-rnc’
not just for women! the article says that ‘vagina-friendly men’ are also welcome!
this could be fun!
the republicans are pro-GREED
the republicans are pro-LIES
the republicans are pro-…..your turn!
He is looking right into my eyes with that ice cream cone…Right in my EYES!
You know desertflower Gov. Christie had a ice cream cone that day he got mad. Is that who you were talking about who is looking right in your eyes. 🙂
OH GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not that nastiness! My President….looking right into my eyes….beautiful.
Just thought I would make you mad, sick, or smile desertflower. 🙂
I haven’t been able to keep up lately, but once again am grateful for the pictures–they keep me going. Many thinks Chips dear.
Nice….http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/07/10/episcopals-to-bless-gay-marriage.html
See what you made me do now ?
🙂 Thanks!!
Way to go Episcopalians!
BAM! http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/us/veterans-rail-industry/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Washington (CNN) — Facing an aging rail industry workforce and an influx of returning military veterans, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday an initiative in which the growing rail sector will hire more than 5,000 veterans this year, matching the same number hired in 2011.
“Our veterans have skills and real life experiences that we need to help rebuild America,” said DOT Secretary Ray LaHood during a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.
LaHood said veterans are valuable potential employees because of their prior training in the military. He pointed out military personnel have leadership and teamwork training and experience working with heavy machinery in demanding work conditions.
On fire:) !!!!
http://www.alan.com/2012/07/10/indiana-abortion-law-ruled-illegal/ Good!
Stop feeding the monster – me
You’re a HUNGRY GUY!! We are a good team…I find ’em, you Tweet ’em 🙂 Thank you, partner:)
Df and Amk, I really can’t tell you how deeply I value your tag-team for your dedication to spreading valuable and positive news.
Iowa…..PLEASE GET RID OF THIS IDIOTIC LUNATIC!
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/07/10/514346/some-republicans-still-insist-that-obamacare-is-unconstitutional/
These people need to go back to school. It’s o.k. to disagree with Supreme Court’s decisions. Nevertheless, the majority of the Justices on the Supreme Court are the final arbiter of what is Constitutional. Basically, there are only two ways to change that.First, Congress has to pass a Constitutional Amendment by 2/3 majorities; and the Amendment has to be ratified by 3/4th of states for it become part of the Constitution thereby that superseding the Court’s ruling. Second, opponents of ACA have to elect a President and the majority on the United States Senate, and then place more judges on the bench that will rule to reverse the current Supreme Court ruling. For now, the Supreme Court has spoken: OBAMA CARES is constitutional. Period.
Andrew Kaczynski @BuzzFeedAndrew
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Does Romney fundraising in London mean he will be first candidate to actually ATTEND a fundraiser overseas this election?
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His money is overseas…not that big of a stretch. Global economy takes on a whole new meaning when talking about WIllard.
That’s going to be really, really bad optics, if you ask me! The guy behind the LIBOR scandal is hosting a fundraiser for the guy that thinks the rules don’t apply to him. Perfect!
Oh, no, Diamond pulled out of the fundraiser.
Yes, he did. But, the damage is done 🙂 And, you’ve gotta love the ‘former BFF’ part … as in wink, wink, but we still text each other about our latest scam …
Is that legal?
He can claim he’s fundraising from citizens abroad… besides the answer to any rule infraction or hypocrsy is — IOKIYAR
What does IOKIYAR mean? I’m terrible at this language.
It’s Okay If You Are Republican
Duh! How did I not get that 😦
😆 I just went to this website Betsy: http://www.internetslang.com Just type in the acronym and the translation comes right up…
I have it bookmarked since most of the texts from my neice and nephew are just one run on string of acronyms. I have to use that site just to decipher their communications. I don’t speak acronyms dang it! 😆
YDS!
LOL. Thanks, I will bookmark it too. I guess us “old fogeys” have to get with the program :).
So important that these true heroes get the healthcare they deserve! Thank you, Mr President!!
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/07/10/514302/obama-offers-health-insurance-to-seasonal-firefighters/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Romney thinks we don’t need any more fire fighters, PBO thinks we do and they deserve healthcare!
That’s my President! Extremely caring and compassionate. Thanks df of sharing this.
Magnifico Chips!!! Thank you for the awesome photo rundown of this day~
How’s that AUSTERITY working out, Florida?? Your Gov. has put the citizens for that state in danger!
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/07/09/512670/budget-cuts-florida-tb-outbreak/
I feel sorry for all the good people of Florida who had nothing to do with electing this crook as governor.
I love the line VP Biden said today in his speech to the Latinos convention. He said they want you to show your papers, but they don’t want to show theirs.
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Disclaimer: This one, I found it on my own. df had no role in this.
🙂 It’s TRUE!! It’s also true that he’s cutting taxes FOR EVERY AMERICAN TAXPAYER….on the first $250,000!!
Very effective image, AMK! By the way, thank you so much for keeping this place alive! Even when some of us are down you and yardarm, and of course our leader, Chipsticks, always find a way to make us laugh.
The highest court in Egypt overturns a decree by President Mohammed Mursi in which he recalled parliament in defiance of the ruling military council.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18789992
What a messy start for Egypt.
San Francisco’s Department of Environment plans to ban city agencies from buying Macs after Apple pulls out of an environmental scheme.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18790729
Expect Mac fanboys to march downtown.
Can someone point me to a video of Joe Biden full speech at La Raza? I heard he went hard on Romney and the GOP
As you wish…
http://electad.com/video/joe-biden-addresses-national-concil-of-la-raza-in-las-vegas-nevada-july-10-2012/
Thank you so much Dudette for sharing the VP’s speech to LA RAZA! The VP was magnificent! His passion and love of people brought tears to my eyes. Of all the great decisions President Obama has made, selecting Joe Biden as his VP was, in my humble opinion, his greatest decision. VP Biden is the best when it comes to understanding history, policy, and the sentiments of the vast majority of Americans who are not super rich. OFA should distribute this speech widely. It’s a speech that will inspire everyone and not just the Latino/Hispanic community.
Michelle almost had 3k People come see Her, in Miami Lakes Florida
Any questions?
There’s just not enough enthusiasm. That’s going to be a problem:)
You made me do it , jovie. I blame you totally.
“Michelle almost had 3k People come see Her, in Miami Lakes Florida
Any questions?”
Yes, Jovie, I have several questions! First, is it true that the (3k) number of people you cited who came to se FL Michelle Obama plainly support the MSM assertions that the people, and especially AA and women in general, have lost their enthusiasm for President Obama? If I am not mistaken, I heard that Mrs. Anne Romney, the wife of the presidential Republican nominee, drew 10 times more people (30k) in her recent appearance in Florida than those who came to see FL, Michelle Obama. Is this true, Jovie? Or is it inflated propaganda? My last question: Is it true, as my Republican friends are contending, that President Obama has zero chance of winning Florida?
Don’t you think if queen ann had attracted that many peeps, their media minions like moaning joe, upchuck todd, tapper, the tool, and other such kissa$$es would have been shouting from the roofs ?
So Queen Ann is not such a game changer as the MSM media predicted? I was obviously trying to be snarky because I don’t think any of the Romneys, Ann, Mitt, or the five golden boys, have attracted anywhere near 30K people to any of their events.
Here’s a question, is Ann Romney ever out of Mitt Romney’s shadow? Mitt can’t act like a human unless Ann is there to hold his hand.
Are they effing kidding me??? What are they, two? They are afraid…very afraid.
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/10/12665868-the-recursive-rubberglue-game?lite
The President is doing a 2 Day Tour through Virginia on Friday and Saturday, to discuss tax policy!
These photos are wonderful! Thanks, Chips. What a wonderful way to end the evening.
GOP Looks to Score Points as Americans Look for Jobs
Posted on July 9, 2012 by Leader’s Press Shop
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Americans are looking for jobs, and Republicans are looking to score cheap political points with message bills to nowhere. The American people deserve better.
Instead of working with Democrats to create jobs and strengthen the middle class, House Republicans are looking towards Election Day with tunnel vision and coordinating with former Governor Mitt Romney to repeal patients’ rights and give more tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans.
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http://www.democraticleader.gov/blog/?p=5350
Who is the House GOP listening to, Speaker Boehner?
Posted on July 10, 2012 by Leader’s Press Shop
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Speaker Boehner just told a gaggle of reporters that, from the beginning, the 112th Congress “wasn’t going to be about them [Republicans]” but it has been about listening to the American people.
Who is he trying to kid?
The American people and small businesses are asking the GOP ‘where are the jobs?’ Instead of jobs bills, this week, for the 31st time, the GOP will vote to take away patient protections for Americans – the same protections enjoyed by Members of Congress.
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http://www.democraticleader.gov/blog/?p=5362
I don’t believe Scott is giving up on the Voter Purge-
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/state-to-release-larger-potential-noncitizen-voter-list/1239668
What is He up to?
Stealing an election. Or trying. Is the DOJ after this jackass?
http://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/civil-rights-groups-doj-fight-to-save-right-to-vote-in-florida
Why the right hates AG Holder…
Someone needs to look at who’s monitoring/programming the voting machines and the counting process!!!
NEW VIDEO: GOP Wasting Time on Message Vote to Nowhere
Posted on July 9, 2012 by Leader’s Press Shop
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The House Democratic Leader’s press office released this new video, “GOP Wasting Time on A Message Vote to Nowhere,” using Speaker Boehner’s own “Where are the Jobs?” to highlight the GOP’s continued pursuit of a political agenda, voting to repeal patients’ rights, instead of focusing on jobs:
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http://www.democraticleader.gov/blog/?p=5357
… Mitt’s template for Obamacare, Mitt’s record as governor, Mitt’s role in the Mormon church hiearchy, Mitt’s residency status compared to where he actually voted, Mitt’s end date at Bain per SEC filings, Mitt’s stance on equal pay, Mitt’s stance on civil rights, Mitt’s stance on voter suppression… I could go on, be we don’t have all night
I’m having an argument with someone that says that PBO is a weak President…
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2012/07/ben_quayle_has_a_new_tv_ad_and.php
Seriously.
Point ’em to the accomplishments lists
Btw, I can’t find the link to the pocket cards with the top 50 accomplishments. Anybody got that handy?
Oh…trust me, I gave them the link so they wouldn’t have to strain themselves thinking. Go check it out Dudette…blast him some more. I’m done with stupid for the night. Sounds like a emoprog…No Dream Act, No BIgger Stimulus, No this, no that…I say you can lead an ass to water but you can’t drown him. Jerk.
Some people just relish being “contrary”. Don’t waste any more energy on him.
Just repeat “Thanks to President Obama: Osama is Dead and The USA Auto Industry Survived”. The GOP started two wars and never caught our enemies who killed americans on US soil. President Obama has KEPT US SAFE!
Thanks:) You talked me down…
Excellent jojo!
DF, I have come to the conclusion that sometimes it’s not worthy it to spend time and energy arguing with fools who are “true believers.” Many of these people never take time to research the truth. Instead they repeat everything they hear from their leaders on the blogs, radio, and television. It’s so exhausting trying to argue with people who are armed with talking points and are not interested at looking at the facts. Besides, many of the critics of President Obama seem to live in the moment. Remember how Speaker Boehner boasted about getting 98% in the debt ceiling negotiations? Now who is crying and wants to re- negotiate the deal Congress struck with the President.? If you can, df, ask you friend to visit the Smartypants blog. She is one of the most astute analyst who gets President Obama.
Any one who thinks President Obama is weak doesn’t know what he/she is talking about. This is the President who went to the Congressional Republican caucus and put it’s members to shame. No wonder they never invited him back. This is the President who stood firm for the passage of Health Care Reform, despite the urging of seasoned political hands who thought that it would cost him his re-election. This is also the President who staked his entire presidency on getting Bin Laden. I don’t how old the person you were arguing with is; but I’ve consciously lived under ten Presidents, and as far as I am concerned, President Obama is one of the strongest and more politically courageous president I’ve lived under. He is also the only president who has faced a relentless, irrational, and hateful opposition party, despite his magnanimous efforts of trying to work with it. He is also one of the Presidents who has faced the most unethical, hostile, and incompetent media. The U.S. media has degenerated into tabloidism and sensationalism.In addition, quite a few reporters act like the spokespersons of the Republican party. It’s no wonder that the vast majority of Americans, including people in my senior citizen age group, are completely ignorant of all the accomplishments of President Obama that are right now benefiting them.
well said, nath. Frankly america doesn’t deserve him at all.
I have been gone from the blog since early morning as I had extensive dental work done today. Ochhh! When coming online the Yahoo news showed a title saying some Dems will be voting to kill ACA due to elections coming up. Say what! Hope these chickens don’t give the other side impetus that will bring down the ACA. I know PBO can veto but it could then be overridden. Any way we can influence the likely Dems? They so annoy me. I know, I know the argument is that is the only way they can win and if they don’t we will have a GOP in there instead. Since the ACA is becoming more popular why couldn’t they just explain the ACA and win their electorates over? I guess it is not that easy, but I will pray we keep the ACA. Also we can get PBO back and if I can try to be really hopeful I will wish to hold the Senate and gain the House.
It won’t get through the Senate.
I hate when the MSM focuses on obscure Conservadems in the House just to make it look as if PBO’s entire party is against him. The bottom line is that the bill will die in the senate because the majority – if not all – of the senate DEMS will vote against repeal. The media is not focusing on THAT part, which is the most important part.
Off-topic: Baseball Card Fan’s Holy Grail! Check your attics, folks 🙂
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Hidden baseball cards worth millions?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/baseball-cards-in-ohio-attic-might-fetch-millions-071012?gt1=39002
Karl Kissner picked up a soot-covered cardboard box that had been under a wooden dollhouse in his grandfather’s attic. Taking a look inside, he saw hundreds of baseball cards bundled with twine. They were smaller than the ones he was used to seeing. But some of the names were familiar: Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Cy Young and Honus Wagner. Then he put the box on a dresser and went back to digging through the attic.
It wasn’t until two weeks later that he learned that his family had come across what experts say is one of the biggest, most exciting finds in the history of sports card collecting, a discovery worth perhaps millions. The cards are from an extremely rare series issued around 1910. Up to now, the few known to exist were in so-so condition at best, with faded images and worn edges. But the ones from the attic in the town of Defiance are nearly pristine, untouched for more than a century. The colors are vibrant, the borders crisp and white.
”It’s like finding the Mona Lisa in the attic,” Kissner said. Sports card experts who authenticated the find say they may never again see something this impressive. ”Every future find will ultimately be compared to this,” said Joe Orlando, president of Professional Sports Authenticator.
The best of the bunch – 37 cards – are expected to bring a total of $500,000 when they are sold at auction in August during the National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore. There are about 700 cards in all that could be worth up to $3 million, experts say. They include such legends as Christy Mathewson and Connie Mack.
Kissner and his family say the cards belonged to their grandfather, Carl Hench, who died in the 1940s. Hench ran a meat market in Defiance, and the family suspects he got them as a promotional item from a candy company that distributed them with caramels. They think he gave some away and kept others.
”We guess he stuck them in the attic and forgot about them,” Kissner said. ”They remained there frozen in time.”
[more in the article]
Discovered another resource for full video of campaign ads and speeches:
http://electad.com/video/joe-biden-addresses-national-concil-of-la-raza-in-las-vegas-nevada-july-10-2012/
They even have live stream channels. We can check those out next time PBO or VPOTUS have an event.
Note: They carry Romney’s ads and speeches too. So gird your loins.
Here’s something for the #CanMittMatchThis meme:
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/the-bureau/
Thanks for posting that here. I have been to that very helpful site many times, pointed others to it, and told my story. Someone is listening…I thank Elizabeth Warren for this vision and Richard Cordray for being the fierce advocate that he is. I hope that this gets shared and passed around. Housing issues, banking issues, student loan issues. I am grateful.
GOVERNMENT WORKS!
No problem, df. The CFPB is another example of government at its best.
More:
Financial protection for older Americans
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/older-americans/
Information for servicemembers
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/servicemembers/
Community banks and credit unions
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/small-financial-services-providers/
Mortgage Help
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/mortgagehelp/
Student debt repayment assistant
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/students/repay/
What protections do I have against credit discrimination?
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/fair-lending/
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Hugs for amk!!!! Thank, partner:)
Bravo, amk! In my opinion, amk and Bobfr are so incredible in how fast they tweet important news/ astute commentaries posted on this blog! They deserve a great deal of thanks for spreading the message
This is very good information. I don’t watch a lot of TV so can anyone tell me if this kind of Public Service Announcement ever gets broadcast on TV? I would like to see this broadcast out like a TV commercial so that the public can be well informed of their rights. Something like this, presenting straight forward information could have saved a lot of the confusion over the ACA. This is a great thing but we need it to reach a wider audience. I also worry when I hear people being told to go to Whitehouse.gov. A lot of older people are just not going to do that. They need information given to them in a way that’s comfortable for them to receive. I am especially thinking of issues related to Social Security that need to reach an older audience. Even if the campaign had to pay to get this kind of information out I still think it would be a good use of money because people should know what they are getting and it showcases the work that is being done on behalf of the people. Tweeting and Facebooking is fun and all but it’s a pretty hit or miss thing.
Having said that. I’ll now go tweet it.
https://twitter.com/IDImediaGFX/status/222894167951544320
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I see you like living on the edge, amk… 😉
what ? I didn’t even say my usual ‘wimmin’.
I like that about Google..reads my mind sometimes.
Someone ought to Tweet this to Lindsey Graham!
I’m a big fan of Clio the Leo and I don’t even Tweet. I remember her intelligent humor from my DU days.
Thx amk.
There are some great people in that crowd. Abe Lincoln is a hoot and the long haired guy wearing the LGBT pin. All the women with their affectionate loving mama looks. I love Obama crowds! All the crazy diversity joy and excitement. So many happy faces …. all having so much fun. I like the serious way PBO is contemplating his ice cream. I love the video at the end where he’s eating talking walking and shaking hands. That’s my multi-tasking President. And there he is in the last picture walking and chewing gum at the same time. #CanMittMatchThis? I don’t think so!
What a great Vice President we have. This is from earlier this year — March 2012
Vice President Biden Speaks on the Phone with a Newly Enlisted Soldier
Note how he’s touching Mom’s arm while he talks to daughter on the phone. That’s a loving spirit. A good man, with a good head and a good heart!
Wonderful man. 🙂
I love Vice President Biden.
Sometimes it’s all too much for my eyes, mind and senses – to take in and really absorb this President and his First Lady and the journey they are on and the lives they are touching here and around the world. Magnificent Valor, I’m all in. Again.
Beautiful thought. Thanks for sharing it!
Hey Dudette – All of a sudden I was feeling some kind of way about it. So glad this place here to let it all go and to be unashamedly proud.
Phew! Long, exhausting day. But my what wonderful sites and sounds to behold! Thank you Chips for all your wonderful goodness!
Peace, love and sweet dreams, everybody! Good Night!
NIght all…my bed is calling my name….
Mittens is speaking at the NAACP National Convention in Houston tomorrow. Wonder what the odds are in Vegas on whether he’ll actually show up or not… 😆 According to Smartypants, apparently he’s hired a new adviser to help him frame his message to Black Voters. Hmm? and just what message might that be, Mittens? Hmm? Bring on the large tub of popcorn please!
http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2012/07/someone-please-find-out-how-much-romney.html
That should be interesting, purpleshoes!! Hope you know your suggestion of the family ‘tip jar’ is a hit … lots of folk are sharing the idea and maybe we’ll see the folk at OFA go for it! Thank you
#ADollarADayToOFA … It’s the 99% Way
#FORWARD
Wow, Thanks Bobfr! I am touched truly. The power of the collective in action! YES! Thank YOU!!
Hell Mitt can’t even frame a message to the white people, unless it’s the haters who all they are looking for is it’s Obama fault.
Easy: he’s going to say to black people that their life sucks, he’s going to say that their unemployment numbers are worse than for other groups. He’ll say that Barack Obama hasn’t done anything for them and that all their problems are his fault. OH, and that he, Mitt Romney, has the solution because he’s SO good at creating jobs. He’ll probably talk about God too.
Romney going to NAACP Convention raises eyebrows so it will be considered news, and we’ll see every pundit on planet DC rate the speech positively and say that “Barack Obama may have a problem with black voters”. And they’ll give a lot of air time to prominent black people who hate the President and will repeat ad nauseam that he isn’t good for the black community.
But it will be just noise. It won’t change anything. Black people are not easily fooled.
I wonder if Romney will talk about voter ID and the right to vote… What do you think ?
Never expected to read anything a ‘red state’ in my life, but this is actually delicious …
h/t @word_34 for scouting and sharing it!
That article was in last nov. erickkk has fallen in line since then. They always do. Despite all the bitching and moaning.Typical cowardly bullies.
Indeed amk! Republicans, more so than Democrats, always come home. This is what’s missing on our side. The same “holier than thou progressives,” who gave us George Bush the Younger, are already out there preaching the gospel of Ron Paul and contending that there is no difference between President Obama and Mitt Romney. Blue dog Democrats are out there trying to out do the tea baggers. It’s plainly obvious that many of the hard core rightists don’t like or trust Mitt Romney. They, however, hate President Obama so much that they are already willing to put aside their temporary differences with Romney in order to ensure the defeat of the President. Sadly, this is not the case with the hard core leftists. Many hardcore leftists say they are 100% against Republicans. Yet they also hate President Obama because, so far as they are concerned, he has not delivered 100% of their agenda. Consequently,many are not willing to support his re-election. I hope leftists will change their minds. Given the structure and nature of the American political system, It’s not easy to implement revolutionary changes. This what JFK realized when talked about the limits of Presidential power. At the same time, the President still exercises enormous powers. It would be a shame if the purity progressives helped electing extreme rights who would everything to turn the clock backwards to the pre-New Deal era.
They are not real Democrats.
More than that, are they real Americans, because any time you will allow people to suffer because you feel you didn’t get all you wanted, what kind of person are you? These people know what this extreme radical Republican Party stand for. But yet they can say I’m not supporting Obama cause he didn’t do all I wanted him to do. All I can say is they are sick bastards.
I don’t get the hard left’s infatuation with Ron Paul. The man would do even more damage to the federal government than Romney if he had the chance. Paul’s ideas would lead to the corporations grabbing even more power, and in general would lead to even more poverty and suffering. Paul’s vision is a delusional intellectual construct which doesn’t take into account human nature. Moreover, Paul seems oblivious to the lessons of History.
They need to Fire Jonathan Capehart. Worst Anchor Evah! Omg! This is sad to watch!
Behind the Scenes Video: Team Romney Preps for NAACP Address
Convicted al Qaida operative released from Guantánamo, repatriated to Sudan in plea deal
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/11/155724/convicted-al-qaida-operative-released.html
Obama leads among single voters by 54 percent to 34 percent, while married voters back Romney 51 percent to 38 percent, the poll found.
Obama has a huge advantage with single women, 60 percent to 31 percent, while Romney leads among married women 49 percent to 42 percent. Romney leads by 19 percentage points among married men, and Obama leads by 9 points among single men.
The poll showed Obama with an overall 3-point national edge on Romney, 46 percent to 43 percent, four months before the November 6 election.
I thought it was 49-43?
That is Reuters….this 3 pt lead is quinnipiac- just released today.
Oh! Its quinine so it’s probably 5 points!
The Democrats may need to Bench Shelley Berkley in Nevada, she messed up!
The Obama ads questioning Willard’s secrecy on tax returns and foreign tax havens has forced the AP to dive into the subject, which is pretty damaging to poor ol’ Willard.
http://www.nwherald.com/2012/07/10/obama-team-targets-mitt-romneys-private-finances/asyjtjy/
Great Job Priorities.
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Voters in five 2012 swing states have moved noticeably away from Mitt Romney since the Obama super PAC began attacking his business background on the air, according to polling conducted for the group Priorities USA Action.
In a memo out this morning, Democratic pollsters Geoff Garin of Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group and Jefrey Pollock and Nick Gourevitch of Global Strategy Group outline their findings and conclude that Romney has taken a meaningful hit as a result of Bain-themed negative ads.
“Mitt Romney’s business experience – the centerpiece of his case for the presidency – has proven to be much more of a liability than an asset in key swing states,” the pollsters write. “Clear negative trends have emerged in recent polling conducted in Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.”
The Democrats’ survey tested 3,800 likely voters in those five states, in the period from June 25 to July 3. The top line findings: by a 10-point margin – 37 percent to 27 percent – voters now say that Romney’s background at Bain Capital makes them less likely to vote for him.
According to the poll, 58 percent of voters now agree with the statement that Romney’s priority in the private sector was “making millions for himself and his investors, regardless of the impact on jobs and the employees.”
Overall, Obama leads Romney in the five swing states by 6 points, 48 percent to 42 percent. Romney’s favorability rating in those battlegrounds is 7 points underwater: 36 percent of voters have a positive view of him, versus 43 percent who have an unfavorable view.
Romney looks damaged in the swing states, across the board, but the pollsters write that his problems are a bit more pronounced in the 11 media markets where Priorities has focused its advertising. The group has spent $10 million so far on dark, negative ads casting Romney as a cold-hearted businessman who fired workers and walked away with millions.
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One of their best commercials
Link to article http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/07/obama-super-pac-poll-antiromney-offensive-moves-swing-128614.html
Carville? Really? Oh, he is writing a Book? He goes on Rachels Show last night and says, the President is hitting all the right notes.
Then, he was just on Morning Bastard and He said the opposite.
Jeepers!
Yeah. That sounds like Carville.
Palin word salad on Hannity last night..
It is the, what Barack Obama believes and then makes manifest in our economy with the monumental failures that kind of replicate the socialist nations that he seems to want to emulate.”
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Good Grief…
Good grief indeed. My brain is screaming.
Its way too early for this
To quote Dagwood Bumpstead: Huh?
Thanks for stinkin’ up the place…
Tiny political pundits emulate bigger cable news brethren —–putting them to shame, for all kinds of reasons
http://www.mediaite.com/online/tiny-pundit-features-children-pretending-to-be-cable-news-pundits-being-about-as-informative/
U Mad Bro?
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Mitt Romney has had enough. Fed up with President Obama’s attacks on his business record, he is — or at least his surrogates are — going to drop the Mr. Nice Guy act and start calling his opponent a liar, BuzzFeed’s McKay Coppins reports. Romney’s campaign had already gone there — an e-mail on Saturday from spokeswoman Andrea Saul was headlined “Obama’s Desperate Lies,” for example — but to turn the L-word, usually avoided in politics, into a surrogate talking point represents a new front.
To the many Republicans thirsty for blood and concerned that Romney’s campaign has been too passive, this will surely be welcome news. But it’s rather ironic that Team Romney appears to have been baited into an emotional reaction after months of trying, unsuccessfully, to bait the Obama campaign.
This is the same Romney campaign that sent bubble-blowing hecklers to David Axelrod’s press conference in Boston, deployed its campaign bus to circle and honk outside Obama events, and had a staffer confront Joe Biden personally at a restaurant in Ohio. In another move that seemed designed to get in Obama’s face, Romney himself staged a press conference in front of the failed solar-energy company Solyndra.
But the Obama campaign’s response to this, aside from a bit of huffiness about Romney’s failure to condemn such tactics, has largely been “meh.” Meanwhile, the president continues to conduct a gleefully negative campaign, complete with misleading attack ads and disingenuous character slams
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-campaign-gotten-under-romneys-skin-153020436.html
A liar about what? And it’s interesting that Team PBO has gotten Romney to blow his stack this early in the campaign. He’s going to be in a strait jacket by the time the debates roll around.
My response to the Mitt Romney campaign calling President Obama a liar is that the OFA “Truth Team” was created specifically to debunk Mitt Romney’s lies. They can’t be serious. If they want to go down this road, by all means, let’s go. In addition, Steve Benen has been chronicling Mitt Romney’s lies each Friday for months. He has enough material for a book deal.
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXIV
By Steve Benen (June 29, 2012)
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The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll that came out this week included an interesting, open-ended question: “What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Mitt Romney as president?” Poll respondents weren’t offered any choices; they could offer any response they wanted.
The results weren’t especially surprising — the most common answer noted Romney being very wealthy. There were also plenty of folks who mentioned Romney’s conservatism, his Mormon faith, his controversial positions on women’s rights, etc.
Down towards the bottom of the list, however, was one that jumped out me: “Dishonest.” For at least some respondents — not a lot, but some — the first thing that came to mind when thinking about Romney was the candidate’s willingness to say things that aren’t true.
It’s good to know I’m not the only one who’s noticed. In fact, the public response should probably be far more common given how quickly the Republican’s record of falsehoods is growing. Consider, for example, the 24th installment of my weekly series, chronicling Mitt’s mendacity.
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Previous editions of Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity: Vol. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII,XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/29/12483552-chronicling-mitts-mendacity-vol-xxiv?lite
Morning Chips & great pictures, post, comments, tweets….I’ ve been missing this for a few weeks. Just a great job everyone. *Tip jar, cool.
Mornin’ TOD.
Off-topic: Olympic Team Outfits
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jtes/look-like-an-olympian-for-1000
Look Like An Olympian For $1,000
Ralph Lauren has released the designs for Team USA’s Olympics opening ceremony outfits. You can buy most of the set online. (World-class athlete figure not included.)
Morning everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/07/11/rise-and-shine-235/