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12:05: President Obama participates in a roundtable discussion with teachers at Canyon Springs High School in Las Vegas, Nevada
12:40: Delivers remarks at a campaign event
1:15: VP Biden attends a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan
1:25: Michelle Obama visits Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Fla
1:50: President Obama departs Las Vegas en route New York City
3:00: VP Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event at Renaissance High School
5:00: VP Biden attends a campaign event in Detroit
6:05: President Obama arrives New York City
7:35: Delivers remarks at a campaign event at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
9:45: Attends a campaign event at Jazz at Lincoln Center
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Night TODville! It’s been a long day.
Congrats VC on #1 and have a wonderful evening. What a lovely day it’s been here at TOD!
Thanks Chips for everything 🙂
Thank you so much, CC, for your unending work and your laughing spirit. I severely appreciate both. 😆
Congratulations on first 🙂
TY, Maryl & Hopefruit. It’s a real pleasure being part of this family, no matter where I end up on the board. 😆
Not first…but still the sexiest TODer. 😉
Hahahahahaha…..you must be drinking that Paul Ryan GOP juice. 😀
On the internet – you can be whatever and whomever you want to be. So claim that title! 🙂
This is what NewsWeek has turned into. A site that mocks women and the horrors of back alley abortions.
Tina Brown is a woman and she allows this vile crap on her website. She is the SCUM of the earth. Looks like NewsWeek is really trying to hasten its demise.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/huffington-post-puts-hanger-on-front-page-newsweek-mocks-them-people-get-very-angry/
This is the guy who changed the tumblr image to a coat hanger. Disgusting.
http://14kgoldnyc.tumblr.com/post/29903963133/ro-s-a-spar-ks-newsweek-were-retiring-the
As noted earlier, this is the 2012 GOP ….
And that message has already been sent to a few … more as I have time …
Bob,
I live near Orlando, that was what lost Him his election. Albeit, a true statement, it was politically inept, in a bad environment.
That said, I thought it was funny.
It was, and is, cogent truth. That’s all that matters to me.
Bob…did you mean “dye” or DIE??
Yep, stupid typo!
I thought they mocking the GOP position on abortion?
How do I post a picture???
You need post from a site like photobucket, otherwise you cannot directly embed photos here. Only blog owner can do this.
Chipsticks, thank you for posting my FR link, I am only a little shy of meeting my third goal, so every little bit helps! (guess who is having a DAY OFF TOMORROW?) need a hint?…..
A whole, entire day? Wow, I can’t guess! Want to come over for lunch, or are you planning to sleep in? I’d actually stir myself to prepare some – thing. 😆 😆 Have a great day!
Just when I leave to get a snack you post all these goodies.
I know that feeling, as it happens to me fairly often – I think Chips has radar for that kind of thing.
Severely lovely indeed chips! So sorry to hear about that re-blogger. What a complete jerk!
He sucks green donkey dicks.
Pres. Obama is speaking at 7:35AM?
He’s in Nevada. So local time in NV would be 4:35AM?
I was wondering about that too but methinks this is an error. Lincoln center is in NYC and it should be 7:35PM, before the Jazz event at 9:45PM. Doesn’t that sound more plausible?
Unless, he uses an SR-71 Blackbird and flies to and from, in an hour?
I know our President gets a lot done, I don’t know about the Blackbird craft. Though I could totally see Robney having a campaign event at 4:35AM just to avoid scrutiny.
Oh yikes, I need to quadruple check those times 😳
Does the President really have an Event at 5:35 in the Morning, Mountain Time?
Really?
I think it was an error. See my comment above.
Or, he may go back in Time and do an Event? Did you ever see Timecop?
Thanks a gazillion Jovie, added to the post!
Severely lovely indeed Chips!!!!!!!! Can’t get over the six year old holding the sign and PBO hugged by the lovely ladies in Reno, Ohioans for Obama. Severely lovely indeed!!!!
Severely !!!!!!! 😆 😆 😆
I’d like to nip something in the bud here, please. Let us not discuss the possibility of a Hurricane hitting the RNC convention as though it were a good thing. Please remember that Charlotte is in the path of Hurricanes as well. We don’t want any destructive weather anywhere in this country. People have suffered enough.
Agreed…my family lives in Florida…as do other people and their families. I would never wish destruction on any of them….now if you want to have a smile on your face for thunder, lightening, and heavy ( non destructive) wind….I’m ok with that:)
Oh yeah, high winds messing with Trump’s rug…I can live with that.
🙂 Squirrel head. Man with all that money and can’t manage to do something with that freaking head….
Did somebody say “squirrel”? Jueseppe B., get your cup ready! 😀
I think that Romney is taking MORE dirty money!
http://politicalscrapbook.net/2012/07/barclays-rbs-executives-bankrolling-mitt-romney/
And this: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-rbs-probe-iran-idUSBRE87K19720120821
U.S. authorities are investigating Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) for possible violations of sanctions with Iran, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
The Federal Reserve and Department of Justice are conducting the investigation, the paper said, citing several people close to the situation. The investigation comes after the UK bank volunteered information to U.S. and UK regulators 18 months ago, the Financial Times said.
Ed Canaday, a spokesman for RBS, declined comment.
Good! http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/20/us-usa-treasury-moneylaundering-idUSBRE87J0J020120820
The U.S. Treasury has hired one of the Justice Department’s top prosecutors to lead its anti-money laundering and counterterror finance unit, raising the department’s profile and suggesting it will take a more aggressive approach to rooting out illicit activity from U.S. markets.
here you go, ZLD 🙂
OMG! We’re shitting Koch Bros here!!!
Did you see this??
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/08/21/13398690-the-absence-of-an-appropriate-spokesperson?lite
For those who can’t watch clips online, the host told viewers, as the segment wrapped up, “We should point out that we have been trying to get the Romney campaign to join this debate today, and they have said that they don’t have an appropriate spokesperson.”
The Romney campaign has a small army of spokespersons and surrogates to discuss every issue under the sun — or at a minimum, repeat talking points while slamming President Obama — but when the subject is women’s health and reproductive rights, all of a sudden, Team Romney doesn’t have “an appropriate spokesperson” at all. They’d rather send no one then send a spokesperson to defend the ticket’s positions on these hot-button, in-the-news issues.
It’s almost as if the Republican presidential campaign is uncomfortable with the subject.
I love this stuff! So totally amazing….Big science geek alert!!
I love science, too!
Me three! 🙂
Check out this “Welcome” to Tampa:) HAHAHAHAHA Great Billboard:)
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/08/21/billboard-to-rnc-guests-welcome-to-tampa-a-city-run-by-democrats/
Please sign the petition and pass this on….
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/08/21/video-pardon-don-siegelman-he-goes-back-to-jail-for-6-5-yrs-if-something-is-not-done-soon/
A damn good rant by a FORMER Republican! Pass it on…………
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/08/21/a-former-republicans-epic-rant-republicans-make-my-brain-cry/
Liked the last part of the article:
“It has become increasingly clear that the Republican Party has been hijacked by the Tea Party and has lost all touch with reality. Personally, I think it is time for Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and John Boehner to denounce the Tea Party, no matter what the risk. They are the leaders of their party, not Rush Limbaugh. They have an obligation to denounce the Tea Party, even if it means losing an election. A failure to do so will be the death of the Republican Party as a whole.”
Am I all alone here talking to myself??? 😦
I’m here – trying to catch up on the day’s events!
Too Much??? 🙂 Pretty funny….
Well that certainly woke me up 😉
TAKE A COLD SHOWER! 😛
Works for me!! I like some humor and eye candy with my political videos.
Great video! How can I re post it?
Seriously…where is my TOD family? I put all this eye candy up here, science stuff….amk isn’t even here to give me crap about the buff boys that talk about R Money lies….what the heck!
Awww, these guys are fine and smart(obviously for being PBO supporters)!!! I likey!! DF, don’t worry, I’m SEVERELY appreciative of this eye candy you gave us!!!
wimmin. tch, tch, tch
Song…” When I wake up in the morning, love, and the sunlight hurts my eyes…..Something, something, something, love weighs heavy on my mind. When I look at you, and the world’s alright with me…ahhh just one look at you, and I know it’s gonna be—–A LOVELY DAAAAAY (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day LOVELY DAY!) Bill Withers. Forgive me I don’t know all of the words but the song is sooooo relevant and I loooove the melody.
Here you go – Bill Withers.
http://www.lyrics007.com/Bill%20Withers%20Lyrics/Lovely%20Day%20Lyrics.html
How precious of you, theo! Thank you!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!
http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/106318/akin-remarks-hurt-rommey-too
http://www.people-press.org/2012/08/21/medicare-voucher-plan-remains-unpopular/
Medicare Voucher Plan Remains Unpopular
Plurality Views Ryan VP Choice Negatively
Paul Ryan’s selection to the Republican ticket has put the issue of Medicare squarely on the 2012 campaign agenda. And the latest Pew Research Center survey continues to find the public is aware of a proposal to gradually shift Medicare to a system of vouchers and is, on balance, more opposed than supportive of the idea.
The survey, conducted August 16-19, 2012 among 1,005 adults nationwide, finds 72% have heard a lot or a little about a proposal to change Medicare into a program that would give future participants a credit toward purchasing private health insurance coverage. And among those who are aware, the idea remains unpopular; by a 49% to 34% margin more oppose than favor the idea. This is virtually unchanged from public reactions a little over a year ago, when Republicans in the House voted in favor of this proposal as part of the “Ryan plan.”
More generally, while surveys consistently find that dealing with the deficit is a high priority for Americans, there is little support for doing so if it means entitlement cuts. When asked whether it is more important to reduce the budget deficit or to keep Social Security and Medicare benefits as they are, Americans continue to prioritize maintaining benefits.
The public offers a relatively negative assessment of Mitt Romney’s selection of Ryan as his running mate. Nearly half (46%) say Ryan is an only fair or poor choice, while 28% say he is an excellent or good choice.
And “dick” Halperin will declare this is all good for John McCain.
Romney is fading fast!
““Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.” -Plato
Unfortunately, states DO control voting. It was immensely difficult to pass the voting rights law just for this reason.
What matters most is that our side does not vote reliably, does not look at the big picture, and if they ‘aren’t in love’, they don’t bother. Why are 50M American women not registered to vote? Why do those who are not registered support PBO 2-1 over Romney?
ELECTIONS MATTER. Deciding that passing the first comprehensive health care law wasn’t ‘perfect’ enough, when in any other Presidency before PBO, this law would have been universally cheered by all progressives, is a reason to not vote in 2010, is unconscionable. A census year has implications for the next decade.
I admit to some despair today, Tally. This freak show of a Republican party is reason enough to register and to vote. It’s OKAY to vote because you’re afraid of the other guy. Republicans have not been in love with a candidate since – ever. They vote their hate and fear and get to the polls and have changed the political calculus, the discourse, the education.
30 years ago the notion that rights are given by God and not by government would have been considered treason, if not just evidence of rank stupidity. Our government is “we the people”, we are a nation of laws, not superstition. The greatest achievement of The Enlightenment was that man could fashion a society that would respect the human mind and dignity. It is specifically made by man that makes this country great (or did). This was universally understood under Ronald Reagan joined hands with Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell and took this country through the gates of hell.
But that’s not reason enough for 50M American women to pay 10 minutes of attention a week, and vote.
Ditto.
This Todd Akin has hurt a lot of people. Here’s someone’s testimonial I found on Facebook.
Saw a comment on RawStory that reminded me of these great quotes from Plato. Could someone please tweet these to Joe Scarbrough, who seems to have just realized that he’s part of the “Stupid Party”? He might need a little Philosophy 101 refresher.
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“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” – Plato
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato
Perfect.
More wisdom from Plato with, dare I say, PROFOUND, relevance to our current political climate
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“When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income.”
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
“The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions. ”
“They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth.”
“If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake.”
“Leaders like wars because wars remind people they need leaders.”
“By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man passionately desire to be a perfect citizen, and teaches him to rule, and to obey, with justice. This is the only education which deserves the name.”
“If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.”
“Ignorance, the root and the stem of every evil.”
“If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals.”
“I shall assume that your silence gives consent.”
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This one is freaking prophetic:
“Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren’s grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms. They will spend many hours in front of boxes with fires glowing within. May they have the wisdom to know the difference between light and knowledge.”
H/T thinkexist.com
Stephanie Cutter coming up soon on the Tv Box!
Harold Ford was sticking up for the Republicans and Ryan on the Rape issue. Playin ignorant to the Bill that Ryan co sponsored and saying all Republicans believe that Raoe is rape. Until…, wait for it…, Sam Stein and Richard Wolfe set Him Straight.
And yes he did.
If you are sticking up for the Republicans, with the talking points they give you, then you are responsible for what you say.
That is all!
Chuck Todd just said that voter Enthusiasm is down for democrats. He points to a New Telemundi poll coming out shortly, saying the gap is big between Him and Robney, but that the Voter enthusiasm is low.
How can that be? Just who are these Hispanics that dont want to Vote???
Btw/ their are Hispanic Voters I call in Cleawater, and they are all going to Vote for Obama, so…
This “voter enthusiasm” meme is bull shyte. It’s the MSM’s way of trying to make it seem like Romney is doing better than PBO. They’ve been repeating this meme since the beginning of the campaign. The questions are framed to get a desired response and then the media pounces. There is NO EVIDENCE outside of the MSM propaganda to make me think that enthusiasm is any worse for DEMS than it is for Repubs.
And if they’re comparing now to 2008, then that’s a seriously flawed comparison because there was a very competitive DEM primary, followed by a new candidate. None of this is true in 2012, so we wouldn’t expect the same amount of enagement until AFTER the DEM convention in early September.
PBO is actually doing BETTER in the polls than he was doing at the same time in 2008, and that’s what the MSM doesn’t want to talk about.
No immigration reform. because PBO’s had no other battles to fight. And everything is PBO’s fault.
The executive order on undocumented children helped a lot. But yes, there is a ‘lack of enthusiasm’ in some of the Latino community. I have a Hispanic alderman and we have a lot of Hispanics in my area.
They now can keep their children on their insurance.
Pre-existing conditions are starting to be covered.
the economy is improving.
Student loans
Fighting for affordable higher education and training.
But people are still ‘disappointed’.
Better benefits for seniors
I do not understand why the entire ACA could not have been implemented before 2014. It doesn’t help that it has not been messaged well until very recently and still not all that great. People only understand what they can see and they are not seeing the full impact of ACA, even though Hispanics have said that health care is very important to them.
I’ve about had it with our fickle base.
How were the Hispanics’ enthusiasm last year at this time? It seems to me we’re always hearing about this group or that group (usually a DEM constituent) not being enthusiastic..just a few months ago it was that Blacks were disappointed and not enthusiastic.
Did the MSM ever do a synopsis on the 20% of Republicans who are FED-UP with the GOP and plan to vote for PBO? No.
Write on your chalkboard 500x- I love Stephanie Cutter, I love Stephanie, I love Stephanie Cutter, I love Stephanie Cutter…
I do, I do, I do! She was fantastic on Morning Joke!
Stephanie is great, the greatest, but all the questions were RNC approved. You would have thought there was no good news in the NBC poll for Obama, as every question featured the negative aspects—-with a screen shot proving it. She kept injecting comments noting the same—‘are we going to talk about the good news in the poll?”——and nope, they never did.
Media is arising to protect Willard again. First question of Akin on Today was to make a point of how Paul Ryan called him to drop out, helping to separate Akin’s crazy views from Willard/Ryan—–when, in truth, they are the same.
Another big story out today is how Mormonism is the fastest growing religion and is now “mainstream”.
And another is how Willard is vastly outraising Obama, even in “Democratic areas”—–like New York and Chicago and San Francisco and Denver. They made it sound like thousands of ‘regular folks’ are flocking to contribute to the Willard campaign instead of making clear that all those big cities have greedy multi- millionaires who are the Repub contributors, as always.
That is true dotster. As I told Jovie yesterday, Romney has some highly paid staffers in the media. On AC360 yesterday, they did a love segment on Ann Romney (how she’s tough, how she’s great, how she’s marvelous), immediately followed by a segment on how Chicago is seeing a rise in violent crime. Not.An.Accident.
Well, the Robney Team is really playing the Refs, something our Team better learn.
Don’t know about you, Jovie, but I’m tired of saying this.
The millionaires in chicago, new York and San Francisco are donating. I know. My boss is one of them, and most of my husband’s clients are Republican (we charge them more!)
However, it’s now time for Hollywood to step in. They can stuff their ‘principles’ about superPac’s. They can afford to weather a Tea-Taliban takeover of the U.S., but 99% of us can’t.
Ledbetter, Baldwin and Longiria have been added as Speakers to DNC Convention.
FANTASTIC! Now I hope they add Al Green as a performer 🙂
Happy Dance!! More Women…AWESOMENESS!!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014202861
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Democratic National Convention Committee announced additional speakers for the 2012 Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth
Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Student
Denise Juneau, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Montana
Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America
Caroline Kennedy
Lilly Ledbetter
Eva Longoria, Obama Campaign Co-Chair
U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, together with the women of the U.S. Senate
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Previously announced speakers include: San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who will be the first Latino keynote speaker at a Democratic National Convention, President Bill Clinton, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Elizabeth Warren.
Read more: http://www.wcnc.com/news/dnc-charlotte-2012/DNCC-announces-more-speakers-for-the-DNC-
Sandra Fluke is speaking at the DNC! Fuck you, Rush Limbaugh!!! 😀 😀 😀
This lineup is so full of win – wow. If people are not fired up after this convention and ready to get themselves to the polls to re-elect Obama/Biden, I don’t know what else will make them (outside of personal tragedy)!!!
Correction on the Read more link:
http://www.wcnc.com/news/dnc-charlotte-2012/DNCC-announces-more-speakers-for-the-DNC-167009825.html
The DNC need to add Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, he is an awesome speaker. He can break down the Democratic Party’s Jobs, Immigration and Women’s stance where a 3 year old can understand it. He is also the kind of speaker that people will stop what they are doing and listen to him. He’s a great advocate for Democratic causes.
You should send a note to Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
That’s an amazing list of talented people – real people with real brains who will be speaking the real truth. Can’t say that about the other side.
LOL.! The moment Rise and Shine cones to TOD, a little Bell gies off on Twitter, and everybody quickly rushes here from Twitter, usually doing battle with Rightwing nut jobs.
Then, The comments are at a pace, never seen before in the blogosphere! You will see 400 comments in five seconds, People coming out of the Woodwork.
It happens all the time. LOL! LMAO!
Yup. If you’re on Twitter, you can see when Chips posts a new thread on the Obama diary because it shows up on Twitter 🙂
And it Tasers the seat you are sitting in. 😉
2 new ads, 1 from both sides- take a look-
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/08/air-war-ryan-budget-vs-obamacare-132777.html
Moooooooooooooorning everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/08/22/rise-and-shine-275/