St. Petersburg, Sept 8 (Oliver Knox)
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An oldie ….. but hey, we’re all feeling like this today:
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President Obama shakes hands with former Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist prior to speaking during a campaign event at St. Petersburg Seminole Campus
A young supporter of President Obama leaves after attending a campaign rally on the campus of St. Petersburg College, September 8
You can see the speech at C-Span
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More from yesterday:
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VP Biden gets out of his limousine to greet President Obama after his arrival at Portsmouth International Airport, Sept 7
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Strawbery Banke Field in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, September 7
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Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sept 7
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The University of Iowa, September 7
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President Obama applauds First Lady Michelle Obama as he waits backstage before addressing the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte
President Obama and VP Biden shake hands after signing official papers as candidates following Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, September 6
…. walking to their car following President Obama’s speech in Charlotte
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Lots more speeches from Charlotte are now on the DNC YouTube channel
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Next:
4:30 ET: President Obama delivers remarks at Kissimmee Civic Center
The Obama Diary 
1st!
2nd!
3rd!
Go President Obama!
Obama/Biden 2012!
You know, even though we don’t think so, it will be argued about who has the best candidates, ideas, etc; but the one thing I dare them to argue about…..we play the best damn music at our rallies…..that was random but I just wanted to say it b/c it always makes me smile.
Oh yeah!!! That DeeJay was the absolute best!! The music had me cracking up. I know that folks were dancing all over that Convention! LOVED IT!! And the DJ had a sense of humor. For instance, he played Michael Jackson’s ‘Wanna be starting Something” when Rahm Emanuel walked on Stage.
I caught that ison! I burst into laughter when Rahm came out and that song played.
The DJ picked great music that represented each speaker perfectly. I’d love to see his playlist. 🙂
You’re always going to have better music when the other side keeps getting cease and desist letters.
Yeah, ain’t that a trip!! Plus, I’ve been following Krispy Kreme’s sad because Bruce Springsteen won’t let him use any of the Boss’ music. HAHAHAHAHAHA Apparently KK has an encyclopedic knowledge and love for Bruce’s songs. It’s obvious that KK never actually listened to Bruce’s lyric.
and you’re always going to have better music when the other side is a bunch of grumpy old prunes!
😆 Congrats, Don!
DON! you OWN this thread! 😆
Is anyone here?
We”re all back on the previous post. Slow pokes, one and all! 🙂
Dudette…how was your time in Charlotte…i hope that you had a footabulous time…:-D
Don! You’re on FIYAH!!! 😀
Nobody is here.
Congrats Don on 1st,2nd,3rd & so on & so on!
Good Morning guys!
Romney Got a Negative Bounce
Big Bounce Coming for Obama?
i’m not going to get too excited by this trending yet. seems like they’re already setting up their next false narrative to justify their weighting changes to the polls, so polls can magically show the mittbot gaining steam next week. they say it’s because “the disappointing jobs numbers.” of course, none of “the news” will report that this latest jobs report from bls is approx 370,000 more jobs than august bls in 2008, so the answer to “are we better off than 4 years ago” is a resounding yes!! in every way one tries to slice and dice it. so naturally again, a mittbot gain in polls by monday. ignoring them is the best strategy. we know what they’re going to do.
Thanks for the DNC video link Chips. The CSPAN one is a bit cumbersome to navigate and they don’t have the cool backstage clips.
Can’t tell yet, are the musical performances on the DNC site as well? I’d love to see those.
We need to translate ALL those beautiful faces into votes. This is a weekend of action. I made calls for 8 straight hours yesterday. It was a great honor to represent President Obama. One young Republican man said he had changed his vote to the President because he was able to refinance his home sving $400/mo. He thanked the President and will vote for him in November. That is what CHANGE looks like.
Thank you for your long weekend of calls! I have had those conversations myself….people can actually feel first hand what his programs have done:) The best thing we can all do when making our calls is to listen…and then tailor the conversation and FACTS around their concerns. I had one Republican agreeing with me so often, that he decided to volunteer for PBO:) Took me 45 minutes of talking (NOT a problem!) but I did it! He was fired up, ready to go!! Nice job, fisher:)
Well, nevermind. Here on TOD, enthusiasm shakes the heck out of my iPad sometimes, the commenting is so fast! 🙂
Thanks for the picture of the little boy with the home made t shirt, you’ve got to love him, I set it as my desktop, he’s going to remind me of what we’re fighting for, for the next 59 days
I can’t stop looking at that picture, agifford!
I can’t either Pamela, it’s one of those pictures that is worth a thousand words.
The BBC’s US correspondent wrote a piece saying that Obama’s rhetoric was “no game changer”. Methinks Mr. Mardell has spent too much time in Georgetown cocktail parties.
mr mardell is an ass. i make a point of never, ever clicking on his articles.
How do you hold a convention and come away with a negative bounce? I’ve always thought that President Obama would win reelection, but I’m starting to sense a landslide victory of epic proportions.
That’s unreal. People didn’t like him much to start and now they like him even less.
It’s been noted a number of times. The more people see of Mitt Romney, the less they like him.
And it’s the exact opposite with the President. (I’m sensing what Don’s sensing as well.)
Don, if he doesn’t, we will know why!!
Ya can’t fool the little ones. They know goodness when it has a hold of them.
Ya can’t fool us here on TOD either, eh DD4O? 🙂
I think the baby is saying to himself, “Oh, yeah! I remember this guy. I like him!”
notice the expression on the baby’s face when PO gave him back.
the baby was like .. . . wait what??? Not done. lololol
I just finished re-watching Michelle’s speech, then I come here and see all these incredible pics. The photo of the boy with the “Kids love Obama” t-shirt just did me in; what beautiful photography. Now I am a blubbering mess, dammit! 😆
Yup. that one and the lady with her arm wrapped around her daughter (assumption – I don’t know if it’s her daughter, but what a sweet picture!!)
I agree, that is a gorgeous picture. 🙂
That young girl reminds me of Sasha .
that she does.
I liked that one…and the “I love you” sign…
Can I ask a question. Did the President take his hands off Michelle O’Bama anytime yesterday? Because from the photographic evidence I see posted here, he pretty much had his hands and/or arms on/around her all day! Not that there is anything wrong with that!!!
Daisydem. I don’t think so… 😆 😳 😆
But that’s what I love about them. It can’t be faked. They are so comfortable with each other. So ridiculously in love with each other… And he’ll take care of the country just as well as he takes care of his precious wife and daughters and Momma Robinson.
Beautifully put, isonprize!
I know, right? I noticed the same thing. He just loves him some Michelle!
And so do we! Yes, he is trying to take care of all of us isonprize.
Well you know we say it all the time here at TOD. “Once you get hold of a good thing you never let it go”
They are each others inspiration! And lucky for us, they share it with everyone who has the Heart to join in! What a tremendous gift, what a relief!
Chris Matthews documentary (Barack Obama Making History) is rerunning on MSNBC now.
Yes…started watching last night…and fell asleep. Not ‘cuz it was boring, it isn’t…just a long week at work. I’ve DVR’d it…so I’ll watch it all again later. If you haven’t seen it, you should. They should run this on a loop all weekend…instead of those awful “Lockup” crap things they run. Waste of air time
I’m with you. I’m so disappointed that MSNBC runs the ridiculous Prison TV lineup most of the weekend, when there are so many more American stories they could be telling to educate the people. Hard to imagine they’re making money from this crap, but clearly they must be or they wouldn’t continue. It really makes me sad.
Look at Joe swaggin’ out of his car! 😎
Please – I can’t look at that again! Already half fainting here. Ha! 🙂
😆 Don’t hurt yourself, JOB!
Joe is enjoying himself, it’s obvious. Gotta love him.
He’s just where he wants to be as VP to POTUS, which probably surprised even him! They are both the greatest guys, that’s for sure.
Oh snap, I missed that one!
Dayum! Look at my fine-ass VPOTUS!! Go Joe!!! 😀
Sucess begets success…it just grows exponentially….Joe knows:) He’s working it and feeling good!
…and looking good! 🙂
That goes without saying:)
Totally agree, Dudette. He looks fly.
Woo hoo!
POTUS and VPOTUS are truly one of a kind. Total awesomeness. If they had a calendar of PO and all the President’s men, they would make serious money over at OFA.
I think the media is about to have its worst nightmare realized: a race which is increasingly beyond the reach of them to affect. If we take what Nate Silver says about Gallup’s rolling poll — that most of the data is from before the major speeches at the DNC — then PBO is about to get a bounce of major proportions. Such a bounce, this close to November, would be almost impossible to surmount. Factor into this the fact that Romney would have to have the planets align in order to overcome Obama’s EC advantage, and we have the beginnings of a landslide.
This is NOT to say that we can be complacent. We have to work and donate as if we were down by 4 points. There’s still the little matter of wresting control of the House from the GOP, and keeping the Senate so that we can undo the archaic fillibuster rules. But, that being said, success builds on success, and I’m the type of person who gets spurred on by good news.
THIS! THIS!! THIS!!!
And if anyone hasn’t volunteered for tomorrow’s Day of Action, do it! I’m quite looking forward to gauging the enthusiasm at tomorrow’s phone bank. I’m the data guy, so I get the results of all the calls.
I’ll be making phone calls to NC tomorrow afternoon.
YES! A million times over. I think the RNC is really seeing the writing on the wall and is pushing REALLY HARD to get the Senate and keep the House. We need to be vigilant and really push for Dem tickets all the way.
If the Obama bounce is as big as it seems like it will be, he will have coattails to bring the House and Senate along. The DNC really was a game changer. The country was treated to the spectacle of a party that believes in it, and wants it to succeed, as opposed to the other party that’s rooting for failure.
And according to RCP, the generic ballot is tied.
This is NOT to say that we can be complacent. Yeah, and the HUGE matter of Re-thugs rigging the vote and suppressing voter turnout.
So, here’s the deal — WE MUST VOTE IN SUCH MASSIVE NUMBERS that it just can’t be stolen!
Pundits and reporters who say our convention was NO Game Changer are stupid fools.
Kos is reporting on twitter that so far the President has gotten a bump from Rueters/Ipos, Raz and Gallup tracking polls. His approval rating is now 52-42 on the right leaning Gallup. Now check this out in comparison….
The Princeton Election Consortium finds Mitt Romney actually got a negative bounce coming out of his convention.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/09/08/romney_got_a_negative_bounce.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoliticalWire+%28Political+Wire%29
It was the best convention I’ve ever seen, It was funny, spontaneous while being remarkably disciplined and our fact based speakers blew the doors off anything the GOP had in Tampa. The enthusiasm just kept growing. Dems came in at a fever pitch and took it to the next 20 levels. People didn’t want to leave the hall.
They know it was a game changer.
The crowd loves our Prez. I love our Prez. Charlie Crist has seen the light. Hope other Pubs will wake up too.
I pray for Divine strength for our PBO. He is working his heart out for us. I will work my heart out for him the best I can.
Thank you Miss Chips for the wonderful pictures. They warm the heart and the soul.
Fake story.
Excuse me, but what kind of sick mind does that?
These fake stories pop up on Facebook and Twitter all the time and yes it is sick!!
When I see them I always go to a reputable news site like MSN or CNN to see if they have posted it. If not, I conclude its probably fake.
I’d never gotten caught up in one of these storied. I’ll be vigilant from now on.
It’s okay 57. Two months ago, I was in the same position when it came to Arnold Schwartzenegger. I came on this site to ask about it and everyone told me the same thing as they told you.
Believe it or not, celeb death stories are a staple of the Intertubes. Just like stories that gangbangers drive at night with their headlights off, and if you flash your lights at them they’ll shoot you. The ‘Net has allowed bad information to circle the globe at the speed of light.
What?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Now I’m hearing it’s a rumor? Love/hate twitter
Yeah, go to Google News and search on “Eddie Murphy dead”. These celeb death stories pop up all the time.
Well I feel totally stupid. Note to self: read all the fine print.
Hey we don’t need crazy stories posted on this site. This site is about the serious business for re-electing Barack Obama and other Democrats who can be help to this country…
Sure wish our very busy Chips would delete all these posts, we’ll get heart failure until you scroll down for the truth. I think it’s a good idea to check multiple sources, including the major networks before we post such stories. So glad, that it’s not true.
Done, Edwina.
Thanks so much, Chips.
I don’t mind the post because it wouldn’t be a crazy story unless it was not true. There was nothing wrong with the intent to share based on the thought that it was indeed valid. 57andFemale was unaware it was a hoax. Not a big deal. No need to make this a bigger deal than it really is.
and Michele – this site is also about community and family that too is serious business.
Nospin- I am not interested in bull crap for the next 59 days. I am about the re-election of PBO. Period because his re-election affects me, my family, and community.. Period end of story..
The alleged accident, of course, occurred in Zermatt, Switzerland, where Murphy has been “killed” about a dozen times in the past, including last month – twice.
It is 100% false.
Clueless. Thats me.
Ah, don’t worry about it 57, it’s impossible not to be taken in by some of these nutjobs’ tweets, etc. Who in their right mind would ever suspect some dick would spread false ‘news’ like that?
{{{Chipsticks}}}
hey chips, for some reason, I’m not getting a cascade of the comments, they are all singles. Did I press something?
no I am seeing the same thing.
My wife is on the city council and appears in one of the photos from Obama’s 9-8-12 speech. How can we get a high-res copy of the photo? Is the photographer Oliver Knox? Sorry, I hope I’m not double-posting this reply.
Hi gplantam, which photo is it, I can direct you to the source.
Thanks, Chipsticks. It’s the one with the woman in the “God Loves Obama” hat.
No worries, show what a good person you are that you couldn’t imagine that people would be so cruel as to post such malicious fake stories.
no you are not clueless. you posted in good faith. it wasn’t a big deal and I appreciated the notification. It just so happened to be a hoax that you were unaware of.
When is the next Event?
Hi Jovie:
4:30 ET: President Obama delivers remarks at Kissimmee Civic Center
TY!
Re-tweeted
This should be one of THE talking points for every democrat running for office this year.
Other stories of PBO and sign language
http://deafphilippines.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/pres-obama-gives-i-love-you-sign/
http://distriction.com/2012/03/sign-of-the-times/
..and FLOTUS
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101717787
Also found this cool bumper sticker:
http://www.demstore.com/Obama-sign-language–Bumper-Sticker_p_677.html
there is a pic of PBO returning that sign to one of the folks in the crowd…how awesome is that!
Heading out to do my shift at OFA. My fundraising Challenge is alive and well but if you would like to drop a few coins in the bucket they would be greatly appreciated.
https://donate.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/2012/donnanoshock3
Later!!
WTH, Romney today: “I will not take God off our coins!” Who in da hell threatening to do that? Is this dude insane?
Didn’t Sarah Palin accuse President Obama of planning to do that during the 2008 campaign? Has Romney picked up the ’08 playbook, dog eared and scruffy, oozing hate and falsehoods, dusted it off and said, okay, now what else can I try? Idiot!
Or was it the “In God We Trust” on our bills?
Yes.
I can only shake my head. They are fighting demons in their own heads.
Once again, the pundits are full of crap.
p.s. Joe Biden’s aviators are sick as hell!
Tweeters please Tweet:)
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/09/08/816381/immigration-graphic/
Infographic: The Economic Impact Of The Republican and Democratic Immigration Platforms
Done
Done
Thanks, edwina and Dudette:)
Well…look here.
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I love this ad. Simple and truthful.
here’s the exact quote: Romney: “I will not take God out of our platform, I will not take God off our coins, & I will not take God out of my heart.”
Then he led the crowd into an impromptu reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Jeez, the polling must be bad for Romney that now they are playing the cultural stuff?
Sign of desperation and fear! They got NOTHIN’… absolutely NOTHIN’ to convince independents to go with their guy.
When he makes a statement like that and then pull out the old Pledge of Allegiance recital then his internal numbers must be going through the floor.
God has long left the heart of Robney…its a dark black hole now.
at least he didn’t try to make them sing ‘god bless america’ again–that was a sad moment in his campaign.
WordPress weirdness is back. Replies to specific posts are showing up as independent posts.
Noooooooooooooooooooo?!?! Flippin’ heck. I’ll be posting a heads-up soonish, so HOPEFULLY the new thread will be okay. Did I mention I HATE WordPress?
Hmm, so Ann Romney will be on MTP with Mittens tomorrow.
Not that I expected any hard-hitting journalism from David Gregory, but we can surely NOT expect anything now, unless Gregory has the balls to ask Romney hard questions even if Ann is sitting next to him.
But I doubt. I expect softball questions from David and then having all the MSNBC crew, yes even Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz, all saying how Gregory did a “hard-hiting” interview.
I expect nothing less than the worse from Gregory..ugh
ETA: One of the guys at TPM asked and it seems that they will both interview together and then Romney is also supposed to have a one on one interview.
So expect the whole hour to be a Romney soft-sell.
Like others have said, the boy with the handmade Kids love Obama sign really touched my heart. Kids sense that this is the president who will build their futures. THEY need him to get enacted all his proposals which will build the country, and by so doing build a good future for them. Kids are not influenced or bought by the Koch brothers or other corporations. They see the real deal.
I just realized something. After 911, the trauma was so great that we needed a stimulus. Then we needed another tax cut. Then even 7, 8 years later there were Repubs saying we needed time to have the economy recover because of 911. They could use 911 as a prop to shove through their destructive policies and continue to use it as a prop for all of W’s two terms. But PBO is supposed to fix aglobal economic meltdown in a few years with no Republican cooperation and bear responsibility from Day One.
I know where this is, good Cuban Sub!
Now I’m hungry 😦
Thank you Political Carnival for this video….important stuff! Please Tweet!!
A lot of people are reporting the questions were given to Robney in advance…. The MTP producers won’t confirm or deny…
Oh, FFS! Really? He knows the questions? God, tomorrow will be a travesty. It’ll be an hour-long donation-in-kind by NBC.
Should be interesting to see what kind of tough questions David Gregory asks of Mitt Romney…
OH Jaysus, WP is being dickish again.
I remember in the GE campaign McCain and Obama did an interview with questions by a well-known pastor. I watched. They were both to receive the same questions and Obama went first. They said neither had seen the questions ahead. That was true for Obama but not for McCain. McCain had very short concise answers while Obama’s were somewhat long and rambling. Everyone said McCain won. It was later discovered McCain was listening to the entire Obama interview and forming his answers with his team. It was kind of played like he was in this sound proof room. Expect every benefit to go to the GOP in the debates and none to Obama. Lucky our guy can play without a handicap. (I’m trying to use golf analogy but don’t know anything about golf) Ha ha ha.
An early heads-up everyone – partly because the CBS streaming has started, partly because I’m hoping the comment glitches will disappear in the new thread 😕
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/09/08/heads-up-president-obama-in-kissimmee-florida/
Michelle Obama’s Speech Gets More Online Views Than The Entire RNC Convention – Forbes:
Wow. According to that article, the Dem Convention completely blew away the Repub one. If their convention was meant to humanize him, it certainly failed Romneybot 2.0. Poor thing.
Trying again (think this might have posted upthread); agree with commenters that WordPress has her diva hat on today.
Michelle Obama’s Speech Gets More Online Views Than The Entire RNC Convention – Forbes
What ho TOD Peeps! Still basking in the afterglow of the DNC Convention and Miz. Chips’ spectacularly fantabulous coverage of same.
Off to phonebank today but checking in quickly to share this great article at Politicususa re the Myth of our illustrious Prez’ enthusiam gap and the Repugs’ “jihad against job creation”; such an appropriate description on the one year anniversary of the Pres’ attempt to get the Repugs to do their job and pass his American Jobs Act. Have a good day all… #FORWARD
http://www.politicususa.com/mainstream-medias-obama-enthusiasm-gap.html
“But we never hear the media ask Republicans about their jihad against job creation. The media lets Republicans rattle their well-rehearsed talking points about blaming Obama for the economy and jobs, but they never ask why Republicans ran on jobs in 2010 and then never proposed one single jobs bill, and indeed killed Obama’s jobs bill — forcing Obama to break it down into little, itty, bitty parts so that Obama could at least force them into voting yes for jobs for veterans. They didn’t want to be on record as voting against jobs for veterans, but Republicans were happy to let the rest of America burn for their cause. By the way, the jobs bill for veterans has been exceptionally effective. Kinda makes you wonder how well the rest of the country might be doing if only Republicans had signed the actual Obama jobs act.”
Is this too much?
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/244522036628709376
If that was me that made a mistake and posted fake stuff, that Bell/Alarm would have gone off on Twiiter.
Then, People we have not seen in Months come to this site, to have a Cathasis, a Emotional let go.
The Target, who knows?- Something I said 4 years ago, on another Blog?
Yet, it happens far to often, to be a coincidence.
Just saying.
St. Petersburg College Seminole Campus did a great job this morning. We here on I-4 Corridor are ready to deliver Florida to the President. Obama-Biden 2012!