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President Barack Obama talks with advisor Karen Dunn aboard Marine One en route from Camp David to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 22, 2012. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., is seen in the background. (Pete Souza)
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The Obama Diary 
First?
Way to go Arnie!!!
#FORWARD Together
Thanks, Bobfr!
Helloooooooooo Arnie!
Hello, Chipsticks! Thanks for the picture!
You’re welcome Arnie!
Love this picture.
#AdmitItMitt
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Hi Guys Chips Good DAy and evening.
Hey all am I in the first couple of posts? SO nervous about the debate that I can’t think straight! 😉
Oh well, faster fingers than mine. 😉
You all are with it. I was on the last thread again. 🙂 Just catching up from being busy today. Have totake the dog out for her evening trip and treat. 🙂
Fired Up Mr. President!…..Burn the weasel.
Good evening everyone.
What is the format of tonight’s debate? I know it has something to do with Facebook ( I do not have an account) but that is all. Thanks in advance.
Top 20! Woot woot.
Are you ready to rumble. Team Obama!!
Yes!!!! Hellooooo Sonjia!
You bet Sonjia. Watching Tweetie now and what a bunch of shit. Interviedwing Robert Gibbs. I love that guy.
It is so on! Ready, aim, fire!
Hah! I got the DM about #AdmitItMitt last night. Glad to see we kept operational secrecy!
Exceptionally well done – lots of DMs as we counted down to 7p EDT 🙂
Hi guys! I’m home from work: FIRED UP! READY TO GO!! Don’t forget that Think Progress live blogs the debate…fact checks those Mitt Lies fast as fast can be!
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/10/22/1065121/thinkprogress-will-liveblog-tonights-presidential-debate/
THINKPROGRESS WILL LIVEBLOG TONIGHT’S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE | ThinkProgress will liveblog the final presidential debate, starting at 8:45 PM. Stay tuned for our reporting and real-time fact checking. But as we wait for President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney to take the stage, here are 5 facts you should commit to memory and a timeline of Romney’s evolving positions on foreign policy.
For all the praying people on this blog, I don’t know if you have seen the group The Obama Prayer Team on Facebook, but they are very good! Here is a link to one of their prayers today. I always feel better after reading and then praying them.
Keep THIS in mind as you watch the debate tonight! For shit sakes.
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/10/22/mother-of-fallen-soldier-says-romney-abusive-i-cant-believe-you-havent-returned-my-call-im-a-busy-man/
Ann Romney was on The View and said that then-Governor Mitt “went to every funeral” of soldiers from the Commonwealth. Apparently, Ann had a case of Romnesia, because that wasn’t exactly true, he missed two. One was that of Marine Lance Corporal Nickolas Schiavoni who was killed by an IED in Iraq in 2005.
The following is from the Talking Politics blog at ThePhoenix.com.
Hold on to your hat:
And in one of those cases, a Gold Star mother claims that, far from comforting, Romney left insensitive phone messages – messages that she calls “bullying” and her husband describes as “abusive.”
“I can’t believe you haven’t returned my call,” Romney said on one of the voice mail messages, according to Stephany Kern, speaking at her Westerly, Rhode Island home this past Saturday. “Here I am making a second call; I haven’t heard from you.” […]
Only Romney, she says, complained in a second message that she had not called back.
“He was completely unable to understand that a mom was not going to return his phone call, and that it wasn’t a priority for me,” she says. “I wasn’t being disrespectful. I was being a mom who was greeting the casket of her son coming home from war.”
There’s more…………if you can stand it.
There really are no words for this guy, there really aren’t. That was just shocking. Thanks DF.
Lesley Gore just put out an ad for PBO that is spectacular. On Youtube—You Don’t Own Me—I am going to send it to everyone on my e-mail list but Old and inept as I admit I am I don’t know how to get it here. Maybe someone else can post it on TOD. It is so powerful have your tissues handy.
Your wish is granted:) See below. AWESOME! Leslie Freaking GORE!
Thank you DF! YOU are awesome, too.
https://twitter.com/Dudette9t9/status/260520123524333568
Better one with the graphic:
Thank you, Leslie Gore!!! Yes THAT Leslie Gore!!! Awesome!
Oh, I LOVED this song way-back-when — played it over and over. In fact, I still have the album….
Thanks DF just shared on my FB page. I remeber that song REALLY REALLY well. 🙂 so appropriate now too.
So the admititmitt trend was planned? you guys are crafty lol 😀
Oh yes, ck, carefully planned …. we are naughty but it’s all for a great cause – re-electing President Obama and saving America!
#FORWARD
Yep, from last night. I’m more than proud that we kept it secret.
That was ingenious! Bravo to you guys 🙂
I am totally amazed at the brilliance of TOD twitters! Both commit mitt/admitmitt arevery cleverly exploited to highlight what Ann Romney said about her husband.
I just love this President. Thanks for the Picture. He has so much on his mind and then has to put up with the bullshit on the media and the lying romney and Ryan. sigh
HAHAHAHA!!!! http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/22/1148461/-Romney-Campaign-Buys-Today-s-Top-Twitter-Hashtag-Hilarity-Ensues
Read the Tweets. Priceless
+ 100 gazillion, Tally!
:kiss:
Damn Right! I will watch on C-Span and turn it off after the debate. I will come here and be with people, I hope, will support the President no matter what…..if not then I’ll watch HGTV.
Bravo, Bravo, Tally! A liar is a liar no matter how crafty and aggressive he/she might be in telling lies. As you so ably stated: “FACTS/INTEGRITY MATTER.”
https://twitter.com/Miamiborn/status/260523772648488960
I really like Martin Bashir — no messing around with the “opposite point of view” on his show. And why oh why has Colin Powell not yet endorsed President Obama again this time around?? It’s time, sir!
I thoroughly enjoy Bashir. I wish he were on at 7:00 (6:00 central) instead of Matthews. But tonight I’m watching Stefanie Miller for an hour on Current. She has had a special at this time prior to each of the debates.
wes207, I could really care less whether h\Powell endorses POTUS. He is not the person I thought he was while working for W. Eonough said on that.
I agree Roberta in MN.
Well, I certainly agree with you and I’ll never forgive him for sitting in the United Nations and parroting the Bush lies on Iraq. But I still think his view would carry some weight — maybe I’m wrong about that. I know a couple of folks who were swayed by his endorsement in 2008 when they had serious concerns about Obama’s foreign policy/CinC qualifications. Seeing Powell in that first video reminded me of that.
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Mitt Romney……
The very guy that stands there and tells Seniors how he will protect Medicare and Social Security but can’t wait to get into office so he can end Medicare and start the voucher program leaving 86 million without insurance. Ryan even talks of privatizing Social Security.
The very guy that constantly berates China while he is still a shareholder with Bain and lines his pockets still off the back of the American worker.
The very guy that said let the car companies go broke.
The very guy that did not want us to leave Iraq and is hedging on us leaving Afghanistan.
The very guy that insulted Israels on his trip there, insulted Brits on his trip to London, insulted China and insulted Russia. And calls Russia our biggest threat.
The very guy that hid from serving his country languishing in France and kept all 5 of his healthy sons from doing anything for their country. Hides his money, hides his tax returns, hides his involvement with Bain.
Hides the fact his tax plan will raise taxes for everyone but the rich.
Hides the fact he was such a lousy Governor that he is 15 points behind Obama in his own State!
Man, my little Tweet is getting a lot of play. Tee hee.
Tee hee.
I am so loving it!
OMG! That’s beyond a nightmare, Chips! Is this a test on who’s drinking AMK/LL gimlets?
Hic. 😆
This is just wrong… 😯
😆 You okay Theo???
I’m downing a glass of wine to recover… Even my laptop froze after seeing that picture! I was working my way up from the most recent post, and when this one was fully visible, I nearly fell off my chair. The good thing is: nothing else that we see tonight will be as scary as that!! 🙂
Simply. Must. Retweet. 😉
Hey all. Phew. Got here in time. Was afraid I would miss something. Now to go back and see how much I can catch up on before the big debate.
Hey, about time too! Hellooooo LunarSea!
” about time too!” I agree! Hey gotta say love the spring ish cleaning ya did there! The air seems lighter in here….
Has anyone seen ChristiMTL, haven’t seen her here or on Twitter for a few days??
Chips, no …
Hi CC, I spoke to ChristiMtl on twitter Sunday before the last. She’s around just a bit busy.
Thanks VC, good to hear, you always worry a bit when you don’t see people on Twitter!
OMG I love that she’s IN !
Mitt get the first question and make the last statement
Man, I struck a nerve. I’ve never had so many RWNJ’s attack one of my tweets.
You’re SO MEAN L-L! The poor things, their diapers need constant changing anyway and you’re not helping!
Excellent!!! Nothing sweeter than striking a RWNJ nerve!
hmmm…thou dost protest too much. Wonder why they’re so worked up:)
Obama/Biden 2012
make that “doth”
It’s almost like that kid that pee’d on an electrified fence!
Well, that’s another nightmare-jammed night for me Yardarm!!
Sorry. 😳
BAD visual there Yardarm756
It is what it is.
Rachel Maddow said MYTH won the toss up to go first and last. Baaaad Luck for MYTh! He will say something totally opposite of what he said first.
I kinda wish PBO could go last. His last words in the last debate were very memorable.
Me too. You know the MSM will spin it for MYTH in a favorable vein; especially the floating heads over @ FUX Noose. In the mean time I maintain and prefer to say MYTH still has Bad Luck!!
Bad Luck – Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Open the paper MYTH . You are a LIAR . On Foreign Policy MYTH sucks. The world does not want to be President
Let’s not forget
New housing starts are shooting straight up
2. Retail sales growth: Re-accelerating
3. The Unemployment Rate: Collapsing (according to the government)
4. And the unemployment rate is collapsing according to Gallup
5. And car sales are surging
6. Revolving Consumer Credit. Back to growth
7. Gallup Economic Confidence is the best since May
8. Consumer discretionary stocks surging towards all-time highs
9. Homebuilder stocks highest since 2007
10. Wal-Mart has finally busted out, and surged past its 2000 high
11. Even more impressive: Home Depot! Surging to multi-year highs
12. University of Michigan Consumer Confidence hits a 5-year high
13. Restaurant owners are saw a recent spike up in their outlook (they’re a great measure of consumer discretionary spending
14. Case-Shiller home prices are clearly on the rise.
http://www.businessinsider.com/consumer-comeback-2012-10
I agree
If you go first, then why do you get to go last? That makes on sense. I don’t know the rules so I guess that’s just the way it is.
I know right? It doesn’t make any sense to me either. But, I have complete confidence that PO will do the job and Mitt will just ramble on about something or the other.
Of course, I’m not the least bit worried about the President 🙂
Hello Chipsticks and TOD family!
I can’t stay up to play with y’all tonight, but I will be watching my POTUS shred Mittens on Foreign Policy!
YES.WE.CAN!!!
Thanks Chipsticks & Iron Man for keeping TOD “OUR PLACE”!!!!!!!
Helloooooooo GGail, enjoy the debate!
Yes, Chipsticks, I will 🙂 as I know you and everyone here will too
This debate should be a cake walk for Obama. Foreign Policy is probably his strongest thing as President. All i want my Prez to do is talk directly to Robot letting him know how much he don’t stand a chance debating this subject with him. He doesn’t know what it’s like being President.
“Mitt, you didn’t kill Bin Laden, I DID!!”.
“You don’t know what it’s like dealing with Foreign leaders, I DO!!”
“You said our troops should’ve stayed in irac longer, i brought them home!!”
“You said me ending the war in irac was tragic….well tell that to the the little girl or boy that gets to see their dad/mom come home”
Romney won both coin tosses according to CNN. He will be going first and last. For this last one, I really want to see PBO kick his ass–to China!
Maybe he won’t bitch and moan about “President Obama went first! Waaaah! President Obama went last! Waaaaaahhh! President Obama got to say a few things in between! WAAAAAAAH!”
Nah.
does this mean that Romney will be going first in the beginning and at the ending and PBO will be going after in the beginning and ending?
Nope, apparently they do two coin tosses and Mittens won them both. He chose to open the first question and do his closing after PBO. Sucks.
GREAT video! – Needs to go viral 🙂
GREAT!
Simple enough for a Republican to understand…maybe.
Great! Passed it on………………………….
Well that was fun! LOL
Mark Knoller is hung up on what the President is eating!
He’s hilarious.
Unlike Knoller who probably take a nap after he eats, PBO is the total opposite. 🙂
I’m actually glad that the President had a solid meal. They must burn a lot of nervous energy on that stage. As for Mitt – it’s a good thing he drank his milkshake before the President drank it for him!
What did I miss? I am not going to watch pre-debate coverage.
I never watch either before or after. It’s CSPAN or PBS then click. Don’t like to have them TELL ME what I heard. It’s annoying
GM folks. Anything interesting on telly today ?
No idea, friend …. never watch the stuff …. but check out #AdmitItMitt on Twitter …. lots of fun 😀 😀 😀
They pulled some slimy things out of the water on the Fishing Channel. A reverse-reverse striped willard and a little munster-cropped salamander.
All set?
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/10/22/all-set-5/
I refuse to believe that 50% of this country is so racist that they can not see the good that PBO has done.
I refuse to believe that seniors are so dumb that they can’t see that their benefits are in jeopardy.
I refuse to believe that ANY woman in this country could ever bring themselves to vote for MR unless they are so subserviant to men that their brain has turned to jello.
As I stated before, I am White, a Southerner, a woman, and a senior….It is just beyond my comprehension that PBO is not loved by all…
I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT PBO WILL NOT BE RELECTED.
ps….Rev. Al is one of the smartest people on tv.
Im nervous as a guy with a toupee standing next to a helicopter landing
but I’m here.