Brooks Kraft has won “Political Photo of the Year” from the The White House News Photographers Association for this image of President Barack Obama speaking in the pouring rain during a campaign rally in Glen Allen, Va. (See here)
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Thursday:
9:35: President Obama departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews
11:30: Arrives in Decatur, Ga.
12:10: Visits a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center
1:20: Delivers remarks at Decatur Community Recreation Center
2:40: Departs Decatur
4:25: Arrives at the White House
4:50: Participates in a “Fireside Hangout” with Google+ to discuss his State of the Union Address
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WH: On Thursday, President Obama will join the latest in a series of “Fireside Hangouts” – a 21st century take on FDR’s famous radio addresses – to talk about his State of the Union Address.
During a completely virtual conversation hosted by Google, the President will answer questions from Americans across the country about the issues and policies laid out in the speech. Anyone can submit a question for the President and vote on your favorites on the White House YouTube channel
The Obama Diary 
Howdy!
No, I want to pose questions to mark knoller on teh google. He seems to have all the ‘numbers’.
Chips, if you haven’t read The Dirty Tackle’s “If it continued” piece on today’s match, please do. This made me snort laugh at the reference desk:
145′ — While sharing a tender embrace, Alex Ferguson injects Ronaldo with a slow-acting drug that will leave him paralyzed from the hair down until after the second leg. He briefly mourns his inability to feel human emotions, then thinks a hearty, sinister laugh.
Hilarious!!! That’s my most-adored football site on earth! Although, I wish Fergie HAD injected that drug in to the beep beep.
Cool
Sweet excellent choice, congrats Carolmaewy #1
Thanks LP. 🙂 I’m finally up to date. But I’ll fall behind again because I’m going to bed soon. Not much sleep last night. Too much fun here.
That photograph is gripping, poetic, inspiring……..profound … WOW.
Isn’t it stunning Magapie? I was just trying to find the color version in Google Images to show you – when I typed in the keywords my horse poo pic came up 😕
Dear god, that one is in your hall of fame Chipsticks. Will never get old…..
Thanks LP, I honestly don’t think there’s another photo quite like it 😎
😆
should we give thanks for that while you enjoy your notoriety?
Pay them no mind, Chipsticks, they all really SO love the classic elements of the poo pic, just like to tease you! My Mum said it was a love thing when my 9 brothers teased me for stuff…. (still not sure I bought that, but hey….)
OMG, I remember that photo. I spent at least a half hour writing a thesis on how genius it was when my computer froze. Drat! So then I wrote some brown-nosing (pun-intended) comment and you didn’t even notice it. The rest of that evening my bottom lip was dragging on the floor.
[Yes, I’m pretty sure I really a 14 yr-old stuck in an ‘umpty-somthing’ body.]
Thank you SO much Chips. You know we love you to death but sometimes less is more. MMM, well FOR EXAMPLE the great photo is PERFECT in B&W. NO NEED TO SEARCH FOR COLOR. Hoofed animal poop pictures are also better in B&W if they are necessary AT ALL. Furthermore…………. Oh!!! BO IS GREAT IN COLOR OR B&W!!! (not to mention the rest of the First Family ;>)
Chips, really, in the horse poo category, we’d give ya the win! (So funny.)
Sheesh, still with the crickets! I give up! 🙂
One photo only a select few get the privalage of seeing! 🙂
I could be mistaken, but isn’t already bust of MLK there. Kinda remember pic of PBO stopping to look at it on Inaug Day. Although I was kind of in a fog, so I could be wrong. But if MLK is there, wouldn’t that make Miss Rosa’s statute the 2nd one or did they mean “first Af-Am woman”?
I just thought of that same thing, Dudette. Hmmm … Maybe it’s just not in Statuary Hall?
Hiya Dudette, wondered that too – but just checked, MLK’s bust is in Capitol Rotunda, I’m assuming this will be a first in Statuary Hall?
http://www.aoc.gov/capitol-hill/busts/bust-martin-luther-king-jr
Rotunda, Statuary Hall… Schlameele, schlamazzle 🙄
But still pretty cool that she’ll be up in the Heezy!
Dudette, I also thought (or I read somewhere many years ago) that there was a bust of Booker T. Washington in the capital and MLK’s bust, which shows him kneeling and praying, was the second AA statute in the capital. May be I am mistaken and thinking of some other monuments.
heads explode in 3.2.1
love it!
For me, it depend on what the line is for. If it’s to vote, I may be pissed, but they’d have to bring in a wrestling team to drag me away if they wanna stop me me from voting (okay, or pepper spray or mad dogs… whatever). Now if I have to wait more the 10 minutes in the checkout line at the grocery store or at the bank, sayonara baby! 🙂
So, why don’t all states have mail in ballots, or is that a foolish question? Oregon was first, and now here in Washington we have this system, seems to be working well, and goodness gracious it makes voting so easy. As in easy peasy…..
I’ve been writing the WH with that suggestion for weeks now, asking them to look at Washington as inspiration. I think they must be tired of me, but if they can do it with fed taxes they can do it with voting!
I imagine it is much less expense all around. And people do not need to take time off work, nor mass in the huge number of poll workers, parking becomes a zero factor, and you must be a legally registered voter so the registration process is under control. I just love sitting with a cup of tea, my kitty and my voter pamphlet, which I read thoroughly, including all the For and Against arguments, so I can feel I have made the most informed decision possible. Then, blip, stamp, and buh bye! It’s gone. Fabulous.
and I like having a paper trail…..
I think the real reason is that it would help the working class (mostly Dems) be able to vote too easily. And they really don’t want just anybody voting. Gotta keep out the riff-raff. Seriously, I think that is the reason they don’t switch.
Some states have been known to dump mail-in ballots in the thrash.
Yep.
Pamela you guys in the Northwest ( Oregon/Washington) are so far ahead of the game. I think the reason you are so far ahead is because you are not pre-occupied with suppressing the votes of any group/ethnicity you don’t like.
Backing up a couple of posts – where Michelle hosts the folks from “Beasts of the Southern Wild” – I just want to chime in that this is such a spectacular movie. I know it didn’t penetrate very far in the cinemas around the country and a lot of people never got a chance to see it. It is available on Netflix. It’s the best movie I have seen in a long time and I’m thrilled that Mrs. Obama shares my opinion!
I agree. My college aged daughter turned me on to it when visiting last year and we loved it. I am surprised to see it getting recognized with an Oscar nod. I am also impressed that it was featured by the crew at the WH this way.
Sweet
Will it be on HBO or Showtime?
The young director was on the Colbert Report last week I think. Quite impressive young man.
Have I mentioned how much I love that photo of the President? Oh my….anyway, I just got through writing my heart out on the cruise info…and old Chipster here is feeling frisky and decides to put up a new thread! Short answer: Royal Caribbean…long reason why, “This and That” thread!
Will check back later. Right now, I have a few Valentine’s to make out for my kiddos before tomorrow:) Party day!!
Yes, Chips does that to me all of the time. As soon as I post, she puts up a new thread. I think she does it on purpose. 🙂
YES, Royal Caribbean all the way — Adventure of the Seas. Go online and see the fleet of ships.
Oi! Less of your “old”. Sheesh.
Term of endearment, I’m sure. (Now, with me, “old” is something I embrace! Because I may be gettin’ older, but I can’t get any better.) (Oops – did I write that?)
It WAS a term of endearment!! JOB was absolutely right! You are quick, quick, quick!! You can’t be THAT old, because you kick some ass with these posts:)
Thanks for the info.
Hey y’all. Been a minute since I commented. Hope all is well.
Everything’s cool and busy on my end.
Great to hear from you CK, hope all’s great!
CK! Congratulations are in order, well done, and I am so very proud for you!
Hiya CK! Big congrats on the the big popping going on in your life these days! I happy and proud for you!
a minute and a half. Hear you’re hanging with the big wigs these days. Nice to hear. You deserve it for all your hard work and focus.
Oh crikey, I completely forgot CK’s big-wig-hanging out!!! Thrilled for you CK – well, I’m pretending I am, actually intensely jealous. But, no …. chuffed for ya!! Congratulations on everything!
glad to hear your “voice” CK! Hope you are doing well 🙂
Hello TOD and Ms. Chips. Y’all know I love me some wet President Obama 😀 Of course I love dry President Obama, too.
LMAO it brought you out from the shadows.
😀 😀 😀
Could you give Chips some tips on cats?
Holding up my record of last poster on a thread – Carolmaewy will never get ahead on that record – 🙂 🙂
Don’t be giving her ideas, 99ts….
How’s tomorrow? Is it worth waiting for? hehehe
😆
Tomorrow the markets are going higher than ever – I’m still convinced the money folks know something about the sequester!
It is also fine and sunny – 30C which the google tells me is 86F – cool breeze & cause I was up at 4am I will have an afternoon nap – the joy of being unemployed (there has to be one)
ahh summertime down under. I’ll think of you in the morning when I’m freezing my tush off waiting for my car to warm up on the way to work.
And I agree with you about the markets. As always, follow the money.
I’ve heard doom and gloom this year, but it’s in the shadows. Don’t know the sources at all.
No, I don’t think I’ve managed that once! 😎
Good on him.
A girl asks her boyfriend to come over Friday night and have dinner with her parents. This being a big event, the girl tells her boyfriend that after dinner, she would like to go out and “do it” for the first time. Well, the boy is ecstatic, but he has never done it before, so he takes a trip to the pharmacist to get some protection. The pharmacist helps the boy for about an hour. He tells the boy everything there is to know about protection and doing it. At the register, the pharmacist asks the boy how many he’d like to buy; a 3-pack, a 10-pack, or a family pack. The boy insists on the family pack because he thinks he will be very busy, it being his first time and all.
That night, the boy shows up at the girl’s parent’s house and meets his girlfriend at the door. “Oh I’m so excited for you to meet my parents, come on in.” The boy goes inside and is taken to the dinner table where the girl’s parents are seated. The boy quickly offers to say grace and bows his head. A minute passes, and the boy still deep in prayer with his head down. Ten minutes pass and still no movement from the boy. Finally, after 20 minutes with his head down, the girlfriend leans over and whispers to her boyfriend, “I had no idea you were so religious.” The boy turns and whispers back, “I had no idea your father was a pharmacist.”
😆 😆 😆 😆 Poor fella!!
HAHAHAHA! Good boy better keep that head bowed down in prayer! ROTFLMAO!
OMG didn’t see that coming. You scoundrel -have me laughing my arse off
X2 – was wondering what could possibly be the punch line 😉
oh that made me chuckle!
Oh dear, Let it rain, Let it rain, Let it rain!
Feinstein needs to hear from us-
Sen. Feinstein delays Brennan confirmation vote until after recess
Carlo Muñoz
02/13/13 07:38 PM ET
Senate Intelligence Committee members have requested more information from the White House on armed drones and the attack in Benghazi.…
WTF?
Jovie, why are you attacking my Senator, Diane Feinstein? Don’t you know that any delay in confirming the President’s nominee is all Harry Reid’s fault?
The President has to know that there was and is a deliberate attempt to disenfranchize minority voters..indeed there is a challenge to Sect 5 of the Voting Rights act before SOTUS…whatias his reasoning to bring the attorney for the Romney campaign on board…and by doing do…how does this address the issue of voter suppression….
SOTUS=Supreme Court
SCOTUS
US Airways recently introduced a special half fare for wives who accompanied their husbands on business trips.
Expecting valuable testimonials, the PR department sent out letters to all the wives of businessmen who had used the special rates, asking how they enjoyed their trip.
Letters are still pouring in asking, “What trip?”
Why did God create man before woman?
He didn’t want any advice…
And I’m outta here.
She wanted to create a rough draft before the masterpiece
Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding! 🙂 🙂 🙂
The Reverend Billy Graham tells of a time early in his ministry when he arrived in a small town to preach a sermon.
Wanting to mail a letter, he asked a young boy where the post office was.
When the boy had told him, Dr. Graham thanked him and said, “If you’ll come to the Church this evening, you can hear me telling everyone how to get to Heaven.”
“I don’t think I’ll be there,” the boy said. “You don’t even know your way to the post office.”
US hopes to finish Europe trade in 2 years-
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/1005-trade/282847-business-groups-trade-officials-optimistic-over-us-eu-trade-agreement
That would be huge! Maybe nor right away, but over a decade or 2, immense benefit!
Inhofe insisted that his demand for a 60-vote threshold is not a “filibuster.”
“It’s not a filibuster. I don’t want to use that word,” Inhofe said.
Left off link : http://m.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/02/a-filibuster-for-chuck-hagel/273150/
Is that the new tactic…it’s not because I say it’s s not?
Semantic fool, (not you swbluega)!
🙂
What, in God’s heaven, is wrong with Oklahoma? How could the people of Oklahoma have elected such an ignorant man, over and over again, to the Senate of the United States? It’s o.k. to be a conservative, but do you have to be so dumb and so consumed with hate? And this guy, Inhofe, is supposedly the senior Senator from Oklahoma. With all the years he has spent in the Senate, he is still clueless about what the filibuster is all about. It’s people like Inhofe, who are entrusted with the power of making public policy, that lead me to fully appreciate the prayer/ expression: “God Bless America.” It’s at times like these that we definitely need a higher power to save this country if people in states like Oklahoma keep voting for imbeciles to be in charge of formulating public policy.
I’m singin’ in the rain, just singin’ in the rain, what a glorious feelin’ …
Oh, sorry, saw the photo and went wild (that’s “wild” for me!).
JO’B! 😆 That was my second pick… Figured it would be too much to lay into 2 bright shiny songs! 😆
Ha! 🙂
Me too, at least inside. I’m exercising restraint today. It’s a lovely composition, isn’t it? 🙂
Yes. Yes it is.
That was one fine as man – and quite the dancer too!
Oy! “Fine ass”
OMG! I done. Truly, I should just leave now.
Dude. Ette! Ai yai yai! What has gotten into you? 😉
I’m all flummoxed and bothered from looking my Wet POTUS. Chips knows seeing him like does things to me, but does she care? No. She insists on toying with me. Why, oh why… oh da tortcha!!!!
Oh no, no, no Dudette ~ it’s because she loves you so much, THAT’S why she takes such good care of you/us… Right Chips? 😉
Hmmph! Yeh, right!
Awww. Love it.
Here we go!
woo-hoo 🙂
Oh, what a delight !! That makes me think of another routine, this time in figure skating, by the GREAT Kurt Browning, a canadian who won the World Championship four times in the 90s. Browning skating’s style is reminiscent of Gene Kelly. At the beginning of his professional carrier, Browning did an adaptation on ice of one of the great signature dance routines of Gene Kelly.
For those who know a bit about figure skating, isn’t the footwork to die for ? And those jumps out of footwork ( between 3:00 and 3:20) are just wow….
Browning is in his 40s now , and although he can’t be as athletic as he once was, he still is quite the entertainer. And he has the best footwork in the business…
Oh wow! That was gorgeous! I’d never seen that! Perfect re-creation of a classic masterpiece. I always enjoyed Kurt’s skating from way back. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you for sharing. That was beautiful!
Favorite scene from a movie, ever!!
I fell in love with Gene from that very scene. [sigh]
Reminds me of weekend afternoons when I was a kid. Not really into the sports, my mother would buy chocolates and we’d all sit down and watch Hollywood Musicals on rainy afternoons. Gives me the warm fuzzies just thinking about it. Gene was indeed crush worthy, sigh…….
Sounds lovely.
Reminds me of when my little sister and would spend Saturday afternoons at Grandmas — after we finished torturing our the next neighbor’s son and his stupid friends (amazing what you can do with a giant fig tree and a mean throwing arm), we’d plop down in front of the TV to watch old movies, eating Jiffy Pop Popcorn and drinking warm Ovaltine. 🙂
Gene Kelly — Swoon City!
mmmmmnnn. Lovely!!
This is even funnier from his profile: “Putting the ERIC back in AmERICa”
Well, it made me laugh, but – then again – everything’s makin’ me laugh tonight.
😀 Blame The President! No, wait, blame Chips!
Three posts in and already I can’t write a coherent sentence. I need a break! 🙂
Wshat’s shlong Dudette?
LOL! I think I’m sleep deprived from extended fits of laughter into the wee hours of the morning.
I blame every last one of YOU PEOPLE on this blog and everyone on Twitter.
Yuo cnat balme us Dudette, iz al yoor fallt.
I’m sorry, what? 🙂
I don’t know ChipsChica, that drunk typing comes to naturally from you….
[but don’t change a thing]
The woman is a machine, isn’t she?
Oh no you don’t… Some of us are like, SOOOOOOOOOOO innocent….. 😳
On second thought, it’s probably the effect seeing my Wet POTUS has on me. I posted a video up-thread that explains it all. 😉
What are you drinking tonight? Not ovaltine.
Look at that socialist! Why he looks positively British! There he goes again actin’ like one them furriners!
Now look at GWB – he just LOOKS like a good ol’ Merikun, don’t he? He was YUNEEK! He’s even standing in standing in front of the words United States. I tell you, that there was a patriot!
For sure, a patriot and a jackass, all rolled into one.
Dudette/Pamela, please stop! I am laughing so hard that I am spilling drinks all over my desk.
Stunning capture.
I love PBO in rain – without or without an umbrella. Mother Nature seems to have a special liking for this President, Dubbya & Willard, not so much.
After all, he IS the most interesting man in the world 🙂
In my world, for sure….
I don’t always drink your milkshake, but when I do, I prefer dos batidos.*
Stay thirsty, my friends.
*Trans: “Two milkshakes”
Clarification: One from the House. One from the Senate. You know whose they are… =)
Bing, bam, boom!! 😀
By the way, how did “Ayn” Rand Paul do in his teabagg STOU response? It’s seems all the focus has been on Rubio. Paul must have stunk even worse; otherwise right wingers would by now be aggressively promoting him.
I’m in tears …… again. Thank you LP.
It should shame use mere mortals to at least call a loved one, or family member, if we dont have that special someone in our life. Least one could do.
Awww, that is beautiful.
that is uber kewl
I think it’s quite cruel of you to try to make us all cry twice in one night LP. Cruel!
Dudette – thank you for replying to my query about the Supreme Court this morning – but now I am wondering – when do you sleep – late bed & early mornings!
Sleep? What’s that?
More a reminder to lazy spouse’s you have until to you get off work tommorow, or print that hand it over and see how your weekend, month, year goes!
I do believe he did or he was just telling VP Biden: “You’re number one.” and VP Biden was like: “Who me? Nah….you’re number one.” Then Pres. Obama chuckled and said: “Nope buddy…..you’re number one.” Then VP Biden shook his head and said: “Dude….no. You’re number one.”
Then Boehner looked at them and said: “Would you all cut this shit out? Your bromance has me all verklempt.”
I love it!
THIS!
A wonderful lady.
What beautiful woman. I’ll bet she has seen her share of shit throughout her life, and all she wanted to do was to vote. What a commendable lady this girl is. She is a true inspiration to everyone, young, middle age, and seniors. Bravo Miss Desiline!
That piece of crap Governor in Florida ought to be ashame of his self. I want not to hate Republicans, but there is something wrong, something evil with these Republicans, is it the fact that they can’t stand the black President?
He is a jerk. Have you heard about his dog problem. The Dogs against Romney group is getting the word out. They’ve changed their name. Anyway he adopted a young yellow lab about a month before his election, then after he was elected he returned the dog. Dog 💩
Man, how much do I love Colin Firth? Instead of watching the SOTU or the response live (I watched it on DVR a lil later) was instead watching Pride & Prejudice with Colin Firth. How much to I love this version, I watched it again today…lol.
I know I’ve said it before, but man I love Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy. I may be really biased, but IMHO he’s the best actor to ever pay the character…lol. I will NOT listen to any disagreements…lol.
Good night guys.
g’nite lamh – and I agree with you – Colin Firth oozes charm – I’m sure he was Jane Austen’s imaginary Mr Darcy
I’m right there with ya on that! Love him.
Wet President
GREAT NAME FOR A ROCK BAND!!! I’m gonna learn how to play guitar and………….YEAH!!
You’ll need adoring fans screaming at every concert, shoving people out of the way just to be near you! I can DO that — I’m your girl!!
wow that’s amazing.
Going to call in a night, but want to leave TOD fam w/ a beautiful video of the moon rising in New Zealand, like you have never seen B4
Very cool LP! Thank you for all the great tweets and info. You ROCK!!! 😀
this was awesome! it makes me sleepy
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
nitey nite TOD
that was a beautiful way to end the day. Thank you and g’nite all
It’s beautiful. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
g’nite lp – I do hope you saw my reply on the last thread – I was no way upset with your post – am really sorry if you thought that.
Hey everyone. Working campus security and a lot of overtime. I’m kinda angry though as I am making basically minimum wage which although is kinda high considering I work in Seattle. I like security work but in a campus it’s massively harder to do in comparison to most other jobs.
Glad to see you here, Jeff. And that’s an important job! Hope you get a raise.
Contract security don’t get raises.
I’m stealing this pic. I must have it. Thank you very much!!!
Ssshhh… Go ahead! Take it! I won’t tell. [but be vewy vewy kwyet]
I tip-toes away quietly (with pic stuffed inside my shirt).
🙂
Scott Brown signs on with fox news-
🙂
Color me (not) shocked. 🙄
Good – most of us will never see him again, and he’ll make an a$$ out of himself each time he appears. Works for me! 🙂
Brown and Fox, the two bastards deserve each other.
hahaha a match made in heaven. Now we know why he decided not to run for the seat in Mass. Now he can say whatever crazy shite he wants and they’ll all smile and nod in agreement. Perfect home for his ilk
A match made in Hell you mean.
So I guess Scott won’t be running for Governor of MA.
Indeed.
Somewhere I read a lot of viewers left with Sarah Palin. Who knew she had such a loyal following.
Lahood blog post-
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2013/02/to-improve-the-state-of-the-union-is-the-task-of-us-all.html#.URv3AnDTM7A
That is a VERY powerful tweet and message. Let’s R/T the hell out of it!
Hell-freakin-yeah!
Bravo, Bravo, diane/sabreen60, for this wonderful tweet! This is exactly the message we need to focus on. These cowardly bastards need to be exposed. Of course they are able to get away with lies, hypocrisy and BS, because our so called MSM are their enablers.
So am I
So am I .
I am too.
Et moi.
Count me in.
I’m Canadian and I am with your President! He’s the best thing since Canadian Bacon! 🙂
All in.
I am too with him all the way!
Go FLOTUS!
I’m with this lady also.
that’s it for me:) Bedtime….see you tomorrow.
For anyone who’s thinking maybe this water thing might just be a temporary blip in the GOP Savior’s path to Presidential glory.
I draw your attention to this moment in history when one little over-exuberant scream derailed a frontrunner’s hopes of “taking back the White House” in 2004. Just sayin’ — you never know what’ll do it, but when you’re done, you’re done.
As I just saw on twitter, when your campaign is built on not-much, it doesn’t take much to bring it down.
I heard Ari Melber say this on Lawrence’s show.
He must have tweeted it too.I couldn’t remember whose it was.
As one person said, “He looks like my dog when he’s about to steal some food”. I knew it looked familiar!
He was pretty revved up for sure! lol
I saw Rubio sweating like a PIG. A frying lying pig.
That’s their idea of Presidential material.
Yea, I heard Mr. Turtle say the sweating waterboy did a great job. Always knew Mr. Turtle was a liar.
His mother needs to feed him some more cheerios, crackers, cheese, milk….all that baby stuff to help him grow.
Its just the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen happen in politics. Especially that he was suppose to be giving a very strong message to his followers after this SOTU. Can you just image him as president. Its just effing laughable.
They either didn’t bother to coach him in preparation for the thing or gave him really incompetent ones. Either way, the damage is done. Bring on the next one!
Agree, it was as laughable as the Bachman response last time, and I won’t even repeat what my husband had to say about Ron dumbass Paul’s response was. 2016 is looking good for democrats. If this is all they can start pushing between tea-twits and republicans, they’re going to get buried. 🙂
I never did see Rand Paul. I did see one interview of Ted Nugent lying to Luke Russert and making a fool of himself. Did anyone else see them?
these have been exciting days thanks to the re-election of PBO
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Daryl Hannah among those arrested at White House gates while protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline (POLITICO || Talia Buford)
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Ah, the Far left fighting the evil WH again?
gee it’s politico
jovie141, How long can they be kept in jail? Just kidding.
Just finished watching this situation with Dorner and the LAPD. Somehow I smell a real rat with the LAPD. Sounds like this man was fired for blowing the whistle on some asshole cop kicking a retarded person in the head. When he brought it forward to his superiors he was fired. I’m hearing differant things and I don’t know what to believe. Apparently he then went into the army and was fired there as well, perhaps by someone higher up in the police dept. giving him a bad opinion to the army. Anyway, anyone know more about this? The news is not saying anything. Anderson Cooper touched on it for a few minutes tonight. If any of this is true, it still isn’t right what Dorner did, but if it is true, what is wrong with the LAPD? And how corrupt are they? Is this another situation within the LAPD of racism?
I have heard what you heard. I’ve heard people familiar with LAPD blame them, and I heard the cops defend themselves. The cops are not disclosing much because they haven’t finished the investigation, but it smells fishy. There was a link to a transcript of police scanners that sounded bad for the cops. It was on a site like raw story or something.
Yes, I followed some of the news today and there were voices saying such as “burn that, light it on fire, burn it” sort of thing. And then they do a press conference today saying they didn’t purposely try to burn down the cabin. It was the 3rd phase of tear gas by means of fire, sounds a little like molotof cocktails which actually set the place on fire. Regardless, he was a danger to society and he got what he wanted i guess. What bothers me is the fact that if there was corruption within the LAPD dept. and what made this man get so upset and angry, there needs to be a huge investigation into their corruptness and any issues dealing with racism.
Joy, I agree. You read what I did. But I couldn’t remember it well enough to write it. LAPD does need to be investigated. It’s morning now. Happy Valentines day. 🙂
It’s time for these old GOP members to leave the house and senate. They serve no good purpose today for Americans. And I feel it’s time for Harry Reid to leave as well.
Why is this fucking idiot, poopy pants, most disgusting, biggest idiot on earth even beside the secretary of state? This jackass deserves absolutely NO acknowledgement beside a really good person.
It’s called compare and contrast. Nugent has been identified by Repubs as a patriot. It’s helpful to understand just how demented they are. This is why they will filibuster Hagel another war hero. No one is giving any credit to Nugent. People are pointing out that he had a place at the State of the Union and should not have been given that privilege.
I loved this tweet very much.I think it’s brilliant and very effective because most Americans do not know the facts. The fact that Dick Cheney (5 deferments) and Ted Nugent are regarded by people as patriots, while Chuck Hagel and John Kerry, the ones who served and were wounded, are demonized, and are regarded as unpatriotic by right wingers, needed to be dramatically highlighted!
Colbert—–hysterical times a million—–with his Rubio Water lunge impression—–While Never Losing Eye Contact with camera. Spoiler alert——as he crawls across the room to get to his bottle of water —-While Never Losing Eye Contact. Must see agua segment!
OMG! I have to see this! Missed it. Will have to watch it online tomorrow. Can’t wait to see it, I love Mr. Colbert.
He rarely disappoints.
More gun violence today—-Mn. man standing in the street and shooting at cars, killed a 9 yr. old.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/minn-man-charged-murder-shooting-spree
Awww, this is just so sick. No words anymore for this kind of crap going on in the best nation on earth. The U.S is not the best nation on earth in my eyes. Like PBO says, the deaths will go on and on, and (in my words) nothing will be done because of very stupid people. Very sad.
Oh, no.
Good night.
Good night!
Happy Valentines Day. 🙂
Happy Valentine’s Day, Carol! 🙂
::grin:
Rev. Al is freaking fantastic and this is one more reason why we love him.
This is funny, all the news showed drinking bottles of water today mocking Rubio tubio, but this takes the cake. Well done Al. lmao
Wolf Blitzer tried this out with his small water bottle. Surprising as it was for Wolf, he looked like a total fool. The funnier thing is, who the hell would name their child Wolf anyway?
Someone at TOD said they knew him from since elementary or junior high and he had a different first name (a lame one at that). I think he adopted the name “Wolf” to make it more “media friendly.”
Let it up to REv. Al, when I saw him doing this I laugh laugh laugh.
As always, Rev. Al is “da man!”
😉
Lawrence O’Donnell’s rewrite tonight was one of his best. At the end, I realized I had been holding my breath in rapt attention as I let out a big sigh. He completely took the hateful NRA to the woodshed, and called on the Anti-Defamation League to denounce the appearance of many Jewish organizations finding themselves on the NRA “enemies list”, since they were moved to complain about an SNL skit about the Hagel nominations that mocked Congress’ obsession with defending the State of Israel even against own patriotic and authentic American heroes like Chuck Hagel. Nobody goes on the attack of the NRA as well as Lawrence O’Donnell – he’s been hitting it out of the park with his rants against the “blood drenched NRA”.
Yes that was a very good segment. Very informative and illuminating about the NRA’s agenda.
It was! He started with them last night. He was trying to get on it and wanted to be with the fun guys, comedians, etc. The NRA are nuts. Did you see his interview with the Rep. from RI? Good guy. But Lawrence know the soft spots in politics. 😈
our president was out ahead of the north korean test (click on link for video):
‘ The U.S. flexed its military might, and big explosion off West Kauai sent a message to the world: that America’s defense system has excellent aim – and a long reach.
That explosion was a direct hit on a ballistic missile target, and it comes – just days after North Korea tested its third nuclear device.
The Missile Defense Agency and Navy sailors aboard the U.S.S. Lake Erie conducted this flight test in open waters off Kauai. The team launched a single, medium-range ballistic missile from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands – just after 11 o’clock Tuesday night.
A satellite defense system detected and tracked the missile – then forwarded the data to the guided missile cruiser, Lake Erie, which was on standby. The ship then used a launch-on-remote block missile which intercepted and destroyed the target. Officials believe the test shows the potential for longer-range intercepts and a defense of larger areas.
The U.S. launch came just as North Koreans were celebrating, what they describe as, their third successful nuclear test. Pyongyang said it was an act of self-defense against U.S. hostility and threatened stronger action, if necessary. ‘
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21193494/us-flexes-muscle-in-missile-test-off-kauai
this is really sad-
‘ Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of a woman in his home.
According to Reuters, Pistorius is was questioned by police in Pretoria about the incident. Domestic media reports say the victim is Pistorius’ girlfriend, though the woman’s name has not yet been released.
Lt. Col. Katlego Mogale told The Associated Press that officers found a 9-mm pistol at the scene.
“We can’t comment on his emotional well-being, but he is traumatized after losing someone close to him,” police said.
Pistorius is expected to appear in court later today.
Police spokesperson Captain Sarah Mcirca also confirmed that the victim was shot in the arm and the head, USA Today reported.
Pistorius, 26, who was born without a fibula in both legs, was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics. Nicknamed the “Blade Runner,” Pistorius was able to compete by wearing carbon fiber prosthetic blades. ‘
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/14/oscar-pistorius-arrested-shooting_n_2683388.html
News in my world is saying he thought she was someone breaking into the house.
Thanks for the tip Dotster. Here’s the clip of Colbert making fun of Rubio
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/423831/february-13-2013/state-of-the-rubio
and this about Rubio’s Spanish version!
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/423832/february-13-2013/spanish-state-of-the-rubio
Thanks for the link Susan. Colbert was spot on…
“Yeah, hot cameras and all tha. It’s a unique situation. When you’re president you’re never under pressure.”
😆 😆 😆
LOVED it! no pressure for the Pres… HA
Happy Valentine’s Day….MsChipssssss….and TODers….
More reminder of the REAL Christ Christie….
Pf, I don’t get why this guy continued to do well in NJ polls. He’s without compassion and is a bully–two very ugly qualities for a governor.
More Valentine Kissess….i should be so lucky… smilin
A new Congressional Budget Office report out last week has the healthcare world scratching its head over the possibility that Obamacare might—in part—be responsible for what is being described as a significant slowdown in the growth of healthcare costs in America.
According to the report, hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending for Medicare and Medicaid are being removed from government projections as federal healthcare spending is now expected to be full 15 percent less than what had been initially budgeted for 2012. The surprisingly low spending projections come as the growth in healthcare spending has hit a new low for the fourth consecutive year.
To be sure, a big part of the decline in healthcare spending is the result of the recession’s impact on people’s ability to lay out cash on health related expenditures. Indeed, up until this point, most analysts have agreed that the poor economy was pretty much the sole cause for the improvement we have seen in containing the explosion of healthcare spending.
Now, experts are beginning to recognize that the Affordable Care Act may, in fact, be contributing to the good news—a significant development as bending the cost curve was a primary goal of Obamacare.
Douglas Elmendorf, Director of the CBO, noted that while much of the savings are the result of a loss of wealth due to the recession. But, for the first time, Elmendorf was willing to say that a ‘significant part’ of the savings are the result of structural change in how healthcare is now being delivered.
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Interesting read.
This was why it was worth all the political capital PBO expended and why Biden called it a BFD.
Happy Valentine’s Day!! h/t to Political Carnival for this adorable little chef 🙂
Happy Valentines Day df, and everyone! 🙂
I hate the W!
Happy Valentine’s Day to the First Couple…..Barack and Michelle.
Happy Valentine’s Day to the Obama Diary family.
Thanks anniebella and Happy Valentine’s Day to you! 🙂
Sigh, mushy chick-flicks on all channels uniformly tonight.
Hmmm…so instead of being out on dates tonight, women are ALONE on the couch watching TV…pining…
SAD. 😦
Oh, all day her. 🙂 Watch Valentines Day if you get a chance. It’s funny. Little twists I think would amuse you. Especially the movie setting near end. But many others. A couples date and the guy goes nuts when finds out girlfriends job!
More great economic news!!
Warren Buffett just bought Heinz for 23 billion and seeing how John Kerrys wife owns Heinz, I would say that Kerry might now be a billionaire and then some.
Thoughts?
Well, wasn’t Kerry already the richest Senator alive? That just made him the richest SOS ever alive then. C’est la vie!
They have a pre-nup and file taxes separately.
Not that Kerry needs anything right now. A decorated war hero, he’s served long and hard in the Senate, now in his dream job as SOS, working on behalf of his illustrious President – who HE helped introduce to the world in 2004. John Kerry is a VERY rich man, not just monetarily.
Republicans think Hispanics are stupid, they think just because they get someone like Marco Rubio, let him speak alittle Spanish and wam bam Hispanics are going to come running to the Republican Party. Forget all about their policies.
Oh…I don’t think that Hispanics should feel singled out, by any means. They think EVERYONE but them is stupid. Problem for them is, more and more people are finally realizing this:)
Don’t anyone have any sense but white old men, the Republicans don’t think anything of women either.
Just cover up all our terrible policies, our racism, with a Latino guy and we will be okay. That’s the Republicans thinking.
Well a Cuban guy.
More good news! http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/14/retirement/401k-balances/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
401(k) balances at record high
But but but Obama is making us poorer!
Morning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/02/14/rise-and-shine-430/