President Obama takes questions during a meeting with the National Governors Association
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President Barack Obama talks with Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vt., center, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, and Gov. Mike Spence, R-Ind., after a meeting with the NGA in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 25, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Grrrr, got no newsie bits posted today, will try to make up for it in the morning – I have a seriously monster huuuuuge amount of catching up to do. 😕
The Obama Diary 
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Hello Lovely Tally!
I can’t think of anyone else who beat me to first….congratulations! How are you?!
I’m ok! Hope you’re feeling better!!!
Tallllllllllllllllllllllly!!!
CHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPSSS!!!
So many eyes 😆 How you doing Galaxy Girl?
GOOD!!! Opening day is SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! BE THERE!!!!
Wooooooot! Hope you’re back to full health?
YES. YAY!!!
Excellent!!!! Mighty fine to hear!
Congrats Tally on 1st. Hope you have a wonderful opening on Sunday and that you are feeling well.
#FORWARD
Woohoo! Go Tally!!
First?
JoJo!!!!!!
((((HUGS))))
(((((HUGS))) 2 u 2.
Congrats Tally!! Is there a prize for last post before a new thread? I win those all the time!
Thanks babe! Me too!!!
Congrats Tally!
Thanks Carol!!
😉
Congrats to the beautiful dear lady of ladies.((((((( Love you pretty classy lady.))))))))))HZ
Thanks HZ!!!!
I fight you for that honor lp – this time I was reading rather than writing the last post – does that count? 🙂
wtg on first Tally
Then we shall drown……..errr…eat our sorrows together. Presenting?
Goodness! Even I’m scared of that thing!
No, LET’S MOVE!
OMG…I would have to workout 2 hours if I ate that. Baked goods are my weakness. I’m thinking coffee and a doughnut now. LOL I’ll make do with coffee and a light english muffin at home. 🙂
That does not look appetizing at all. Looks creepy.
We can always go back and post on all of the last posts. 😆
This is so rich in irony…
Oh look. Bored, spoiled, rich white dude with nothing better to do with his money now that he doesn’t have that war with Iran he tried to buy.
High-five!!!
Who cares? Let them sue each other till they both go broke. 🙂
Many other epithets come to mind, but I won’t add them in case I am the next one to be sued.
Not to worry – Sheldon has said that he “only talks to rich people”, so unless you’re a secret billionaire, he could care less what you say or do. You’re safe from lawsuits.
Americans should rise up with a class action lawsuit against these craven criminals like Sheldon Adelson, for conspiring to destroy the future…
Top 10?
Ish. Hellooooooo Pamela!!!!
Yo! Chipsticks! I was number 9 when I posted, I truly was! But your vigorous thread, topped off with Miss Tally blowing us out of the water…. Well, never you mind, I like 15 just as well! (not that it will last long!) {{{{{Chipsticks}}}}}
Er, 18…..
#Arithmetic Pamela …. you were 17th. 🙄
Oh No Way! Gotta be 23rd! 23rd is Where It’s All Goin’ ON! 😉
Pamela, Tally would agree – that was Beckham’s LA Galaxy number!!
YaY! I done good! 😆
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Michael Jordan’s number too.
Whoop!
Don’t forget FLOTUS interview with Robin Roberts tomorrow on GMA. I think it’s tomorrow.
yes airs tomorrow anniebella
How gorgeous did Robin and FLOTUS look last night?????
Beautiful inside and out! Both of them!
I am so proud of the work FLOTUS and Dr. J. Biden is doing. I know POTUS and VP Biden are so proud of them too.
Cute 0:18 – 0:23
Yay! 1:32 – 1:40 (a twofer)
Avert your eyes at 1:49 1:51 (yuck!)
Former FLOTUS: 2:13 – 2:19 Her favorite movie is about a couple of feuding oil families in TX, for pete’s sake!
Ha ha! 3:07 – 3:14
Suprising 3:14 – 3:24
Other cameos by Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and Jessye Norman
I liked going to the drive-ins myself. Saw a lot of spaghetti westerns. 😉
Well, not by myself…
Yes. We know.
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Now how do you know?
Me no talkin’.
😉
Hey, did you see the “Trinity” movies with that hottie Terence Hill/Mario Girotti? [meow!]
Not that I remember. Need milk? Trinity reminds me of Dexter. 😉
This is from the 3rd one – My Name is Nobody (the quick-draw/slapping thing is kind of his trademark)
I finally found it! Yes, I remember My name is nobody! 😉
Thanks for this video. Did the Leftwing freak out?
“Truth is a useful approach to life” LOVE IT!!
🙂
Bam!!
excellent.
Posting this to give time to people to organize, if you have not already. This is very, very important. Wed morning….. http://www.civilrights.org/press/2013/supreme-court-rally-VRA.html
And why its so important as to who is POTUS, therefore appointing these types of Justice’s
What an odd reply from Zach Green:
“UB doesn’t endorse candidates or have its own specific agenda”
Shouldn’t the specific agenda of ‘unite blue’ be, well, to ‘unite blue’? And promote ‘blue’ candidates?
Yeah, sounded like a great idea, but I removed my Twibbon and #uniteblue from my profile.
Hiya LL, I’ve finally – I think – caught up with all the Twitter stuff about this today. At best it’s a money-making scheme, at worst … don’t even want to think about it.
Why is there a “D” in his logo for “unite blue” . This is to fool “D”emocrats to be part of his enterprise. These Repugs can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people…
Exactly Ewok:
Zach Green is a jerk.
Evidently. According to a trusted friend he hates PBO and is your typical emoprog – lots of noise, no constructive signal.
Something smells ….
He really shouldn’t play with me …
Must have touched a nerve because the dude stopped following me both as UniteBlue and 140elect 😉
Is he the guy that runs unite blue? Good for you.
Yep.
Love you Bob! Warrior Prince!
Thank you friend!!! The dude is running a scam. What bandwidth I have is totally focused on supporting our President and caring for our fellow citizens.
#FORWARD
Good evening everyone. Update on my friends surgery. She came through with flying colors. Docs say, if she doesn’t bleed through the night, they can take the tubes out and she can go to her own room instead of ICU.. All her family was there, so it was nice to visit. Going to make it an early night. this getting up at 4am is for the birds. Got home around 4pm. They rescheduled start time for surgery, uuuugh I could have slept later. LOL. Anyway, thank you all for your prayers and best wishes, I informed her of all of you and she Thank you very much appreciated your kindness. (she loves Pres Obama too!!)
Congrats Tally on 1st. Haven’t seen you post for awhile except of FB. Take care all.
Great to hear about your friend Roberta, hopefully she’ll get stronger and healthier very soon. Now, go get some sleep!
So glad for your friend Roberta. Take care.
Yay!! Thanks for the update, Roberta. Wishing your friend much continued strength. Hope you’re taking good care of yourself, too.
Great news! Best wishes to her for a smooth and speedy recovery!
And the WHPC and/or political media never mention such things
“Today, there are 14 judicial nominees pending before the Senate, most of whom were approved by the Judiciary Committee unanimously and several of whom would fill judicial emergency seats. An additional 21 nominees are pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee. These 35, highly-qualified nominees signify the President’s unprecedented commitment to a judiciary that reflects the nation it serves: 17 are women; 6 are African American; 6 are Hispanic; 4 are Asian American; and 5 are openly gay.”
“The Senate should move to confirm all of the judicial nominees pending before it. These nominees deserve immediate consideration by the full Senate, and the interest of justice demands it. ”
Most of use would be fired – with cause – if we did our jobs the way the congress does their job.
Hmm, let’s ask the President of the White House Press Corps about that, shall we?
I’m pretty sure he’ll read my profile and then just block me. It’ll be a badge of honor!
and I will be proud to be your friend! 😉
I’ll copy and tweet. Ok?
Wear it proudly, Dudette. He blocked me within the first two or three weeks I was on twitter 🙂
It’s always an honor to be in your company Bob! For this I would be doubly-proud! 🙂
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Thanks 99ts for this infor. I will commit to writing Sen. Leahy, Sen. Reid, Durbin, and Boxer and Feinstein about this matter. This is something so close to my heart personally, so I will keep good on my commitment for all of our sakes.
Again, thanks for reminding us of this very important task to get done by Congress, 99ts. HZ
Dudette’s link HZ – I copied just a little of it because it is – as you say – so very important. Sadly, just another example of congress deliberately attempting to sabotage this administration.
To modify a well known speech, just a little – “never was so little done by so few to harm so many”
Thanks Dudette for pointing to the WHPC – they seem to NEVER look at whitehouse.gov – gosh they might find out what is happening rather than simply have 1 topic to repeat continuously all week. Multitasking is not what they do.
“Multi-tasking is not what they do” — you sure can say that again!
Still can’t believe they spent an entire weekend whinging about a golf game – and they are PAID to do this!
Ridiculous isn’t it?
This article may peak your interest pertaining to your conversation here. The Tortuous, Protracted Wait to Confirm Judges—From Abe to Obama http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/02/the-tortuous-protracted-wait-to-confirm-judges-from-abe-to-obama/273485/
Wow, even in the contentious environment Lincoln was in, the Congress confirmed nominees within an avg of 10 days. Makes this Congress’ all the more disgusting and should be grounds for dismissal due to derilection of duty, if there were such a recourse.
One of the many forms of hatred, bigotry and racism.
geesh- before and after versions included.
‘ Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency altered an image of Michelle Obama at the Academy Awards to cover her shoulders and chest, an apparent attempt to render the First Lady modest enough for public consumption — even as the Islamic Republic complains of its portrayal in Argo, which won Best Picture on Sunday. ‘
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/iranian-news-agency-alters-image-of-michelle-obama
there is enough craziness in the world – will just make ppl want to search for original image
It’s kind of an encouraging sign that they were showing the Oscars at all, and wanted to show the First Lady without offending those more modest/religious amongst their viewing audiences. If they’d covered her face, then that would have been a bit much, but I kind of got a laugh about this one.
It also altered the acceptance speech of the Award winner from Iran. Don’t remember what he won for, think it was documentary.
was that state embarassment brewer (hater, AZ) in the room at the White House?
I still wish the USSS would have clipped her finger when she put it in PBO’s face.
Why are they starting now and not waiting for final word?
Too freak out the GOP before the sequester, adding another pressure point in all directions of this circular firing squad, the WH press shop/admin has been displaying for the last 7-10 days.
Ok, but will the people be able to go back to work if/when this is settled?
I haven’t read the article CarolMae – but if you suddenly reduced the staff at the detention center overnight – presumably there could be riots and much drama – if those in detention cannot be controlled. The numbers by Friday perhaps have to meet what the new staff levels can handle.
Just checked the article which is based on the cost of detaining folks – same issue – discussed slightly differently. These cuts are going to be real – having people recognize that fact in this fashion – may (but only may) get some sanity into the GOP side of congress.
Not encouraging is it?
Military just put a brigade on buses to go to California to train for deployment. They chartered 6 buses instead of flying them out. Today, many soldiers were placed on 12 hour detail because civilian workers will be furloughed and/or hours cut.
Got this from WH, RT if you agree: Our troops shouldn’t have to bear the burden of deficit reduction: http://t.co/fesXHPGPco http://t.co/jyzbml8ZKE
Sequestration does not effect military…civilians who work for the military. It’s the trickle-down effect.
It came directly from White House.gov page. But I’ve heard they may lose medical benefits, VA is already a mess. I nee to tell a story on Rise & Shine in a few minutes.
I thought it meant they were releasing the detainees, not just those who worked there.
The GOP were all over the TV saying that the President was just doom & glooming, and nothing he said was going to happen would actually happen. Well, it’s happening.
Yes, but after reading an article in my local paper, my neighbors won’t know what hit them. Was trying to compose a couple of letters.
Vice-President Biden is a cutie.
Dudette – Who is this Dr. Tom Martin who’s on fire with all of these great tweets?
I dunno, but I wanna shake dude’s hand or bake him some cookies or something.
I was thinkin’ about inviting him for Thanksgiving dinner.
Nerd Bait:
In the 19 weeks since Election Day, McCain has been a guest on a Sunday show 9 times.
Pathetic!!! The media continue their campaign of trying to make him relevant, even though his expiration date was over when he lost the election in 2008 to PBO.
No kidding. He needs to retire next election.
He’s refried beans
“Bad fashion, odd fads, and disco dance music sum up the 1970s for many Americans. But “Searching for the Seventies: The DOCUMERICA Photography Project” takes a new look at the decade’s trends, fashions, and cultural shifts through color photographs taken for Project DOCUMERICA, a Federal photography project.”
Nothing there looked anything like my experience in the seventies! I was/am so out of fashion.
I’m having some naughty thoughts but it’s too early in the week for naughty mat, so I will leave it at that. 🙂 🙂
Are you lusting after my Vice President? 😉
Ask me no question and I’ll tell you no lie.
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🙂
LOL!
Oh, dear. It’s on. Hopefruit and JO’B in the parking lot.
Oh, Joe’s there? (I’m still resting after seeing his second somewhat official portrait downthread.) (Oh, my.)
The one about his second term? Yea, me too.
🙂
😉 I wink a lot, don’t I.
😉 I wink a lot, don’t I?
I dont know if this is visible….see if it works.
Oh my..lovelyplains you’re killing us here..
Niiiiiice! 🙂
Quincy Jones Big Band – Killer Joe
I may have to rest for a bit.
I thought this was interesting
Did you see the movie in 3D?
Yes indeed! Eye-popping! Jaw-dropping! Nephew stood up and clapped afterward. Same thing with Hugo. [I love being the cool Auntie!]
Some movies — it’s like why bother going to see it in the theatre, if you’re not gonna see it in 3-D. This is one of them.
Dude who won the cinematography Oscar deserved that bad boy, hands down!
Unfortunately, we didn’t. It was a free movie hubby’s company sponsored as their yearly present to dependents, kids, grandkids. 3D is only available on week-ends in my little town. I enjoyed it. Everyone else hated it and could barely sit through it. I bought the book, but it just looks at me like Richard Parker. I so wanted to discuss the end with someone, but no one I know saw it, except those who hated it. Oh, well, I so enjoy talking to myself. ;}
I bought it for the young’un months before the movie came out and it collected dust. 🙄
After we saw the movie though, he couldn’t put the book down until he finished. 🙂
That’s good to hear.
Ha. They would find an entire year salary spent on one dinner out. eff’ers.
And the WHPC!
Hollah!
Don’t let Congress vote on their own wages nor decide which days they work and which they have vacations on. It seems to me if they do not want the government to work they should not get to work as a legislator.
Wow, EMILY’s List is stomping on Chris Christies ass on twitter!
https://twitter.com/emilyslist
Go Ladies!!
Hahaha – he has his “out” – Democrats must agree to ” unspecified entitlement reforms.” – The GOP just are NEVER going to put some legislation in writing that says they are going to cut medicare and SS. They are trying every trick in the book to cut these earned payments while blaming such cuts on the President.
Lindsey should know the President sees what he is doing.
You betcha.
Take a flying leap, Lindsey.
Don’t tell us how you really feel, eh! 😀
I don’t want an ulcer. 😉
Message received!
The useful idiots currently running the House of Representatives…..John Boehner’s merry band of bandits.
Did they run out of Post Offices? Must have closed too many down.
In case anyone forgot:
For Immediate Release February 13, 2013
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2014, vice Craig Becker.
Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years. (New Position)
Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2016, vice Wilma B. Liebman, term expired.
Karol Virginia Mason, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Laurie O. Robinson, resigned.
I left you a link upthread on your original post pertaining to this.
Sorry, missed that. Just read it. Thanks for that. Even more annoyed now!!
Dudette, do you know if any of our Twitter Warriors have been sending out tweets about who’s being held up, how long, etc.? If TWs could tweet bombard, maybe it will add more nails to these idiots’ coffins.
Good point. Don’t know, but we should definitely do something about that.
And so, earlier today, when I was lost in the excitement of being in the Top 30, I forgot to tell y’all we did have a Sun-Moon opposition today at 3:26pm EST, 7 degrees 24 minutes in the sign of VIrgo. Now you know! 😆
On this subject I have forced myself to stay up as long as I could tonight. Evening TOD……Something for bedtime.
Breathtaking! ❤
Stunning. We are so infinitesimally small, so made of dust. Thanks LP! Goodnight.
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Will that be in the Seventies exhibit? Video probably not from seventies. There is a movie named Stardust. Made about ten years ago. Several big name stars in it. Fun and romance and fantasy thrown in together. It does involve stars from the sky.
The moon was absolutely huge tonight! I almost crashed when I turned a corner and saw this orange monstrosity looming down at me – gorgeous…
Riveting moonrise here tonight as well: had to wait a while as there are huge storm clouds above the mountains to the East, but watching them turn silver and gold and the staggering streaks of light moving through ~ I had to pull up a chair in the kitchen with all the lights off to watch! So much better than television!
You have a way with words, Pamela! 🙂
Reposting one last time, just to make sure nobody misses this. Individual 50 state PDF’s of every program/job/business affected by sequestration. Find the one where you live and hammer your Rep.
Not sure if this has been posted – the real Stephen Colbert supporting his sister – includes video
http://www.mediaite.com/online/colbert-drops-character-delivers-hilarious-introduction-for-sister-at-south-carolina-bowling-fundraiser/
“One of the biggest cheers Colbert received during his speech came when he said South Carolina’s first Congressional district needs Colbert-Busch “not just because she’s hard-working and talented and intelligent and dedicated. But because she’s sane!” “
Ha!
It’s really sad that these days you kinda have to point out that the person running for office is not a nutball like their opponents — even in South Carolina.
Old RM has a bug up her butt about drones again.
Ugh. Thanks for the warning.
Kentucky Dem: I’d be surprised if Ashley Judd didn’t run
Rep. John Yarmuth expects Judd to challenge Mitch McConnell in 2014
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/25/kentucky_dem_id_be_surprised_if_ashley_judd_didnt_run/
Well, well, well… it seems old Turtle Man might have some “activity” on his service record at Ft Knox that might severely displease his base. [But I’m not one to gossip] 🙂
Yes, I’m not one to gossip, either (were I to be “one,” what can ya tell us?).
Well, it almost reads like some conspiracy theory stuff, and I didn’t post the article cuz it leads back to that Orange place. So you can go there and search on Mitch McConnell Military Service or you can check the Twitter time line of one @originlbookgirl and her convo with at first skeptical @ProgressKY.
Thing is, if this is from 1967, why hasn’t it come out before now. Dude’s in been the Senate since ’84. Circumstances around this story coming out seems kinda a fishy. But oh wouldn’t it be a hoot if true?
Even if the suggestion isn’t true – it does read that he was helped out of military service very quickly. I am not someone who glorifies the military or war – but I hate the hypocrites who do glorify such things while making sure themselves and theirs are well away from the action. The GOP seem to see the military as the place where the poor and disadvantaged get “whipped into shape” or alternatively – killed.
Thanks! Peaked my interest, for sure!
I didn’t get the link from the orange place. I really don’t remember where i got it. But is this site trustworthy?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389×4307109
They’ve been pretty trustworthy, imo, Carol.
Well, poor Mitch….
Did anyone see the last guest Ed Schultz had on his show tonight? I don’t remember his name, but he was talking about the Oscars and he said he don’t think it was a good idea to have FLOTUS announcing the best picture. Ed ask him if he thought it would have been better if FLOTUS was there in person. The guy said no, she didn’t need to be there, Hollywood already has it’s royalties. I didn’t care for him one bit because it’s not like FLOTUS went begging them to appear on the Oscars, they asked her. If anyone else saw the guy beside me, did you know who he is?
I didn’t see it annie – but typical of pundits – what could be more important at the moment than FLOTUS at the oscars. last week it was PBO playing golf. They have NOTHING of substance to talk about against the President – so they find petty little things of no value to ensure the twitters are making some noise.
I saw him Anniebella and I did not care for what he said either. FLOTUS making an appearance was no worse than all of the stars attending the White House Correspondent’s dinner posing for photos like they are on the red carpet.
I sent Ed a e-mail, I went to his face book page, and let Ed know exactly what I thought of that guest of his. If I could get his email address he will hear from me too. I think he work for NY magazine. FLOTUS was invited, the part where he said that hollywood has it’s royalties. I seem to recall Clooney and other hollywood stars showing up at the WH when POTUS and FLOTUS throw a State’s Dinner. But FLOTUS is not good enough to show up at the Oscars. Well she show up and I’m dam glad she did. She was great.
There is so much envy and jealousy of the Obamas and how they relate to everyday people. I think I heard Ed say that the guy was some sort of contributor to CBS. Ed acted a little surprised at the answer the guy gave re FLOTUS. Btw, the Jimmy Fallon/FLOTUS video is now over 6 million hits. 🙂
That’s cool COS. 6 million.
Ed ask the guy if it would have been better if FLOTUS was there in person, the guy said no she shouldn’t have even been there, Hollywood has it’s royalties. I sense some nastiness from him, he didn’t care for the Obamas. But that is okay, the people running the Oscar wanted FLOTUS to announce the winner and that is what she did. “F” that guy.
He was repulsive.
My Congressman is a good guy.
Lucky you. Although he’s very smart and very intense, he always has that calm, friendly persona. Never looks harried. He must be very good sitting across the table from an adversary (for instance, every Republican on Earth).
I replied to your previous tweet on hedge funds Bob – quite despicable that anyone can bet against the country – Hedge funds cause much grief, worldwide – I gather a prominent republican is partial to how they operate.
They represent profound greed and ZERO value to society, 99.
Thank you.
#FORWARD
I’ve heard Cantor would benefit, but so many get inside info. Outrageous.
Hmmm…. I wonder if there’s any connection between this story…
US lawmakers visit Cuba
Monday, Feb 18, 2013 03:30 PM EST
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/18/us_lawmakers_visit_cuba/
HAVANA (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers led by Sen. Patrick Leahy visited Cuba Monday to gauge the island’s economic changes and stress the importance of freeing a jailed American whose detention has chilled relations between the two countries.
The trip was the first to the Communist-run island by high-level U.S. politicians since President Barack Obama’s re-election in November.
It comes a year after another group of legislators led by Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, came to Cuba and met with President Raul Castro. They also visited Alan Gross, an American jailed since 2009 for illegally distributing communications equipment on the island while on a U.S.-funded democracy-building program…. [more in the article]
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… the complete lack of media follow-up after the trip (unless I missed it), and with this release from the White House on Friday:
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For Immediate Release February 22, 2013
Notice — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Cuba
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO
CUBA AND OF THE EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE REGULATION
OF THE ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF VESSELS
On March 1, 1996, by Proclamation 6867, a national emergency was declared to address the disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations caused by the February 24, 1996, destruction by the Cuban government of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba. On February 26, 2004, by Proclamation 7757, the national emergency was extended and its scope was expanded to deny monetary and material support to the Cuban government. The Cuban government has not demonstrated that it will refrain from the use of excessive force against U.S. vessels or aircraft that may engage in memorial activities or peaceful protest north of Cuba. In addition, the unauthorized entry of any U.S.-registered vessel into Cuban territorial waters continues to be detrimental to the foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency with respect to Cuba and the emergency authority relating to the regulation of the anchorage and movement of vessels set out in Proclamation 6867 as amended by Proclamation 7757.
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Coincidence?
Could be. I think the “continuation” is something that’s recurring; i.e., must be renewed on a regular basis … I’ve seen it before, maybe last year.
Yes, I noticed that. Just wondered if the trip was an opportunity to discontinue it if things went well. Guess not.
In … er … re-reading what I wrote, I didn’t mean to imply (sometimes I’m a little nutty) that you didn’t know the meaning of: (a) continuation, (b) recurring, (c) renewed on a regular basis.
Usually when I’m tired, I just write short sentences, but apparently tonight I gave the same answer three different ways, not for your eyes, but so my brain would finally recognize it.
Does that make sense? Ha. I agree that the continuation you posted could be a sign of change.
Please ignore everything else I said after hello.
Girl, you ARE tired. It’s cool. I didn’t take any offense. I got you! 😀
Okay, if you have declared me officially tired (musta been all those tweets I sent to the unions!), then it must be true – and I’m outta here.
Can’t wait until tomorrow. I love it when I wake up in the morning and Barack Obama is still our President!
Goodnight to y’all.
Oh, did you do more? Okay, I’ll go retweet ’em! Great work!!
Nightie-night!
Thanks! I’ll do more today, too. Appreciate the R/Ts, because unions – as you know – need our encouragement!
Do you run that FB page under the same name?
jacquOB – that is a wonderful thing to say – every day of every week for the next 4 years
Agree! It’s not my original thought (saw it on a website selling that on a bumper sticker), but it’s my new wakin’ up thought!
Guys – I sent out some more of these tweets to unions, if anybody’s interested in R/Ting to get the word out. Thanks. Here’s one:
Another great performance from that concert to celebrate Quincy Jones’ 75th birthday — this is Mick Hucknall (Simply Red)
Okay, one more from the same concert, 2008 Montreux – celebration of Quincy Jone’s 75th birthday: Ledisi (one of FLOTUS’ favorites)
[Had to do a double-take: one of her backup singers looks just like SLOTUS at least at a quick glance]
When I first saw her about 15 years ago, she was performing mostly music like this in tiny clubs here. She’s really incredible and I love that she’s really made a name for herself. And the White House loves her!!
LOL! 😀 😀 😀
From Scandal-creator Shonda Rhimes’ twitter profile: ” I make stuff up for a living. Remember, it’s not real, okay? Don’t tweet me your craziness.”
@Bobfr – Thanks for posting original tweet.
Just a bit:
The thing about being a little black girl in the world is that even when you are the youngest person ever to be nominated for an Academy Award, many people will use the occasion not to hold you up for all of the amazing things you obviously are, but to tear you down for the ways you don’t look like them, the ways your name isn’t their kind of right, the ways you don’t remind them of themselves, the ways you are not blonde or blue-eyed, as if those things could possibly matter when set against the otherwordly talent and beauty and brilliance you possess.
The thing about being a little black girl in the world is that you come into it already expected to be less than you almost certainly are, the genius and radiant darkness you possess already set up to be overlooked, dismissed or erased by almost everyone you will ever meet.
The thing about being a little black girl in the world is that even when you are everything, some people will want you to be nothing. They will look at you through the nothing-colored glasses they will put on every time you enter a room. And the bigness of you, the outstandingness, the giftedness, will be invisible to them.
More – – – – – – – > http://blackgirldangerous.org/new-blog/2013/2/25/the-thing-about-being-a-little-black-girl-in-the-world-for-quvenzhan-wallis
THIS!
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
I read the tweet and some things are just NOT FUNNY!
Freedom of speech my arse.
If most people thought Rush Limpballs calling a grown woman was offensive and vile, what makes the calling a young girl a derrogatory okay, just because it was supposed to be joke.
History tells us that some thought Hitler was a joke and did nothing until the so- called joke got out of hand.
The ones who are taking this so lightly, let your daughter, niece or young female come home and tell you they were called “that name” and tell us you took it all in stride. If you can, then there is probably need to check what you are saying at home.
I know Iam late coming in on what has probably already being said. But some of the tweets were disgusting as if there was no need to apologize and that just got to me. We must speak out when we feel someone else’s pain and hurt. It is the right thing to do.
It reminds me of the story told about PBO having to get used to the racism when he was a child – how many generations does this have to continue before the haters have all died.
99ts, hate is evil, and as long as people think they are better than someone because of the color of their skin, racism will live on.
POTUS will be going to Virginia today.
Powerfully stated. Thanks for the link, Alycee.
For your Wed evening calendar!
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As the budget talks heat up, it’s critical that committed supporters like you know the facts and can defend President Obama’s agenda in your communities.
This Wednesday, we’re hosting a briefing with Josh Dorner from the ThinkProgress War Room at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Josh will walk us through the upcoming sequester, the automatic drastic spending cuts that will threaten thousands of jobs, vital services, and national security if congressional Republicans refuse to compromise on closing tax loopholes for the wealthy. Federal funding for Medicare, emergency responders and many other critical programs could all face budget cuts.
Then you’ll learn about the President’s plan to reduce the deficit in a balanced way.
We’ll also talk about how you can get involved.
The briefing will be streamed live online this Wednesday, February 27th, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Bookmark this page now, and visit it shortly before the call begins:
http://my.barackobama.com/Wednesday-Policy-Briefing
Thanks for taking the time to learn more. It really does make a difference.
Stephanie
Stephanie Cutter
Organizing for Action
Robert Gibbs needs needs to get that briefing
good one!
I don’t like Robert Gibbs being on the morning Joe – He ums and ahs – and waits for someone else to give the facts – some positive support of his President would be a help – but I haven’t seen it yet
I am having the same feeling. I wonder how much MSNBC is paying him, is it a big contract deal or a part time gig?
I think being on Up with Chris Hayes was a mistake when he mention that when he was at the WH he wasn’t suppose to mention anything about drones. And Rachel and the I hate drones crowd jump all over that. Gibbs was on Rachel show last night.
I just saw FLOTUS on GMA, it was about two or three minutes were she talk with Robin.
Wonder what the WH thought about his telling the drone story?
Can’t imagine they were overjoyed Bill
I have been wondering if he is really working behind the scenes to help promote moving the drone program to the Pentagon and away from the lack of oversight with the CIA.
I think he is moving from working for the President/democrats to being a pundit. I would think your suggestion is way outside his role and what he could achieve. He may improve as he gets more used to the pundit role.
He seems very unsure of himself – the others on this morning had a much better grasp of reality. He said the best goppers around were the Governors & Joe then proceeded to praise the GOP because it can win in the states. His two outings I have seen have been disasters. As anniebella mentions below – the drones story – true or not – lost him the votes in terms of support for the administration.
I don’t watch these shows but from what I’m reading I guess going from an excellent WH TV rep to unsure commentary that openly criticizes the WH = MSM punditry and $$$? It seems like the usual trajectory.
Hey Chips, looking at that picture of the President with all those governors, brings to mind one question: “Where Are The Wimmin?” 😀
I saw a writeup somewhere on that Dudette – the good ones – usually democrats – have been taken by the administration. Palin, Brewer and Nikki Haley don’t give much confidence in the women GOP Governors. From wiki there are currently only 5 women Governors – hopefully the states plans for women’s reproduction options might see some more elected in 2014.
Thus said – it seems if any women were present they were relegated to the back of the room.
Yep.
So CPAC won’t invite Chris Christie to speak at their gathering. All because he said some nice things about President Obama, he work with the President during the Sandy storm. These stupid crazy right wing haters think that what Christie said cause them to lose the election. Do anyone know how stupid that is? These right wing nuts are crazy. Hate is ugly and the Republicans are full of it. I hope anyone does not think that these Republicans hate this President because of his policies, it’s because they are racists and black folks out to know their place.
Morning MUST READ!! http://thedailybanter.com/2013/02/the-sequestration-fight-is-based-on-lies-and-stupidity/
There are two sides to this deficit idiocy. Firstly, the completely inexcusable conflation of the deficit and the debt, and, secondly, the total failure to acknowledge actual deficit reduction. The press, and especially the Republicans, refuse to acknowledge that not only has the deficit been reduced by more than half-a-trillion dollars since 2009, but also that the deficit will continue to drop with or without the automatic cuts that appear to be inevitable by the end of the week. As a result, deficit hysteria is based on nearly unprecedented stupidity and deliberate deception. And very few players are innocent in this endeavor.
“Yet David Brooks and others believe that both sides are to blame for it, in spite of the fact that it was the Republican effort to sabotage the economy and, therefore, the Obama presidency, and the party’s reckless decision to use the debt ceiling as a political cudgel for the first time in history.” (from your link)
How do you tell people there is NO deficit problem – when the Press continually call the President a liar and refuse to accept anything but the GOP view of reality. Even Romney knew when he was elected – with improved employment – the deficit would disappear. He wanted the credit, but knew he had to do nothing. I am amazed that the President keeps his cool – truly amazed.
http://thedailybanter.com/2013/02/congress-at-work/
Since President Obama was first inaugurated in 2009, Congress has failed to pass a budget and the US government has
been operating under what is called a “continuing resolution” or CR. This just means that the levels of spending remain the same from last year (or last time a budget was passed). It is no way to run anything as these are being passed once every few months, leaving agencies with no idea how much money they will have but that is the subject for another post (don’t worry, it’s coming).
In any case, we seem to be in a cycle of going from one manufactured financial crisis to another. Meanwhile, Congress keeps leaving town for recesses. These are not what they sound like. A Congressional recess is not the play break you may remember from elementary school. Both sides of the Hill call them “constituent or district work periods,” and that is really what they are. At the end of the day, the time they spend interacting with constituents is vitally important for everyone but so is the time they spend interacting with each other. Members of Congress and Senators used to spend much more time with each other — on both sides of the aisle. We need more of that. This allows them to not just mingle and socialize but get to know each other and it makes it a lot easier to work with someone you know.
So, I thought you might be interested in seeing their schedules. These are not set in stone but you can get a good sense of how much value they place on time in Washington, which is clearly not much.
The House of Representative calendar is here.
The Senate calendar is here.
According to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, in the past 26 years, Congress has passed a year-long budget only three times, in 1989, 1995 and 1997. Moreover, a budget is just a blueprint for Congress anyway and since they don’t have to adhere to it, it’s just smoke and mirrors. Conversely, the Budget Control Act (a budget) is law.
The idea that the Congressmen need to mingle drives me bananas. They are grown-up, professional people who shouldn’t need to be coddled and complimented to do their jobs. Who else fails to function because their co-workers won’t have a martini with them?
The scant calendar is part of their strategy to make certain they never have adequate time to pass the President’s agenda. They prolong every debate, every nomination and confirmation. That’s on purpose.
Chuck Todd just on Today Show placing all the blame for sequester mess on President Obama. He included quotes from Cantor, Va. gov. and Boehner and repeatedly said, “The WH has scheduled NO sequester talks with GOP leaders. ” Wrapped it up with one more, “And again, no sequester talks scheduled.”
No sane administration would attempt to talk to Boehner/Cantor – and Todd well knows that – GOP water carrier – Both sides of congress need to talk to each other – therein lies the problem
I should have added – it is standard procedure NOT to deal with blackmailers and/or kidnappers – if you pay them – they ask for double next time.
This whole argument is too stupid for me. It doesn’t matter whose idea it was. Even if it was the President’s idea, the Republicans didn’t have to take it…afterall, they’ve rebuffed every idea he has had since he was initially sworn in. I’m sick of people calling on the President to do something when he can’t write any legislation…the Congress has to “do something.”
You know what…I don’t even cuss, but fuck them!
Now Today has moved on to the criticism Michelle Obama’s “media blitz” is drawing—–a report by Kristen Welker with vid quotes from Jennifer Rubin and Jodi Cantor, surprise, surprise, Rubin the most harsh, saying the FL has crossed the line with the Oscars appearance—showed clips of dancing with Fallon and the Oscar presentation. I guess that Oscars appearance really threw some people and has negatively affected their lives!!!
I saw Jodi Cantor on Piers Morgan last night and she was not as critical as his other guest Donnie Deutch…who ripped Michelle Obama apart….it was just awful….
Jodi kind of stuck up for her…..
What are Donnie Deutch’s credentials as a pundit? There are thousands of people walking around mid-town Manhatten who could be pulled into a studio and offer their opinion.
To use Jennifer Rubin as a legitimate opinion is scraping the bottom. Her hatred of PBO that is published in the Washington Post everyday is a disgrace to a once great newspaper.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/26/what-researchers-learned-about-gun-violence-before-congress-killed-funding/
I am really depressed about the response to the gun violence issue. All I see from where I sit is more guns, more lax gun laws. Already high volume gun sales have soared. Illinois lost its appeal and now forced to enact a concealed/carry law here. Story in my local paper this a.m. about a “right to carry” group in my county holding town halls and demonstrations. It’s all cockeyed.
Good morning, TODville.
Vote on cloture for Hagel nom is today at noon.
The Sunday talk senator seemed bothered that there were enough votes to overcome the filibuster so maybe he would use a hold. Can he do this?
Procedurally, I’m not sure if that’s possible at this point. And it would certainly be viewed as desperation. Sen. Reid is confident so he’s scheduled his vote. We shall see.
Thankyou for the information meta – it’s all slightly strange for me – I thought I did read somewhere that part of the deal that Reid took (when talking of removing the filibuster) was that holds were not to be used – but I may have misread something. McCain lies his way into every vote in the Senate. He was going to vote for Hagel – then he wasn’t going to filibuster etc etc
Good Morning Everyone!
I woke with the Mom Dancing music playing in my head (2nd day in a row). Thanks A LOT Chips! 😀
Michael Tomasky still calling them all out
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/26/the-gop-rage-machine-and-its-mainstream-apologists.html
Morning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/02/26/rise-and-shine-441/
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/02/26/17101235-what-contempt-for-the-public-looks-like?lite
More truthtelling from Steve Benen. I think he’s a national treasure.