“Did you see that Jon Karl, um, exclusive?”
President Obama and Attorney General Holder attend the 32nd annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the West Front Lawn at the U.S. Capitol, May 15
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Two Bush-appointees, the IRS commissioner and deputy commissioner, are gone. Next, Lois Lerner, the Bush-appt’d head of 501c4 division.
— roadkillrefugee (@rkref) May 15, 2013
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@anamariecox No one at the IRS would have done anything wrong if Obama had just taken the House leadership to Camp David for a drink. Duh.
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) May 15, 2013
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You gotta love the media: In the 18th paragraph……
Steve Benen: USA Today had an item today on the IRS controversy, which seemed to reinforce much of what we already know: conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status faced unfair and unreasonable scrutiny. But deep in the article, in the 18th paragraph, USA Today added seven unexpected words: “Some liberal groups did get additional scrutiny.”
More here
Mind you, plenty of places didn’t mention this at all today
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Can’t stand Wiegel, but liked this….
“Obama needs to fire somebody.” “Okay, I fired somebody.” “Obama needs to stop looking for scapegoats.”
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) May 15, 2013
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NPR: The Justice Department’s subpoena of Associated Press phone records as part of an investigation into what Attorney General Eric Holder has called “a very grave leak” to the news agency has set off a political firestorm on Capitol Hill, but there’s a lot to the AP story published a year ago that started it all.
….. as NPR’s Dina Temple-Raston reports, there’s much more to the story:
“As we understood it then and still understand it, that suicide bomber that AP refers to in its story was actually a double agent working with western intelligence agencies,” Dina says.
Although the double-agent did hand the new underwear bomb technology to U.S. officials, “they had hoped the agent could do more [and] … one consequence of the story is that this agent’s identity was blown,” she says.
More here
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So, when can we see the WH emails regarding Iraq WMD?
— BWD (@theonlyadult) May 15, 2013
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Steve Benen: I lacked the energy to respond to the Politico piece everyone’s talking about, but it’s genuinely awful and a case study in what’s wrong with so much of Beltway reporting. It does suggest, however, that the D.C. media establishment is effectively prepared to go to war with President Obama, in part because it considers him “aloof,” and the White House can expect “ruthless” coverage for the indefinite future.
(Prepared to go to war? That war began in January 2009)
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Andrew Sullivan: Mike Allen [who used to work as Dick Cheney’s unofficial spokesperson] and Jim Van DeHei live for moments like this. It allows them to do what they do best: talk about their “town” as an entity. They don’t have to grapple with policy or history; they just have to describe the mood among their connected friends….
“Republicans have waited five years for the moment to put the screws to Obama — and they have one-third of all congressional committees on the case now.”
Yeah, sure, the last five years have been marked by Republican restraint in their attacks on Obama – starting right with the zero votes for his first initiative, the much-needed and now-vindicated stimulus, and their continued total obstructionism to even basic things like executive branch appointments. They waited five years for this … Please.
….. The evidence for their opinion comes from the usual Obama-haters who have long resented the arrival of some core principles in the ethical sewer of the official city….
Full post here
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No More Mister Nice Blog: …. while we’re on the subject of [Maureen] Dowd, let’s turn to the Dowd reference in that damn Politico story about how all the Kewl Kidz hate Obama now:
The dam of solid Democratic solidarity has collapsed, starting with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s weekend scolding of the White House over Benghazi….
Maureen Dowd as part of a “dam of solid Democratic solidity” in support of Obama? Seriously?
Do you know when Dowd first sneeringly referred to Obama as “Obambi”? In 2006.
Full post here
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BREAKING: The Obama Administration revealed as a massive conspiracy to humiliate Darrell Issa.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) May 15, 2013
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The Obama Diary 
I love My President
Me too
Me three.
Hey
Chelsea!
I had a coworker in a previous life who would go on the VILEST rants about Chelsea. The first time he did it in my presence I asked him “So, do you feel like a big man mocking a little girl?” He made sure to not do that in front of me again.
Well if they were vile rants about the football club, he sounds like a perfectly reasonable man.
Hah! This is the guy who didn’t read about what happened outside his city because “It didn’t matter”. I pity whatever woman he conned into marrying him. (Then again, he would also go on vile homophobic rants, so he probably had “issues” in that department as well.)
Ah, he doth protesteth too much? Marcus Bachmann-ish?
God yes. I have, quite fortunately lost touch with him.
Good Evening All 😉
It is a Quadruple play at TODville 😉 Yeah. I am clappy leftie.
Atty General is hanging right in there with our man isn’t he? They are loyal to one another.
Gold for VL 🙂
Silver for Betsy 😆
Bronze for LL 😎
Flowers for Moi…….Nena 🙄
LOL 🙂 🙂
Hey everyone I noticed the President got a trim later on in the day because he looks different in the videos he made on the IRS issue and the one where is with AG Holder
You’ve got Bette Davis Eyes……Yep…..Right on the Money…..a new cut.
Alright now President Obama is cool, calm and collected. So I say let’s turn Vice-President Biden loose on the media!
By REID J. EPSTEIN | 5/15/13 1:35 PM EDT
President Obama will meet with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) at the White House Wednesday afternoon to discuss the status of comprehensive immigration reform “and other issues,” press secretary Jay Carney said.
Obama’s meeting with McCain comes as the White House tries to move past stories about the IRS targeting conservative organizations and the Justice Department snooping on phone records of Associated Press journalists.
Obama will also be meeting with Treasury Department officials at the White House Wednesday afternoon as part of his effort that appropriate IRS officials are held accountable, Carney said.
Why with McCain? I cannot stand that man. He’s still bitter about losing in 2008. Personally, I don’t see the point of meeting with Republicans. Most likely they’re not going to support immigration reform anyways. Hope Reid pushes a bill and allows Repubs to vote against it and show just how racist they continue to be.
I think this is the second time recently that the President has met with McCain. It’s strategic. And tactical. (I laugh when I hear of it.) The President’s playing chess with his grumpy ass!
Ok I got my Star Trek ticket for midnight!
Stoked!
🙂
I am surrounded by Trekkies in this place! Congrats Jovie!!!
I have a date with my gay fake boyfriend for ST on Saturday. 3D baby!!!!
What a huh?
😯
Hey, when DOMA gets repealed I’m finding him a husband.
I am hoping to see it this weekend.
How are you doing Symmetry?
I am doing well. I am trying to get work finished up since Friday is my last day before surgery. I will be spending a lot more time here while I am off for a few weeks. At least I know that I will never get bored.
It’ll be great to have you here, Symmetry – wishing you all the very best, hope everything goes perfectly.
Thanks, Chips!! 🙂
Wishing you the best Symmetry.
Thanks, UT!
Can’t wait for it. I gotta work though, so I’ma prob have to wait until Monday.
I AM tempted to stand in line at Wal-Mart Friday to purchase advance screening tickets for the new Superman movie, but I gotta work Friday
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Good Evening Everyone!
I feel like I’ve been running a marathon trying to catch up with all the posts today!
Bang-up job as usual Chipsticks!
Great thread Chips!!
Congrats on 1st VL 🙂
Little advice for Chucklehead ….
#TrustBarack
Chuck wad sooooo needs to wake up and face reality. He may need to consider a job elsewhere as he truly never knows what he is talking about. Plus he needs to shave and bathe.
Ha! If we didn’t have enough already to take down ol’ Chuckie, that “shave and bathe” thingie would do it. Love it!
That’s a beaut, Bob. Thanks. What an overblown, insufferable egotist this Todd is. His reporting skills would be inadequate for a local newspaper, yet he imagines himself a national sage. His photo should appear next to ‘Peter Principle’ in the dictionary.
Bob, what have you done with Peter King
Dude hasn’t definitely gone radio silent 🙂
See, this is what they hate…
So true Alycee. It rattles their crazy brains to the point of no return. ‘Watch out for the coming actions from these Repuke Clowns.
I love my President and My Attorney General. The best.HZ
Top Dawgs!!! This will cause nightmares!
THIS!!!!!
Two strong “Black” men who doesn’t seem to know their place. And that’s what the Republicans and Media can’t stand.
Absolutely.
THIS!!!!
AND THIS! THIS ! THIS!!!! Always has been.
Woof woof, baby!
Oh me.
Say it!
Haters will hate….
“It does suggest, however, that the D.C. media establishment is effectively prepared to go to war with President Obama, in part because it considers him “aloof”…
So “aloof” is the code word for “uppity” when referencing black men in power who are not only intelligent, but won’t bow and scrape to the good old boy establishment?
That and most of the DC establishment are T Bagger/libertarians.
I am glad that President Obama is “aloof” to the knife-wielding, back-stabbers, in the media and D.C. political establishment. This means that the President cares more about attending to the needs of ordinary Americans than he does the needs spoiled, lazy, entitled, elites who thrive on gossip and do no meaningful productive work, but yet get paid so much money.
By the way, even a martian who has seen the President interact with people, both here and abroad, knows fully well that the media are lying when they accuse the President of being aloof. I’ve never seen a President who enjoys being with people and is always warmly hugging people and being warmly hugged back. The same is true of VP Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, and, especially, FL Michelle Obama. I bet you if you took a poll to find out who, of the modern President’s,was the most friendly, and the most accessible, President Obama would probably be at the top of the list. For me (I was born when Truman was President) he is at the top of the list.
I was thinking the same thing nathkatun. Aloof does not allow someone to pick you up and squeeze you in a bear hug. Aloof does not comfort someone who has lost all their possessions in a storm. Aloof does not grieve with people who have lost loved ones. Aloof does not try to uplift others. Aloof does not care about those who are struggling. Children do not warm up to Aloof. People do not want to be in the presence of Aloof.
At the same time, who wants to go out their way to subject themselves to the company of people who are hostile towards them, who are always lying to them and about them, who are always trying to undercut them. That is what the GOP and the MSM do to President Obama. He only deals with them to the extent he HAS to.
“He only deals with them to the extent he HAS to.” And that’s as it should be, Swbluega. In this internet age, the so called WHPC really serves no purpose. More and more people no longer depend on the corporate MSM as their main source of credible news. No wonder the MSM, epitomized by the WHPC, are more interested in propaganda and sensationalism than they are in reporting news. They think this is the only way to keep viewers interested.
uppity uppity uppity
yep
You are right, rikyrah! But they are such cowards and try to hide behind terms like “aloof,” ” arrogant” and “elite,” when they really mean to say that he is “uppity.”
It also says that the DC media is prepared to go to war with the tens of millions Americans who elected our president and support him with all their hearts. Okay guy, let’s rumble. Turn off TVs and tell tv producers and advertisers why you’re doing so, cancel newspapers and tell them why. Write stinging LTEs to any newspaper that will accept your letter, attack them on twitter. Denigrate them in conversations with friends. Use them as the butt of jokes. Talk up their incompetence. Give them no peace and no quarter. They’ve declared war on US!
Amen, Jackie G!
Jackie G., and nathkatun7 nailed it. We will not allow these people take away our joy of seeing and helping out President and Administration have success. We will cherish every ounce of his success each day.
I loved seeing President Obama and AG Holder sitting there enjoying their own private words and laughter. This is who President Obama and AG Holder are, men with a core to do the best each day for the people of this nation. They are No Ones” Hey boy, be quiet, stop talking etc.,” No more of that crap.
We are going to continue to work hard and support POB and VPBiden. This is where we must come together and know what we are to be focusing on and then moving out with discipline, power, and love. We can do this.HZ
Flippin’ heck, only just saw OJ Simpson on TV now from today’s hearing, missed it earlier – he’s aged about 50 years since I last saw him.
Well, good – I hope life is severely grim these days.
Apparently, they showed his entire testimony today on Fox Chips. I was shocked to see how much he has aged. We are the same age, but I am sure I don’t look as old as he does. 🙂
COS, that can’t be right, you will be forever 21 in my eyes!
Hope that BigDaddyRich followed us over to this thread.
If you’re on twitter, make a point of viewing only tweets from @TheObamaDiary and @JeffersonObama. Both newsy and funny. Can’t be in a bad mood after seeing their tweets and jokes.
MSM echo chamber has really bought into the “Obama’s scandals” narrative.
Here’s my response to @JeffZeleny, who was a reasonable reporter for the NYT and now that he works at ABC has turned into another JonKarl-JakeTapper clone.
That’s why I couldn’t be on twitter. I’d be cussing these people out.
All three of them are GOP and media manufactured scandals! For over 5 years now, both the GOP and the media have been working hard to destroy President Obama. To accomplish that they resorted to manufacturing scandals.
Good Arapaho, never let them get away with anything.
So let me get this straight. The head guy at the IRS and the second in line head guy at the IRS, AND the person over the 501C4 department, Bush appointees all, will be let go or fired? Bear with me here…..so I’m to believe that these Bush appointees will be leaving and PBO gets to nominate his own people? Does that mean…..dare I say it…..PBO really gets to put his own people in a very high profile agency, you know the one that drives the RWNJ nuts? Chess or no chess, that sounds like a pretty good move to me. I’m a believer. He has eyes in the back of his head, behind his back, and in those President shoes he wears.
I didn’t see it at first but now this looks like a stroke of genius. If PBO gets his people in then you’re talking about scrutiny done the right way.
And didn’t he show just the right amount of disdain at the dastardly deeds? They’ll figure it out sometime next week.
they’ll go, ‘Oh wait…………….damn’
🙂 butt that would also require thinking. Hatred truly blinds.
But won’t the Republicans just block his appointees like they’ve been doing all along? But you may be correct. I wonder if the Bush appointees purposely targeted T’Baggers just to make President Obama look bad.
they can’t block them and then demand that he needs to take care of the IRS situation. Poutrage can only go so far. They’ve been outplayed once again. Biden tried to warn them. He said, he can cut you and you wouldn’t know it til you see blood.
They can try to block them, cookemom, but this is where the power of presidential pressure and public opinion comes in. The Republicans in Congress underestimate the president and US at their peril.
i say let them try all the way til 2014
Yes they can, because they can get away with it! They know that the media, and the emoprogs, will blame President Obama for lack leadership for not using the “Bully Pulpit” to force right wing Republican members of Congress to stop filibustering his nominees.
I can see the 2014 ads now. They may be ignorant, but they’re not stupid. Well, they are stupid, but they aren’t dumb/ They will try to have it both ways, but it won’t work in any district except the gerrymandered districts. Stay tuned.
Sullivan’s article was excellent in its defense of President Obama and ridicule of Politico, but I don’t understand how Sullivan supports President Obama but believes in the “Blacks are genetically inferior IQ” nonsense. Sullivan puzzles me.
Sullivan is only for Sullivan – He supports PBO if it suits his view of himself & the world – otherwise he does not. His one moment of fame was recognizing Sarah Palin for what she was – why anyone pays to read his bile is beyond my understanding. Comparing races to different types of dogs – and then quoting 19th century white folks lies (loved by the KKK) is beyond reprehensible.
99ts, what you said of Sullivan applies to so many other media pundits. As Bobfr has urged us repeatedly, we have to become our own media. I am glad Sullivan wrote an “excellent” article to day. But like you, I know his not dependable.
Sullivan has said some truly ghastly things – there are few in the media I would trust less.
But being our own media – Chips has that every single day – why I come here – the real news – from everyone who is here – you are a wonderful group of PBO supporters and highlight all that is good in the US.
RIDDLE: What did the Donkey say to Chuck Todd?
What?
You’re a bigger ass than I am.
CORRECT!!!
Ha!
“you’re more of an ass than I man”
Ding…ding..ding…ding…ding…ding.!!!!!
It said: “Chucky: you are butt-naked and quite embarrassing! Now everyone knows how you look without clothes.: Plain ugly!
Yes, that too. LMAO! 🙂 🙂
A thought has been stewing in my mind this week as we’ve watched/heard the circus out of DC. Common sense–I know, that’s a HUUUUUGGGGEEEEE stretch–says that the right-wing and the media know that PO knows how much they all hate him, truly and undeniably hate him. ( I believe if something happened to him, there would be cheering in the streets by many on the right. They would not be able to hide their joy.) What’s been stewing is this: Knowing how they hate him and want to see him fail, do they not get that he will never give them a reason to impeach him? Do they not know that he, like Jackie Robinson, will always walk the straight and narrow, guard everything he does, get all the info before he moves, etc. IOW, that he is always going to be extra, extra, extra cautious. I guess I know the answer, which is that they are all so blinded by the hate, they are unable to think clearly and rationally. The whole thing just makes no sense.
TNmtgirl, they don’t think at ALL. If they did, they would know that the consequences of going after a much loved president are going to redound on them a hundred-fold. Through some deficiency in their brain cells they believe they can act outrageously with no electoral backlash to themselves. We will prove them wrong. Hell hath no fury like a populace enraged.
My only thoughts on this are that it appears ever since Barack Obama came onto the national stage, not one of his close allies and friends – not one – has ever come out with any hint of a scandal or negative word about him. He’s comfortable in his skin, and he does the right thing. I think it’s just how he rolls. No need for him to be overly cautious … his mind sees things play out before they even get started. He is a remarkable, fascinating human being. And the most interesting man on the planet, there’s that.
I believe that I would also like to meet Jay Carney.
Phew!
The QE2 is a luxury liner, so all aboard to Pluto!
I plan to be a NASA astronaut and music composer/conductor in my next life.
🙂
Actually, I would love to work at NASA.
How about you?
Yes I would but I’m woefully unqualified at this time! 😦
No ur not! 🙂
Ok, so who am I gonna get to stand in line at Wal-Mart bright and early on Friday to get me 2 advanced screening tickets to Superman??? Anyone, anyone…Beuller, Beuler.????
http://www.supermanhomepage.co…
Evening Chips, TOD…
Great news……the nightmares for those who fear change continues 😉
HLN will be on it next 24/7 no doubt……but the question is who would the HLN folks be rooting for? My heart goes out to Trayvon’s Parents.
This is what I think the DC/NY Pundits and Journos want from this POTUS and it irks them that he is Not playing their games…..
Let Me Entertain You…..Natalie Wood in Gypsy Rose
Love this Nena 🙂 I saw Gypsy on Broadway with Patti Lupone some years back – it was great! 🙂
I have to confess HF2. I am ashamed to say that I have ONLY seen this movie once and that was either last month or in March when it was shown on AMC this year. I loved the movie and the song got stuck in My head.
Why shame? I would wager that most haven’t seen it, movie or play. You are in a select group! 🙂 🙂
😆 😆 😆
Nena, Natalie Wood was great in that movie, although Roz Russell was a little over the top for my taste.
LMAO Elijah has no love for Chris Hayes!
Swing and a miss. No wonder his ratings are in the tank and floating downward.
Interesting, I saw a tweet that Rachel Maddow was going to be on All In with Chris Hayes tonight. I was glad for the warning because I wasn’t going to watch Inners anyway. It is beyond boring. And no TRMS for me tonight. I am anxiously awaiting The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell and hoping that Joy Reid is a guest tonight. She is the best political analyst on MSNBC. I love her.
If I am ever in the presence of Elijah, I shall bow at his feet. Oh, my, did that make me laugh. I felt like all the air was letting itself out of the HateChrisHayes balloon. Hee hee hee.
I just love that top picture of POTUS & the AG.. two men looking spectacularly unconcerned with the ongoing nonsense.
And if I may say so, POTUS has a well.., er…special smile… 🙂
Is he gazing at you, hopefruit?
Yes he is. That’s why he has that special smile. Thanks for asking vitamin!
I believe that he wants you in on the joke that he and AG Holder are sharing. Lol.
Yup, yup…You are extremely insightful, vitamin. 🙂
Hopefruit, of all the people, you totally deserve that smile from POTUS! Your support for him has been unwavering!
Awww nathkatun you are very kind – thanks! I can’t take all the credit though. I think PBO is smiling at everyone here at TOD (including you) who has shown him unwavering support. He is smiling especially at our blog Empress – Chips 🙂
always 🙂
This guy…..
I was going to say something very rude, LP, but I’m on day 3 of my new must-not-curse-as-much regime, so I’ll be good.
LOL, I always try those…..they last, well…until they last! Bigger question…..do you have an ice cream budget like Bibi as well?
Hello everyone – I just got off a call with OFA about immigration reform. It is very important that supporters stay on top of what is going on with this legislation. Without our vigilance and input, this process may become stalled or unwanted provisions may be added. At the same time, we should voice our support for amendments that make this bill more inclusive and address specific problems. One such amendment is a provision introduced by Senator Mazie Hirono (D, Hawaii). If you like this, please add your voice to strengthen her position. Thank you all.
http://action.mazieforhawaii.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=817&tag=ema_20130515
hgerhard, this is very important. While the DC media wastes its time on trivia, OFA is doing important work. Many lives depend on this immigration bill and it’s regarded by the media egotists in DC as nothing but another ‘political battle’ or game. So much easier to write endless drivel about non-existing scandals then to analyze the impact of immigration reform on the lives of real people. In our area, I’ve spoken to many young Dreamers who are counting on this bill to make their futures more secure.
So, has the world ended yet ?
It flippin’ did when Chelsea got an injury time winner tonight 🙄
Hellooooo Amk!
benfica ? Isn’t that a toothpaste ?
GM, Chips.
Well there was no flippin’ Colgate smile tonight 😦
Morning you.
still stuck with kenyans in a place 300 klicks away from home. world will end this week end.
Crikey, I thought you were home? You’ll need a name tag when you get back, your family will have no clue who you are!
Tea Party, Fox News, NRA, GOP in-it-for-themselves-only politicians won’t be satisfied until someone is hurt over the IRS “targeting.”
And Rachel gave her snarky report on The AP story, asking if an informant would want to secretly call a reporter anymore after this. Personally, I can say, my heart is not bleeding for these so-called reporters. They spend more time reporting on crap than reporting on good news anyway. After PBO gave his healthcare speech, how many reporters spent a few day reporting on the good stuff in this bill?
I am SO sick of the whining press; they’re acting put upon “reporting” on the f**king nonstories, marching lockstep with all the other MSM zombies and steadfastly refuse to back down from putting AP, Benghazi and IRS all into the “scandal” bucket.
Lives truly are at risk because of how MSM is handling AP and IRS now (see my post upthread).
Despicable.
https://twitter.com/arapaho415/status/334843926299148288
I email Rachel and told her I was fed up with her preaching over this AP so call scandal. I told her that I hope the AP can deal with it if 100 of Americans were kill because of them releasing classified information.
Also meant to say that except for @Lawrence, I’m steering clear of all talking heads until the DC swamp-fever over “scandals” breaks. Probably sometime next month.
I swear to God, these jackals feed off each other, to the detriment of the American people.
Rachel is an ass. Anyone who would secretly call a reporter to reveal a CIA agent trying to infiltrate a group bent on attacking the US had better not make that call. Sometimes these people seem to just drip nonsense. Do they ever hear themselves?
Ok, so people say heads should roll and then head do roll and now the same people are mad because the heads that rolled are not “the right heads”. Ok, so then maybe Obama should have re-hired the Bush appointee and bring him live on camera and made him resign all over again. Or not maybe he should have fired the lowly workers in Cincinnati just following orders, but being civil service employees, you can’t just fire ’em right?
Oh and Obama needs to do something translates to…???? What exactly. Issue a statement saying the admin doesn’t condone the actions, check, that’s it’s inexcusable, check, that some investigation of the IRS will occur within Congress, check, and what else????
What more could/should he do aside from rendering his garments and dropping to his needs in shame and apology?
Oh, yeah, he could wait a bit more, but then of course the same people who said, Obama “needs to address this soon or now” or “did the White House wait too long”..will be satisfied with that right?
Or maybe he could go on that epic rant that so many seem to want him to do, and have it ONLY be broadcast and represented fairly and correctly…where exactly? We are already inundated with the “press turns against” Obama bias and we expect the media to fairly report anything Obama says??? Contrary to what many of my peeps in the liberal blogosphere think, things that circulate in the blogsphere don’t always become average dinner conversation. The average person, has no idea what a Balloon Juice, DailyKos or blah blah blah is.
So just cause an epic Obama rant would be all the range on the interwebs, don’t mean shit if the media gets to it and knowingly allow lies to distort (see Benghazi, Shirley Sherrod…etc)
I have been vegetarian my whole life (Hindu) but this must be some good stuff!
Ok here is what Gibbs said this morning please read –
http://thehill.com/video/administration/299707-gibbs-blasts-qpassiveq-white-house-response-to-irs-controversy
Was he comparing him to rearing his 9 year old?
Wtf?
Looked like a giant furry spider.
Immigration group in the House facing make-or-break moment
Russell Berman
05/15/13 04:29 PM ET
The effort might be on the verge of failure after more than four years of secretive talks.…
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And there is the reason why we are getting all these attacks on the President. They have zero tolerance for anybody but themselves.
Jeff Greenfield @greenfield64 1h
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At some point, might be worth asking what questions the IRS can properly ask when it vets groups seeking 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status.
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Ok, I have a night owl chat thread going. Doing something different tonight.
Oh flip, sorry LL, didn’t see anything in drafts a while ago so posted a chat away. Would you be okay to post after this one?
They are trying to bait us into going with the nucLear option, in Nominees for Labor and EPA.
Why?
So they can then use that as an excuse not to pass the immigration bill. Blow up the senate.
I wonder if the immigration bill would pass with 51 democrats?
Chat away!
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/05/15/chat-away-161/