Samantha Power, Ambassador Susan Rice and President Obama, June 5
(It’s completely official – me and SmartyPants are sisters. I should point out, SmartyPants posted first, so she’s my majestic muse!)
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First Lady Michelle Obama talks with students from William R. Harper High School in Chicago in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, June 5 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
My eyes are playing tricks on me too, Africa. I must be losing my eyesight in my old age. I could swear that yesterday I saw two women nominated by the President to serve on the D.C. Appeals Court, and today I saw two women with the President, one he selected to serve as National Security Advisor and the other he nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
See what they don’t understand is that they’re messing with Michelle LaVaughn from the Southside of Chicago,and every so often, you just have to bring that side of you out.
June is LGBT pride month. I have no intention of demanding anything less than full legal equality for all people – gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, men, women. But I will not stand by while “activists” in my community try to malign the president who has been the most effective advocate of LGBT equality we have ever had in the White House. I will not stand by while “columnists” from our community try to tell me why the party with marriage equality in their platform deserves to be shunned while the party with support for anti-sodomy laws deserves a second look. I will not tolerate it when in the process of asking for respect for ourselves, we disrespect the First Lady who’s been our ally through thick and thin. I will not tolerate treating our best allies like they were our enemies.
I’m good. Didn’t get a session today but I have officially moved to the physical therapy floor. Starting tomorrow, my sessions will be more intense (even tho I was told by others that it would be a slow progressions). In any case, the staff on this floor is trained to get me more mobile and independent.
There I was, sitting at the bottom of the other thread, patiently taking I don’t how long to write a comment regarding LL’s brilliant post, then posting a tweet, only to discover this thing opened up and I didn’t even hear the creaking of the door’s hinges. So suffer folks, here is my paean to LL:
LL, I feel I am getting to be a recording, but once again a brilliant piece of writing. It inspires me to try my hand at it. Not sure if I will though.
The story of privilege goes beyond privilege due to wealth or privilege due to race. There is the sense that many on the left (and here I speak more of the followers of those such as Markos, Arriana and others), who think that because they voted for PBO he should do what they want. That is also a sense of privilege. It is the privilege of obligation, the sense that I did this for you so now you are obligated to do what I want.
We are privileged to have a President (and here privilege is used in the appropriate sense) who actual views his role as being a President of the entire countr and sincerely does things that he sees as a benefit to all (well almost all). Additionally, too many on both sides of the political scene actually not only that the President can rule by fiat but that he/she should do so. The right keeps expecting him to, which scares the dickens out of them and the left demands he do so. (Again, speaking of a specific subsection of each.)
Fortunately, we have a President who not only cares about the entire country, but also believes in the Constitution, something his predecessor did not.
And here is the tweet.
Some people apparently expect & demand that the President rule by fiat. Fortunately, Obama, unlike predecessor, respects the Constitution.
A bit frustrated that my WordPress account has been punishing me all day because I tampered with something – I know not what. Other than that, GB, I’m fine. What’s up with you today?
I second your comments on LL’s post which I am very late to just getting home from work. Brilliant post. And so agree with your comments about how POTUS views his position of power; not taking advantage of it and deciding to do what’s good for the few or the blue states or for a certain race or religion or gender but what he sees would be good for all Americans. That’s much easier to campaign on than actually do; but Barack Obama in the past 5 years have never lost sight of that and we witness it with every step he takes; every move he makes. 🙂 Sorry! I have that line of the song in my head that insists on being written.
That is devious and shocking, if true. How do you know about the founding by the southern racist Republicans to diminish support for PBO. I can’t find anything about this. I am the total opposite of southern and racist and libertarian and Republican, but I find The Family creepy and cultish and can never figure out why every president, including President Obama, has to dutifully trot off to the prayer breakfast every year. The founders and current members of this secret fellowship are radical, extremist Christians, with a goal of not only influencing our government but governments around the world—–that they do not believe in separation of church and state is an understatement. They teach the lessons of Hitler—-they’re big admirers of Hitler and his grip and control of the people—-holocaust doesn’t bother them—-because he was such an excellent, powerful leader. Also are fond of Lenin and Mao. These are our worst nightmare type people. Never could figure out why Hillary got all involved with them also before her presidential run. The whole deal gives me nightmares. And that’s not even getting into the gay thing in Uganda—–but there is horrible truth in that too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fellowship_(Christian_organization)
Won’t speak for Dotster, needless to say Hopefruit, but the most uncomfortable day of the year for me is when PBO attends that prayer breakfast – I understand why he is does it, I can just imagine the reaction if he didn’t, but the whole thing and the people behind it *are* seriously creepy.
The fact that “The Family” has unsavory associations does not warrant anyone painting PBO as a “supporter of antigay legislation” simply because he attends a national prayer breakfast – which happens to be part of his job description as President of the United States. That was disingenuous and unfair of GetEqual to use this to attack PBO.
Many people whom I otherwise respect and admire including singer/songwriter Bono and now deceased Mother Teresa, have participated in this breakfast as keynote speakers. Should we believe that these individuals endorse the hateful ideology and practices of the founders of the “Family?”
Get Equal’s devious founding history—-portraying themselves as your every day gay rights org. and they’re really have ulterior motives? Not shocked about prayer breakfast because I know about it. Not happy about it either. Like I said, I think it’s creepy to the max.
“How do you know about the founding by the southern racist Republicans to diminish support for PBO. I can’t find anything about this.”
You don’t have to find anything about it, but I was able to put 2 and 2 together based on various sources of info. These are some variation of the Log Cabin Republicans.
1. The two original founders came from Red states in the deep south (Mississippi and Tennessee).
2. They were silent throughout GWB’s presidency and formed in 2010, partnered with drama king and self-identified Libertarian Dan Choi in the chaining to WH fence.
3. The vitriol that this group directs at President Obama, and to a lesser extent Democrats is virtually absent when it comes to the Republicans. They only mention Republicans ocassionally when they feel a need to disguise their motives or cover their asses.
4. The propaganda on their website is mostly anti-Obama, anti-Democrat, and based on lies, distortions, exaggerations, etc. Nothing based in fact.
These people have no empathy whatsover – they take on certain “causes” as a way of making money for themselves, but they rarely do anything for the communities that they claim to be helping. It’s all about them and their narcissistic sense of entitlement and superiority over everyone else.
Code PInk set up shop outside Nancy Pelosi’s private home in SF for weeks on end, being very disruptive and disrespectful to the entire neighborhood. They are nothing but drama queens and attention freaks.
We should probably be careful, I’ll put you in spam, and, as Chelsea-loving revenge, LL will put me in spam, and LP (hopefully) will step in and put LL in spam, at which point Amk will arrive and put LP in spam – at which point he’ll be in charge.
A lot of people have talked about how the announcements today are PBO giving the finger to the GOP. But it is far more than that. It is a continuation of his foriegn policy speech. These two women believe in the US being a leader in the world against genocide and thus favor intervention. However, they do not believe that all interventions should be military nor should they be unilateral.
They and PBO believe that our nation’s best interest is tied to what is happening throughout the world and that we need to be smart and effective in whatevr we do. (More later, wife just got home so I have to serve dinner).
japa…..absolutely correct. This president would never make appointments to get in the face of anyone. He made those appointments to further his foreign policy, and if people had actually listened to his foreign policy speech, they could figure it out. He is never about getting even……however, those on the right are, so they just assume he is.
Thanks for this clarity.
Once again, Carolyn, it’s GOP projection. They would make retaliatory appointments so they assume the president would. The president chooses who’s best for the job. If the Republicans think it’s a spit in the eye, it’s on them, not the president. I’m sure that Amb. Rice was always intended for this position. It was the Republican fantasy that she, not Kerry, would be nominated for SOS.
I agree with you guys here – I don’t believe PBO would make appointments/decisions to get in the face of his detractors BUT, I’m not going to lie, IT FEELS REALLY SWEET WHEN HIS DECISIONS DO.
‘Take that, you GOP & Media idjits! And this! And that! 😆 😆 😆
The truth as I see it is THEY are so opposed to doing what’s right for the majority that they stand in his way, and PBO’s so determined to do the right thing that he can’t help but jab them in the ribs as he moves #FORWARD. [And I/we can’t help but laugh and urge him on.]
I doubt the media will ever understand that PBO does NOT give the finger to anyone – that is the role of the GOP and their bff the media. The President appoints people who can do the job – the GOP doesn’t like that at all.
Really enjoying the tweets that Chips and UTA are sending out today (re: FLOTUS, Sam Power, Susan Rice).
A good day for Obots everywhere.
Really hope that @AnnieLowrey and the NYT get called out for her ridiculous and INCORRECT article about the lack of women in this President’s administration. Why is he held up to the standard of Jesus Christ (literally) and the bar that the Bushes had to clear was to either not choke on a pretzel or vomit in the lap of a Foreign PM ala GHWB in Japan.
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Someone on Twitter earlier this morning had the audacity to say that it was all this media scrutiny of his cabinet which may have prompted him to appoint more women.
@postracialist@EricBoehlert Nonsense. There were many women in cabinet BEFORE that article, & hiring decisions not based on MSM propaganda.
Just shows how lame these people are. Ambassador Rice sat at the table in Cabinet meetings as a full member of the President’s Cabinet. Samatha Power was a key member of the NSC team. They have new positions because of their skills, period.
Fact is, a bunch of yakking #NEWSTAINERS and bloggers are irrelevant to the entire process because, as the President has made very clear, he doesn’t listen to any of them.
I absolutely LOVE the two pictures at the top. The first one has the look of my students……all of them with arms around each other, not caring what color or shade each other is. Because I get to teach young people, I am very optimistic.
The second one I love……because she has the look of a much loved teacher with her students. Look at the expressions on those kids’ faces! There is respect, love, adoration…….everything good. Thanks for those two pictures.
Blog tyrant housekeeping: UT has a night owl chat raring to go, so I’ll have mine ready for tomorrow night. Just started working on it now because I had a really great intro and didn’t want it to flitter away.
Remembering the Eliz Warren story, I am convinced that this was a PBO long game play! I think he faked Ms. Lindsay and McCain right out of their shoes. They just got it that they have been had and there is nothing they can do about it! Hello!
I agree with you Smillingl8dy! I think the President enjoyed seeing McCain and Graham make fools of themselves. In opposing Ambassador Rice they came out strongly in favor of John Kerry, the man he intended to nominate all along. In the end, this is a win win for both the President and Susan Rice.
I think the President intended to nominate John Kerry all along, too. He plays the long game, and can’t be foiled by simpletons like McCain, Graham and Ayotte. They look entirely impotent now.
I don’t think there’s any doubt that was the intention all along, theo. The arc of the story ends this month if Ed Markey is elected to replace Kerry. Let’s hope MA does the right thing.
I am so mad that woman had the temerity to heckle Michelle Obama who support the LGBT family. She and PBO have never been cowards about their beliefs in us. We need to find out if Code pink or get equal are getting money from GPO.Samantha is one of my favourite people and I am happy PBO has continuued to prompte her despite the contretemps wih HRC during the primary’s. As for Rice, PBO is very loyal and I new there was no way she would be thrown under the bus.
LL that was brilliant. As for Chips and UT I love rour tweets defending Flotus.
The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet,
8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number.
Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England and English expatriates built the US railroads.
Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that’s the gauge they used.
Why did ‘they’ use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing.
Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break on some of the old, long distance roads in England , because that’s the spacing of the wheel ruts.
So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (and England ) for their legions. The roads have been used ever since.
And the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome,they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. (Bureaucracies live forever.)
So the next time you are handed a Specification/ Procedure/ Process and wonder ‘What horse’s ass came up with it?’ you may be exactly right.
Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses’ asses.) Now, the twist to the story:
When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah . The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses’ behinds.
So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what is arguably the world’s most advanced transportation system was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse’s ass.
And you thought being a horse’s ass wasn’t important? Ancient horse’s asses control almost everything….and CURRENT Horses Asses are controlling everything else!!
Not sure why this is news, when the Patriot Act has been in place for years… Didn’t we hear about a scandal during the Bush Administration of them listening in on private phone calls, including those of military family members – who had nothing whatsoever to do with National Security…?
The fraudster Greenwald lost the drone argument after POTUS did the smackdown on it with his speech last month. So this is some crap he dug up only because the FBI got a court order to look at phone records from April 25 to July 19th. Something’s going on for them to request this huh?
On April 15, 2013…….there was a Terrorist attack in MA……now known as the Boston Marathon Bombings.
Media, Glenn Greenwald, Al Gore, Fox, JoeScar, etc are now empty vessels making the loudest Noise. Al Gore at least was always against the Patriot Act. The rest are Hypocrites.
Okay, Amk, so why aren’t you on the latest thread? I need to know what I did wrong with my Firefox cleaning today. Meet me on the newer thread and I’ll explain further.
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Don’t be late. I already spent enough time going up and down that thread trying to find where you were hiding. 😀
Please excuse the length of this, but this came to my inbox and I wanted to share it…there are SO many people here that would be wonderful at this:)
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I love the picture of FLOTUS with the students, everyone of them have a smile on their face. I bet when FLOTUS walk into the room she got a standing ovation from those kids.
The Obama Diary 
YES!
Congrats ut and LL for 1st place tie 🙂
Two fir first!
Holla!
Woot! Here too!
Two bt Tied for First? Scandalous ❗ 😉
CNN and Fox are on it. Darrell Issa is holding a hearing, right now 😉
Congrats UT and LL……Thanks for all you 😆 bt do at TOD.
Could not be prouder of these appointments today! Jewish Florida mom in support of both Rice and POWER
First, Is it possible!
Powerful!
What a powerful image. When Pres. Obama says we’re a nation of immigrants, he means it.
This sends a message to the world: Welcome to the new face of America.
Thankfully… We have been waiting a lifetime!
GE Chips, TOD…Congrats UT, LL Tie!!
PBO really does not like women in his administration. Something wrong with my eyes?
Don’t believe your lyin’ eyes africa! Anne Lowery told me to pass you that msg. LOL
🙂 🙂
A real scaredy cat.
My eyes are playing tricks on me too, Africa. I must be losing my eyesight in my old age. I could swear that yesterday I saw two women nominated by the President to serve on the D.C. Appeals Court, and today I saw two women with the President, one he selected to serve as National Security Advisor and the other he nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Something, ain’t it? I do declare.
See what they don’t understand is that they’re messing with Michelle LaVaughn from the Southside of Chicago,and every so often, you just have to bring that side of you out.
Wooooooooot! The Obama Admin is kicking ass and taking names.
NW, I hadn’t heard that statement from AG Holder. Hallelujah! Nobody’s jumping to the GOP’s sleazy tune.
Nice.
The kids have more couth than that stupid heckler from that Libertarian front group GetEQUal.
If you haven’t yet, go read Spandan’s (formerly Deaniac) new piece on TPV.
From Spandan:
Indeed.
Another great day and photo.
Good evening all! Loving that pic. Nice when the good guys win.
Good Evening gobrooklyn. Wonderful and so beautiful to see you here. You are a lovely inspiration to me. (((Loving healing hugs)))HZ
((BIG HUG)) for ya HZ. Thanks!
Thank you. You are most welcome, beautiful spirit. You are in my prayers and thoughts for the very best. ()HZ
Gobrooklyn, It’s so wonderful to hear from you. I hope you are feeling much better and taking more steps.
Hi Nathkatun;
I’m good. Didn’t get a session today but I have officially moved to the physical therapy floor. Starting tomorrow, my sessions will be more intense (even tho I was told by others that it would be a slow progressions). In any case, the staff on this floor is trained to get me more mobile and independent.
Wonderful news, GB. Every day you’ll get a little bit stronger. Being “independent” is your ticket back home. Bless you.
Thanks, Jackie.
There I was, sitting at the bottom of the other thread, patiently taking I don’t how long to write a comment regarding LL’s brilliant post, then posting a tweet, only to discover this thing opened up and I didn’t even hear the creaking of the door’s hinges. So suffer folks, here is my paean to LL:
LL, I feel I am getting to be a recording, but once again a brilliant piece of writing. It inspires me to try my hand at it. Not sure if I will though.
The story of privilege goes beyond privilege due to wealth or privilege due to race. There is the sense that many on the left (and here I speak more of the followers of those such as Markos, Arriana and others), who think that because they voted for PBO he should do what they want. That is also a sense of privilege. It is the privilege of obligation, the sense that I did this for you so now you are obligated to do what I want.
We are privileged to have a President (and here privilege is used in the appropriate sense) who actual views his role as being a President of the entire countr and sincerely does things that he sees as a benefit to all (well almost all). Additionally, too many on both sides of the political scene actually not only that the President can rule by fiat but that he/she should do so. The right keeps expecting him to, which scares the dickens out of them and the left demands he do so. (Again, speaking of a specific subsection of each.)
Fortunately, we have a President who not only cares about the entire country, but also believes in the Constitution, something his predecessor did not.
And here is the tweet.
Thank you sir, and your tweet is spot on.
You are welcome sir. And you deserve all the praise you receive, if not more.
Respects the Constitution, voters, his colleagues, his core supporters. We are very fortunate indeed.
And if truth be told, he even respects the opposition (notwithstanding their ignorance)!
Evening, GoB! {{GoB}}
True. Much to the frustration of many of us… 🙂
Hey VC! how are you?
A bit frustrated that my WordPress account has been punishing me all day because I tampered with something – I know not what. Other than that, GB, I’m fine. What’s up with you today?
Moved to new floor – physical therapy floor. So I’m on a faster track to walking like I used to.
I second your comments on LL’s post which I am very late to just getting home from work. Brilliant post. And so agree with your comments about how POTUS views his position of power; not taking advantage of it and deciding to do what’s good for the few or the blue states or for a certain race or religion or gender but what he sees would be good for all Americans. That’s much easier to campaign on than actually do; but Barack Obama in the past 5 years have never lost sight of that and we witness it with every step he takes; every move he makes. 🙂 Sorry! I have that line of the song in my head that insists on being written.
Here is the press release I’m referring to – and if you read it you WILL be thoroughly disgusted afterwards. I promise you that.
http://getequal.org/blog/2013/02/07/release-pres-obama-participates-in-prayer-breakfast-supporting-anti-lgbt-legislation/
Incidentally, the one of the founders had partnered with self-identified Libertarian Dan Choi – when he chained himself to the WH.
Wow, why do they have to lie? Same kind of Tparty DNA. Ugly.
Why am I not surprised?
That is devious and shocking, if true. How do you know about the founding by the southern racist Republicans to diminish support for PBO. I can’t find anything about this. I am the total opposite of southern and racist and libertarian and Republican, but I find The Family creepy and cultish and can never figure out why every president, including President Obama, has to dutifully trot off to the prayer breakfast every year. The founders and current members of this secret fellowship are radical, extremist Christians, with a goal of not only influencing our government but governments around the world—–that they do not believe in separation of church and state is an understatement. They teach the lessons of Hitler—-they’re big admirers of Hitler and his grip and control of the people—-holocaust doesn’t bother them—-because he was such an excellent, powerful leader. Also are fond of Lenin and Mao. These are our worst nightmare type people. Never could figure out why Hillary got all involved with them also before her presidential run. The whole deal gives me nightmares. And that’s not even getting into the gay thing in Uganda—–but there is horrible truth in that too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fellowship_(Christian_organization)
Dotster, please clarify: What is devious and shocking if true – GetEqual’s founding history, or that PBO attends prayer breakfast?
Won’t speak for Dotster, needless to say Hopefruit, but the most uncomfortable day of the year for me is when PBO attends that prayer breakfast – I understand why he is does it, I can just imagine the reaction if he didn’t, but the whole thing and the people behind it *are* seriously creepy.
The fact that “The Family” has unsavory associations does not warrant anyone painting PBO as a “supporter of antigay legislation” simply because he attends a national prayer breakfast – which happens to be part of his job description as President of the United States. That was disingenuous and unfair of GetEqual to use this to attack PBO.
Many people whom I otherwise respect and admire including singer/songwriter Bono and now deceased Mother Teresa, have participated in this breakfast as keynote speakers. Should we believe that these individuals endorse the hateful ideology and practices of the founders of the “Family?”
Get Equal’s devious founding history—-portraying themselves as your every day gay rights org. and they’re really have ulterior motives? Not shocked about prayer breakfast because I know about it. Not happy about it either. Like I said, I think it’s creepy to the max.
“How do you know about the founding by the southern racist Republicans to diminish support for PBO. I can’t find anything about this.”
You don’t have to find anything about it, but I was able to put 2 and 2 together based on various sources of info. These are some variation of the Log Cabin Republicans.
1. The two original founders came from Red states in the deep south (Mississippi and Tennessee).
2. They were silent throughout GWB’s presidency and formed in 2010, partnered with drama king and self-identified Libertarian Dan Choi in the chaining to WH fence.
3. The vitriol that this group directs at President Obama, and to a lesser extent Democrats is virtually absent when it comes to the Republicans. They only mention Republicans ocassionally when they feel a need to disguise their motives or cover their asses.
4. The propaganda on their website is mostly anti-Obama, anti-Democrat, and based on lies, distortions, exaggerations, etc. Nothing based in fact.
Excellent research LP. Everyone needs to know this and to understand this group is actually working AGAINST LGBT best interests.
Surfing for scandals. They’re coming up empty. Hmmm.
This is Nancy Pelosi’s daughter. Wow. Those Code Pink folks really are vile.
These people have no empathy whatsover – they take on certain “causes” as a way of making money for themselves, but they rarely do anything for the communities that they claim to be helping. It’s all about them and their narcissistic sense of entitlement and superiority over everyone else.
Code PInk set up shop outside Nancy Pelosi’s private home in SF for weeks on end, being very disruptive and disrespectful to the entire neighborhood. They are nothing but drama queens and attention freaks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/washington/13pelosi.html?_r=2&oref=slogin%29&
Chiparoo, you are winning the day. Frank Lampard style.
Thinking about adding ‘Lampard’ to the blocked word list here, there’s only so much of this abuse I can take UT 😆
You try that, I’ll put you in spam faster than you can say Jack. 😆
We should probably be careful, I’ll put you in spam, and, as Chelsea-loving revenge, LL will put me in spam, and LP (hopefully) will step in and put LL in spam, at which point Amk will arrive and put LP in spam – at which point he’ll be in charge.
And his Machiavellian plot will have finally come to fruition.
As he’d say himself, LL, egg-sack-ly:
At which point I’ll come back again like Hannibal Lecter, put you all in spam and reign supreme.
Hold it – you’ve forgotten Amk has Fava Beans and Chianti for breakfast, right?
Remember the scene in the airplane where Hannibal is eating brains? Picture that while I put all of you in spam.
You know what’s going to happen at this rate? We’ll all end up in spam and VC and her malfunctioning computer will be in charge.
My god…….what if we just put AMK into spam right now, and figure out the cage match later? For the sake of the citizenry…..
My ribs hurt from laughing…
A lot of people have talked about how the announcements today are PBO giving the finger to the GOP. But it is far more than that. It is a continuation of his foriegn policy speech. These two women believe in the US being a leader in the world against genocide and thus favor intervention. However, they do not believe that all interventions should be military nor should they be unilateral.
They and PBO believe that our nation’s best interest is tied to what is happening throughout the world and that we need to be smart and effective in whatevr we do. (More later, wife just got home so I have to serve dinner).
japa…..absolutely correct. This president would never make appointments to get in the face of anyone. He made those appointments to further his foreign policy, and if people had actually listened to his foreign policy speech, they could figure it out. He is never about getting even……however, those on the right are, so they just assume he is.
Thanks for this clarity.
Once again, Carolyn, it’s GOP projection. They would make retaliatory appointments so they assume the president would. The president chooses who’s best for the job. If the Republicans think it’s a spit in the eye, it’s on them, not the president. I’m sure that Amb. Rice was always intended for this position. It was the Republican fantasy that she, not Kerry, would be nominated for SOS.
I agree with you guys here – I don’t believe PBO would make appointments/decisions to get in the face of his detractors BUT, I’m not going to lie, IT FEELS REALLY SWEET WHEN HIS DECISIONS DO.
‘Take that, you GOP & Media idjits! And this! And that! 😆 😆 😆
The truth as I see it is THEY are so opposed to doing what’s right for the majority that they stand in his way, and PBO’s so determined to do the right thing that he can’t help but jab them in the ribs as he moves #FORWARD. [And I/we can’t help but laugh and urge him on.]
I must say again, if you haven’t read Ms. Powers’ “A Problem From Hell”, go to your, ahem, library and check it out. Powerful book.
I doubt the media will ever understand that PBO does NOT give the finger to anyone – that is the role of the GOP and their bff the media. The President appoints people who can do the job – the GOP doesn’t like that at all.
I love it!
Really enjoying the tweets that Chips and UTA are sending out today (re: FLOTUS, Sam Power, Susan Rice).
A good day for Obots everywhere.
Really hope that @AnnieLowrey and the NYT get called out for her ridiculous and INCORRECT article about the lack of women in this President’s administration. Why is he held up to the standard of Jesus Christ (literally) and the bar that the Bushes had to clear was to either not choke on a pretzel or vomit in the lap of a Foreign PM ala GHWB in Japan.
While we’re giddy, and celebrating, here’s more good news…
Someone on Twitter earlier this morning had the audacity to say that it was all this media scrutiny of his cabinet which may have prompted him to appoint more women.
Excellent tweet hf!!
Just shows how lame these people are. Ambassador Rice sat at the table in Cabinet meetings as a full member of the President’s Cabinet. Samatha Power was a key member of the NSC team. They have new positions because of their skills, period.
Fact is, a bunch of yakking #NEWSTAINERS and bloggers are irrelevant to the entire process because, as the President has made very clear, he doesn’t listen to any of them.
#TrustBarack
All made up crap. They don’t get PBO, never will. He keeps them guessing or shall I say making them look every so crazy.
She’s so cute.
So white males over 50 had problems with it, Arapaho. This demographic continues to bring us down, like an albatross around the American neck.
I see that General Mills is going on and are now airing the wonderful ad nationally. I saw it this morning. 😉
LL, really hope @FLOTUS reads your outstanding essay. Thank you, again!!
#FORWARD Together
If she does, and sends me a DM, I may disappear, as I will have fainted for a few days.
😉
I absolutely LOVE the two pictures at the top. The first one has the look of my students……all of them with arms around each other, not caring what color or shade each other is. Because I get to teach young people, I am very optimistic.
The second one I love……because she has the look of a much loved teacher with her students. Look at the expressions on those kids’ faces! There is respect, love, adoration…….everything good. Thanks for those two pictures.
The President has opened a can can of ‘Whup Azz’ and a large can of ‘Raid’.
Heh! Watch those Koch-roaches scatter as they let out that blood-curdling scream -RAAAAIIIID!!!!!….
Yup, yup!
Yes We Can
Blog tyrant housekeeping: UT has a night owl chat raring to go, so I’ll have mine ready for tomorrow night. Just started working on it now because I had a really great intro and didn’t want it to flitter away.
Okey dokie artichokie.
Remembering the Eliz Warren story, I am convinced that this was a PBO long game play! I think he faked Ms. Lindsay and McCain right out of their shoes. They just got it that they have been had and there is nothing they can do about it! Hello!
I agree with you Smillingl8dy! I think the President enjoyed seeing McCain and Graham make fools of themselves. In opposing Ambassador Rice they came out strongly in favor of John Kerry, the man he intended to nominate all along. In the end, this is a win win for both the President and Susan Rice.
I think the President intended to nominate John Kerry all along, too. He plays the long game, and can’t be foiled by simpletons like McCain, Graham and Ayotte. They look entirely impotent now.
I don’t think there’s any doubt that was the intention all along, theo. The arc of the story ends this month if Ed Markey is elected to replace Kerry. Let’s hope MA does the right thing.
Fingers crossed!
Co-sign!!
Delicious news!
good. I’ve never trusted their sorry a$$e$ after that debacle last year.
Good – hating on women by a group that supposedly supports women – had the right result.
Codepink is heading in the same direction
I am so mad that woman had the temerity to heckle Michelle Obama who support the LGBT family. She and PBO have never been cowards about their beliefs in us. We need to find out if Code pink or get equal are getting money from GPO.Samantha is one of my favourite people and I am happy PBO has continuued to prompte her despite the contretemps wih HRC during the primary’s. As for Rice, PBO is very loyal and I new there was no way she would be thrown under the bus.
LL that was brilliant. As for Chips and UT I love rour tweets defending Flotus.
LOL sister . It was bound to happen given that we have a certain – shall we say – “affection” for a particular POTUS.
In other words – what would you expect from a couple of flaming OBAMABOTS?!!!
“Obamabot” is old hat. I was called an “Obama shill”. I like the sound of it.
Hellooooooooooo Sis!!!!
This image had me rolling today. Funny.
For those of us of a certain age, THIS is the only Spider-Man:
Tweetable:) Seems I can’t wipe the smile off my face today:)
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/06/05/chart-background-checks-protect-law-enforcement/
More… https://filemanager.capwiz.com/filemanager/file-mgr/maig/Background_Checks_Protect_Law_Enforcement.pdf
The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet,
8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number.
Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England and English expatriates built the US railroads.
Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that’s the gauge they used.
Why did ‘they’ use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing.
Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break on some of the old, long distance roads in England , because that’s the spacing of the wheel ruts.
So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (and England ) for their legions. The roads have been used ever since.
And the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome,they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. (Bureaucracies live forever.)
So the next time you are handed a Specification/ Procedure/ Process and wonder ‘What horse’s ass came up with it?’ you may be exactly right.
Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses’ asses.) Now, the twist to the story:
When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah . The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses’ behinds.
So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what is arguably the world’s most advanced transportation system was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse’s ass.
And you thought being a horse’s ass wasn’t important? Ancient horse’s asses control almost everything….and CURRENT Horses Asses are controlling everything else!!
Now, this is art, as well as history!!! Well done, Sailor.
Thanks. I wasn’t sure I could get it in before the thread changed.
OMG that is Good! Unbelievable.
Truth is stranger than fiction, eh?
#TrustBarack He’s Earned It
I just don’t understand how people in the federal government are not doing their jobs or to much of their jobs? Making this President look bad!
Not sure why this is news, when the Patriot Act has been in place for years… Didn’t we hear about a scandal during the Bush Administration of them listening in on private phone calls, including those of military family members – who had nothing whatsoever to do with National Security…?
The fraudster Greenwald lost the drone argument after POTUS did the smackdown on it with his speech last month. So this is some crap he dug up only because the FBI got a court order to look at phone records from April 25 to July 19th. Something’s going on for them to request this huh?
Interesting…!
On April 15, 2013…….there was a Terrorist attack in MA……now known as the Boston Marathon Bombings.
Media, Glenn Greenwald, Al Gore, Fox, JoeScar, etc are now empty vessels making the loudest Noise. Al Gore at least was always against the Patriot Act. The rest are Hypocrites.
amk bashing bright and early in the morning. How so sweet.
oh my.
HA! Love it! 😀
Okay, Amk, so why aren’t you on the latest thread? I need to know what I did wrong with my Firefox cleaning today. Meet me on the newer thread and I’ll explain further.
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Don’t be late. I already spent enough time going up and down that thread trying to find where you were hiding. 😀
Please excuse the length of this, but this came to my inbox and I wanted to share it…there are SO many people here that would be wonderful at this:)
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wow
As Uncle Joe would say, that’s a big fucking deal.
Keep on chatting for a little bit. Your night owl chat is on its way. 😀
Because I’m beaming right now.
awww…
Night owl chat.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/05/michelle-obama-is-strong-super-and-spectacular/
Nice
I love the picture of FLOTUS with the students, everyone of them have a smile on their face. I bet when FLOTUS walk into the room she got a standing ovation from those kids.