President Obama addressing the General Assembly
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President Obama at the UN luncheon
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U.S. President Barack Obama talks during a bilateral meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman at the U.N. headquarters on September 24, 2013 in New York City
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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a bilateral meeting at the U.N. headquarters on September 24, 2013 in New York City.
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on stage with former President Bill Cliniton, during the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting on September 24, 2013 in New York City.
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The Obama Diary 
Wow! Thank you UT. Wonderful follow up to the day.
Lovely photo diary.
Congrats on 1st Almablanca!!!!
Fantastic photos, LP!!!!
Reality …
Don’t Mess With Obots on Twitter 🙂
Thanks Bob. Too bad about MSNBC. They had the potential to support this presidency and help move the country forward.
We could say that about all the people already planning for 2016. They could be using their energy to support this President and move the country forward. Instead, they’re all spending time, energy and money to win a popularity contest, ignoring the hard work that comes once you vote in a President. They don’t seem to realize that there’s work to be done right now. That there’s a point to winning an election – and it’s not just to end up in the record or history books.
Twitter supreme – not to mention the Obots comment 🙂 – thank you Bob – won-der-ful
Almablanca! Hi and Congrats on First!
Hi Dudette, great to ‘see you. Thanks.
🙂
My apologies LP.
4/5 — that’s what you get when you try to go back and catch up! 🙂
Congrats Alma on #1! And this exquisite and wonderful wrap-up to a wonderful day with our wonderful President brought to you by lovelyplains! 🙂
Nice photo round up LP.
Have POTUS and FLOTUS left New York yet?
If they’re on schedule they’re on the way home.
Grabbed this from this morning’s Rise & Shine:
9:40: The President and First Lady depart New York en route Andrews Air Force Base
10:50: Arrive the White House
Just saw pics of PBO leaving NY, Dudette, so looks like Bo and Sunny won’t have to wait up too late for him.
Photo please!
Only crappy Getty water-marked ones so far!!
http://www.gettyimages.ie/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-GB&family=editorial&assetType=image&p=obama
Thank you m’am!!
I guess FLOTUS went home separately?
Oh my – the media will think Michelle is upset – big new story – FLOTUS goes home alone!
Yet another fantastic Spandan essay:
“Timing is Everything: How Ted Cruz’s Government Shutdown Gambit is Helping Democrats”
Bottom line:
“It is because of Ted Cruz’s grandstanding that House Republicans were forced to include language about Obamacare in the CR, instead of negotiating with the president and the Senate Democrats on other budget priorities (or hell, even passing a budget on time). Because of that, House GOP actually lost leverage as they and Ted Cruz have forced the debate to become binary – shut down the government or agree to defund Obamacare – rather than multi-faceted.
At some point, crazy becomes counterproductive, even if your goal is the same as the goal of the crazy. Pretty soon, crazy starts hurting their own goal. That’s Ted Cruz. And that’s the Tea Party.”
http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2013/09/timing-is-everything-how-ted-cruzs.html
#TrustBarack or get out of Dodge
Hahahaha……that tweet is hilarious and true.
Love the tweet! 😀
An absolutely brilliant comment on Spandan’s essay:
http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2013/09/timing-is-everything-how-ted-cruzs.html#comment-1057905532
“Darksnark
Who would have guessed that it would’ve taken the Canadian-born son of a Fidel Castro supporter to bring down the once-mighty GOP, but that’s what happening currently.
And you can bet the irony of that is lost on the xenophobic, nativist Teabaggers….”
And, we all know that our man in the White House is totally aware of this irony and likely has that “I’ve got this” smile on his face 🙂
Awesome! Cruz really is a nasty piece of work!
Senator Insane Cruz is the incarnation of Joe McCarthy and he looks a lot like him too. He’s gone after 2018 because Texas is turning Blue baby…..
Congrats Almablanca and Bobfr first to post and first to tweet. Great pictures of today’s events.
Thank you Sonjia 🙂
This moron is in the Senate until 2018. *Le Sigh*
Just getting here – LOVE that tweet, UT. Ha! Throw it back in the face of the guy with egg on it.
My POTUS is A-W-E-S-O-M-E.
I ♥ this law.
100 on the quiz 🙂
90 on the Quiz.
Congrats Bob.!! 🙂
🙂
Thank you LP!!!!
My pleasure, Chips! Hope I didn’t boggart anybody’s thread. Was a long exhausting day…….now get to sit at home, and chillax till Thursday 🙂
Bob and Almab….I’m assuming there is content supporting your tweet and comment about MSNBC tanking…..are new ratings out? Is their audience falling even more?
My husband and I used to watch two or three hours every evening, faithfully, now we don’t turn it on. We go to PBS, tonight the second part of that excellent series on Latino-Americans, Netflix, Acorn TV, dvds we own…..for my husband, hockey or boxing. They had such a great opportunity…..
Here you go Carolyn:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/august-2013-ratings-msnbc-down-double-digits_b193619
Yes, carolyn.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/august-2013-ratings-msnbc-down-double-digits_b193619
#FORWARD Together
They better give Joy Reid her slot to save their ass.
I do not watch them and tell everybody I know to turn from the station. Sensible people believe that none sense. Propaganda lies have been pushed so long upon them, it takes a lot to get them to hear and see the facts. It is so much he easier for them to believe a lie.
Agree, LDS. Fact is I haven’t watched teeeveee or cable for a very, very long time …
No surprise Chips beat me to it, Carolyn 🙂
😎
ALWAYS 😀 😀 😀 😀
My, my, my.
I have been talking at least an hour over on the last thread to myself.
In pic #17 I note that Bill (Ego)Clinton seems to be salivating as he follows POB onto the stage. Or was he trying to copy his swagger?
I am really trying to like this guy, but I do not trust him.
Be patient with me. Maybe if they stop pushing Billary on center stage might help.
He reminds me of a vulture waiting in the wings…..okay. I have been talking to myself too long. It’s me.
Did I say I do not trust this guy?
LDS …it took me four trys just to type LDS, so maybe I have had enough wine tonight, and maybe my laptop is old, but hey, please get over it. If you hate Bill Clinton, go out and scream in your backyard til the hate permeates the universe. The President, our beloved President did not have to meet with him for anything, but he did, and I say that is enough to tell me (who does not hate Bill Clinton as you obviously do) that there is a reason to reach out, to join together, to work together for the common good. So take your “Billary” comments and distrust and just go scream until it is all let out. Okay? Sorry for the rant, but after my FB encounter with a woman who has not insured her children (one in utero) on her plan because it costs too much, and cannot see the value of ACA , I have little patience with hate tonight.
Daisydem, thank you….I think.
But I did not say “hate”. I never use that word, ever. I do not like him. I do not have a backyard. If I did Bill would be right back there because his office is in the back of me in Harlem. When I used to drink wine, me and my wine would have probably gone to his office and tell him in his face….(.hic )
I do hope you feel better tomorrow about the FB encounter.(I do not do FB, too personal for me. Too much information to process with wine or without). It sounds like that FB encounter was misinformed and I hope you remembered to refer her to all of the good advice here to help her and the children and the one soon to come. I hope she did not mean the word “hate” either while raising children because that is such a strong emotion to pass on to a precious life inside her womb.
Your rant is justified. I had an old computer until my son bought this iPad. It makes life so much sweeter.
Thank you LDS for the nice response to my rant. I am sorry I was in a bad mood, but I still do not like the Bill and Hillary bashing so frequently perpetuated here … alterior motives aside, whatever they can do at present to help put forth ACA, and other policies, I say let them; the future elections aside … those will be for Hillary to win or lose. The FB encounter was unfortunate. I am very selective these days in my FB friends, but what happened is that someone (a band leader, actually) who I really like had posted a link about the Affordable Care Act and one of his friends replied and others and as I pointed out to her, I did NOT go to her page to confront her, her comments showed up on MY page. When this happens and the information is blatantly wrong, I cannot help but respond. As it turns out, this is a young lady that I could find myself being friends with and I don’t know how to convince her that she can and should explore ACA further and insure her unborn child when he/she arrives. She blocked me, I can lurk at her page (won’t tell how) but I really cannot communicate with her further. By the way did I tell TOD that a friend of hers got mad and told me to kiss Obama’s butt and called me a Nazi cow. Lol. Makes my day.
I love that the tea party supporters are completely confused re right and left politics – anyone on the right calling supporters of PBO Nazi – are seriously limited in their brain power.
This guy………..
Hysterical story about the awful Ari Fleischer!
And thank you for this lovely post, LP. I missed most of the day’s events!
The Tweets are a delight as are the comments – one of them below
“This may be the ‘peak’, if you will, of the Obamahate movement. I can’t think of anything less relevant or more inane than (trying) to berate the President over than the number of characters in a freakin’ Tweet. “
Movie time! This looks good. I will see it! 🙂
Love the symbolism of the red vs blue car at the end. [Sci-fi Nerd reference]
Sigh….What are we going to do in 2017?
Support the stupendous Democratic President that our President Obama endorsed and fought to elect 🙂
#TrustBarack
Yes We Can
Yay Bob!
You are a wise man, Bob!
Follow the world wide, post-President career of Barack H. Obama. He will not retire to paint pictures in the bath, nor to raise money by paid speeches. He will be leading the world, long after I have left it. My grandbabe will be shouting his praises – as I praise Nelson Mandela.
Just listening to a telephone town hall on the ACA and Cover Oregon – state exchange . Cosponsored by AARP and Cover Oregon. Great presentation with telephone questions.
Superb, Bill!!!
I missed it. Glad you got on the call, Bill R. Any worthy news nuggets? Will Cover Oregon be up and ready for calls October 1 or later?
Do hope, because of some amazingly kind staffer, our President will read this ….
Yes We Can
Best to send this suggestion on to Congress, Bob. Give them some ideas for creating legislation that the President is already all too willing to sign.
Thank you theo. I’ve been sending it to a bunch of folk.
This might help
http://projects.propublica.org/guns/#bill1
Did anyone catch Lawrence O’Donnell “Rewrite” tonight, where he talk about how the DC media refuse to see that Ted “Canadian” Cruz is not smart. They assume because Cruz has Princeton and Harvard aside his name, he is smart. But O’Donnell will say it and he has said it before.
And Rafael E. Cruz is “still” flappin’ his soup coolers in the Senate.- smh
I wonder if some psychologist somewhere is watching this filibuster to see how this psycho rolls.
I don’t think so jc.
I’m late to this sickening party on the Senate floor. Just noticed 10 senators are helping Cruz – well 8, because Kaine and Durbin are 2 of the 10. Have you seen Durbin up yet, Yard? I’d love to see Durbin’s face while he’s dishing the dirt at Cruz.
Naw. I’m playing the slots on my pc.
who’s winning yard? Have you noticed that the you win more often on your computer than when you are at the casinos?
Hahahahaha! Yep, that’s New York!
Goodness, gracious…
I find that sad – hope health care helps with the insanity – although it won’t much help the homeless.
Video or additional photos from FLOTUS’ event at the Dance Theatre of Harlem, but I found this:
http://harlemgal-inc.com/2013/09/24/traffic-jam-expected-in-harlem-today-michelle-obama-hosting-spouses-of-heads-of-state-at-studio-museum-dance-theatre-of-harlem-expected-to-perform/
http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/09/24/2702026/michelle-obama-harlem-is-a-cultural.html
Remember this cute promo for the school?
Ms. Dudette, my walking partner works there. She says the First Lady loves to come to the Studio Museum of Harlem. She absolutely loves it.That is the only time my friend walks faster than me. She is so excited. Her stress level is high.
Good workout!
That’s wonderful! I’d love to make a pilgrimage to go check it out.
Perfect choice for the Spouses event
From the article:
“…The lunch was provided by Red Rooster, a well-known soul food restaurant in Harlem, and included shrimp and rice and a salad with cornbread croutons.
The visiting first ladies from other nations will go home with a gift basket that includes a jar of honey butter produced from fresh honey from the White House beehive and lemon verbena grown in the White House herb garden.
They were serenaded by Broadway star Audra McDonald, whom the first lady described as a “dear friend,” and members of the chamber music class at LaGuardia Arts High School. There was also a performance by company members from the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
The group also toured the museum, which houses about 2,000 works from about 450 artists, the earliest work from 1804 and the most recent from 2013.
The museum was founded in a loft farther north in Harlem and moved to its current space, a former bank, in the 1980s. It currently has three emerging artists-in-residence of African or Latino descent occupying its studios.”
More on the setting for the UN Spouses luncheon:
“…They dined in the main gallery surrounded by life-sized paintings of African-American women created by Houston-based artist Robert Pruitt. Made from crayon and charcoal on butcher paper, the paintings depict black women in his Texas neighborhood and incorporate elements of science fiction and hip-hop culture…”
Errgh! I meant “NO video or additional photos…” 😳 🙄
time to prepare some dinner ….
My husband just turned on ESPN2, and Keith Olbermann’s show is on…..Keith Lights right now. When MSNBC sent him packing, they lost the cornerstone of their network. I know he has a massive ego, is hard to work with, etc…….but he built that network and no one has been able to replace him. He was the best writer on the network and the most creative. Sometimes his pomposity wearied me, but I still miss his Special Comments, and Worst Person in the World, and good interviews. If we could have a lineup of Rev. Al, Joy Reid, Keith and Gov. Granholm, I would like it.
Co-sign big time.
Sign me up!
“If we could have a lineup of Rev. Al, Joy Reid, Keith and Gov. Granholm, I would like it.”
MSNBC’s ratings would soar!
No luck finding video from the performances for FLOTUS but here’s a lovely musical piece from LaGuardia Arts High School’s Graduation Ceremony this June. Extreme talent there! Gorgeous song!
Beautiful, Dudette. Thanks so much. Wonderful voices. HZ
Wow – Where have I been? Cruz is yielding for questions from 10 other senators, D and R. Tim Caine is up there now, making some great points. Cruz is trying to cough up an answer. Sounds like yada, yada, yada to me, and his brain keeps freezing up as he speaks. Of course, anybody with that much hate inside of him will have no trouble speaking forever, even if it’s more quotes from kids’ books amid the brain freeze. C-Span2 viewers are sending in live tweets. Believe I’ve found myself in some alternate universe and I think I REALLY need chocolate.
He’ll never match up to Wendy Davis and her filibuster! Hers was a real filibuster, and she didn’t get help from anyone! He is a wimp and a wuss……..she was total class.
I watched hours and hours of Wendy’s filibuster and totally agree with you! She, hopefully, will use it as a launching point for an even brighter political career than she’s already garnered.
Cruz? Not so much.
Rhum and coca-cola is better than chocolate! 😀
Haven’t had a glass of that particular goodness in decades, but I see your point! 🙂
Are any of those senators challenging his assertions (aka “lies) when they ask him questions? I didn’t even realize that the filibuster was today – I thought it was tomorrow. I’ve been watching a Bond movie – much more rewarding.
Rs are echoing his talking points, looks like. Only heard Kaine of the Dems, but it’s all SO VERY BORING, I couldn’t give details. They can’t apparently call it a filibuster since he’s “not delaying action on a bill” and he won’t stop the procedural vote, which is tomorrow (“one hour after coming into session”), per C-Span3.
I guess the point is for him to be able to point to this so-called “filibuster” and tell his sheeple that he stood up for them. Little do they know that he’s spending the evening, along with his GOP brethren, trying to deprive them of their rights to quality health care and affordable health insurance – all to further his own ambitions. He’s one hateful little bugger.
Another piece from LaGuardia Arts… this is the Senior Chorus performed this June
I Thank You God by Eric Whitacre; text by e.e. Cummings
Soloist: Kamala Silvey, soprano
Conducted by Jana Ballard
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Sublime!
Sublime, in_deed, Dudette.
Thank you as it is a lovely way for me to end the day and get some, now more peaceful, rest!
Just had to share this with you, Dudette, and all our TOD family before departing for the evening ….
Thanks lp for the pics. I love the one where former Prez Clinton is looking at Prez Obama. He seems to be thinking, “man! he’s good”!!
The first one where they’re seated? Yep, I saw that thought bubble too. 😀
He’s right! My POTUS is HELLA-good!
Yup yup!
Yup, yup yup!
There once was a senator named Ted
Who’s still talkin’ as we go to bed
If his Depends spring a leak
He’ll be up a Texas creek
And everyone will bow their head.
GM folks.
Sooo, has the cruz ship sprung a leak yet?
Ha! A leak in the brain, maybe… Good morning, amk!
Dunno. Too busy trying to entertain myself on Twitter putting down Cruz and his cronies. I got bored after just two tweets, and lucky for you I’ll only share one here:
I like it. I like it.
David Plouffe was on the OFA Conference Call tonight to discuss OFA’s role in implementing ObamaCare.
This is the video he recorded for us to share:
This is wonderful! Thanks Donna for sharing it. Thanks for the wonderful job you do in supporting President Obama.
Wonderful images to come home to – everyone – just everyone wants to be touched by PBO – his smile is worth 1000 words
Is Ted the Canadian” Cruz still going on?
annie – I have no idea – I follow Flotus & Potus – not the Canadian immigrant.
Just learn the Canadian Texan is still on the floor running his mouth.
Thank you so much LovelyPlains for sharing today’s wonderful images of President Obama. I don’t care what any one else says, but as far as I am concerned, President Obama is the best President in my lifetime. I am so proud to have voted for him twice. I especially feel blessed to have been alive and part of the majority of sane Americans who elected and then re-elected President Obama. Try as they may, the haters afflicted with ODS will never re-write or completely destroy President Obama’s legacy. Posts like yours, and all the posts in TOD archives, will always be there to challenge revisionist history peddled by the haters of President Obama.
Hi nath – I couldn’t vote for him – but agree with everything else you have said – I’m sure you’ll find no-one on TOD to disagree. I think his legacy will be beyond anything we can currently dream about – and despite the hate from the GOP – he has rewritten the framework of the USA – he has allowed people who are not old white anglosaxon protestants to dare to dream – he has brought the covert racism above ground to be seen for what it is – he has shown up the Supreme Court and the southern states for what they are – and he has worked tirelessly for all the people of the US. He has done what no other President has dared to do. There is much more to come & rewriting history will not be an option for the haters.
Beautifully said, 99t. Thank you.
Thank you Jackie – I have read a little more since I wrote that and found even more that will be in his legacy – and more that the media try to take from him. A comment on Pierce comes to mind
“I know this is off topic but what is it with Chuck Todd? I watched Obama/Clintons really great talk at CGI going over Obamacare. it was really great but on Brian Williams, Todd talked about it as if it was all Clinton. Obama did 80% of the explaining and Todd would not acknowledge that. A–hole.”
I love that the internet is rendering Todd somewhere down the path to “as dumb as Ted Cruz”
Just to set the record straight …
… time for some rest.
#TrustBarack Or regret you didn’t
https://twitter.com/PTRAway/status/382752111005425664
Mooooorning Early Birds:
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/09/25/early-bird-chat-32/
AMK, he is an idjit. He sat there an counted the characters. What a fool idjit!