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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an event where he honored the 2013 Stanley Cup Champions Chicago Blackhawks
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President Barack Obama receives a jersey from Chicago Blackhawks team captain Jonathan Toews
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President Barack Obama jokes about using a hockey stick on members of Congress as Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz speaks
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Chicago Blackhawks players laugh as President Barack Obama jokes that he could not allow any remarks by goaltender Corey Crawford, who gained some notoriety by using expletives during the team’s public victory celebration
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President Barack Obama holds a jersey given to him by the Chicago Blackhawks with Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough, team captain Jonathan Toews and center Patrick Kane
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The Obama Diary 
Sweet
Indeed! 🙂
Congrats GGail on #1 🙂
Congrats of your Gold GGail
Many Congrats, Friend! Well Done! 🙂
Thank you Dudette, Roberta, hopefruit 😀
It NEVER gets OLD 😆
Congrats on first, GGail….. Dudette, nipping on her heels 🙂 Forus50 (assume Yardarm) must be doing backflips today…… Will last until the Bears get pummeled by Green Bay tonight. ………Anybody notice the new feature on WP Reader HomePage? You can see the post (Click on the title of the thread) tweet, FB, and comment without loading TOD.
Wish I was in the briefing room for this exchange today 🙂
Thanks LP! Landing on First Never gets old
Hi LP! Just trying to keep up with the pros! 🙂
Dudette, we can hang together anytime!!!
Hahahahaha, Jon Karl did not appreciate being mocked! Good for Jay. I bet he fell over laughing when he got on the other side of that door. Hahahahaha!!!!
Thanks alot, LP. I was rooting for your Colts last night—-(mostly because “our” new baby was wearing her Colts gear for the first time and wanted her to get a win under her belt) :)– and now you’re calling for a pummeling of my Bears??? I even alerted you to get that game back on, they were coming back from the dead and had pulled ahead. Geez—that’s gratitude for ya.
UH OHHH…….. I thought you were also a windy city native. I saw your alert last night (responded) I was so superstitious I shut of the computer, and didn’t move until the Texans missed the 55yrd field goal to end the game. I have an unhealthy animosity towards the Bears….don’t know why exactly……maybe it was the ’09 SuperBowl we played against them……… I take everything back 🙂
Smiles all around! Sweet home Chicago.
More sports kewlness…
https://twitter.com/DiannaStevens12/status/397416308834197504
Dudette, I enjoy the nature photos that you post as much as I enjoy your TOD dejay stints. Thanks so much for all that you bring to the site.
Thank you CEB! 😀
Senate voting to proceed on ENDA.
Need 60 votes to proceed. Now at 58 ayes and 30 nos. (FYI-Senator Cory Booker – “aye.” 🙂 🙂 🙂 )
http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/
61 ayes, Portman was the last yes vote (I think it was Portman – they announced two yes votes together, so I didn’t quite catch it); nine didn’t vote at all – we won’t have a list for an hour.
Thank yooooooooooooooou UT-a-roo!
You’re welcome, Chip-a-rooooooooooooo!
No wonder Howard Fineman is so pizzzzzzzed that he felt the need to attack PBO…..
Hi TOD! How’s everyone on this fine Fall night?
Deja vu……… I just saw this awesome pic earlier, LL ………Milkey Way, above Iceland.
I saw something about this on Twitter earlier this afternoon. Does anyone know what happened between Jon Karl and Jay? Or does anyone have video footage?
Lovely Plains has got it up thread. 😀
OKAY – thanks alice!
Here’s part of it Hopefruit:
Thanks Chips – alice also pointed me to the video that LP had posted. 🙂 Jon Karl sounds like an angry dog yapping at Jay. You cannot help but observe the extreme and peculiar animosity that these Republican activists in the media posing as “journalists” have for this administration.
Congrats on 1st Gail!
Cloture invoked on ENDA 🙂
Thanks Bob on the Congrats & the Cloture news 😀
ENDA bill clears hurdle on motion to proceed. Ayes – 61; Nays-30
bbl 🙂
These are related ….
Time to cut the #KOCHPuppets strings …. at a minimum …
Yes WE Can
Hey, Chips! David Plouffe, follows TheObamaDiary 😎
😆 Helloooooooo LP!
GE, Chips! I saw this the other day…….Made me think of a Danny photo you posted 🙂
It’s VC!!!!!!!!!!! 😆
🙂
HAHAHA!!!!! Know we know what she was for Halloween! BTW have you noticed the new changes on the WP Hompage? When you click on the “Post Title” on Reader, it shows the the whole thread……. also allows you to comment, reblog, *like, without loading the page. You have to click on “View Original” to actually get to TOD. I don’t know how I feel about this?
Like I didn’t notice all that ….. running away to check it out (for the first time) 😳
I don’t see any of that. I’m on wordpress.com which is the home-page and it just shows Reader, Stats, My Blog. When you click on Reader, nothing happens. There is no “Post Title.” or “View Original.”
If you got to WordPress.com(login) click on Reader (and it shows posts of any blogs you follow) not only has the font changed, but the color went from Blue to Black……. and this is what comes up.
If you see on the side it has a tab that scrolls through the whole post as well
Ooooooo, I’m telllllllllllll !!!!
I LOVE that quote! His vision and persistence are bar none.
—President Obama on Obamacare
Good ol’ Harold Ford is on NBC news saying that Obamacare needs to be shut down for a period of time—-“60,90 or 120 days” till all the problems have been resolved. He’s always so helpful.
Now this is where a DNC Chair show call Ford out, Gibbs and the rest of the weak SOBs who are always will to join the TBGOPers to attack pres Obama will claiming to be Supporter and Dems.
With Friends like those, Please Stop, already.
Lift your hand if you give a dam what Harold Fool, I mean Ford think.
I don’t. But they put D after his name and they say he is a supporter of the president. The people who watch the evening news are not Political junkies. They are people Dems need to come out and vote in off year elections.
I sure as heck don’t.
Congrats GGail at the Top of TOD Mountain. Yes.
😉
Blackhawks team captain, Jonathan Toews: “Just being around the president, I think he’s an amazing person. The way he speaks—he’s got everyone’s attention. He’s got that sense of humor….” Posted the Trib article earlier, here’s the Suntimes account of their appearance at the WH today.
http://voices.suntimes.com/sports/inside-the-blackhawks/president-barack-obama-has-a-little-fun-at-blackhawks-goalie-corey-crawfords-expense/
https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/397510871905103872
That is good news. I hope NJ does the same.
Seasonal news and pics from Pennsylvania:
Photos taken yesterday in Philadelphia:
A lot of good stuff to unpack here.
http://crooksandliars.com/richard-rj-eskow/let-s-hear-it-taxes
😀
https://twitter.com/GoogleEarthPics/status/397477341502242816
You my friend are just the COOLEST!!!!!!
Thankyew! 😀
Honestly…you are a jewel 🙂
Thank you! [Yer makin’ me blush!] 🙂
Two T-shirts. Three cards. Two coffees. And it’s not even 6 am yet. 🙂
Happy Birfday!
Thanks PJ. Those barfing days are over. Oh, you mean birfday?
Love this!
Happy Birthday AMK!!!! I wish you a spectacular year!
Thank you, Layla.
Happy Birthday amk!
Thank you, GG (no, I didn’t mean it the bad way).
I’m letting you get away with it…..this time! 🙂
Happy Birthday, amk!!! What? No ties?? Enjoy your day:)
Thanks df. You know why men are such doofuses ? They start their day by trying to strangle themselves.
Blush away! Just call ’em like we see ’em!
That post WAS NOT for you! That was for Dudette! For you I say….I see your point…pinch all the oxygen and blood flow off from their brains…that explains a lot.
😀 😀 😀
What? It’s your burfday! Well Happy B-day AMK!
I need to go find something special for you! Be right back!
Thanks Dudette.
Many happy returns of the day!
Thank you, maryl.
Happy B-day, AMK! BTW did you see that Mantra I sent you yesterday? I thought it was universal, but I’m Guju…….. so I wasn’t sure. Regardless, I hope you get to sneak in some of that Bombay Saphire you brought home as *gifts* from your previous overseas trip 🙂
Thanks lp. Yes, I saw it just now. It was lovely. Thanks again.
Happy Birthday AMK. Have a fabulous day!
Thank you, swbg.
Happy Born-Day…fellow Scorpio!
Same to you, lamh. Our b’days = TOD’ers envy. 🙂
Happy Birthday, amk!
Thank you, sjterrid.
Hiya everyone, I’ve updated the RSS Feed Linky Thingie in the sidebar to SmartyPants’ new site – http://beautifulmessthings.tumblr.com/ – thanks to LL’s heads up. Read and enjoy!
Is the other site no more?? I noticed that she hadn’t posted on there in some time…just thought she was taking some time off because of her mom….
Not sure what Smartypants’ plans are, DF, but for now she seems only to be posting at http://beautifulmessthings.tumblr.com/
Thanks, Chips. Love her site and been visiting everyday, but…same post still there. Just thought she was taking some “me time”….will check this site frequently now…and if she’s here…sending her well wishes. She is a treasure…as you are:)
So glad to find Smartypants again. I remember in one column, she said she should have named her blog A Beautiful Mess…..so, she has done it. So glad to read her thinking again.
Here’s all you need to know about this jackass….
HLN per Mediabistro is undergoing another makeover.
They are Not serious.
Now if people could flee Mourning Joke on MSNBC…..now that would be a game changer. It has to go the CNN low ratings for MSNBC to pay attention.
@joenbc often sends tweets about how his show is number 1 cable show for his time slot.
Let me tell you, it doesn’t take much to capture the 3 am – 6 am time slot (for the West Coast).
His show is NOT number one. Fox&Friends is. TVbythenumbers.com says so. JoeScar is a serial cheating liar.
Not to disparage Omaha, but saying you’re the number 1 cable news show from 3 to 6am is like saying you’re the tallest building in Omaha. Great, but yeah, whatever.
Now we see why CNN have become TeaNN, more like Fox so call news. All about attacking Obama and telling lies and half truths.
“Fox Lite”. I’m lovin’ on that!
Home at last! I just know I’ve missed a lot….not sure I have the energy to backtrack though.
‘Evening, TODobots!
Good evening vc! I love it when you are here! Just put on your fuzzy slippers and put your feet up! Enjoy the readiing
Thanks, Layla. Can’t put on the fuzzy slippers as yet as I have to go back out in about 30 mins to pick up offspring from the train station. Am going to at least read this post while I kill the time.
Hello Lady!!!
{{{PJ}}} Verrrry niiice to be welcomed home in style! 😀 😀
Hello to you too! Can’t wait to hear what you see when you hit the V-booth tomorrow.
GOT IT! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMK! 😀 😀 😀
LOL. Thanks Dudette. I can assure you that I do none of the things shown in the vid. I am like that old dude with specs. No, not pecs, with specs.
😀
Because…
😀 😀 😀
You likey??? 🙂
I likey like too 😆 🙄 😆
Yeah!
PERFECT! 🙂
High praise coming from the DJ Goddess! TY:)
Here’s a special birthday present for lamh36 (TOD’s resident Idris Elba expert and #1 fan)
Happy Birthday! Enjoy! 🙂
* Full disclosure: It’s a bit of a gift for me too! 😉
Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?! I missed Lamh’s birthday? Noooooooooo! 😳
Nah, you didn’t miss it. Her birthday’s tomorrow. It’s an EARLY present (forgot to mention that in my post).
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/04/memories-five-years-ago-today/#comment-874388
Aaaaah, phew, okay, thanks Dudette!
Thanks Dudette.
I read the other day that my boo was sick in hospital cause of an “asthma attack” and here I sit with an “upper respiratory infection”. In my silk, delusional fantasy world, we would be nursing each other back to health…lol
Now THAT’S love! You truly are his #1 fan! 🙂
Leaving work….catch you on the other side of the mountain
OK, I finally heard something new from Double Down—-Heileman on Hardball—–that among the multiple red flags that popped up in the vetting of Chris Christie for VP was a possible issue with a female companion which accompanied him on all his trips. True or not, at least a new tidbit I’d never heard before. Heileman said he stands by that reporting.
to Amk: Okay, old pardner – this one’s for you!
**********************HAPPY BIRTHDAY!************** What’s this one, the 31st of your 29th? 😉
Also, not to be forgotten – **********************Happy 5th Anniversary!****************** May you live long-er and prosper!
Thanks pard. Late as usual, I see.
Well, I do have to work ..sometimes.. if I want to patch the holes in the roof should any appear! Plus, I wasn’t late – you still have several hours ahead of you to celebrate…I think.
BTW – Did you get home made cakes from Chips? Can’t remember where I got the idea she was making you two this year.
I will believe it when I see it. Which I won’t. On both counts.
If you do see/get one, and if it’s not chocolate, save me a slice. 😉
If it is chocolate, you can have mine,
🙄 NTY!
You try to be generous to some people … /smh
Do try again – be generous with something I like.
I watch this 2 hrs show on Channel 238 on JFK and the Nov 22 1963 assassination. The conclusion was; there was another shooter. A SS mna by the name Hickey. He died in 2005. It was his kind of Machine gun that blew out the POTUS’ brain and skull out.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/04/jay-carney-myth-debunker/
All you have to do is issue the command, “Stay!” He’s all trained by now, right? 🙂
Yeh, he looks “trained” to me. 🙂
What in the world? Why is Tweety just going bullying wild on Guy Cecil, a Dem operative, because he wants Cecil to admit that Christie is the Best and Most Adorable and Formidable Candidate of all time? Tweety wouldn’t let him get a word out, saying “You’re wasting my time!” ‘Admit it! Christie is the Greatest!’ Tweety was doing his best Christie as belligerent bully imitation. Ugly!
A very wonderful Happy Birthday to our wonderful Amk!!!!! I hope you will enjoy your day and have a beautiful celebration with your dear family and dearest of friends. You really do deserve it. You make me laugh and yet your brilliant mind makes me think as well.
Happy Birthday to Amk. I know Chips is baking the most delicious cake ever. Wine and cake? Right, Amk? I knew it. Got my glass ready. HZ
Happy Birthday AMK! I hope you had a fun filled one, with lots of love from family and friends.