Enroll America, pro-health law group, announces it has raised $27M in 2013. On top of $5M in 2011 and 2012.
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Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) November 12, 2013Expanding #Medicaid is the best financial option for states. Not expanding kills 19,000+/yr: rand.org/news/press/201… http://t.co/gc5uVqVNI6
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The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) November 08, 2013****
Actually blame @washingtonpost more than Cohen for latest bile, he's a known racist, but they keep on publishing him twitter.com/MikeRiggs/stat…
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) November 12, 2013Canada, Rob Ford is why you can't have nice things.
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God (@TheTweetOfGod) November 10, 2013****
#ObamaCare In Action: Millions of women will no longer have a copay for birth control. ObamaCare works. (h/t @PPact) http://t.co/yffRgt62H6
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) November 12, 2013Shorter Richard Cohen: ERMAHGERD. BLERK PERPLE.
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Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) November 12, 2013
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So if Tea Party ppl repress a gag reflex at interracial couples & children can we stop acting like their opposition to Obama is principled?
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(@GrooveSDC) November 12, 2013"OK, if I leave this in he'll be fired *this* time for sure." -Richard Cohen's editor
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Jesse Berney (@jesseberney) November 12, 2013****
If Renisha McBride were white, no matter the homeowners' race they'd be sitting in Dearborn Heights' jail, awaiting an autopsy report Period
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dream hampton (@dreamhampton) November 12, 2013It's RIDICULOUS that black murder victims need pressure from the public to force police and attorneys to arrest their killers.
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jessica w. luther (@scATX) November 12, 2013****
GOP has crapped on women's vote like they did w blacks, latinos, jews, etc. thought they could coast on white guys forever.
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Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 12, 2013You know what’s like slavery?
1) Slavery
That’s it. That’s the list.
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rebkah howard (@pink_funk) November 11, 2013****
You still have family, humanity, constitutional rights, available resources, relative autonomy
NOTHING you experience is just like slavery.
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.gif Goddess (@LexiScorsese) November 12, 2013I love how people who want NO ONE to sign up for Obamacare are pretending they are upset that only 100K have signed up so far
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Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 12, 2013****
Republicans always brag about how their party was the "party of Lincoln", yet so many of them LOVE the Confederate Flag. Um.
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Carrie Bellatrix (@CarrieBellatrix) November 11, 2013At zoo today heard a woman tell her kids they were going to see a leopard - pronounced "Leo-PARD". Wanted to call child protective services
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TBogg (@tbogg) November 12, 2013****
Most powerful point I made during panel: 1 in 3 women have abortion before 45. These aren't faceless people. They are people you know.
Amy Phillips Bursch (@APBBlue) November 11, 2013
Nothing says "don't take me seriously" louder than the use of "Irregardless".
Nerd Ferg (@Nerd_Ferguson) November 11, 2013
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Because I have been bashing Texas Conservatives lately, I want to give them equal time, which I do here, unedited: http://t.co/D4FIn69obx
TruthtoConservatives (@ToConservatives) November 08, 2013
How to tell if your dog has been involved in a sex scandal. http://t.co/ClBxkX6SmJ
(@rosierifka) November 12, 2013
The Obama Diary 
Well, either Chips is playing around with the blog, or WP added a new feature, i.e. “Related”.
What am I missing LL? Where’s this ‘Related” thingie???
At the bottom of the post. Unless I’m the only one seeing it. In which case I need more drugs.
I was about to say, here ya go:
But I see it!
Why do they have to fiddle like this?
I’m pretty sure this happened literally within the past ten minutes.
Like I didn’t notice …..
I saw it last evening!
G’day, Chips and TODville!
Huh, a whole day late Jacqueline? 🙄 G’day you!
Some of us aren’t as quick as, uhm, you-ish. 🙂
Oi, no need for that ish! I am offended.
One of my rules in life (well, I don’t actually have rules, so this is like a little suggestion to myself) is to take everything as a compliment. Try it, honey!
Oh, okay-ish. 😆
See how happier you are?
Nope. It’s been there for the past two days.
Ha, you’re blind LL, I spotted it two days ago ….
Hah! I’m sicking Jimminy Cricket on you!
No, I saw it a couple of days ago. I’m afraid to click on them…
It seems like they’re all links to other, similar TOD pieces. I looked at my last piece, and the “related” links were all to other pieces by me.
None of you told me if this new WP feature was applicable on your end(2 weeks now)……… Just left me hanging in the wind 😦
The only way I can go to a TOD thread is clicking “view original” but I can see the whole post & reply/comment on “Reader”
The last one is the Best. 😆 😆 😆
So very true.
Fiiiiiirst!
Woah, I am too – well done me, hard luck LL and Nena. Thank yoooooooooooou UT!
Well done “me” 😉
Modesty, my fair lady
LL has the Gold.
Jay is at the Podium
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live
What my Joey added to his Veterans Day schedule:
Not sure which event this occurred at today:
Seems to be this one Arapaho415:
Sorry, didn’t see that HF2 posted this at the end of the previous thread.
She added context as to where this occurred.
When I was a young secretary in my 20s, I did freelance typing for some annoying engineering manager type with his own side business, whom I referred to behind his back as “Mad Dog.” He’d come to our house to dictate letters and I’d charge him per page and hand him a monthly bill, with the total amount he owed me, no line items showing. He never knew it, but FOR YEARS, I secretly added a small monthly amount to his tab “FOR AGGRAVATION.”
That is too funny. Great story.
You mean I’m “forgiven” for past digressions? Ha!
Beautiful photo Chips. I love how FLOTUS repeats her wardrobe.
I love our FLOTUS. That is all!
She’s beautiful inside and out. Positively glows with it. Love her.
So Beautiful!
I will not disrespect any other First Lady, but the First Lady I respect and admire most is Mrs. Michelle Obama.
Do you think we might be able to get a video of her speech?
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/carney-obama-agrees-with-clinton-that-people-should-be-able-to-keep-insurance
President Barack Obama agrees with former President Bill Clinton that people should be able to keep their existing health insurance plans, White House Spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday.
“The president has tasked his team with looking at a range of options,” Carney told reporters at a press briefing, explaining that Obama is looking for ways to address cancellations in the individual market.
grrrr…… This is the stuff that drives me crazy.
So let’s just jettison the hard-fought regulation, as little as it is? The ONLY way ACA works, since there are no controls on premiums, etc., is to keep every bit of regulation that is already in place.
This makes me insane.
One of the (what proved to be untrue) criticisms from the whiny left about ACA is that we’d get stuck with junk insurance. I was thrilled to find out that junk insurance was pretty much jettisoned in ACA and that, indeed, the insurance market would begin to be reformed. To make allowances because of a few lying loud mouths and a corrupt insurance industry, is frankly, madness on the part of the administration. PBO wil gain nothing, ACA will give up a lot. And junk insurance will be an ‘affordable’ option.
I’m pissed.
That’s not what Carney said. The TPm article is misleading.
I would advise waiting to see what PBO and his administration decide on, before getting yourself upset. One possible solution would be have insurance companies eat the expense of grandfathering in the cancelled policies with ACA mandated protections.
The TPM article is misleading. This is what Carney said.
Thanks UT for posting this clarification. Still don’t understand how many times the MSM (especially TPM) has to lie and misrepresent PBO before we start taking what they say with a huge grain of salt.
You’re welcome.
Thanks ut for the clarification, and I so agree with you Eric. Where the affordable care act is concerned, I don’t trust ANY second-hand interpretation. Here’s another example:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/palin-christie-s-appearance-so-extreme-it-s-hard-not-to-comment-on-it
When Tapper pointed out that Christie’s appearance has also been scrutinized, Palin responded “That’s because it’s been extreme. So it’s hard for some people not to comment on it.”
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/11/21412506-death-of-19-year-old-woman-shot-on-detroit-porch-ruled-homicide?lite
An autopsy report on a 19-year-old woman, who was shot and killed on a front porch in Detroit, determined that she was shot in the face, and a medical examiner ruled her death a homicide Monday.
Renisha McBride was shot on Nov. 2 with “no evidence of close range discharge,” according to a report released by the Wayne County Medical Examiner.
According to Dave Weigel, a handful of conservatives in Virginia are struggling to reconcile a state painted red with a narrow McAuliffe victory. Obviously, the explanation is that the handful of “blue” counties have many, many more people than the “red” counties. In fairness to those Virginia conservatives, this is a common issue. A couple of months ago, a map of AIDS in the United States went viral with the accompanying statistic that 92 percent of AIDS cases occur in 25 percent of counties.
But what percent of the population lives in those same 25 percent of counties? I actually don’t know, but I know that 84 percent of Americans live in the largest 25 percent of counties. I also know that 50 percent of the population lives in 5 percent of counties. So the statistic was mainly, although not exclusively, telling us that most people live in a handful of counties. There might be something interesting about where people with AIDS live (like, they’re probably more likely to live in urban counties) but that was left for me to deduce from my unreasonable level of knowledge of America’s counties.
Fortunately, there’s a solution: the cartogram, where the area of spaces on a map is determined by a variable other than geographic area. In this case, it’s population: Make the most populous counties proportionately larger than the least populous counties.
Love it!
It’s really interesting isn’t it, JB! I’m actually having to do topography for my Geology labs the last few weeks (mostly locating and identifying Lat/Long), but this is whole knew level. Cartograms…..who knew? Off to class 😦
Enjoy yourself!
The TPM article is misleading, folks. Stop tearing your hair out and wait for Pres. Obama. You already know the media doesn’t get everything 100% right. If you want to read about the GOP plan from Rep. Upton, I included it in this morning’s Rise and Shine.
http://www.salon.com/2013/11/12/gop_about_to_hurt_itself_again_new_ploy_to_kill_obamacare_will_blow_up/
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/editor-i-should-have-edited-that-one-sentence-in-cohen-s-column-more-carefully
Fred Hiatt told TheWrap that Cohen wasn’t being racist when he wrote, “People with conventional views must repress a gag reflex when considering the mayor-elect of New York — a white man married to a black woman and with two biracial children.” But Hiatt said that he should have edited that particular sentence “more carefully.”
“Anyone reading Richard’s entire column will see he is just saying that some Americans still have a hard time dealing with interracial marriage,” Hiatt said. “I erred in not editing that one sentence more carefully to make sure it could not be misinterpreted.”
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They try so hard to deceive. Failed, WashPo.
Very strange to hear a Jew talking like a Nazi. I wonder if Cohen is as sympathetic to Americans who hate Jews and would not want their son or daughter to marry or “mix races” with a Jew. There are a lot of Americans who fit this description, but are afraid to say so publicly because, unlike racism against African-Americans, people/columnists who are racist against Jews are afraid to let that hatred flow publicly due to the consequences (i.e., they will be forced to apologize and will be fired for even the slightest appearance of anti-Semitism).
So Bill is at it again.
He is at it again and the press is so grateful.
They have something to discuss.
Apparently the MSM doesn’t care to comment on a Congress that isn’t meeting to resolve the budget/sequester issues.
Let alone vote on immigration.
A 9% approval rating is not nearly as compelling a topic as an aging out-of-touch politicians latest drivel.
If there was an actual Press or responsible Media in this country there would be an entirely different menu of items getting our attention.
Bill just can’t shut up can he. He think he is so wise, he know everything.
Just like that ugly big mouth Clintonite James Carville, who can’t shut his big mouth.
I am really sick of Bill Clinton! Just imagine how his administration would have felt if Jimmy Carter was always available to offer editorial critiques about his policies. Say what you will about George W. Bush, at least he has not been eager to criticize the sitting President.
Someone pls tweet him and tell him he is not President! to STFU!!!!
LP: follow me so that I can DM you.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-obama-announces-his-intent-nominate-timothy-massad-chairman-cftc
Thanks ut for the heads up and the live tweets! 🙂
For those who missed POTUS.
Thank you everyone for your kind words, thoughts and prayers regarding my daughter-in-law. She was given IV’s for the dehydration and that has apparently slowed down the contractions. She is on bed rest for the duration of her pregnancy. Let’s just hope she can keep those precious bundles of joy in the oven for another few weeks.
Thanks for the update Donna. Glad she’s okay.
She will be good if she can stay off her feet. I had to do that with one of my sons. He was impatient and still came a little early but was a good size 6 lbs. 8 oz.. He is now one big boy, over 6 ft. and 200 lbs.
Good news.
Bed rest for multiple births is not uncommon. A friend of mine’s step-mother had triples (2 identical, 1 fraternal healthy gorgeous girls) — a tiny thing, she was as big as a house, and was confined to bed for most of her pregnancy.
Bless you and your family Donna. Even a few weeks will make a big difference. So glad you got her to the hospital for proper diagnosis and care. We will all be remembering you and looking forward to the healthy birth of the little twins.
Yes indeed Donna. Thanks for giving us an update. When prayers go up…blessings come down
This is really positive news – thanks dona for the update!
Thanks for the update. She is in my constant thoughts and prayers.
Good news indeed. I wish your daughter in-law well.
We’re all hoping for that. Won’t be long, though, before they’re born and ready to see their grandma on their first Christmas. I don’t know if you remember ancient times when Sophia Loren was trying so hard to have children. She finally got pregnant with her oldest son and was told she had to have complete bed rest for SIX MONTHS. She wanted that baby so much she did exactly what the doctor told her and did it TWICE when her second son came along. They are very big strapping men these days and she is a very happy grandma.
I missed the start of your story donna – all best thoughts for your d-i-l and the babes.
These recent rash of supposedly low approval numbers for President Obama are very suspicious in my mind. First of all, I think these pollsters are trying to dampen enthusiasm (on the DEM side) for our President, keep people unmotivated and unhappy, leading to a low DEM turnout in 2014. No one pays attention to congress’ low approval numbers, and the media certainly doesn’t harp on those figures. They will however, raise a big stink about PBO’s “falling approvals” and use that as leverage to help the GOP fight PBO’s legislative goals and keep the public thinking that he is unpopular because his policies are unpopular.
Secondly, the low-balling of PBO’s numbers will come in handy for the dishonest media, pollsters and racist historians, when it comes time for them to compare him and his legacy with that of recent previous presidents. They will try to make the claim that his numbers were no higher than that of GWB, knowing fully well that GWB’s numbers were artificially inflated, while the opposite is true for PBO.
I urge everyone to not buy into these polls, but confront the media HEAD ON with their bullshit, and make them (and others) be aware that we know exactly what they’re trying to do here, and we AIN’T falling for that CRAP!
Gallup had Mitt Romney as next President, if I’m not mistaken.
Correct, but this time they are careful to bring down Congress’ numbers so that folks won’t be clued in as to what they’re trying to do…
Furthermore, by presenting low numbers for “congress” they also protect the GOP who are responsible for the bulk of gridlock in the House and Senate. They are protecting John Boehner who instead of being singled out and confronted, gets to block bill after bill (Immigration Reform, Infrastructure/Jobs bill, ENDA, Veterans bill) with zero consequences in the media or elsewhere.
When was the last time you read an article or saw a disapproving tweet from Ezra Klein about John Boehner?
So excuse me for what I’m abut to say, but to HELL with all these polls.
I am glad Barack Obama is my President.
I agree with you anniebella – that’s what EVERYONE who reads them should be saying: “To HELL with these polls.”
But unfortunately, that’s not usually what happens, so we need to let others be aware of what’s going on, and teach them how to say “To HELL with all these polls.”
Totally agree HF2. The gov’t shutdown must have REALLY hurt the GOP, because the MSM has been going into overdrive spewing anti-PBO and anti-ACA propaganda. Judging from the numerous easily disproven ACA “horror stories” and CBS’s Benghazi hit job, the MSM is dispensing with all pretense of being impartial in their coverage. Though I dislike the bullshit, I take solace in the fact that the MSM/GOP is not behaving like an entity that thinks it is “winning”.
Eric, that’s it in a nutshell. This is all about covering up the dismal failure of the GOP and making sure that the president, and not Republicans, gets the biggest share of negative attention.
Afternoon TOD
Alright. I’m back in da saddle again. I’m over the politics of it all. I plan to spend the rest of the year saving money and planning out some big things for me.
Plan one is to buy a new car. I’m planning on trading in my 2005 Hyundai Tuscon. So advice time. I got it in 2006. It’s got 95,000 miles on it. I plan to get it cleaned inside and out. I know for sure it needs at least new brakes, new tires and at least some “system flushing”.
But still, I think it’s in relatively good condition. I’ve decided that I’m gonna try to narrow my choices down to 3, one of which will be a “luxury” vehicle (with my credit history though, I’m not really expecting to be approved for it…lol)
My wish list: mid-size, V6, sedan, “media console”, automatic…etc and other stuff.
Any suggestions?
only suggestion I have is buy a Toyota…..I still have my 1996 Camry.
Hilarious, I tried to retweet that, but got: “You have been blocked from retweeting this user’s Tweets at their request.”
Aw bless, forgot they didn’t like me going after Jon Karl 😆
Poor Chips 😆
The whoooooooooole world is out to get me GGail, but I am *NOT* paranoid! 😆
And Jon Karl can’t take some criticism, precious he is – the media truly is a joke – they do not like that their influence is waning as I type.
Ah, precious is the word 99ts! It just says it all about today’s media that that guy still has his job, despite what he did – and he smirks on.
I know one shouldn’t mention the train wreck that is Palin – but I noticed in a link that she was interviewed by Tapper (and I am sane enough not to go looking for that interview) – good to see he has reached his level of competence 🙂
Congratulations Ms Caroline Kennedy.
Caroline’s son remind you alittle of John John.
He’s very handsome.
Agree. he is adorable.
Wow, her son sure has that Kennedy profile!
Here’s another nice pic of the swearing in 🙂
Congratulations Ambassador Caroline Kennedy – I know you will do the US proud!
HF, Carolyn’s husband doesn’t look happy about this appointment. I wonder if he’s going with her.
Wow…she is another left handed person …
Kennedy times all over our TV at the minute. Rather amazing how much was hidden at the time – it sure couldn’t happen today – Knoller no doubt counts how many times the President coughs!
I also hadn’t remembered how young was Jackie Kennedy when she was widowed – it would be nice to think remembering all this could help stop some of the hate speech/actions of today – but probably not.
Ed Schultz is really getting after it and the MSM this evening.
Anybody watching Ed? He is on fire with Positive Obamacare updates!!! Correct on the facts and the numbers as far as I can tell. Go Ed Go!!!
Yes I am watching Ed and he is telling the truth about the sorry ass media.
Well, that’s 2 of us anniebella. I wish the whole country would see Ed’s opening segment.
3 of us counting yardarm
When I read she was married to a defense contractor, I guessed she might have come into that Benghasi story with an agenda, as many suspect. But it’s even worse than that. She should be banished from our airwaves.
Along with the publisher of the recalled Benghazi Liar book Mary Matalin.
So cool that these disgusting people are having their masks pulled off.
So little Miss Lara had an agenda she was trying to push, she didn’t care about the truth, she wanted that right wing lies and B.S. about Benghazi out there. She’s a right wing liar.
Oh Bebe Bibi!!!!!
This is a BFD if true. i’m going to check on Haeretz.
I checked. it is true. A better world is possible.
Wow, HF, did Bibi take Kerry’s admonishment to heart?
re. some of the ACA discussion here, I read this yesterday in the DesMoines Register and was confused. Welland Blue Cross has informed their individual policy holders that they can keep their present policies for another year, extending current policies to 12/14. Informed their policy holders that they will not have to switch plans to meet ACA requirements. How is this possible? Can they just ignore the new requirements?
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013311110067
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/12/silence-is-sometimes-golden/