TY, PF58. I’m having a lovely day, just pumped from the Geneva deal because it reaffirms for me that while the media makes noise and the GOPs try to break stuff apart, the President and his Admin continue to chart their path to peace, health, and ‘freedom’ for all.
This is so true, VC. And also an important lesson to keep our eyes on reality – the media are persistent in their attempts to create an alternate reality.
We-ell, Theo, that IS all they CAN handle. They are clearly not the types to look, listen and learn and they have to fill their slots with something, so they create their own reality. I’ve come to the conclusion that if the president were white and behaved exactly the way he has, today’s media would still be befuddled. Media had memorized their accepted political playbook and for them that’s all there is to it. If it ain’t in the playbook, it surely ain’t legit. Well-paid dolts!
Of course, I paid no attention to “Leave a Comment” at the top; read all the tweets and come down to empty comment section. Won’t be empty when it refreshes after I hit post; my guess, I’m now comment 25…
Every president since Jimmy Carter has tried to make a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran. None have succeeded. President Barack Obama just did. The deal to limit and begin to roll back Iran’s nuclear program may be the most important foreign policy success of his tenure.
It starts with a single step, and it is an important one. The first phase of the agreement just reached in Geneva makes it much more difficult for Iran to dash for a bomb. It also begins to lock down the nuclear program that has plagued United States officials for over ten years.
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The deal Secretary John Kerry masterfully crafted in Geneva eliminates the threat Mr. Netanyahu said was his most serious concern.
“The deal does not need to be ratified by Congress and Obama is using his executive power to temporarily suspend some existing U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Senators have been discussing for months imposing even tighter sanctions, which could anger Tehran and put Sunday’s deal reached in Geneva in jeopardy. But influential Democrats – who control the Senate – made clear that any new sanctions against Iran would include a six-month window before they took effect.”
“That would allow time to see if Iran is sticking by the pact, worked out between Tehran, the United States and other world powers. “It is a choice between a pause or imminent war. I choose a verifiable pause,” Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida said.
OMG! I tried to look at a little news and all I saw was one Congressman after another, Republicans and Democrats, expressing trepidation about the Iran deal. Seems I heard this before…can you say Syria? They make me so sick. Just a bunch of whores for Israel.
If you ask me, Israel has a lot of nerve insisting that Iran can’t have a bomb (not that I want them to have one), but they have them. Iran hasn’t bombed anyone in a hundred years…can’t say the same for Israel. They are insisting Iran must stop enriching uranium and are pissed because to do so isn’t a part of the deal. Well, seems to me that isn’t much different than Israel’s insistence at building more and more settlements and antagonizing the Palestinians.
As for Netanyahu, I’ve been sick of him for a long time. He placed his chips on Romney and lost the bet, so now he just needs to sit his fat ass down somewhere and be quiet. Just my opinion.
It’s a Tweet Smorgasbord! Tweet Buffet! Tweetapalooza! Thanks UT!
People are so clever, I love all of them, especially the pourmecoffee “What’s with that guy Obama?…” and Richard Wolffe “That’s the problem with peace prize winners…” 😆
Notice, I wrote in my lede that the agreement signed Saturday night contains nothing that anyone could “reasonably” protest. These objections are unreasonable. Even if the mullahs of Iran vanished tomorrow and were replaced by secular democrats, these new rulers would continue to demand what they see as the right to enrich uranium to some degree. Some would argue that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty enshrines this right. Certainly the NPT allows them the right to develop “peaceful nuclear energy”—that is, to have some form of a nuclear program.
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It’s time for all the critics to take a deep breath, read the terms of the agreement, recognize that the deal goes way beyond what anybody could reasonably have hoped for, and give this thing a chance. It is in U.S., Israeli, and Arab interests for Iran to do things that make it harder to build a nuclear bomb. And if a détente-of-sorts evolves from these talks, if it becomes possible for the United States and Iran to discuss, then maybe act upon, issues of mutual interest, then that is certainly in our interest, whatever anybody else thinks.
The Virginia story defines the GOP – they NEVER give up using every means – legal or otherwise to win an election. The courts gave GWB his presidency and it seems Virginia wants the legislature to determine who should be AG. Why does one have to be a democrat to be a “good loser”. Sad reality.
You’ll Never Guess Who Thinks Attempting Peace With Iran Is A Bad Idea
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Engagement is the only reasonable option.
President Obama’s outreach to Iran in 2009 helped spark the Green Movement in opposition to the bellicosity of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Again, four years later, the Iranian public chose a more moderate path with the election of Hassan Rouhani. Ayatollah Khamenei has endorsed the president’s outreach due to the economic pressure of the sanctions. Now we are finding out that President Obama was reaching out to the Iranian government even before the election of Rouhani.
This deal — and the promise of a lasting deal — is the result of a philosophy of engagement he endorsed during his first campaign for president as a contrast to Bush’s policies, which weakened America and emboldened Iran. Republicans refuse to acknowledge that it’s even possible that this process could work. For them and Netanyahu, it’s just a bad deal. Or worse, it’s a distraction!
Looking at the picture of Kerry and Zarif brings tears to my eyes, what would have been if Kerry would have been elected and not the Dubya and dirty politics. Then I think maybe we wouldn’t have President Obama………then I realize we would have, he was going to be President at some point in his life. His dedication to the people of the USA, the world, his compassion, honesty, greatness would be recognized and he would be where he is at. What was it that the Noble Committee saw, that they knew who he was and what he was going to do? This is a good, very good Sunday, thank you Lord for this person who is our President, President Barack Obama. Amen.
OMG. I finally found this speech!! This is one that I attended and sat in the 2nd row of the ballroom right after he announced his candidacy. My co-worker and I went downtown to the Chicago Hilton to watch this at lunchtime. There was ZERO security, about 200 people were there along with some press. After his speech, we got to meet him in the back hallway after he was done shaking hands out in the ballroom but I had no idea he was going to be walking down the hallway. It was completely empty and all the sudden there he was with one other guy; and me and my coworker. I was so stunned that while I was shaking his hand and looking at his gorgeous self I said “Thank you Mr. Barama.” not realizing I had completely mangled his name until as he was walking away and my coworker through tears of laughter told me what I had said.
Anyway, here’s the video of that afternoon of April 23, 2007 on foreign policy which is Of COURSE, entirely consistent with his 2013 foreign policy.
OMG, you guys have no idea. First of all I would have been a wreck if I had known I was going to meet him. But my coworker made me think we were just going out a back hallway to go to the Hilton garage when in fact he was actually hoping to meet the Senator in the corridor. So I was looking the other way when all the sudden I turned around and saw the smiling, tall, very handsome Senator standing a foot away from me with his hand extended.
If you have a chance to listen to the speech you can tell it’s a small audience and it was made up mostly of wealthy donors and politicos, very few who were there as what would be considered voters like me. It wasn’t a campaign speech or if it was, he was just practicing it on us at that time. The whole Daley crew sat in front of us. But the interesting thing was that – even for that audience type – for what most would assume would be a boring foreign policy speech you could have heard a pin drop during the entire speech. Everyone listened to every word.
Here’s a gift for you, courtesy of Chips’ timeline today (she and @smartypants60 are having a “who has better photos of President Obama” contest today (whispering… don’t tell SmartyPants, but I think Chips is winning).
Was heading off to nap and drool, but first have to wait five minutes to get this nasty woman out of my brain! Now, she’s defending her jealousy and hatred.
She didn’t care for Kerry this week when she did her best Jan Brewer shake a finger in his face imitation. NBC was in the delirious throes of their newest Stir Up Obama Hate with the accusation that PBO/Kerry were plotting to leave troops in Afghanistan for the next 1000 years, sending each and every tax payer $100,000 bill to pay for it—-or thereabouts. And Andrea ambushed Kerry with this charge, finger wagging in his face. Kerry calmly said, “No, that’s not true.” Andrea was MAD! that it wasn’t true! I cannot tolerate the likes of her. As others have noted, every time she is forced to say PBO’s name, she says it with such disdain. She’s been furious at him from the get-go——because he didn’t go to Israel on his first day in office—–which seems to be her #1 concern—-Israel——and has never forgiven him for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
dotster you nailed it. I was a bit harsh in my tweet response but then again she’s been a royal ass since POTUS took office. She is actually very smart and could be providing useful background information. Instead she’s decided she needs to be the “gotcha” reporter, as if there aren’t enough rabid dogs in the WHPC.
@JOBoomr@mitchellreports So Andrea, it would be appropriate to list Sec Kerry but not all the others? R u American or Israeli? Just asking.
And now she’s on NBC news doing her nightly negative slant on Obama admin, saying that the Iran deal is being criticized by Israel and Saudi Arabia AND some of the president’s CLOSEST ALLIES on Capitol hill. Showing a Schumer clip. Tiresome.
You go, dotster! Even with the visual reference to Jan Brewer (eek), that made me laugh so hard! Glad you’re in Pres. Obama’s corner, because I wouldn’t want the other side getting you revved up against us! And I agree with every word you say about the awful Andrea.
Why doesn’t she move to Israel, if that’s her primary concern. The President was concerned with the United States of America – the country in which he’s the President – and he was fixing the economic crisis, to which her husband’s policies contributed.
Ms. JackieOB, this is for you. My 3 year old grandson wanted to go to church, so I took him this morning. After the service I was talking to the Minister and his wife. The Minister asked Patrick, “Did you enjoy the service today, young man?” My grandson answered, “Yes I did, but now I’m ready to flush this toilet”. I was stunned…he heard me say that a hundred years ago.
I … am … dyin’ laughin’. OMG (literally, with the church venue), that was HYSTERICAL.
(My 2+-year-old great grandson held a fabulous phone conversation with me today about Santa and his need to “be a good boy for mommy.” He said yes to everything I asked, especially about that “good boy” stuff. Ha. Mostly, I did the talking (go figure), but my favorite was when I asked him what his favorite color was. I said, “Green?” (his mommy’s favorite) and he said, “No. Red.” Don’t even know if he had a favorite color before I asked, but I LOVE the way they will give you the first answer that pops in their heads, just because one is required.)
We grandparents are the luckiest, aren’t we? And thanks for sharing your hilarious story!
Seriously, every time I think I can’t possibly be surprised by any act of stupidity on the part of a Republican politician, I turn out to be wrong. Diplomatic negotiations take time, and even though these were “rapid,” we’re still talking about 3 months of “whirlwind” negotiations, along with an even longer period of secret talks to set the stage. But rather than indulge in some cautious optimism, instead we’re treated to speculations that it was done for the nefarious purpose of distracting from a domestic issue. It’s one of the dumbest things I’ve seen out of the Republicans, and that’s saying something. It demonstrates how locked in they are to their worldview, and how they can’t bring themselves to admit that maybe the black President actually is doing something good.
To be honest, I don’t think the Republican world view is completely tied into the President’s skin color. His skin color may be driving their current racist and hateful tactics, but Republicans have been destroying the middle class and serving their corporate masters for 40 years or more. To accredit their current behavior to the black President implies that they will start behaving normally after President Obama leaves office. That’s not going to happen. This is who they are.
Strategic patience is what Stratfor’s George Friedman has called it. That, and both the willingness and the capacity to play the long game – to have a crystal clear picture of what you would like to see happen, and to wait, and to take the hits, and to wait some more until the moment of possibility arrives.
That, and a willingness to trust your team – Samantha Power, Susan Rice, Hillary Clinton, and now John Kerry.
Clear vision. A strong team. A deep and quiet space within you that allows you to take the hits without flinching or flailing about. And patience. And if the other side really does have shred interests, a deal that is good for both sides can happen.
And it just did! Bravo, Mr. President and Mr. Secretary! Bravo!
My Grandfather, a political junky in his day, never missed a Sunday of “those programs”, if he were here today, would be where I am today. Sitting next to me, TV off, reading every bit of wonderful from all the wonderful folks on this site, hopefully not getting too wordy with his comments. Thanks a million to all of you, especially Chips for this refuge, and your great contributors.
In the long term, I have no idea whether this deal will work. But in the short term, it will function pretty well as a psychological test for politicians and pundits who comment on it. A negotiated deal always has a better chance of success than a military strike simply because a successful negotiated deal will have cooperation of people on the ground whereas a successful military strike will not.
Anyone who object to the fact that a deal was reached (as opposed to citing particular detail they object to), isn’t really interested in stopping the nuclear program. They just want to kill some Persians. Violent military action is not a means to an end, but an end in itself.
The Obama Diary 
😊 😊 😊
Hope and change! Hope and change! We made the right choice in 2008 and 2012.
Congratssssssss…VCCCC
TY, PF58. I’m having a lovely day, just pumped from the Geneva deal because it reaffirms for me that while the media makes noise and the GOPs try to break stuff apart, the President and his Admin continue to chart their path to peace, health, and ‘freedom’ for all.
This is so true, VC. And also an important lesson to keep our eyes on reality – the media are persistent in their attempts to create an alternate reality.
We-ell, Theo, that IS all they CAN handle. They are clearly not the types to look, listen and learn and they have to fill their slots with something, so they create their own reality. I’ve come to the conclusion that if the president were white and behaved exactly the way he has, today’s media would still be befuddled. Media had memorized their accepted political playbook and for them that’s all there is to it. If it ain’t in the playbook, it surely ain’t legit. Well-paid dolts!
Congrats VC! What a thread for me. I maxed out on tweeting!
Good for you! What’s the maximum, anyways?
They never say. It’s probably because I tweet so sporadically. AMK said last night he had gotten there too. I’m back on for awhile.
I got there too. I didn’t see how many you can do. I had to go to because because I couldn’t tweet anymore.
😉
First!
A tie!
Thanks, Utal! Are you walking around with a grin too?
Of course, I paid no attention to “Leave a Comment” at the top; read all the tweets and come down to empty comment section. Won’t be empty when it refreshes after I hit post; my guess, I’m now comment 25…
WOW, comment “5” — that a moral victory!!!!
It still amazes me what people can do with photo shop.
Wow 😉
Love it.
Isn’t it ‘cute’? Looks like PBO is listening intently, as is his wont.
awesome quote
That is my new desktop background.
Very nice, MT – two for the price of one.
The Deal is for Real
By Joseph Cirincione
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Every president since Jimmy Carter has tried to make a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran. None have succeeded. President Barack Obama just did. The deal to limit and begin to roll back Iran’s nuclear program may be the most important foreign policy success of his tenure.
It starts with a single step, and it is an important one. The first phase of the agreement just reached in Geneva makes it much more difficult for Iran to dash for a bomb. It also begins to lock down the nuclear program that has plagued United States officials for over ten years.
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The deal Secretary John Kerry masterfully crafted in Geneva eliminates the threat Mr. Netanyahu said was his most serious concern.
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Read more here ….
http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2013/11/deal-real/74399/
We need this great news after a few weeks of MSM pummeling of the ACA website.
Fantastic, UT!
“The deal does not need to be ratified by Congress and Obama is using his executive power to temporarily suspend some existing U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Senators have been discussing for months imposing even tighter sanctions, which could anger Tehran and put Sunday’s deal reached in Geneva in jeopardy. But influential Democrats – who control the Senate – made clear that any new sanctions against Iran would include a six-month window before they took effect.”
“That would allow time to see if Iran is sticking by the pact, worked out between Tehran, the United States and other world powers. “It is a choice between a pause or imminent war. I choose a verifiable pause,” Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida said.
Iranians are cheering and in US, TBGOPers and the Media are jeering ❓
This is what Bob Marley is singing to the Media and their TBGOPers.
Cry To Me
OMG! I tried to look at a little news and all I saw was one Congressman after another, Republicans and Democrats, expressing trepidation about the Iran deal. Seems I heard this before…can you say Syria? They make me so sick. Just a bunch of whores for Israel.
If you ask me, Israel has a lot of nerve insisting that Iran can’t have a bomb (not that I want them to have one), but they have them. Iran hasn’t bombed anyone in a hundred years…can’t say the same for Israel. They are insisting Iran must stop enriching uranium and are pissed because to do so isn’t a part of the deal. Well, seems to me that isn’t much different than Israel’s insistence at building more and more settlements and antagonizing the Palestinians.
As for Netanyahu, I’ve been sick of him for a long time. He placed his chips on Romney and lost the bet, so now he just needs to sit his fat ass down somewhere and be quiet. Just my opinion.
My opinion, as well, FP.
“Hope” is such a beautiful word – and especially at times like these!!
Thanks UT for the wonderful post and excellent tweets 🙂
QUES: How’s that hopey changey thing working out for ya?
ANS: Oh, very well, very well indeed, thank you!
Thanks, HF and yup, the hopey changey thing is working out just fine. 😀
It’s a Tweet Smorgasbord! Tweet Buffet! Tweetapalooza! Thanks UT!
People are so clever, I love all of them, especially the pourmecoffee “What’s with that guy Obama?…” and Richard Wolffe “That’s the problem with peace prize winners…” 😆
Yay! Glad you like the “Tweet Smorgasbord! Tweet Buffet! Tweetapalooza!”
Tweetapalooza for sure!!
We Have a Deal With Iran. A Good One.
By Fred Kaplan
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Notice, I wrote in my lede that the agreement signed Saturday night contains nothing that anyone could “reasonably” protest. These objections are unreasonable. Even if the mullahs of Iran vanished tomorrow and were replaced by secular democrats, these new rulers would continue to demand what they see as the right to enrich uranium to some degree. Some would argue that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty enshrines this right. Certainly the NPT allows them the right to develop “peaceful nuclear energy”—that is, to have some form of a nuclear program.
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It’s time for all the critics to take a deep breath, read the terms of the agreement, recognize that the deal goes way beyond what anybody could reasonably have hoped for, and give this thing a chance. It is in U.S., Israeli, and Arab interests for Iran to do things that make it harder to build a nuclear bomb. And if a détente-of-sorts evolves from these talks, if it becomes possible for the United States and Iran to discuss, then maybe act upon, issues of mutual interest, then that is certainly in our interest, whatever anybody else thinks.
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http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2013/11/_iran_nukes_this_is_exactly_the_deal_that_obama_hoped_to_achieve_in_geneva.html
Awwww, look at Danny O’Sticks little face in the sidebar…squeeeeeee! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Congrats on first, VC……….. see you guys after the Colts game……BBL
If this is not the definition of stealing an election I don’t know what is….
media fail # …… I lost count.
https://twitter.com/Calchala/status/404701879692562432
That was asked of Jay by Brianna of CNN. Please sent that story to Jay and Whitehouse.gov
Thank you so much for doing that. Thanks Arapaho415.
The Virginia story defines the GOP – they NEVER give up using every means – legal or otherwise to win an election. The courts gave GWB his presidency and it seems Virginia wants the legislature to determine who should be AG. Why does one have to be a democrat to be a “good loser”. Sad reality.
You are so right. That is why listening to them complain about the rule change is just nauseating.
Love the Tweets.
Congrats VC, you had a Golden co-chair 😉 , prettyfoot58, Very TODable
You’ll Never Guess Who Thinks Attempting Peace With Iran Is A Bad Idea
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Engagement is the only reasonable option.
President Obama’s outreach to Iran in 2009 helped spark the Green Movement in opposition to the bellicosity of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Again, four years later, the Iranian public chose a more moderate path with the election of Hassan Rouhani. Ayatollah Khamenei has endorsed the president’s outreach due to the economic pressure of the sanctions. Now we are finding out that President Obama was reaching out to the Iranian government even before the election of Rouhani.
This deal — and the promise of a lasting deal — is the result of a philosophy of engagement he endorsed during his first campaign for president as a contrast to Bush’s policies, which weakened America and emboldened Iran. Republicans refuse to acknowledge that it’s even possible that this process could work. For them and Netanyahu, it’s just a bad deal. Or worse, it’s a distraction!
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http://www.nationalmemo.com/youll-never-guess-who-thinks-attempting-peace-with-iran-is-a-bad-idea/
BBL – actually need to go and refuel the body.
BBL – and what a coincidence – I’ll be off refueling the soul. #PreNaptualHarmony
I love that – I had to read it twice! You are the bees knees with words! 😀 😀 psst! Do bees have actual knees?
No clue. (But thanks, darlin’! 🙂 🙂 )
Looking at the picture of Kerry and Zarif brings tears to my eyes, what would have been if Kerry would have been elected and not the Dubya and dirty politics. Then I think maybe we wouldn’t have President Obama………then I realize we would have, he was going to be President at some point in his life. His dedication to the people of the USA, the world, his compassion, honesty, greatness would be recognized and he would be where he is at. What was it that the Noble Committee saw, that they knew who he was and what he was going to do? This is a good, very good Sunday, thank you Lord for this person who is our President, President Barack Obama. Amen.
Amen!
Amen!
Thanks for the idea, hopefruit!
You’re very welcome UT!
Here’s a flashback to a segment on PBO’s very sharply articulated foreign policy vision 2008. WOW…
What an awesome clip. Thanks for posting it.
PBO brilliant and visionary then and now delivering on his visions. Shame on his vicious critics. Shame.
Wow, just brutal…
“Just yesterday, McCain got confused between Sunni and Shia, Iraq and Al-Quaeda… maybe that’s why McCain was for the Iraq war.” (paraphrased)
This must be the moment that the MSM jumped ship from entertaining the idea of Barack Obama as a candidate, and highlights why McCain is now McBitter.
PHOTO: President Barack Obama departs the White House November 24, 2013 for Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Barack+Obama+Obama+Departs+West+Coast+rJvMoMDlbjYx.jpg
Looks to me like the whiney press corps got their picture…….doesn’t seem Pete Souza to me….
Boss.
Howdy!
OMG. I finally found this speech!! This is one that I attended and sat in the 2nd row of the ballroom right after he announced his candidacy. My co-worker and I went downtown to the Chicago Hilton to watch this at lunchtime. There was ZERO security, about 200 people were there along with some press. After his speech, we got to meet him in the back hallway after he was done shaking hands out in the ballroom but I had no idea he was going to be walking down the hallway. It was completely empty and all the sudden there he was with one other guy; and me and my coworker. I was so stunned that while I was shaking his hand and looking at his gorgeous self I said “Thank you Mr. Barama.” not realizing I had completely mangled his name until as he was walking away and my coworker through tears of laughter told me what I had said.
Anyway, here’s the video of that afternoon of April 23, 2007 on foreign policy which is Of COURSE, entirely consistent with his 2013 foreign policy.
“Mr. Barama” 😆
Great story!
I’m falling off my chair laughin’. So glad you got to meet “Mr. Barama” !!!!
Can completely understand and empathize with your momentary lapse.
Seeing Barack Obama’s big brown, expressive and warm, brown eyes looking back at you as he’s shaking your hand…
It’s a wonder any words squeaked out at all (speaking for myself, if I were in that situation). Swoon.
OMG, you guys have no idea. First of all I would have been a wreck if I had known I was going to meet him. But my coworker made me think we were just going out a back hallway to go to the Hilton garage when in fact he was actually hoping to meet the Senator in the corridor. So I was looking the other way when all the sudden I turned around and saw the smiling, tall, very handsome Senator standing a foot away from me with his hand extended.
If you have a chance to listen to the speech you can tell it’s a small audience and it was made up mostly of wealthy donors and politicos, very few who were there as what would be considered voters like me. It wasn’t a campaign speech or if it was, he was just practicing it on us at that time. The whole Daley crew sat in front of us. But the interesting thing was that – even for that audience type – for what most would assume would be a boring foreign policy speech you could have heard a pin drop during the entire speech. Everyone listened to every word.
Here’s a gift for you, courtesy of Chips’ timeline today (she and @smartypants60 are having a “who has better photos of President Obama” contest today (whispering… don’t tell SmartyPants, but I think Chips is winning).
😆 I dunno Arapaho415, I think SmartyPants won the war with this:
That is an amazing photo to have survived the mists of time – love it – and the #SmilieWar
Oooooohhhh lucky me!!!! Thank you Arapaho! Never saw a guy that happy being a Dad; all.the.time. This picture is just joy Joy JOY!
Love this photo; what a beautiful family.
And who could blame anyone who swooned when confronting that smile?
Wonderful story forus – thanks for sharing
LOL!
Hilarious. This tweet made me think of this post …
“Double Down” Was Written for Morning Joe—Not Posterity
http://prospect.org/article/double-down-was-written-morning-joe—not-posterity
Was heading off to nap and drool, but first have to wait five minutes to get this nasty woman out of my brain! Now, she’s defending her jealousy and hatred.
She didn’t care for Kerry this week when she did her best Jan Brewer shake a finger in his face imitation. NBC was in the delirious throes of their newest Stir Up Obama Hate with the accusation that PBO/Kerry were plotting to leave troops in Afghanistan for the next 1000 years, sending each and every tax payer $100,000 bill to pay for it—-or thereabouts. And Andrea ambushed Kerry with this charge, finger wagging in his face. Kerry calmly said, “No, that’s not true.” Andrea was MAD! that it wasn’t true! I cannot tolerate the likes of her. As others have noted, every time she is forced to say PBO’s name, she says it with such disdain. She’s been furious at him from the get-go——because he didn’t go to Israel on his first day in office—–which seems to be her #1 concern—-Israel——and has never forgiven him for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
dotster you nailed it. I was a bit harsh in my tweet response but then again she’s been a royal ass since POTUS took office. She is actually very smart and could be providing useful background information. Instead she’s decided she needs to be the “gotcha” reporter, as if there aren’t enough rabid dogs in the WHPC.
And now she’s on NBC news doing her nightly negative slant on Obama admin, saying that the Iran deal is being criticized by Israel and Saudi Arabia AND some of the president’s CLOSEST ALLIES on Capitol hill. Showing a Schumer clip. Tiresome.
forus – hope you like the video I chose to make the point 🙂
LOVE it bobfr!!! He talks about Iran at 20:00 for anyone who wants to see that portion.
It’s an excellent speech – and he has done so much off what he said he would do!!!!
You go, dotster! Even with the visual reference to Jan Brewer (eek), that made me laugh so hard! Glad you’re in Pres. Obama’s corner, because I wouldn’t want the other side getting you revved up against us! And I agree with every word you say about the awful Andrea.
Why doesn’t she move to Israel, if that’s her primary concern. The President was concerned with the United States of America – the country in which he’s the President – and he was fixing the economic crisis, to which her husband’s policies contributed.
Ms. JackieOB, this is for you. My 3 year old grandson wanted to go to church, so I took him this morning. After the service I was talking to the Minister and his wife. The Minister asked Patrick, “Did you enjoy the service today, young man?” My grandson answered, “Yes I did, but now I’m ready to flush this toilet”. I was stunned…he heard me say that a hundred years ago.
I … am … dyin’ laughin’. OMG (literally, with the church venue), that was HYSTERICAL.
(My 2+-year-old great grandson held a fabulous phone conversation with me today about Santa and his need to “be a good boy for mommy.” He said yes to everything I asked, especially about that “good boy” stuff. Ha. Mostly, I did the talking (go figure), but my favorite was when I asked him what his favorite color was. I said, “Green?” (his mommy’s favorite) and he said, “No. Red.” Don’t even know if he had a favorite color before I asked, but I LOVE the way they will give you the first answer that pops in their heads, just because one is required.)
We grandparents are the luckiest, aren’t we? And thanks for sharing your hilarious story!
I knew you would appreciate it. Here’s an irony…my favorite color is green and Patrick claims his favorite is red. We might be related. 🙂
We’re all related, yes, that’s for sure! Although neither are my favorite colors! 🙂
Chris Matthews is on book tv…..
Seriously, Republicans, Can You Be ANY Dumber?
By Norbrook
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Seriously, every time I think I can’t possibly be surprised by any act of stupidity on the part of a Republican politician, I turn out to be wrong. Diplomatic negotiations take time, and even though these were “rapid,” we’re still talking about 3 months of “whirlwind” negotiations, along with an even longer period of secret talks to set the stage. But rather than indulge in some cautious optimism, instead we’re treated to speculations that it was done for the nefarious purpose of distracting from a domestic issue. It’s one of the dumbest things I’ve seen out of the Republicans, and that’s saying something. It demonstrates how locked in they are to their worldview, and how they can’t bring themselves to admit that maybe the black President actually is doing something good.
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Read more here ….
http://cendax.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/seriously-republicans-can-you-be-any-dumber/
To be honest, I don’t think the Republican world view is completely tied into the President’s skin color. His skin color may be driving their current racist and hateful tactics, but Republicans have been destroying the middle class and serving their corporate masters for 40 years or more. To accredit their current behavior to the black President implies that they will start behaving normally after President Obama leaves office. That’s not going to happen. This is who they are.
Okay, so a homeless guy walks up on a video shoot; grab your tissues, then watch and listen…
Just absolute WOW! I am so glad I watched this.
Thanks, Alycee!
Lovely moment.
Here’s a follow-up blog post from Carlos
http://ragamuffinsoul.com/2013/11/update-on-danny-my-homeless-friend/
Meanwhile, back at the ranch:
University of Illinois at Chicago joins those bidding for the Barack Obama Presidential Library
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-uic-makes-bid-for-obama-presidential-library-and-museum-20131124,0,3958570.story
A Team Effort in the Long Game
By Jim Stuart
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Strategic patience is what Stratfor’s George Friedman has called it. That, and both the willingness and the capacity to play the long game – to have a crystal clear picture of what you would like to see happen, and to wait, and to take the hits, and to wait some more until the moment of possibility arrives.
That, and a willingness to trust your team – Samantha Power, Susan Rice, Hillary Clinton, and now John Kerry.
Clear vision. A strong team. A deep and quiet space within you that allows you to take the hits without flinching or flailing about. And patience. And if the other side really does have shred interests, a deal that is good for both sides can happen.
And it just did! Bravo, Mr. President and Mr. Secretary! Bravo!
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http://jimstuartnewblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-team-effort-in-long-game.html?spref=tw
(h/t smartypants)
If they turn their cameras to the west, it is a spectacular sky at the moment – broken clouds bathed in golden light ….
Stunning sunset on the way … big golden reflection being generously provided by Puget Sound 🙂
I never tire of looking at Mt. Rainier or the Baldies out here in the Pacific Northwest. Great place to retire to.
That is strangely reminiscent of Dick Morris.
My Grandfather, a political junky in his day, never missed a Sunday of “those programs”, if he were here today, would be where I am today. Sitting next to me, TV off, reading every bit of wonderful from all the wonderful folks on this site, hopefully not getting too wordy with his comments. Thanks a million to all of you, especially Chips for this refuge, and your great contributors.
New post from LP.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/24/week-in-toons-3/
http://upyernoz.blogspot.com/2013/11/bloodthirstiness-test.html
In the long term, I have no idea whether this deal will work. But in the short term, it will function pretty well as a psychological test for politicians and pundits who comment on it. A negotiated deal always has a better chance of success than a military strike simply because a successful negotiated deal will have cooperation of people on the ground whereas a successful military strike will not.
Anyone who object to the fact that a deal was reached (as opposed to citing particular detail they object to), isn’t really interested in stopping the nuclear program. They just want to kill some Persians. Violent military action is not a means to an end, but an end in itself.