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Early Bird Chat

By Chipsticks 141 Comments
Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama

On This Day: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance together during the Governors Ball in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 21, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning – Happy Friday!

141 Responses to “Early Bird Chat”

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  3. 24 vetivera24
    February 21, 2014 at 7:22 am

    Good morning all. Rain? Crazy weather!

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  4. 29 Dudette
    February 21, 2014 at 7:34 am

    Morning everyone! Hope you have a great day! 🙂

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  6. 41 99ts
    February 21, 2014 at 7:38 am

    Almost there in Arkansas – some horsetrading it seems – but medicaid is in

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/arkansas-medicaid-expansion-renewal-deal

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  7. 45 COS
    February 21, 2014 at 7:42 am

    Great news 99ts. I hope it works out.

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  8. 46 donna dem 4 obama
    February 21, 2014 at 7:50 am

    Good Morning TOD. TGIF!!!

    #BlackHistoryMonth

    Did You Know That?

    After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr major cities like Chicago, Detroit, LA etc., had all experienced social unrest. The need for an injection of hope and inspiration was at the forefront in the African-American community. It appeared Blacks everywhere had reached their peak with the injustice in this Country. Recognizing the need to address this problem and sensing that Black business leaders were better able to address issues and concerns in the community where they live and work the McDonald’s Corporation offered a Franchise to a black man. The recipient of opportunity was Herman Petty opening his first restaurant in December 1968 on 67th and Stony Island on the Southside of Chicago.

    Mr. Petty went on to own numerous other McDonald’s locations and was a founding member of the NBMOA (National Black McDonald’s Operators Association). Today there are over 300 African American Owner Operators of McDonald’s nationwide.

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  9. 52 vcprezofan2
    February 21, 2014 at 7:56 am

    Happy Friday, EVERYone! That’s a cute apology you got there, COS! Should definitely wipe the slate of the transgressor clean, for now.

    Chips, is that video clip I passed last night’s show? Don’t bother to answer, I’ll go check for myself. In the meantime, do give Mama Chips and Danny-O a hug each from me. Thanks!

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  10. 54 jackiegrumbacher
    February 21, 2014 at 7:57 am

    Is it just me or is anyone else bothered by all the scare fundraising coming from the DSCC, the DCCC and the DNC. I’m sick of hearing about Koch brothers money–I get it, the evil ones are trying to buy elections. But this does not motivate me to give. What does motivate me is good candidates and enthusiasm–a focus on what we can do together, not on how desperately hard it is. Like everyone else, I think Priorities USA should buckle down and pour effort and money into 2014. But I’m not going to buy the doom scenario. We have the incomparable political skills and fundraising genius of PBO and of FLOTUS and that beats Hillary and her Pac any day of the week. Yesterday at a meeting of progressives, I started to see signs that people were picking up the vibes about the Koch brothers and what a barrier they pose. And I heard of one possible congressional candidate who decided to skip 2014 and wait for the Hillary wave in 2016. To that I say, good luck, mister, you lost your chance for dedicated support from me and a lot of other people. From now on, we have to do everything in our power to instill a ‘yes we can’ attitude in Democrats and in all the voters we contact. We’ve had higher hurdles to surmount before and we’ve surmounted them. Let’s lift our heads and pick up our feet and get the job done.

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    • 55 Linda
      February 21, 2014 at 8:01 am

      I have not received any requests for donations in a long time….

      Maybe because I send them back with a note saying I will give when I am convinced the Dems have PBO’s back and that I will donate directly to the candidates of my choosing until then.

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      • 56 swbluega
        February 21, 2014 at 8:50 am

        I continue to get multiple email daily and several robo-calls weekly.

        What I’m starting to see is that I’ve been added to email distribution lists for a number of candidates who are making primary bids. That in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. But one email noted that I was receiving it because I had either signed up to be on their mailing list or had attended a function that had been sponsored on behalf of the candidate — neither of which had happened. The falseness of that claim was a little annoying

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    • 57 COS
      February 21, 2014 at 8:02 am

      I don’t read them anymore. They need to change their tactics for donations.

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  11. 58 sherijr
    February 21, 2014 at 7:58 am

    Sooo am I the only doofus here that retweeted Kate Hansen’s tweet yesterday of the wolf in the Sochi dorms? Turns out it was a prank put on by Jimmy Kimmel with the help of Ms. Hansen.. heres the Kimmel video: http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/ioc-laughs-off-fake-wolf-in-village-prank- 022114 whats both funny and frightening is how ALL the media showed it without verifying it as factual.

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  12. 62 donna dem 4 obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:05 am

    Mrs. O is the most fantabulous First Lady Evahhhh….

    I ♥ it when she said on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show last night “Yo babe hook me up” 😎 😆 😎

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    • 63 swbluega
      February 21, 2014 at 8:37 am

      I hope FLOTUS does get the ‘hook up’ from POTUS and VPOTUS. Although I’d bet that there’s some video in the TOD archives with a good montage of PBO and JRB *moving*. 😉

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  13. 64 Linda
    February 21, 2014 at 8:05 am

    Some dumbass on HLN just said that the US has not won the gold in olympic hockey since they beat the Russians in 1980.

    They actually beat Finland to win the gold….Duh !

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  16. 84 desertflower
    February 21, 2014 at 8:22 am

    Morning everyone! Happy Friday:)

    http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/02/21/is_boehner_planning_his_exit.html

    House Speaker John Boehner and his wife have bought a luxury condominium in the exclusive enclave of Marco Island, FL, USA Today reports.

    The Fix notes the purchase “has increased chatter that the House Speaker is planning his exit strategy from Washington when the 113th Congress draws to a close later this year.”

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  18. 87 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:29 am

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  19. 88 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:32 am

    See? This is how we should frame it. Not just getting pissed off that the fucker was getting a free ride. Frame the fucker as a loser at every one of his stunts.

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    • 89 vcprezofan2
      February 21, 2014 at 8:55 am

      The framing is exactly right, yet I was disappointed that the article did not really show how Christie made things worse. Yes, I’m aware it’s par for the course that headlines don’t necessarily have to truly reflect the story.

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      • 91 amk for obama
        February 21, 2014 at 9:05 am

        There were easily a couple of hundred local Sandy victims in the room, all wanting to know why they still can’t get into their homes 16 months after the hurricane.

        …

        You also have to take into consideration that in the hour and a half time frame only 10 or so questions were asked and half had nothing to do with Sandy or other scandals.

        Of course, these idjits elected this corrupt thug. Why wouldn’t they?

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        • 92 99ts
          February 21, 2014 at 9:11 am

          And now he’s taken off to Texas – or somewhere – to yet another GOP conference – while too many are still homeless – and his administration is in the midst of a serious political scandal. is this Custer’s last stand or does he seriously think he will still be Governor in 1916?

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  20. 95 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:34 am

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  21. 99 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:35 am

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  22. 100 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:36 am

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  23. 102 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:37 am
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  24. 103 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:38 am

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  25. 104 99ts
    February 21, 2014 at 8:41 am

    I don’t always agree with Booman – but he does have a way with words

    http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2014/2/20/233252/159

    “I have some advice for the Quad City Times. I understand your desire to replace Brent Bozell as one of your syndicated columnists, considering the fact that he wasn’t even the one writing his columns. But replacing Mr. Bozell with George Will is like trading a cerebral hemorrhage for a lobotomy.”

    There’s only another couple of paragraphs so I won’t quote them – but his take on the National Review is spot on.

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  26. 105 swbluega
    February 21, 2014 at 8:41 am

    Good Friday Morning Chipsticks….TOD Early Birds!

    Hope everyone has a good start to their weekend!

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  27. 107 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:42 am

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  28. 110 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 8:49 am

    From chips land

    Presenter Graham Norton has called Irish broadcaster RTE’s decision to pay opponents of gay marriage an 85,000 euros settlement “absolutely moronic”.

    It came after Catholic lobby group the Iona Institute and two prominent Irish journalists threatened legal action after being described as homophobic on an episode of the Saturday Night Show.

    Norton told Irish magazine Hot Press he was “furious” about RTE’s decision.

    He also said gay marriage opponents were “out of touch” with new Ireland.

    “I’m not registered to vote in Ireland but I do pay the licence fee there,” said Norton, adding that he was “furious that some of my money has gone to these idiots”.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26287377

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  29. 111 desertflower
    February 21, 2014 at 8:55 am

    Jeff Gauvin ‏@JeffersonObama 5m
    CBC reporting major German Olympic steroid doping test. More to come.
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    Seriously? People never learn.

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  30. 113 desertflower
    February 21, 2014 at 9:03 am

    This would be me:)

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  31. 114 desertflower
    February 21, 2014 at 9:04 am
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  32. 115 desertflower
    February 21, 2014 at 9:06 am

    THIS

    LOLGOP ‏@LOLGOP 44m
    Nothing has ever cost Americans more jobs than underegulating big business and that’s the GOP’s “jobs plan.”
    Expand

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  33. 116 hopefruit2
    February 21, 2014 at 9:09 am

    G’morning Chips & TOD! 🙂

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  34. 125 carolyn
    February 21, 2014 at 9:20 am

    Whenever I see the picture at the top, I note how joyful and relaxed POTUS and FLOTUS look, then see the lady behind FLOTUS and wonder why she even came, and I’d like to know who she is. Her expression could curdle milk!

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    • 126 anniebella
      February 21, 2014 at 9:26 am

      I know what you mean carolyn. I so wish that mean nasty looking woman could be cut out of the picture.

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    • 127 vcprezofan2
      February 21, 2014 at 9:33 am

      Carolyn and Annieb, I just figure the ‘poor’ lady wasn’t feeling well, but didn’t want to miss the opportunity to be there (when I notice her at all).

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    • 128 Linda
      February 21, 2014 at 9:49 am

      I think that may be the former Vermont Gov wife but I cannot find a picture of her anywhere.

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    • 129 hopefruit2
      February 21, 2014 at 10:04 am

      Actually upon closer inspection she doesn’t look upset/mad to me, she just looks a bit out of her element and self-conscious. She probably is hoping that she doesn’t have to dance in front of everybody. 🙂 🙂

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  35. 130 donna dem 4 obama
    February 21, 2014 at 9:25 am

    Jackie G this is for you.

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  36. 132 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 9:31 am

    Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition protesters have agreed to an early presidential poll before the end of the year.

    The election is part of a deal to end the country’s political crisis.

    The deal has not been published, but Mr Yanukovych referred to a national unity government and constitutional changes reducing the president’s power.

    The compromise came after hours of talks between mediated by three European foreign ministers.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26289318

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  38. 134 vcprezofan2
    February 21, 2014 at 9:38 am

    Heaven help us……soon!

    Donald Maiden Jr., known to family and friends as D.J., was playing tag outside of his home in Dallas. That’s when 46-year-old Brian Cloninger, shot the youth in the face. Cloninger told police that he shot the boy simply because “he wanted to.”

    http://politicalblindspot.com/8-year-old-african-american-shot-by-white-neighbor-beginning-to-recover/

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  39. 135 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 9:38 am

    wonder how many in his district are middle class and poor and if they know about this.

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  40. 136 vcprezofan2
    February 21, 2014 at 9:39 am

    Disclaimer – I never bothered to follow the link.

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  41. 137 vcprezofan2
    February 21, 2014 at 9:46 am

    Need a smile? Check this baby vid.

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  43. 139 amk for obama
    February 21, 2014 at 9:59 am

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