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All times US Eastern (The Netherlands is five hours ahead)
4:0 AM: Arrives The Netherlands
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
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4:50 AM: Tours The Rijksmuseum
With Rijksmuseum director Wim Pijbes in front of Dutch master Rembrandt’s The Night Watch painting
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5:15 AM: Holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Rutte
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5:45 AM: Delivers remarks with Prime Minister Rutte
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9:45 AM: Arrives the World Forum at The Hague to participate in the Nuclear Security Summit
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10:0 AM: Attends the Opening Session
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1:30 PM: Attends a G-7 leaders meeting
President Obama participates in a G7 leaders meeting in the Hague March 24. Pictured are (L-R) President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso
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The Hague Declaration
1. We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission met in The Hague to reaffirm our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.
2. International law prohibits the acquisition of part or all of another state’s territory through coercion or force. To do so violates the principles upon which the international system is built. We condemn the illegal referendum held in Crimea in violation of Ukraine’s constitution. We also strongly condemn Russia’s illegal attempt to annex Crimea in contravention of international law and specific international obligations. We do not recognize either.
3. Today, we reaffirm that Russia’s actions will have significant consequences. This clear violation of international law is a serious challenge to the rule of law around the world and should be a concern for all nations. In response to Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to demonstrate our determination to respond to these illegal actions, individually and collectively we have imposed a variety of sanctions against Russia and those individuals and entities responsible. We remain ready to intensify actions including coordinated sectoral sanctions that will have an increasingly significant impact on the Russian economy, if Russia continues to escalate this situation.
More here
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3:15 PM: Arrives the Royal Palace
Dutch Queen Maxima and King Willem Alexander welcome President Obama at the royal palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague
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3:30 PM: Participates in a family photo
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3:35 PM: Attends a working dinner with King Willem-Alexander
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See more photos in Nerdy’s Rise and Shine
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See WH.gov for a detailed itinerary
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(WordPress have been fiddling again, this time they’ve mucked up the photo editor so, until they fix it, we only have teeny miserable photos like the ones above. Give me strength!)
The Obama Diary 
Hello!
Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo No Child!!!!
Hello Chips!
Thank you for the beautiful pictures. A pleasure for the eyes.
A pleasure No Child, thank you!
Am I?
Good afternoon TODVille!
Congrats NCLB! you’re #1, wtg
Enjoy your evening!!!
You are! Good afternoon, NCLB!
Hello 57andfemale!
Hello. What a day! So glad he is OUR president.
Sure would be nice to have his lovely lady there with him. I know she , Mom and the girls are having fun. But I just like to see the best looking couple travel together and everyone see how great they are apart as well as together.
Yes, you are NCLB.
Congratulations!
Thanks, LDS.
congrats NCLB. Yes you! 🙂 Congrats.
Thanks Nospin.
Today I discovered that the Swedes invented squeezable bacon. I think I’m ready for the Apocalypse now. Our civilization is beyond redemption.
How on earth can one country produce Zlatan Ibrahimovic and squeezable bacon?
And remember: some people like both.
Well, they’re just weird.
My Swedish grandparents weren’t weird. They taught me how to milk a cow, which now that I think about it was a little weird. And how to gather the eggs. And they even named their piggies, I think, as my grandpa would yell out “Suey, Suey” in their presence. I think they would think the squeezable bacon was really weird—–and wrong! They would say, “Oh, my word” or “Oh, my land”.
As a decadent of Swedes on my grandfather’s side…I officially disown ALL OF THIS!! It’s disgusting. Truly. WTF were they thinking???
2nd generation swede here. Nanny would say ufda to the liquid bacon.
Chips, this is awesome – I can see my President’s smile and wave in these pics just fine.
So, I’ll spend the rest of my work day looking at pictures and video’s of President Obama’s time in the Netherlands.
The ‘Happy’ video hasn’t turned up yet GGail, will post it when it does 🙂
Hush woman!
wow wow wow.. look at the inside of that palace where they’re having dinner.. I would so love to see all that art ~ just gorgeous.
Spectacular coverage, Chips!!! Thank you.
This is an interesting read:
I Was Putin’s Pawn
What it was like to work for the Russian propaganda machine, and why I quit on live TV.
By ELIZABETH WAHL
One clip:
“Soon our attention shifted to the 2012 presidential election. In RT’s eyes, only one candidate mattered: Ron Paul. I don’t remember Paul ever speaking to RT during campaign season, but that didn’t stop our obsessive coverage of the “rock star” candidate. After a while the bosses’ fixation with him seemed bizarre. Why were they pushing non-stop coverage of this long shot? Something tells me it wasn’t his message of freedom and liberty but his non-interventionist stance and consistent criticism of U.S. foreign policy. His message fit RT’s narrative—that the United States is a huge bully.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/03/liz-wahl-quit-russia-today-putins-pawn-104888_Page2.html#ixzz2wv9DbHqx
WOW—that’s very interesting Bob. I do remember seeing a sudden influx of “Ron Paul 2012” type propaganda in 2011 and 2012 and felt there was something odd about it. In the comments section of just about every online article and social media like YouTube, there would be a ton of pro-Ron Paul comments. Even OWS had an odd but definite Libertarian streak that I couldn’t really explain. And this explains a lot why these Libertarians /Faux left are Putin/Russia apologists. He supports their guy…
Bob, thanks so much for bringing Liz’ story to us. She didn’t hold anything back. But I worry about her future employment when I saw this last statement…”Elizabeth Wahl is a correspondent based in Washington, D.C. with no plans of visiting Russia in the near future. She is interested in rejoining the labor force with a news organization dedicated to reporting the truth.”
She may never find an organization dedicated to reporting the truth..oh wait…she could join us here at TOD!
Wow. Fantastic Photographs Chips. Obrigada.
Au and Ag for NCLB. Congrats.
Chipsticks….
These pictures are just BEAUTIFUL!!!!
I don’t know how you guys do it (you, Nerdy Wonka, LL and all) but don’t stop.
THANK YOU!
Aw, thank you Cindy! But this WordPress glitch is driving me nuts, those photos would be sooooo much more lovely if we could enlarge them – grrrrrrrrrr!!!
I am technologically challenged : ( so all I see is beauty.
If you can improve upon this……you’re AWESOME! : )
Ha, you’re a sweetheart!! 🙂
Thanks for the updates, Chiparoo.
Fantastic collage of the day.
Interesting to see the President talking to people under the “Passage of the Rijksmuseum”. This normally is a cyclist&pedestrian only passage (obviously without a red carpet), with an impossible accoustic …
Oh, I just saw this. The Netherlands is *six* hours ahead of EST. You’re thinking of your beloved Ireland 🙂
Toon, it’s nice to have you hanging out with us on this trip. You’ve become quite animated and proud of your homeland. 😉
Yes! Love it:)
That’s just because it is hard to fault with President Obama for applauding your country.
However, do note that the President neatly sidestepped the issue “historian” Mark Rutte (he is high school history teacher) posed to him: Is “Het Plakkaat van Verlatinghe” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Abjuration) the forerunner of the Declaration of Independence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence) ?
Certainly, there are parallels. Does this mean that the Founders simply translated (or adapted) the Plakkaat for their own purposes ?
The President didn’t go into this – I think wisely. I am not a historian, but the connection between both documents is probably more complicated than mere textual comparison can reveal.
Huh? Why are you going after me on Twitter, Toon?
It’s not a photoshop, it’s a simple arrow, I was having some fun with Twitter friends. Relax, for flip sake.
Sorry, forgot the 🙂
It was not meant to be serious ….
Ah, ok, no worries.
All is right – once again – thanks Toon !
The picture with the arrow pointing and POTUS laughing in the foreground IS funny.
Ease up Toon. We are an international community here.
http://www.newser.com/story/184202/teen-dies-saving-girlfriend-from-train.html
Great people are still here and this Teen’s effort is beyond duty. It cost his life in Chicago train-derailment.
Hi Nena20409,
Happy Monday to you!
Thank you for sharing, both stories are just heart breaking. For that little girl (2nd story) to see her dad suffer and then pass away; no words for such a senseless death. We have a world filled with good people and a world filled with evil people, when the two collides, it seems that the good die young.
Okay. Let me just get this off my chest since it is just you and I, NCLB.
I agree totally with Ms. Chip’s Mom on one of the previous posts. My heart just flips-and-flops whenever POB trots up and down stairs.
I must add that I have always thought it was sexy how a man with swag walks but going up and down the stairs has been such a turn on for me. Especially living in NYC taking the subway. As you know the stairs are required. I cannot tell you how many times I have marveled at the men who takes two steps at a time.
Not all men can do this, of course. After studying this for years, I have come to the conclusion that most of the men are tall, handsome and very, very confident. I usually have the chance of witnessing this when they are in flight for not missing a train. However, what a magnificent display of coordination. I am usually the one tripping and falling because of watching them and getting out of their way.
I remember once being helped up by a “swagger-style-step-guy” ( that is what I call them) while he dashed into the train in perfect timing. Left me there as the doors closed in my face wondering …….who was that guy?
NYC subway has a life of its own. My President’s fancy steppin reminds me what humble confidence looks like. When you know whose you are and who you are, it’s a piece of cake. Ms. Chips tell Mom I feel her.
LDS, I am printing this out for my mother – RIGHT now! 🙂
Please do……
I think of her every time he does this.
And, of course, I HAVE to go run down into the subway……to buy a Metro card!
P.S. I have been retired since 2010 and I walk everywhere, so I give these cards away as gifts.
Chips thanks for the pics, videos and otherwise excellent coverage of our President’s visit overseas. In one of the videos where he meets with schoolkids, the excitement there is palpable and not just from the kids. I mean, would our young people here in the US be so excited to see a President from any other country?!?!?
A pleasure, Hopefruit. I’d love to claim the Irish President would create just as much excitement, but, um, maybe not. 😕
Well, er..um..you never know. You just never know! 🙂 🙂
To each their own! Some people might like hobbits:)
heheheheheehheehehehe DF you know you are wrong for that. just wrong. Funny as heck …but so wrong.
🙂 worped sense of humor is all
ummmmmmmmmmmmmm……….DOUBT out weighs Yes : (
Ms. Chips, you know I love your sense of humor. You must be the sister I used to pray for.
Can you picture this little cute guy taking his jacket off and tossing it over his little shoulder?
Or steppin down Air Force One…….Oh, my the thought is just too much!
“You must be the sister I used to pray for.”
LDS, if my sister sees your comment, she will reply: “Noooooooooooooo!” 🙂
If MY sister saw yours, she will say, “there is a God” Just Go!”
😆 Maybe we should swap sisters??
Okay! Yes!
Let’s do it.
LDS, or stepping out of the Beast with his Ray Bans on….on my heart be still !
Too much!
Who is that guy in that blue suit?
President of Ireland.
Was he recently elected, because I don’t seem to remember him. Maybe I wasn’t paying him any attention.
Elected in 2011. A wonderful man.
I remember this video. I love his passionate defense of our POTUS, especially how he let loose and didn’t allow that “wanker” to interject. I was practically clapping along with the audience. Lovely, intelligent and genuine 🙂
He was AWESOME, Mela, I listen to that at least once a month, always puts me in a good mood. Love the fella – and he made ‘wanker’ an internationally recognized word!
Such a useful word. I had a BF from the UK a couple of years ago. Wanker and cheeky made their way into my vocabulary and never left.
😆 That’s flippin’ hilarious Mela, I *love* your vocabulary!!
Chipsticks, I meant no disrespect to him, I’m glad to hear he is a decent man.
That was RIGHTEOUS!!!! Love this dude!
Is it Putin in disguise? Just kidding, no disrespect to anyone unless they are right wing Republicans or the people from that newspaper who thought it was funny to publish that racists picture of POTUS and FLOTUS.
Hi anniebella,
Happy Monday to you!
I saw that disgusting picture, and read the article and it hurts; to know that people can believe that calling Blacks monkeys is a joke, is ignorance in pure form. I remember when Senator Obama would have rallies, and “they” would show up with monkeys attached to their shoulders. This word, was just as painful and toxic, as being called the N______ word when I was growing up.
It carried the negative connotation of not being a human being. I will tell you, no one was laughing when we were called monkeys, except for the ones who did the name calling. It was hurtful then and I still find it hurtful. No apology from that country is acceptable for doing this. How ignorant they are.
Agree 100% Cindy. The people running that newspaper knew exactly what they were doing when they publish that picture of President Obama and First Lady Obama with the monkey face.
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The worst moments, Nospin, are when he meets the Irish rugby team, which is quite often:
😕
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah stop hahahahahahahahahahhahaaha stop hahahahahahahahaahahahahahaha can’t breathe stop haahahahhahahahaahahahaahahahaha please hahahaahahahahahaha
He’s always closer in height to the mascots:
😕
I had the distinct pleasure of shaking his hand once, I almost had to kneel down.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah stop it hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah stop hahahahahahahahahahahahaha please help hahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahaha please Chips hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha stop hahahahaah can’t take it hahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha
And look what a cruel person did:
😳
Chips stop it. WHERE THE HECK IS NERDY WONKA!!!!
Chips. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha DANNY!!!! COME GET YOUR MOMMY!!!!
hahahahahahahah stop it. hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehhehehehehehehhehehehehehhehe Oh won’t someone help me…
can’t breathe…. Chips …. you are killing me….. please stop. hehehehehehehehehehhe
okay, just fell of the chair laughing. I didn’t see this. This is hilarious, a good laugh for the heart today.
I just lost my coffee and spat on my screen Chipsticks 😆 Why are so incredibly a TOD jester? Oh yes, more please. Lady Chips, you ROCK
Big things….Heart, Love, Kindness, etc…..comes small packages. He is cute beyond handsome.
O my gosh! Chuckie is reincarnated. This is him in another life. Just viewed pictures of the Chuck, this is him! : )
I wonder what he was like back then.
🙂 I bet he dresses like that now, in private.
Chipsticks…….you’re bad. : )
Where is Danny? I would like to know his thoughts on this. I must say, reading his comments have my head turning.
Before I figured out that Danny was talking, I thought something had gone terribly wrong, could not decipher the words, my computer had died or either I was tripping on something. I even refreshed it. Yes, age slows the thinking process down. : (
u sayin i kant spel sindy?1
No man…..you’re good. What’s up Dannystix? I am better at understanding your language now : )
I just feel better, knowing that I wasn’t headed out of here, I was normal and you were just doing your thing; Danny talk.
Danny is a good boy……love your blog.
Your coverage of this trip is fantastic!
The setting is beautiful for that working dinner. But it never looks like anyone is having any fun at these things. Too somber for din time—–my opinion—–or is it a good thing I’m not a world leader? (I would be hoping someone at my table had a sense of humor)
I did notice in the last picture where King Alexander Willem is speaking, both PBO and Merkel are smiling…..his is a big smile, and hers is, well big for her!
The Dutch are interesting with their monarchies. Willem’s mother abdicated, because she thought it was time for her to, and for a younger person to reign. That is amazing and wonderful to me. Queen Eliz could take a few lessons from Queen Beatrix I think! A voluntary giving up of station and/or power is surprising.
Toon……is this a very ordinary happening with the Dutch monarchy?
OMG, I LOVE THIS! One of many Rembrandt self-portraits.
Great photos Chips. Haven’t lurked at all today. 😒
How are you doing Carol?
I’m okay. I need urger help on signing up for Healthcare from someone please. My son and daughter in law are not signed up like my son said. They will be here any minute. They want both dental and Health but I can’t seem to both at the same time. Are they done separately? I’d really appreciate stand-by help. 😉
Please forgive my typos, my left eye is getting week and had a long day today. Turns out my physical and blood draw will be tomorrow. Got to study for that blood test! 😉
Oh Carol, so sorry you’re still going through this, hugs for you for tomorrow.
Thanks Chips. I’ll be okay. Not worrying about the little things.
Proud Dad.
I would love to see him become NY Gov then President.
That’s so sweet!
Why on earth is Rush Limpbag allowed to be on air?
Reverend Al played a clip from his show today regarding Limpbag’s comments about our 1st family.
Rush…..They are over there wasting tax payers money. They say that this trip is based on an exchange with China. How do we know this? Is Michele Obama going to leave her mother there in China for the exchange? He said more but this was just low.
This man is the scum of the earth. They are always working on getting people to believe lies about this 1st family. Can I say it? I DESPISE him greatly and I hope that his days on air, will one day end abruptly. He is toxic waste for this country.
Cindy, I heard the sick drug addict racists bastard Rush Limbaugh, he is a disgrace, as you said the scum of the earth. There isn’t enough words to describe how horrible and what I think of that piece of crap. But what does that make all the people who listen to him day in day out? The same. I guess.
The ones that follow him, and the repukes, they love it. His day of reckoning (as the elders would say) will come, and he will answer for his hatred that he has spewed around this country and against President Obama and his family. You sew it……you reap it
Payback is a _____. He planted the seeds and he will see the harvest one day but it’s always more than what you have sown; good, bad or indifferent, it comes back.
You are so right Cindy.
Beside was it Rush or Nugent who said if Obama was re-elected they would move to Costa Rica?.
I remember the statement being said but I don’t remember which crazo said it.
Hell, they can all leave since they hate him so much. Do us all a favor. You don’t have to go Costa Rica but you should get the hell out here and go somewhere faaaaaarrrrrrrrr. Take a flight to the moon and live there. Open invitation to all of the haters, at least they will be among their own kind gggrrrrrrrrr.
Rush said he’d move to Costa Rica, Nugent said he’d be dead or in jail. Sadly, neither are honorable men who keep their word.
HAPPY MONDAY Mela in TX!
How are you? Sending you {{{{{{{{{Mela in TX}}}}}}}}}}}. You were in my thoughts on yesterday because I had not seen your posts. However, I do skip around when trying to catch up. I am praying that the sun is shining brighter for you each day. I know it will shine again if you don’t give up. Blessings
Amount of time Rush Limbaugh spends thinking about PBO & First Family: 100%
Amount of time PBO & First Family spend thinking about Rush Limbaugh: 0%
ANY QUESTIONS? 🙂
when I see his books on the shelves at bookstores, it makes me sick. I get the wtf moment often.
I heard the other day that his ratings are in the tank—-he’s being let go by a lot of stations. People have tired of his constant hateful rants. Even the crazies, apparently.
I promise you dotster3, if they close him out for good, I will celebrate with a drink, and I don’t drink. He is nothing more than a washed up bag of hot funk, polluting the air waves with hate. Maybe one day he will wake up and his voice is gone “FOREVER.”
I wish MSNBC would stop quoting or having anything to do with Rush L. He’s a racist, misogynistic asshole who does not deserve any play on any TV show. I find him a vile human being not worthy of any of the attention he gets just because he’s willing to say whatever he wants in exchange for the attention. He should be ignored or laughed at as being “past it”.
Hi Betsy,
My thoughts have always been, why do they give so much time to replaying the hate and lies that come from the repukes. I don’t bother with MSNBC too much anymore. If I am watching it and they start replaying the mess, I change the channel. Today, I wanted to hear what this creep had said about Mrs. Obama and the family. I love Rev. Al and his support for President Obama but there are times that he has spent too much of his show replaying the negative comments from the repukes.
I feel as you do Betsy..repeating his racist trash…just repeats the slur again….
Yes, PBO has FINALLY met his match in the height department – well, not really because, um..FLOTUS…Malia… 🙂 🙂
But definitely on the world stage, he’s not the tallest in this pic for a change!! 🙂
It’s a first Hopefruit!!
And now this from the Count…
“The Count”
😆 Perfect, JER!!
I think Sesame Street let him go.
😆 He was too busy counting Big Bird’s feathers!
LOL – he forgot to tell us what was on the menu. What did PBO have for dessert?
Did POTUS play golf?
Okay, so is Mark Knoller part of the press who went on the trip with POTUS? Did Chuck Todd or Jonathan Karl go?
Did putin she his botox face? That is what the Ukrainians say about hime. 😉
Hey Carol,
Is the surgery still on schedule or did they change the date for that since your other schedules have been changed?
Surgery is still scheduled due to begging my doctors nurse. 🙂
okay, that’s good news. Hang in there my friend : )
Thanks again. 🙂
Show. . . ;( Also I’m on my Mac laptop and not used to it yet. Excuses, excuses.
my guess is there is already an alternative in place. frakkin traitor
One name for Edward Snowden to remember, Osama bin Laden. It took ten years, but he received his justice and so will Edward Snowden. Everyday I am more convince that the concern for Americans privacy had nothing to do with him stealing the stuff he stole. He’s a darn traitor and he meant to do harm to this country.
I am with you anniebella – privacy had nothing to do with anything. He didn’t give a rats as* that he put our military at risk either. You are right Karma does have a way of catching up to a person.
I wonder what Hillary meant when she said that she was “very much concerned about the direction of the country”, that it’s not who gets elected, it’s what they do when they get there——at the event this last weekend.
That seeming anti-Obama rhetoric does not seem smart or a political win to me. Unless she was only talking about the Repubs, but that sure wasn’t clear.
I heard some of Hillary and Billary and as I said before I have just about had enough of Hillary Clinton. As of today I will not vote for her if she runs in 2016.
She’s being deliberately ambiguous so that her comments will be interpreted by intended audiences as she means it, while giving her enough wiggle room to cover her butt and deny if someone accuses her of criticizing the country under PBO’s Presidency.
I always have the feeling that everything she says she runs by a focus group first so that it doesn’t offend anyone, or really mean very much. I firmly believe that she does not have a strong inner core, no north star that guides her. She bends to whatever is popular on whatever day. Her husband did, and that is how they have operated for over forty years. Yes, deliberately ambiguous, and really says nothing. She does that funny laugh, and slides out. Not impressed…..haven’t been, and am not becoming so.
Also, I am TIRED of Clintons, and TIRED of Bushes. I hope neither one runs. There are over 300 million people in this country and we can find at least a dozen that do not have either name who would be excellent office holders. I still think that we do not know who the Democratic nominee will be, that that person may not even have come to the forefront yet, or is someone we know about, but who is not making noise, but quietly and consistently working on the ground and building an organization…….like someone else did.
Thank you for your comments, Carolyn. You always give a lot of thought to your comments and observation. I totally appreciate that.HZ
Hi hopefruit2,
You nailed it. My thoughts have been that she is playing it safe. I don’t want safe. If you want my vote, you better get out there and earn it, and that starts with the 2014 election, not 2016.
I still believe that some of these Dems believe that they will automatically have President Obama’s voters and they don’t have to earn our vote. They believe that we are stuck with their rear ends and don’t have a choice, and Bill and Hillary are believing this BS.
There is nothing special about Hillary Clinton…There is something very special about President Obama… that is it in a nutshell….I doubt whether Colin Powell would call Hillary Clinton a transformational figure….
although Hillary Clinton is not my first choice ….I would vote for her over any Republican…
I share your opinion. It did not sit well with me when I heard her comments. The fact that she ignored talking about President Obama and his efforts and the efforts of the Democratic Party really bothered me. I felt she was saying she could get things done. I’m sorry, I don’t like the idea of her running for President. I would prefer someone fresh and totally behind PBO and wanting to continue the wonderful things PBO has done, not an old, stale former politician who couldn’t even run a good campaign.
When people tell you and show you who they are, believe them.
I know all I need to know about the Clinton’s from they way they conducted themselves and she conducted her campaign in 2008.
Nothing new to see.
Yes I heard that the birther talk first came from the Clinton camp in 2008.
Think about how they ran a campaign deficit and President Obama helped her to payoff her debts. They are the 90’s and it’s over, I don’t want to go backward. We are moving forward-period.
first we hit them in their pockets, then we hit them a little lower…. 🙂
‘ In the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, some Ukrainians have been boycotting Russian goods. And some Ukrainian women are boycotting the oldest “good” of them all. The campaign, “Don’t Give It to a Russian” encourages women to “fight the enemy by whatever means,” on its Facebook page.
The initiative borrows its slogan from the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko’s 1838 poem, Kateryna: “Fall in love, O dark-browed maidens, but not with the Moskaly [the Russians],” according to the news site Global Voices. ‘
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/03/ukrainian-women-have-launched-a-sex-strike-against-russian-men/284614/
New post:
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/03/24/happy-birthday-aretha/