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Another afternoon gold medalist! â Way to go, Bob!
Ah crikey, I was looking at the comments on the Admin page, so I withdraw my congrats to Amk, and offer a toast to Sir Bob!!!
Thank you NCLB and Chips đ
BTW, don’t want anyone to miss this lament from Gov Perry đ
https://twitter.com/eramshaw/status/494929062247165952
He can thank his fellow Rethug Ted Cruz…..
They’re all in cahoots about it, I believe, but at least Perry spoke up … similar to the one and only thing he ever said that I remember that rings true when, during a RWNJ debate, he said something like anybody “with a heart” should do something something yada yada yada about immigration reform.
Awww, poor widdle Rick Oops Perry has a sad. He wants to be the leader of the free world and he can’t even round up support for the border crisis from the Texas delegation. I won’t hold my breath waiting for the feckless media to question his ‘leadership’. smdh
Hi. Bye.
đ Bye!!!
Me!
When you’re sekind to Amk, you know you have speed issues đ
Our internet at work crawls along like VC.
đŻ đŻ đŻ Wha-a-t? Wait a minute let me rub my eyes, then check this again.
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On the move!
Congrats, Bobfr! Somebody didn’t wait for me. đĽ
VC, we need to chain ourselves together so that when the time comes, we all jump at once.
I don’t know, NCLB. Some of us have longer legs than others, and I wouldn’t want to be the one dragged over the portal. Would you? đ
Thank you oh ‘quiet one’ đ
And meanwhile in Jerusalem…
So nobody on the Israeli cabinet is allowed to criticize Netanyahu. What a fragile little ego he must have. He can trash the US and murder thousands, but no one can can anything negative about him.
Just like GWB, Cheney and Putin ….
Birds of a feather
And McCain …
‘During the meeting, Netanyahu also discussed the prospects of a cease-fire. âI will not agree to any proposal that does not allow the Israel Defense Forces to complete its important mission of neutralizing the tunnels,â he said, âNeutralizing the tunnels is just the first step in demilitarizing the Gaza Strip. The United States and the European Union have adopted our stance on the issue of demilitarization and that was not easy to achieve, but we achieved it together with hard work.â ‘
So Bibi is operating on the principle that ‘demilitarizing the Gaza Strip’ is synonymous with wiping out every man, woman and child. /smh/
and he had the gall to insist that US and EU are both with him on that. So in essence, we are all murderers now.
/smh/
US taxpayers should not fund Bibi’s wars.
http://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/494927217663954944
Oh, Geez, Chips, that photo always makes me nauseous. Now I have to try erasing it from my mind.
But think how much better he feels after, Jackie đ
Thinking of Ron Fournier at all brings back the queazies. Yuck!!!!
Quick perusal above shows that the entrance was really crowded! đ đ
Yes, by us menfolk.
Well now, Lib_L, I’m not sure you *should* be bragging about *that* aspect, etc.- you know gentlemanly behaviour and all that.
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It really was VC, the testosterone was overflowing with Bob, Amk and LL
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Oh, those mighty, dignified ephelants!
I tried to find stampeding donkeys, but only found Bob:
Squee!!! How cute!
If only I were (or had ever been) that cute …..
You are to us Bob!!!! đ
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Too cute!!
Overflowing Test-y is right! You know grandma (my favourite parent who was always trying to keep me on the straight and narrow) used to say ‘Show me your company, and I’ll tell you who you are’. On his own, Bobfr would likely have paused to hold the door, with those other two…….. humpfff!
More of this, CNN
Word of the day: fucksticks!!! Lots and lots of fucksticks!!!!
lol
From Bill Weir’s Twitter profile:
Talks to people and into cameras, often at the same time. Used to wait tables and was once yelled at by William Shatner.
https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/494903898201522178
https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/494889921975291904
https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/494908664772190209
https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/494910047583870976
http://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/494928938964361217
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SUCH A WASTE OF PAYCHECKS….I THINK THEY NEED TO REIMBURSE THE TAXPAYERS FOR IMPEDING PROGRESS IN THIS COUNTRY…IN FACT THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT COUNTRY THEY ARE IN…MAYBE THEY ARE IN RUSSIA.
^5
Makes me quiver with anticipation!
Outside the restrooms or somethin’?
FYI Jacqueline, not sure if you saw my ‘thank you’ for the kind comment you offered night before last.
Yes, Bob, thanks, and I thought I had replied to you, repeating and returning your “FORWARD Together” thought!
We (all) got this!
Great essay by LL on the prior thread. Here is my 2 cents. This bogus lawsuit is a compromise designed to appease the Tea Party set who want impeachment, just as the govât shutdown was meant to appease the Tea Party set who wanted the U.S. to default on its debt. âHalf-Measuresâ to appease an increasingly insane group, blinded by racial hatred and racial insecurity. The MSM/GOP echo chamber is no longer able to keep the nuts happy with the constant stream of anti-PBO propaganda (worst President ever, PBO would lose rematch with Mitt, PBO is incompetent). Reality keeps rearing its head and disrupting the GOP manufactured anti-PBO alternate reality. As I have watched the descent of the GOP into madness, I come away with the following impression: racism is a parasite of the brain that drives its host insane. The MSM has done its best to ânormalizeâ this descent into insanity. Notice how the MSM never discusses the role race plays in the treatment PBO receives. It is always framed as somehow being PBOâs fault. Always boiling down to âPBO is too aloofâ (translation: uppity) as the cause of the problem. When someone has the unmitigated gall to call PBO (by any measure one of the best Presidents this country has ever had) incompetent, you see how deep into the abyss these racists have fallen, how detached from reality they have become. The MSM/GOP seem to live in a fantasy world where the ACA is a dismal failure, Syria is still gassing its citizens and the U.S. economy is in shambles. This disconnect becomes more pronounced every day. America has the taint of racism in its bones, in its marrow. This is a racial freak out not seen since Reconstruction, with the levers of official power (legislative and judicial) used to undermine the nationâs forward march. It shows both how fragile the White racist psyche really is (and how shallow their âlove of countryâ truly is). They view their world view (as well as their place in the world) as being under attack. The wiser and more competent PBO proves himself to be, the more they see the foundation of their very existence as crumbling under their feet. We are witnessing what happens when one race bases their identity on the inferiority of another race. What happens when being able to say âwell at least I am not a n*ggerâ no longer provides the comfort it once did.
This is worth much more than just two cents.
Yet another superb comment, EricFive. Thank you.
You consistently have insightful and right on point comments, EricFive:) I LOVE to read what you have to say! Another excellent comment here.
Your “2 cents”=TRUTH! Excellent commentary, Eric!
I’m only caught up to around 2 P.M. on my TL…..but damn!
Even Luke…….
Hate to say it but the Republicans really are worthless. I cannot believe that anyone would vote for a party which does absolutely nothing but obstruct. This is beyond pathetic.
Right.
Wow. I have been incommunicado for hours and the 1st place I went to breath some fresh air is at TOD and now…….TBGOPers are imploding in the House Chamber again? Wow. Wow. Wow.
Karma. Fate. Poetic Justice. Prudence.
Calgon đ taking crusty Boehner and showing once again that unfortunately, the Speaker of the House is so Freakingly, Wickedly, Horrifically Bad at his job! Vote 2014………and Let Us seal them politically, 6 feet under.
This is just getting delicious
https://twitter.com/InaMaziarcz/status/494934777439338497
She is just dumb.
Another Sarah Palin in the making. The only difference is that this one can make a complete English sentence. Now that’s the form. As for the content, you be the judge.
https://twitter.com/davidplouffe/status/494908988790546433
https://twitter.com/davidplouffe/status/494908988790546433
Must be nice….
Nice of us taxpayers to provide this extra little touch for our beloved politicians
I just heard the NSA spied on Sen. Feinstein. I think it is “breaking news”. I also heard she did not care about the NSA’s meta data gathering on Americans but now she might change her mind.
CIA not NSA ….
Thanks Bobfr. If it was the CIA it was probably under Bush/Cheney.
Fake outrage..
Congrats Bill R. on your Au â
My mistake.
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Gold â belongs to our TODable Doc. Bobfr đ
I blame my mistake on the excitement of the Boehner implosion. Pardon me đ
Remarkable words from PBO. He can still inspire with just a few words of encouragement. I would work for him in a heartbeat.
https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/494911915026415618
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Jon. Jon. Jon.
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LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
Jon Favreau always nails it. He has a powerful command of words.
Thank you Bob for posting Jon Favreau’s brilliant remark. What a House! House of Follies…
Ha!
hahahahhaahaha Jon is having a blast. hahahahahahaha
Absolutely brilliant tweet by Jon Favreau! Thanks, Bob, for sharing it with us.
I’m they will have it figured out by then…
The Chamber is out of whack đ Rusty Orange Crush Boehner. What a fool. What an idiot.
Wake me up when this movie is rebroadcast tomorrow:
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/494936862486978560
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/494938052658483200
Bob, they don’t know how to work this hard. We will be able to count the hours before they start mewling about their ‘vacation plans,” Remember how outraged they were when Nancy Pelosi told them they were actually going to have to work during her speakership? They couldn’t stop whining.
All true, Jackie. In this case, I think Rep Hall is in full snark mode … đ
My stomach is hurting from laughing so hard this afternoon!!! On a more serious note: I think the most damning thing the GOP did today was the official “statement by House GOP leadership” telling the president he has authority to do things w/o congressional approval……that was so stupid by them. All Josh Earnest has to do each time they complain about EO’s is read that statement….”there are numerous steps the President can and should taking right now, without congressional action” …..whoops!! I think they just unknowingly gave supreme cover for the expanded dreamer/deferral actions the President Obama was about to announce…not lost is the irony of authorizing suing him yesterday. They messed with the â â â â â master & once again lost.
“All Josh Earnest has to do each time they complain about EOâs is read that statementâŚ.âthere are numerous steps the President can and should taking right now, without congressional actionâ âŚ..whoops!!”
True, LP, and I think that’s why so many of the #NEWSTAINERS are in melt-down mode, as well.
,,and perhaps during the lawsuit
House of Cards!
LL you have a way with the written words. You make reading……..Simple and fun to read. Bless you with this essay. It is unbelievable. Brilliantly stated. Thank you.
My congratulations to your Missus for securing a full-time job. I wish her all the best. I also wish the 4yrs old the very best life has to offer.
Thank you, nena. Just so amazing that this “Speaker” is second in line to the succession.
Scary Amazing đŻ
Really, Scary!
What would Nixon say today, 40 yrs ago, could he see Boehner now?
https://twitter.com/imPalestine/status/494932357065883648
Here photos of the quartet
Wishing them the very best.
I’m very grateful that there is enough electricity to keep these incubators operating. Please, please let these tiny babies grow up in peace.
blessings and peace to them.
https://twitter.com/Our4thEstate/status/494939328905113600
LL, your post on SINO Boehner and lawsuit/impeachment was a triumph. It was a fabulous read. I just wish it could be run on every editorial page in the country. Nicely done sir. Your contributions to TOD are sublime. Thank you. LH
Thanks so much, LH.
I don’t get it….the Senate will never pass the House Bill and PBO said he would veto the House Bill anyway.
Because then they can blame the Senate and PBO
Conference committee. If the House passes anything at all, the senate and the house chosen members meet in committee to prepare a bill for signing.
That is if i’ve learned my lessons from Dr. Maddows nightly seminars .
Linda, this works because the senate already passed a bill.
Exactly.
I logged on to comment how nice it was to see POTUS in fine form not once but twice today. Also I hope we see a lot of him everyday until his hopefully long and wonderful vacation.
But this—this GOP mess. OMG it takes the cake. They are leaving. Ted Cruz won.
They are staying. Not sure who is winning now.
Ted Cruz is a senator. Not clear to me how he wins a House battle. Probably not clear to any of the GOP/MSM clowns either.
It would be funny if it wasn’t peoples lives on the line. Terrified children.
At least everyone is getting to understand that our President does not have the control or magic wand we at TOD would like to place in his hands.
He sure does his best for us though, doesn’t he??
Remember that when 90% of the country wanted background checks the NRA thwarted it.
Anyone who thinks President Obama could influence Israel if only he wanted to has not been paying attention.
When they say they want their country back they mean one thing—back from the black President.
In most other respects this gun loving, arms loving, war loving, theocracy well on its way to plutcracy corporatocracy is their country. Just the one flaw.
Go off to the library to tutor my kiddos…come back and the RWNJ shit has hit the fan:) I’m with Harry. Record the smile on my face. Too bad this really effects real people….I hope that after these sorry ass antics that there is no one left in America that doesn’t want to have their heads on a pike (figuratively, of course).
Abandon kitten update : 7 weeks old
Eat
Pee
Poop
Cuddle
Sleep
Also saying What is this dry stuff you are trying to feed me…bring back the wet food.
P.S ….they did learn to drink water out of a bowl now.
Awww Linda, you are the sweetest!
House of Orange Man!
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4505388/democrats-line-get-shot
You go Democrats!
If Republicans could get pass the fact that Barack Obama is black, then they would see that this is not the way to run a country. They would expect better from their Congressman or woman.But the only thing which concern them is that black man in that White House, their hatred for him is eating them alive and they don’t give a dam if their Congress isn’t doing a dam thing for the better of them and this country..
Preach!
America’s Dumbest Congressman says migrant children are lying about violence
According to fellow Congressional Three Stooges member Louie Gohmert, the answer is nothing. Those children aren’t fleeing from anything, they’re all are just filthy liars.
âTexas and the United States is [sic] being invaded and weâre in danger,â Gohmert said, before alleging that most of the unaccompanied minors are lying when they tell border patrol agents that they are escaping gang violence in Central America and have been coached to make such claims. Gohmert said minors end up telling officers that âwe were told to say that we were fleeing gang violence.â
He likened the immigrant âinvasionâ to D-Day, warning that undocumented immigrants were responsible for over six hundred thousand crimes in Texas over the past five years, including thousands of homicides and sexual assaults.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/31/1318105/-America-s-Dumbest-Congressman-says-migrant-children-are-lying-about-violence
Who are the other stooges, Bachmann and Steve King ?
So many to choose from…
Indeed!
Time out!
O/T and link is from hp, BUT it’s a picture and an article about the 46 Momma’s Shave for the Brave. My daughter is in the picture.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/31/46-mommas-shave-heads_n_5634981.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000054&ir=Impact
Name all three airplanes above win prize. đ
I have no idea ….is one an F-15 ?
Troll on Sen. Reid Troll On đ đ đ
Reid is so hilarious!
I love and highly respect Senator Harry Reid. He is definitely fed up with teabag/GOP obstructionism. Along with the soon to be again Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Harry always has President Obama’s back.
hahahahaha. Just when I thought the GOP in Congress couldn’t be more stupid they surprise me.
I missed all the action today! But there’s this, soâŚâŚ
Oh My!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOLz
https://twitter.com/hausofJazzy/status/494895413359804416
I like young VP to be hair and his smile.
Lovely picture. His sons are spitting image of the VP.
those eyes….. o.m.g.
I love Ride or Die Joe Biden.
New post:
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/07/31/a-tweet-or-two-91/
“What is driving this is a desire to protect President Obama, who they view as being under siege by Republicans. To have his back. A desire that will surely increase now that the House has authorized House Speaker John Boehnerâs lawsuit against the president.”
HuffPost has a lengthy story on this.
paging Wolf Blitzer….