On this Day: Sen. Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, his Vice Presidential pick Sen. Joe Biden and his wife Jill wave from the steps of the Old State Capitol August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Illinois. The Obama campaign confirmed that morning that Biden had been selected as Obama’s running mate
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Six Years Ago Today
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On This Day
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And for GGail: Goooooooooooal!
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Moooooorning again everyone – another lazy R&S, hope to be more dynamic-ish next week 😕
The Obama Diary 
Good morning!
Mooooooorning LDS, how are ya doing?
Very well, Ms. Chips!
Just trying to catch up here from a week vacation with nine of the most wonderful, energetic, glorious women that I have ever met. It is taking me much longer than I expected. So excuse me while I lurk. So much is happening everyday, it is truly amazing. I come here and stay here for the truth. Thank you.
Ah, thrilled you had such a lovely vacation LDS, but I know it’s always sooooooo had to get back to normal after a perfect break like that. You’ll get there!!
Good morning, Chips.
Late on the previous thread Hopefruit posted a tweet from Meta which I responded to at length. If you think the tweet and response would be of general interest please bring them over.
Thanks vicki for your excellent response. I would love you to bring it over to this thread 🙂
hf and Chips. Thank you. My response makes more sense when Meta’s tweet is with it. I am not trying to be ungrateful, here. It will take my hiring an in-home instructor to bring me into the 21st century.
Morning Vicki!!!
Here is your highly excellent comment from the last thread:
You are so right, Meta. 5 out of the 6 front page stories on the NY Times yesterday knocked PBO in ways either subtle or overt. The 6th story had to do with hospital room design so I guess they couldn’t link it negatvely to PBO. Here is a quick snapshot of NYT front page news on 8/22:
1) US General Says Raiding Syria is Key to Halting ISIS. (PBO is too little? too late?? something,whatever.)
2) Settling for 16 Billion,Bank knows it will Pay Less…( PBO hasn’t done enough to really punish banks who are still in charge of weak President)
3) A Terrorist Horror, Then Golf Incongruity Fuels Obama Critics) Speaks for itself, doesn’t it???)
4) Israel Kills 3 top Hamas and Fighting Turns its Way. (Subtext here is that even in the face of hideous injustice the so-called saviour president cannot do much Why vote?)
5) Nat’l Guard Pulling Out of Ferguson as Tensions Ease. (See comment #4.)
This is supposed to be the most respected newspaper in USA. If you pay attention you will see that the NUZ dept is undesguised propaganda.
And yes, there was a short editorial on the op-ed page—-bottom of the page—- that discussed PBO’s success in addressing poverty.
Yes I did think about that! In fact, it’s what keeps me up almost every night.
Counting how many minutes the journey takes, Hopef, or figuring out how many ‘bites’ the ‘coffee’ took on its way down? 😀
Both, actually. I take everything into account. 🙂
🙂 🙂
LDS congrats on 👆🙏😔
The middle of the night text from PBO was so thrilling!!!!
I’ve sent a tex or two in the middle of the night wink wink.
Thank you Roberta.
Have a great Saturday!
I explained to Ms. Chips up above that I am trying to catch up here so it looks like I will be lurking for a good while.
Also, being mindful of what is happening all over the world, a corporate fast and prayer is needed. It is keeping me grounded.
Vacation in Sedona, Arizona has changed my life. I hope you get a chance to experience it. It may not be for everyone.
But you will know. Trust me, you will know.
You know I dreamt last night I went to a Spa in AZ for a month to detox and massage and I felt so wonderful after words. Like I could concur the world. Glad you had a wonderful time. Muggy & going to be warm today. Inside day. 🙂
Uh-huh, Africa. Iv’e been harping on this distressing point for years now. He who pays for the news gets the news he is paying for.
You have a couple of more years to go before he calms down. 🙂
Good Morning Chips and the early folks of TODVille!
Lurking all morning but when I saw Danny-the-Boy I knew I had to post something.
Danny’s look is almost begging for mercy for destroying, no, reducing his ball to what lays at his feet. He does look bigger, again.
Hope everyone have a great Saturday, be it rainy, sunny, or just plain gray.
Danny – LOOK at HOW BIG you’ve gotten 😯
He’s HUGH!1!1! GGail!!!!
And still growing Chips! Are you building a bigger house for the two of you up on that mountain near your home??
I think Danny, Bo and Sunny and VP Biden’s pup (can’t remember his name) should have a play date soon. 🙂
I can see that Danny has never quite forgiven Chips for throwing away his treasured rubber chicken when he was just a wee pup… Here, he reminisces about the good ol’ days of his early puphood. 🙂
Hahaha!
I’m not sure these pictures from pet owners should/can be trusted. Just saying
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OMGoodness! just look at that FACE and those PAWS and that shiny COAT! Danny you are one handsome puppy!!!
He knows GGail, don’t encourage him 🙂
Chips, I just LUUUVVVE Danny 🙂
dats undarstandibul ggal tnx
DANNY!!!!! {{{{hugs for the big boy}}}}
For VC,
I think the DIY Centers are nationwide – they’re pretty plain-packaged, but I get a flyer in the mail from them.
The greenhouse I bought for about $50 includes metal shelves and a plastic surrounding that zips up. I’ll let you know in the Spring how it worked out.
Gotta run, BBL.
TY, A. Be careful. C U l8r.
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pair tree….
😀
And ZERO FUCKS to give about whatever crap those pundiots at WaPo claim as they can take all their rubbish and GO TO HELL!
I LOOOOOOVE that picture of the magnificent four! They look so young and hopeful, we felt so hopeful, and in spite of the odds, they have accomplished so much.
So tired of the naysayers all around! I think many just want disappointment. They got so accustomed to it during GWB’s years, that they still cannot accept that good things are happening. I choose hope and love.
i remember not being happy when he picked joe, but boy, was i ever wrong! one of the first of now many times when i realized i need to trust this barack guy.
I am interested in your comment, 4more. Who were you rooting for for veep?
don’t really remember having a favorite. probably entertained the idea of john edwards (obviously would’ve been a disaster), and definitely wanted nothing to do with the clintons. i was worried joe was just going to be another washington insider since he’s been there so long, but then i found out he was never in the d.l.c. and other things like that, so of course our now-president knew that and that joe wasn’t like the others. moral of the story as always – trust barack!
Joe was originally “my guy,” so I was thrilled! I’ve been following Joe around (figuratively) for decades. Love him.
Me too JO’Boomer….I was thrilled because Joe has lots of valuable experience in the Senate and in government. He was my pick for president before Barack won in Iowa, I knew he had a good chance of beating Hillary and as more people of all stripes got on board I felt we had a winning combination.
Thank goodness we got Joe AND Barack! Or make that Barack and JOE!
But Kornacki sez and tweety sez and…
I can’t tell if somebody just put am 8 ball up their nose or not?
Whatever!
https://twitter.com/JovSullivan/status/503193396652290048
Shh, she’s sleeping… Be quiet!
Still a puppy. Beautiful dogs everyone has here. Big Ones. 🙂
Jovie, she’s huge too! What are you and Chips feeding those Labs? 😀
Hey Jovie – you and Chips both have beautiful pups. Happy Birthday to Cheyenne and to Danny O!
/whispering/ Happy One Year, Cheyenne; wishing you many more!
Being a mom
Amk, when does Jennie get her doggie spa vacation? I bet she’s ready for a get-away 🙂
Poor thing. The monsters never leave her alone. She deserves a vacay alright.
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family.
I see you PBO…GOOOAAALLL!! 😀 😀 😀
East and west coast ‘Morning’ to you, GGail! Is this Saturday actually yours, or are you sharing it with the bosses again? 😀
Moorning vc. Shhhh, please don’t wake them up! They’ve threatened to call me next week while I’m on vacay in Georgia
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WHAT for? See, that’s one reason I don’t give bosses (or anybody else, really) my cell number!!
And when you gave it to me, I had to sign your ironclad document about usage & disclosure 😀
Egg. sack. lee; as well as pay attention to the fine prints that said, among other things, “Note, phone is only turned on when owner is about to contact someone.”
I C U, LDS! Nice to hear you had a wonderful vacay! Now you have tons more memories to add to your already lengthy chain.
Fixed it for you Roberta!!
I need one of those pools for you know who!!! 🙂
Thank you. It is really a video and just fun to watch. It brings back memories of Clara & Kadyee in my pool in TX. Clara the White lab just loved the water, Kaydee not so much.:)
I thought of Unowho right away. too
Here ya go.
It’s a picture if you click on the url. But it is really supposed to be a video. -:9
Pundits who don’t recognize their stupid hypocrisy crack me up.
Great pictures, Chiparooo.
So Dyson thinks that the people that happen to follow President Obama think he’s Jesus. What a world class clown, of course Dyson is in Miami and not in Ferguson.
Dyson and his ilk are the one’s who think PBO is some kind of savior, who can run here and there at their whim, while also trying to attend to the escalating national security issues around the world. And how dare he try to relax by playing golf. It’s not like he’s under any kind of stress.
They all want him to be Barack the Magic Negro……
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…….where is my Black Daddy……Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!
Good lord !
Dyson continues to disappoint me. SMDH
I used to appreciate his erudite self. Now, not so much.
Education is no substitute for Common Sense
Sometimes when people start down a road, instead of admitting that they took the wrong path, they keep going. For people like MED, they are sometimes so adamant when they make a statement, backtracking might send a statement that, contrary to what *their* mind tells them, they don’t know everything and their opinions are not fact.
Very well put, SW – thank you! Fortunately for me Dyson was never one I was able to listen to for longer than 3 seconds, so I haven’t, nor want to have, a clue what his issue is.
I agree VC. He seems to think it’s impressive to express his thoughts in words using three syllables or more. Constantly trying to show his *brilliance* tends to take away from the message.
Indeed…
I am glad that Johnathan Capehart is finally getting it. He once said that he didn’t understand the word Uppity on Live Cable. Well done JC.
Didn’t capehart used to diss PBO before? I remember a twitter fight with him before.
Yes – he was part of the “diss PBO” crowd in 2012 before the elections. I called him out a few times and then he blocked me. I’m still blocked – but I happen to agree with this particular tweet.
I’m still blocked, too.
Thisssssssssss from the Article…
Obama cares. Deeply. But if you’re expecting him to do seemingly heroic and showy things that make you feel good but do nothing to actually fix big, systemic problems in the long-term you will never be satisfied. And to demand that he do so in light of the information void out of Ferguson is foolish. All the energy being used to harangue the president should be directed at officials in Ferguson and St. Louis County who have refused to release key documents in the case. Why haven’t they released the first autopsy of Michael Brown? Or Ferguson Police Report #2014-12391? Or St. Louis County Police Report #2014-43984?
Ahem….what say you, Chiparoo?
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha
Top of the table!!!!!
Nerdy be nice. It’s Saturday.
Grr.
Um, Chips, is ManU in 16th place? It’s hard to read this upside down…
Hush you. Any way, they’ve only played one game, most of the others have played two, so when they win tomorrow they’ll rocket to, oh, 10th-ish place. 😥
Oh, OK, I’ll be watching tomorrow 😯
Chipsticks is dreaming, They’ll bottom out and it will be hilarious.
NW, oyi ! where’s the love girl? LOL
Very nice outing, wasn’t it?
It was indeed.
Top of the league table.
Wooot! Wooot!
Puppies, puppies, puppies…..so Gorgeous. Wow….It is Saturday. Hello TOD!
Amk, Chips and Jovie……. you three are Great Dog Parents 🙂 Seeing them happy and health helped to calm my nerves. Thank you.
Loved the Pictures from Aug 23rd, 2008. 6 yrs. Wow!
Dyson, MPH, etc……had they been active during MLK, they would still have negative comments to attack. Note: Those who Talk, talk. Then Those who do, will Do. What stopped Dyson, MHP from going to Ferguson? MHP could claim that her 6 month old….as the issue. Dyson doesn’t have a six month old. Again, those who talk……as the saying goes……Talk is cheap. In a democracy…..Talkers are needed…..But snarling at every turn is truly disruptive.
Indeed.
Hypocrisy, thy name is #nerdland
You got that right. I haven’t bothered to watch her in a long time. I can still watch segments on the internet, but she isn’t worth my time.
I am sure she will be at the Eric Garner rally today, right ?
LIVE NOW: NYC rally protesting the death of Eric Garner, who organizers say was killed by NYPD officers when he was placed in a chokehold. http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
Ugh… the media needs to get out of the way…….
Now that is Classy…….Ice in glass with some fine Bourbon 😉
That’s my Dude! ❤ him!
When the President disavowed Rev Wright he lost a huge swath of older AA crowd.
A lot of people like Jesse Jackson(who once said he’s going to cut Obamas balls off) or Tavis And Cornell West( who consistently say Obama should be held in the Haig for war crimes) to Bob Herbert( who consistently mocks his policies on MSNBC) and MED And MHP…
It sounds like a concerted effort to get back at him for not saying that Rev Wrigjt was correct about God Damn America etc… 😦
Jovie, the President have not lost the older AA crowd, where did you get that from?
A portion of them? But maybe it’s my imagination the hate I hear on tv daily? Lol
The ones I talk to understand the B.S. this President have had to deal with from the right wight haters, and the media.
I remember that day in Springfield, as though it were yesterday! Mornin’.
I know that the comments I am about to make may be off, please pardon me…….But as I read the tweets about MHP, Dyson, etc…..I truly wonder out loud….
What is the difference here in the rightie treatment of MBrown and the academicians treatment of pres Obama?
When blatant distortions are allowed to cloud the truth…..how does that help to educate, heal and inform?
Those raising funds for Wilson and those making money off 24/7 total criticism of pres Obama…..what gives?
How would Dyson, MHP and others would like to be told what to say, do, act and behave 24/7? Is the president Not Human? Does he feel Zero pain? Is there never enough from those wanting a pound of his flesh? Brutus or Shylock in 2014?
That’s why it seems like a Vendetta.
Ya but why ? I just don’t get it??
“Barrow of Augusta is running for a sixth House term in Georgia’s 12th District, where his re-election chances hinge on the Democrat’s ability to win support from independent and conservative voters in a seat drawn to favor Republicans.”
If it comes down to voting for a real Republican or Republican-lite voters in that district are going to choose the Republican. Barrow is going to be sitting home after November wondering what happened.
The Obamas watch fireworks in Oak Bluffs
You know…..haters gonna hate, but they only make themselves miserable. Wherever he goes, he’s the rock star!
Loved the lady from North Quincy. I did my student teaching MAAAANY years ago at North Quincy High School. It’s a few miles south of Boston.
I think I saw Malia and Sasha.
So Sasha finally arrived. POTUS is no rock star, he is simply put……THE ” PRESIDENT”.
Well the Obamas will be heading back to D.C tomorrow. What will they complain about then? The Obamas won’t be on vacation, I’m sure they will fine something. And POTUS don’t need to go to Ferguson.
Thank you JER! That was the sugar in my coffee this morning 🙂
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Glad to see the President enjoying his vacation.
So am I rikyrah, I wish POTUS and his family could take another week. Look at Congress, five week vacation.
I love seeing the Secret Service in casual attired…but they still have that ever vigilant look on their faces….I am soooooooooo very happy about that…smilin
🙂 ❤ 🙂 {{{{{TOD}}}}}
Hope your visit’s going well, MP!
THIS! http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2014_08/no_its_not_a_crisis_yes_the_pr051796.php
Very sensible and sound editorial. Thanks for linking it.
I have an idea about all the brouhaha over PBO’s vacation…..only half serious. GWB used to that hot, windy, dry, “ranch” in Texas….so the press corps figured that could NOT be a vacation. It was horrible for them, nothing to do but sweat, so obviously not a vacay for the prez. However, PBO goes to delightful places, Hawaii, Cape Cod…..so that is truly a vacation…….They forget all the times GWB spent at his family spot in Kennebunkport, Maine. They remember the hot dry Texas.
Thisssssssssss from the article…
Everything about that situation is awful, and the perpetrators must be punished accordingly. But it doesn’t constitute a national crisis that demands a world leader cut short precious time being used to recuperate and relax from a very stressful job
The conservative press knows this. It defended President Bush for taking vacation time during legitimate crises for which the Bush Administration was utterly unprepared. It also knows that no persuadable voters will remember this kerfuffle a month from now.
But they just can’t help themselves. The cheap opportunism is reflexive at this point
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/08/23/president-obama-is-doing-his-job/
With 2 years left in the presidency we will now see who the super phonies are. Prime example: Michael Eric Dyson. He’s a suck up early in PBO’s presidency but now he wants some notoriety and tv exposure so any excuse for an attack on PBO will do. What a creep. The former supporters turning are even worse than the Tavis Smiley’s of the world. I read somewhere that PBO calls these people ‘professional blacks’ as opposed to black professionals. What I love is that PBO doesn’t blink over stupid things like calls to go to Ferguson for cheap photo ops or playing golf OR back slapping other politicians. I like that he maintains his standards and personal dignity.
He doesn’t even know they exist and that drives them crazy.
Thanks for the image of the Obamas and the Bidens. I was there that day. So excited that he picked Biden! I am still proud that I have supported this time for two elections. Two great men, two great families.
Great pictures Chips….
Not like M. Perry since she got her show….always bashing PBO just like Dyson! They should try running for office. I am sure no one would vote for them.
Love all the dog pics…!