Periodic Reminder:
1) Republicans want to impeach Obama
2) Republicans oppose minimum wage
3) Republicans deny global warming
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Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) September 09, 2014Why Mitch is leading the pols in Kentucky? Maybe because of this? The bit of irony today is the Southern tragedy... http://t.co/tWZyj0nLgA
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Marie (@worldmist1) September 09, 2014****
#MindfulTrails http://t.co/ondvOLsrYf
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Peter Staatz (@p_staatz) September 09, 2014Via Conservatives Are Destroying Our Future on fb and @CADOF1 #PeopleOverPolitics #UniteBlue #FixThePolice http://t.co/Zo8RJDiun0
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Republicans R Evil (@CanProveIt) September 08, 2014****
SHHH: The GOP has a plan to make birth control more expensive and they don't think women are going to figure that out cnn.com/2014/09/09/opi…
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(@LOLGOP) September 09, 2014Georgia GOP State Senator Complains About Sunday Voting, Increased African-American Turnout electionlawblog.org/?p=65154 via @rickhasen
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) September 09, 2014****
anyone have the over/under on how much Roger Goodell thought he paid that casino to burn only copy of the Ray Rice elevator video?
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Matt Oswalt (@Puddinstrip) September 08, 2014Roger Goodell's position as Commissioner of the NFL is no longer tenable. Whether he saw the #RayRice video or he did not, he failed.
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Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 08, 2014****
This is Jenn.
http://t.co/BAvED49DTL
If the anti-Obamacare lawsuits raised in #Halbig succeed, she could die.
thkpr.gs/3563817
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Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) September 09, 2014If you tried to stop same-sex marriage but not climate change, your descendants should have to wear a t-shirt that notes that forever.
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(@LOLGOP) September 09, 2014****
There's an angry senator on my teevee demanding that the president invade Iraq. Because it is 2002.
BONUS: He said America needs to "LEAD!"
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Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) September 09, 2014.@FoxNews #Nobama pushed this white boy's face into a sofa & made his parents pledge their @Chevy trucks to Allah! http://t.co/MlBqKVu1mx
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rob delaney (@robdelaney) September 09, 2014
The Obama Diary 
FURST!1!!!
😎
Thank you soooOOOoooOOOOoooOOOoooOOooooo much Nerdy – just back from another Danny adventure, this time he nearly caught a duck in the river. My. Nerves. Are. In. Shreds. 😕
Uh, Chipsticks? Labs retrieve, yes? Alive or otherwise, methinks our DannyO’ is bringing you Food!
Chipsticks! Congratulations on your gold. ⭐
Thank you very much No Child, it is a proud moment 🙂
REAL FURST.
real 1 |riːl|
adjective
1 actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed: Julius Caesar was a real person | her many illnesses, real and imaginary.
Nope.
I am off to do my daily five. Otherwise, I would have taken you on.
Push yourself, make it six!1!1!
5 nanoseconds have elapsed …. have you returned or did you need a few minutes to catch your breath 😀
amk, while you and Chips were fighting over who’s really furst, I was posting a couple of links about Seth Moulton in response to your question in the previous thread. I think he’s the real deal – evidently, a bunch of MA mainstay endorsers do, as well.
BTW, I think we had “UN-AMERICAN” redefined today, by the US Congress ….
Hey NW, that Rob Delaney tweet is his best ever, imho. TY 🙂
You’re welcome, Sir Bob.
Thanks lp and Bob. Seems like a good candie.
NP desi …….why were you so far behind Chips 😎
Good question, LP 😎
I’m beginning to question his commitment now
Or maybe he’s just exhausted after those epic five minute work-outs 😕
😀 😀 😀
This dovetails with the absurdity that Roger Goddell gave Ray Rice a TWO game suspension:
LOS ANGELES — VIRTUALLY every single player in the N.F.L. has a certifiable need for medical marijuana. The game we celebrate creates a life of daily pain for those who play it. Some players choose marijuana to manage this pain, which allows them to perform at a high level without sacrificing their bodies or their minds. I medicated with marijuana for most of my career as a tight end from 2003 through 2008. And I needed the medication. I broke my tibia, dislocated my shoulder, separated both shoulders, tore my groin off the bone once and my hamstring off the bone twice, broke fingers and ribs, tore my medial collateral ligament, suffered brain trauma, etc. Most players have similar medical charts. And every one of them needs the medicine.
Standard pain management in the N.F.L. is pain pills and pregame injections. But not all players favor the pill and needle approach. In my experience, many prefer marijuana. The attitude toward weed in the locker room mirrors the attitude in America at large. It’s not a big deal. Players have been familiar with it since adolescence, and those who use it do so to offset the brutality of the game. The fact that they made it to the N.F.L. at all means that their marijuana use is under control. Had marijuana become a problem for me, it would have been reflected in my job performance, and I would have been cut. I took my job seriously and would not have allowed that to happen. The point is, marijuana and excellence on the playing field are not mutually exclusive. A good example is Josh Gordon, the Cleveland Browns wide receiver who led the league last year with 1,646 receiving yards, despite missing two games for testing positive for codeine (for a strep throat, he said). He was suspended again late last month for the entire season after testing positive for marijuana…..
..Nearly 17,000 Americans overdosed and died from prescription painkillers in 2011, according to the most recent figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These are the same pills I was handed in full bottles after an injury. The same pills that are ravaging our cities. The same ones that are creating a population of apathetic adults, pill-popping their way through the day and dead behind the eyes. The same ones that are leading high schoolers to heroin because the pills no longer get them high and are too expensive. Yeah, those….
…In my playing days, the marijuana smokers struck me as sharper, more thoughtful and more likely to challenge authority than the nonsmokers. It makes me wonder if we weren’t that way because marijuana allowed us to avoid the heavy daze of pain pills. It gave us clarity. It kept us sane. The social tide is turning regarding marijuana. As of July, 35 states and the District of Columbia permit some form of medical marijuana, and 18 states and the District of Columbia have decriminalized it. Professional football is a violent trade that could use some forward thinking. The N.F.L. and the N.F.L. Players Association, which agreed to the league’s substance abuse policy in collective bargaining, should rethink their approach. The policy reflects outdated views on marijuana and pain management, punishes players who seek an alternative to painkillers, keeps them in a perpetual state of injury and injury management, and risks creating new addicts.
I don’t know why Danny Ferry is still the GM of the Atlanta Hawks:
Miami Heat forward Luol Deng released the following statement Tuesday:
“HE HAS A LITTLE AFRICAN IN HIM”
“These words were recently used to describe me. It would ordinarily make any African parent proud to hear their child recognized for their heritage. “I’m proud to say I actually have a lot of African in me, not just “a little”. For my entire life, my identity has been a source of pride and strength. Among my family and friends, in my country of South Sudan and across the broader continent of Africa, I can think of no greater privilege than to do what I love for a living while also representing my heritage on the highest stage. Unfortunately, the comment about my heritage was not made with the same respect and appreciation. “Concerning my free agency, the focus should purely have been on my professionalism and my ability as an athlete. Every person should have the right to be treated with respect and evaluated as an individual, rather than be reduced to a stereotype. I am saddened and disappointed that this way of thinking still exists today. I am even more disturbed that it was shared so freely in a business setting. “However, there is comfort in knowing that there are people who aren’t comfortable with it and have the courage to speak up. In the same way a generalization should not define a group of people, the attitude of a few should not define a whole organization or league. “Ultimately, I’m thankful to be with an organization that appreciates me for who I am and has gone out of its way to make me feel welcome.”
He use to play for the Chicago Bulls.
Thanks, sailor. It’s an admirable statement.
Holy Crap. These people are just ugly inside and out.
Seriously?
I wonder how many of these folks are republiclowns?
But it’s Obama’s fault don’cha know…….Where are you? Your date stamp says it’s 9/10/2014?
?? It says 7:23 PM – 9 Sep 2014 🙂
That’s odd. The notification icon shows a different date stamp than the one above.
The evidence if past elections are evident . In Presidential elections, democrats show up to vote .
But in midterms, republicans usually show up.
And since the Medicare part D of 2003, mire seniors are now Republican and always vote.
I believe all of you know it’s an older more conservative electorate in midterms.
Which is why polls change. But no reason for a poll every five minutes.
That’s used for propaganda purposes and to manipulate indes to vote republican.
Also, I saw the nbc poll, 76% white…
In a midterm, unless we show up like a presidential election which was 67% white ….
So, if we don’t vote we lose… And it normally happens in midterms.
And everybody here knows it, just won’t say it.
Again vote or we lose . It’s simple. 🙂
Really refreshing ICYMI:
And there don’t have to be Bush-like veiled threats, “You’re either with us or against us.” I cringe just remembering.
I’m possibly the last person on the planet to comment on this ….. but U2’s album showing up in everyone’s iTunes today (thanks to their Apple love-in), even if they didn’t want it: weirdest music-y thing ever. I love their music (although at first listen, this album is *not* blowing me away), but they really don’t do much to avoid their Corporate Rock™ tag. Bizarre.
BTW, Chips, did you see where LL called you a witch on the last thread?
Excuse me, what …… running away to check, heavily armed too
I’m back. Did you just send me on a wild (Canadian)-Goose-Chase?
You didn’t see the Monty Python video?
Found it!!!! 🙂 And you found a hair in your sandwich? Truly, I AM a witch!!! 🙂
I just hope you are satisfied. I will never again show sincere sympathy for any misfortune you happen to suffer.
Hold it. Now that I know I have special powers, do you want to come back and gently, caringly ask about how I’m coping post-tooth …. otherwise …. lunch tomorrow ….. ooooooh.
Oh threats now. I was gentle, sincere, sympathetic and understanding of your loss. No sarcasm or nuthin’. Does PBO give in to threats? No!!! And neither shall I.
Working on your lunch right now……
and, sources tell me it’s already been pirated.
Why?!?! 😆
Because U2 and if it can be pirated it shall and Apple sux.
🙂 Still do NOT get why you would pirate something that’s free!1!1!
Because you can!
Oh, and just DM’d you.
five pushups
five situps
five minutes on that cycle thingy
and five minutes of rest
My daily five is done.
Now who wants to take me on?
And you look flippin’ awesome after that intense work-out
what do you take me for ? drugged out rafa?
Ha! you burned more calories typing this fib 🙂
I bet it was more like …sit. push. whew! 😀 😀
me? lie? why?
#alliteration
Why? because you’re amk! 😉
you better watch out. otherwise, I might post a selffie of me on that cycle thingy.
Jesus.
egg.sack.lee
Five? A measly five? Come on, what’s there to take on? 🙄
But it’s soooo hard….
Sooo, who told you you were getting fat?
now, who siad I was fat? #blasphemy.
a) a NEW daily five… ✔
b) search for competition as incentive …✔
c) a threat of a cycle pic …✔
d) 5 whole mins of rest after t measly pushups … ✔
e) it’s soooo hard…. ✔
a+b+c +d = e = fat
Dyyyyyyyyyyyyying 😆
{{CC}} > Long time no see! 😀
/outraged tone/ – I’ve actually had to work ALL week…well, since last Friday!
Well, at least work keeps ya out of trouble!
Well yes, but it also keeps me out of the TOD village.
/quick doubletake/ …Wait just a minute! Were you over this way any time recently? Did you by chance speak with my boss? Or the call centre?
you wanna my slim selfie ? I will do it, you know.
NO. It’s okay. I’m not a fan of selfies.
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/muttering – Plus, who’s to say it’s you?/
what if I pose with the runt?
btw, he is out. My daughter unit’s bff got her eyes on him.
Our similarity of thought frightens me on occasion! I was on the point of suggesting that Ji’Runt had to take the pic, then decided to leave out that part.
Tell daughter AMK’s bff *I* said she needs to go find her own dog elsewhere. Read my lips – Do. not. speak. to. me. IF you pass Ji’Runt on! /muttering – no sense of loyalty. can’t believe it. don’t want to believe it/
Gold For Lady Chips 😉 Congratulations.
No, it’s not.
And no, she doesn’t deserve.
I just call them as my 4-eyes permit……. 😉
Okay…..the toothache has a mitigating heartwarming sympathetic factor……besides….her Man-U isn’t doing so Hot…..running fast and ducking NOW!
tooth, forsooth.
that dog don’t bite.
In a show of confidence heading into the campaign season, Mr. Cuomo largely avoided doing the things that candidates do — debating, pressing the flesh, and pointing out his opponent’s flaws. Instead he made his case through television commercials, mailers and surrogates like former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.
But that strategy may have misfired. The apparently strong performance by Ms. Teachout, a legal scholar of political corruption who had never run for office, was an embarrassing rebuke to Mr. Cuomo from his party’s liberal wing, and could put a sizeable dent in whatever national aspirations he may hold.
ummmm
Yep…..especially in a low turn-out primary. Yes indeed.
Andrew Cuomo is Not my cup of tea. He engineered a GOP take-over of the state senate when Dems clearly won the chamber. That to me is unforgivable. Dems must make him sweat…….as they make sure Not to give the governorship to the GOP in Nov. A bad Habit Dems have made in the past….His father, Mario lost his 3/4 term and Pataki was elected until Spitzer came along a few years ago.
Hey Vicki – it appears that Cuomo’s win is not all that great. 60-40 and he’s the incumbent with loads of money, instant name recognition and institutional support — three essential advantages his challenger did not have and yet she still managed to pull of close to 40% in the primary….And this does not bode too well for the HRC folks…
Interesting….and underreported:
Here’s the full list of all participating ships:
Country………………………………………………………………………………………….SHIP
Ukraine…………………………………………………………ETMAN SAHAIDACHNIY (U130)
U.S…………………………………………………………………………….USS ROSS (DDG 71)
Turkey…………………………………………………………………….TCG BUYUKADA (F512)
Romania……………………………..ROS CONTRAAMIRAL EUSTATIU SEBASTIAN (264)
Canada……………………………………………………………..HMCS TORONTO (FFH 333)
Spain……………………………………ESPS ALMIRANTE DON JUAN DE BORBON (F102)
Romania…………………………………………………….ROS REGELE FERDINAND (F221)
Ukraine……………………………………………………………………….FPB PRILUKI (U153)
Ukraine………………………………………………………BG PB KUROPYANNIKOV (BG 50)
Ukraine………………………………………………………………..BG PB MIKOLAIV (BG 57)
Ukraine…………………………………………………………………….PB SKADOVSK (U120)
Ukraine………………………………………………………………….NOVA KAHOVKA (U542)
Ukraine……………………………………………………………………………….SOKAL (U782)
Ukraine………………………………………………………………………PEREYASLAV (U512)
Time to break your hearts:
I don’t understand? I saw a tweet that said This President out performed Reagan.
This chart clearly indicates that is not true.
Unless this chart is a lie?
Forbes Magazine is a Rightie Magazine. They know Econ better than a hack like Cillizza.
Reagan’s job gain were in the public sector. Very few in the private sector
He did massive hiring . PBO jobs were lost in the public sector.
You need to look at where President Obama started ….. he was at the lowest … he bottom of the chart … and has created as many or more jobs than the rest. The economy was the worst including all the obstruction! Still do not have a jobs bill!
egg.sack.lee
GN TOD
Still laughing at this picture! Kids are great! 😀
LOL.
I saw this pic on the CBS evening news. I had the sound off so didn’t hear the comment. Someone there must be lurking here at TOD
He’s not famous!
No Videos? And He is Not an Athlete. And of course, he is the wrong pigmentation.
Now…..that is awesome. The guy knows how to economize.
Ah, this is weird. Just listening to the U2 album again and there’s a song about the 1974 Dublin bombings when 27 people were killed.
The weirdness is, I was thinking about my late Dad today, and for some reason recalled my mother telling me about him being in Dublin on the day the bombs went off and her freaking out because he was late home, and finally seeing his car come up the road covered in ash and debris and all kinds of crap from the bombs because he was near one of the buildings that exploded. And he just got out of the car and said, ‘I could do with a cup of tea’.
And then I hear this song.
Ain’t life funny?
wow.
My Da thought a cup of tea was the cure for everything 🙂
😀
You Da was a BADASS!
🙂 I’m convinced he must have been related to PBO on PBO’s Irish side, he was a No Drama kinda fella!
.. and here I just thought it was the Irish connection! 🙂
Sorry, I meant — “Your” Da was a BADASS!
🙂 Gotcha!
He was so right!!
Oh, Chips, what a memory! So glad he made it home for that cup of tea. ❤ ❤ ❤
He did Jacqueline, and once he had his cup of tea, all was well with the world again. 🙂 Irish tea, of course, none of that Indian muck.
Ha!!!!!!
(Oops. Guess I should have said No Comment. :))
Indians invented tea, fyi. We know our tea down to the tee.
Yeah but, the Ireesh perfected it 😎
That obama feller, he is everywhere, isn’t he?
Ah crikey, I didn’t even think of that!!! 😆
Also. Too. Us indian tea don;t need no steenking 80 teabags just to get one cuppa right.
🙄 One Ireesh teabag = perfection
😯 Freaky!
Wow. What an intense experience. Glad he made it home safe and still had a sense of humor.
Music can be powerful.
Ah, thank you Nerdy. It was just so weird when I heard that song, having thought about my Dad’s experience today – completely out of the blue, I can’t think of anything that triggered it. After Japa found a hair in his lunch, when I had wished that very thing on him this morning when he was less than sincere in his grief for my lost tooth, I have concluded: something spooky is going on.
Beware everyone, I have powers.
Our loved ones are never gone. Our memories of them are always with us.
Thanks for sharing a part of you with Us here at TOD.
Thank you {{{Nena}}}
Now I know why you are such an inspiration, Chips – runs deep in the family genes. Thank you for sharing that very personal memory.
Martha Coakley, the current AG in Mass who was defeated by Scott Brown in 2010 for the Late Sen Ted Kennedy’s senate seat won her Gubernatorial race.
I hope she works harder to win the Governorship this Nov.
she won by how much?
41% MCoakley
36% Grossman
21% Birwick
91.6% reporting.
The 4th candidate was not included.
not so great.
Elvis Costello, citizens! http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/09/night-owl-chat-elvis-costello-redux/
When did the president call ISIS Javee?
I don’t recall, but they being it up all the time.