On This Day – Pete Souza: “The light was streaming through the windows behind his Oval Office desk as the President talked with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.” Feb. 2, 2009
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Today (all times Eastern)
11:30: The President delivers remarks on the FY 2016 budget, Department of Homeland Security
12:45: White House Press Briefing
2:10: The President Honors the 2014 NHL Champions Los Angeles Kings and the 2014 MLS Cup Champions LA Galaxy, The East Room
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On This Day
Pete Souza: “White House valets had moved the sofas in the Oval Office to accommodate the large number of press photographers that were covering the President’s meeting with Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas. When the photo-op ended, the President said to Gov. Douglas, ‘let’s move the sofas back in place.’ Gov. Douglas didn’t quite know what to do as the President did the heavy lifting. The valets now good-naturedly cringe when they look at this picture because it was their responsibility to move the sofas back in place.” Feb. 2, 2009
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President Obama walks to the Oval Office after returning to the White House following a trip to Nashua, N.H., Feb. 2, 2010 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
First Lady Michelle Obama speaking alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Democratic Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, on childhood obesity during a meeting with Cabinet and Congressional members in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House, February 2, 2010
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Vice President Joe Biden talks with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., after President Barack Obama signed the New START Treaty in the Oval Office, Feb. 2, 2011. Behind them, the President talks with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama is updated on the severe winter storm currently moving across the country during a phone call with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate in the Oval Office, Feb. 2, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Vice President Joe Biden snaps a photo of President Barack Obama and keynote speaker Eric Metaxas during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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MoooOOOooorning!
The Obama Diary 
GM
Morning No Child, morning everyone!
Good morning TOD
Moooooorning Mariele!!
Happy Monday Everyone!
Good Morning Chips!
Good Day 🙂
Goooood day to ya, Kasai!!
Sending love to You… Danny too:-)
A big slurpy, drooly kiss back at ya from the Danny man! Hope all’s good Kasai.
Thank you:-) All is good…bummed the SeaHawks lost:-(
Good morning TOD folks! Its a snowy day. Stay safe everyone.
LMAO!!!
P-E-R-F-E-C-T!!!!!!
I am so getting that when I become a grampa.
I need one right now!
Happy Monday everyone. Hope everyone has recovered from Super Bowl parties. I did go to bed early. It was a great game and we had great food, fun and friends. Sorry Seattle lost.
Love the pictures in the post, especially of the President moving the couch. He isn’t afraid to get now and do the work. This is who he is. I will be gone most of the day so look forward to seeing the video of the Kings and the Galaxy. Hope Tally gets to watch it.
This is an amazing letter that Roald Dahl wrote about his daughter and the measles. I believe he wrote this in 1968, but they didn’t find it till 28 years later. I don’t remember this story but it is so true today. All those who don’t get vaccinated should read this.
Thanks for posting this mtmarilyn. When I was nine years old I had Chicken Pox and was due to go back to school the next day, when I had a seizure. My parents took me to the hospital, and I was diagnosed with Encephalitis. The doctor’s said it was very rare for it to happen with Chicken Pox.
I think these parents don’t understand about all the rare things that can happen to their children
I think since most people were vaccinated and these diseases were basically wiped out, people don’t realize how dangerous these diseases are to their kids, themselves are others.
So, after showing a snippet from the Wasilla Hillbilly’s word salad in Iowa, Bill Maher says, “If Sara Palin has a stroke, how will we know?” ROFLMAO!!!!!!!
Oh! That’s a good one.
Attention: Chris Christie….
Perfect!!!! What a tweet.
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zing. rethugs pandering to the increasingly stoopid peeps’ views and the fucking 3rd rate msm is fixated on PBO?
This guy is a hoot..LOL!
lol. murka in short. at least, that’s what the rest of the world gets to see thanks to the fifth estate fourth columnists and the third rate teevee shows.
Yep! He summed it up nicely:-)
Which was EXACTLY the point I was trying to get across on the last thread. Perfect.
#ItsThe4thQuarterBaby This is how PBO and his supporters feel about the MSM’s nasty interviews.
Love it! Thanks, Donna.
I LOVE THIS…MAKES MY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..I LOVE MY ENERGIZER …EQUALIZER PRESIDENT!
“When budget fights become melodramas over whether the government will shut down or default, we lose track of what the exercise is supposed to be about. Obama’s opening bid ought to be the start of a back-to-basics debate — an argument that will extend into the 2016 campaign — over what we want government to do and how we propose to pay for it.”
POTUS’ proposals used to be, E.J. Only applies to white ones, apparently.
wonder the rwnj’s can’t see the hypocrisy of their ‘leaders’?
I saw some of the interview with Savannah, and I didn’t like her tone either. It was almost as if the right wing had told her what to ask, maybe her friend Chucky Todd did.
Agree with you, bella!
GM all from beautiful Chicago. We only got 18 inches so it wasn’t too bad. Really pretty today. Hope everybody is doing well. And now Seahawk fans know how Packer fans felt 2 weeks ago, watching their team blow it at the end.
My question is this…When you all get 18 inches of snow does the city still function? Are kids able to go to school? Are stores open? Are the streets passable? I ask this because if we had gotten 18 inches of snow here the DC area would be shut down for at least 3-4 days. Are you all just better prepared and why aren’t all cities prepared like this if so?
Donna, prior to me relocating back to MO, I lived in Chicago for 24 yrs and I can tell you, that city don’t shut-down because of little snow (18, 24, 36 inches) pooh, that ain’t nothing. lol 😀 😀 😀
But how do they keep functioning? Do they have super-duper equipment that removes the snow faster than we could? Does everyone that lives there have a super-duper personal snow blower? I guess living in the DC area I just cannot comprehend that much snow and still functioning. Oh well I pray we get away with a few flurries here and there and a dusting of snow on the grass for the rest of the winter. I just don’t think I could make it in the central part of the country in the winter months. 😯
There was a major, back in the 70s that failed to respond adequately to a snow storm, and was booted from office. So, suffice to say, they know how to do snow removal.
The schools were closed today, but will reopen tomorrow. Some places closed yesterday during the height of the storm, but that was mainly to allow the workers to be safe. I am sitting at work, but a lot of people didn’t come in. But, on the whole, definitely better than what DC would be like under the same circumstances.
Well I feel a little bit better because at least you are describing some dysfunction in the city and with its citizens when you all get these big snow storms. So I guess we snow(cry)babies here in DC aren’t complete wusses 🙂
Hello Donna.
Schools are closed.
I didn’t go to work because I have to shovel.
Snow Removal Etiquette was set in stone for Chicago once Bilandic lost his job as Mayor because of a snowstorm.
The moment we get notice of a big snowstorm, the Streets and Sanitation department is on 24-7 notice. During the storm, the trucks are on the main streets and the highways, keeping salt on them.
This continues throughout the storm itself.
Once the storm is over, they have 4-5 hours to get the main streets dry and I mean BONE DRY. Chicago is on a grid system, and there are major streets where it is EXPECTED to be clean. Now, once the main streets, and all of DOWNTOWN CHICAGO (the business district), are bone dry, then they begin on the sidestreets.
The kids will be back at school tomorrow – I’m pretty sure of that.
Beautiful my ass. I can’t get outta my garage. Hell. I can’t even get to the garage. I got snow up to the door knob! 😦
Good morning anyway.
I try to maintain a positive perspective. But understand your frustration.
Thanks two-one. There was a time I used to like this stuff. Not any more.
THIS IS A NICE NOTE TO THE WACKOS WHO FOLLOWED ME TOTHE RESTAURANT YESTERDAY…I KNOW YOU ARE ON HERE AND I HAVE SEEN YOUR FACES BEFORE…DO IT AGAIN AND I WILL HAVE YOU ARRESTED! TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY BECAUSE I AM NOT KIDDING!…GET A LIFE!
THE LADY WITH THE GLASSES…YOU REALLY NEED TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO!
Sue, I worry about your safety. I hope you have good ways of protecting yourself from the idiot brigade. These stalkers seem off their rockers to me.
Be careful…Sue..i think that you should notify the police as soon as possible
Sue, what the heck happened???
THERE ARE PEOPLE ON HERE …SAME ONES…WHO FOLLOW ME…THIS STARTED OVER 5 YEARS AGO…THEN WE MOVED FOR PEACE…SAW THEM AGAIN…SAME PEOPLE…ALSO NOTIFIED THE COP NEXT DOOR AND WE ARE LOADED WITH WEAPONRY HERE….THEY ARE ON HERE……THE WOMAN IS THE SAME ONE FROM 5-6 YEARS AGO….!!!!…WE HAVE NOTIFIED POLICE BEFORE HERE….THEY ARE STALKERS!
Sue, do you mean people are following you here?? Do you know who they are?
YES…………….THEY SEEM TO KNOW WHEN I AM LEAVING AND THERE ARE NOT ANY GOOD SURVEILLANCE SPOTS HERE WITHOUT STICKING OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB….ASIDE FROM THAT…I HAVE INSIGHT…I AM GIFTED. SO I CAN FEEL THEM AND SPOT THEM…BUT THE SAME DARNED PEOPLE…WACKO…WACKO…I WILL APPROACH THEM NEXT TIME…I HAVE NO FEAR!…I DO NOT KNOW WHO THEY ARE…IT’S CRAZY!!!!
FRANKLY I AM TIRED OF THIS AND THEY WILL BE APPROACHED THE NEXT TIME AND THEY WON’T LIKE IT!
Sue, if you feel you are being followed/watched, don’t approach any one, call the cops.
I AM AN EX-COP AND PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR….I CAN DEFLATE BALLS DARLIN!…DON’T WORRY!
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I am so sorry you have to go through this. I had a stalker that took over my blog. Didn’t know me, never read my books but always had something negative to say. Then he found me on twitter and did the same; all this after declaring his love for me. I was not the one he was looking for; my middle name is not Elizabeth and I politely told him so thinking he’d stop harassing me. Big mistake; it just made him bolder and more insane. So, I just closed down everything. It’s not worth the hassle of keeping up with keeping him away. But, if this stalker is physically following you around, please be careful. Being stalked on the Internet and being personally followed is so much different. Please report it to the Police so that if you have to defend yourself there will be a record of it there.
Love these pics, especially the couch-moving one. President Obama always cleans up (furniture, ice cream spills, GOP messes…).
GUACAMOLE STAINS………LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!
I WILL CATCH PBO LATER WITH THE BUDGET THE REPUGNANTS WILL HATE…HATE…HATE….BECAUSE THEY WANT ALL THINGS IN THEIR OWN BANK ACCOUNTS…PAYBACKS ARE HELL AND IT’S COMIN’!
I DEARLY LOVE MY PRESIDENT AND HIS COMPASSION FOR ‘ALL’ PEOPLE!…BBL
Some of these ppl will stay in their own little bubble perhaps until polio is revived!
i hope not!
Good luck with that.
It started early!
Live Now: President Obama Speaks on the FY2016 Budget
I was just going to let you know that POTUS was speaking, I saw it on MSNBC. I don’t know if they MSNBC is still showing it because I’m listening to POTUS here.
He started so early he even caught the White House live video off guard! It’s over now, but you can play it back in the video.
Damn, I missed the whole thing!
I HAD A PHONE CALL AT THE SAME TIME BUT CAUGHT MOST OF IT…HE WAS KICKIN’ ‘FILL IN THE BLANKS’ TRUST ME…THERE WAS NOTHING DEFLATEED IN THAT SPEECH…THE BEAR IS ON THE LOOSE WEARING AN EQUALIZER BELT…DON’T MESS WITH HIM!…LOL…LET’S TITLE THIS REPUGNANTS TO BE EXPOSED FOR WHAT THEY ARE!
The White House Live video missed the start too, PBO is ahead of time today! You can play it back on the video Meta, click!
Thanks, Chips!
Christie’s Office Does Damage Control On Vaccine Remarks
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) office did some damage control on Monday after Christie said the government should strike a “balance” between requiring parents to immunize their children and allowing them “some measure of choice” on vaccinations.
“To be clear: The Governor believes vaccines are an important public health protection and with a disease like measles there is no question kids should be vaccinated,” Christie’s office said in a statement. “At the same time different states require different degrees of vaccination, which is why he was calling for balance in which ones government should mandate.”
Christie’s office furnished a full transcript of the governor’s remarks at the London facility of American company MedImmune, which manufactures a flu vaccine, that went beyond his remarks reported by the New York Times.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-christie-vaccines-damage-control
To quote Jackie Gleason…….hummina…..hummina….hummina….. I have a big mouth.1
different states require different degrees of vaccination ?
red colored and blue colored? wtf is this moron blabbing about?
i have no idea what she is talking about………
As far as I am concerned , it is a public health issue…..not a choice.
I remember when I was teaching being worried because I was pregnant with my firstborn without the antibodies for one strain of measles. I had assumed my shots had covered all of the types of measles. After I delivered they gave me that inoculation. I also remember there was a certain number of days upon students entering school before they needed to turn in their shot records. It always puzzled me why they had months of being in school before having to get these shots.
MY FAVORITE…COMMUNITY COLLEGE….I CRY FOR THESE POOR STUDENTS WHO ARE LEFT TO FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS OF POVERTY BECAUSE THEY CAN’T AFFORD AN EDUCATION…BUT YOU CAN LET A DARNED FOOTBALL PLAYER RUN AWAY WITH HALF THE BANK IN A SALARY. EXCUSE ME! SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS…ETC…ARE SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT…EDUCATION SHOULD NOT BE A PRIVILEGE…IT SHOULD BE A RIGHT AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS!…BREAKS MY HEART!
Are we to the point where we’re now telling folks to forget about vaccinating their children? The sad part is that there are stupid motherfuckers out there that will listen to this bullshit. The GOP won’t be happy until this country is illiterate, diseased, and broke.
MMR is the mantra in my part of the oceans. It’s free for all and our govt does big promotions all the time.
I can see the hyenas jumping all over it to find something to chew on…
BBL…DOMESTICITY IS CALLING!!!!!!…:)
Here comes the Count… with a “Despite” comment
Reagan gave us the FIRST TRILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT……COUNT THAT MARK !
^5. RT this peeps. Call out the lying punk.
That’s an ugly man. Swarthy looking piece of… (fill in the blank.) Needs a bath too; his shirt laundered, his tie is not done right and the hair and the beard? Let me go bleach my eyes.
Oh, she is back… after pretending that she was angry on the Snowden’s revelations.
No proof so far that NSA bugged Merkel’s phone:
(Reuters) – Germany’s top public prosecutor said an investigation into suspected tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by U.S. spies had so far failed to find any concrete evidence.
Harald Range launched an official investigation in June, believing there was enough preliminary evidence to show unknown U.S. intelligence officers had tapped the phone, although there was not enough clarity on the issue to bring charges.
On Wednesday he said however, “the document presented in public as proof of an actual tapping of the mobile phone is not an authentic surveillance order by the NSA. It does not come from the NSA database.
“There is no proof at the moment which could lead to charges that Chancellor Merkel’s phone connection data was collected or her calls tapped.”
Range said neither a reporter for German news magazine Spiegel who presented the document, nor Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency, nor Snowden had provided further details to his office.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/11/us-germany-usa-spying-idUSKBN0JP1QG20141211
bt ??? /smh
🙂 I suspect in my case, Danny would be the driver and I’d be on the roof.
😀 . #true.
psst danny boy,
#giveherhell. Can he read hashtags?… I bet, he can.
🙂 He can read them better than me (Hush). What’s Has H Tags mean?
#twitterese?
Good Morning TOD Family!
Hope everyone had a great weekend in spite of any weather challenges and the stupid super bowl and stupid Savannah Guthrie.
Kicked off Black History Month at the annual brunch at UNM. Keynote speaker was Roslyn Brock, President of the NAACP. Her speech was ok, but I was very surprised that she didn’t mention the branch bombing in Colorado. Just sayin…
Happy belated birthday Africa!
Chat away!
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/02/02/chat-away-506/