President Barack Obama talks with senior advisors following a meeting in the Oval Office, March 3, 2011. Fom left: Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communication; Press Secretary Jay Carney; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; and Dan Restrepo, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs. (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama works on his speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, in the Oval Office, Saturday, March, 3, 2012. (Photo by Pete Souza)
The Obama Diary 
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Gooooooooooooooood Morning, Swbluega!
Just to reiterate from the last post…
The daily “Tweet or Two” has become a staple for TOD. It is the perfect way to catch up on pretty much *EVERYTHING* that I need to know about the day’s happenings. It’s obvious that a lot of work goes into putting together these posts and your efforts and commitment are very much appreciated.
Thanks for all you do!
Ditto – TOD is my go-to every day. Thanks all!
Thank you so much.
This, this, thisity-THIS!!!!!
Congrats SWBluega on your morning goal. ⭐
🙂 Thanks laraofzhivago
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS VOLUNTEERED ITSELF TO BE THE GOLDEN CALF…WORSHIPPING ITSELF HIGH ABOVE GOD AND THE COUNTRY IT DWELLS IN…GOD’S WRATH WILL BE HUGE AGAINST THOSE WHO BELIEVE THEY HOLD A HIGHER POWER…BECAUSE THEY DON’T,,, NEVER WILL AND GOD WILL SEND THEM TO NEVER—LAND!
G’morning and thanks Nerdy for holding down the fort while our Chips is off paying her respects.
Hmmm…. I wonder why….
Iran rejects as “excessive and illogical” a demand by US President Obama that it freeze sensitive nuclear activity for at least 10 years.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31713824
oh well, it was worth a shot.
It also allows room to maneuver for both sides. It is an excessive demand, PBO knows it, but both sides can coem up with something that meets concerns and both save face. It is critical that Iran have something it can say they got the werst to back down on just as it is important for PBO and the others to have something they can point to Iran giving up on.
yup, a bit of sabre rattling from both sides. standard thrust & parry of diplomacy.
is this a game of POKER or Chess???
Right. It’s called “negotiations.” What the GOP and their 101st Senator, Bibi, call “appeasement”
They r trying to wait for the DISTRACTION to head back home
I just hope that idea didn’t make them pissy enough to ditch everything. I never heard this mentioned before now…hope Iran just says no thanks and moves toward agreement.
They also know that the window of opportunity shuts down with Obama. Whoever wins in 2016 won’t have the guts or the reasonableness to continue this dialog with them.
nah they’re good. PBO knows the DISTRACTION would try to use the deal in some way so they’re pretending for right now it’s a no go.
Real leaders work while a tantrum throwing child will be spouting gibberish in Congress today.
It’s a great day when President Obama is POTUS.
The P5+1 is a group of six world powers which in 2006 joined the diplomatic efforts with Iran with regard to its nuclear program.
The term refers to the P5 or five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, and France, plus Germany. P5+1 is often referred to as the E3+3 (or E3/EU+3) by European countries.
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I am wondering if Bibi is also speaking at the Legislatures of the other 5 countries prior to the election.
If not, why not ?
Tell it, Senator Reid!
Compare and contrast his tweets with, say, DWS. I wish Dems would make better use of twitter!
10:30 AM – President’s Advisory Council for Financial Capability of Young Americans
Well, well, well……
Boehner is going to allow vote on ‘clean’ Homeland Security funding bill later today……….
Nancy Smash is obviously the de facto Speaker of the House!
Boner is “going to allow”… How magnanimous of him to DO HIS JOB! Uh…
I bristled when I saw that language, too. Like he has any sober understanding of the matter.
GOOD MORNING TOD FAMILY…MY HEART IS WITH THE PRESIDENT TODAY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HIS PERSEVERANCE WALKS A MUCH HIGHER PATH THAN THE CESSPOOL OF CONVERSATION VOMITED BY THOSE WHO CONSPIRE AGAINST HIM…THEREFORE..BRUSH IT OFF…HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH AND WATCH AS THE MANURE MANEUVERS FAIL IN THE SUNLIGHT!.
You do have a way with words. Vomit and manure are totally accurate.
ONLY GOD CAN CHANGE THINGS..WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT HIM…HE HAS WITHDRAWN HIS HEDGE OF PROTECTION FROM AMERICA FOR SEVERAL REASONS…HE GAVE US AMERICA AND HE BLESSED THIS COUNTRY UNTIL MAN DECIDED THAT GREED AND POWER WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ITS PEOPLE.
Wow, SO magnanimous.
FU. go home and deal with your own issues! If he has to do this shit to try and get reelected in Israel, he MUST be in trouble. Can we read it that way?
I wanted to respond “kiss my a” so bad I could taste it.
Unfortunately Bibi wont win by a large margin but everything I have read over the last few weeks indicates that he will win.
On my phone and don’t know how to bring something over here:) can someone go to DU and look for ‘That Failure’ or something failure… It’s a graphic that needs to be shared and spread far and wide. Thanks!
The Great Failure
You want the picture or the link to the thread?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026304004
I DON’T KNOW WHAT I CANNOT STOMACH WORSE…A PHOTO OF BUSH OR A PROFILE OF TERRORISTS…OH WAIT…THEY’RE BOTH THE SAME!
Sue!
Blackberry Leap targets career builders.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31708121
smh, they’ll never learn. Gone the days that having a bb was status symbol.
RIP to the Democratic Party. For not standing firm with President Obama, the party deserves to fade away.
no. we just need to elect representatives with balls.
Good morning TOD family and TY Nerdy for these wonderful posts. {{{{Thinking of you Chipsticks and lots of hugs}}}}}. Also prayers and positive thoughts to GoBrooklyn this morning.
Totally shallow observation – I love how the President’s face is framed with the painting behind him, in that photo at the top of the blog. 🙂
I observed that too muscatinegal…..
Outraged and disgusted that ANY Democrats would legitimize this campaign speech for an Israeli election intended to undermine OUR President’s diplomatic negotiations with Iran.
The Democratic Party is officially dead after today
Please stay FAR FAR away from Menendez’ statement. Pure insulting pandering.
Was that aimed at me Meta?
No, I was addressing Judith.
Menendez is among the worst of the Dems thinking it’s a good idea to “distance” themselves from President Obama!
11:00 a.m. – Vice President Biden Speaks at a Working Meeting with Central American Heads of State
What a disgusting spectacle ……
Good morning NW and thank you for stepping in today. {{{hugs}}}
You’re the best, GGail.
WATCH…AS THE COWPIE HITS THE FAN 2DAY!!!!!
Time to take my nap….
Wake Me When This Spectacle Is Ovahhhh!!!!!
My thoughts and prayers go out to GoBrooklyn and Chips today.
Israeli TV Banned From Broadcasting Netanyahu Speech Live
Israeli television stations have been banned from broadcasting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress live in order to keep the address from influencing the upcoming election.
Stations will be able to broadcast the speech with a five-minute delay after they remove any content that could be perceived as campaigning, according to The Telegraph.
“Editors-in-chief of broadcast channels will watch and make sure that nothing the prime minister says can be construed as election campaigning,” Salim Joubran, the head of Israel’s central election committee, said in an order two weeks ago. “Any campaigning will be omitted from the broadcast.”
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/israel-tv-broadcast-ban-netanyahu
Yeah, right, and I have a bridge to sell you.
OMG, I have to get off twitter because I can’t take all the disgusting RW fawning over this big JERK.
The Dems in Congress are helping to legitimize this stunt so what’s the difference??
not all. so there is a BIG difference
Whew. Until I read the smaller description, I had a flash @hrc meant something different. ❤ VPOTUS
me too
Me three.
News dump:
Guilty Petraeus will plead guilty to “mishandling” classified materials.
Vice President Biden is speaking now.
Sounds like Sens Franken and warren will be no-shows today. GOOD. I just emailed my senator (franken) thanking him for his decision to stand by OUR president.
If you’re interested, bbc is doing a live feed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-31699347
Richard Hall, Middle East & Africa Editor for @GlobalPost tweets:
At the end of every sentence in Netanyahu’s speech, in lieu of a full stop, are the words “pause for applause.”
Mr Netanyahu says after thousands of years, the Jewish people can defend themselves. “Even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand.”
riiiight.
Jeremy Bowen
BBC Middle East editor tweet:
“speech was classic Netanyahu. politics of fear & politics of bravery in adversity. Way more emotional than Obama’s argument for deal.”
Just checked Twitter and I’ve been cracking up at quotes from Bibi’s speech. It’s so idiotic.
I thought it was reported yesterday that Bibi intends to bypass the WH and ask Congress for $300M today?
REP. LLOYD DOGGETT D.. TEXAS….STAY WITH DR. RICE…DISTRUST AND VERIFY………………ME…BIBI HAS LIT A FIRE UNDER REPUGNANTS WHO WILL GIVE PBO TROUBLE OVER IRAN NEGOTIATIONS…HELLO? WHAT’S NEW??????????????;;;CONGRESSIONAL CLUSTER MUCK!
Why did they even attend this farce in the first place?! Fuck Pelosi, Hoyer, & the entire Party except President Obama. Game over after this shit.
Pelosi and Hoyer support POTUS 100% Attending this bullshit made by the GOP drama doesn’t change that fact.
I’m afraid it does Nospin. Dem Reps attending this stunt even after it was reported that Boehner went over the head of the WH & violated the Logan Act by inviting a foreign leader to discuss policy against the wishes of President Obama, is very damaging indeed.
What’s going to stop Boehner from doing this again? What’s going to stop another foreign leader from thinking “if Bibi could do this with help from this Congress, so can I”.
The Dems in Congress now give firepower to those racist wingnuts on the right whom seek to challenge Obama’s legitimacy as President.
So again, Fuck the Democratic Party.
I am not concerned with Boehner because today, just like every other day, he highlighted the reasons why the GOP are unable to govern and have no business in any leadership position. Boehner proved that Republicans have no issue putting politics above country every single time.
Regarding what’s going to stop another foreign leader doing the same thing? First off, only the President can shape foreign policy so going to Congress is a waste of time and a bad move politically. In addition, if foreign leaders didn’t already know, they will know today, don’t EVER cross President Barack Hussein Obama. You can’t win. Ask Putie Poot
oh and one Democrat is more effective than all the current crop of GOP in Congress combined.
I feel attending, but walking out before the speech was an even more effective way to protest than just not going.
IRANIAN TALKS WILL BE A REAL PAIN IN THE ARSE FROM NOW OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON….RUSTY WILL UTILIZE EVERY BIT OF BIBI’S VERBAGE TO FIRE UP AGAINST THE ENERGIZER!
Peter Beaumont, Jerusalem correspondent, Guardian and Observer tweets:
#Bibispeech really not munch new in Bibi’s speech. he has been saying this for yonks. No new beef. No new detail. Same hyperbole
Well
Nancy & the rest of those fuckers in congress are so fucking toast.
If the Iran deal fails, how long before those idiots whom attended this farce start pointing the finger at Obama?? Because ya know, it’s his fault they chose to stand with a foreign leader over their own elected President right??…..
I’M SICK OF THE BLATANT DISRESPECT TOWARDS THIS MAN!!!!
THIS…………………..IS MY TOTAL STAND…GOD KNOWS HEARTS AND HE’S GOT IT…NOONE ELSE WILL COUNT HERE…IT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING.
good day to watch this again “i am always best as a counter-puncher. if someone comes at me, i will knock them out.”:
have a nice trip home, nutnyahoo
It’s Nut-an-YAHOO!
Good Morning TODVille.
Hey NCLB!
Just heard the news that The Magnificent Speaker Boehner is forced to submit for a vote the CLEAN funding of the DHS, against the good will of his wackos, sorry, his enraged flock who wanted to trash the country because of POTUS’s legal and sensible executive action on immigration. Ha!
Snowden must be cold and lonely in USSR (er i mean russia!) maybe he can snuggle up with Putie Pute? I hope they have him nice and comfy tucked away in some corner of Siberia!
Is Petraeus now a felon that cannot vote ? lol…..Remember when the Republicans wanted him to run for President ?
Linda, I forgot about that. hahahaahhaaha
Morning everyone. New post: http://theobamadiary.com/2015/03/03/keep-chatting-9/
“Fugitive ex-U.S. spy Snowden in talks on returning home: lawyer”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/03/us-russia-usa-snowden-idUSKBN0LZ1U020150303
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A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said on Tuesday the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government’s mass surveillance programs was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
“I won’t keep it secret that he… wants to return back home. And we are doing everything possible now to solve this issue…”
The United States wants Snowden to stand trial for leaking extensive secrets of electronic surveillance programs by the National Security Agency (NSA). Russia has repeatedly refused to extradite him.
Snowden has said in the past he would like to return home if he was assured he would be given a fair trial.
Just switched on teevee. BBC is doing african news, AJ other world news and teann intl had whiny wolf saying we will come back with what hesays/shesays bs and then switched to the other news.
Only murkan msm seems obsessed with nut n yahoo.
thanks for that summary amk