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5:50 (ish) EDT: President Obama Speaks on the Economy, Louisville, Kentucky
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President Obama walks from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden to deliver remarks on negotiations with Iran over their nuclear program
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Because kicking major ass of peace wasn’t enough. Let’s check the scoreboard on economics too!
Oh Yes!!!!!!
GA lockewasright, congrats on #1!!!
I was able to watch yesterday’s WH press briefing, and Josh Earnest gave a “preview” of PBO’s speeches in KY and UT 🙂 .
Josh said that PBO’s budget proposes the elimination of inheritance taxes for those estates worth less than $11 million. Josh said that closing this loophole would collect $300 billion dollars. I’ll have to check with my accountant on how this affects the portion of my estate that’s worth more than $11 million, LOL 😉 .
Congrats on being fursties on a momentous day!
YES INDEED….TIME FOR SOME ACTUAL SUNSHINE!…STANDING BY…………
Hey Locke, congrats on First 🙂
Thanks!
Lawd have mercy – I have….thoughts….when I see….where’s my Naughty Mat???!!!@@@!!###!!!!
I’m sitting on it because I should know better. But seriously it just came over me.
Then scoot over idon!!! 😀 😀
LOL!!
🙂
I hope that’s a mighty big mat cause there will be quite a few of us on it tonight since Chips insists on posting it (for our pleasure) 🙂
Donna, I am refusing to scroll all the way back up because I’m still at work and finding that I’m gritting my teeth 😯 (what’s wrong with me???!) LOL!!!!
You are a normal healthy woman who knows what she likes 🙂 🙂 🙂
Oh baby! 🙂
LOOKS LIKE PBO HAS SOME JAW DROPPING ISSUES ON HIS MIND…DON’T EVER TICK OFF THE ENERGIZER!
😎 Hey now!
I love how President Obama is getting stuff done in foreign relations despite Republican obstructionism. I hope this Iran deal works out. Thank you, President Obama!!
PK……………….NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO THEY CAN’T SQUASH…………….GRACE AND INTEGRITY!
I DIDN’T REALIZE HE WAS DOING THIS TODAY…HAVE BEEN OUT OF TOUCH…TIME TO CATCH UP!
I SUPPOSE GG HAS PASSED OUT AGAIN!…SPLAAAAAAAAT…OBAMAFIED!
When you guys use the initials *GG* I’m never sure if you’re speaking about me in pleasant tones or mockingly about that Traitor 😯
THE ONE AND ONLY WONDERFUL AND AMAZING GG…THAT’S YOU!
Ahhhhhh, {{{{{Sue}}}}} thank you ❤
Hey TOD! I’ve been missing you guys big time. I’ve been spending a lot of time with my mom as she recovers from brain surgery. I want to thank everyone for their prayers. She came through like a a champ, the hardest part is recovering from the pre and post op drugs that have adverse side effects. but the surgery was a success. I refuse to follow any politics in depth if I can’t track what’s happening with TOD first. So I feel out of touch for the whole month of March. TOD is such a major part of my world that I want you to know that I miss you and keep you in my prayers even if you don’t hear from me for awhile.
BLESS YOU PAULITA AND YOUR MAMA!
Paulita, I’m thrilled that your mom’s surgery was a success, despite the recovery issues. It must mean everything to her to have you by her side through this ordeal. What you’re doing is more important than any news right now. TOD is here for you to catch up when you have time, but taking care of your mom and yourself comes first.
Thank you. It has been a lift to my family to know that people around the world have been sending up prayers for us. And God is answering in the affirmative. 🙂
Paulita, thank you so much for bringing us good news today. May God continue to give your mom strength during recovery. Give her a big ole TOD {{{HUG}}} from us!
🙂 ❤ ❤ I will. GGail. Thank you!! {{{TOD}}}
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WATCHING THE BEAST COME IN ON 3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:)…..EXCITING…NICE COMING HOME PRESENT FOR SUE!
YaY Sue 🙂 I see you’ve perked right up
I’M ALWAYS FIRED UP WHEN I GET TO SEE PBO!….TAKES MY MIND OFF OF LIVING IN INDIANA…DREDDDDDDDDDDDD!
PBO said he was going to talk to the Congressional leadership today, so I think that look of determination is for the calls he needed to make when he boarded the plane. The idea of talking to Boehner and McConnell about an issue as complex as the Iran agreement has got to seem pretty grim, even to the President.
With these two I think he knows he has to put it in political terms. Maybe not so much McConnell but definitely Boehner.
DERBINGLE….PROBABLY HAS TO USE FLASHCARDS!…:)
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LOL!! Yeah he’s got to go the full Sesame Street on Boehner and even then he may have to take it down several notches.
Boehner probably not taking calls at the minute – crying into whatever he has on hand to tide him over his disastrous “leader” role.
GA TODville.
Here’s KY schedule, updated with today’s “delay” 😉 :
… “here is a scheduling update, per the White House. All times local. 5:10 to 5:15 p.m. Arrival Louisville International Airport. 5:15 to 5:35 p.m. En route InDatus 5:35-5:40 p.m. Arrive InDatus. 5:55 – 6:05 p.m. Tour of InDatus 6:10 – 6:30 p.m. Remarks at InDatus 6:40 – 7 p.m. En route Louisville International Airport 7:05-8:25 p.m. Wheels up Louisville International Airport 8:25 – 8:30 p.m Arrive Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 8:30 – 9 p.m. En Route Sheraton Salt Lake City, Utah.”
MERCI’….GRACIAS AND THANK YOU…I DON’T WANT TO MISS HIM!…..LISTENING TO TRAVEL REPORTS FOR FINAL FOUR…COACHES LEFT STATEMENTS ON THE RELIGOUS FREEDOM BILL…I THINK THEY WILL PULL ALOT OUT OF INDY NEXT YEAR.
Did ADP release their numbers for March already?
Congrats on 1st, lockewasright!!
I’m so happy that the citizens of Iran are happy!
Thanks Bob. You’ve been our encourage r, our translator, our educator thru it all. 🙂
Thank you Gail 🙂
bbl ….
On the other side of the world…
NICE SMALL GROUP IN THERE TO WATCH PBO….I COULD PROBABLY BEAT GGAIL TO THE FLOOR….I HAVE TO PRACTICE FALLIING GRACEFULLY IN CASE I EVER GET TO MEET HIM……………..FALL LIKE A LADY!
Hahahahaha! Sue! I’m at work!!! Don’t make me laugh out loud 😀 😀 😀
CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEN OBAMA……………..THE BEST THERE IS ANYTIME…ANYPLACE IN HISTORY!
OOPS HUSSEIN…CAN’T SPELL TODAY!
Just when you think Mark Kirk might actually be a moderate Republican (didn’t he denounce Indiana’s recent discrimination law?), there’s this (though I guess he was one of the #47traitors, so not a surprise):
KIRK IS ON MY SEWERCAP LEVEL WATCH LIST…SAME LEVEL!
Where’s his mind? This action is exactly what will PREVENT nuclear war! Iran does NOT have a nuclear weapon now, and this agreement will prevent them from getting one………how stupid are these people!
THEY FOLLOW THE TRASH RUMORS THAT THE REPUGNANTS LOVE TO SPREAD WITHOUT ANY FACTS…I LOVED THE MSN COVERAGE OF PENCE SHOWING HIS EARLIER CONGRESSIONAL VIDEOS…DENYING DON’T ASK DON’T TELL…ETC…ETC…SHOWS HE HAS FEELINGS HIDDEN IN HIS LYING HEART!
What an incredible accomplishment. Thank you dear President Obama.
Did Time really use that cover? or was it photo shopped? If it is real, we have come a long way in being objective enough to see what the heck has been going on.
Really important ….
Just after midnight in Lausanne ….
That’s absolutely correct Bob!
The President’s speech announcing the agreement on Iran negotiations was perfect. Totally sensible, totally logical, and destroying all the right wing lies of the war mongers.
He had good reason for the delay. I would wait in pouring rain for days for him.
Okay, no more PBO for me today 🙂
RIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT GG…YOU PROBABLY HAVE A RACK OF HIS VIDEOS ON YOUR CEILING AT HOME…DON’T GIVE ME THAT!…LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
And on that note…I’m going home! Hahahahahaha!!!!! 😀
I love this picture. Young people with hope.
And this:
Has anyone heard from net-an-Yahoo!’s chief of staff, John Boehner? Has he or any of his flocks made any remarks about the Iran nuclear framework?
NCLB….PROBABLY SITTING ON HIS 4 LEGGED OFFICE STOOL…LIFTING SOME LIQUID ENVY…HE CAN’T TAKE IT WHEN PBO WINS!
You’re right. These people are sick.
Who wouldn’t be happy that America chose peace instead of war? The GOP/Teabagging/Republicans that’s who….we should be in the streets happy too but we are not because there is no fear of America being nuked if this failed. I am happy that millions of Iranians won’t have the same fate as the Iraqi’s, Syrians and Egyptian’s.
INDEED…BUT NOT THE BLODDY REPUGNANT HAWKS…THEY JUST WANT MORE WAR SO THEY CAN PILFER DEFENSE FUNDS!
Thanks JER – fabulous photo!
WILL CHECK BACK LATER…PRAYING PBO HAS A SAFE AND RELAXING FLIGHT TO UTAH…AS IF HE WILL EVER KNOW WHAT RELAXATION IS……………..THE ENERGIZER PRESIDENT…RUNS LIKE A TIMEX!..I LOVE HIM!
Runs more like a Rolex, maybe.
definitely a rolex MightyP
What is so thrilling is the number of ways this verifies and checks for any nefarious activities. Even the experts are stunned. Will make it much more difficult for the idiots in Congress.
TrustBarack
The President departs Louiville. Click here ► ► http://www.whas11.com/videos/news/local/2015/04/02/17688743/
Sigh. Caught the entire departure, at least from the beginning of the taxiing. Live Long and Prosper, Mr. President. Thank you so much.
Thank YOU, JER, for always bringing these to us. ❤
Testing a new process
No Wifi?!!!! You mean I can’t receive email, text, check phone messages, and surf the net?
Not at that location. 😆
aloha todville!
saw this and wasn’t sure if it already appeared here. our president is absolutely killin’ it today!!!!
http://thedailybanter.com/2015/04/president-obamas-world-autism-awareness-day-proclamation-is-right-on/
Ed Shultz can bite me. He is such a fair weather friend who blows where in whatever direction the wind takes that it is ridiculous.
Tom Cotton is too late with his dimwitted idea. He is the chosen imbecile for this issue, apparently.
Senate already ruled out any sanction talk until after June 30.
He needed fresh air for his mouth.
Bloomberg view is reporting that NO new sanctions from the Senate until after June 30. Which is good.
However, the Corker bill which gives the Senate the right to agree with and sign off on any deal now has 64 supporters on its way to a veto-proof 67.
Mark Warner is latest traitor D to join the RW.
The democratic party has deserted PBO to an alarming degree.
War manufacturers must be paying millions to achieve this mutiny. despicable
I can’t believe these traitors. And they all have the nerve to send out emails soliciting funds.
I’m thinking the results from today will change that. Otherwise, the US Congress will be blamed for f*cking things up for the Global community.
but what they do not understand is that this is not a treaty it’s a UN Security Council resolution – According to the treaty that created the UN, all member nations are bound by Security Council resolutions. So we don’t really need the Congress to make this happen or to give it full Constitutional muster.
agreed prettyfoot58 but logic never got in the way before so why should it now for this Congress?
This highlights the dumb of the current US congress – they see nothing in the world scene except their own stupid ideas. The world according to the GOP stops at the US border – probably doesn’t include Hawaii or Alaska.
the world is moving on, with or without us of a. wars are so passe’.
Getty Images
These pictures do something strange to me.
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Easy now 😉
Good answer.
That’s what I say…….
I hope the NSA is watching over them.
BOOM!
Perfect!
FL, seriously? Again? Sheesh.
I agree.
The streets of Tehran are alive with celebrations tonight. As they should be.
If the insane profit driven war maniacs weren’t in charge of our media, America would be out in the streets honking our horns also.
I will pour a glass of wine and cheer right here.
Agree, Vicki.
Cheers!!
Was watching Hardball. Chris had on David Corn and some rabid rabbi. Glad David countered the rabbi’s talking points with what was actually in the potential agreement.
The important thing is that those awaiting Pres Obama’s presence, waited happily and I bet, they were happy to see him.
I’m always somewhat amazed – given the “christianity” of the US that Good Friday is not a major holiday. In my country we have holidays Friday through Monday. The only things open on Good Friday are churches – and our country is not very religious.
thank you Bobfr. Everybody pretends they don’t see that elephant in the room.
Agree, nospin. And, until they do, I’ll keep shining a very bright light on it.
bbl …
a reminder is always good Bobfr. Am so looking forward to what the response from POTUS will be. I think this petition messaged POTUS citizens were sick of the BS and want the GOP to get spanked. Publicly. I feel that this petition helped in some way to move forward the success of today.
am sure that thought was mutual from all sides.
It’s always darkest just before daylight….
I just got to this thread and it’s comment #128 – TOD is #onfire today
And what happened to the bed assembly?
It’s been an incredible, historic day, 99ts. This is PBO’s announcement:
Thanks meta – and what an amazing person he is – I love the age of Obama. Wish it would never end. If he was PM of a “Westminster” parliament he would be there for 30 years!
AGREED!!
thanks for this meta. I missed it earlier.
You’re welcome. It’s an amazing detail of the deal that left me speechless.
FIXT
I just want to know why is he allowed to have nukes?
cynics might say that Israel is the USA’s military installation in the Middle East.
Does Netanyahu really care about Israel? Somehow I really doubt it.
I guess Morning Joke won’t have Mika’s dad on anytime soon to make him look like a fool when Howard “dim-wit” Dean made him look reasonable……
And therein is the difference between two political parties – why they are even close in the polls is insane.
BWwahahahaaa!!
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/02/a-tweet-or-two-276/
Our President makes me think often of R-E-S-P-E-C-T. In general I’d say he shows respect to the leaders from other countries and in turn they respect him. While trying desperately to catch up on today’s significant posts, I was reminded of this 2013 twitter recount of Rouhani & PBO’s initial convos.
Hey everybody! I’m floating on a cloud reading all the great news about our amazing President’s historic achievement! Wow!
I mean WOW!
Do you know what we’ve got?
The privilege of living in The Age of Obama! The is quite simply THE BEST PRESIDENT EVER!
Somebody in South Dakota needs to start sharpening some mountain-carving tools. That’s all I’m saying!
[now back to finish catching up]