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Monday
The President will attend meetings at the White House.
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Tuesday
The President will host Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House.
In the evening, the President and First Lady will invite music legends and top contemporary artists to the White House as part of its “In Performance at the White House” series. The event will pay tribute to the fundamental role gospel music has played in the American musical tradition.
The program will include performances by Bishop Rance Allen, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Aretha Franklin, Rodney Crowell, Rhiannon Giddens, Emmylou Harris, Darlene Love, Lyle Lovett, Tamela Mann, the Morgan State University Choir, and Michelle Williams — with T Bone Burnett as executive music director and Billy Maxwell as music director.
The President’s remarks will be pooled press and the entire event will be streamed live at WhiteHouse.gov at 7:0 PM (ET).
“The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House” will be broadcast Friday, June 26, 2015 at 9:0 PM ET on PBS stations nationwide. The program will also be simulcast on TV One.
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Wednesday
The President attends meetings at the White House.
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Thursday
The President will welcome the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the White House in celebration of the eighth annual Soldier Ride.
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Friday
The President will host Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the White House.
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The Obama Diary 
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😎 Greetings TODobots! Life’s gooOOood!
Congrats, VC! Even when the sun’s not shining here, life is good!
^ 5 – totally agree
VC!!!!!!!! Gotta work, see ya later!!
Okay. Have fun while working!
Huh, in my dreams!!
Dreams are good. Catch you later!
VC – Nice going! Looks like a fun week ahead!
Yes indeed, Judith; I’m beginning to like the days when ‘the President will attend meetings’ because then I start to anticipate what else might develop. TY
Congrats on the Gold VC.
Thanks, Roberta.
http://www.alternet.org/hillary-clintons-plush-life-corporate-lecture-circuit
While most of Hillary Clinton’s speaking fees and speech texts are private – we will soon get a peek in the fees themselves thanks to presidential personal financial disclosure requirements – there have been various reports and leaks of both her comments and speaking fees. For example, the Silicon Valley firm Nexenta posted video of her address to their forum, where she jokes that she’s “not an expert on software-designed storage,” a sort of admission that she is being paid more for access than expertise. These lectures a picture of a candidate who spent the past two years getting richer by telling corporations exactly what they want to hear, a troubling foreshadowing of her possible ascent to the White House.
The biggest problem for me is…after having President Obama for 8 incredible years, I just don’t want to have to “settle” for one being a tad better than the other one. I just don’t want to settle for the “lesser of two evils”… I want incredible and a forward thinker…someone with empathy for everyone and everything on this earth. THAT’S my problem with this entire 2016 election mess. I fear I will have to settle.
Yep. There’s no replacing PBO. What do you think her chances are?
I have no idea… All I know is, we’ve had the best already…
I hear you and I feel the same way but I don’t see anybody matching up to President Obama. I wish he could serve a 3rd term, but I’m sure he is tired of the crap he’s had to go through. My biggest worry about Hillary is that she buys into the idea that she needs to court white people instead of everyone like PBO did. Sigh.
Best news today. I love those White house concerts. Watch them all the time in my downtime. Miss Aretha is back. Congrats vc.
TY, A-b. I do love those concerts too and can’t wait to see what they do with this one about religious history.
Did you notice that I got some feedback from my UWI friend re PBO’s town hall?
No I didn’t. Where is it?
Sorry, my sibling phoned … and four hours later I’m finally off the phone!!!! Then I couldn’t remember where I’d made the comment. Here’s the link finally….
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/11/chat-away-565/#comment-1305201
I missed that. I just can’t imagine how wondrrful. My so, so niece also saw him but not close up like your friend She saw him leaving the Marley house then passing the next day on his way to UWI. She was beside herself. I am happy for her. Indeed they have stopped laughing at me. I am happy for your friend also.
🙂 I don’t believe my friend will be laughing at me going forward either (she never could understand that I spend so much time seeing what the Pres is doing). She sounded like a true Obot when she was recounting her experience. 😉
A hug from Obama equals Conversion therapy for the doubters. Todders are already true believers!
Hmmm. I could use some conversion therapy myself in that vase.
Cannot wait for this Gospel music concert!
Looks like Katie and her baby girl are getting some time outdoors! Empty pen with door open.
http://www.apl.tv/giraffe-birth-live.htm
Ciao = meal and laptop break.
Hi, everyone;
So, I’ve been feeling much better lately. My doctors increased the dosage of my pain pills, prescribed a new pill and it’s been working. I wake up in much less pain, my fingers don’t hurt and my knee pain is almost gone. Felt so good yesterday that I went shopping with my mom for four hours. I had a cart to rest and to support me while I walked. Bought tons of groceries and more from Target. I unpacked it by myself.
And boy did I pay for it. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Woke up with sore arms but they are better. Gotta take it easy next time. Lol!!
i ‘m glad that you were able to shop with your mom…but yeah…take it easy next time…(hugs)
((HUGS))
I am glad you are feeling better. 🙂
Thanks, professor 🙂
Wonderful news, gb!! Pace yourself:)
Good to know you are feeling better, gb!! Don’t push too hard 😉
I wont anymore. 🙂
GB Good to hear you are out and about….you are in my prayers.
Good for you. Baby step tho. ((( )))). Haven’t commented for a while, but peek in for my updates.
Despite being hours late – great to hear some good news – take care of you
Thanks! I will do better going forward. 🙂
BRAVA!! Be well, GoB!!
The formal announcement came from campaign chairman John Podesta in an e-mail to donors and supporters.
#1 Twitter trend
#WhyImNotVotingForHillary …. and it’s ugly, so spare yourself ….
She borrowed the President’s hash tag…
#HillaryForAmerica….all i can do is smile and shake my head
Nah. I’ll pass. Beautiful Sunday afternoon..planted some plants this morning with Sadie happy to help me….getting ready to go help my kiddos with their learning….don’t want to see what the haters have to say today….
Glad you took my warning 🙂
Have fun with your students!!!
Always:) To both of those:)
INDEED I WILL SAY IT AGAIN…HILLARY IS NOT ON MY VOTING LIST…NOTTA…NO WAY JOSE’!!!!!!…STILL RECUPERATING HERE FROM POOR HEALTHCARE PROCEDURE…STARTING TO FEEL BETTER BUT NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK FOR 2 DAYS…NOW THAT…WOULD BE A MIRACLE!
You’re on a roll, {{{{{Chips}}}}}
😀 😀
#TrustBarack
#RidenWithBiden
Then there’s this. Can’t forget about the Supremes that need to GTFO!
This is the very most important issue in the 2016 election for me. I will vote for whoever gets the Democratic nomination.
This is her announcement video…..
As Chips noted, not one reference to PBO or any of his accomplishments in the last 6 years. And he’s been a highly successful DEM President…
that is correct…..and Omission that speaks very loudly to us all….she wants to be our Champion as if The President has not been our Champion…trying to maintain my composure…because if VP Biden or Gov O’Malley do not run…it will be a long primary….
But her 1st video should be about her, the people and what she wants to accomplish……not Pres Obama or her husband.
Fair enough. I will wait and see how her general campaign goes and what policies/positions she endorses. And I would prefer a vigorous Dem primary with several additional VIABLE candidates. A coronation from the start is a sign of an unhealthy or non-existent democracy.
I am with you HF 😉
This helps make the argument……a little easier for me.
I agree with you about this.
Nice video, must be the former Obama people who made it.
What is sad for me is that she doesn’t mention even once that the people who are looking forward to their next adventures in life have a positive outlook due to the hard work of the Obama Administration, who have been champions for the American people for the past six years. She says she is going to be their champion, and that the stakes are still stacked for those at the top. If she doesn’t want to give credit to the gains under President Obama, then what exactly is her campaign message? Things are good now because of the hard-fought policies from President Obama. Democrats should be crediting him and calling for their next leaders to extend those gains. It’s like she’s conceding every lie the Republicans have spewed these past few years by not crediting President Obama – who is still working hard creating history. I’m already sick of it.
She better.
Good!
She can’t have that many Pres Obama’s former aides working for you and then Go Rogue on his Presidency. 2010 and 2014 have proven that for Dems.
And don’t believe the media crapola about linking to Obama is fraught with risk.
If they think linking to President Obama is “fraught with risk”, then they are still peddling lies. President Obama’s tenure has been successful – and they’d be fools to try and pull the wool over people’s eyes about this. Are they saying that Americans are just that stupid to continue to fall for these lies?
They have been peddling lies since 2008 – apart from being caught on hot mics they NEVER called out Palin & they still give her media luv. All any any democrat has to be perfect to get the media response that GOPers get for opening their idiotic controlling minds. If the media reported reality there would not be any GOP Governors.
well although the headlines imply one thing..no where in the body of th article do i get the feel that she will praise the President agenda and build on it…
now waiting to see who else will announce..
If she was planning to praise the President, she should have done that straight out the gate – especially since the President was forced to speak positively about her on the international stage yesterday at his press conference.
and this means what? The woman would embrace the whatever she believes would get her a vote. She has no moral compass and she stands for nothing.
#nomoreClintons
Just got a ‘coronation’ email from Senator Boxer so modified this tweet accordingly …
Point Bob.
Thank you Bob. The woman stands for absolutely nothing. #nomoreclintons
Congrats VC on your Solid Au ⭐ 🙂
Congrats HRC…… your announcement on 4-11-15 is duly noted by Nena 😉
4 SCOTUS may need to be replaced…..that is all I need to know.
Meh..
Everyday American have had a champion for the last 51/2 years. President Obama.
“Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion. –H” Is that before or after POTUS had to have his supporters help pay off your debt?
#nomoreclintons
It looks like Hilary Rosen has been Hit with a Ton of Twitter Bricks……her back strokes…..Hilarious 😉
Funny how my People (Women) cringe on some words……yet an experienced Strategist, she is using “Sensitive” when it was obvious she went off the rails?
She is pathetic …. hope that’s not too insensitive ….
She is busy making a name for herself…….while she is stepping all over HRC.
This coming from her after her own melt down? Sheer arrogance.
What a great start. Every non-story into teapot storm. Typical.
yup!
You’re up early, amk!! On the way to the airport? Hope you have a safe smooth journey!
This, Bobfr.
And nobody means to disrespect the president – but they do it – time after time after time
tell it Bobfr. This inevitability crap is ridiculous.
#nomoreclintons #anybodybutHRC
“I just think people read inevitably as entitlement,” he added. “And the American people want, and ought to want, their candidates to sweat for the job, you know, to actually make the case for why they’re the right person for the right time.” – Deval Patrick
Funny. Relax folks is what she needed to tell herself before becoming unglued over nothing.
Oh Please… she MEANT to disrespect BilldeBlasio. Hew tweet was nasty and condescending to the extreme.
“I just think he should have been more sensitive on her announcement day.”
that just reads weird.
what did she do? is she part of the HRC committee?
and this…..Mayor de Blasio said something that Hilary Rosen didn’t appreciate.
Then after a backlash……the back stroke tweet emerged.
Did she defend President Obama like this? Mayor Deblasio’s statement is a fair statement. This type of tweet against Mayor Deblasio serves no purpose.
Wow, ok thanks.
Why does she have a verified Twitter account?
Over the last six years it has almost always been a good idea to bet on President Obama. He is not above making mistakes. But I think he’s clearly proven that his North Star is what is best for the American people. The old line about him being a sell-out to the corporate world has lost all it’s punch by now. So when it comes to this agreement, it is really about whether or not he and his staff can execute – not their motivations.
That felt good. Should have done it back in November, but finally got around to it. Unsubscribed from the DNC mailing list. In the “why” block, I put: “Two words: Hillary Clinton.” Well, actually, I added “#RidinWithBiden” – of course! They want me/us to welcome Hillary to the race. Uh, no.
And right smack after the DNC e-mail about HRC, here comes the draftbiden.com folks, congratulating HRC, sharing the “draft Joe” petition, and asking for volunteers/support/donations for JOE BIDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeehaw!
Truth hurts ….
Turkey gets me with this. They know what they did but nobody else better point it out.
Ignore the media and run.
Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Yup. A lot of people still remember 08 and how her campaign began the birther BS.
She’s going to get a lot of the Black vote. Not like PBO but a whole lot.
Nobody is saying she won’t get the Black vote. People are saying we need a primary not a bloody coronation.
You’re right nobody is saying it because she’s going to get a whole lot of that vote. PBO like? No but more than any other white candidate before her imo.
No we don’t want a coronation but if the other candidates don’t jump in then they in effect just gave Hillary a coronation. Now hopefully people like O’Malley have been planning to jump in it all along. It would be terrific to have a good primary fight but again that’s up to them.
These foregone conclusions about HRC’s supposed “inevitability” are problematic in my opinion. I’m almost under the impression that her staunchest supporters are afraid of having a Dem primary – and that alone gives me pause. If they are certain that no other Dem can beat her, then why the attempt to discourage other candidates and suppress any modicum of healthy democratic process in a primary election?
No one should be discouraging a good healthy primary and if they are shame on them. I knew when she and PBO battled it out in 2008 the Democratic Party was going to reap the benefits and we did. Now imo nobody is going to discourage Biden, O’Malley or Patrick if they want in. But if they don’t then they bare the blame for handing Hillary the nomination without a fight. Clinton herself should no better. Between her and PBO they cleared a field of candidates in 2008 by fighting it out.
My guess is Hillary wants a primary battle. She’s put together this team, seems to be engaged and wants to take it out on the highway for a spin. Having nothing to do until the middle of 2016 would not help her or the party in the least.
“I’m almost under the impression that her staunchest supporters are afraid of having a Dem primary”
they are afraid hopefruit2. That is why they are bullying others out of the way. The woman doesn’t stand a chance unless they can buy the nomination for her.
“She’s going to get a lot of the Black vote.”
no she won’t.
She is going to have to work for it. She is good at saying what you want to hear. But PBO has set the bar very high.
Unless she is bringing about a change in the CJS (Criminal Justice System) .
Billary is going to blow it for her.
Why does he even wants to go back to the WH? Why does she want to take him back there?
Why don’t they leave us alone?
Is this photoshopped? LOL.
no.
Wow. Great photo!
Running for president is an exhausting and stressful enterprise. I think it’s tough for someone to invest so much of themselves into a campaign when someone like Hillary has all the resources and networking of the eight years of Clinton presidency, a popular presidency. The pressures not to run seem to be the beginning advantage that Hillary has, in addition to the aspirations that many have for a woman president, much more so than some party bigwigs policing the situation.
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL…I’M ON THE FLOOR!…….THEY WILL NEVER…EVER…EVER…EVER…EVER…EVER…………………………….REPLACE THE ENERGIZER!
say it again NW. Say it again.
To LL and the future Mrs. LL, best wishes and congratulations. Beautiful ring.
Regarding HRC announcing, the best part is the panic she is causing in the Repugs camp as they are busy trying to pull out their wadded up unddies. Personally when I see HRC with President Obama I see from her a respect, even tho she does not always speak it. I think she likes The Pres more than The Husband. Now come on Democrats, Gov. O’Malley and others, get in the ring, show us your stuff so we can make the right decision, Democrat that is.
With the likes of Schumer you can only do so much.
lols
I have already unsubscribed to more than 20 Dems & Dem Pacs today …
I’ve done the same thing – unsubscribe
I do like she cut out the beltway press on the announcement.
Unfortunately with the weight given the early primaries, the nominee is going to be decided by just a few thousand of our friends in Iowa and New Hampshire. If for any reason O’Malley or Biden or someone else gets in and wins one of those then it’s Colorado and New York. By then it will be Hillary. So I think we can pretend that we are going to have a say in it but we aren’t unless we live in one of those 4 states.
2008 was a total aberration with Barack Hussein Obama. In 2016 any other possible Dem candidates won’t be able to pull off Iowa, New Hampshire, Colorado and New York.
http://frontloading.blogspot.com/p/2016-presidential-primary-calendar.html
My feelings boil down to this: I want a healthy Democratic primary. I’m not really excited for Hillary Clinton, but if it boils down to her and a GOP candidate? Then yeah, I want her to win.
I’m with ya Nerdy. Exactly how I feel. Now, I know FLOTUS says she wants nothing more to do with politics after 2016 but how killer would it be for her to be the VP? OMG, the landslide in the general would be MASSIVE.
Good summary.
Pitch perfect. My sentiments exactly.
This tweet represents my views 100%. Nothing to add or change. Perfect.
I know what you mean. I thought that I could stay engaged after PBO made the race about us instead of himself, but it requires a candidate that inspires us and gives us reasons why we want them. I am afraid I will now go back to voting for the person I think will do the least damage to our country.
I’ve never seen this pic before… made kind of a lousy day a bit more sunny, thanks for posting it, Chips.
NW, you expressed my feelings exactly. My reaction was a big YAWN…….a totally anticlimactic announcement, as we knew all along. I plan to enjoy and treasure every second of the Obama presidency.
When the nomination actually happens, I believe folks here will unite behind the Democratic candidate, whoever that will be, because it is so important that the GOP doesn’t win and that the great gains that have been made in during the Obama presidency are preserved. President Obama will also be urging us to support that candidate.
Yup, I would like to think we will all get behind whoever the nominee is; I know POTUS will! And as I posted above, imho, there’s almost no chance it won’t be Hillary and if some Dems are already “there” in their pragmatic view of the primary season then I’m not going to fault them for it.
I have to say HRC must have more stamina than the average person. I’m a lot younger than HRC and it’s a big deal for me to go out to dinner a few times a week lol. I would never be able to be giving speeches and interviews and shaking hands for the next 1 1/2 years at all hours of the day and night NOW — let alone at age 67.
Thanks for this Bill.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/12/democrat-or-republican-obamacare-has-your-back/
THIS IS MY ADVICE…IF THE DEMS DON’T HAVE A BETTER CANDIDATE…GUARANTEED…LOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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