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2:00PM EDT: White House Demo Day goes live
3:15PM: President Obama views White House Demo Day exhibits
3:40PM: President Obama delivers remarks at the White House Demo Day
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Hey NW.
Hey, COS.
Congrats COS on your Solid Gold ⭐
bbl 😉
Thanks Nena. 🙂
Odd
Can’t stand up to questioning, eh? Not used to real questioning of their motives from US MSM.
Cowards!!!!
Dermer gave up his American citizenship in 2005…
Thanks for posting this event, NW. The White House does such a great job with young thinkers, inventors, scientists, etc. Congrats to COS on first!
🙂
He’s important because he was on the undecided list, not the leaning yes list. So that brings the number of YES votes so far to 27.
I am following this closely, too, meta.
So a Bill Nelson Yes is significant. 7 more Yes votes to go for a sustained veto. Shouldn’t be too many days more.
Hey, fellow tracker. We got this!
😀 So I’ll keep my ears open to you two during this countdown! TY x2
Stay tuned! LOLz.
😀 I’m tuned in with volume set just right.
You are welcome VC.
🙂
Still a bit ticked at Axelrod, who ran a skinny kid named Barack Hussein Obama in a campaign against one of the biggest political machines in American history, for throwing cold water on VP Joe.
My confidence was shaken by David Axelrod. Now I am uncertain about VPB entering race.
Is Boxer part of your 27?
Yes.
Here is a primer of who is left…if you haven’t already seen this
Nancy Pelosi has already built the first firewall for the #IranDeal. Getting at least 34 Dem senators is added insurance.
I would also like the media to refrain from reporting any “NO Dems” unless they reside outside of NY/NJ…trying to build up a fake narrative against the deal just doesn’t fly
😀 😀 Couldn’t resist! This was ‘wheely’ tempting.
Ah I see what you did there vc – very creative! 🙂
Thanks, Hopef – more like too much time on hands though. 😀 😀
I’ll take it anyway! LOL 🙂
Stunning tweet:
Absolutely beautiful!
WOWWWWW…..
TOOTHACHE!
Beautiful….Love them
NICE!!!!!!
FLOTUS, isn’t that sweet. 🙂
Okay ya’ll know I follow all the Dem candidates and this is my monthly update:
Jim Webb is touting a love fest editorial by (wait for it) Joe Lieberman on his website 😯 He somehow thinks that Dems will be impressed by this?????
Bernie is asking for volunteers and there are NO events setup with 100 miles of my home. I couldn’t resist seeing if the Blah people had suddenly realized that he’s “our guy” and were organizing in my state like the BernieBots would have you believe is taking place ALL over the country.
Hillary at this point has the best website that money can buy (because she is winning the race to the bottom for the corporate dollar). She has a half dozen organizing events setup between now and September within 100 miles of my home.
Martin O’Malley does not have a 50 state strategy. He has a 3 state strategy. Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. He is putting ALL his eggs into these three states. He has no organizing events in his home state of Maryland.
That’s All Folks!!!
BTW – I follow the campaigns so that you don’t have too 😉
Thank you, Donna.
This summary is as depressing as it could possibly be. An unloveable candidate running a joyless campaign may be our only choice.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are the best!!!!!!!
Thanks for this, Donna. Why on earth do you suppose O’Malley is focusing on S Carolina? It makes no sense.
It’s the second actual primary. NH then SC and he feels if he can show well in either of those states and do well in the debates where I think he will shine that he will have a real shot.
Thank you Donna. Most grateful for your sacrifice!!
thanks….
gotta ask you Donna…
what do you think the VP will do?
I would have thought that understanding how Citizens United has changed the game when it comes to funding campaigns that if he was going to run he would have thrown his hat into the ring by now. He may still do it but you have to get the money needed to run your campaigns early and because of her front runner status Hillary is soaking up so much of those big dollars. Now some will say that the grassroots can power him to victory but PBO proved in the 2012 campaign that this is no longer a fact. He had to allow PAC’s to supplement (albeit independent) his campaign and the most profound campaign ad of 2012 was not from the campaign but the one done by the SuperPAC Priorities USA going after Romney and Bain Captial. Guess who this PAC is supporting in 2016….Hillary R. Clinton.
So I’m not sure how things will pan out. I don’t know if he is waiting to see if she stumbles badly or if the death of Beau sort of set him back on his heels but I think he will have to make a decision by late September if he plans to run.
Just my 2cents.
my concern is that if he is going to run…that he is coming into the contest late…meaning that he will have to catch up….and why all this speculation and waiting…..it takes time to build a campaign….encourage folks….get them involved…build a structure….
sigh….
my greatest fear is that DEMs will not come out to vote….
That is my fear as well. I have been saying for months that the DNC should be doing something similar to PSA’s with a catchy jingle explaining the importance of voting. The general public simply doesn’t get it.
Thanks for this summary Donna.
Ohhhhh, these people thought that they just had to show up.
For all the money, corporate sponsorship, DNC backing and hype, HRC is generating little enthusiasm among voters. Her campaign feels sanitized, artificial and produced. It doesn’t have that organic feel that PBO’s campaigns in 2008/12 had. I’m concerned that her house of cards will crumble at the slightest challenge because there’s nothing of real substance fueling it. 😦
Apart from being a woman, there is nothing that she does that is new. She’s so risk averse that she’s sucked all the life out of her run. Nothing is spontaneous or interesting. I guess her big foray into really taking a leap was for her and Bill to go to a U2 concert. LOLz. Just plodding along.
So right about her risk aversion, meta. Le sigh…
This is my “somewhat” objective opinion of her. She is a polished, rehearsed politician. She is not a dumb woman. In fact, Hillary is very smart and accomplished but Meta is right she isn’t spontaneous because she’s not very genuine. Women in general do see her as their great hope to the White House. I’m not sure if its enough to get her elected but that’s what I see at this point that her campaign is counting on. Her rallying millions of women to the polls in 2016. Sigh, Yawn, Sigh!
HEADS UP! PBO’s in the House!
POTUS LIVE now:
I was watching a little of the Demo Days and I must admit that President Obama is one smooth cat.
ohhh yeahhhh he is…. smilin
I’m watching now. I love the format because potential investors and collaborators who are watching can see these innovative new products. I loved the MIT Professor from Syria. I love the diversity and smarts of the demo presenters. Just wonderful. This is what makes America great.
He is a walking ad for these inventors. I am really loving this.
This was really the biggest loss of the 2010 mid-terms……10 years for every census/district maps.
I really hope this plan moves forward and they make some headway. I work with a group of 30 women formed back in 2005 to write letters to registered voters to get out and vote. We’ve been doing the same successful process every 2 years since for the national elections, and 2014 was the first time our letters did not seem to make a difference in the outcomes of the races we focused on. I am very nervous about what we can do to get people to the polls in 2016.
Love!
A great read on last night’s GOP forum:
http://pmcarpenter.blogs.com/p_m_carpenters_commentary/2015/08/the-voters-first-republican-forum-a-two-hour-commercial-for-donald-trump.html
57, I watched some of the clips from that event, and it appeared so humiliating for all of those losers to pimp themselves for the endorsement of a newspaper.
I’m glad you and p m carpenter watched some of it so I didn’t have to! Streaming doesn’t work very well on my creaky internet connection.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PBO….MAY YOU HAVE ONE AS AMAZING AS YOU ARE!…I HAVE TO GO…HUSBAND IS CALLING….:)
At the end of this event, POTUS pitched himself, saying he was going to be out of a job in about 18 months!
LOL….I DON’T THINK THE ENERGIZER IS GOING TO HAVE ANY TROUBLE FILLING HIS SHOES W/OTHER THINGS…MAYBE ONE DAY I WILL FINALLY GET TO MEET HIM THRU MY BROTHERS KEEPER….:)
They end with singing ‘Happy Birthda’y to PBO. There’s a good reason to go to work on your birthday – you get lots of acknowledgement (assuming your colleagues know it’s your day)! 😀
Awww….Ambassador Power’s newborn nephew sharing the same birthday as PBO 🙂
They built this. Whip those conspiracy theory nutbags up till…this. My damn head hurts. Stupid just permeates this country.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/two-men-open-fire-mississippi-military-facility
2 Men Open Fire On Soldiers At Jade Helm Training Site In Mississippi
Been so busy today…busy tutoring day and errands, so I missed most of the good business of the day…zizi, amazing piece. The comments by our TOD family were spot on and insightful, as always. EricFive…looking at you:) Good stuff. Have to dash out again shortly for “Round 2” but will check out as I can…POTUS must be having an amazing day:)
They did build it df – and the media helped them – every step of the way.
gm from my world df
#TrustBarack …. he earns it everyday!
LOL…I DON’T THINK POTUS HAS TO PITCH HIMSELF….HE’S GOING TO BE VERY BUSY…WHEN HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN MR. ENERGIZER SMOKIN’ SHOES TO SIT DOWN…I HOPE TO MEET HIM SOMEDAY AFTER I GET TO THE RESERVATION AND START WORKING MY BROTHERS KEEPER!
Ain’t that the truth.
Yo! TODObots – no details, but if all o’ y’all could toss a few _/|\_ my way – I’d be most grateful. ❤ 🐻 BALLOONS! 🙂
My thoughts and prayers for you, {{MP}}
LL’s new post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/04/on-lunatics-and-asylums/