President Barack Obama greets people following his remarks at the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 5, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza
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10:00AM: President Obama and Vice President Obama receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
11:20AM: President Obama delivers remarks on the nuclear deal reached with Iran
American University, Washington, DC
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Jessica Guynn: Exclusive: Venture Capital To Make Diversity Pledge
Venture capitalists will pledge concrete measures to bring greater diversity to their predominantly white male profession during a high-profile event at the White House. For its part, the National Venture Capital Association is making a commitment “to advance opportunity for women and underrepresented minorities in the entrepreneurial ecosystem,” the trade group says in a letter to President Obama that was exclusively shared with USA TODAY. The trade group’s task force, formed in December, to tackle the profession’s lack of diversity “is committed to developing both near and long-term solutions to effect positive change,” the letter reads.
It was signed by 45 venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Battery Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners. Among the steps the National Venture Capital Association is promising to take: to conduct and share research that measures diversity at venture capital firms and their portfolio companies, develop model human resources policies to encourage more inclusive work environments and participate in programs to encourage women and minorities to pursue careers as entrepreneurs or venture capitalists. These are just initial steps to address the yawning racial and gender gap, said Silicon Valley venture capitalist Kate Mitchell.
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Wesley Lowery: Police Shot And Killed More People In July Than Any Other Month So Far This Year
More people were shot and killed by on-duty police officers in July than in any other month so far in 2015. At least 103 people were shot and killed by police officers last month, according to a Washington Post database tracking all fatal on-duty police shootings this year. That is 13 more fatal police shootings than March, the second most deadly month, during which 90 people were shot and killed by police. As of today, The Post has tracked 570 fatal police shootings.
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Julia Horowitz: Thousands Of California Convicts To Regain Voting Rights
California restored voting rights Tuesday to tens of thousands of criminals serving sentences under community supervision, reversing a decision by a state official that they could not participate in elections. Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced the settlement between the state and the American Civil Liberties Union of California, which sued on behalf of nearly 60,000 convicts who became ineligible to vote when then Secretary of State Debra Bowen determined in 2014 that community supervision was equivalent to parole. Her decision stemmed from a 2011
realignment of the state’s criminal justice law that aims to reduce overcrowding in state prisons by sending people convicted of less serious crimes to county jails or alternative treatment programs. A judge later overturned Bowen’s policy, stating that community supervision and parole are different. Bowen’s office appealed the decision, but Padilla, a fellow Democrat, decided to let the court ruling stand. Earlier this summer, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, vetoed a bill that would have extended the right to vote to roughly 40,000 convicts on probation or parole.
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President Barack Obama’s daughter Sasha hides behind the sofa as she sneaks up on him at the end of the day in the Oval Office, Aug. 5, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2014. Photo by Lawrence Jackson
President Barack Obama talks with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice outside the Oval Office upon arrival from the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2014. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama participates in a discussion with moderator Takunda Chingonzo at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2014. Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama talks with President Ali Bongo Ondimba of the Gabonese Republic during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 5, 2014. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama talks with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough after meeting with senior advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 5, 2013. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama greets group and poses for a photo in the Rose Garden of the White House, August 5, 2009. Photo by Lawrence Jackson
🎶 🎶HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! 🌟🎂🎂
GOOD MORNIN’ ALL. LET’S MAKE TODAY THE BEST OF THE WEEK, YES? 👍
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU GB…GOD BLESS YOU!
Thank you very much, Sue. 😊
Happy Birthday GoB and Happy Furst! Have a wonderful blessed day my dear…
Morning, JoJo. Thank you. 🙂
WOOOOT! WOOOT!
Happy Birthday, GB!!!! May you have a day filled with laughter, family, friends, and music.
Hey, Nerdy. WOOT! WOOT!
Thank you! 🙂
Happpppppppppppy Birthday…..Blessssssssssings to YOU!
LOL…Love that video. Thanks, prettyfoot.
smiling….glad you liked it..
SUPER Happy Birthday wishes to you, GoB!! A nice slice of cake and hugs from all of TODville!!
Thank you, Meta!
Birthday wishes gobrooklyn – have a wonderful day
Thanks, 99ts! 🙂
Happy Birthday, gobrooklyn!
Thank you, 57 😃
GB, I hope you have a glorious, fun-filled birthday with all the treats your heart desires. May the skies rain down sunshine and happy thoughts on every moment of your day.
Thanks, Jackie. So far, I got the sunshine part and some happy thoughts. 😉😉
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GB!!!
Have a Fabulous day!
GM NW, gobrooklyn and Happy Birthy GOB.
Thanks, COS
Happy birthday GB! 🎈🎈🎈🎈
Thank you very much, GGail. 😃
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GB 🙂
Thanks, Rikyrah 😊
Special Day for Special TOD friend. . .
❤️
Well that didn’t work right, sorry. 😏😏😏
Or that, I’ll keep trying down thread. P.S. I’m not too good at new things.
Hi 😊
Happy Birthday gobrooklyn! Be well and stay strong!!
Thanks, Puddin 😊😊
Happy Birthday GB!!!!!! Wishing you many more!!!
Most Excellent R&S, NW. Thank you!!!!
!!!!!Thanks, Bob!!! 😎😎
Best wishes for a super happy birthday GB!
Thanks, Alma!
Reply is so late,sorry.
Happy Birthday
Thanks, Otter 😊
Well, Hello Birthday Lady Gobrooklyn 😉
Happy Birthday to You, G ❤ B !
Thank you Nena.
Sorry for late reply.
Happy Birthday, gobrooklyn! I hope you enjoy your day!
You inspire me so much. I will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Hi, SJ. Sorry for late reply. Thank you very much for the birthday wishes. 😉
No Problem, gobrooklyn! I hope you had a great day of celebrating.
I WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE THE DOC…DON’T WANT TO MISS PBO ON IRAN! I THINK THURSDAY NITE’S DEBATES WILL SHOW THE PUBLIC WHAT THEY ARE IN FOR…AND IT TAIN’T PERDY!
AM WAITING TO SEE IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A RIDIN WITH BIDEN SURPRISE SOON…..HOPE…HOPE…HOPE! WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN A MOUSE IN THE SALAD DURING PBO AND BROTHER JOE’S LUNCH YESTERDAY!…BBL…WORK TO DO BEFORE PBO IS ON…LOTS OF BIRDS AND SQUIRRELS TO FEED….:)
Good Morning, Everyone 🙂
THANKS FOR RUNNING ONE OF MY FAVORITE PIX AGAIN…SASHA BEHIND THE SOFA!…ADIOS!
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Good morning. It’s absolutely wonderful that our President and fellow Democrats are going to be focusing on voter rights while the Republican clowns will be outdoing each other with new ways to deprive people of their health, livelihood, civil liberties and right to vote. The contrast will be stark.
🎶🎶 Good Morning GoBrooklyn and have a very Happy Birthday! 🎶🎶
Thank you NerdyWonka – fabulous rise and shine – never has such a diverse group of people been to events at the White House than has happened in the past 6 years.
Am reading about the pretenders and their debates – not one of them is anyway ready to provide leadership – a minor review of the last few years by a media person would make this abundantly clear. Their only use appears to be to provide for an evening of the “drinking game”.
You’re welcome, 99ts.
I love the Obamas for how they have truly opened up the White House to faces and ideas that were previously overlooked, ignored, and sometimes barred.
That is one of my favourite things about the Obamas. Inclusiveness!
By the way. Where is Chips? Did I miss an announcement?
GB, she’s on a three-week vacation to the seashore. I think it’s great for her to take a complete break for a while after all the work she puts in. I’ve lost track, but I think this is her first week off.
Ah…ok. Thanks.
Thank yu Nerdy for such a stunning post yesterday celebrating POTUS birthday…..i went to #44turns54….such awesomeness can be found there…smile is still on my face…
thank you for all you do…yu are truly The Legend…
Thanks so much, PF.
Wishing you a great day. 🙂
Wishing you the same!
Good West Coast morning NW & TOD family.
Good Hump Day MOOOOOrning, GGail. 🙂
Hump Dayeeee! 😀
and you thought it would be any different?
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THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/4/15
Fox News rigs debate to hide close call, RNC allows it
Rachel Maddow points out that Fox News violated their own debate qualification criteria by ignoring the fifth most recent poll and instead taking the sixth, with the result being a greater distinction between tenth and eleventh place, Kasich and Perry. Duration: 13:35
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/fox-news-rigs-debate-to-hide-close-call-498639427657
Is it even news that FOX rigs something and doesn’t tell the truth? I think this comes under “Dog Bites Man.” Wonder why Rachel even bothered.
The establishment of the republican party thinks they could have a good candidate in Kasich. So he had to be in.
Watch the media after the debate. The task to promote the “good” candidates will begin. Kasich will be “pushed”. Walker has too many skeletons. Idem from Christie. Bush wants it bad and is powerful, but he is vulnerable in a general election because of his last name. The more I think of it, Kasich will become the preferred candidate of the media… They’ll give him maximum exposure. Broadcast his speeches, lots of interviews, etc. To give him name recognition ASAP.
Good morning to TOD.
Lovepolitics, I see what you mean. If I had to guess I think Kasich is slated to be VP pick in order to insure (??) GOP win in Ohio.
a bit of good news….
I will repeat…it’s scary…actually terrifying, but it seems as if Shrub was ‘ the smart one’.
Does there have to be a smart one?
Daddy Bush, 41′ was the “smart” one…..he had enough sense not to let the moneyed GOP bankrupt the country and get into an endless war with Iraq. 41′ listened to Powell and the other Generals that if you “break it you own it”. GWB and Jeb! are too busy listening to the “money” people telling them how “great” they are.
Hush your mouth rikyrah! 😳
Idris Elba Makes History as First Male ‘Maxim’ Cover (Photo)
Actor Idris Elba graces the cover of Maxim’s September issue, the first solo-male cover in the history of the men’s publication. “We’ve never in U.S. Maxim history had a man on the cover solo,” new editor-in-chief Kate Lanphear told Racked. “This is the very first time, and there was no one else in the world more badass than Idris.”
Elba is the perfect embodiment of what Lanphear wanted a man on the cover to be: “He’s multi-dimensional, he’s complex, he’s sophisticated, but he’s down to earth. It was funny when on set, I was like, ‘Is there anything this guy can’t do?’ He’s an award-winning actor, he’s a DJ, his capsule clothing line for Superdry is about to hit stores. The guy broke the [British] land speed record, which hasn’t been touched since like 1928. He’s sort of a living, breathing superhero.”
http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/idris-elba-makes-history-as-first-male-%e2%80%98maxim%e2%80%99-cover-photo/ar-BBlp3uk?ocid=HPCDHP
lots of Idris Elba fans on TOD. Thank you for this photo which reminds us why.
Thanks for this beautiful picture to wake up to. I may have to go out and buy this magazine.
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Stop drooling Dakota…
Yum! Where is Yardarm with the naughty mats? Thanks, Rikyrah!
water is wet news
i like that -water is wet- news….
for some on the survey….they are still asking the question…what is water
Good morning Nerdy, Ms. Chips, Danny and TOD family, I hope all is well with everyone this lovely Wednesday morning. Congrats GB, on being first this morning as well as Happy Birthday to you. 🎂🎇🎉 🎂🎇🎉 🎂🎇🎉
To all, I hope you have a spectacular and thrilling day today ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank God that President Obama is still the President of The United States of America. ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆
this is what I’ve been saying…he’s not appealing to a sliver of the GOP. He’s straight in the MAINSTREAM GOP.
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It’s Wrong to Call Donald Trump a ‘Fringe’ Candidate
A new Bloomberg Politics poll of Republican and Republican-leaning voters demolishes the claim that he appeals to mouth-breathing xenophobes and nobody else.
Donald Trump’s rise to a position of total dominance in the Republican presidential field has been accompanied by a dismissive snort from Beltway mandarins that Trump is merely a “fringe” candidate. The idea, in essence, is that Trump has a strong but narrow appeal to a group of mouth-breathing xenophobes and practically nobody else.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-04/it-s-wrong-to-call-trump-a-fringe-candidate
he appeals to the worse in us…
And all of them vote.
YES they do….we need to remember tat…we can laugh and shake our heads at the idiocy and venom the spews from their mouths…but this has worked for them…they control over half of the state houses and the Congress….
they are not going to change this formula when they are rewarded so handsomely…and we help them by not voting…
when I get a chance (hopefully over the weekend) I want to prepare a post about this exact issue and some other theories I have. Once the sociopath that I work for goes to Europe for the third time this summer!
Ohhhh, 57, I hope you can make time to put together your Post – I would love to read your thoughts!
Things I’ve been thinking about for awhile. Of course, my tax extension will be up in September. I’m going to make an appt with my accountant and just get it done. Self-employed = many receipts to sort through. But I need to get that done. however, I’m seeing some habits and institutional problems in the Democratic party and general progressive responses to the clown bus that I’d like to articulate.
Why do Americans feel that if they vote for someone who is rich and famous but NO experience in Government to run a state or in this case an entire country, they would get a much better result. California, Minnesota, etc., have experienced the disaster of voting for an inexperienced idiot who shoots off their mouth and have not done it again. At least Reagan was a one term Governor before he became President but that was at a very low time in our country. I am hoping that because of President Obama there are too many people who are paying attention and will get involved, will not let someone like Trump near the WH. The only good part is Trump does not trust the GOP and does not completely hate the DEMs like Reagan. Listening to that elderly woman in that focus group when that man was trying to tell her that Trump is NOT the person she thinks he is and all she could say was “she did not care”. If it were not for PBO she would be eating cat food, no or more expensive Medicare, and living on the street. This country would be in baaaad shape right now if it were not for PBO.
We cannot appeal to these people I am convinced that their belief system of white privilege and racism will not allow them, to see what is really before them,….our only hope is to expand the Obama Coalition and to get those folks to the polls….
This one sentence you’ve written, prettyfoot, sums up this moment in history in which we find ourselves.
Selecting the candidate “on a death march to the nomination” as Jon Stewart said last night, is the exact opposite to our path to victory.
Can’t remember where I saw the quote recently but I’ll try to paraphrase: Americans who vote GOP all think they are millionaires, just in between cashing in on their millions.
It’s a bad paraphrase but I hope you get the meaning. If we let our rivers become sewers, our air become unbreathable and our food unsafe, we, too, will find “opportunity”. It’s tantalizing but so divorced from reality. Trump supporters say he is “one of us” and that “hard work” got him a fortune. That, and Daddy’s money. He also is a master at soundbites – the hate is harnessed as identifying “problems” and Trump makes it sound like there are easy solutions. It’s a poisonous combination.
So true prettyfoot and Vicki. 57 I have a brother who surprisingly is a Christian, who is always looking for a way to become “rich quick” schemes. He knows he is one scheme away from being a millionaire and does not want the Government to tax the rich because one day he will be rich. He does not believe PBO is a Christian because he never says “God” or “Jesus” enough for him like Bush did although Bush did things against what Jesus and God believed like helping the sick, poor, and not being involved in politics. All they know is abortion bad and gays are bad and the DEMs believe women have to make this choice. God and Jesus gives us the choice to believe or not to believe but the Christian Right does not.
I have a sister-in-law who is the same way. She and my brother-in-law rely on Social Security & Medicare, yet they vote for the soulless and heartless GOP. Because “God”, and abortion, and those dirty immigrants. I’m sure she feels the same way about LGBT, but we have a gay nephew and she knows to keep her mouth shut. She wants a “Christian” nation. If she wants a theocracy, let her move to Afghanistan. I’ve had it with these loons.
they’ve found Dorothy!
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NBC’s ‘The Wiz Live!’ Has Found Its Dorothy
Photo of Tambay A. Obenson
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act
August 5, 2015 at 8:26AM
It was in May when NBC has announced an open casting call for the lead role of Dorothy in the network’s upcoming holiday special “The Wiz Live!,” set to air on Thursday, Dec. 3.
Revealed this morning, just moments ago, on NBC’s “The Today Show,” newcomer Shanice Williams has been cast as Dorothy, beating out the competition. This could be the break of a lifetime for the actress/singer.
Williams joins David Alan Grier, who will play the Cowardly Lion; Queen Latifah stars as the Wiz; Mary J. Blige will play Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West; and Stephanie Mills (who played Dorothy in the original Broadway production of “The Wiz”) will portray Auntie Em in NBC’s December production.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/nbcs-the-wiz-live-has-found-its-dorothy-20150805
GoBrooklyn, for you. . .
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Gobbly gook that time. . .
Happy Birthday GOB – Leo’s Rule The World!
Mine is next Tuesday (11th) and Chips is next Thursday (13th)!
Have a wonderful day!
And my sons is the 12th. My MIL is the 18th but she has us all beat! She will be 90 and we’re celebrating in Deadwood! She like to play the slots. She lives in Sioux Falls, SD. We had her 80th in our garden 10 years ago. We also surprised her early because our other son was getting married and we had the rehearsal dinner in our yard and then secretly had her cake and a huge card later. She had never been surprised before. Everybody loved the carrot cake. Meta do you have a good recipe? We do have one zucchini plant that survived our hail storm so she will get zucchini bread.
And mine is the 20th. August is a busy month on this blog! 🙂 🙂 🙂 And what’s strange is that on my birthday calendar (that I’ve kept for many years), I only have two other birthdays written on August…….probably fewer than any other month.
My husband is also a Leo, August 21st. He’ll be 65.
Oh no, the attack of the bouquet for GB!
Ok, what should the size be? NW if you’re still around can you fix the size please? I would be grateful forever.
Very pretty CarolMae – if a tad large – I’m sure gb will see it 🙂
I gobble up the whole post. Live and learn, but I can’t remember my word of the day for more than a minute. 😏
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Good morning, NW and TODers.
Our fearless CA governor is in the face of the GOP losers:
That’s our California Gov, Jerry Brown 🙂
Wish he could run for another term, too.
Happy and richly blessed birthday to gb! We love you and are proud to *know* you.
Make no mistake, our President is changing global policy ….
bbl …. hope all of you have a fine day, afternoon, evening …. global TOD community 🙂
Number 8 confirmed Yes votes—-lots more unconfirmed—-26 or so on the way to veto-sustaining 34
Whoa!
Love this guy! I requested tickets for his arrival ceremony at the WH in September. I’m crossing my fingers that some of my contacts come through with two!
OOoooooo, that would be such a SCORE. So they are having a ceremony like the ones for State visit? That will be amazing.
Yep that’s the word on the ground is that there will be an official arrival ceremony on the South Lawn. I so hope I can get tickets.
Sending all the good vibes your way!
That’s a big deal. My poor mother was denied communion in the Catholic Church most of her life because of being excommunicated for being divorced and remarried.
NY Times front page is in a cold sweat concern-trolling about a Biden run.
Not only will he risk ruining his career by ending it with a loss!
He may damage the current candidate’s run!!
He could even—-gasp—– bring down his party!!!
And OMG OMG—-ruin The President’s Legacy!!!!
I am fainting with fright. Water, please. Is there a doctor in the house?
I don’t get it. Why all the mindless hand-wringing? Just filling space with hot air?
It would be difficult for me to give a coherent answer to that.
The media seems committed to a Bush/Clinton election in which Bush will triumph.
Very easy to read.
The Corporate News Media is 24/7 on HRC to discredit her, then they will Go Head 1st to Make VP Biden like what they did to Gore in 2000 and with Bernie, All They have to do is Scream Socialism and many on the left would squirm and get all jittery……again….the idea is to Diminish the ability of Dems to turn out……as they did in 1994, 2010 and 2014 or to make them vote for the GOP as they did in 1972, 1980, etc.
The Left falls for this propaganda way too many Times.
Good Morning NW and TOD. Happy Birthday GB!
Senator Kaine promo’ing #IranDeal @POTUS presentation ….
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New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/05/president-obama-speaks-on-the-iran-nuclear-deal/
Morning everyone! Happy Birthday, GB!!!! Hope that your day is marvelous:)
Good read….(they’re a mess)
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_08/the_gops_recipe_for_disaster056931.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+washingtonmonthly%2Frss+%28Political+Animal+at+Washington+Monthly%29#