President Barack Obama (hand, at right) greets members of the U.S. Coast Guard after making a statement at the U.S. Coast Guard Panama City District Office, Panama City, Fla, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus hold a roundtable discussion with business owners and officials at the United States Coast Guard district office in Panama City, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama has a beer with patrons at the Pump Haus Pub and Grill in Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. 14, 2012. Photo by Pete Souza
The Obama Diary 
1ST!
Congrats, Don!
Nerdy Wonka, you are FABULOUS! (Just thought I’d tell ya how we all feel.)
Thank you.
Thanks, Ms. J’OB!
Congrats Don on your Gold. Wooot!!!!
Thank you.
Way to go, Don! Sneaking a peek into TOD land from Seattle. Happy belated Birthday to Chips and hugs to all.
Thank you.
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Thank you, O’Warrior!
❤
Yes! YEs! YES!
I will NEVER let us on this man!
Give him hell Donna!
TOD Ladies Salsa Nite
JoJo!!! I knew you would be the one to post it – Thanks!
You’re welcome 🙂 🙂
Oh wow!!! So who is the best Salsa dancer? I know you had fun.
🙂 We’ll discuss that when we see you next week…
So looking forward to it!!!!!
Ha! we sure will 🙂
Donna, I think Schumer is too much of a coward to confront real people. He just has no good reason for choosing, “no,” except the fact that he puts the wishes of Netanyahu above the best interests of his country.
the President is so very cool!
GM Nena.
GM Arapaho
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I ❤️❤️❤️ My President!!!
Coolest President EVAHHHHH!
TGIF
Hello TOD 🙂
Sunny. Hot. Humid. Blue Sky, though 😉
Fantastic R&S, NW. Brava!
I have missed the ceremony in Cuba with the reopening and the Flag raising of US Flag as SoS Kerry leads the Historic Event. Thanks to TOD, I am covered. Unbeatable.
Congrats to Roberta from MN on her Au ⭐ win on the R&S post and Congrats to Don on his Au ⭐ win on this Post.
The Tweet caught my eye……I ❤ it 🙂
What an absolutely beautiful photo. That young woman is stunning!
Thank you Nena. The opening ceremony was just awesome. Yes we are having wonderfully hot weather, even here in the SE MN. I have been holding off going out for a couple of day, I think today I can’t wait anymore. But I will survive. Have a good day Nena.
Worth a Read by Josh Marshall.
I don’t always agree with Josh Marshall, Nena, but he’s absolutely right on the mark this time. Schumer surrendered his common sense and integrity on this one so as not to rock the boat with his backers. He needs to pay a stiff price for this act of moral cowardice.
“Take all this together and I think it is possible that Schumer believes this to be a free vote for him personally – that he can vote in opposition, either knowing that it will pass (sustain a presidential veto) or at least that he won’t be blamed for it going down.”
That’s my take. This is classic Schumer like exhibit b: his Obamacare blatherings. All very convenient after he voted for it. Bet you that doesn’t stop him from showing up early to take credit for a new healthcare facility in his neck of the woods.
He’s a smoothie I’ll give him that. I wasn’t surprised when Senate Democrats rallied around him a few days ago. Schumer is well connected and knows how to (or so he thinks) cover all the bases.
I get that and to a large extent, I agree with your analysis. The only thing that Sen Schumer is and has forgotten, in the Age/Era of Pres Obama…….many of Us on the left are tired of his political back-stabbing.
You’re right about that but I just don’t know how we can get it to cost him. From what I know he’s pretty much entrenched as New York’s Senator. Dems have already signaled (although it’s still early) their not going to abandon him for Minority Leader. How do you reach a guy like this?
Since 58% plus in NT support the #IranDeal…….as the NY press continues to highlight this…..and hopefully, a challenger emerges to go against Schumer…….then a de Blasio grassroots candidate can defeat Schumer no matter the size and pocket of the money backers.
I don’t think half of that 58% would be willing to get rid of Schumer on one issue. Granted it’s an important one but my guess is if he’s bringing home the pork which he’s very good at then saying no on the Iran Deal won’t really hurt him. Everybody and their uncle in New York knows Schumer has always been Israel’s and specifically Bibi’s errand boy. That hasn’t stopped them from giving him three terms so so his decision was probably less a surprise to them than it was to the rest of us.
But he might have to lose to get the message. Sometimes a good scare can do a world of good 😉
“But he might not have to lose to get the message”
His vote is to please his backers and his friends. And his senate colleagues are not outraged at all. They themselves often put politics before policy. He’s “one of them”; they have plenty of sympathy for someone who votes with his self-interest in mind.
Tells you a lot about Washington culture, doesn’t it ?
Derbingle2, he is not smooth at all. He thinks his shit doesn’t stink. He is running out of victim cards. I have no more of PBO fucks to give for these coward Dems. They really think after PBO era we will automatically vote for them.
I am NOT donating a dime to DNC until and unless VP Biden runs.
Another worthy read by Fareed Zakaria
Schumer is doing exactly what Netanyahu want him to do.
The Move On Org has promised to primary Sen Schumer…….that is one way to tame Schumer or better yet, to defeat him.
Al Dimato(sp) a Liberal GOPer was defeated by Schumer, if memory serves me right……so too can Schumer be defeated by a well articulate Grassroots oriented NY Senatorial Dem candidate.
What a tool. Sen. Amy Klobuchar was there also. No comment from her or did they not ask her to make one. Andrea shows her colors RED. I replied to her post with the same comment.
Hey I have a playlist on Spotify too and now I’m following President Obama – whooooohooooo!
Though I have not seen all the pictures posted today……however, the pics posted by the News Media seen to have Afro-Cubans wearing the American Flag……..hmm?
“Thanks Obama” 😉 Or, ‘am I being too selective in my observations?
Oh what a Day, 8-14-15 is a Glorious Historical Mark. #44 turned 54 y.o. and restored US/Cuba relations after 54 yrs. Happy Belated Birthday, Mr. President!
No – you’re not being selective. That is a deliberate AND racist effort by the American News Media.
Effing liars:
vineyardgazette.com/
Just finished watching the ceremony for the re-opening of our embassy in Cuba and I am so filled with gratitude, pride and amazement. What manner of man is this POTUS Barack Hissein Obama with whom God has so richly blessed the world? So many who were once considered to be enemies, Hanoi, the former USSR, and now Cuba, all the boogeyman men of my growing up years, have been vanquished by principle diplomacy and the understanding that the world is too small, that we are too inter-connected and inter-dependent to continue years of fruitless animosity. Our president is a great statesman and a man for the ages. We are so blessed and my heart is overflowing.
I am also currently grooving to PBO’s summer playlist. This man is everything!
Next to PBO, I love and admire SOS John Kerry. His smarts, strength, integrity, unselfishness and loyalty are unlike anything that I have seen in any cabinet member, senator, or politician on any other level. How can a man in his 70’s (a handsome silver fox with a full head of hair, yum!) with an injury keep this insane pace? He is everywhere helping to make the world safer. “Well done, good and faithful servant.”. I hope that’ve an get home to rest and relaxation with family and friends soon.
Having a hard time typing on this IPad. Should be: I hope that he can get home to rest and relaxation with his family and friends.
Off to continue rocking out to PBO’s very eclectic playlist.
Should, of course, be “Hussein.”
And they say He’s the Smart Bush? Hmm? America, wake up.
Why am I not surprised.
doesn’t matter.
LIVE NOW: Sec. Kerry & Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez News Conference – http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
Senator Schumer puts politics first. Plain and simple. His comment on ObamaCare didn’t take into account AT ALL the fact that the law has saved lives and has helped millions of people. No. Schumer was whining that it made things more difficult POLITICALLY.
He is rich and navigates in a world of power and money. He is out of touch with the daily lives of ordinary americans. Oh… he will promote good policies and will be on the right side of things many times. But ONLY IF IT IS EASY POLITICALLY.
Frankly, he’s not the only one. The Clintons come to mind. After their defeat on “Hillarycare” they became much, too much timid and averted to risk.
“allergic” to risk.
Statements and positions by him and other Dems are the reason ACA was “difficult” politically! If they had been the wholehearted supporters that PBO had a right to expect, perception would have been very different. And there wouldn’t have been the 2010 and 2014 bloodbaths. So the political calculation was actually dead wrong.
Confederate flag comes down in South Carolina.
American flag goes up in Havana.
Good trend going on here.
And for an extra smidgen of interesting goodness, somebody on Laura Rozen’s twitter feed mentioned that repair work was going on in Tehran at what used to be the American Embassy.
A President announcing his playlist???? What kind of President is this??? Oh, just the coolest handsomest smartest most effective President anyplace and anywhere.
Well said! Jubilation across many lands!
President Obama is golfing with @NBA champ/MVP Steph Curry: http://capecodtimes.com/article/20150814/NEWS/150819619
Hay JER you beat me to it, I came across that too. 😦
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Wonder what the collaboration is? Lots of deals go down on golf courses…
Just for the Golden State Warriors to take it easy on the Chicago Bulls next basketball season. Also POTUS need to invite Michael Jordon to play golf.
Steph has been to the White House and PBO has come to like the guy, ergo, outing together 🙂
NW, that first picture is simply awesome.
Great on the #IranDeal, but still idealistic on the #TTP
C’Mon, Sen Brown and stop with the 50/50 half-baked politics.
Congrats on 1st Don 🙂
Thank you NW for continuing to nurture the TOD community with all your goodness and intellect!!!
Regarding Schumer …
And, he definitely flunked the very simple quiz ….
Been coming into work earlier than usual, so I listen to Bill Press in the a.m. Not one of my favorites, but at least a progressive view. The other day he had a reporter on who has been covering the Sanders campaign. She affirmed what I suspected: that bombastic, angry persona? Yeah, that’s him. All the time. She said to be charitable she would call it “grouchy”.
Gee. How inspiring.
Willard Mitterrand Romney is crying as he watches on the side lines seeing Trump Rise and John Ellis Bush Stormed………Karma is indeed delivering Summer Time Justice 😉
Beyond Insanity.
Seriously?
I hope they are not your neighbors vc…… 😦
Good lord, no!!!! 😦 😦 Sigh, Jojo, sometimes I really do wonder about we humans and the choices we make.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/14/a-historic-new-day/