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Ashley Alman: A Boy Who Asked Obama About Stem Cell Research In 2007 Writes To Say It Saved His Life
A young cancer survivor sent President Barack Obama a moving letter thanking him for keeping a promise made during a 2007 campaign stop — a promise the boy says saved his life. Gavin Nore, a teen from Fort Dodge, Iowa, told Obama in a letter shared by the White House Tuesday that he’d had the opportunity to meet the president during his first presidential campaign.
At the time, Nore asked Obama whether he’d continue stem cell research during his presidency, to which the president responded he would. In February 2013, Nore was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 14 years old. Nore said he was “cancer free” by that summer, but was later re-diagnosed. “I had to have a stem cell transplant. I beat the battle once again,” Nore wrote to the president. “I would like to thank you very much for continuing the research. If the research haden’t [sic] continued, I wouldn’t be here today.”
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The Obama Diary 
1st!
Congrats on first, and TY NW for the post.
Ok, Don…. I got back home and spent a few hours scouring the web….here is what I need to know:
Do you want a curved or flat (ideal if you are going to mount it on a wall) screen?
Do you want your *Smart* processor to have a good web browser, Android TV, the base software that is built in by the individual T.V. manufacturer (my Phillips has “wireless connect…which allows you to “mirror, project” whatever is on your laptop to the television akin to Apple T.V. & Sony has built-in Playstation streaming…both constantly update their *Smart* hub with new apps [Pandora, Netlfix, Hulu etc.) ….or do you want all of the above?
Do you want a 60, 120, or 240 Motion rate? I suggest a minimum 120 Hz.
Do you want your set to have UHD upscaling for all your DVD’s, media, pics, etc to (3840 x 2160 resolution) with UHD dimming optional?
What kind of budget are you looking at? Based on that I have identified which models are the best from 50, 55, 60, 65, & a few somewhat affordable 70″ screens.
Figure out what amenities you want b/c I have some already identified the best in each category….try to figure out ASAP because some are on 24hr. sales!
We luv our 65″ curves Samsung smart TV!
I bet, Carol….Two weeks till you get to enjoy your Broncos on that puppy
….I’m currently watching the Colts game & IAAF World Championships 😎
Watching preseason now and it is nice!
The 3rd game is the only one worth watching….the starters play up to the first drive in the 3rd quarter so it isn’t a farce….after Sunday teams will be cut down to 70 players and by next Sunday the final 53 will be left on the squad.
Good afternoon aand thank you, NerdyW. We so need to get this message to the current candidates!
There isn’t enough wine in the world. Why did I become a football-head?
But, at least this letter inspires me and reminds me that there are more important things than soccer. Still gonna down a couple of bottles of Riesling today, though…
This, all of THIS. My main beef with both Clintons, McAngry, and Rmoney was that the presidency was a vanity issue for them; something that they felt was owed to them or something that is the crown-jewel in lives lived only for themselves and the advancement of their friends (or in the case of the Clintons, the wealthy and influential friends that they wanted to have).i PBO was/is at heart a community organizer who realized that he had to take it up another level if he wanted to bring about the systemic and long lasting change that would transform a country and indivduals lives. He let us know that it was not about him, but about all of us and that we had a role to play in working out our own destinies. He had the self-confidence to truly listen to all voices (one of the reasons foreign leaders respect him so much) and to incorporate what worked. I know he always says that we are the ones that we were looking for, but each group needs a leader. How blessed we were when he come on the scene.
This!!! This!!! You have expressed my feelings!!
yesssssssssssss!!
Romney yes. I’m not sure about the other two as much as I disagree with McCain. They strike me as more of a mix between vanity and public service.
There’s a certain amount of vanity for anybody that runs for President. You basically are getting up every morning looking into the mirror and telling yourself you’re the only one that can do this job. It’s not necessarily a bad thing but in a way it’s necessary to have.
Great way to express it!
RNC’s chairperson is not appointed, but rather an election takes place and the members of the GOP apparatus consisting of 220 plus elects their chair for 2yrs. Though, a POTUS, GOP one has a say.
DNC chair is appointed by the President when a Dem is POTUS. There was no reason to allow D-WS to remain. Tim Kaine did a lousy job and D-WS is doing an atrocious job. Today, Dems have nearly $20M in debt. They have lost 83 of 95 state and county entities since her appointment.
2nd Au ⭐ for Don today. Congrats.
Congrats Don! But I’m now spoiled, where are your words of wisdom? 😊
A perfect answer to the idiotic gov of NJ.
Wish I had that image, but as noted previously ….
Excellent, Doc.
Thank you.
I hate when people reference “Hitler” or “Nazi” to everything they don’t like but this is exactly what Hitler did to the Jews, he tattooed numbers on them. My landlord in L.A. survived the Nazi concentration camps and he still had that tattoo on his arm to the day he died. If we really had a independent media, Chrispy Crème would be drummed out of politics.
THIS IS A REPUBLICAN IMAGE AND BROUGHT ABOUT INITIALLY BY GEORGE W. WHO IS FOR CHIP IDENTIFICATION…ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MESS WITH MY SKIN IS GOING TO GET STEPPED ON!
Anyone remember the video where a young person from another country asked about running for office and the Presidents answer? I’m not able to remember details anymore but his answer was perfect.
it was the townhall with the Young African Leaders – the Mandela Fellows
Thank you.
Thank you VC, my friend. 😉
YVW, CarolMae. Here is a clearer clip, I think. 😉 [I took this opportunity to practice how to position the video.]
Thanks again!
🙂
“Here is a clearer clip” ….hmmmmmm 😕 I see…..[adds to mental checklist]
Probably the only thing on our checklist under “VC’s Techie Progress”! 😀 😀
Did you see me attempting to encroach on your sports role here by posting a short interview with Bolt vis-a-vis Gatlin? 😉
I missed it…..in fact I’ve been missing everything this past week! I’ve only seen half of today’s R&S & I’m slugging my way through this post…will eventually get to the next one. I’ve been so busy all week and then last night I had the most excruciating tooth/gum pain I’ve ever experienced in my life! I almost went to the hospital….I couldn’t fall asleep it was so painful…..have been up for 40 hours straight now. I went to a walk -in dentist today and had to sit there for ~7 hours to get some pain medicine and found out I have an infection in my gums from when I got fillings a few months ago and have to get a root canal Monday 😦
Aaaaw, you poor soul! Hope you get *some* sleep tonight and that your dental work Monday won’t be too painful.
The freaking medicine made me sick and I puked the little food I got down today…so on top of being in miserable pain…my stomach is empty & and it hurts too much to try to eat….I’ve tried passing out 8x….it is not working!!!!!
Did you try drinking (and I don’t mean alcohol) – something nutritious but in liquid form? I’m no good with illness so rarely ever have any good suggestions. I do feel anxious about what you have described though.
I tried Gatorade, but even liquids are causing migraine level nerve pains shooting up my temples….I’m hoping I just pass out unwittingly soon….fingers crossed!
Must tell you I’m not in favour of this ‘pass out’ wish you keep expressing. Scares me more than anything!
Just the watched the 200 final with Bolt & Gatlin…. (they showed the Segway cameraman giving Usain Bolt a Chinese forgiveness bracelet & showed the presser afterward where Gatlin said the cameraman didn’t finish the job after Usain said he is starting a rumor that Justin sent him to take him out 😀 ….bout to see the men’s 4×100 final now……
Donald Trump is a racists, sexists, loud mouth bully and the Republicans deserve the bastard.
MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY BELLA!…YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW…THEY’VE BEEN PLANTING BAD SEEDS FOR SOME TIME!
I detest this person ….
Thank for tweeting that vile women. Couldnt agree more. Also the above letter is why we LOVE this president. Impacting lives for the good. Rather than worrying about what way the winds of favor blow.
It seems to me she gave the election Vice President Biden.
I can believe that.
This letter made me cry
Saddened to learn of the shooting of a Harris County Sheriff Deputy (Houston) as he was filling his car at a gas station.
I must say, however, that some of the rhetoric from some of the law enforcement members are premature and are really inflammatory.
it seems from the initial reports that the Deputy Sheriff was shot by “someone of a dark complexion” in what appears to be an ambush;
what is bothering me is two things :
(a) the way the representatives of the Sheriff department are publicly stating that “the silent majority must stand up and ….. say enough of #BlackLivesMatter …. time to say Cops Lives Matter”; At the same time as they are saying this, the law enforcement officers says that they don’t have a suspect or a motive . If that is the case then why condemn a movement that has not yet been in any way associated by the murderer?
(b) reading the article about the incident that in included in the Houston Chronicle, the authors seem to be repeating the same lines as the Sheriff’s department without any caveats. In fact I was surprised to read in that article that the police are justifiably worried about “a rash of racially-charged retaliatory shootings” of police officers. Now, I thought I am an average new consumer, how have I missed this “rash of racially-charged retaliatory shootings” of police officers?
Why are people who have power and media megaphones deliberately trying to inflame a tragic and totally despicable situation?
Unfortunately, this is what they do. I think the BLM movement has actually been affective in showing how the police has been engaging in policing and killing of POC in this country and they want to change the narrative. Only the people that make excuses for the police, will believe this.
AMENNNNNNNNN!
The whole world now know police officers are liars. Give me proof which they have none at this time.
the BLM movement has produced a plan of action directed at police terror and police murder…this is an ever attempt to smear BLM movement and to gin up racist fear. Because people of color should always cower in fear and keep their eyes lowered..and speak when spoken to..
Isn’r Texas an open carry state?
Opps. Isn’t TEXAS an open carry state?
GREAT to see you, Joe!!
How fabulous!
PERSONALLY…I WOULD NOT WANT JOE TO RUN IF HIS HEART WAS NOT TOTALLY IN IT…HE HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR THIS COUNTRY AND GIVEN HIS LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE WHILE SUFFERING SUCH TRAGEDIES…I THINK ANYONE APPLYING PRESSURE NEEDS TO LEAVE HIM ALONE………………….
Luckily, I don’t think too many are applying pressure – seems like everyone “gets it.” I think maybe he’s inching “out there” a little, to see how it feels. Anyway, that’s my take!
😀 😀
I love that man. He is a good man.
I didn’t know this.
We the People are between a rock and a hard place
I feel you.
I hope this doesn’t mean Joe isn’t running.
Doubt it, Jackie. He could not release it only to VP Biden as that would be an enormous slap in the face to the Democratic Party – an act way below President Obama’s character.
I don’t think so, Jackie. I prefer to think that Joe, as sitting Vice President, would not need to take on the exact same grassroots-level campaign evolution that then-Senator Obama instituted before ’08 – and it isn’t necessarily his style. Personally, I believe he’ll “inherit” quite a bunch of us on “the list,” as the President’s strong and loyal partner for almost 8 years, and this way the DNC can help him add more. If he runs. (And if DWS is replaced, which would be my preference, but one can’t have everything!)
Thanks Bobfr and JO’B. I didn’t think of it that way. I feel better now.
(I don’t have any inside scoop, of course, just keeping the hope alive!)
I am glad I used an ancient email address until POTUS won his reelection. The Dems don’t have my email anymore HA!
I think they still have mine, but I have the “unsubscribe” key in my possession! Which I’ve done already, but, hey. 🙂
The unsubscribe key works wonders.
It sure does, debz. Only org that has my email address and that isn’t automatically shunted to my spam can is OFA. I will only contribute directly to candidates and them.
Meta, if they continue to send out those “hair on fire” useless emails, it won’t make any difference.
I think by now the whole democratic party seems to have my email address. That doesn’t mean I will donate to them. I don’t know how many emails I had to unsubscribe from especially from the “Ready For Hillary” ones.
LOL! PBO is masterful. MASTERFUL!! It sounds like Vice President Biden is going to be our next President. Long game y’all. Long game.
I don’t like this one bit, Meta. I don’t want OFA sharing anything with the DNC until DWS is gone. For one she is hapless fool, second she still hasn’t come out for the #Irandeal, and finally the DNC/DWS just signed a deal with the Clinton campaign on a joint fundraising deal where HRC’s folks will control all the cash….her terms if they DNC her to do fundraisers with the next $200,000 max limits that SCOTUS ruled was allowed….those are just a few of the things that come to mind….I’ve wanted from Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybeck to be DNC head since 2011. DWS has no clue what she is doing, only cares about statewide office in FL, and I just don’t like her…..end of incoherent rant…..not sure why I’m so upset. I think it is because my teeth/gums are killing me 😦
going to be a bit graphic…apologizing in advance….
it is not the wand but the wizard…
~~~~We Are The Change We Seek ~ President Obama~~~~ “The Most Important Political Office In America Is That Of The Private Citizen” ~ Judge Louis D. Brandis
My Twitter profile!
Anybody else notice Bill always has his mouth open? It’s unpleasant.
YES. Is it an old guy thing or has he always done that? I
It doesn’t mean anything one way or the other.
Waaaaay OT:
Be sure to make your reservations, the Crawleys will be emoting!
Unfortunately we can’t watch it in the U.S. until Jan 3rd.
Yes you can watch the whole season @ http://www.showsday.com Awesome website.
Speaking of which, Meta….
This debuted on Netflix yesterday….gonna finish try to finish by tomorrow night before FTWD, ‘The Strain’, and Ray Donovan
ohhh that is so good, have been very impressed with Netflix’s original series. Narcos is excellent in my opinion.
I just put that on my list!
I thought I may have been a bit impertinent but Simon R actually favorited my tweet.
Happy Saturday TOD. OMG, what a letter Nerdy posted! That is just one thing that makes the election of Barack Obama so amazing. What will we do without him?
Suffer!
That’s for sure!
Sorta sweet …. within ~ 3 min of posting this tweet, Rep Edwards followed me on Twitter ….. 🙂
bbl ….
Bob – I was just coming here to find ya and tell you within a few mins. of R/Tng your tweet, she also followed me. Maybe she’s IN for the ride!
How hideously COOL would that be!!
Bob for the win!
Wouldn’t that be spectacular, Jacqueline!!! So neat she followed you, as well 🙂
great idea Bobfr
Iowa polls are out and it’s not pretty in HillaryLand
Wow. Just wow.
Whatever.
I’m not playing ….
Now, back to work!!!!
after 2012…i just don’t trust polls…
Here’s the report on that poll, seven point difference between her and Bernie. Apparently BernieMentum is the reason for the big change. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2015/08/29/iowa-poll-democrats-august/71387664/
This is all getting a little crazy.
Oh, my.
I have been out for hours and now to come back to see that the list has been turned over to the DNC.
How can this be anything but not-so-good news?
Unless, of course, if VPOTUS has confirmed to the President privately that he will be announcing his candidacy and wants to make certain that there can be no “Playing favorites” charges that stick against PBO?
Let the news come out that everyone has access to The List.
Then VPBiden announces. Perfect.
Wishful thinking on my part, right?
I also believe that Grumpy Cat will suspend his campaign and join the Vice President soon.
Loooooooove this Nerdy, thank you enooooooormously!!
At the MN State Fair
https://twitter.com/aschoch0226WCCO/status/637665652526
i’ve become very suspect of all this. feeling very similar to the scam called “occupy wall street,” which was pumped up by the owners of “the news” to torpedo president obama’s push for American Jobs Act. our president had just invested a ton of time and energy, and was doing a tour to get support for the AJA, which had many things any liberal would be happy about, and that’s when a goofy mess of protests takes over the airwaves?!? since when does “the news” cover liberal protest…oh i know…only when it can be used to “divide and conquer” liberals. this is exactly what happened with that, and the AJA slowly died on the vine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jobs_Act
oh look, “occupy” for started just a week later…go figure (sarcasm):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street
unfortunately, too many liberals fall into this same trap over and over. isn’t that exactly what’s happening now again with all this supposed BLM stuff? that interruption of the bernie sanders speech was ridiculous, and i’m not necessarily a big fan of bernie as our candidate. the way to tell for me is stuff like this from your link above:
“Black Lives Matter St. Paul is a separate group from Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, which supports the protest and has staged several demonstrations throughout the Twin Cities in the past year, including one at the Mall of America. While the Minneapolis group is an official chapter of the national Black Lives Matter movement, Turner said his group still has to apply to be recognized in the same way.”
what a mess! “divide and conquer” is one of the favorite tactics of republicans/”the news” to break up liberal voting blocs. president obama is such a genius that he was able get people to rise above this dangerous game and stay focused on the big picture. someone needs to do that again, or these political tricks by “the news” and republicans are going to make it hard for us to win more elections. eyes on the prize, people!
4morefor44 – when black people stop getting shot just for being black then I will debate what is appropriate behavior vs. not.
eyes on the prize? How about watching your child, spouse, or sibling leave home and not being worried sick about whether or not he/she will make it back home? Seems that is more important than the President’s ability to rise above games. The big picture is not getting shot/killed simply because of melanin content.
Frankly, 4morefor44 your comment is asinine.
Black people are being murdered in the country that claims all men are created equal and your concern is what’s appropriate or not appropriate behavior?
Do you know how it feels to watch your spouse, child, or other loved ones be murdered by the people who are sworn to protect them? Do you know what it feels like to shake in terror when the cops pull you over?
Your lack of concern and empathy for people suffering one of the worst injustices is appalling.
OT; Anyone else watch U.S. World Series? Congratulations Pennsylvania! The crowd was huge!
Now I’m even further behind at TOD.
I have a question TOD family, do Mark Knoller have a problem with President Obama playing golf? I came across this tweet of his, G.W. Bush played only 24 rounds as president, none after 10-13-03. He felt it was inappropriate when US was at war.
George Bush “Now, Watch This Drive”
I thought the “Watch this!” comment and golf swing at an inappropriate time with ensuing press criticism had everything to do with Bush deciding to quit playing golf. Nice try on Knoller’s part to whitewash Bush’s reason.
Various updates in the sidebar …
Chat on
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/29/photo-of-the-week/
OT ….
This is hilarious!
Voicemail!
A guy leaving a voicemail for his boss witnesses a car crash, and the accident ends up being a million times more hilarious than your average car crash.
This is hilarious! Thanks for posting 😀
So many GOP Candidates just want to BE President. The actual WORK of the President..
eh.