On This Day: First Lady Michelle Obama embraces Vicki Kennedy following President Barack Obama’s health care address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Today (all times Eastern)
12:20: The President departs the White House
1:50: Arrives Michigan
2:25: Tours Michigan Technical Education Center; Macomb Community College, Warren, Michigan
3:40: Delivers remarks on making community college free
4:55: Departs Michigan
6:25: Arrives White House
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On This Day: President Barack Obama throws a ball for Bo, the family dog, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sept. 9, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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MoooOOOooorning!
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GM Chips, Danny & TOD. Made it to my Sister’s took some doing. I wasn’t in the best of places yesterday had to make several stops along the way. But got here safe & sound. I feel much better today. Now to go catchup on all the goodies from yesterday. BBL 🙂
Mooooooorning Roberta, mooooooorning everyone!
Glad you made it to your sister’s safely, Roberta. I hope you can take it easy and enjoy each moment.
Congratulations on first Roberta. Have a great day up there in beautiful Minnesota!
Congrats, Roberta – enjoy your day!
Morning all!
Do you know anything about the Mac laptop or iPad?
nope, sorry.
😢
Funny:) Morning, amk…Morning everyone/ Happy Wednesday
100 bucks a pop.
thanks for the good morning laughs Amk, those are hilarious! 🙂
you too. see above.
Fabulous!
Good Morning BFF and TOD.
I hope President Obama and Dr. Jill have time for a long talk about the advantages of Joe Biden running for president. I think he would run if Jill was all for it. Dr. Biden could accomplish so much for education as First Lady and she could continue the outreach to military families that she and FLOTUS have worked so hard for.
You and I are on the same page. They will be together on AF1 and maybe it would be a good time to have a closely held chat.
And am I the only one thinking that today might be an additional “trial run” for Dr. Jill? So she can see how she feels about being on the trail, again?
Mornin’.
Not the only one, JOB. I thought the same thing.
Good. I’ve got my fingers crossed!
I can see FLOTUS eagerly campaigning for VP Biden. I’m not to sure about Hillary. I guess she would do so if Hillary is the nominee.
IF Hillary wanted her to. . .
(Snark)
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family. Return to work today 😩
That’s rough but have a great day anyway 🙂
Good morning, good people. Another hot day here in our week-long heat wave. Can’t remember it ever being this warm in SF. Can’t wait for fall, which I hope means cool breezes and maybe some rain but who knows.
A new twitter account for the TOD Twitter Brigade:
OIRSpokesman
@OIRspox
Spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S. military operation against ISIL. Follow here for breaking news, statements, and updates from the field
GM meta, it’s 82 degrees already this morning and the sun is not up yet😳
WHOAAAAAA. Yesterday it crawled toward nearly 100. It was awful. I don’t like hot weather at all.
Please take care today, GG!
You too sweetie. Today I’m going from air conditioning in my apartment to AC in my car to office AC ☺️
Sounds like a plan!
97 in NYC yesterday.
Not that I’m paranoid or anything, but that isn’t – so far – a verified account? Went to the website linked and it takes us to the main DOD twitter account @DeptofDefense.
Just thought I’d peer out from my air raid shelter to mention.
G’morning Chips, TOD, even amk, everyone, and congrats Roberta on #1! 🙂 Happy Wednesday everyone. Still buzzing from last night’s tennis game…. 🙂 🙂
UH HUH
UH HUH
Christie bridge scandal investigation ripples lead to airline resignations
Rachel Maddow explains how the resignation of the United Airlines CEO and two other senior officials is connected to Chris Christie’s George Washington Bridge scandal and the investigation into a special flight route nicknamed “the chairman’s flight” for the David Samson, the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and appointee of Chris Christie.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/christie-bridge-scandal-still-making-waves-521701443991
Christie’s corrupt fingers reached everywhere. It will probably take years for NJ to exorcise the demons he created.
The David Samson flight was news quite some time ago – it stopped 1 week after Samson resigned from the Port Authority. Seems the GOP doesn’t much want Christie in the lineup for President so MSNBC is allowing some negative reporting. The ads -before the piece by Rachel are all MJ and GOP candidates.
mmm – that was a reply to rikyrah – wp doesn’t like me
Good Morning, Everyone 🙂
Lawrence Lessig to campaign on sole issue of campaign finance reform
Rachel Maddow reports that Lawrence Lessig has reached a fundraising milestone to allow him to enter the Democratic primary, in which he will run on the sole issue of campaign finance reform. Monmouth University Polling Institute director Patrick Murray discusses how pollsters take campaigns like Lessig’s into account in polls.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lessig-to-campaign-on-campaign-finance-only-521727043749
Still not sure what’s going on in the Senate as far as the Iran Deal vote goes. McConnell has rejected Reid’s challenge to go directly to a vote with a 60 vote threshold. McConnell tried to get consent for the Senate to attach the resolution of disapproval to the House-passed bill but Reid objected.
I wasn’t sure what the WH preferred but Josh floated this yesterday:
The arcane rules of the Senate should be changed so intelligent people like you can easily understand. We the People should be able to understand without a Parliamentarian explaining it to us.
Good morning!
Would that be great?! Good morning to you.
Our fabulous SLOTUS Dr. Jill will be on AF1 with POTUS today. Hope they have a nice chat. Just sayin’…….
Good morning. Now that Congress is back in session Americans should feel wary about whatever evils the Republican majority will concoct. The only time we are safe from this Congress is when they are in recess. Americans had better get on the stick and elect a Dem majority in the Senate in 2016.
Oh geeze! Yet another crackpot nutjob to join the KKKlown KKKar!
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/john-mcafee-arrests-belize
There’s more than one wealthy eccentric in the 2016 presidential race now.
John McAfee, who made his fortune on his eponymous anti-virus software, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee on Tuesday to run for President as an unaffiliated candidate.
It remains to be seen whether a McAfee 2016 campaign can suck any oxygen away from Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, who has a much higher net worth but, compared to McAfee, a far less interesting personal history. For anyone who has even a passing familiarity with Trump, that’s really saying something.
Here are a few points on McAfee’s colorful past that could potentially complicate a presidential campaign, from prior arrests to his dual citizenship. His campaign did not immediately return TPM’s request for comment.
GM DF and TOD. I saw a special on this guy some time ago and it was not pretty. He is/was a drug addict and a suspicious murder took place at his home.
Yup! That’s the guy! Will he suck the air out of Trump’s sails?? 🙂
Owesley County, Kentucky has the highest rate of food stamp in the nation. 99.22% white. 95% Republicans Hear that right wing haters.
I remember that program too COS
McAfee anti virus software sucks. Quelle surprise.
🙂
So I just heard that the singer for Eye of the Tiger states on Twitter that Davis was not given permission to use the song and that he would not giver her permission to use any song of his.
I hope you guys can locate the tweet
http://time.com/4026187/survivor-frontman-is-outraged-that-kim-davis-used-eye-of-the-tiger/
All the Tweets are here:
https://twitter.com/frankiesullivan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Good job DF!!!
DesertFlower has the links! Thank you. Lived the interactive map yesterday. 😊
Yup Yup! Hahahahaha!
🙂
Would you feel safe? #trainwreck
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/trumps-ridiculous-foreign-policy/
fecking idjits
A little local piece of good news. Recently a Republican state legislator died (that’s not the good news) he was a real crank. Yesterday was the special election to replace him. A Republican man ran against a Democratic woman, former school teacher. Honestly, I didn’t think the woman, Cyndi, had a chance. I saw the report in the paper today (back page of first section) that Cyndi won, and won with a healthy margin. So, one less republican in the state legislature and one more Democrat. Good news.
cool. good news all around. mebbe the redstaters are finally seeing the writing on the wall.
Yeah! Inch by inch the Dems need to elect candidates to local, State, and Federal office.
The County Commissioners in WY have great power.
How are you Carolyn?❤️
Scott Walker’s new mission: Convincing voters he is still viable
By Jenna Johnson September 8 at 6:57 PM
ROCHESTER, N.H. — As Scott Walker traveled through New Hampshire’s 10 counties this weekend on a rented Harley-Davidson Road King, the 2016 presidential candidate kept getting questions like these: Are you worried? Are you going to be okay? What about Donald Trump?
Walker has plummeted in early polls, falling from being one of the front-runners to registering as yet another Republican hopeful with single-digit support far behind Trump. His decline has been especially pronounced here in New Hampshire, home to the first-in-the-nation primary, where his polling averages resemble a ski slope — dropping from a 20 percent peak in April to just 5 percent now.
During his two-day tour here pegged to Labor Day, Walker sought to show off his average-guy side — wearing a T-shirt and jeans while riding a motorcycle — and to tout his success in weakening unions in Wisconsin, where he is governor.
But he instead spent a good chunk of the weekend addressing his viability as a candidate. He talked about former front-runners who never became president. He compared competing in the presidential race to running a half-mile track event in high school, sticking with the pack until the finish line is close. He also likened his strategy to skeet shooting, aiming the gun at the spot in the sky where the clay pigeon is headed, not where it already is. And he said the national media has been focused on the wrong issues, glorifying the wrong candidates and twisting his words.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/scott-walkers-new-mission-convincing-voters-he-is-still-viable/2015/09/08/632243a2-5634-11e5-8bb1-b488d231bba2_story.html
HAHAHAHAHA….He can only refer to situations when in high school the highest education he completed……No thanks, I want a president who can at least finish college….$arah Palin went to five different colleges but was the last career thing she completed.
did you all see the fab WH takedown of darth using his own venue aka pox news?
Good Morning TODVille!
Perfect.
From Hillary on her facebook page:
Love George:)
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/george-takei-gives-amazing-civics-lesson-to-pro-davis-trolls-i-know-the-first-amendment-do-you/
Good morning TOD! Listening to HRC speech on Iran deal, I am reminded of why I never liked her foreign policy perspective. She would have us back to “no daylight” between US and Israel.
It will be very curious to watch the negotiations between Reid and McConnell. The Rs just can’t believe they lost another one to PBO! And so much for the rally, too little too late. That they STILL thought they were going to defeat PBO on something that has been at the heart of his presidency from the time he was a candidate shows their inability to learn anything from past mistakes. Apparently they will continue to underestimate him until the day he leaves office. Fine with me given it gives him more room to continue to accomplish things on his agenda.
Will be an interesting day!
The GOP/TEANUTJOBS relied too much on the AIPAC and private anti-Iran deal teevee ads to do the trick. Fortunately it was during the time people were going on vacations, preparing for back to school, while PBO was working his people with the help of us calling, texting, congress plus John Kerry and Nunez talking to the Dems all of July & August that before McConnell realized GAME OVER PBO won again.
You know what I think it is….the Republicans have gotten so used to buying what they want that their only strategy seems to be to throw more money at it, whatever it is. No matter what it is just put out more ads, pay more lobbyists, contribute to another PAC. They haven’t got a clue how this new world of twitter, IG, Facebook, cell phones and so much more works, and thank goodness for that.
The news lady on CNN this morning ask that Huckabee if a Muslim flight attendant had a right to not serve alcohol to passengers if it is against her beliefs. She asked him two or three times, he never said that she has that right, he never stood up for her rights like he did Kim Davis.
Wow.
http://juanitajean.com/maybe-the-best-texas-story-of-the-year/
Did this really happen?
Shocker:
ICYMI
Fixed
and what have the Bushes done with their family legacy? Crickets.
Well, maybe W is finger painting pictures of the ancestors.
Ha!
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Good morningTOD! Breakfast, Brunch? ☀️
smh…this is called having your cake and eating it to…i will vote not…but i would guarantee a no but using the filibuster
Let me fix this…
not=no
would= won’t
but=by
sheesh
Well, it’s about time, Tammy.
Good morning TOD ….
bbl …..
She is not Rosa Parks.
LL’s new post
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/09/09/on-right-wing-heroes/