.@POTUS on the Senate taking a historic step toward preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. #IranDeal http://t.co/PCy1FGg4we
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 10, 2015
The Nobel Committee's 2009 decision makes sense on days like today http://t.co/3mpJQvsjTF
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 10, 2015
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"We’re seeing a new conversation in this country about how we live and eat." —The First Lady on @AOL: aol.it/1UDW9Y5 #LetsMove
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 10, 2015
Michelle Obama talks nutrition and 'wakeup call' moment in her family's past: aol.it/1gbNKs2 via @AOL
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Donna NoShock (@NoShock) September 10, 2015
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Rape kits help put rapists behind bars, making every woman in America a little bit safer. whitehouse.gov/the-press-offi… http://t.co/BGNhbWeuoL
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Vice President Biden (@VP) September 10, 2015
Great to be with and proud to work with friend @VP to #EndTheBacklog. #HistoricDay #Leader #Visionary #Hero #ThankYou http://t.co/GwPhTiVNDN
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Mariska Hargitay (@Mariska) September 10, 2015
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Honored, inspired to be with @VP, @LorettaLynch, @ManhattanDA to mark #progress to #endthebacklog twitter.com/endthebacklog/…
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Mariska Hargitay (@Mariska) September 10, 2015
So honored to meet real-life warrior @LorettaLynch to honor @TheJusticeDept's contribution to help #endthebacklog http://t.co/K01E0RT50w
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Mariska Hargitay (@Mariska) September 10, 2015
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Fascinating tour of the OCME with @VP @ManhattanDA & @LorettaLynch
Thx 2 M.E Dr Barbara Sampson & her dedicated team http://t.co/KB7Bk205p3
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Mariska Hargitay (@Mariska) September 10, 2015
Raising the minimum wage is good for businesses:
✓Generates loyalty
✓Increases productivity
✓Leads to less employee turnover
#RaisetheWage
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Vice President Biden (@VP) September 10, 2015
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Yup
Yes @JamesBlake deserves more than just a simple I am sorry - He was totally humiliated & embarrassed nydailynews.com/sports/more-sp…
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Dick Vitale (@DickieV) September 10, 2015
You could literally be a black man dressed in preppy Tennis clothing and STILL get unjustly tackled to the ground by cops. NOTED.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) September 10, 2015
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Freddie Gray trials to stay in Baltimore, for now. Judge says need to inquire whether potential jurors can be fair, impartial
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Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) September 10, 2015
Police trials in Freddie Gray death to stay in Baltimore: judge ow.ly/S30LU
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Raw Story (@RawStory) September 10, 2015
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What Shonda Rhimes has done for TV with great stories, talented casts, and beautiful diversity on millions of screens worldwide is wonderful
So many amazing #tgit memories were made during #ShondalandSpringBreak and so many were courtesy of @essencemag! http://t.co/IYwYxuHixm
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shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) September 10, 2015
IT ALL STARTED HERE! Our October issue hits on the birth of #Shondaland with #ChandraWilson. #ESSENCETGIT http://t.co/OvpruMhBOa
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Essence Magazine (@essencemag) September 10, 2015
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This is such a special moment. Honored to be included. #Shondaland #essenceTGIT http://t.co/hGYxNfw0Zr
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kerry washington (@kerrywashington) September 10, 2015
@GreysABC #FamilyPhoto 4 @essencemag
Patriarch @therealjpickjr
@hellojerrika
@KMcCrearyNYC & I
#TGIT
#EssenceTGIT http://t.co/Gda4Cnm9kd
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Jason Winston George (@JasonWGeorge) September 10, 2015
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.@violadavis in our October issue: "What drew me to the character was her mess and her mystery." #ESSENCETGIT http://t.co/bQhxWaOLyc
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Essence Magazine (@essencemag) September 10, 2015
Look at us now! Thank you @essencemag for this amazing cover! 😘 http://t.co/NJQwhVktMM
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Aja Naomi King (@ajanaomi_king) September 10, 2015
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Shonda's Shining Stars! Our October issue is all about the #TGIT family! Pick one (or all 6 😉) up today! #ESSENCETGIT http://t.co/M9uvndW4AZ
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Essence Magazine (@essencemag) September 10, 2015
Thrilled to share this with you today! Thank you @essencemag for celebrating Shondaland with 6 covers!! #essencetgit http://t.co/OcBeNgtU8n
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Kelly McCreary (@KMcCrearyNYC) September 10, 2015
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New Cover Alert! Go inside the house that @shondarhimes built in our October issue! #ESSENCETGIT http://t.co/4sfZ0cfKKh
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Essence Magazine (@essencemag) September 10, 2015
Your fall TV preview. Plus, 35 reasons why we'll be tuning in! trib.al/2oMLXLj http://t.co/brsQDOWZu9
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Essence Magazine (@essencemag) September 10, 2015
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Michael Slager, cop who killed Walter Scott, will have to wait on bond decision nbcnews.to/1OE6A71 http://t.co/m90CvULbfj
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NBC News (@NBCNews) September 10, 2015
Police officer who reported chief for allegedly being "openly racist" gets death threats cbsn.ws/1OghXnG http://t.co/7KYnsHdLzk
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CBS News (@CBSNews) September 10, 2015
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JUST IN: Senate Democrats save Iran deal njour.nl/s/66478 http://t.co/PRKW7L4MIJ
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National Journal (@nationaljournal) September 10, 2015
I want to give special thanks to my close friend @SenatorDurbin for his hard work that made today’s outcome possible. http://t.co/lAKpqKOiZC
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Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) September 10, 2015
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Sheeeeeeeeeeet. Feel. That. Burn.
.@SenateDems voted to filibuster and block American people from having a real vote on one of most consequential issues of our age #IranDeal
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Leader McConnell (@SenateMajLdr) September 10, 2015
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I'm outraged @SenateDems blocked up-or-down vote on @POTUS' #IranDeal. I'll keep fighting to dismantle deal. 1.usa.gov/1JYj6Lu
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David Perdue (@sendavidperdue) September 10, 2015
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Any future attempts to re-litigate this issue in the Senate will meet the same outcome and will be nothing more than wasted time.
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Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) September 10, 2015
Following the failed cloture vote, Sen. McConnell again filed cloture on the McConnell amendment (Disapproval of Iran Agreement).
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Senate D Floor Watch (@DSenFloor) September 10, 2015
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Serena Da Gawd
Serena Williams shuts down reporter who asked why she wasn't smiling on.mash.to/1JY2zqF http://t.co/dMElmHjPzN
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Mashable (@mashable) September 10, 2015
VIDEO: Serena Williams answers reporter’s dumb questions with devastating honesty ble.ac/1EQHCBm http://t.co/LVRZLYjf8B
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Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 10, 2015
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Senate blocks cloture on resolution of disapproval on #IranDeal, 58-42. THANK YOU @SenatorReid @Sen @SenateDems
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meta (@metaquest) September 10, 2015
IRAN DEAL SURVIVES: Dems now have 41 Senate votes to block opposition bill.
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Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) September 10, 2015
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White House: US preparing to accept at least 10,000 Syrian refugees next year bit.ly/1NkkYTd http://t.co/qBfb2LCvdf
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 10, 2015
Op-ed by David Cameron, François Hollande and Angela Merkel: Why we support the Iran deal wapo.st/1NkmuEY http://t.co/OYphiQp7BO
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 10, 2015
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What DWS is doing is gross
THIS IS SAD. THIS IS NOT DEMOCRACY: Wasserman Schultz: 'We’re going to have six debates. Period'. politico.com/story/2015/09/… cc @DWStweets
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(@Only4RM) September 10, 2015
Pope schedules November trip to Africa; the pontiff will visit Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic: apne.ws/1NryrdA
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The Associated Press (@AP) September 10, 2015
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As @tanehisicoates said earlier, part of the playbook for all movements for liberation of black lives has been to criminalize them
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W.E.B.B.I.E DuBois (@fivefifths) September 10, 2015
Claudia Rankine must be protected at all costs. http://t.co/2bzI2ADhqo
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) September 09, 2015
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After careful consideration I am convinced that the Iran Nuclear Agreement deserves support. Read my statement here: hahn.house.gov/press-release/…
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Janice Hahn (@Rep_JaniceHahn) September 09, 2015
The #IranDeal is our opportunity to try tough diplomacy before considering war http://t.co/g7Ao5bVjsa
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Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) September 10, 2015
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There goes HRC again. *Sigh*
Though supports #irandeal @HillaryClinton giving neocon-influenced spch at @BrookingsFP. So negative. Out of step w/Obama achievement
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Steve Clemons (@SCClemons) September 09, 2015
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Clinton's speech is worrisome as durability of #IranDeal depends on US & IRAN's ability to contain their other conflicts, not escalate them
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Trita Parsi (@tparsi) September 10, 2015
NIAC Action Applauds Iran Deal Victory in Senate, Condemns House Distractions | NIAC Action niacaction.org/niac-action-ap…
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Trita Parsi (@tparsi) September 10, 2015
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Of course it is; because the wealthy are the ones truly suffering
SURPRISE: Jeb's tax plan is a big tax cut for the rich. Taxpayers making over $10 million get a cut from 26% to 21%. nytimes.com/2015/09/10/ups…
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Josh Barro (@jbarro) September 09, 2015
Reminder: Democrats introduced national paid sick leave bills twice, Republicans never even allowed a vote on them.
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Mt. Zandarnali (@ZandarVTS) September 07, 2015
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Big news coming out of IL-10 as Abner Mikva pulls support from Schneider over #IranDeal & now backing @TeamRotering. http://t.co/o6HC2I4YvQ
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Richard Goldwasser (@_Goldwasser_) September 08, 2015
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#Russia lifted its objections to #UN investigation into chemical attacks in #Syria, clearing way for probe to begin naharnet.com/stories/en/189…
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Randa HABIB (@RandaHabib) September 10, 2015
Mothers who lost sons in the Iraq War travel to DC to lobby for the Iran deal huff.to/1Qry5lC http://t.co/BwDMoo9nfd
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HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) September 10, 2015
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Sikh-American man beaten in alleged hate crime in Chicago area alj.am/vuw9
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Al Jazeera America (@ajam) September 10, 2015
French court confirms Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning reut.rs/1Q3Pfoy
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) September 10, 2015
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BREAKING: Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson steps down as power-sharing crisis deepens.
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The Associated Press (@AP) September 10, 2015
MORE: Resignation gravely weakens Northern Ireland coalition government that is cornerstone of 1998 peace agreement: apne.ws/1Nkekfy
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The Associated Press (@AP) September 10, 2015
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Obama to Require Federal Contractors to Provide Paid Sick Leave nyti.ms/1NcLzSf
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The New York Times (@nytimes) September 07, 2015
Pres. Obama to give 300,000 workers paid sick leave with new executive order. abcn.ws/1Nkv7AS http://t.co/P4xQc3jkd1
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World News Tonight (@WNTonight) September 08, 2015
Hi NW. Awesome tweets!
Happy to Second You, J4O (in every way possible)! Congrats! 🙂
Congrats on 1st Jackie 🙂
Another excellent selection of tweets, NW!!! Thank you!!!!
pf58 – I left a response to you in the previous thread 🙂
Thanks, Bob.
🙂
That was a wonderful program
I am not a Tweeter. Would someone here let Chris Hayes know he should have challenged Bernie Sanders when he repeated the line from a couple of days ago that PBO’s biggest mistake was saying thank you I’ve got this instead of asking for our help after the inauguration like he intends to do. Proof of the opposite is right in the text of the 2009 speech. “Out of many we are one” and “Yes WE Can!”. Thanks for whomever can do this.
Why does Sanders have to bring up President Obama at all anyways? He’s not running against President Obama. I hope he knows that to win, he must get the approval and votes of those of us who love our President.
I guess he’s trying to say he’s going to be a greater president than President Obama, which doesn’t even pass the smell test. Completel laughable who’s done SQUAT in Congress. In 26 years, he’s passed 3 bills, 2 of which are naming post offices. And by the way, those 2 are for the SAME post office.
This tweet is from Monday:
Sanders is running a campaign fueled by white resentment among lefties whose world view has been shaken by the numerous successes of the Obama presidency. I don’t give a fuck what Sanders may or may not have done in the 1960’s, he is a straight up racist in 2015. I have long seen through his bullshit and he has only reinforced my view of him as a being a bitter butt hurt white supremacist, who cannot resist the bizarre urge to belittle the most successful progressive president since FDR. His animus and condescending attitude toward Black folks has been on display since his campaign start. It is part of what attracts his supporters to his campaign. They are all, Sanders and his supporters, similarly afflicted.
I need to be able to vote for either BS or HRC if Joe decides not to run. It will be hard to do with Bernie saying untruths about PBO. It would be hard to vote for Hillary when hearing her sound so Neocon in her Iran Deal tough stance.
Sanders is not a serious candidate for president, imho. He is not criticizing HRC, only PBO (who is not running) so I am not sure what his end game is. No Dem can win without the Black vote and he chooses to antagonize that vital member of the Dem coalition. I think Biden will likely run especially if HRC falters. The noticeable increase in Biden’s media exposure make me think he is really testing the waters for a run.
Thank yoooooooooooou Legend, an awesometastic round-up of tweets!!
Amen over here!
Well then Hallelujah over here! 🙂
🙂
Thanks, Chips.
hope Biden runs!
President Obama is one healthy and active lame duck. Go Obama!! Finish a wonderful presidency with flourish.
Preview:
Joe Biden’s Late Show Appearance With Stephen Colbert Turns Emotional
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-09-11/joe-biden-s-late-show-appearance-with-stephen-colbert-turns-emotional
Oh Meta, this is just so sad and beautiful and wonderful all at the same time. I have a season pass for Colbert on my Tivo and don’t have to get up early tomorrow, so I was planning to watch tonight. Now I have to make sure I am 100 percent paying attention, no ice cream until the interview is finished 🙂
I just read this and I am just overcome with emotion. This is so powerful. I have so much love and respect for VP Biden and also for Stephen, especially after this. People have wondered how it would be with the “real Stephen” instead of his character. Well, here is your answer.
Thanks for bringing this Meta. I’ll be thinking of my late Dad when I watch this tonight, just like I am now. Going to forward this link to F&F now…
Hugs to you, MadameSoph.
Stephen Colbert quite obviously loves our VP very much. They have a special bond of grief but there is also admiration and respect. VP Joe is such an honest man, so straight forward, it’s riveting. I have a feeling I’ll be watching with a box of kleenex.
Me too…and, darnit, I’ll probably wake up all puffy tomorrow 🙂
Meta, thank you for linking this. The depth of grief and emotion Joe Biden is experiencing is heart breaking. I understand how it can catch him unawares and why he’s concerned about how this would affect him during a presidential bid. I hope he finds the peace inside him to go forward with that bid because his country really needs him, but I understand fully how his heart may need more time healing. Stephen Colbert is a treasure and a truly decent man.
This is made me mush….and made me cry. Especially this:
“That never changed, right up to the end, he said, even when, not long before his death from cancer, he asked his father to “promise me you’re going to be all right—because no matter what happens to me, I’m going to be all right.”
When my incredible mother and best mom in the entire world died in 1998, waiting for a heart transplant that never came, soon after, she came to me one night. I swear it wasn’t a dream but her spirit that needed me to know this. She sat at the foot of my bed and had a big smile on her face. I was crying. She took my face in her hands and said to me, clear as day, “I’m ok and you’re going to be ok, too.” and she was gone.
I miss her every single day. I talk to her and still ask her advice, hoping that she’ll hear me in the great beyond and I’ll pay attention to the signs she gives me. I do everything with her in mind, wanting her to be proud of me and the person that I’ve become. I know that Beau would want this for his dad, too. We can’t bring them back but they live on inside us. They are part of us and we of them. Biologically and spiritually linked. I hope that VP Biden finds peace and that one day soon he can feel Beau’s strength lifting him to stand tall and make a go of this one more time….because I know that he’d be right there beside him all the way. It’s hard, but each day gets a little better….I wish that he could feel the strength of his son and the millions that see his truth and his goodness…a fighter for all…He’s ok, Joe…and you’ll be ok, too. Promise.
((((df)))))
[tears rolling down] ❤ My VP!
{{{deserflower}}}
I talk to my Dad in my heart almost every day too.
Because of my work in the healing arts, many people confide with me about their experiences with loved ones crossing the veil between the worlds, things they don’t feel comfortable sharing with even those close to them, and I have had profound experiences of my own. I have absolutely no doubt that was no dream but your Mom’s spirit coming to reassure you. I know you know this too; I guess I’m just sharing for the benefit of others who may not have had such experiences. Although, so many have confided in me, I really think it is much more common that most people realize.
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meta, thank you ❤
Thank you, Nerdy
Huge day.
Huge round up.
Let me also add 2 small bits that are lovely also.
Unemployment dropped.
House values rose 5.5% .
What a President!
Excellent!
Have no clue if this picture is from today:
It’s from September 4, 2015.
OK, thanks!
BTW, why are they replaying the Serena/Venus QF? I thought they put a roof on Ash two years ago…why are they allowing rain outs for two matches…now Halep gets an extra day to rest and Serena will have to play back-t0-back days presuming she wins 😕
The roof is not yet complete; just the framework is up. It will be operational in time for the 2016 tournament.
Gotcha! I thought I saw what looked like a “greenhouse” glass covering representing the roof, but I guess that was just the framework.
BTW what did Bernie say about Obama that was hateful? Sorry been seeing tweets on it all day and not finding any quotes.
The old devil is just talking about how much a better president he will be than PBO. The haterade is flowing at Sanders HQ. He is a bitter old fool whose groupies just love it when he bashes PBO. Sanders also wanted to primary PBO in 2012, so has always had a problem with PBO. I think it is the same problem the tea party has with PBO.
BS is repeating the Daily Kos lies that after winning in 2008 PBO told OFA volunteers to go home he’ll take it from here. I wonder when BS campaign will stop going negative against PBO.
P.S. WHERE IS BS COALITION? Oh yeah he doesn’t have one.
That’s a pretty big allegation from Sanders. The Daily KOS is so full of shit for making that lie and shame on Sanders for repeating it.
Great post, Nerdy! Once again, I appreciate being able to come here and get caught up on what I missed throughout the day!
Thanks, Ms. J’OB.
Interesting backstory on how the site started…he bet 3000 of his student loan money that Sen. Obama would become President in 2008:
I remember the first time I went to the Humans of NY website, I was blown away. It’s great that it’s still going strong after all this time, offering us a peek into our common humanity.
I had never heard of it until President Obama posted a comment on it.
Another thing to learn from our POTUS!
I hope one day PBO mentions TOD.
you think he knows about TOD
CNN apparently (ho hum) announced who’ll be at what table at next week’s (R) debate:
kids table: santorum, pataki, perry, jindall, graham
those who had to swear they’re potty-trained table (except for trump who won’t take the pledge until a few weeks out): trump, paul, fiorina (or purina, whatever), fuckabee, rubio, cruz, carson, bush, walker, kasich, christie
make that jindal
make mine Biden
Apparently the HRC Campaign complaining that the NY Times has been picking on her is working.
The Times didn’t cover her event in Columbus Ohio yesterday billed as an address to women. Wash Post and others published photos and reports of a 1/2 empty room. The Times were silent on this.
Classic Clinton victim role.
Although I am not an HRC fan, I think the media coverage of her has been disgraceful. She is not under criminal investigation yet it is never ending while Rick Perry is under criminal indictment and Christie should be. Yet we don’the hear about that ever much less every single day. If we are left with her as our nominee, it is going to be very scary to think about her standing with all this adverse coverage versus the Republican candidate. And I will take Hillary any day over any one of these R idiots.
THIS!!
I agree!
totally agree on the email non-scandal. Coverage has been ugly. Gossipy.
Reporting on attendance or lack thereof at her appearances is in a different category. Factual and numerical. Not speculation and gossip.
The point is she knows very well how the media scum treat her and yet she went ahead with her e-mail stupidity. hubris/arrogance/ignorance/incompetence. take your pick.
Oh wow, such a verity of Copious Newsy Tweets. Thanks NW.
The Serena Vid is fascinating.
Congrats J4O on your Gold ⭐
You’re welcome, Nena.
This is kinda amazing 😀 😀 😀
‘Toss your markers and trash your colored pencils because Paint With Donald Trump is the only way to make art now. The interactive website allows users to express themselves through a series of paint “brushes” that just happen to be cut-out photos of Donald Trump’s face. It’s as simple as selecting the Trump face you feel most connected to, picking a size and dragging it all over the place until you have some semblance of beige-tone art. While there are so many ways to make the most of Paint With Donald Trump — the website already as a mildly NSFW Tumblr devoted to it..continued’
May he and his family always be blessed.
Shear is spinning as fast as he can …. and, though he quoted it, he truly didn’t GET IT ….
#LetsRollJoe …. you’re a long way away from ‘seeing God’s face’!
bbl … sup prep ….
This Historian is AAA+
If you have the time, please take a look at his TL
Before departing to prepare dinner, thank you Nena – it is a very fine TL!!!
My missive to #morningJOKE ….
Love it. Oh, just love it. Thank you!
This is No Child Left Behind. I don’t know how to make my avatar name go away when posting from my telephone.
… IF he’s remembered at all.
Scarborough just want another war, since in their mind Iraq went so great, now the war lovers want to invade Iran. Blame Obama for the Tea Party Republicans B.S., just like they want to blame Obama for the race relations being bad. Racism and racists couldn’t have anything to do with it.
His TL was storified – which you probably already know:
http://mashable.com/2015/09/09/government-happiness/#PTIjUOGBSEkM
Small government is bad for your pursuit of happiness
sooo, the kenyan muslin of a dictaytor of soshalism won yet again, eh?
who were the cowardly dem traitors who voted with the rethugs?
also. too.
It’s a great win. The vote was 58-42 against cloture. BINGO!!
The usual suspects votes with the GOP: Schumer, Menendez, Manchin and Cardin.
of course, they did. Thx meta. fucking dems not turning out in 2010 and 2014 ought to learn how voting is important.
Make sure you have tissue handy…
The best part was how the WH started from let’s have veto proof majority in both the houses and then upped the ante to let’s filibuster the fuck outta this shite. friggin’ kenyan and his tactics.
Remember how we were all counting 31, 32, 33, 34 & yay while the kenyan & co were stealthily moving on to 40, 41, 42 & it’s fucking done deal ?
LOL. eleventy dimensional chess. perfect.
That’s our guy! Way ahead of the pack!
I tells ya. Lethal Obama. Nobody saw his deadly shiv coming. Blood spattered all over AIPAC floor. J Rosenberg joked that Rabbis had been called in to administer final rites to AIPAC. 😀
LOL. Trust the kenyan usurper to rile up the wingnutz to the point of shooting blanks. gun/sex – your pick.
Ran through the numbers in the CNN poll Joe does sooooo much better than HRC or Bernie against all the Rs. But the timing is just so bad for him. He needs at least a year to get some semblance of balance in his life again. So very sad.
btw, hats off to the muslin loving, murka hating commie toddys who kept pushing for the deal.
I hope you are all happy now / smh
Vice President Joe Biden on Colbert right now!
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/09/10/the-presidents-day-67/