Photo(s) of the Week?

Tweets Of The Day

Barack Obama coddles the current GOP frontrunner, a baby dressed like an elephant. https://t.co/G7Qv9xQBQt

—
Brandi (@ItsTheBrandi) October 31, 2015

@ItsTheBrandi @LOLGOP The toddler's tax plan makes more sense than Ben Carson's

—
JG (@JGinSeoul) October 31, 2015

Chat Away

Weekly Address

Early Bird Chat

@petesouza: President Obama plays with Ella Rhodes in her elephant Halloween costume

😍

White House Halloween Fun!

@PeteSouza

****

****

President Barack Obama doubles over with laughter after seeing a child dressed up as the Pope in a pope mobile

****

Top prize goes to Lil' Pope. #HappyHalloween bit.ly/1PauHfU

—
The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 30, 2015

****

***

****

Hopefruit’s Halloween Horrors

 

4morefor44 – Von Count Knoller ** 57andFemale – KatrinaNation ** 99ts – Andrea Mitchell ** a4alice – Ann Romney ** africatimes2 – Chuck Todd ** Allison – Rand Paul ** Alycee – Jeb Bush ** amk – Brother Trump ** Anjo – John McCain ** Arapaho415 – Morning, Noon and Night Joke

bella2758 – Sarah Palin ** Betsy – Carly Fiorina ** BigDaddyRich – Ben Carson’s wife ** Bill R. – Gov Christie ** Bobfr – Bibi Netanyahu

CarolMae – John Kaisch ** carolyn – Ed Henry ** catryst – Gov Kaisch ** cd4biden – Jake Tapper ** CEB – RNC Chair Reince ** Cha – Dubbya and his paintings ** Chips – One of Maureen Dowd’s imaginary ‘sources’ ** cindysweat – Morning Mika ** COS – Tavis Smiley

Dakota – FOX News pollster ** Dannystix – GWB’s pet goat ** debz – GOP Rep Trey Howdy (Benghazi) ** dee – Scott “Bqhatevwr” Brown (two-time loser for Senate) ** Derbingle – Paul Ryan ** desertflower – Brian Williams (who personally witnessed everything since the beginning of time) ** Don – Ben Carson ** DonnaDem – Bobby Jindal ** Dudette – Scott Walker

elo4obama/biden – Rachel Dolezal ** Eric5 – PBO “LGBT” Heckler who just craves attention ** EveinGeorgia – NYT editor spreading lie after lie about Dems

FirefoxTX – Huckabee ** Forus50 – Turtle Mitch

Gazelle – Peggy Noonan ** GGail – Chris Cillizza (The Fix) ** Globalcitizenlinda – Hair-on-fire Emoprog

Hopefruit2 – Brother Bernie ** HZ – Greta Van Susteran

idon – Chris Hayes’ glasses ** Inga Ethel – Quinnipiac pollster ** Izonprize – Wolf Blitzer

Jackie4Obama – Rick Oops Perry (who dropped out) ** JackieGrumbler – “Outraged activist” who uses every and any issue to start an online petition or fundraiser ** Japa21 – Ben Carson fundraiser ** Jazziz2 – Ms. Lindsey Graham ** Jeff – Steve Croft (60 minutes) ** JER – Lincoln Chafee ** Jewelz – WaPo pollster who just lurves Brother Jeb ** JO’Boomer – Snowden ** JojotheCat – Michael Moore ** Judith Fardig – Kathy Nickolaus (GOP Ballot Clerk in Wisconsin)

Kid Kanga – Arianna HuffnPuff

Liberal Librarian – Judgmental, vocal and arrogant “egg” on Twitter with 2 followers (Most likely a Sanders fan) ** Libra800 – Dinesh De Souza ** Linda – Abby Huntsman (who just signed up with FOX) ** Lovelyplains G- OP-sanctioned voting machine programmed to switch votes from D to R ** Lovepolitics2008 – Ted Cruz ** Luna – General Petraeus

MadameSoph – GOP-loving judge in lower court in a red state ** Majiir – Daryl Issa ** Maryl1 – Howard Fineman ** Mellesia Barnett – Gov Pataki ** Meta – Anti-Obama blackademic with 1000 think pieces a day ** MightyP – Kim Davis (Marriage License clerk) ** misspat – Bristol Palin ** Mittens – Ed Schultz and his cellphone ** MJG – PBO “immigration” Heckler who craves even more attention ** MtMarilyn – Marco Rubio ** muscatinegal – Mark Halperin

Nathkatun7 – Rudy Guiliani ** Nena20409 – Mankini Newt ** NerdyWonka – Jim Webb ** NoChildLeftBehind – Michael Steele ** nospin – Chris Cuomo (CNN) spinning away for the GOP

Pickle48 – Geraldo ** Prettyfoot58 – Willard ** Puddin’ – Arianna HuffnPuff

Ralph Cercione – O’Reilly ** RanMan – Brother Prophet Reverend Doctor West ** rchakras – Pat Buchanan ** rikyrah – Karl Rove ** Roberta in MN – James Carville

Sabreen60 – Joni Ernst who gave SOTU rebuttal then disappeared since ** Sandy1110 – Dick Cheney ** Sherijr – Mr. Ezra Klein ** sjterrid – Mrs. Ezra Klein (Annie Lowery) ** Smooth Scotch – Koch Brother #1 ** sophia – Jon Karl ** SueDuvallSmith – CNN Don Lemon ** Susanne – Dana Bash CNN ** Susanne Holland – Koch Brother #2 ** swbluega – Tweety ** Symmetry – Proud, angry NRA supporter

Taiping1 – Dirty Republican Cop ** Tally – GOPer who hates Planned Parenthood w/ a passion ** Terri_Georgia – GOPer who just loves Ben Carson with ZERO understanding of his policies ** theo67 – Rick Santorum ** Tnmtngirl – Ex-Speaker Boehner

vcprezofan2 – Maureen Dowd ** Vetivera24 (Almablanca) – Piers Morgan ** Vicki – DNC Chair DWS

Yardarm756 – Putin

zizi2 – Glen Greenwald

Trick-or-Treat at the White House

5:15 EDT: President Obama and the First Lady Welcome Local Children and Children of Military Families to Trick-or-Treat at the White House

A Tweet Or Two

Man hears Obama's speech on addiction, turns in a cooler full of drugs and enters rehab bit.ly/1P0jqA6 https://t.co/IBYUXBIIKf

—
Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 29, 2015

Thanks, Obama! The Deficit Just Fell Below 50-Year Average — The People's View thepeoplesview.net/main/2015/10/2…

—
Pretty Foot (@PrettyFootWoman) October 29, 2015

****

.@PressSec explains the @WhiteHouse's rationale on sending troops to Syria cnn.it/1WlIl5n cnn.it/1GBDXsi

—
CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 30, 2015

.@PressSec: U.S. forces will be an "important force multiplier" in Syria cnn.it/1WlIl5n cnn.it/1GBC2nj

—
CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 30, 2015

****

BREAKING: US official: Obama authorizes 'fewer than 50' US special forces to deploy to northern Syria.

—
The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

U.S. to send small number of U.S. special operations forces to Syria, according to @NBCNews nbcnews.to/1WnZAOe https://t.co/IJU7wORpfE

—
BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 30, 2015

****

BREAKING: Kerry: Nations direct UN to bring Syrian govt, opposition together for new political process.

—
The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

BREAKING: Palestinians tell Intl Criminal Court about what they call Israeli "crimes" in recent violence.

—
The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

****

Hair-on-Fire Left Gets it Wrong Again: Budget Deal Helps Medicare, Disability Beneficiaries thepeoplesview.net/main/2015/10/2…

—
Spandan @ TPV (@thepeoplesview) October 27, 2015

Another big victory for @POTUS twitter.com/politico/statu…

—
Spandan @ TPV (@thepeoplesview) October 27, 2015

****

Your video stop by our photographer, Jeremiah. This is what hwy183 looks like. Avoid 71 and 183. #atxweather https://t.co/jL5S0nISkH

—
Tania Ortega (@TaniaonFox7) October 30, 2015

My apartment complex off 35 in San Marcos @mySA @KENS5 @News4SA https://t.co/f22tpQXDhX

—
Aaron M. Orozco (@Big_Ohhhhh) October 30, 2015

****

Barton Springs & South First Flooding 🎥 @jasonmneff https://t.co/QFzmoshaqN

—
365 Things Austin (@365ThingsAustin) October 30, 2015

#OnionCreek #Driftwood @TWCNewsAustin @KXAN_Weather https://t.co/o2zadIbKW2

—
Jewhadi™ (@JewhadiTM) October 30, 2015

****

#AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh. https://t.co/D1P4VNp1xb

—
deray mckesson (@deray) October 29, 2015

Well, thank goodness there's no more racism... Or this might seem racist. twitter.com/mypwi/status/6…

—
Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) October 29, 2015

****

Judge Orders Jindal to Reinstate Planned Parenthood Funding bit.ly/1RizB9E https://t.co/pz4ICuwdAH

—
  (@Mediaite) October 30, 2015

A federal jury finds that Cox illegally forced customers into renting its set-top box: washingtonpost.com/news/the-switc… https://t.co/VHREEta1eF

—
Brian Fung (@b_fung) October 30, 2015

****

U.N. to world leaders: Your climate pledges are not enough hill.cm/2oayQMB https://t.co/T4H9TDOOw2

—
The Hill (@thehill) October 30, 2015

GOP suspends partnership with NBC News for February debate after criticized CNBC debate: apne.ws/1XF2PTV

—
The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

****

Eric Holder on FBI director’s Ferguson effect comments: "You can't base policy on anecdotal evidence.” huff.to/1jShtJg

—
Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 28, 2015

FBI dir James B. Comey met President Obama in the Oval Office today to talk about recent comments nytimes.com/2015/10/30/us/…

—
Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) October 30, 2015

****

HBCU alumni are thriving more than black grads of other schools, study shows huff.to/1MZoX3R

—
HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) October 30, 2015

This black American wants refugee status in Canada because of police brutality: bit.ly/1WofXdO https://t.co/LSAfhiQWrU

—
VICE News (@vicenews) October 30, 2015

****

Serena Williams has a message for those behind the #BlackLivesMatter movement: Keep it up. sportingnews.com/sport-news/465… https://t.co/bZz1b7n9W1

—
Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 30, 2015

Lonnae O’Neal: Unclear on excessive force? Just imagine it’s a white girl wapo.st/1GJXRky

—
Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 28, 2015

****

BREAKING Guantanamo frees long-cleared Mauritanian captive. Prison census now 113. Try this link: hrld.us/1LZrb3r

—
Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 29, 2015

Story so far: Captive Shaker Aamer gone from Guantánamo. hrld.us/1Wnl91r @MiamiHerald https://t.co/zigMPwj9Tw

—
Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 30, 2015

****

Teen girl in classrm thrown around like rag doll.Every1 on TV saying“we can’t see what she did b4 video”Who gives a flying Fk‼️She’s a CHILD

—
Cher (@cher) October 27, 2015

Nothing against JEB personally ( except 99.9 % of his policies )BUT HIS SHIP HAS SAILED‼️TOO MUCH OF A DOWNER‼️ C’MON,️POTUS CANT B A WHINER

—
Cher (@cher) October 26, 2015

****

No, mental illness is not the main cause of mass shootings in America bit.ly/1k7SLEl https://t.co/j1wkDncU9e

—
Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 30, 2015

A German rapper who'd joined ISIS was killed in a U.S. air strike, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to me buzzfeed.com/hayesbrown/ger…

—
Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) October 30, 2015

****

5.85 million Americans can't vote because of felon disenfranchisement laws, including 2.2 million African-Americans https://t.co/wVvtOrDgTI

—
Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 27, 2015

Criminal Justice Reform Will Fall Short If We Fail to Invest in Civil Legal Aid sp.lc/TUpAy https://t.co/ttXo5kygIP

—
SPLC (@splcenter) October 27, 2015

****

Here’s how the school-to-prison pipeline begins #AssaultAtSpringValley SC has a “Disturbing Schools” statute https://t.co/6z51t40VHw

—
SPLC (@splcenter) October 27, 2015

Why was a cop in that classroom? A look at the bigger picture: latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…

—
Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015

****

That deputy didn't just randomly appear in that classroom. Policymakers and administrators put him there. latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…

—
Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015

That student is charged with a misdemeanor because South Carolina's legislature made disrupting school a crime. latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…

—
Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015

****

Obama tells police we must "stick with facts" on criminal justice: huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-po…

—
Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2015

Some may read this Obama comment as a subtweet of the FBI director: huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-po… https://t.co/EBiDaXIaia

—
Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2015

****

Some hot dogs and sausages contain human DNA, report says: abcn.ws/1GHkfLe https://t.co/0DAXVudPT8

—
ABC News (@ABC) October 28, 2015

Hospitals to pay $250 million for cardiac device coverage violations: DOJ reut.rs/1jWUU6f

—
Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 30, 2015

****

*SNORT*

"Ma, can I have some money for school?" "Bring me my purse" https://t.co/3eC3rFhlSP

—
Drew (@RJJ954) October 28, 2015

Oh, I get it now. 'Artisan' is the word you use when a middle-class person makes something a working-class person used to make...

—
Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) September 29, 2015

Chat Away