President Barack Obama is greeted by Mayor Steve Adler on the tarmac upon his arrival on Air Force One at Austin Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas
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President Barack Obama chats with Evan Smith, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Texas Tribune at the opening Keynote during the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at The Long Center in Austin, Texas
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President Barack Obama greets workers at Torchy’s taco restaurant
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President Barack Obama smiles during remarks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Austin Music Hall
The Obama Diary 
I think in the end the Republicans will choose John Kasich as their nominee, Trump has overplayed his hand. He has made himself useless the Republicans. Kasich’s one redeeming value is that he’s less crazy than both Cruz and Rubio. And in the end Hillary will promptly hand Kasich his ass in the general election. Afterwards I will leave TOD and return to my life of solitude and contemplation.
Amen.
There is no leaving TOD. It is part of you now. If I may comment on your vegan journey…I’m so proud of you:) I was a vegetarian for 12 years….meat didn’t matter one way or the other to me. What actually TURNED me into a full blown vegetarian was watching an episode of The X Files. No lie. The one in the chicken slaughterhouse. I was done. You just THINK you want that meat. No you don’t.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Town_(The_X-Files)
‘there is no leaving TOD’ 🙂 Thank heaven!! ❤
I hope and pray you’re right, Don.
Congrats on your gold, Don. Your scenario requires a brokered convention, doesn’t it? If it comes to that, wouldn’t they pick someone the voters haven’t already rejected in the primaries?
Thank God and the heavens we currently have a sane President.
and Amen.
So proud of Chitown.
Wouldn’t it be great if they turned the tide!
Yes it would be wonderful
Thank you a trazillion times, Nerdy!!!!
When historian Michael Beschloss (on MSNBC) has to go back to the racist segregationist George Wallace campaign for a precedent to Trump’s run …
Hey, you built that, GOP.
Not only did they build it, they had R&D prefect it. This is the GOP in all its vile corrupted glory.
^^ THIS. Yes, they’ve been inching along on that assembly line for years, and finally have a prototype. Which, hopefully, the rest of us can beat to a pulp – with our votes.
Wooot!
GE JO’B.
No doubt that Trump has his aides culling the archives for George Wallace strategy for his shameless and abhorrent campaign.
Today’s events were no accident. Trump schemed to elevate himself as a White martyr to win as many delegates on the Ides of March:
Matt said this because Trump’s “rally” earlier in the day was that hotbed of racial tension known as St. Louis MO.
One more re: George Wallace:
Thanks for that reminder about the Ides of March! Et tu, Brute, and all that!
If you read the Atlantic article in the first paragraph the author blames the protests on the President…because the so called blk leftists are disappointed in the President…give me a break…
This is what america is all about and should be about.
DITTO. I’m moved to tears just looking at these pics.
I will repeat…..March Madness is the best!!!!
There are some good things happening in my home state of Kansas.
Hillary Clinton credited Ronald and Nancy Reagan on Friday with starting a “national conversation” about HIV and AIDS — only to retract her comments hours later.
“While the Reagans were strong for stem cell research and finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, I misspoke about their record on HIV and AIDS. For that, I’m sorry,” she said in a statement issued on Friday afternoon.
The retraction came amid an online furor that exploded when Clinton praised the Reagans’ legacy on HIV/AIDS during a TV interview at Nancy Reagan’s funeral.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/hillary-clinton-praises-reagans-hiv-aids-response-220643
sigh…
She was probably just desperate to find something positive to say about them. Apparently Nancy did have a reasonable stand on
AIDS.
She could have just stopped with stem cell research. Instead, we have this now.
Yeah, well.
http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/2016/3/11/hillary-clinton-misspoke-get-over-it-nancy-reagan-hiv
yeah, we have all seen that show before. To repeat what she herself said (of PBO, of all people), don’t do stupid shit.
Prolly tastes like damn vinegar.
https://twitter.com/jonfavs
yup, the fifth columnist fourth estate is the prime reason for the present madness.
Great tweets, Nerdy Wonka! Thank you for calling out the News media! They, along with the rest of the GOP, are responsible for creating TRUMP!
Thank you so much, Meta! You are doing a heroic job on Twitter, speaking and spreading TRUTH!
TYVM, nath!
You most welcome! You are doing a brilliant job on Twitter!
AMENNNNNNNNNNN with what nath said
Boom. Tweet of the day.
Absolutely brilliant Tweet!
Rachel is saying she thinks all of this is “on purpose” by Trump and his campaign … and will make her case, coming up on her show.
She’s turning into one courageous anchor, over these last months, and I applaud her. (And believe me there were months and months in the past when I didn’t.)
She’s right. Everything Trump does is orchestrated.
exactly! So glad she’ll speak to that. Too many folks act like he can’t control things.. it’s just getting out of hand. oh hell no, this man is all about causing this sort of chaos and mayhem. He wants folks attacking each other.
Hey NerdyW, by chance, were you in the Austin SXSW audience? 😀
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Thanks for the post.
Ted Cruz, also in Illinois tonight, is on camera, speaking out against Trump.
BTW, didn’t mean to call attention to Cruz’s words or face or mannerisms. Sorry.
The hypocrite Cruz thinks his own form of bigotry is better than Trump’s. They are alike in their preaching of hatred, exclusion, racism and misogyny. Two bigots in a pod.
yep not a hair of difference between them.
Definitely. I can’t see much difference in any of them, except Trump says it all in a screech.
This guy….
Wonderful tweets and post Nerdy! PBO in your home town!
So how is that Torchy’s Taco place? Have you been there? Do you know what’s in the Dem, Pub and Indie tacos? 🙂
Actually, when I heard Trump talking to Tweety it dawned on me Trump is pivoting to sanity in his tone and thesis that he made a good decision to postpone the rally thereby saving everyone from this extreme anger from the Left that has bubbled up over many years of unemployment and no raises. Trump to the rescue! Snark.
As Rachel showed in her show tonight he may have purposely set this environment up for political gain.
OOoooooopsie.
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/03/11/president-obamas-day-in-austin/
The President arrives Dallas, Texas.
Click here ► ► http://dfw.cbslocal.com/show/cbsdfw-com-live-video-2/
Just watched the President land at Love Field in Dallas. My son and family get to be in the same city with the president tonight. That makes me feel good. Dallas is a blue city, like Austin. The mayor is an excellent person, and the office is non-partisan, but I happen to know he is a Democrat.
How long will MSNBC keep Rachel? After everything she is saying and showing to back up her words, how long will she last? Bet not long.
I have a feeling that they will keep Rachel. She is probably the only person who is showing where all of this started. She showed actual dated videos dating back to his “rapist and drug dealers” comments.
All cable stations are playing this nightmare on a loop with DT blaming others when he created this atmosphere of hate. The media perpetuates it with wall to wall coveragw and little challenge. I do not believe DT created this mess or if he did it has gone horribly wrong. I predict more of this in NY, CA, WA, and maybe TX or FL. Someone will get killed unfortunately.
As Dr Phil likes to say the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. When Trump tries to change his behavior for the General Election his past behavior needs to be shown. Yay, Rachel. Keep those video clips coming!
Hopefully Trump won’t make it to the general, after today. We shall see. But I’m not giving up hope!
Judging by the comments on the article I read in the Atlantic, his supporters are solidly behind him, blaming the protesters, saying there hasn’t been any violence. I only hope it puts off some people who are not yet fully committed and wake up the Sanders supporters who swear to vote for him rather than Clinton. The comments were really disturbing. There’s so much ugliness in some people.
I try not to read comments for that reason, but once in a while I do, and totally agree with you. Who can hate, 24/7? That’s what they call a life?
I thought I hated G. W. Bush but I’m a piker compared to these people.
Yes, we were amateurs, turns out! Hang in there!
Even when people make me really, really angry I have a hard time keeping that level up constantly.
Thanks Nerdy for posting this wonderful set of photos of our President’s day at the Austin SxSW event!! 🙂
I found myself becoming teary-eyed while looking at some of the pictures – in almost every one of the restaurant pics, you can see people in the background smiling even if they’re not the focus of the camera or the President’s attention. The positive energy that this man’s presence generates is just a thing to behold. I’m just savoring his time left with us as President….
UGH UGH UGH
Hot off the press Meta. 🙂
These Trump supporters seem to be the very same ones that were so scary at Sarah Palin’s rallies. She was a warm up for this disaster.
That gives me chills. He brings out the darkness in people.
WOW!!!!!!
It all just got very, very real. This is a turning point. Trump’s little stunt is backfiring in his face and he will be confronted.
Yes It Will, meta.
Every minute of every day until Trump and his hooligans are put back in their cages and all those who have enabled their hatred are silenced.
Many of us have said, over the past 8 years, that the Civil War never ended. It didn’t. Only question now is how many more will die before we finally do end it.
Good night TOD!
Until now, the media has found him entertaining and has aired every hateful word. They are responsible for this monster.
Wow is right cos, this should frieghten all Americans.
I have a question, why don’t Trump’s wife and children tell him or ask him to stop this crap? I have a feeling I know the answer, none of them would dare say anything to Trump. The children will be scared he would kick them out of the will and Melania scared he would divorce her.
They support him wholeheartedly, think he’s a genius!
Then they are as stupid as he is, as racists as he is.
I wonder if all of this hate and racist rhetoric are having any effect on Ivanka Trump’s line of clothing and accessories?
One more thing, why do everyone thing Trump’s wife is so beautiful, she isn’t to me. She look like she had plastic surgery and I don’t like her eyes.
I agree bella.
This guy really is intellectually lazy. If you’re going to bother to run for POTUS, PURCHASE A CLUE.
Surprise, surprise. I am still waiting for details on all of his pipe dreams.
When does he think he will be starting to read up on these things?
I think this is the best thing I’ve seen all day on twitter.
This might get me a troll or two, but they only last a day or so and then they peter out.
Good one, Booms!!
Ha!
Sandra Oh was one of my favorite characters on HBO’s Arli$$….one the most underrated sketch comedies of all time! Think Ballers meets Entourage.
Hi Everyone! I was just so enchanted by Pete’s photos from the State Dinner, I thought I was on the most recent post! Oh well! LOL! 😜
So freaking true!!!
Bernie’s BFF:
There is some weird, racist symbiosis going on here:
Once again, Trump’s racist antics overtook the news cycle. Only mini clips during the day from all the other candidates running. And wasn’t today the day old Jeb was to meet with Cruz, Rubio, and Kasich? Didn’t hear a word about it.
Maybe tomorrow will be your day, old Jeb. Maybe not.
I so old I remember that time Ben Carson endorsed Donald Trump….wait that was 9 a.m. today!
I’d forgotten that already, as did just about everybody – Ha!
Dadgum picture won’t format the right size…..
Bernie running against Rahm for the in the Illinois primary next Tuesday
Last time I checked Rahm wasn’t running for president. t think the people of Illinois and Chicago know the difference between Hillary and Rahm. Illinois will go for HRC. Latest poll has her up +37 pts 62-25. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Bi-iePG1O6bmx0c2hGNWFDRjQ/view
I really really hope HRC wins Illinois primary by the huge predicted margin. I just can’t see her losing it. But it is an open primary state like Michigan and Ohio.
I keep all my fingers crossed. I am so afraid of a repeat of MI!
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 3/11/16
Escalating aggression marks Trump’s rally rhetoric
Rachel Maddow presents a video timeline of Donald Trump’s comments at rallies that have stoked hostility and incited violence by his supporters against protesters, leading to chaos after a canceled rally in Chicago. Duration: 12:51
http://on.msnbc.com/1pe7zUq
on.msnbc.com/1pe7zUq
Morning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/03/12/early-bird-chat-690/