The President will visit Hiroshima—the first visit of a sitting US President—during his visit to Japan. Here's why: go.wh.gov/6HWzv1
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Excellent job, LL! It’s another real breakthrough for President Obama to visit Hiroshima.
How’s Miss Meg and the rest of the brood?
Are you married yet?
Conducting an experiment. Didn’t go home for lunch, so Meg’s been in her crate since 1pm. That’ll be 5 hours in the crate. We have to get her used to being in there until she’s past puppyhood and is house trained.
And the wedding is May 27th.
Between Amazon Now and Chewy.com, I might never leave the house again.
I hope cherish0708 doesn’t mind…but…I just read the comment and had to bring it over. Thanks so much cherish0708 for de-lurking and providing your point of view!!!
cherish0708
May 10, 2016 at 12:00 pm
Hello everyone. Iām a long-time lurker. I live in London, but originally from Hiroshima, Japan.
Iām so grateful PBO is visiting my city soon. It means a lot for people like my parents who were there on the fateful summer day of 1945.
I cried when I heard this news on BBC this afternoon. We donāt need an apology, instead the mutual understanding and recognition of the past, please. Iām sure the majority of the Japanese people are very happy about this visit. The Japanese media is praising his decision.
I have to thank American people for electing this great president twice. No doubt he is one of the best presidents in American history!
Thank you, GGail for bringing my comment over here. I’m so excited and emotional about this visit . Love to all!
Thank you, Cherish0708 for speaking your mind and heart about this visit.
As you should be cherish0708 ((((hugs))))
Welcome and thank you cherish0708 for delurking and giving us here at TOD vital information about your first hand experiences. The one thing I love and will also miss is the wealth of knowledge and experiences from my TOD family.
Hi there jojo! We’re here at the same time š
Hey GGail or should I say ExerciseGail? š š I am looking forward to seeing my TOD SoCal peeps this weekend.
Oh me too JoJo!
Speaking of exercise, I have to go tonight, because I didn’t go last night. I had to stay away until I completed the antibiotic prescription for my upper respiratory infection. I can feel the fat creeping back on me ROFL
It was a gem of a comment. Thanks for sharing, and share more often!
Hi, Cherish! Thank you so much for delurking and sharing your reaction to the President’s upcoming trip to Japan and visiting Hiroshima.
Can those capable make this into a Tweetable Post. I would love to tweet this. Thanks.
Thanks for Joining TOD, cherish0708. Your comments are lovely.
I didn’t realize this was going to be a Disney movie:
Looks amazing!
This was an excellent movie. I saw a prescreening of it last year. I will go see it at the theaters again.
This brought me to tears today (in a good way š ) I needed this little piece of inspiration. Looking forward to seeing it.
NOW: Hillary Clinton Participates in Conversation with Young Parents in the Workforce in Lexington, KY ā http://abcnews.go.com/Live?stream=1
NOW: Bernie Sanders Attends a Rally in Stockton, CA – http://abcnews.go.com/Live?stream=3
JER, where in the world did you get this pic of Bernie šÆ LOL!!!
Hi GGail. It came from Google images.
Truly hilarious LOL!
Does he ever talk to voters? One on one?
My thoughts exactly 57 – all he does is rallies – same speech – no new thoughts/ideas necessary
Good Day, TODable TODbots. Happy Tuesday to all. Partly Cloudy and a bit of a Chill in my neck of the woods. In other words, finally, a Typical May in MN š
Congrats to LL on Your solid Au ā
Congrats to all the Au ā winners since Last Evening.
5-10-16
WH Presser with Josh “The Voice” Earnest, LIVE, starting shortly
Now back to catching up.
TOD you keep me sane! This was perfect today.
Grassley says NO vote on SCOTUS, even in lame duck if Dem wins.
meta, you are super fierce – thank you for pushing us along by providing important candidate information.
We do need to VOTE like our lives depend on it.
Thanks very much, GG. It’s vital for us to take back the Senate so I’m going to stay on the data going forward.
Awesome, Meta! Following your lead, I tweeted all GOP members of Senate Judiciary Committee plus those running for re-election this year (except Rand Paul who weenied out and doesn’t have a Senate twitter handle).
Thank you , Judith!
Uh Oh, Donald…
Cruz, in an interview Tuesday with radio host and supporter Glenn Beck, opened the door just a crack to kick-starting his now-suspended campaign if he somehow starts winning primary contests again. Asked what heād do if, for instance, Nebraska voters back him in Tuesdayās primary, Cruz said he assumes that wonāt happen but added:
āLetās be very clear, if there is a path to victory — we launched this campaign intending to win.ā
He said he suspended his campaign last week because he didnāt see a viable path after his loss in Indiana, but, āIf that changes, we will certainly respond accordingly.ā
Cruz ā much like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio did before him ā also is moving to lock down his delegates. A Cruz campaign spokesman confirmed to Fox News that the senator has written to the state party chairs in all the states where he won delegates, informing them he intends to hold onto them for now.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/10/cruz-opens-door-to-kick-starting-suspended-campaign.html
Steph made lots of people in my hometown of Portland weep last night, but I truly admire him.
Why are so many people on ESPN saying Stephen does not deserve MVP? Is it because he is close to and has become friends with PBO?
Many are saying LeBron James is a better player blah blah blah…..
I knew people would think that LeBron deserves it more, simply because it was unanimous.
Haters gonna hate
I’ve said this before:
Hillary Clinton wants to do the WORK of being President.
Donald Trump just wants ‘ to be’ President.
One is a serious candidate.
The other is a clown.
And, if the roles were reversed – NO WAY they would accept such mediocrity from Hillary.
They would say that she’s not a ‘ serious candidate’.
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A post-policy party finds a post-policy candidate
05/10/16 12:46 PMāUPDATED 05/10/16 12:56 PM
By Steve Benen
Hillary Clintonās campaign website features an āissuesā page where visitors can read the Democratās position papers on 31 different issues. Each page features a fairly detailed overview of the candidateās approach to the issue ā some, including the page on climate change, lead to additional resources with even more specific information ā leaving little doubt as to how Clinton intends to govern if elected.
Donald Trumpās campaign website, meanwhile, features a āpositionsā page with summaries of the Republican candidateās approach to seven issues. Most of the content is vague and boilerplate, and voters hoping to learn detailed information about how Trump would govern will need to look elsewhere.
As it turns out, this isnāt an accident or the result of a bad web team. Rather, itās the result of a deliberate decision on the part of the campaign to downplay substantive details ahead of the election. Politico reported yesterday:
A source familiar with Trumpās thinking explained that the billionaire businessman was reluctant to add new layers of policy experts now, feeling it would only muddy his populist message that has been hyperfocused on illegal immigration, trade and fighting Islamic extremists.
āHe doesnāt want to waste time on policy and thinks it would make him less effective on the stump,ā the Trump source said. āIt wonāt be until after he is elected but before heās inaugurated that he will figure out exactly what he is going to do and who he is going to try to hire.ā
Uh huh
Uh huh
Hereās what Donald Trump thinks about voting
05/10/16 01:21 PM
By Zachary Roth
Pressed by Chuck Todd on NBCās āMeet the Pressā Sunday, Trump discussed his views on voting rules in more detail than he has yet. Those comments, along with other remarks he made earlier this year, give us a pretty clear idea of what the presumptive GOP nominee thinks about access to the ballot.
Trump and Todd had the following revealing exchange:
Todd: Do you want to see the voting laws changed to make it easier to vote?
Trump: I want to see voting laws so that people that are citizens can vote. Not so people that can walk off the street and can vote, or so that illegal immigrants can voteā
Todd: So youāre not for same-day voter registration?
Trump: No, no. I want to make the voting laws so that people thatā it doesnāt make any difference how they do it. But I donāt think people should sneak in through the cracks. You have to have ā And whether thatās an ID or any way you want to do it. But you have to be a citizen to vote.
Todd: Well, of course. That is the law as it stands already. Let me askā
Trump: No, itās not. I mean, you have places where people just walk in and vote.
I saw this this AM. It was well done & funny too.
On Samantha Bee’s Show last Night.
If true, this would be HUGE.
Clinton To Lay Out Agenda For Making Child Care Better ā And More Affordable
Her proposals could set up a stark contrast with Donald Trumpās.
Hillary Clinton on Tuesday will sketch out an agenda for helping families with young children, including an ambitious promise to put high-quality child care within financial reach of all working parents.
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The most concrete part of the agenda, the campaign aides say, will be the two narrow but potentially important proposals. One would bolster a highly regarded āhome visitingā program designed to help low-income children at risk of emotional, intellectual, and physical harm. If Clinton has her way, the program, known as the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Initiative, would reach twice as many children as it does today.
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But by far the most intriguing part of Tuesdayās speech may be a promise that Clinton intends to make. According to the campaign aides, Clinton will say that the federal government should commit to making sure that no family ever pays more than 10 percent of its income on child-care expenses
meta, I think you will find this very interesting – look where Hillary’s first campaign office is located: Hillary Clintonās first Southern California campaign office at the Laborersā International Union of North America Local 300
The Hillary Clinton campaign increased its presence in California by opening an office in Los Angeles Tuesday night.
In Clintonās absence, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis added a bit of political glitz for the 150 supporters and volunteers.
Dressed in a sea of orange T-shirts that read āLIUNA for Hillary,ā members of the Laborsā International Union of North America Local 300 chanted āSi se Puede!ā and āHillary! Hillary! Hillary!ā as the speakers kicking off the event pivoted to the news that Sen. Ted Cruz had dropped out of the presidential race ā leaving they way open Republican front-runner Donald Trump to face the Democratic nominee.
Garcetti quickly took aim at Trump and his background as host of the reality television show āThe Apprentice.ā
āWe donāt need a candidate who says, āYouāre fired!ā Garcetti said. āWe need a candidate who says, āYouāre hired!ā
Hmmm, very interesting. It sounds like she’ll blanket CA. Not a moment too soon.
Yup!
They all gave POTUS a standing ovation when Connecticut coach said that after watching what has been going on the last six months, he has a feeling we will miss this President more and more. He gave POTUS a rocking chair.
I loved what he said and how POTUS got a standing ovation after that.
Trump Canāt Pivot
The pundits who say heās going moderate are missing something.
By Jamelle Bouie
Thus far, in the narrative of the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump is the āunpredictableā one who will scramble the fall election. What this means in practice is that everything Trump says feeds the narrative, even if, after the most cursory examination, it doesnāt fit. And so Monday, for example, weāre told the wily Trump has shifted positions on taxes and the minimum wage, craftily moving toward Hillary Clintonās left ahead of the general.
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The real test of Trumpās ability to shift to a general election is whether he can make his core principles palatable to a broad audience, or at least obscure them enough to escape scrutiny. And yes, Trump has core principles.
If thereās one constant in Trumpās rhetoric, from his role in the ābirtherā movement five years ago to his present campaign, itās his nativism, his anti-Muslim attitudes, his assorted flavors of bigotry. His opening campaign gambit was mass deportation coupled with a wall along the Mexican borderāa position he still holds. Later that fall, he bolstered his intraāRepublican Party popularity with a call to ban Muslims from the United States. He boosts racists on social media, is friendly (or at least not hostile) to real-life white supremacists, and has refused to disavow anti-Semitic attacks from his online supporters. Even now, after winning the GOP nomination, he indulges misogyny and misogynistic attacks.
In the 10 months since he launched his campaign for president, Trump has showed the extent to which bigotry sits at the center of his persona. And if heās going to shapeshift for a general audience, he needs to obscure it. Thus far, thereās no evidence he can. On Thursday, the Republican presidential nominee appeared on Fox News with Bill OāReilly, where he delivered a message to Vicente Fox, the former Mexican president. āYeah,ā he said, āget your money ready, ācause youāre going to pay for the wall.ā When your campaign is all affect and attitude, what is there to pivot away from but yourself?
So Joe’s moved on:
Congratulation to Audra and her husband.
A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) slammed Thune for launching the probe.
āThe Republican Senate refuses to hold hearings on Judge Garland, refuses to fund the Presidentās request for Zika aid and takes the most days off of any Senate since 1956, but thinks Facebook hearings are a matter of urgent national interest,ā Adam Jentleson wrote in an email.
āThe taxpayers who pay Republican senatorsā salaries probably want their money back.ā
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/05/10/the-presidents-day-96/