President Obama greets the family of FBI Special Agent Tyler Call in the Blue Room of the White House. Special Agent Call was one of 13 recipients of the Medal of Valor yesterday. (Photo by Pete Souza)
Congratulations on gold, Roberta! Have a great day. President Obama is still our president so that gets us if to a good start! Good morning Chips, Ms NW, and all other TODsters!
Can’t wait to have this whole interminable crap over. Kentucky and Oregon weigh in today and Hillary will move inexorably closer to the magic delegate count. I am going to celebrate the day when all paths forward are blocked for Bernie and he can’t delude his supporters any longer. Of course, they’ll cry ‘foul’ and say HRC cheated, but maybe reality will eventually set in for some of them.
By the way, who won your election yesterday?
Morning TODers. For those who aren’t too exhausted to care, the primary schedule going forward after the Kentucky, Oregon race today are: June 5–Puerto Rico; June 7–California, Montana, N. Dakota, New Jersey, New Mexico, S. Dakota. On June 14, the District of Columbia weighs in with its vote. It will be all over by June 7 and DC will be the icing on the cake for HRC. Then, finally, we can focus all of our energy on the general election!
i have grown weary of Sanders…who has brought his nasty destructive attacks on the DEM party….he has been in the Senate the last 7 years to witness the obstruction the GOP…but does he attack them…no…it is the DEMs he attacks…because to Sanders they ar the same…..
I’m happy they have forever homes. No thank you. I have me to take care of and that’s enough! 😄
Btw, good day amk. Have no idea what time it is in your world 😳
Just as a guide for today and later primaries. Hillary currently has 1717 pledged delegates and needs 2026 to cinch the deal. Her goal for today is 51 delegates. That will leave her with only 148 delegates needed out of the remaining Hillary friendly states. These are pledged delegates, exclusive of the “Supers.”
It was my understanding that the idea of “super” delegates was to give senior party members a say in the nomination. Sounds like the GOP needed it to defeat Trump. Seems like a good idea – too sad that some don’t want to follow the party rules. In my world the “supers” have 99% of the candidate selection votes.
It’s been a year since the release of the seminal Aspen Institute report, Sport for All, Play for Life: A Playbook to Get Every Kid in the Game, and many organizations have taken action consistent with its eight strategies for the eight sectors that touch the lives of children. At the 2016 Project Play Summit at the Newseum’s Knight Conference Center in Washington, meet leaders of these efforts and discover new opportunities to build healthy communities through sport.
Our featured session is with First Lady Michelle Obama, who will be joined on stage for a conversation with her brother Craig Robinson, ESPN college basketball analyst, and moderator Michael Wilbon, co-host of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption. Three kids from South Side Chicago, all grown up, will reflect on their childhood, parenting active children, and the importance of making sport affordable and accessible for all youth — regardless of zip code or ability. The half-hour conversation begins at 11:40am ET and will be live-streamed at http://www.aspeninstitute.org.
Thank you GGail, I just finish listening to the First Lady, her brother Craig and Michael Wilburn discuss the lack of physical activity for kids, how important it is. Craig and Michelle’s Mom was in the audience. It was enjoyable seeing Craig and FLOTUS talk about their Dad.
President Obama delivered a powerful commencement address at Rutgers University over the weekend, taking some time to celebrate knowledge and intellectual pursuits. “Facts, evidence, reason, logic, an understanding of science – these are good things,” the president said, implicitly reminding those who may have forgotten. “These are qualities you want in people making policy.”
He added, “Class of 2016, let me be as clear as I can be. In politics, and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. It’s not cool to not know what you’re talking about. That’s not ‘keeping it real,’ or ‘telling it like it is.’ That’s not challenging ‘political correctness.’ That’s just not knowing what you’re talking about.”
Donald Trump heard this and apparently took it personally. The presumptive Republican nominee responded last night with arguably the most important tweet of the 2016 presidential campaign to date:
“ ‘In politics, and in life, ignorance is not a virtue.’ This is a primary reason that President Obama is the worst president in U.S. history!”
I assumed someone would eventually tell the GOP candidate why this was unintentionally hilarious, prompting him to take it down, but as of this morning, Trump’s message remains online.
So the president is for smarts and learning so the GOP is now against all that of course. I really wish he’d start talking about breathing and eating, so the GOP could come out against both!
Republican senator draws parallel between his campaign, 9/11
05/16/16 11:20 AM
By Steve Benen
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is among this year’s most vulnerable incumbents, so it’s tempting to assume he’d be extra cautious when making his pitch to voters. If this Politico report is any indication, the Wisconsin Republican is going in the opposite direction.
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson on Saturday compared the 2016 election to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, saying he is “panicked” about this “consequential” year.
Today, the Supreme Court decided to not decide in the case of Zubik v. Burwell. Dahlia Lithwick gives us the scoop.
……………………………………
Two things seem pretty clear: (1) the current court was 4/4 on this case, and (2) if Justice Scalia were still alive, this case would have gone the wrong way for those who support women’s reproductive freedom.
But it’s also hard to miss the connection between the current deadlock in the Supreme Court and the ongoing dysfunction we’re witnessing in Congress. The former is a result of Republican’s refusal to even consider President Obama’s nominee to the high court and the latter is a due to their unwillingness to negotiate and compromise. That leaves us with only one functioning branch of the federal government – the executive. This is no way to run a democracy. And it’s also why elections matter.
The fallout from Nevada’s Democratic unrest
05/17/16 09:23 AM
By Steve Benen
In contemporary politics, when there are reports of partisan activists making death threats, throwing chairs, and scrawling ugly messages on walls, it’s easy to assume Donald Trump supporters are responsible. But in Nevada, it’s actually Bernie Sanders’ proponents.
…………………
If state party officials were, in fact, responsible for genuine abuses at the convention, perhaps some of the outrage would at least be understandable, but Jon Ralston, Nevada’s top political reporter, published a piece late yesterday saying that the opposite is true.
Despite their social media frothing and self-righteous screeds, the facts reveal that the Sanders folks disregarded rules, then when shown the truth, attacked organizers and party officials as tools of a conspiracy to defraud the senator of what was never rightfully his in the first place.
Instead of acknowledging they were out-organized by a Clinton campaign chastened by county convention results and reanimated to cement the caucus numbers at the Paris, the Sanders folks have decided to cry conflagration in a crowded building, without regard to what they burn down in the process.
……………………………………………….
Last night, the state party also lodged a formal complaint with the Democratic National Committee against the Sanders campaign. It concluded:
“The people who fostered, encouraged, and gained from the unsettling scenes at the Nevada State Democratic Convention bring dishonor and discredit to our state and national parties. Having seen up close the lack of conscience or concern for the ramifications of their actions – indeed, the glee with which they engaged in such destructive behavior – we expect similar tactics at the National Convention in July.”
I read about some of Bernie’s delegates change their registration back to independents then were mad they couldn’t be delegates. Is this what happened? I can’t understand the independents thinking they could not be a democrat when they are representing the party. I just don’t understand what happened.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A COUNTRY SINKS..THEY ALL START TOSSNG CHAIRS LIKE BOBBY KNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO REPEAT THEIR INSANITY! GOTTA GO..I HAVE WORK TO DO TODAY!
GM MTM, hope Spokane is treating you well (sounds like you’re contributing to their economy, LOL).
NV guru @ralstonreports has (a ton) of tweets about May 15 NV delegate selection (confusing to me — NV Dems caucused on Feb 20, but apparently delegates selected at NV state Dem convention over the weekend:
Timeline: Bernie loses vote that matters — NV caucus. Berners flood local conventions. Berners lose state convention. Berners go nuts.
Good morning arapho415, Spokane was wonderful! Great time away. Now back home to reality. Thanks for the links. I do know about Ralston but hadn’t checked his reports yet. I just read the tweet below that Bernie walked away from a question about the NV event. How can he even think he can be President when he can’t answer questions from reporters he doesn’t like.
Axelrod is all over the map on this election but I agree with him on this move. I really hope she stops and thinks through these comments because this election couldn’t be more high stakes.
Strong as @billclinton's record was, @HillaryClinton was ill-advised to pitch him as Econ czar. Folks will be looking to HER for that!
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE..AM A LITTLE LATE 2DAY…SOMEONE KEEPS USING MY PUTER..HARD TO GET ON HERE…HOPE EVERYONE HAS A FINE DAY….NOT MUCH TO SAY REGARDING THE ELECTION..I STAY AWAY FROM IT ANYMORE…BLESSINGS!
ROOTS at the White House
The White House will host a day-long exploration of how we find our American stories along with a screening of History Channel’s “Roots” . The cast and producers from HISTORY’s event series “Roots” – including Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker, Tony Award® winner Anika Noni Rose, Malachi Kirby, Co-Executive Producer and original Kunta Kunte LeVar Burton, Executive Producers Will Packer and Mark Wolper and Nancy Dubuc, President and Chief Executive Officer, A+E Networks – will participate in the day’s discussions.
Just finish listening to the First Lady, her brother Craig Robinson, and ESPN Michael Wilburn discussing the importance of physical activity for our kids. Project Play Summit.
The Obama Diary 
GM Chips, Danny & Mom Chips. Have a wonderful day.
Hiya Roberta! Congrats on first!
I don’t believe this, 1st ????
Congratulations on gold, Roberta! Have a great day. President Obama is still our president so that gets us if to a good start! Good morning Chips, Ms NW, and all other TODsters!
Thanks maryl1, yes it is always a god day when President Obama is still our POTUS.
Congrats Roberta on First!
Thanks GGail, did yo post pictures of your Brunch with Tally and the rest of you west coasters?
Hi Roberta, Purpleshoesla took the pic. I’m hoping she or jojo will post it sometime today 😊
another primary war today? ooo, goody.
Can’t wait to have this whole interminable crap over. Kentucky and Oregon weigh in today and Hillary will move inexorably closer to the magic delegate count. I am going to celebrate the day when all paths forward are blocked for Bernie and he can’t delude his supporters any longer. Of course, they’ll cry ‘foul’ and say HRC cheated, but maybe reality will eventually set in for some of them.
By the way, who won your election yesterday?
gm jg. the counting is on 19th. right now we have all kindsa bs exit polls with diametric results.
^1000000 agree
Well said, jackieG! Especially the “interminable crap” part. Make it stop.
Morning TODers. For those who aren’t too exhausted to care, the primary schedule going forward after the Kentucky, Oregon race today are: June 5–Puerto Rico; June 7–California, Montana, N. Dakota, New Jersey, New Mexico, S. Dakota. On June 14, the District of Columbia weighs in with its vote. It will be all over by June 7 and DC will be the icing on the cake for HRC. Then, finally, we can focus all of our energy on the general election!
GM Thank you JackieG…
i have grown weary of Sanders…who has brought his nasty destructive attacks on the DEM party….he has been in the Senate the last 7 years to witness the obstruction the GOP…but does he attack them…no…it is the DEMs he attacks…because to Sanders they ar the same…..
….
the sleeping
pigsbeauties.Aw!
Is there only one baby in there with Jenny?
What gives?
Two others
giventaken away. I toldja to take ’em when they were available. Last chance.I’m happy they have forever homes. No thank you. I have me to take care of and that’s enough! 😄
Btw, good day amk. Have no idea what time it is in your world 😳
Oh, it’s over 7 pm here.
Say gunnite then
Adorable.
Just as a guide for today and later primaries. Hillary currently has 1717 pledged delegates and needs 2026 to cinch the deal. Her goal for today is 51 delegates. That will leave her with only 148 delegates needed out of the remaining Hillary friendly states. These are pledged delegates, exclusive of the “Supers.”
It was my understanding that the idea of “super” delegates was to give senior party members a say in the nomination. Sounds like the GOP needed it to defeat Trump. Seems like a good idea – too sad that some don’t want to follow the party rules. In my world the “supers” have 99% of the candidate selection votes.
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family.
Morning everyone:) The DO NOTHINGS need to go!
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/is-this-the-worst-congress-ever/483075/
❤
https://aopenprojectplay.org./events/2016-project-play-summit
https://aspenprojectplay.org./events/2016-project-play-summit
I’m trying it one more time………aspenprojectplay.org./events/2016-project-play-summit
Oops my mistake. 😦
Annieb, is this what you’re trying to post. Since this is scheduled for East Coast time, it might be in progress or over
http://aspenprojectplay.org/events/2016-project-play-summit
It’s been a year since the release of the seminal Aspen Institute report, Sport for All, Play for Life: A Playbook to Get Every Kid in the Game, and many organizations have taken action consistent with its eight strategies for the eight sectors that touch the lives of children. At the 2016 Project Play Summit at the Newseum’s Knight Conference Center in Washington, meet leaders of these efforts and discover new opportunities to build healthy communities through sport.
Our featured session is with First Lady Michelle Obama, who will be joined on stage for a conversation with her brother Craig Robinson, ESPN college basketball analyst, and moderator Michael Wilbon, co-host of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption. Three kids from South Side Chicago, all grown up, will reflect on their childhood, parenting active children, and the importance of making sport affordable and accessible for all youth — regardless of zip code or ability. The half-hour conversation begins at 11:40am ET and will be live-streamed at http://www.aspeninstitute.org.
Thank you GGail, I just finish listening to the First Lady, her brother Craig and Michael Wilburn discuss the lack of physical activity for kids, how important it is. Craig and Michelle’s Mom was in the audience. It was enjoyable seeing Craig and FLOTUS talk about their Dad.
Good Morning, Everyone 🙂
The enthusiastic embrace of ignorance
05/17/16 08:40 AM
By Steve Benen
President Obama delivered a powerful commencement address at Rutgers University over the weekend, taking some time to celebrate knowledge and intellectual pursuits. “Facts, evidence, reason, logic, an understanding of science – these are good things,” the president said, implicitly reminding those who may have forgotten. “These are qualities you want in people making policy.”
He added, “Class of 2016, let me be as clear as I can be. In politics, and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. It’s not cool to not know what you’re talking about. That’s not ‘keeping it real,’ or ‘telling it like it is.’ That’s not challenging ‘political correctness.’ That’s just not knowing what you’re talking about.”
Donald Trump heard this and apparently took it personally. The presumptive Republican nominee responded last night with arguably the most important tweet of the 2016 presidential campaign to date:
“ ‘In politics, and in life, ignorance is not a virtue.’ This is a primary reason that President Obama is the worst president in U.S. history!”
I assumed someone would eventually tell the GOP candidate why this was unintentionally hilarious, prompting him to take it down, but as of this morning, Trump’s message remains online.
So the president is for smarts and learning so the GOP is now against all that of course. I really wish he’d start talking about breathing and eating, so the GOP could come out against both!
THEY ARE GOING TO FIND THAT PBO IS THE GREATEST PRESIDENT IN OUR HISTORY..OH YEAH…IT’S COMIN’…TRUTH AND JUSTICE PREVAILS!
Good Morning Chips and TOD.
Good Morning TOD 🙂
take care everyone …. will try to return later ….
Hi Bob! Have a superb day!
Look what $174,000/yr buys….or not
sam bee
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/samantha-bee-consoles-pathetic-republican-millionaire-who-cant-stop-giving-his-money-to-losers/
LOL!
sam bee again.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/watch-samantha-bees-epic-smackdown-of-right-wing-christians-political-hypocrisy-is-an-instant-classic/
Samantha making it plain! Love her!
This is so awesome. I shared it on all my social media.
Huh?
HUH?
Republican senator draws parallel between his campaign, 9/11
05/16/16 11:20 AM
By Steve Benen
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is among this year’s most vulnerable incumbents, so it’s tempting to assume he’d be extra cautious when making his pitch to voters. If this Politico report is any indication, the Wisconsin Republican is going in the opposite direction.
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson on Saturday compared the 2016 election to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, saying he is “panicked” about this “consequential” year.
May 16, 2016 4:00 PM
Thanks to Republicans, We Now Have Two Dysfunctional Branches of Government
By Nancy LeTourneau
Today, the Supreme Court decided to not decide in the case of Zubik v. Burwell. Dahlia Lithwick gives us the scoop.
……………………………………
Two things seem pretty clear: (1) the current court was 4/4 on this case, and (2) if Justice Scalia were still alive, this case would have gone the wrong way for those who support women’s reproductive freedom.
But it’s also hard to miss the connection between the current deadlock in the Supreme Court and the ongoing dysfunction we’re witnessing in Congress. The former is a result of Republican’s refusal to even consider President Obama’s nominee to the high court and the latter is a due to their unwillingness to negotiate and compromise. That leaves us with only one functioning branch of the federal government – the executive. This is no way to run a democracy. And it’s also why elections matter.
COMING UP at 10:30 AM ET – Bill Clinton campaigns in Puerto Rico. http://www.msnbc.com/live-online/watch/coming-up-bill-clinton-campaigns-in-pr-687154755993
Wow 28% of Hispanics support trump in new nbc poll? After all his race baiting by trump- all the riots??? that’s a big number imo…
Then only 84% AA support for Hillary against trump?
Oh ok then?👎👎👎🤔
Consider the source. Then relax. The only real poll to worry about comes in November.
You tell it Dudette!
Roger that, Dudette!!!
uh huh
uh huh
………….
The fallout from Nevada’s Democratic unrest
05/17/16 09:23 AM
By Steve Benen
In contemporary politics, when there are reports of partisan activists making death threats, throwing chairs, and scrawling ugly messages on walls, it’s easy to assume Donald Trump supporters are responsible. But in Nevada, it’s actually Bernie Sanders’ proponents.
…………………
If state party officials were, in fact, responsible for genuine abuses at the convention, perhaps some of the outrage would at least be understandable, but Jon Ralston, Nevada’s top political reporter, published a piece late yesterday saying that the opposite is true.
……………………………………………….
Last night, the state party also lodged a formal complaint with the Democratic National Committee against the Sanders campaign. It concluded:
I read about some of Bernie’s delegates change their registration back to independents then were mad they couldn’t be delegates. Is this what happened? I can’t understand the independents thinking they could not be a democrat when they are representing the party. I just don’t understand what happened.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A COUNTRY SINKS..THEY ALL START TOSSNG CHAIRS LIKE BOBBY KNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO REPEAT THEIR INSANITY! GOTTA GO..I HAVE WORK TO DO TODAY!
GM MTM, hope Spokane is treating you well (sounds like you’re contributing to their economy, LOL).
NV guru @ralstonreports has (a ton) of tweets about May 15 NV delegate selection (confusing to me — NV Dems caucused on Feb 20, but apparently delegates selected at NV state Dem convention over the weekend:
Info on Berniebot delegate snafu:
Despite Berniebots’ NV behavior, the candidate himself has nothing to say:
Good morning arapho415, Spokane was wonderful! Great time away. Now back home to reality. Thanks for the links. I do know about Ralston but hadn’t checked his reports yet. I just read the tweet below that Bernie walked away from a question about the NV event. How can he even think he can be President when he can’t answer questions from reporters he doesn’t like.
Trump is FUMING about this ad today. If the shoe fits, Cinderella.
Good let him fume. The more he fumes, the more people see the real Donald.
Ain’t that the truth.
And he cannot deny this, because this ad is in his own words.
I hope he literally blows. Perfect ad.
hit dogs holler
🙂
GREAT AD…UNFORTUNATELY TODAY’S SLUMMING SOCIETY FITS THE BILL! TRUMP IS A MIRROR OF OUR FALLEN HUMANITY!
That’s why it’s good to hold up a mirror so when can see what’s there, take stock and either chose to accept things as they are or work toward change.
I THINK IT’S TOO LATE FOR THAT DUDETTE………………..EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE IN THIS WORLD HAS CLOSED THE DOOR!
Okay guess I’ll just have to accept the end tines are at hand. So much for having hope for the future. 🙄
THE ”’HOPE””””””” IS IN JESUS CHRIST…NOT IN WORLDLY THINGS…WE ARE JUST PASSING THROUGH…THIS IS NOT OUR HOME…THANK GOD!
bwahaha, delicious ad!
I hope trump is burnt up over this like one of his greasy ‘steaks’.
Axelrod is all over the map on this election but I agree with him on this move. I really hope she stops and thinks through these comments because this election couldn’t be more high stakes.
THIS!!!!!!
AXE IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT….SHE WOULD BE THE PRESIDENT..NOT BILL…HOWEVER..I DOUBT ANY OF THIS WILL MATERIALIZE……………………
egg.sack.lee
Goooood Morning Good People of TOD! It’s great day in America! One day closer to the end of primary season and Barack Obama is still President! 😄
G’morning Chips & TOD!!! Congrats Roberta on #1 🙂 Happy Tuesday everyone!
Good morning, TOD! Like all of you, can’t wait until Bern is sent packing…
BOTH PARTIES ARE SHAMEFUL AND IF THEY CONTINUE..THEY WILL DESTROY THEMSELVES AND EVERYTHING AROUND THEM..I AM SICK OF THIS ENTIRE SCENARIO!
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE..AM A LITTLE LATE 2DAY…SOMEONE KEEPS USING MY PUTER..HARD TO GET ON HERE…HOPE EVERYONE HAS A FINE DAY….NOT MUCH TO SAY REGARDING THE ELECTION..I STAY AWAY FROM IT ANYMORE…BLESSINGS!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/roots-white-house
ROOTS at the White House
The White House will host a day-long exploration of how we find our American stories along with a screening of History Channel’s “Roots” . The cast and producers from HISTORY’s event series “Roots” – including Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker, Tony Award® winner Anika Noni Rose, Malachi Kirby, Co-Executive Producer and original Kunta Kunte LeVar Burton, Executive Producers Will Packer and Mark Wolper and Nancy Dubuc, President and Chief Executive Officer, A+E Networks – will participate in the day’s discussions.
This mope is losing it with each passing day. Can’t wait until he crawls back to Vermont. UGH.
oldmanchild.
Presidential, my ass.
http://worldtruth.tv/salt-water-powered-car-gets-approval-in-europe-yes-its-real/
ICYMI:
Just finish listening to the First Lady, her brother Craig Robinson, and ESPN Michael Wilburn discussing the importance of physical activity for our kids. Project Play Summit.
Hello TOD on a Tuesday Morning.
Congrats to all the Gold ⭐ winners since last Evening.
Samantha Bee. She’s awesome.
ABC News
The Holmes sisters are the NYPD’s very own “fab five,” five high-ranking and barrier-breaking officers who just happen to be related:
Wow!
I wish I can Tweet this.
Fantastic.
Thanks!
THIS IS MIGHTY AWESOME!
/surfacing to see what’s cooking/ 🙂 🙂 Hi everybody!
5-17-16
WH Presser with Josh “The Voice” Earnest is starting LIVE at 12:45 PM
Good.
Politics need Never be part of this Trial.
I don’t want him convicted nor to suffer any more.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/05/17/chat-away-811/