You just didn’t walk in; this was a concerted effort to deny me my rightful place. This is an abomination! I don’t what dark forces are at work here, but I promise to get to the bottom of it.
My apologies for the late update on Chips. She is doing okay, just understandably busy with looking after her mom and also arranging care so that her mom continues steadily on the road to progress.
She also sent her love to one and all.
I wish everyone a kind, loving, safe, and giving day.
Good morning Nerdy – thanks so much for the update on Chips & her mom. I’m glad to hear that she’s okay, and wish her success in finding the best care arrangement for her mom. Thanks for so graciously stepping forward in her absence to help keep TOD up and running as only you could do!
Thanks for your kind Memorial Day wishes, and I’m also wishing you and every TODer a peaceful and healthy Memorial Day. Deepest thoughts to everyone who has served and who has given up his/her life in service to this country and to the world.
Oh, Nerdy thank you so much for updating us. I was so concerned about Chips and her mom and missed her daily cheer. You have given both Chips and us a gift by stepping in so beautifully to keep things going, even at the earliest hours of the day. You’re a true friend. Please give Chips all of our love and tell her we’re pulling for her and her mom and hope things will soon be well for both of them.
Thank you for letting us know the latest update from Chips and her mom. I figured, she might be busy looking after her mom. Sending my love and praying for her and her mom’s continued road to recovery.
Thank you so much for keeping this blog running while Chips is taking care of her mother.
I was reading about this last night, it is inconceivable that the number of people who were uninsured wasn’t this low already. I mean what the hell have we been doing all this time? Are you telling me that no other President couldn’t get this number down?
Morning, AMK. There will come a time in the not too distant future when people will forget what it was like before Obamacare. A whole generation won’t know what it was like not to have any health care at all or to fight your insurance company about a preexisting condition or to hit the lifetime cap on your insurance coverage. OCare will be like Social Security or Medicare and people will assume it was always just ‘there’ for them. People will forget how much political and personal capital PBO expended to deliver this great gift to the American people and it will be up to those of us with longer memories to remind them.
This is so true, I believe that in the coming years whichever candidate that tries to best emulate President Obama be it a Democrat or a Republican will have a better chance of becoming President. President Obama has broken the mold and change the game when it comes to being a President, many will follow his lead.
it is such a travesty that one the American People are not savvy about their political history…before the President…i did not pay attention to what was and what wasn’t happening in our government…or even how it works…even now….at 63 i am still learning these things…..
2nd we have a corporate press who..lies…distorts…gives misinformation making it difficult for citizens need to make intelligent decisions…
and we have a party that maintains their power by appealing to white supremacy and racism
Thank you for this, Nerdy. Beau Biden was only three years older than my son. The magnitude of such a loss to a parent just about overwhelms me. Not sure I would know how to make it through the days. The Bidens are an amazing family.
I’m almost afraid of them upgrading to new technology, it seems as though modern IT systems are always crashing or being hacked. An 8-inch floppy disk has kept us safe for this long, we might as well keep using it.
Courtrooms across the nation are using computer programs to predict who will be a future criminal. The programs help inform decisions on everything from bail to sentencing. They are meant to make the criminal justice system fairer — and to weed out human biases.
ProPublica tested one such program and found that it’s often wrong — and biased against blacks. (Read our story.)
I’m not a statistician or mathematician or a person that knows all there is to know about algorithms, nor am I a criminologist. But I can safely predict what color the next mass murderer or the next person that gets caught with body parts buried in their backyard will be.
Good morning Ms. Chips, Danny and TOD family, I hope all is well with everyone this lovely Memorial Day morning. Congrats amk, on being FURST this morning.
To all, I hope you have an enjoyable, peaceful, and reflective day today. ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank God that President Obama is still the President of The United States of America. ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆
I THINK OF MY DAD..A WAR HERO WITH SEVERE PTSD..HE NEVER EMOTIONALLY LEFT NORMANDY BEACH ON D-DAY AND DIED OF THE DRINK AT AGE 52 IN A RENTED SHACK…FOUND BY THE NEIGHBORS TWO DAYS LATER. COPS ENTERED AND TOOK HIS WWII GUN COLLECTION FROM HIS HOUSE..MY UNCLE..THE JUDGE..WHEN TO THE PD AND GOT THEM BACK!..I WISH WE HAD KNOWN THEN WHAT WE KNOW NOW REGARDING PTSD..HE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE!..
Where is the political courage, politicians don’t have any political courage anymore, they seem to always want to take the easy way out. I miss the politicians that took tough votes. Edward Kennedy, John Lewis, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, they all took tough votes.
Dudette, thank you for posting that picture! That was my husband. We visited it in 2009…..he bought a Korea War cap there, and I put it in his casket. This is very meaningful to me. Thank you.
PRICELESS……………………….ON MY FB……………..I LOVE MY PRESIDENT..I WILL BE WATCHING AT 11……………….THIS IS A DIFFICULT DAY FOR HIM…………..AND FOR ME…THOUGH MY BROTHER IS ALIVE..HE SHOWS ALSO THE SCARS OF WARTIME PTSD TODAY……………………….IT MUST END!
Thank you ! This is big news in Japan.
Lots of people are visiting the Peace Memorial Museum hoping to see the cranes hand made by PBO, although they are not on display yet.
According to Asahi News Network research, 96% of the Japanese people had a favourable impression of PBO’s Hiroshima visit. 96%!!
Yup. Public Discussion. Same folks making this to trend on Twitter have selective memory on all Former AG Holder had to say about the Traitor Snowden. The Traitor tweeted Only the words favoring him. Typical.
Mr. Holden echoed what POTUS has said before. I recall POTUS talking about NSA before Snowden ran & leaked classified Documents with the dastard, Greenwald(sp) in 2011. POTUS gave a speech, a very long speech and within a week or so, the Poop Snowden leaked all.
i watched the president give a moment of silence after laying the wreath at the Arlington Cemetery…i always wonder what his thoughts are at that moment
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Ha, Don.
I was just posting on the previous post, and mid post I was blind-sided by a new post.
I want a recount, I demand a recount!
bs, is that you? #complaining
Congrats Monsieur amk on #1!
That Harvard kid? He is famous in India too now.
http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/achievers-must-read-the-harvard-grads-speech-that-went-viral/20160530.htm
amk, damn you!
just walk in, score a goal. 😎
You just didn’t walk in; this was a concerted effort to deny me my rightful place. This is an abomination! I don’t what dark forces are at work here, but I promise to get to the bottom of it.
a hilbot does what a hilbot does. keep the eye on the
balldoor.Go ahead, say it!
The system is rigged.
The rules are unfair.
You demand 5 seats on the committee & choice of the VP!
Say it! 😄😄😄
Fitting honor for Beau Biden…morning everyone:)
Good Morning, TOD!
My apologies for the late update on Chips. She is doing okay, just understandably busy with looking after her mom and also arranging care so that her mom continues steadily on the road to progress.
She also sent her love to one and all.
I wish everyone a kind, loving, safe, and giving day.
Good morning Nerdy – thanks so much for the update on Chips & her mom. I’m glad to hear that she’s okay, and wish her success in finding the best care arrangement for her mom. Thanks for so graciously stepping forward in her absence to help keep TOD up and running as only you could do!
Thanks for your kind Memorial Day wishes, and I’m also wishing you and every TODer a peaceful and healthy Memorial Day. Deepest thoughts to everyone who has served and who has given up his/her life in service to this country and to the world.
Oh, Nerdy thank you so much for updating us. I was so concerned about Chips and her mom and missed her daily cheer. You have given both Chips and us a gift by stepping in so beautifully to keep things going, even at the earliest hours of the day. You’re a true friend. Please give Chips all of our love and tell her we’re pulling for her and her mom and hope things will soon be well for both of them.
Thanks for the update. Best wishes to bt and family.
Many thanks Nerdy W – both for the news from Chips and for all the work you have been doing keeping the Diary up to date. So much appreciated.
Have a peaceful Memorial Day TOD folks. I love that PBO works for peace – we have too much and to many to remember because of never ending wars.
Thank you so much for the update…We do worry…continued blessings for Ms Chips and her mom,
Very grateful for the update, NW. Wishing the same gentle day for you. Thank you!
XOXO
Thanks for the update Nerdy. Love to Chips and her Mom.
Thanks for the Update, NW.
{{{{{ ❤ ❤ Chips ❤ ❤ Mom ❤ ❤ }}}}}
Glad to hear she is ok. Thanks NW, and thanks for holding the fort so fantastically well. We appreciate all your hard work.
Thank you for letting us know the latest update from Chips and her mom. I figured, she might be busy looking after her mom. Sending my love and praying for her and her mom’s continued road to recovery.
Thank you so much for keeping this blog running while Chips is taking care of her mother.
I was reading about this last night, it is inconceivable that the number of people who were uninsured wasn’t this low already. I mean what the hell have we been doing all this time? Are you telling me that no other President couldn’t get this number down?
well, looks like saint raygun single handedly tried to double it, thanks to ‘raygun democrats’.
Morning, AMK. There will come a time in the not too distant future when people will forget what it was like before Obamacare. A whole generation won’t know what it was like not to have any health care at all or to fight your insurance company about a preexisting condition or to hit the lifetime cap on your insurance coverage. OCare will be like Social Security or Medicare and people will assume it was always just ‘there’ for them. People will forget how much political and personal capital PBO expended to deliver this great gift to the American people and it will be up to those of us with longer memories to remind them.
This is so true, I believe that in the coming years whichever candidate that tries to best emulate President Obama be it a Democrat or a Republican will have a better chance of becoming President. President Obama has broken the mold and change the game when it comes to being a President, many will follow his lead.
you are so right…
it is such a travesty that one the American People are not savvy about their political history…before the President…i did not pay attention to what was and what wasn’t happening in our government…or even how it works…even now….at 63 i am still learning these things…..
2nd we have a corporate press who..lies…distorts…gives misinformation making it difficult for citizens need to make intelligent decisions…
and we have a party that maintains their power by appealing to white supremacy and racism
I think this is already happening. You’re right, we must remind people of what it was like before.
Thank you for this, Nerdy. Beau Biden was only three years older than my son. The magnitude of such a loss to a parent just about overwhelms me. Not sure I would know how to make it through the days. The Bidens are an amazing family.
THIS IS SUCH A BLESSING…THE BIDENS ARE IN SUCH PAIN.YET THEY PRESS ON!..MAY GOD DEEPLY BLESS AND COMFORT THEIR SORROW!
Watch Frank Schaeffer’s video…
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/45983_Part_Two_of_Samantha_Bees_Awesome_%28And_Frightening%29_History_of_the_Religious_Right#rss
Happy Monday TODers!!
Thanks Nerdy, congrats to early risers, amk and Don!!
Thinking about the Bidens today.
Candle alight for ❤ Beau ❤
The US nuclear weapons force still uses a 1970s-era computer system and 8-inch floppy disks, a government report has revealed.
The Government Accountability Office said the Pentagon was one of several departments where “legacy systems” urgently needed to be replaced.
The report said taxpayers spent $61bn (£41bn) a year on maintaining ageing technologies.
It said that was three times more than the investment on modern IT systems.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36385839
what the frack !!! You spend trillions and still haven’t caught up with technology?
I’m almost afraid of them upgrading to new technology, it seems as though modern IT systems are always crashing or being hacked. An 8-inch floppy disk has kept us safe for this long, we might as well keep using it.
Can’t fathom how or why it costs so much to maintain every year.
Good Morning NW and TOD.
WHEN WE FORGET WHERE GOD IS…..AND DEPEND ON MAN…………………..THERE IS A PRICE!
https://www.propublica.org/article/what-algorithmic-injustice-looks-like-in-real-life
Courtrooms across the nation are using computer programs to predict who will be a future criminal. The programs help inform decisions on everything from bail to sentencing. They are meant to make the criminal justice system fairer — and to weed out human biases.
ProPublica tested one such program and found that it’s often wrong — and biased against blacks. (Read our story.)
Larger investigative story: https://www.propublica.org/article/machine-bias-risk-assessments-in-criminal-sentencing
Another ‘improvement’ on institutionalized racism with easy buck passing. Heh, don’t blame me, blame the machine.
Morning, Df. Why am I not surprised about a built-in racial bias. Sounds like a way to “tag” someone before they even have a chance.
I’m not a statistician or mathematician or a person that knows all there is to know about algorithms, nor am I a criminologist. But I can safely predict what color the next mass murderer or the next person that gets caught with body parts buried in their backyard will be.
Good morning Ms. Chips, Danny and TOD family, I hope all is well with everyone this lovely Memorial Day morning. Congrats amk, on being FURST this morning.
To all, I hope you have an enjoyable, peaceful, and reflective day today. ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank God that President Obama is still the President of The United States of America. ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆
Good Morning, 😀,Everyone 😄
Happy Memorial Day
I THINK OF MY DAD..A WAR HERO WITH SEVERE PTSD..HE NEVER EMOTIONALLY LEFT NORMANDY BEACH ON D-DAY AND DIED OF THE DRINK AT AGE 52 IN A RENTED SHACK…FOUND BY THE NEIGHBORS TWO DAYS LATER. COPS ENTERED AND TOOK HIS WWII GUN COLLECTION FROM HIS HOUSE..MY UNCLE..THE JUDGE..WHEN TO THE PD AND GOT THEM BACK!..I WISH WE HAD KNOWN THEN WHAT WE KNOW NOW REGARDING PTSD..HE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE!..
THAT’S ‘WENT’
I’m very sorry for your tragic loss, Sue.
The sand has shifted under their feet and they are the last to know.
They also believe that only Republican white men deserve to hold this office/title. I’ve heard Ron Reagan make that comment more than once.
COLONIALISM STILL RIDES SHIP DECK ALONG WITH THE BASEMENT SHACKLES……………………..
Very well put.
Where is the political courage, politicians don’t have any political courage anymore, they seem to always want to take the easy way out. I miss the politicians that took tough votes. Edward Kennedy, John Lewis, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, they all took tough votes.
I LOVE HER!…A RARE WOMAN INDEED!
Mr. Krugman.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/30/opinion/feel-the-math.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
Krugman laying the wood.
Oh yeah…another Establishment 1% sellout who has sold his soul to HiLIARy!!111!!!11!!
Well, so say the Berners. 🙂
Dudette, thank you for posting that picture! That was my husband. We visited it in 2009…..he bought a Korea War cap there, and I put it in his casket. This is very meaningful to me. Thank you.
Wow, carolyn! I’m honored to share in remembrance of your husband. Bless you and your family.
DO read this beautiful story:
PRICELESS……………………….ON MY FB……………..I LOVE MY PRESIDENT..I WILL BE WATCHING AT 11……………….THIS IS A DIFFICULT DAY FOR HIM…………..AND FOR ME…THOUGH MY BROTHER IS ALIVE..HE SHOWS ALSO THE SCARS OF WARTIME PTSD TODAY……………………….IT MUST END!
Thank you ! This is big news in Japan.
Lots of people are visiting the Peace Memorial Museum hoping to see the cranes hand made by PBO, although they are not on display yet.
According to Asahi News Network research, 96% of the Japanese people had a favourable impression of PBO’s Hiroshima visit. 96%!!
It’s simply amazing. The gesture of those cranes brings a value beyond words. Our President is both gracious and strong at every turn.
Does that ‘hater mexican’ judge has powers to drag donald dreck under contempt of court?
drag donald dreck to court ….
He’s such a pig.
Jake Tapper has blocked me. I’m honored 🙂
Me too, lol.
So I see that Eric Holder is trending on Twitter because he apparently said that Snowden did a “public service” whatever that means…?
Yup. Public Discussion. Same folks making this to trend on Twitter have selective memory on all Former AG Holder had to say about the Traitor Snowden. The Traitor tweeted Only the words favoring him. Typical.
Mr. Holden echoed what POTUS has said before. I recall POTUS talking about NSA before Snowden ran & leaked classified Documents with the dastard, Greenwald(sp) in 2011. POTUS gave a speech, a very long speech and within a week or so, the Poop Snowden leaked all.
Oh, please, please, please……
I wish it would be 76-24 blowing out Sanders….He needs to go, NOW.
Fun Fact that you didn’t know before but know now: Malia Obama is graduating from HS on Sasha’s 15th birthday (June 10).
ARE WE GONG TO RUN ANY OF THIS CEREMONY HERE?
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/05/30/president-obama-delivers-remarks-at-arlington-national-cemetery/
G’day…..as PBO LAYS THE WREATH!
i watched the president give a moment of silence after laying the wreath at the Arlington Cemetery…i always wonder what his thoughts are at that moment