Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) says she is not abandoning Bernie Sanders to endorse Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary.
“I’m not prepared to do that,” she told CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer Friday when asked if she would back Clinton. “There are a number of issues that I am concerned about and I look forward to discussing with you again in the future.
January 2017 I am going to miss POTUS and FLOTUS so much. I plan to vote for Hillary, but when she and Bill take trips like this, do you think I will be following them, no I will not.
Kaisch, the governor of Ohio pushed hard for the gop convention to take place in Cleveland.
now as we hear talks of huge protests and companies pulling out of the sponsoring the convention, the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio in general, are going to take a huge financial loss.
local small businesses may take a financial hit if they had invested in anticipation of getting some gop cash in flow
right wingers gerrymandered the OH districts so they dominate the state legislature.
so there no doubt in my mind that some OH state money was put into the convention and is going to be used to pay for the heavy security.
with little private money coming in the books are going to be red. I hope this will be used by local Dems as campaign criticism.
I am only a tad bit ashamed to say that I agree with you, nclb. The GOP built this and they need to pay the price. But, it goes to something that PO, VPB and others, myself included fully understand and it’s this: Our country needs two sane, functioning parties. It’s just that simple. Our government is designed that way. I don’t believe that will happen until the GOP is dismantled, torn apart and then rebuilt. I believe this has to happen.
Yes, the “world’s oldest democracy” needs two sane, functioning parties. Alternatives are to have a single party, which promotes greed and corruption, or dozens of ineffective, infighting splinter parties.
See CA as an example — CA GOP is nothing like GOP DC establishment (think you have to go back to Reagan [before Roe vs. Wade] to find an anti-choice GOPer who won statewide office) and we had 134 candidates on the ballot a couple of weeks ago for US Senate (only a couple of GOP).
And yes, the GOP did this to themselves. IMHO, PBO is right — GOP needs an #intervention, tough love. They need to come to terms to the fact that the Confederacy LOST the Civil War and there are real-world consequences for losing a war. Until that happens, and they STOP pandering to racists and bigots, the GOP is doomed.
On a happier note, the Canadian reporter whose beat is DC is on vacation in your lovely state now. If you’re interested, click on his timeline for more.
This is Yassin. He's a Syrian-American who owns a popular falafel shop in Knoxville, Tennessee. 1/ pic.twitter.com/kd6sZC8FsD
Aww, thanks for sharing this. I will definitely scroll through this. It is an absolutely gorgeous day; tomorrow and next week supposed to be the same. 🙂
NCLB–I don’t think Richard Angwin understands TPP. If we don’t sign up with the carefully negotiated TPP, NAFTA, with all its imperfections regarding protections of American workers, stays in effect.
Well said, JackieG! Richard Angwin shows the typical laziness by the “holier than thou progressives” who have never taken time to read the negotiated TPP treaty! They simply view it as a replica of NAFTA, which is absolutely untrue!
Aww, poor Senate Dems. If they lose their majority, they might have to work for a living, show up, make decisions, negotiate, actually vote on something. They’ve had it so cushy these last two years–taking long vacations, showing up occasionally and saying NO to everything. And they get full salary and benefits.
Have to admit it drives me nuts that MSM present stories like this without acknowledging the racist nature of what caused GOP to capture Senate in 2010 (now up for re-election).
GOP and MSM, their propaganda machine, actively promoted the “Tea Party” discontent without lifting a finger to examine the TP motivation. GOP should have taken into considered what their “obstruction at all costs regardless of how it impacts the people living here” would affect their re-election chances. After 2012 they had no excuse — McTurtle’s goal was to make PBO a one-term President — when that failed, he continued his obstruction, so obviously he was motivated by something else (i.,e., fueling resentment among GOP constituents and placing the blame on PBO… how could he have possibly thought that was a good idea after #TwoTermsBaby?).
Dang it all – I had an incoming call about 5 minutes before PBO walked on, no way I could end the call! I did something rather ‘unusual’: put an ear bud from each to find out if my brain could process both, and well, it couldn’t. So, now we know our options are limited. Somewhat! 😭😂😉😇🤓
Oh, do have a good look when you have the time to give it your full attention. Yosemite has clearly affected him spiritually, on an emotional level. He’s practically giddy.
some individuals found the BS2016 gravy train, have sunk their ambitions and emotions into it, and they are not letting go until they have milked all the money and notoriety they can out of it
LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump voiced annoyance Saturday at continued resistance to his presumptive presidential nomination from some Republicans as he accused former Florida governor Jeb Bush of trying to undermine his candidacy and appeared to take aim at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.).
“We are going to beat Hillary. And it would be helpful if the Republicans could help us a little bit,” said Trump. “You know? Okay? Just a little bit.”
After complaining in general terms about talk of a “revolt” against him, Trump later suggested that Bush was involved in an opposing “movement” and that another well-known Republican was also plotting against him.
“By the way, Jeb is working on the movement, just so you understand. I love competition like that. I love it,” said Trump. He added: “And the other one should be obvious to you, but we’ll figure that out very easily.”
…. and know that as you sleep incredibly brave Peshmerga WOMEN are destroying the scourge of #DAESH that George W Bush & Dick Cheney enabled to terrorize humanity …. that is the everlasting legacy ….
donnie dreck has been peddling too much hate and racism for too long. Even the racists had to stop and think at some point wtf is this guy gonna to do and my family.
I also think that for some people – say, middle of the road @GOP – there’s the possibility of too much violence and all-around crazy-making. Not worth standing around to risk being hurt or watching others being hurt.
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The Obama Diary 
I’m in!
And so am I! Congrats Mighty P on #1 🙂
Hey you, {{{ HF }}}, bestower of powerful titles! (I have not forgotten! ❤️🌹)
Good afternoon, TODville. Thanks Nerdy for all you’re doing for Ms. Chips and TODville. Congrats on first MightyP.
MORE AWESOME
This will be released in August to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the NPS.
DC TODders at the MLK!
Check out @MTmarilyn2’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/MTmarilyn2/status/744231124524744704?s=09
So incredible.
TODViilagers looking good!
I wish every one would identify themselves. I can only pick out a few familiar faces.
Loving your pictures marilyn – this one is getting to Pete Souza quality
OOOoooopsie
Good! I hope she wins!
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/283990-sanders-surrogate-im-not-prepared-to-back-clinton
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) says she is not abandoning Bernie Sanders to endorse Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary.
“I’m not prepared to do that,” she told CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer Friday when asked if she would back Clinton. “There are a number of issues that I am concerned about and I look forward to discussing with you again in the future.
Don’t know anything about this challenger but at least it will be interesting, I guess.
She looks a bit unhinged, a bit Nina-Turneresque to me.
Lovely remarks from our President! I wish him a wonderful Father’s Day weekend with his daughters and FLOTUS. 🙂
I really LOVED his remarks. You could tell he was pumped.
Yes, of course
She’s at DT hatefest in Vegas…
https://twitter.com/erinscafe
But be wary of the “other”….these people are mentally ill
http://crooksandliars.com/2016/06/wv-shooter-was-infowars-fan-cheered
LOL.
First Lady Michelle Obama watches as children help US President Barack Obama stand.
I love when he does this. The kids relish it, too!!
Awesome!! Kids know:)
January 2017 I am going to miss POTUS and FLOTUS so much. I plan to vote for Hillary, but when she and Bill take trips like this, do you think I will be following them, no I will not.
The selfish part of me wish POTUS and FLOTUS could stay in the White House long as they wanted too.
What planet is he on?
Kaisch, the governor of Ohio pushed hard for the gop convention to take place in Cleveland.
now as we hear talks of huge protests and companies pulling out of the sponsoring the convention, the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio in general, are going to take a huge financial loss.
local small businesses may take a financial hit if they had invested in anticipation of getting some gop cash in flow
right wingers gerrymandered the OH districts so they dominate the state legislature.
so there no doubt in my mind that some OH state money was put into the convention and is going to be used to pay for the heavy security.
with little private money coming in the books are going to be red. I hope this will be used by local Dems as campaign criticism.
Linda, that convention is taking shape as a disaster that will make Chicago, 1968, look like school picnic …..
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/protests-at-democratic-national-convention-in-chicago
…. since in 1968, for starters, millions of Americans weren’t armed with assault weapons and weren’t being inflamed by a #CheetoJesus …
I know it’s inhuman, at least it’s beneath me as a human. But, I so relish in that kind of news.
I am only a tad bit ashamed to say that I agree with you, nclb. The GOP built this and they need to pay the price. But, it goes to something that PO, VPB and others, myself included fully understand and it’s this: Our country needs two sane, functioning parties. It’s just that simple. Our government is designed that way. I don’t believe that will happen until the GOP is dismantled, torn apart and then rebuilt. I believe this has to happen.
I agree with you. We cannot, this country cannot, afford those fools, racists, insane people as a party. We need a do-over.
GA TMG.
Yes, the “world’s oldest democracy” needs two sane, functioning parties. Alternatives are to have a single party, which promotes greed and corruption, or dozens of ineffective, infighting splinter parties.
See CA as an example — CA GOP is nothing like GOP DC establishment (think you have to go back to Reagan [before Roe vs. Wade] to find an anti-choice GOPer who won statewide office) and we had 134 candidates on the ballot a couple of weeks ago for US Senate (only a couple of GOP).
And yes, the GOP did this to themselves. IMHO, PBO is right — GOP needs an #intervention, tough love. They need to come to terms to the fact that the Confederacy LOST the Civil War and there are real-world consequences for losing a war. Until that happens, and they STOP pandering to racists and bigots, the GOP is doomed.
On a happier note, the Canadian reporter whose beat is DC is on vacation in your lovely state now. If you’re interested, click on his timeline for more.
Here’s how I responded to him 🙂 :
Aww, thanks for sharing this. I will definitely scroll through this. It is an absolutely gorgeous day; tomorrow and next week supposed to be the same. 🙂
my worry is that many in the leadership position of the gop are not intellectually or emotional equipped to rebuild their party.
furthermore, they don’t believe in empirical facts
given the damage the gop has done (and is still determined to do), it would take a special kind heart not to rejoice in their current mess
I suspect that this may indeed be the case;
glad that my city, Columbus, OH is not at the center of this mess;
Columbus made the 3 finalist for the Dem convention
NCLB–I don’t think Richard Angwin understands TPP. If we don’t sign up with the carefully negotiated TPP, NAFTA, with all its imperfections regarding protections of American workers, stays in effect.
Well said, JackieG! Richard Angwin shows the typical laziness by the “holier than thou progressives” who have never taken time to read the negotiated TPP treaty! They simply view it as a replica of NAFTA, which is absolutely untrue!
Agree with you two. Besides, if we don’t sit at the table for the negotiations, trade deals will happen without us or in spite of us.
Very strange because I am not concerned at all.
No Child, I’m with you. I won’t shed a tear for any of the Republicans.
Aww, poor Senate Dems. If they lose their majority, they might have to work for a living, show up, make decisions, negotiate, actually vote on something. They’ve had it so cushy these last two years–taking long vacations, showing up occasionally and saying NO to everything. And they get full salary and benefits.
You mean Senate *R*s 🙂 Your post is spot-on otherwise!
Yes, I did mean Senate R’s, Hf. I’ve been in late Spring cleaning mode all day and m brain is befuddled.
GA/GE NCLB.
Have to admit it drives me nuts that MSM present stories like this without acknowledging the racist nature of what caused GOP to capture Senate in 2010 (now up for re-election).
GOP and MSM, their propaganda machine, actively promoted the “Tea Party” discontent without lifting a finger to examine the TP motivation. GOP should have taken into considered what their “obstruction at all costs regardless of how it impacts the people living here” would affect their re-election chances. After 2012 they had no excuse — McTurtle’s goal was to make PBO a one-term President — when that failed, he continued his obstruction, so obviously he was motivated by something else (i.,e., fueling resentment among GOP constituents and placing the blame on PBO… how could he have possibly thought that was a good idea after #TwoTermsBaby?).
Arapaho, you are 100% correct.
Dang it all – I had an incoming call about 5 minutes before PBO walked on, no way I could end the call! I did something rather ‘unusual’: put an ear bud from each to find out if my brain could process both, and well, it couldn’t. So, now we know our options are limited. Somewhat! 😭😂😉😇🤓
Oh, do have a good look when you have the time to give it your full attention. Yosemite has clearly affected him spiritually, on an emotional level. He’s practically giddy.
Where, oh where, can I find it??
Here you go:
interesting to watch =>
some individuals found the BS2016 gravy train, have sunk their ambitions and emotions into it, and they are not letting go until they have milked all the money and notoriety they can out of it
Perfection!
FYI – Bayan Sami Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to USA.
It’s going to be a very, very bad time to be #DAESH in Iraq or Syria this summer …..
many changes happening on this front but media is quiet about the positives
CBS Evening News had a bit about the First Family visiting the parks in NM and California.
ICYMI – Full Speech: Elizabeth Warren DESTROYS Donald Trump at NH Democratic Convention (6-18-16)
so, basically he was scaring hisself?
Trump accuses Jeb Bush of plotting against him and appears to slam Cruz
June 18 at 7:34 PM
LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump voiced annoyance Saturday at continued resistance to his presumptive presidential nomination from some Republicans as he accused former Florida governor Jeb Bush of trying to undermine his candidacy and appeared to take aim at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.).
“We are going to beat Hillary. And it would be helpful if the Republicans could help us a little bit,” said Trump. “You know? Okay? Just a little bit.”
After complaining in general terms about talk of a “revolt” against him, Trump later suggested that Bush was involved in an opposing “movement” and that another well-known Republican was also plotting against him.
“By the way, Jeb is working on the movement, just so you understand. I love competition like that. I love it,” said Trump. He added: “And the other one should be obvious to you, but we’ll figure that out very easily.”
Sen Warren took him to the cleaners!
Bonus Quote of the Day
June 18, 2016
“I bet if someone offered him $150 million to drop out, he would.”
— A former Donald Trump adviser, quoted by Politico.
Good night TOD ….
…. and know that as you sleep incredibly brave Peshmerga WOMEN are destroying the scourge of #DAESH that George W Bush & Dick Cheney enabled to terrorize humanity …. that is the everlasting legacy ….
#TrustBarack
” …. THEIR everlasting legacy ….”
Lawd hammercy!!!
Truth IS stranger than fiction.
Nobody would even believe it if this had been the plot of a Law&Order episode
………………………………………..
Saque de Banda @aurabogado
Ok wait seriously here’s a list of some of what’s alleged to have happened with the Oakland police department:
1) a cop kills his wife
2) fellow officers help him cover up the crime, and the dead cop’s wife death is ruled a suicide
3) that same cop, who people now believe killed his wife, commits actual suicide
4) the cop leaves behind a suicide note that reveals that him, and some of his fellow officers, had been raping a child trafficking victim
5) apparently, an investigation begins to reveal that several officers have, in fact, commuted child rape
6) after the child trafficking victim turns 18, more cops start paying her for sex; some of this happened in the Oakland PD parking lot
7) as the investigation continues, it’s alleged that the Oakland PD chief’s wife knew about the child trafficking victim rape all along
8) for this, and possibly additional reasons, Oakland PD chief steps down: whether he knew what his wife knew or not, he’s unfit to lead
9) the Oakland PD chief’s wife publicly tweets that “it’s bullshit” right after her husband is fired
9) Oakland’s mayor says the chief stepped down for “personal reasons.” Girl I GUESS if you call knowledge of child rape a personal thing
10) muck racking reporters break the lid off the story and Oakland’s mayor doubles down, basically saying they’re lying
11) new chief is sworn in but may or may not be connected to child rape case. For whatever reason, he also steps down after a few days
13) a new NEW Oakland PD chief is sworn in and the mayor says he’s great and stuff but apparently not because he steps down after two days
14) meanwhile a new scandal, this time surrounding blatantly racist, kkk and n-word having texts from Oakland PD, has emerged
15) Oakland’s mayor is somehow still at her job, decides that there just won’t BE a police chief because that’s how rotten the department is
16) one murder, a cover-up, a suicide, child rape, racist texts, 3 police chiefs in one week; mayor asks the public to trust the process
more horror in her twitter timeline:
HOLY MOLY!
wow. is the mayor white?
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/06/18/the-president-and-first-ladys-day-in-yosemite/
WELP
donnie dreck has been peddling too much hate and racism for too long. Even the racists had to stop and think at some point wtf is this guy gonna to do and my family.
I also think that for some people – say, middle of the road @GOP – there’s the possibility of too much violence and all-around crazy-making. Not worth standing around to risk being hurt or watching others being hurt.
gonna do for me and my ….