President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk across the South Lawn after returning to the White House on Marine One. The Obamas were returning from Dallas where they attended a public memorial service for the five Dallas police officers who were killed
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All Times Eastern
11AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
12:30PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the White House Briefing
2:45PM: President Obama hosts a conversation on community policing and criminal justice in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building
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The Obama Diary 
GM TOD
So agree…could not have a better President.
Donna – congratulations and thanks for the wonderful tweet!
Good Morning TOD.
Good Morning Chips
Good Morning Donna.
Good Morning Marlz
I cannot understand (or just stating knowing who we are dealing with in our society), but how come no one is asking Trump for his grades just as how they pestered the President for his?
And the tax returns – media has virtually said NOTHING about this. Democrats are treated differently. They pour over the Clinton’s records looking to complain about everything – Trump refuses to release any information & the media says “oh dear”
GE 99ts.
The way MSM fawns over Trump as if he’s an esteemed statesman is appalling.
Also appalling is the way that any and *everything* having to do with race relations in the US is on PBO’s shoulders, as if Black Americans are the only group who might be “racist.” And MSM presents all reporting from a #WhiteAsDefault perspective (anything having to do with those who are not lily-white are openly acknowledged as the “other”).
Only “liberals” in media even mention Trump’s tax returns, frauds, etc.
gm arapaho – perhaps if someone offered the $5M to Trump – but otherwise he will never reveal what is within those returns. You and I have probably paid more tax than Trump.
gm arapaho – WP ate my reply – no idea which word it did not like
and then it appears – must be my bedtime!
Saw a T-shirt yesterday “DRUMPF UNIVERSITY” … Told the gentleman that I loved the shirt…we laughed.
I seem to be in a “talkative” mode today so will now shut up…I am just glad that I finally caught up with all the posts! 🙂
Have a great day everyone…off to work.
Donna, knowing his caucus had become a madhouse does not absolve him from helping it to get there. He could have chosen early on to actually fulfill his role and help govern the nation by bringing bills to the floor and working with Nancy Pelosi to get them passed. He might have won the enmity of his caucus, but he would have served his country and preserved his personal legacy. He chose to be a jackass and let his caucus run roughshod over him and when things got tough, he just turned tail and ran.
yup, there are no excuses for this gutless scumbag.
jackiegrumbacher, you are so right, it does not absolve John Boehner from helping it become a madhouse.
I agree! Ryan is no improvement. We have to vote them OUT!!!
“he just turned tail and ran.”
This seems to be the current option selected by politicians – more examples in the UK at the minute
This!
Oh, Jackie, you are just terrific in your analysis.
ALL OF THIS!
Well said Jackie. Hear-Hear! 👌
❤
gm TOD – I was so pleased to see PBO back in the White House. Breathing easier.
I AM MOST HAPPY TO SEE THE ‘O’ COUPLE BACK HOME……………….HOPE PBO CALLS FOR CHIEF BROWNS RESUME….I SEE SOME POSSIBLITIES HERE…..:)
Good Morning, Everyone 🙂
Phuck.Outta.Here.
Will the MSM call him on it?
I won’t hold my breath.
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Trump Claims He’s Seen Calls For Moment Of Silence For Dallas Shooter
By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND
Published JULY 13, 2016, 6:50 AM EDT
Donald Trump told Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday that he witnessed people call for a moment of silence for the man who killed five police officers and wounded eleven other people at a Black Lives Matter rally last week.
Asked by the Fox News host if there was a divide between blacks and whites in America, Trump used this as an example of how “there would seem to be.”
“It’s getting more and more obvious and it’s very sad, very sad,” Trump went on. “When somebody called for a moment of silence to this maniac that shot the five police, you just see what’s going on. It’s a very, very sad situation.”
There were no media reports about anyone calling for a moment of silence for gunman Micah Johnson, though groups from Congress to the New York Stock Exchange held moments of silence for the victims of last Thursday’s mass shooting. Searches on social media for people making such calls also came up short.
Despite this lack of evidence, Trump reiterated the claim at a rally in Westfield, Indiana on Tuesday night, where he criticized Black Lives Matter for holding rallies across the country the weekend after the Dallas shootings.
“The other night you had 11 cities potentially in a blow-up stage,” he said. “Marches all over the United States—and tough marches. Anger. Hatred. Hatred! Started by a maniac! And some people ask for a moment of silence for him. For the killer!”
He lies!
GM rikyrah.
Dudette is right, there are only 2 things that Trump knows how to do… talk about himself and lie (the two are not mutually exclusive).
Although this reporter works for @CBSnews, I have heard him on @CBSradionews (I know they’re run separately, but the radio division reports as if it were on the Trump payroll).
Good Morning Everybody.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHxlloiBs2r/
Cameron Sterling is going to need all the love and support he can get through this difficult time ahead. Losing a father is hard enough; losing him senselessly because of police violence is almost more than one young man can bear. I hope he continues to be lifted up and mentored by members of the community where he lives.
What a remarkable young man. My heart aches for him.
He will be going to DC tomorrow to meet the President and participate in the Town Hall.
“Cameron will travel to Washington, D.C., Thursday, where he is expected to meet President Obama during a town hall before saying his final goodbye to his dad Friday.”
So, what happens to the cat?
Apparently the cat stays. Larry is smarter than half the limeys.
Dude, it’s Cameron Sterling 15 yr old son of Alton Sterling, the man murdered by Baton Rouge police is the one going to see POTUS tomorrow.
By the way, Larry the Cat of 10 Downing Street is not soon to be ex-PM David Cameron’s personal pet. He belongs to the house.
It’s all yer fault. The cat. Cameron.
Man, you trippin’
those daze were a quarter century ago.
Ferret Head don’t want none of the Notorious RBG
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Donald Trump Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ‘Mind Is Shot’
By CAITLIN MACNEAL
Published JULY 13, 2016, 7:55 AM EDT
Early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump doubled down on his call for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign from the court over several comments to the media criticizing the Republican presidential candidate.
Trump told the New York Times on Tuesday that Ginsburg’s comments were “inappropriate” and that she should step down.
Rikyrah, of all the people on the planet or even in the universe if such life exists, Trump is the last damn one to call other people’s comments ‘inappropriate.’ I’m sure RGB is laughing her head off.
You just know she is, jg. 🙂
How many times have what Trump said or did was inappropriate? Did he step down?
Hmmmmm…
Carlson Speaks Out: Roger Ailes’ Verbal Harassment Was ‘Continuous’
By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND
Published JULY 13, 2016, 7:41 AM EDT
In her first public interview since she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, former anchor Gretchen Carlson said she came forward because she “finally felt it was time” to speak out.
“I just wanted to stand up for myself, first and foremost,” Carlson told The New York Times in a Tuesday interview at her lawyer Nancy Erika Smith’s New Jersey home. “And I wanted to stand up for other women who maybe faced similar circumstances.”
The former “Real Story” host stood by the allegations laid out in the lawsuit, claiming that Ailes made sexual advances towards her, oversaw a culture of sexual harassment at Fox News and fired her because she refused him and complained about her treatment at the network.
She told the Times that she kept quiet about the “continuous” offensive language she heard from Ailes because of the hierarchical structure of the network.
“Everyone knew how powerful Roger Ailes was,” she said. “I certainly felt intimidated by that.”
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Ryan: Trump Mass Deportation Plan Not The ‘Right Thing To Do’ (VIDEO)
By CAITLIN MACNEAL
Published JULY 13, 2016, 8:20 AM EDT
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Tuesday night said that he disagreed with Donald Trump’s proposal to deport the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
“I don’t think rounding up 11 million people A, is the right thing to do, B, would work,” Ryan said during a CNN town hall. “And I don’t think you’d like to see what we’d have to do to the country to do that.
But let’s vote for him anyway
Asked about race, Donald Trump gives the wrong answer
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/asked-about-race-donald-trump-gives-the-wrong-answer#break
But even if we put this aside, one of the most striking things about Trump’s perceptions of current events is his narcissistic myopia. For Trump, the importance of the mass-shooting in Orlando is something he once said on Twitter. For Trump, the importance of Brexit is how it might affect his golf course. For Trump, the importance of African-American alienation is how similar it is to his treatment during the GOP primaries.
Ask Trump about almost any issue, and he’s likely to respond with a sentiment that boils down to, “That reminds me of me.”
To put it mildly, it’s an alarming personality trait.
And to put it succinctly, LH, he’s a nutcase!
Donald Trump’s victims: Andrew Tesoro | The Briefing
GM and thanks for this link, LH. I’ve been looking all over for it this morning!
What a creep Donald J. Trump is.
LH, people in the US who are “undecided” about who to vote for in November need to see this because this is exactly the way Trump would treat all fellow Americans and all of our international partners should he, God forbid, become president. He has ZERO respect for people and ZERO empathy for any one’s suffering. There will be nothing that Americans value or hold sacred that he won’t try to destroy. He will plunge our economy into a depression, engage us in continual wars and will not be above using force in our communities–laws and the constitution be damned.
our rw central govt (yes, modi) dismissed two state govts (yes, it is possible under certain cases) violating the constitution and the courts slapped him down in both the cases and reinstated both the state govts (ruled by the opposition party).
rwers of all hues are basically after absolute power.
The Sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has finished its penultimate flight, landing in Egypt’s capital, Cairo.
It took off from the Spanish city of Seville at 04:20 GMT on Monday, taking just over 48 hours to make the trip.
The zero-fuel aircraft is now in the home straight of its bid to circumnavigate the globe.
Its final stop is Abu Dhabi, where the challenge began in March 2015. The two pilots sharing flying duties are each taking one more turn at the controls.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36781197
There will come a time in the not too distant future when this will be how all air travel is done and the days of climate destroying gasoline will finally be over. Our grandchildren will look at exhibits of ‘gasoline powered’ planes and regard them as primitive relics.
Astonishing photo and feat. They flew over SF last April, too. Lots more astonishing images here:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Solar-plane-pauses-in-Bay-Area-before-resuming-7306791.php#photo-9892624
Jaw-dropping!
Good morning, TOD! Moving slow this am; however, getting inspired by these seasoned citizens…
Wish I had known the video couldn’t be embedded… Click on “watch on FB” it will make you dance and smile!
What a wonderful way to start my morning Alycee. It does make me smile and want to get some foot work and arm work going. Foot work, foot work, foot work. Yeah!
Alycee – hope your foot heals so you can be up on your feet dancing soon!
Thanks!
Here’s the thought that occurred to me when PBO and FLOTUS stepped off Marine one. Did they find a private place on AirForce One to giggle about George Bush or did they wait until they were back in the White House away from all ears and eyes? Our poor FLOTUS had to bear the brunt of Bush’s behavior since he seemed to aim it at her, knowing the looks he would get from Laura if her turned her way.
jackiegrumbacher, I said this yesterday. I can imagine on the ride back to D.C. FLOTUS looking at POTUS and telling him that if something like this were to occur again, POTUS you are sitting next to G.W. Bush. And I can imagine that POTUS smile.
I can imagine them both just shaking their heads with a side eye: how did we ever live through that guy’s administration?
Too many Americans and others around the world did not survive!
Roger L. Simon Gets Racism Backwards
The quest for power can open up old wounds.
by Martin Longman
July 12, 2016 2:22 PM
I think The Field Negro is actually a little too polite about Roger L. Simon’s essay blaming Democrats for the deterioration in race relations in this country during the Obama Era.
I just wonder if Mr. Simon is aware of the psychological projection involved in his conclusion.
It was certainly possible to treat President Obama the way that Morgan Freeman asked to be treated by 60 Minutes’ Mike Wallace, as a person rather than as a black person. But that’s not the way he was treated. From at least the time of the Beer Summit with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the right chose to attack the president on racial grounds. No white president would have felt compelled to produce their birth certificate just to quell the cacophony of nonsense he was encountering that threatened to drown out everything he wanted to prioritize.
OMG, this is real, people.
I’m wondering how the venues get chosen. Not exactly liberal outposts.
I read a description somewhere of the format – 2nd one is a town hall with “undecided” voters selected by Gallup – the only undecided will be those deciding between Trump or staying home.
The voters ask half the questions – I imagine Benghazi and emails will be well covered.
OMG, that sounds like a horror show. I’m sure the networks will create the tone in such a way to light everyone’s hair on fire.
Live now: Castro next on the GOP grill
THE ENERGIZER IDEED…THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER…………………………..
GM TODville.
@MattDPearce RT’d the #WorldsFunniestGIF this morning.
Thankfully no one injured, no property damage. FedEx driver has to thank the stars and heavens above.
OMG! 😳
Love this!
love!
Interesting read…especially when coupled with the Andrew Tesoro video. Morning everyone….
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/13/how-donald-trump-tried-to-cash-in-by-dumping-sewage-into-the-hudson-river.html
People are nuts!
How embarrassing, Oregon!
It would appear from this poll that 18% are either lying or stupid, 11% (Johnson, Stein) don’t give a fuck, and 29% are just plain evil.
bbc, the newest rethug asskissing lapdog.
trump: ginsberg should resign.
hey beebs, didja look at your own backyard after shilling for your own rethugs?
Thank you for that first picture! Proud that they went to Dallas, but happiest that they are home. I am very selfish about this President, this man, and his wife (and also Joe and Jill). I appreciate their presence elsewhere in the U.S. and especially abroad and I know that the recipients of his visits and his words are grateful, but I love it best when they are home, when I feel that they are safe, and loved by family (and us) and I want them to feel that love. They deserve it.
GM TODville.
BTW I’m absolutely sick of Trump — MSM is now reality TV/twitter, non-stop Trumpalooza. And it’s only gonna get worse with Cleveland RNC next week. 😦
Here’s reminder of VP before he was @VP:
Snicker, snort 😆
oh so he WENT there. lololololololol
Yes he did!
I’M ON A SLOW CRAWL TODAY…LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!…DOMESTIC ACCOUNTABILTY AWAITS..ALONG WTH A POT OF COFFEE..<3
egg.sack.lee
fuck you, nyt and wapo. … and bbc.
And all of MSM who are making this an issue. This is double standard to the nth power.
The media has hopped all over three new Quinnipiac University polls showing Trump leading Clinton in Pennsylvania and Florida, but the problem is that Quinnipiac is rigging their polls for the best possible Trump outcome.
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/13/quinnipiac-universitys-poll.html
Quinnipac did not even make the top 28 polls in accuracy in 2012
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/11/the-most-accurate-polls-of-2012-148876
Never mind Linda – it keeps Donald from withdrawing before the convention & the dems will just work harder for Hillary.
Good morning TOD. Once again, I am so very grateful that Barack Hussein Obama is MY president. I have been struggling much more than I ever would have anticipated since the shootings here last week. While I have worried about my daughter and grandkids as Latinos, having my daughter call me crying at 1:00 in the morning Thurs night/Friday morning scared about living in the US broke my heart in a way I could never have imagined previously. I desperately needed PBO’s thoughts and words yesterday, and have watched that speech several times and will many more in the coming days.
Most importantly, I am so grateful for his descritions of and defense of BLM. My personal belief has been that the cops have gone off the rails in the last 15 years in part due to the hero worship they were accorded following 9/11. All of those officers and firefighters running into those burning buildings gave them a pass for misconduct for many years. This was not the only factor and of course this has been going for a very long time. But I believe in part it is the reason we failed to see any accountability in so many cases, and in particular in NY with Eric Gardner. Since Ferguson, I felt that the we were finally headed for a more even keel, and just perhaps we would start to see some accountability. Then Dallas happened. Now the cops were victims in addition to being “heros” and I feared for what that would mean. After yesterday, I do not believe that PBO will allow that to happen. For all the claims of the need for “law and order”, of course the ones who are above the law in this country is the police. Hopefully, no more. I simply cannot imagine that the Obama Justice Department will let the murders of these two men go unpunished. We must have accountability from our police or we indeed will descend into chaos.
{{{{{ Foxfire & daughter }}}}}
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/07/13/chat-away-838/