Biden with some lead-by-example advice for bosses everywhere.
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Cam Newton sporting the vintage Sisqรณ/Pharrell eras of style & clothing… ๐
Former Dixie Chicks country singer who was essentially blackballed:
That was 3 days ago…smh
Had to be protected and escorted out by Secret Service, for her own safety, after a rally….
Katy, I’m shocked that Trump treated you this way seeing as you and the rest of the MSM looked the other way when it came to calling him out on his bullshit.
Oh my God, this morning on MSNBC there were a bunch of “journos” complaining how they “had” to treat DT as a serious candidate at the beginning because he was provocative, had a huge following, and avoided asking him “tough questions” because they did not want to considered the liberal media picking on a conservative. One guy said if they had not giving all their attention to DT they could have hammered HRC with more tough questions. I could not believe them whining about the monster they created. “If only we had been tough on DT in the beginning, maybe he would not have made it this far”…….
Ah jojo – how true – and there’s MJ ranting about how he was never a supporter of Trump – he just knew this would be bad
smh – the librul media
GA TOD. Congrats LP on first. Thanks Nerdy Wonka for the musical interlude yesterday. I now have some new songs to listen to this weekend.
Saw this article in the NYT today. Talks about election issues and mentions Georgia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina where some of our dear TODsters live. So thought I would post it for you to read. {{{Chips}}} {{{Yardarm}}}
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/opinion/campaign-stops/the-election-wont-be-rigged-but-it-could-be-hacked.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
LP, these photos of the liberated Manbij and joy of the people are so moving. What an historic day!!
incredible sights! thank you very much for sharing these images;
struck by female Kurd fighters actively participating in the liberation of women and children oppressed by ISIL
Nerdy,
Working today, but I just wanted to step in and say “thank you” for the Summer Playlist thread last night. I was in tears after those DT comments about “2nd Amendment people” and I am soul-sick from all the hate and ugliness his campaign has encouraged, highlighted and generated.
As I commented last night, the opportunity to share and discover new music on TOD was just what I needed to cleanse my mind and emotions and lift my spirits. After your thread and last night’s inspiring Olympic wins, I went to bed in a good mood for the first time in many nights.
Thank you for all you do!
Thank you so very much, MadameSoph.
Thank you also for participating and introducing me to incredible artists.
I’m glad the Summer Playlist thread lifted your spirits! ๐ ๐ ๐
Hello, all. ๐ Hanging around to see what you are all ‘up to’. I see NerdyW is still going strong – way to go & thank you, Ms NW!
amazing! ๐
Howdy, Alice. Haven’t actually crossed paths with you in a bit; hope all is well with you and yours (Was tempted to add ‘and your chickies). ๐
hi VC sorry it took so long to respond I haven’t been by in a couple of days. Things are OK! Been hanging in there – take it easy! ๐
Hi Alice /waving at a4A/
I will. I am (taking it easy). In fact I’m so relaxed that I’m falling asleep at the keyboard – will definitely be heading to bed soon ๐ Nice to see you though.
GA, TOD!
Jazz, this is an absolutely brilliant tour de force by Propane Jane. Thank you for finding it.
You’re very welcome!
I love Propane Jane. She is a real truth warrior. Thanks for posting this requiem of the GOP.
Home for lunch and just trying to read and see what’s going on…..seems that meeting DT had with Republicans worked out well ๐ (NOT) Now, all I want is 50 States of Blue:)
I see PBO’s reading list is out:)
This morning Trump said he was being sarcastic when he said that Obama was the founder of ISIS, but at a rally this evening he repeat that comment again about Obama being the founder of ISIS. America Trump is a nutcase.
He also said something like “It worked didn’t it? “to a commentator questioning him before he said he was being sarcastic today.
I finally got my Anne Savage poster Out of Many We Are One from the Obama campaign framed. I intend to leave up my Obama stuff in my art/office room. Better late than never!
I have both the ’08 and ’12; I’ve yet to have the framed… ๐ฆ
When I decided to get the posters the only one available was the 2012. I really liked the 2008 better. You are lucky you have both of them.
Joe’s got one, too…
I love these two.
Yep. My kind of people. My kind of music.
Love them so. We have the coolest POTUS, VPOTUS, FLOTUS, and Dr . Jill Biden ever.HZ
We do, and I wish we could keep them!
Yay, they have a couple of my favorites on their list, ha ha!
TGIF
Hello TODable TODbots.
In awe and extremely please of the Job, NW is doing. Thank you.
Congrats to all the Gold โญ winners since last night.
{{{{ โค Chips โค }}}}
So sorry for the US Women Soccer players in Rio, Brazil.
Glad, Rafa Nadal won. He's pulled out of Doubles. I don't know how he will do for the Mixed-Doubles.
I don’t want to read a dam thing that sick ass racists bigot Alex Jones have to say.
Thank you NerdyWonka, for everything every day. Especially the lovely portraits of our Love-ly First Couple, and the musical smorgasbord last night. I’m so out of touch that I don’t have a playlist. I tune in to the local FM stations, WNCU, a wonderful jazz station at NC Central University, and WCPE a privately run nonprofit classical station. I listen to them both a lot in the car, to have something going without the NPR station, which is sometimes good but too often political claptrap and worse. I feel so grateful to have all this inspiration, from POTUS and now from TOD family who are on it in terms of music. I’m starting my homework, my education! What a grand good idea. Love to Chipsticks, and gratitude for this wonderful enduring enlightening enlivening space.
Four of our last five Presidents have been left handed!! Only GWB was not. And Hillary is not.
Thus endeth the trivia lesson for today. Sweet dreams everyone. Listening to VPOTUS summer list.
For my grandson who worries about being a lefty, this is far more important reason to feel good than seeing a AA president.
I am so very proud of these women (and their male fellow #Peshmerga, of course) ….
thanks a lot Bob for sharing images of these.
you have persistently been on the case and cheerleading the YPG on => so please share in their victory and the hope of many people they have liberated, again.
I love your daily updates. Please keep them coming
Happy to do so, Linda. Thank you!
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VSB weighs in:
THE SIMONES SPRINKLED #BLACKGIRLMAGIC IN RIO LAST NIGHT LIKE BAWSES
Panama Jackson, 8/12/16
You know by now. Simone Biles rolled into Rio and put 100 percent into every line she dropped. Simone Manuel went out there and didnโt know she swooped into the history books by winning the womenโs 100m freestyle in swimming. They are some bad women. Iโll bet if you go into their purses and pull out their ID cards, they both say โBad Motherfuckerโ on them. Iโd put money on it.
They were out in Rio sprinkling #blackgirlmagic everywhere and kicking ass and taking names, especially in the case of Simone Biles. In fact, letโs talk about Simone Biles.
Bruh.
Simone must have had on a Superwoman t-shirt under her leotard. Itโs one thing to win the individual gold in the all-around competition. Thatโs awesome. But she won so hard it was like Tiger Woods during his heyday when everybody else mostly showed up to play for #2. We all heard the stats that her margin of victory was so large it was bigger than the combined gap between 1st and 2nd place from like 1980 through 2012. And was even huge for the modified rules since 2006. All that minutiae is unnecessary; she whipped ass, took names, then whipped ass again. The girl is so bad she has a move thatโs referred to as HER move, The Biles.
I watched one of those videos that breaks down the physics of doing the things that gymnasts do. Those videos are awesome. But when you have actual scientists saying that the physics of what sheโs doing is confusing? #cmonson
……………………
And speaking of Blackness, Simone Manuel becoming the first Black woman to win an individual competition in swimming? Fam. Weโre out here breaking 1960s barriers and shit. On some Disney-movie Pride THIS IS OUR HOUSE, COACH! steez. The fact that she didnโt even realize it at first made it even better. The tears were real. The appreciation was real, and the fact that she knows what it means is even more realer than the previous reals. Iโm just proud. I donโt believe anybody thought that she was going to medal, let alone win, so the fact that she did is pure joy running through my heart. My heart doesnโt pump Kool-aid, it pumps for The Simones.
When the scientists try and explain your greatness…
No magic about it; Simone is hard work, skill, and talent explained by science.
Yup. They put in the effort and reaped the benefit.
Spectacular…. amazing.. words can’t describe.
For real ….
back to work … hope all of you are well into #TGIF ๐
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๐ ๐ Memories….. ๐
Stupid ass DT doesn’t understand that PBO FOUND ISIS and bombed the crap out of them ๐ Someone needs to send that fraud, “Eats Shoots and Leaves” LOL
nice!
Bet hope solo, the us of a goal keeper, is a trumpster.
I know that Simone was Ms. Nina Simone’s last name …. but I wonder if any of the two gold-medalist was named after her…. I always wonder at the choice of first names our parents make
I am going to give America some info, here goes Donald J. Trump is the founder of the KKK.
Great minds…
Such a calming, beautiful voice; so much wisdom and grace.
thanks. I enjoyed it
Let me say this to the President , you mean “ALOT” to the African American community too. You and Michelle both.
{{{Chips & DannyO}}}
I am heading off to bed now. Tomorrow I’m hoping to be on time to help wish Chips a **Blessed** Birthday as she welcomes this 1st B-D since her mom traveled along. You’ve got to know that we here at TOD truly โฅ โฅ โฅ YOU!
G;Nighy
Wonderful thought, VC. I hope that if Chips ever checks in here, she knows how much she is loved.
I hope she knows the love is here in abundance. I know I miss my Chips and I love her dearly. HZ
Great idea VC. We all miss Chips so much and are so thankful that Nerdy Wonka is manning the fort while she’s grieving. I hope she pops in tomorrow, on her birthday, so she can see how much we love and miss her.
NBC twitter doing shade:
ICYMI; from this morning’s Washington Journal. I just love Rev Barber…
He is a real inspiration and hero.
rafa finally wins something…
https://twitter.com/LOLGOP/status/764301196840542208
https://twitter.com/LOLGOP/status/764301196840542208
https://twitter.com/LOLGOP/status/764301196840542208
All of the above! ๐
THat was my vote too ๐
Add in has financial connections with Russia.
interesting;
I learned something very revealing
so many extremely talented athletes … they can make one’s heart sing for joy and head spin with wonder
I was a fan of Booman for a long time – but the loonies took over his comment section during the primaries, following the Bernie conspiracies his alternate headliner. A few of them are still around & regardless of what the topic, they attack the democrats. Today in a post highlighting the stupid of Trump with a number of commenters explaining the history of said Trump – some had to jump in and start arguments. I was very pleased to see this comment from Booman
“I’m too disgusted to argue with anyone who has anything to good to say about Putin. I’m not thought policing. I’m am however fighting the urge to purge the site of people who appear to be apologists for Putin. Regurgitated Russian propaganda is close to a banning offense in my book.
So far, though, I’ve just decided to spend much less time conversing with people on my own site. It makes me sick to see what these primaries have done to this community. ”
by BooMan on Fri Aug 12th, 2016 at 11:22:27 PM EST
So I’ll keep reading his posts – but not so the comments
why is booman whining? it’s his own effing blog. he can shitcan the trolls if he wants to. but he won’t because clickbaits.
He’s not been known to “shitcan” anyone – free speech and all that. Zero to do with clickbait – he lost many more than he gained.
No idea why the Berniebros took over his comment section. They are slowly fading.
ah, the furst amindment martyrdom. loyaler than the
king‘the founding dads’.Peoples in my world keep having to explain – We don’t have a first amendment. We is, however loyal to the monarch.
You been fighting with the cat today amk? I spent 30 minutes yesterday explaining why India has a much better democracy & method of voting than the USA.
Started with a discussion of the disaster of our “online” census and how it has 100% stopped any discussion of computer voting. We stay with pencil/paper as we always should.
I.DO.NOT.HAVE.A.CAT.
A cat like dog? yes.
missing one of the joys of life – an animal with complete disdain for those who feed and care for him/her
Good morning TOD ๐
Hope all of you will have (or already are having) a fun Saturday!
Take care …. {{{{{{Chips}}}}}} ……
Before departing …..
…. so TRUE!!!!
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/08/13/early-bird-chat-happy-birthday-chiparoooo/