President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Theresa May hold a press conference
****
****
****
President Barack Obama and Turkish President Erdogan hold a meeting
****
****
****
President Barack Obama attends the opening ceremony of the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chat
****
President Barack Obama chats with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi
****
****
****
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping
The Obama Diary 
MAGNIFICENT!
Congrats df – much much better (like 1m%) than your photo I just saw on the last thread
No question!!!! 🙂 🙂
GM from my world – and a delightful set of pictures to wake to on a slightly miserable Monday – because I have the dreaded lurgy again – I blame living with old folks 🙂 🙂
Life (and our world) sure won’t be the same without him. Thank you for the lovely lovely pics NW.
I´ve always noticed that. She smiles very easily around him and she isn´t much of a smiler.
And – I might add – shame the chinese didn’t ban the “the travelling White House juggernaut” and leave them on the plane. They NEVER report on the trip, simply go for the ride while attacking the President at every opportunity.
I see our President continues to be the man to greet. Good to see you ‘doing your thing’, Mr. President….. in a meeting of world leaders as well as for the climate!
Lots of students, and teachers, will be heading back to school after Labour Day here. ‘Nice’ message below from PM Trudeau to some of them.
Okay…… I have to admit it…..listening to Justin Trudeau speak French gives me goosebumps!
Hi Carolyn. Yea, JT makes me feel jealous (sounds so beautiful to me); not jealous enough to practise though. 😀
GE Carolyn.
Wish the US had as great a commitment to our indigenous population as Canada does.
I think that if most Americans knew the appalling conditions of the public schools on Native American land, they would be shocked.
It’s a travesty that Native Americans are at the mercy of the federal government, while this nation pretty much turns a blind eye to their plight.
This guy is what makes my very lkely handsome-northern-American-heads-of-state withdrawals a bit more bearable. 🙂
Interestingly, I have been guessed to be Canadiana few times by my accent when I speak English. I have also never ever been to Canada. [/randomness]
Well, Nilia-t, it’s never too late – why don’t you come for a visit? I can’t guarantee that you’ll see PM Trudeau but if you came in any other season but winter, you probably could convince me to drive you up to see Parliament.
I am actually half-considering to do a road trip with my best friend next summer (at least it was briefly thrown in as an option) so I´ll likely come back to you for suggestions. 🙂 Also, it´s probably no surprise that I am the kind of person to get super nerdy around parliament buildings… 🙂
‘a road trip’? Tell me you aren’t planning to *drive* here! 😀 😀 Seriously, summer sounds good. I myself am not good on travel ideas but I don’t mind driving. I can drive you and your friend to Ottawa (from Toronto) then you both can check out the Parliament buildings and other tours. I’m not a fan of museums. 🙂 🙂
Well, we´ve driven around in Ireland (where people drive the wrong side of the road) , im Amsterdam (I thought THAT was bad) and on the motorway surrounding Paris. Driving in Canada cannot possibly worse than that 😀 But I´ll keep it in mind 🙂
No, driving here is good (we drive on the *right* side of the road) 😉 and our highway systems are okay. I’d say usually parking (not enough) is more of a problem that actually driving. 😀
POTUS is such a class act.
I wonder if POTUS had any special greeting for Pena-Nieto?
I hope he ask him what was the purpose of inviting Trump to Mexico
Of course he is the President of Mexico so he can invite whomever he want to his country.
He is a dumbass. That simple.
This is what a tiny brained bully looks like. Honestly, what a fucking juvenile he is.
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/33013762/sen-flakes-refusal-to-back-trump-sparks-twitter-jabs-from-nominee
Happy Birthday Alycee!
Yes! Happy Wonderful Birthday. Alycee!! Hope you are enjoying your day:)
Thanks, DF; had a lovely day!
Thank you, Dakota!
Chuck Todd calls him transparent. I do suspect that Upchuck has no idea what the word “transparent” actually means.
https://thinkprogress.org/the-big-lie-about-donald-trumps-tax-returns-585aa23bf529#.iwuvws7gy
Somebody is up and online early – is the figuring all done?
It’s
37 am …..done & dusted.
#welldoneushowoff
#whereismytreat
{Amk}
.
.
😀
Only one {..} ?
#miser
smh #1>0
{…
what? 1/2>0
…..}
True. Now you’ve gotten 1½ from moi. Be appreciative. 😀 😀
mean, mean, mean.
#somepeopleareneversatisfied
Big fan of freedom of speech but I feel zero remorse knowing that in Germany the salute and the symbolism in this photo would make these people criminals. And that the mere display of both would get the in trouble with the law.
Xenophobia is back in fashion in germany. This time it’s muslims.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37271971
While I too am disgusted by the success of the AfD in this state and generally the stupidity of voters in some areas, this statement doesn´t sit well with me and that doesn´t go against you, AMK. Xenophobia is a problem in some areas and it is a problem in certain social circles, but I resent to say it´s “In fashion in Germany” because that denies the effort of all those people welcoming refugees, helping to integrate them, protesting the Afd etc.etc andbasically going against all this nonsense.
Yes, we need to take people like the AfD seriously, yes, and partly they are so popular because we have a mentality of, by historic failing, we do not quite feel comfortable tackling very delicate topics, which allows those that do so (albeit wrongly) to draw a bottom-of-society-crowd of the uneducated, but I will never allow xenophobia to be seen as the only trend because I see the contrary in many instances all the time. That does not mean denying, it just means going against this particular statement. 🙂
Ever since Merkel admitted refugees, she has been steadily losing ground to the far right. Same with Hollande even though he did jacksquat for refugees. And these two are among the biggest economic and political powerhouses of Europe. So, the trend is clearly there and is increasingly xenophobic.
I wasn´t taking issue with the trend as such being mentioned. i didn´t like it bein called a “fashion” since this suggests a whole broader mass of people behind it than tehre actually are.
see? that’s why I always ask for
beersingle malt.paging alycee.
When you find Alycee, do tender my good wishes as well as yours. 🙂
Thanks.
Will do.
#justmailmethemoney
{{Amk}}
More. What, you’re afraid that you’re going to run out of {}’s?
Yes. It’s possible, you know.
Thanks, VC! AMK “good wishes”????? He tried to hit me up for a liter of single malt… lol
Sigh! You simply cannot take some people *out*
on the town.You LIE….
I asked for two liters.
LOL! Heck, send the jet for me and I’ll give you three…
Germaphobe here, hence, NO candles on the fruit tart!
The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it.
The official status of the much-loved animal has been changed from “endangered” to “vulnerable” because of a population rebound in China.
The change was announced as part of an update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
But the update also brought bad news. The eastern gorilla, the world’s largest primate, is now endangered.
Efforts by China, which claims the giant panda as its national animal, have brought its numbers back from the brink. The latest estimates show a population of 1,864 adults.
There are no exact figures for the numbers of cubs, but estimates bring the total number of giant pandas to 2,060.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37272718
Heard a report on this from NPR this morning that included that China has instigated birthing Pandas in captivity then programming them to go back to the wild. The humans working in this program wear Panda suits soaked in Panda urine to help the pandas avoid knowing human contact.
Yup.
what lives under your fingernails.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160622-what-lives-under-your-fingernails
with that psa, my job here is done.
scrub a dub dubby! Thank goodness I don’t have fake nails:)
I know there a many scumbags and dictators and self-proclaimed strong men who need to lose power;
but as a start, if all of this crew of evil-to-the-core egomaniacs lost their current leadership positions, the world would be able to make huge strides towards peace:
– putin
– assad
– Erdogan
– lil’ kim
– netanyahu
– anyone else I have forgotten?
Those nasty dictators in Africa….
yes, those make up the bulk of scumbags I referred to;
should have included them as a group because if I listed them all, then World Press would probably put my comment in trash
republicans? the worst threat there is.
goes w/o saying. Awful, awful people….at least the ones “in charge”…
truer words were never spoken/written!
They would probably prefer adding Trump to their group.
yep, you can bet that many are even believing the US media hype that the homegrown demagogue will be number 45
Night all…have a great evening:) Birthday girl must be still partying….
Toodle-di-doo, folks!
Joy had a nice segment on her show this morning on the treatment of the Clintons; especially the NYT and how they botched the Clinton email story.
the punk couldn’t even fill the pews in 1 black church in Philly…. so yes media, keep convincing us that the homegrown demagogue has YUGE support among “the blacks”
THE FALSE PROPHET DISGUSTS ME..HE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHICH END OF THE BIBLE TO OPEN..WHICH REMINDS ME…ALL CHURCHES NEED TO TEACH THE AFRICAN INFLUENCE IN THE BIBLE WHICH IS QUITE YUUUUUUUUUUUUGE. I’M GOING TO BE WORKING ON MY CHURCH!
WHEN I SAY WORKING..I MEAN KICKING ARSE…THE BIBLE IS NOT JUST A HANGOUT FOR WHITE SUPREMACISTS…IT IS THE GOSPEL OF A RAINBOW OF COLORS!! THE ONLY THING THEY KNOW HOW TO READ IS A BUFFET MENU!
The results: Hillary Clinton is now winning in Ohio by four points, winning in Pennsylvania by seven points, winning in Virginia by six points, winning in Michigan by eight points, winning in New Hampshire by nine points, and also winning in North Carolina and Florida, according to the current polling averages from RealClearPolitics. In fact she’s now leading in every state which is traditionally considered to be a swing state. If the current numbers hold, she’ll win in an electoral college blowout.
Good read. Thanks for posting prettyfoot.
THIS IS THE SAME SCENARIO OF BLAME HELD BY HITLER USING THE JEWISH AS SCAPEGOATS!
Thank you, Nerdy, for the video and pictures from the G-20 in China.
YES…THANK YOU NERDY..GREAT JOB!
GE/GM TODville.
For BobFr (know he arrives early here):
Well that will really make Putin green with envy. LOL!!!!
BACK TO ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ…MAYBE……………..<3
Good Morning Everybody.
Beginning shortly…
Soon: Pres. Obama Holds Press Hearing http://abcnews.go.com/live?stream=1
ALL CONFERENCES ON MY FB SO I CAN ENTERTAIN THE RIGHT WINGERS AND GIVE THEM HIVES! THE BEES MIGHT BE DEAD DUE TO INSECTICIDES…BUT THEY CAN STILL GET HIVES.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ-SLJ9BRAV/
evil thoughts in my mind … and my day is still “young”
I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF PBO’S BOOMERANG! SHORT AND SWEET…IT WON’T BE PERDY!
Good morning TOD family! Thank you NW for being here each time I open TOD ❤️
Happy Labor Day everyone 🎉🎉
Hi Gail. How has your vacation been? Nice time in Georgia visiting family?
good morning everyone!
Happy Labor Day;
have a fantastic day;
YES HE DOES…AND I AM GLAD HE TOOK A STAND..TAKING A STAND IS NOT EASY BUT WE ALL NEED TO WALK AGAINST THHE CONSTANT FLOW OF INJUSTICE! HIDING THESE ISSUES IN THE CLOSET MERELY TAINTS THE GROUND…THEN TIS’ NOT LONG AND YOU HAVE A LANDFILL SITE!
Good morning TOD 🙂
Wishing a Happy Labor Day to all of you …. bbl …..
#ALL50
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/09/05/early-bird-chat-building-upon-the-legacy-of-labor-day/