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xenophobia on the rise all over Europe.
this is a clarifying moment in time for millions of people around the world => where do we stand on core issues that we normally just automatically recite during our upbringing?
Yep, it seems as though we are hurdling towards a moment that we hope the outcome is what we seek.
Not sure what’s inspiring this rise in exclusion and faux nationalism. The US hasn’t been in this good shape economically in years and yet a major party nominated a corrupt and venal bigot with zero ability to govern anything and who is guaranteed to tank the economy so badly we may never recover. It’s horrifying–like living in a nightmare.
the economic numbers do not lie which suggests that no matter how many try to twist their arguments justifying their positions, the honest motivation is “fear of the other”;
many see the changes around them and they are afraid of all the stereotypes they have been taught so they rash out at what they don’t know instead of learning about our diverse humanity
Tim Kaine Speaks at Labor Day Parade with Vice President Joe Biden in Pittsburgh, PA – http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
two leaders who understand the role unions have played in the advancement of the working people
Like my grandfather, who – before unions – had to go into the coal mines at age 11 to help his father support the family. Go, Unions!
An active citizenry means you care about your country and have hope that your protest will bring change. If you don’t give a damn, nothing matters and you don’t even vote. Eventually the whole country goes to hell.
Mornin’, jackieG. Yes, and if you don’t give a damn, nothing matters and you run to be the GOP candidate – to whom only money and self-aggrandizement matter. Ugh.
G’morning Nerdy & TOD! Wishing everyone a pleasant, healthy and safe Labor Day. Congrats Sir Don on #1 🙂
Every time is see the word “Patriotism” I think of the Samuel Jackson quote: Patriotism is the last refuge of a Scoundrel.
Now a days, it’s the furst refuge.
Morning all, blessings to Nerdy, Chips, AMK, Ggail, Don, VC and all those working hard to ensure a clean sweep in November. Have a enjoyable Labour Day and a fruitful and happy week
❤️
Yesterday we put out our monthly newsletter and saw that there were organized campaign activities in our small county EVERY DAY thanks to the number of organizers the Clinton campaign has sent our way. This is a good sign of a campaign that takes its ground game seriously. Thanks to the bi-lingual organizer assigned to us there are parallel Latino outreach events in the city and ones in the suburbs–an advantage we did not have in 2012. For Latinos, this culminates in our Salsa the Vote rally the Sunday before election. To date, the only ‘organization’ I have seen from the Trump people is a lot of yard signs that conspicuously omit Pence’s name. If you’re in a swing state, check with your local party for all the many, many ways you can help in both the presidential race and all the down ticket ones.
Excellent!
Morning everyone…Happy Labor Day to all of us that have labored over the years to provide for our families. Those that love what they do, and those that just do what they do….workers are important to all of us. Thank you.
Now, that photo of PBO giving Putin that steely eyed glare, made the hair on my arms stand up. Don’t mess with PBO. You will lose.
Fool.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/world-news/philippines-president-obama-extrajudicial-killings
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warns Barack Obama not to question him about extrajudicial killings, or “son of a bitch I will swear at you” during an upcoming summit in Laos.
President Barack Obama isn’t the type of leader that responds to warnings or threats or being cursed. Too bad this guy doesn’t know that.
Apparently, he asked his staff if meeting this guy would even be productive. I think they told him no…
I heard that in the presser and it almost sounded like POTUS may not waste his time!
zackly:) Public smackdown if ever there was one. Stupid little dictator.
There ya go.
This guy here is just asking for it.
donnie dick, filipino version. Not even in power for six months, has already killed thousands.
Happy TODers.
Thanks so much Nerdy for keeping us informed on everything newsy. Thanks for the coverage on PBO that appears lost to mainstream media.
(((((((((((((((((((Chips))))))))))))))))))))))
Eight years in, and nothing has changed in journalism, if you can call it that. But when the story is finally written, there will be only few journalists that stood up to tell the truth. I know there are others, but I am so glad that these three are out there.
Have a blessed Labor Day everyone.
Good morning, NW and TODville.
Send a torrential flood of love to our {{{{Chips}}}} and her Danny. XOXOXOXOXOXO.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day, celebrating all your years of hard work.
Gratefulness to our POTUS, hardest working president EVAH.
NOT playing. Putin looks like he may have even been starting to put his hand out….PBO not having any of that bullshit.
I can say for myself that I had some not-so-kind thoughts about what I would be doing if I was in the same proximity as PBO is to putin
The President’s stance and slight turn to his left indicate (to me) he’s thinking, “I have places to go and people to meet; why are you holding me up, trying to speak to me?”
No matter what some leaders may say out loud, every single one of them wants PBO’s approval. You can see it in these G20 meetings. the world, and world leaders are SO going to miss this wonderful man after January.
Yep, they all want to get on his good side. And the reason is because they know he means what he says and says what he means.
I think, secretly, they all want to be him.
Not just world leaders, I bet you anything that there are tons of Republicans in office that wish they were him.
I don’t know about “tons” of them….but some wish they could have a “do over” and be more like him.
Several?
If we’re lucky. The ones that feel guilty for being bought and paid for…
that is the truth and nothing but the whole truth
I very much agree. They seem to want his friendship, too.
Labor Day = beginning of the final push to a Sec HRC & Dems’ victory on Nov/8th/2016;
Based on PBO’s request, we have to leave it all on the field in this election cycle;
Good morning Ms. Chips, Danny and TOD family, I hope all is well with everyone this lovely Labor Day morning. Congrats Don, on being first this morning.
Nerdy, thanks so much for helping Ms. Chips and the sacrifices you are making for us TOD’ers. 💫🙏👌👊❤
To all, I hope you have a delightful, festive, and joyous day today. ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank God that President Obama is still the President of The United States of America. ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆
remember what FLOTUS told us: “Being president don’t change who you are; it reveals who you are”;
no clear example of this than Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. He is newly elected and keeps pumping his ego up with crazy statements and is instilling fear in his citizenry using public executions of people he labels are “drug dealers”;
a couple of points on this:
– as history has demonstrated elsewhere, these killings are bound to extend to political opposition that is deliberately labeled as “drug dealers”;
– the most previous leader off the Philippines has been actively seeking more US protection against China. who is this pompous Duterte gonna call when he faces the same (or bigger) challenges ?;
– you can almost see the trajectory of this type of rule to a few years ahead when Duterte refuses to hand over power … I hope I am proved wrong
yup, filipinos have proved the constitutional right to be stupid by electing a worse marcos. I also don’t see this fucker yielding to democratic norms later.
How about they call it “Press, do your job” plane?
YEAH
Perfection, df!
fucking nicknames? that is their priority?
Of course – this is the US political media you are talking about – where they stand on the ground at an airport is much more important than reporting on what the President is doing.
Need a reason to join a union?
Well that is very cool because Colson Whitehead is going to be at the Enoch Pratt library here in Baltimore, how about that!
Oh, that is VERY COOL!
People need to know.
https://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/education/news/2016/09/01/162258/trumps-plan-to-eliminate-the-department-of-education-is-yet-another-in-a-list-of-terrible-ideas/
8 million students every year would lose Pell grants
490,000 or more teacher positions could be eliminated
$1.3 trillion in student loans would be at risk
9 million low-income students would lose $15 billion of Title I funding annually
5 million children and students with disabilities would lose $12.7 billion used every year to ensure that they receive a quality education
750,000 or more students from military families, Native American students, students living in U.S. territories, and students living on federal property or Native American lands would lose $1.1 billion per year for their schools
4,000 or more rural school districts would lose more than $175 million used annually to help improve the quality of teaching and learning in many hard-to-staff schools
$700 million used by states to support the 5 million English language learners currently in public schools—representing close to 10 percent of all students—would be cut
Click on individual states to see how they would be affected.
That and the EPA, so apparently these fuckers want an uneducated citizenry drinking dirty water and breathing polluted air.
Correct. That would be lovely. More money for them
You know how we all love quizzes here at TOD:)
I got them all right. The trick question doesn’t count.
On this Labor Day…follow the American Worker Project
https://www.americanprogressaction.org/projects/american-worker/view/
Chilling tweet storm from Kurt Walters. Rachel Maddow reported on this last week.
damn! there are so many evil creatures to learn about and watch;
I had never heard of this ultra-rich scumbag before … now I know and I really hate what SCOTUS unleashed on us with Citizens United
The question should be what does a real billionaire want with a fake billionaire?
So I would urge journalists to ask whether they are reporting facts or simply engaging in innuendo, and urge the public to read with a critical eye. If reports about a candidate talk about how something “raises questions,” creates “shadows,” or anything similar, be aware that these are all too often weasel words used to create the impression of wrongdoing out of thin air.
And here’s a pro tip: the best ways to judge a candidate’s character are to look at what he or she has actually done, and what policies he or she is proposing. Mr. Trump’s record of bilking students, stiffing contractors and more is a good indicator of how he’d act as president; Mrs. Clinton’s speaking style and body language aren’t. George W. Bush’s policy lies gave me a much better handle on who he was than all the up-close-and-personal reporting of 2000, and the contrast between Mr. Trump’s policy incoherence and Mrs. Clinton’s carefulness speaks volumes today.
Maybe the press on the plane should read this….
I’ve had my issues with krugman in the past, but something about these last eight years has changed his thinking dramatically. Its almost as if he’s seen the light, and the light was good.
bs headline. krugman trying to be too clever by half.
Maybe he’s trying to get back in with the Clintons, the boys are back in town!
Good morning TOD. Congrats, Don, on first!
Many thanks to JER who posted that LOVELY photo of POTUS waving as he entered the International Expo Center.(2 threads back for those who don’t remember it) I’m going to blow that up and post it on the wall opposite my bedroom door so he can wave Hello to me every morning as I start my day. Maybe it will help with the withdrawal that is already starting for me.
Many thanks to Nerdy Wonka for another outstanding string of photos and talks from the President’s China visit. It so helps with the lack of any mention by the MSM, not that I pay them any mind.
And lots of hugs to our dear Chips and Danny. May they be healing and joy returning to their lives on a daily basis. They both so deserve it.
May check in a bit later. PC crashed yesterday, so I’m trying to do this on my iPad until I can get the computer to the shop tomorrow. Why do things always seem to break and pets become sick just as all the shops, etc., close for a 3 day weekend? Seems to be the standard pattern at my house.
TTFN. 🙂
Joe Biden, Tim Kaine speak downtown before Labor Day parade
http://www.wtae.com/news/joe-biden-tim-kaine-to-speak-downtown-before-labor-day-parade/41511466
It has always amazed me that the two riches people in the world, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett aren’t overtly political. With all the money they make they could buy a politician or two with ease, I guess they just don’t want the headache.
Seems to me they’re both decent, honorable men. Sometimes we forget what that looks like!
Hey, that’s what friends are for.
bbl…time to vac the pool:)
*turns around and walks out the room silently
I see you:)
I suspected that you would have something to say about this “pool update”
Hello TOD.
Ditto to You all.
Congrats to all the Gold ⭐ winners since Friday.
She learned from the best.
POTUS and FLOTUS taught her well.
hoping the usual suspects do not reflexively attack her … these haters have shown in the past that they have no boundaries to their hate-mongering
I am tired of hearing “economic insecurity” as a justification for the support of the homegrown demagogue, …. I really am
I’m convinced that the way to frame this election is a contest between the majority #ObamaCoalition vs. the minority rabid #WhiteSupremacist demagogue.
Works for me.
Pres Obama’s presser today in China.
Dear Press,
Why does Twitter have to do the work for you?
http://crooksandliars.com/2016/09/foxs-chris-wallace-not-my-job-be-truth
Fox’s Chris Wallace: Not My Job To Be A ‘Truth Squad’ While Moderating Debate
Useless…maybe Upchuck gave him some pointers on that. I despise these people.
WTF ?
During interview FBI attempted to trick Hillary Clinton. It didn’t work.
Courtesy of ABC News:
In addition, the paragraphs were not properly marked, lacking a header or footer indicating they contained classified information. But before their interview with Clinton, FBI agents placed the appropriate header on one of the emails to see how she would respond.
When confronted with the altered document, Clinton recognized the header and footer as indicating the presence of classified information, but she didn’t connect them to the “(C)” marking and said she didn’t think the email’s content was in fact classified. She questioned why it was marked as such, according to the FBI summary.
To be clear not only did the FBI determine after the fact that multiple e-mails contained classified information though they were not classified at the time they were sent, an accusation refuted by the State Department, but then during the interview they also attempted to trip Clinton up by falsely marking the header of one her e-mails to see if she recognized what it meant.
Not only did she recognize what the markings were, but she also determined that it was false and not reflective of the content of the e-mail.
In fact we have never been told exactly why those few passages were marked with a “C” for classified in the first place, or whether or not they should have been marked that way.
It also should be noted that for documents originating within the State Department the Secretary of State, in this case Hillary Clinton, has some control over what is, or is not, considered classified. So for many of them if she did not believe they were classified, then they weren’t.
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2016/09/during-interview-fbi-attempted-to-trick.html
THIIIIIIISS!!! FFS THIS!
Hillary having a ‘c’ on a document, or not, and all hell breaks lose.
Trump puts ‘c’ on loan apps and it is crickets
Hillary Clinton Rally in Cleveland, OH – http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Crm4EAPWIAAFvBn.jpg:small
Love the hashtag #IstandforDiversity that is trending and I retweeted it with this beautiful commercial from Coca Cola
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/09/05/labor-day-a-letter-from-president-obama/
my plea about the senate and Dems this election:
a number of people here expressed some worry about the senate race in Ohio;
like I said, beginning labor day, all roads to the White House go through Ohio;
a few days ago, VP Biden was in Ohio with senate Dem candidate former Governor Ted Strickland;
https://twitter.com/Ted_Strickland/status/771381508850479105 ;
Even Senator Elizabeth Warren has put her support behind this race;
https://twitter.com/DavidPepper/status/771394559347535872 ;
today, Sec HRC’s first stop is Ohio and senate Dem candidate former Governor Ted Strickland is at the center of the rally and he is being strongly supported by the Dem Senator Sherrod Brown;
https://twitter.com/HillaryforOH/status/772858702114193408 ;
during the previous two election cycles, Governor Strickland worked tirelessly in support of PBO & VP; he spent many hours crisscrossing the state looking for votes for the presidential ticket and other down-ballot races. among others, he is a strong support of Unions, healthcare (especially mental health), voting rights and criminal justice reform;
So, my humble request is that if you have resources (time, money advocacy) to spare, then please consider supporting him in the remaining days of this campaign and we on the ground will bring it home for the Dems on Nov/8th;
https://twitter.com/TheDemocrats/status/772112258994495488 ;