Yep and on display here too; no more starker contrast. Notice also the genuine warm and friendly hand squeeze between My Forever Flotus and the guard that escorted her down the steps. #Day1of the Resistance….. for however long it takes…. Thanks NerdyW and Chips for keeping TOD’s lights on. Much love to all
Wish both drake idiots wold bugger off back to NY or any old email else but the white house. It appears that tack ‘trumps’ taste and grace in this phony presidency.
The First Couple say goodbye and tell us their plans of continuing service, A “Center for Citizenship”.
Barack and Michelle taped a goodbye vid, introducing their future presidential center: "It will be a living, working center for citizenship" pic.twitter.com/8c99kwvAIy
When President Obama took office in 2009, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 7949. Today, as he leaves office, it's nearly 20,000 points. pic.twitter.com/kk8UTn9N1s
Wow Nerdy Thank you! and a very special thank you for that memory lane picture of Denzel at the Inauguration… had it on my mind since last night. thank you so very much.
After an extraordinary 8 years, I'll be taking a little break. Will be back before you know it to work with you on the issues we care about. pic.twitter.com/o0ECJitXnw
Since this is exactly what I would be doing if I were her age and had her means at that age, LOVED this story (which happened on Thanksgiving Day last year).
Arapaho, I loved when a reporter on LOD the other night said “it was a BAD day at the White House, a VERY BAD day” when Malia left to go traveling. That was just before the story broke. Can’t ya just see poor PBO bemoaning that his daughter was leaving him for 83 days? LOL. Saw that she is going to be interning with Weinstein so there will be more separations. I suspect there may quite a number of trips to CA for “golf”.
I think you’ll have to scroll down (and ignore the dumpster, aka #SiberianCandidate) to take a peek at these photos, which may be posted on Instagram (don’t have an account there, not sure how to navigate the site).
3/ Obama and 5. The secret of his love 6. His view and longing 7. The First Lady is dancing to her own tune 8. Selfies 9. Contagious laugh pic.twitter.com/FbPZU6Zaba
Can someone tell me WHY tweets from Trump and Pence are showing up on my TL? I unfollowed POTUS and the VP, and when I go to them it does NOT show me following them so why the tweets? The LAST thing I want today.
Thanks for this thread most of all Nerdy! I was thinking watching the folks at Andrews just before they were leaving, you do not see these demonstrations of love and affection toward DT even from his wife or children. And he certainly will never see them from anyone else. We all know he is green with jealous of PBO and thinks he has beat him. We are here to prove him WRONG!
The worst part of the day was when he touched Michelle. He is so utterly repellent I cannot imagine it how she tolerated it. I hope they have a wonderful time in CA, and begin to recover from this emotionally trying last week. Felt so much better after seeing their tweets come across my timeline. They are NOT going away!
Obama Legacy: The True Impact Of Having Two Black Lawyers In The White House
By Paula Edgar
Jan, 20, 2017
0
I could never have imagined as a child that the leader of the free world and his wife would both be Black lawyers. Their presence in the White House reminded me of the responsibility we as lawyers have to use our legal training to become servant leaders.
“I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change — but in yours.” – President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address, January 10, 2017
Everyone will have their individual take on the legacies of Barack and Michelle Obama. We know Barack Obama’s resume. He is America’s 44th President and our first Black President. Before becoming President he was a community organizer, a law Professor, and a Senator. His impact as our President stands alone, but for me, as a Black attorney and leader, his legacy is inextricable with that of his wife, Michelle.
Michelle Obama’s legacy and impact as a mother, health and education advocate, lawyer, wife and advisor to the President is unparalleled. She is from the south side of Chicago, and like her husband, attended Harvard Law School and later worked at a top law firm. After private practice, her career went on to local government, nonprofit, community organizing and finally a position in healthcare administration. Mrs. Obama has been our most experienced and accomplished First Lady to date.
………………
Together, the Obamas made the roles of the President and First Lady approachable and authentic. They opened the doors of the White House to all of us, but I could never have imagined as a child that the leader of the free world and his wife would both be Black lawyers. My most memorable exposure to a Black lawyer as a child was the role of Claire Huxtable in the Cosby Show. As an adult, I remember that having a Black actor portray the President on “24” was controversial.
Thanks so much for the beautiful photos, dear Nerdy! I couldn’t bear to watch, and you filtered out the bad photos and left in the good ones. Thank you again for continuing this special place for us…Love to all. ❤❤❤
According to the weather report tomorrow will be partly cloudy but there will be some sun and no rain. This is will be the only day for golf until the end of the week.
PBO will also get back to those long walks that he has missed this past 8 years. I am so glad that they both are healthy, fit, and relatively young enough to really enjoy this part of their lives.
Maybe it’s just me, but I thought I’d better check on the actual protocol before I get all huffy about PBO being called Mr.O. This is a link to Emily Post’s answer, though it seems like, in debates and such, former governors are called Governor, former Secretary of State is called Secretary, etc. Anyway, Emily says PBO now is titled Mr.O. or former President Obama, except at an informal gathering where you might address him directly as a friend. That’s all I needed to know. He will remain PBO, FLOTUS will always be FLOTUS, and the current upstarts will just be whatever jokey term of derision is pertinent to their latest gaffe.
Susanne, I think it will be just perfect if we continue to refer to them as PBO and FLOTUS, cuz, we know who we’re talking about. The one and only First Family that we recognize here on TOD ❤
SInce the MSM spent 8 full years calling him Obama, as opposed to President Obama, as was earned…Mr. Obama would be ok with me.I still call him Mr. President.
Obamas last strike. 128 available bombs on target. That's the way to do it. But Trump will be the savior of the global Jihad movement. https://t.co/5Lq4NczxWH
Our president was a badass from the beginning to the end. The ones to fear the most are the quiet ones the reserved ones who do not bluster and brag. Caesar, in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar was right to be wary of the young Cassius who read too much, was a great observer who looked quite through the deeds of men. PBO was such and this is why bin laden is long gone, al aqada decimated, and Isis pummeled. Putin wanted PBO gone and Hillary eliminated because he knows that they see through his bullshit. Now we have Putin’s ignorant, childish useful fool. Lord, have mercy on us and keeps us from hurt, harm and danger.
The First Family (agree with Suzanne and GGail, they’ll always be THE First Family, PBO, FLOTUS to us!) is in Cali, but haven’t landed yet because of the weather. 😦
Obama's plane has been circling over Palm Springs airport for over 20 min because of the weather
With the exception of flare ups in Chicago and St Louis, half of what it was in 1990 nationwide. Dramatically safer for police, too. https://t.co/aEq1PGgMiy
Surprised this is on Politico but glad I checked it out. Some very sweet insights about the Obamas last night with their closest aids and some behind the scene things this morning.
This is really a nice article, with photos and video of PBO/FLOTUS remarks at Joint Base Andrews before they left the DC area.
“A staff member at the Palm Springs Air Museum, located next to the airport, said the museum has received more phone calls about Obama’s arrival on Friday than any other time he visited the valley during his presidency.”
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Our Beloved First Couple, will always be our Beloved First Couple.
Oh yes. Quite a site to see! Thanks NW!
VP Joe and Jill will always be our Beloved VP Couple.
Reposting this…..from last page.
This man will always be my Chief.
Illegal.
The naked modeling or the one with clothes.
Modeling with or without clothes.
Tacky
Doesn’t that make her an immigrant. Is she a citizen
Doesn’t that make her an immigrant. Is she a citizen
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2omdy0WIAEibo6.jpg:large
Yes we can!
Yep and on display here too; no more starker contrast. Notice also the genuine warm and friendly hand squeeze between My Forever Flotus and the guard that escorted her down the steps. #Day1of the Resistance….. for however long it takes…. Thanks NerdyW and Chips for keeping TOD’s lights on. Much love to all
My President have a blue tie standing next to the black lady with the red coat. My First Lady is that lady wearing the red coat.
My FOREVER Flotus is also the “lady wearing the red coat” obviously.
The same with former VP Biden & Dr. Jill, he took her hand and let go. Neither GOP took their wives hands…both men are cold hearted toward women.
Melania Trump will be back in NY by tomorrow morning
Wish both drake idiots wold bugger off back to NY or any old email else but the white house. It appears that tack ‘trumps’ taste and grace in this phony presidency.
Those not drake! Don’t know where that came from.
The First Couple say goodbye and tell us their plans of continuing service, A “Center for Citizenship”.
My forever firSt family
There goes my President and Vice President
Best buds BFF’s 4ever
Wow Nerdy Thank you! and a very special thank you for that memory lane picture of Denzel at the Inauguration… had it on my mind since last night. thank you so very much.
Read that last sentence!!!
BOOM!
Boom!
BOOM!!
Don’t leave out all those white males who pass those voter suppression laws.
Awesome 🙂 🙂
GA JER, TODville.
Isn’t this great, PBO tweeting while on his last flight on (former 😦 ) Air Force One.
He also RT’d this great video:
Just donated.
As the President said today as he departed, “This is not a period. This is a comma.”
Yes we did. Yes we can. Yes we will again.
yay! 🙂 Something to look forward to.
Loving this
So that no one forgets.
Michelle Obama you speak for me honey.
GA Nena.
Did you see this from yesterday?
Since this is exactly what I would be doing if I were her age and had her means at that age, LOVED this story (which happened on Thanksgiving Day last year).
Arapaho, I loved when a reporter on LOD the other night said “it was a BAD day at the White House, a VERY BAD day” when Malia left to go traveling. That was just before the story broke. Can’t ya just see poor PBO bemoaning that his daughter was leaving him for 83 days? LOL. Saw that she is going to be interning with Weinstein so there will be more separations. I suspect there may quite a number of trips to CA for “golf”.
I read about it two days ago on a tweet.
GA TODville.
I think you’ll have to scroll down (and ignore the dumpster, aka #SiberianCandidate) to take a peek at these photos, which may be posted on Instagram (don’t have an account there, not sure how to navigate the site).
And I noticed that @petesouza (personal account) has less than 3,000 followers, but he’s tweeted from that account in the last few days.
Pete RT’d this:
which links to an article with an entire series of Souza compilations, from a Dutch photographer’s perspective:
more…
Reposting
Can someone tell me WHY tweets from Trump and Pence are showing up on my TL? I unfollowed POTUS and the VP, and when I go to them it does NOT show me following them so why the tweets? The LAST thing I want today.
I figured it out. Apparently they are still adding from the old following. So this time I went in and blocked those accounts, not just unfollowed:-)
I blocked POTUS, FLOTUS (for FHOTUS – First Ho of the United States) and whitehouse. Now I need to go back and block VP. I also blocked the WHPC
Thanks for this thread most of all Nerdy! I was thinking watching the folks at Andrews just before they were leaving, you do not see these demonstrations of love and affection toward DT even from his wife or children. And he certainly will never see them from anyone else. We all know he is green with jealous of PBO and thinks he has beat him. We are here to prove him WRONG!
The worst part of the day was when he touched Michelle. He is so utterly repellent I cannot imagine it how she tolerated it. I hope they have a wonderful time in CA, and begin to recover from this emotionally trying last week. Felt so much better after seeing their tweets come across my timeline. They are NOT going away!
More from @nycjim’s Twitter timeline (his tweets today were a good assessment of this morning, IMO):
See this morning’s thread for more on flight from Toronto to DC 🙂 :
More from @DanJGross:
Obama Legacy: The True Impact Of Having Two Black Lawyers In The White House
By Paula Edgar
Jan, 20, 2017
0
I could never have imagined as a child that the leader of the free world and his wife would both be Black lawyers. Their presence in the White House reminded me of the responsibility we as lawyers have to use our legal training to become servant leaders.
“I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change — but in yours.” – President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address, January 10, 2017
Everyone will have their individual take on the legacies of Barack and Michelle Obama. We know Barack Obama’s resume. He is America’s 44th President and our first Black President. Before becoming President he was a community organizer, a law Professor, and a Senator. His impact as our President stands alone, but for me, as a Black attorney and leader, his legacy is inextricable with that of his wife, Michelle.
Michelle Obama’s legacy and impact as a mother, health and education advocate, lawyer, wife and advisor to the President is unparalleled. She is from the south side of Chicago, and like her husband, attended Harvard Law School and later worked at a top law firm. After private practice, her career went on to local government, nonprofit, community organizing and finally a position in healthcare administration. Mrs. Obama has been our most experienced and accomplished First Lady to date.
………………
Together, the Obamas made the roles of the President and First Lady approachable and authentic. They opened the doors of the White House to all of us, but I could never have imagined as a child that the leader of the free world and his wife would both be Black lawyers. My most memorable exposure to a Black lawyer as a child was the role of Claire Huxtable in the Cosby Show. As an adult, I remember that having a Black actor portray the President on “24” was controversial.
They have absolutely no idea how much hell is headed in their direction, fast and furiously ….
You just gotta love GW
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/internet-erupts-george-bush-wears-poncho-inauguration-article-1.2951744
Either the poncho was with him or against him in the fight against the rain.
Former President George W. Bush, 70, attempted to stay dry during the rainy inauguration of the 45th president, Donald J. Trump, on Friday.
His efforts — wrestling a plastic poncho until it awkwardly shielded him from the raindrops — did not go unnoticed by social media.
This is wear this is really going to hurt. DoJ seeking a delay, likely due to change in position.
Thanks so much for the beautiful photos, dear Nerdy! I couldn’t bear to watch, and you filtered out the bad photos and left in the good ones. Thank you again for continuing this special place for us…Love to all. ❤❤❤
SUE………………..OUT!
So much for that movement. Right where he can see them. More people in the parade than in the stands:-) Yep, I’m feeling petty!
According to the weather report tomorrow will be partly cloudy but there will be some sun and no rain. This is will be the only day for golf until the end of the week.
PBO will also get back to those long walks that he has missed this past 8 years. I am so glad that they both are healthy, fit, and relatively young enough to really enjoy this part of their lives.
Does PBO continue with a motorcade after today?
Maybe it’s just me, but I thought I’d better check on the actual protocol before I get all huffy about PBO being called Mr.O. This is a link to Emily Post’s answer, though it seems like, in debates and such, former governors are called Governor, former Secretary of State is called Secretary, etc. Anyway, Emily says PBO now is titled Mr.O. or former President Obama, except at an informal gathering where you might address him directly as a friend. That’s all I needed to know. He will remain PBO, FLOTUS will always be FLOTUS, and the current upstarts will just be whatever jokey term of derision is pertinent to their latest gaffe.
http://emilypost.com/advice/addressing-a-former-president-of-the-united-states/
Susanne, I think it will be just perfect if we continue to refer to them as PBO and FLOTUS, cuz, we know who we’re talking about. The one and only First Family that we recognize here on TOD ❤
I’m not sure that’s how it works in practice. i believe PBO always referred to his predecessors as “President”. But then again, he is a class act.
SInce the MSM spent 8 full years calling him Obama, as opposed to President Obama, as was earned…Mr. Obama would be ok with me.I still call him Mr. President.
I have already said this before, Trump…….#NotMyPresident
But from the photos I saw this morning, many of those trips had virtually empty cars.
Our president was a badass from the beginning to the end. The ones to fear the most are the quiet ones the reserved ones who do not bluster and brag. Caesar, in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar was right to be wary of the young Cassius who read too much, was a great observer who looked quite through the deeds of men. PBO was such and this is why bin laden is long gone, al aqada decimated, and Isis pummeled. Putin wanted PBO gone and Hillary eliminated because he knows that they see through his bullshit. Now we have Putin’s ignorant, childish useful fool. Lord, have mercy on us and keeps us from hurt, harm and danger.
The First Family (agree with Suzanne and GGail, they’ll always be THE First Family, PBO, FLOTUS to us!) is in Cali, but haven’t landed yet because of the weather. 😦
just keep flying west, family! beautiful day in Hawaii! 🙂
Heed the warning.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/20/no-donald-trump-can-never-be-made-normal.html
The list has gotten longer. As we knew, only white men are recognized in DT’s America. Disgusting.
petesouza — President Obama waves from the steps of Executive One helicopter following the inauguration …
Former Pres. Obama to Arrive in Palm Springs – http://abcnews.go.com/Live
GE JER.
I’ll tune in, but (based on your posts downthread) I wonder which airport PBO and family are headed to now?
I have not seen info on where they are headed.
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/01/20/lot-worse-trump-women-protesters-descend-skies.html
Don’t take no ish from no man.
Surprised this is on Politico but glad I checked it out. Some very sweet insights about the Obamas last night with their closest aids and some behind the scene things this morning.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/obama-final-goodbye-233938
This is really a nice article, with photos and video of PBO/FLOTUS remarks at Joint Base Andrews before they left the DC area.
“A staff member at the Palm Springs Air Museum, located next to the airport, said the museum has received more phone calls about Obama’s arrival on Friday than any other time he visited the valley during his presidency.”
Forward together.
http://washingtonmonthly.com/2017/01/20/an-obama-staffers-parting-note-to-progressives/
Excellent read. Share with friends:)
Wow. That was excellent. Forwarding that to F&F!
Excellent, MadameSoph:) Hugs to you!
I pray that they land safely and soon.
My bet is they fly to San Diego or LAX….I checked the FAA site and those airports seem to be ok…
Thanks, df. I will not be able to rest until I know that they have landed safely.
I know that feeling:) They must be exhausted
Republicans had a fit about that, when President Obama remove Churchill. I thought maybe a bust of Putin might be in there.
Stepped away for a bit, public pool issued this correction (but who knows if news outlets pick up on the correction?):
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/01/20/president-obamas-final-farewell-address/