Pete Souza: Organized paperwork on the Resolute Desk, 2009.
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Pete Souza knows how to post the best shade evar. I love it.
I love it, too, as well!
So does Nerdy!!!!! ❤
He can keep this up for 40 years – what an amazing filing system he must have – instant access to the perfect photograph
LOL. Sticking and turning it in.
WOW. Just WOW.
The Russians are leading him down the path, and then kicking him in the … river.
And there is no way of knowing if the Russians are telling the Truth
None!
No way at all!
Will 45 say that this is fake news? The people he is trying to impress keep throwing him under the bus.
In his tweets, Trump admitted that he leaked information too and claimed that he had the right to do so as president.
Want to respond to another kind of White House wtf craziness:
So did you hear the WH staff put a faux ‘Time’ cover on Trumputin’s desk for nefarious purposes? Want to point out:
In FACT the possibility OF AN ICE AGE due to warming temps is NOT a hoax. The effects of a warming planet can go either way.
Greenland melting at an unprecedented pace is a MAJOR possibility in the timeline of events. Scientific models suggest that as light fresh water from the melted Greenland ice cap hits the North Atlantic and pushes heavier salt waters of the warm Gulf Stream deeper down – the critical warming of Europe could end. That could cause the beginnings of an Ice Age or a major cold period, with severe winter weather impacting agriculture causing food shortages. The other (more likely) fallout from climate change is we’ll get hotter and hotter — with devastatingly catastrophic effects.
GE TODville.
DJT supporters are gonna cling to Benghazi! and emails! for as long as they live.
check out mine.
Oh that’s absolutely fabulous!
Dear friends, This is an awful night. I’m sharing something that should pick you up. Then, I’m turning in. Probably won’t sleep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f_MGc8MJjk. Let me know what you think. Not even sure it will work. Don’t know how to embed.
Love Chris Blue. I hope he wins.
Thanks, tnmtngirl. This was an uplifting start to the day.
Thanks tmmtngirl for sharing this.
LOL…. if it wasn’t an extraordinary concern!
Agree!!!!
And tomorrow Erdoğan visits the White House? What secrets will Trump reveal to him?
Unbelievable.
And there you have it:
Goodnight, TODville and all the ships at sea!
But, first, sent a poke in the eye to Graham. Never cared enough about him to “look into” his “military JAG officer” record, but that may be as false as he is. Anyway, here’s a poke in his eye:
FACT …..
now …. goodnight TOD ….
Goodnight, Bob – I’m outta here, too!
Awesomely Luvvie meets Michelle Obama.
‘I walked up to FLOTUS Shellie and said “Nice to meet you. I’m Luvvie” and then she gave me a huge hug that felt like peace and wisdom and sunshine. Her hug was all warm and heartful.”
http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2017/05/met-flotus-michelle-obama.html
But I bet Brooks voted for Trump.
Ah, David Brooks. Only a year too as usual
Ah, David Brooks. Only a year too as usual
And therein is the real cause of concern. Those 6 fireflies in the jar do not understand intelligence let alone classified intelligence in any way whatsoever.
The whole country!
Maybe Manning will be kicked out after he pulls an Edward Snowden on the military. Unbelievable!
Sounds like she has an extremely valuable skill that counterintelligence counterintelligence needs
I’ve never thought I would hear the word RUSSIAN so much in my life!
Oh, the words “President lied about that” also! My world!
Clint Watts: Donald trump just betrayed America’s Intelligence Community.
“When Donald Trump was elected, U.S. intelligence officials feared that allies would stop sharing critical intelligence information for fear that information might be passed on to Russia. European countries in particular rightfully worried their secrets would land in the hands of Vladimir Putin even as he meddled in their elections. Wednesday, it appears those fears were realized.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/15/donald-trump-just-betrayed-america-s-intelligence-community
Seriously.
Go down the list.
To my knowledge, Hatch hasn’t called for an Independent Special Prosecutor, so that means he’s colluding, thus guilty.
Who doesn’t have ties to Russia and a future piece of the Exxon deal?
Designated Suvivor is #19? #20? #WeNeedALongerList
Pence and Ryan are already implicated, so our next president will be Orrin Hatch.
Good Morning Everybody.
Good morning. TODVIlle.
Meanwhile, in DC, The Donald just tweeted that he had the right to share classified info with Russia.
Hold the door for all those sane people who will resign today because they are fed up with lying for Orange Man and see themselves thrown under the bus hours later.
Everyone who worked with PBO remains proud of their service and grateful for a boss who was a true leader that treated them with respect, thoughtfulness and kindness. His staff reflected his values and his vision. They are protective of him personally and are in the trenches fighting to protect his legacy that made life better for millions.
And it’s a beautiful, beautiful thing!
Yay! This is so cool!
GM JER.
Thank you SO much — I’m in the LA area, and hadn’t hear this news.
What good news, especially since there are more things named after Reagan than you can shake a stick at (including a local freeway 😦 ).
Before clicking on the article, I thought “the Obama Freeway will be adjacent to Occidental College,” and I guessed correctly. 🙂
I absolutely love this, especially since the Ventura Freeway is actually comprised of two freeway numbers (US Highway 101 and State Highway 134) — one of the reasons our freeway system is so darn confusing (a portion of US Highway 101 further south is also known as the Hollywood Freeway, until it turns into State Highway 170).
So now, people traveling between Glendale and Pasadena won’t have to worry about which Ventura Freeway they’re on (SR 134), they’ll know they’re on the Obama Freeway. 😀
From the article:
“The proposal, which passed on a bipartisan vote of 34 to 1, now heads to the state Assembly.
The author of the resolution, Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada Flintridge) said that the former president, who attended Occidental College from 1979 to 1981, ‘credits his time there as helping shape his future as president of the United States.”
snip /
“The portion of California 134 that runs between Interstate 210 and California 2 would be renamed the ‘President Barack H. Obama Highway’ under Portantino’s plan. Freeway signs with Obama’s name would be erected only after enough money from private donors is gathered.” (aside: another #GoFundMe project?)
You need to come to brunch with us.
Anyone that makes a statement on behalf of the 45’s WH should be prepared for it to be contradicted within the next minute to 24 hours….McMasters
Make Russia great again🙄
PBO, still the only adult in the room.
Absolutely!
LoL
He has such enterprising speech writers
Morning everyone. Something to make you smile. Thoughtful and well deserved:)
Loose lips, sink ships. FYI, Jackass. Shoulda paid attention in school
gm DF – great minds – those first 4 words were the first thing I thought when the wapo broke the latest news about the liar of the free world.
I was born AFTER that slogan was used, but I know what it means and why it was used. Too bad shitforbrains always thinks that everything is ALWAYS about him. Big downfall. Yuuuuuge! Morning, 99ts…hope you have a lovely day
I thought it came from the English in WWI {before my time as well 🙂 } but wiki tells me it came from the US in WWII {just before my time}
an American English idiom meaning “beware of unguarded talk”.
The phrase originated on propaganda posters during World War II.[1] The phrase was created by the War Advertising Council[2] and used on posters by the United States Office of War Information.
If I was president manbaby I would have blurted out the WWI origin without checking.
Almost my bedtime. We had a lovely sunny late Autumn day – tomorrow forecast cold and wet – my sojourn at TOD, however, has taught me to be thankful we get rain, rather than snow.
I will wake to the next installment of little foot in big mouth.
Speaking of which, how secure are 45 and staff servers, email accounts, smart phones, etc.??? For someone who does what he wants with little to no thought of the consequences, do we really believe that they are using secure lines of communication?
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stfu, axelrod. This has got nothing to do with Obama. This is all about a treasonous thug from treasonous thugs party.
jeez, with ‘friends’ like these ….
Shitforbrains is a useful idiot for the Russians AND the Republicans.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/mcconnell-makes-it-plain
A few moments ago Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared on cameras and gave a response to the Lavrov blockbuster which captured in two or three sentences the essential cynicism of the current Republican position on the moral and strategic implosion of the Trump presidency.
Here is the quote.
I read the Washington Post story and I read General McMasters response, which tends to refute the story, rebut the story. I think we could do with a little less drama from the White House on a lot of things so that we can focus on our agenda, which is deregulations, tax reform, repealing and replacing Obamacare.
The cynicism is almost lapidary in its purity. ‘Yeah, sharing that classified intelligence was pretty bad. But let’s focus on the big picture which is tax reform.’ Or, ‘You sharing classified intelligence with Russia is only making Obamacare repeal that much harder.’
People have been saying for months that establishment Republicans had decided that they’d let Trump do almost literally anything as long as he agreed to sign a big tax cut and help repeal Obamacare. And now McConnell, faced with the ultimate consequence of this moral desertion, is happy to say it out loud.
Fucking Turtle’s ass needs to be locked up, too. Too Much “Drama”….wtf!
I think we know by now that most of the Republicans (McConnell, Ryan) are only interested in their agenda, they have put party ahead of country. If President Obama had released classified info to Russia the Republicans would have impeached him the minute it came to light. They wouldn’t be saying as President he has a right to release anything.
agreed
Good morning from the land of the “Useful Idiot”!
Good morning, TODville!
Huh.
THIS, a million times. When will folks learn?
Hysterical!
Oh, this should be special.
They think that McMasters will be able to intimidate and to provide impeccable cover for the shit show, but he compromised himself yesterday. I hope the reporters grow a pair and refuse to give him any slack.
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McMaster’s “Holy appropriate” meme is embarrassing.
Trumputin is a treasonous bully with a big gob & the Source he threw under the bus may now be dead.
By surrounding himself with his international business “friends” — the Dicktraitor thinks he will be saved.
VIsiting the Vatican will not absolve him either.
Putin himself made Trumputin an offer he couldn’t refuse — to meet with the Russians in the Oval Office.
How can we owe Putin ANYTHING AT ALL after his act of war on our election?
“If any foreign government harbored lingering illusions about the administration’s ability to protect any information, including sensitive but non-intelligence matters like future foreign-policy initiatives or military deployments, they no longer do. They will be even more apprehensive about sharing sensitive information of any kind”. (from Atlantic)
Why is the Russian Mafia running our country?
How Long?
Ben has speaking out often in the last couple of days.
Drat
She would’ve won in a landslide.
Stacey Abrams is a great alternative. I will support her, but it’s gonna be a steep climb for Stacey.
I agree.
After all his leak accusations: The Leaker-In-Chief is the one doing the leaking.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/05/16/a-conversation-with-president-obama/