Barack Obama is currently vacationing in Italy, and on Saturday, the former president stopped by the Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco to play a round of golf. Barack certainly looked the part in his white collared shirt, matching pants, and cap and appeared to be in a good mood
GM, TOD ohana.
What a lovely way to start the week; thanks for the photos of our First couple living the life.
I believe that the lady next to Michelle is the poet Elizabeth Alexander, an Obama friend and the author of the poem, “Praise Song for The Day” that she delivered at PBO’s first inauguration.
Have a great day everyone.
Michelle and her friends epitomize the saying “black doesn’t crack.” They are all women of a certain age who are youthful, beautiful and vibrant. If you look at any gathering of older A-A women, you will see similar looking groups.
SEE IT: MELANIA SLAPS AWAY TRUMP’S HAND ON TEL AVIV TARMAC AT START OF ISRAEL TRIP
… The tarmac slap now joins Melania Trump’s inauguration scowl and her National Anthem nudge as silent moments that said everything one needs to know about America’s first couple. … nydn.us/2rIrL3d
The first 2 times I saw this, I thought that it could have various interpretations especially since no one really knows what goes on between a couple. She may have done this as a reminder that hand-holding in public with the opposite sex is not appropriate there (though it is between men) or when I think of that scowl behind his back in the church, it reflects her negative feelings about him. Whatever the reason, this is not a good look. I’ll bet she is dreading coming to the WH this summer to have to live with him again after 6 months of freedom. She made her bed and must now lie in it and we will be able to save some of our money.
He only thought to reach for her hand because Bibi is holding his wife’s. We have many photos that prove that he never does this. I guess Melania was not interested in fronting. This is so damn funny.
SHE DOESN’T WANT TO BE IN THE WHITEHOUSE OR ANYWHERE NEAR THE PHONEY PHOTO SEEKING OLD GOAT..THAT’S LIKE MY HUSBAND..WHO ACTS TOTALLY DIFFERENT WITH ME IN PUBLIC…GOD’S GOT IT…THE BOOMERANG WILL FIND ITS WAY TO JUSTICE……..
When Roberts wrote the in the majority opinion that the country had changed with regard to racial discrimination, that was not the case especially regarding voting rights. But add to that, we now have a person in the Oval Office that, even throughout his campaign, encourages discrimination, not just racial, but gender and religious as well. He, along with the GOP are doing their best to make discrimination legal.
This is going to result in a 20% Trump Tax on premiums because of the uncertainty that Trump and GOP are deliberately creating. https://t.co/zfnIvHlwRk
We had more than 8 years of a front row seat to marital love and respect. Their pda was natural and obviously how they acted all of the time. The most telling evidence of their natural pda was how enthusiastic Malia was about the kiss cam. When her parents missed it the first time, “why didn’t you kiss?”, she made sure that they had a second opportunity, waited for it with great anticipation, and cheered, clapped with an expression that seemed to say well done when they kissed.
THEY DESERVE EVERY MOMENT OF LOVE AND RELAXATION..THEIR TIME IN THE WHITEHOUSE WAS A NIGHTMARE AND THEY HANDLED IT GRACEFULLY! THEY ROSE ABOVE ALL OF THE HARRASSMENT WITH SUCH INTEGRITY……WHEN THEY GO LOW..WE GO HIGH!
Congratulations on your sister’s achievement. Here’s to a wonderful job for her in her immediate future and a wonderful life filled with joy, blessings and family fun.
I know I’m late to the party, Dudette, but dang your sister looks good! And you were right. So many awards and honors, she has trouble walking. Bless her, and you.
Hello TOD, a Great Day Today…….Weather-wise…..My kind of Temp. In the 60s later today. Sunny & lots of Blue Skies.
Congrats, WhenPamelaWandered on your Au ⭐
Excellent post, NW. Thanks!
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This Principal Award-winning future President of the United States just finished kindergarten. Auntie D couldn't be prouder! #ClassOf2017pic.twitter.com/RMr4ZOipEl
School choice policies championed by Betsy DeVos in Michigan have resulted in segregation — especially in her hometown.
…the billionaire was behind the inter-district choice policy that disrupted neighborhood attendance zones starting in 2000, reported AlterNet.
Under that policy, white families have fled their residential districts for less-diverse schools, especially in Holland, where DeVos is from.
DeVos says school choice keeps poor children from becoming trapped in struggling schools, but the reality is that wealthier white students flee diverse schools — taking tax dollars with them.
Veteran educator Patrick Kearney wrote an open letter to DeVos, published by the Huffington Post, to object to her policies and performance so far.
“You’ve now been the Secretary of Education for a few months and I have to say, we’ve moved from being freaked out to understanding that you are who we thought you were,” Kearney wrote.
The longtime teacher criticized her first budget for the Department of Education, which eliminates $1.2 billion from after-school programs that serve 1.6 million children, as well as cutting $27 million in arts education and $12 million for Special Olympics programs.
The education budget also does away with a program that offers loan forgiveness as an incentive for teachers to work in underserved rural communities.
A College Park student who's a member of "Alt Reich" Fb group killed Bowie St student Richard Collins, an Army Lt, in unprovoked attack pic.twitter.com/jNUVWodgAd
Top Democrats are demanding answers from the Trump administration about whether a top healthcare official offered insurance companies a quid pro quo to get their support for the GOP’s ObamaCare repeal bill.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma sought political support from insurance companies for the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by offering a deal to continue funding congressionally mandated cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments, the Los Angeles Times reported.
In a letter dated Sunday, ranking Democrats on four congressional committees asked for an explanation about whether Verma or any other official at HHS offered a deal in exchange for insurer support of the AHCA….The letter was signed by Sens. Patty Murray (Wash.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.), the ranking members of the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees respectively, as well as Reps. Richard Neal (Mass.) and Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.), the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committee ranking members, respectively.
The lawmakers asked for notes from recent meetings as well as the names of any officials at HHS who made an offer of exchanging CSRs for support of the House legislation.
Ugly White Americans everywhere, emboldened by the #1 entitled jackass they elected. It will take several generations for the world to respect or trust the US govt. and its citizens. In 5 months we have lost all that we gained on the international front. Michelle always said that while it takes years to build, destruction is the only thing that happens in seconds. The festering GOP that came to power with the Southern Strategy, the hate-filled, greedy, and opportunistic GOP voters have brought us this national nightmare.
President Obama never complained of tiredness and always had a jam-packed schedule including:
Press Conferences and bilaterals covered by US journalists wherever he went.
Baby Putin – do us all a favor and go back to sleep.
Thank you, Nerdy! The President and FLOTUS Michelle both look gorgeous!
God bless you. I so appreciate coming here and always being reminded what a great President and person Barack Obama is, and, of course his wife Michelle Obama, too.
The Obama Diary 
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Good morning, good people!!
WWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTT!!!!
Good start. Needs to be a NATIONAL holiday….maybe on a weekend that we devote to voting…..
GREAT idea!
OH HAPPY DAY!…………..NEXT..BREAK THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON MT. RUSHMORE!
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT WHILE I AM STILL ALIVE….CHISEL…I HAVE A SPOT..FRONT AND CENTER!
Oh I just love that! Needed something nice today, thank you.
ENJOY!!
OMG – That’s wonderful!
GM, TOD ohana.
What a lovely way to start the week; thanks for the photos of our First couple living the life.
I believe that the lady next to Michelle is the poet Elizabeth Alexander, an Obama friend and the author of the poem, “Praise Song for The Day” that she delivered at PBO’s first inauguration.
Have a great day everyone.
I’M LOVIN’ THE PINK!..BEAUTIFUL!
They are looking phresh and easy, breezy! So happy for them!
MORE GREAT NEWS! SCOTUS upholds lower court ruling striking down NC’s redistricting as unconstitutional!
Does the tweet here match what’s written down below the picture? Don’t have time to read it all.
Michelle and her friends epitomize the saying “black doesn’t crack.” They are all women of a certain age who are youthful, beautiful and vibrant. If you look at any gathering of older A-A women, you will see similar looking groups.
Amen
NO – – – -!!!!!!
Haahahaaa, I shoulda refreshed!
NW FOR THE WIN
Report: Priebus brought in Boehner to convince Trump not to shut down government https://t.co/8MjS15VEJl pic.twitter.com/B0oMR0DVui
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) May 22, 2017
Of course, I mean it worked so well the first time they shut down the government.
SEE IT: MELANIA SLAPS AWAY TRUMP’S HAND ON TEL AVIV TARMAC AT START OF ISRAEL TRIP
… The tarmac slap now joins Melania Trump’s inauguration scowl and her National Anthem nudge as silent moments that said everything one needs to know about America’s first couple. … nydn.us/2rIrL3d
LOLz!! BWD sets the record straight on love in the WH!!
Welp, looks like no boom boom for Trump on this trip.
Those two creeps haven’t touched each other in years. LOLz.
AGREED……….
The first 2 times I saw this, I thought that it could have various interpretations especially since no one really knows what goes on between a couple. She may have done this as a reminder that hand-holding in public with the opposite sex is not appropriate there (though it is between men) or when I think of that scowl behind his back in the church, it reflects her negative feelings about him. Whatever the reason, this is not a good look. I’ll bet she is dreading coming to the WH this summer to have to live with him again after 6 months of freedom. She made her bed and must now lie in it and we will be able to save some of our money.
My bad! I see that they were in Israel when this was shot. Forget the first part of my comment.
And look where his hand was heading – he didn’t wanna hold her hand.
44 and Forever FLOTUS….sigh…sigh…sigh….love them…
YES!
LOL! I wonder if any US broadcast news will show this.
He only thought to reach for her hand because Bibi is holding his wife’s. We have many photos that prove that he never does this. I guess Melania was not interested in fronting. This is so damn funny.
SHE DOESN’T WANT TO BE IN THE WHITEHOUSE OR ANYWHERE NEAR THE PHONEY PHOTO SEEKING OLD GOAT..THAT’S LIKE MY HUSBAND..WHO ACTS TOTALLY DIFFERENT WITH ME IN PUBLIC…GOD’S GOT IT…THE BOOMERANG WILL FIND ITS WAY TO JUSTICE……..
OMG!!!!
When Roberts wrote the in the majority opinion that the country had changed with regard to racial discrimination, that was not the case especially regarding voting rights. But add to that, we now have a person in the Oval Office that, even throughout his campaign, encourages discrimination, not just racial, but gender and religious as well. He, along with the GOP are doing their best to make discrimination legal.
UGH, endangering peoples’ lives every single day.
Looks like the mighty Flynn is going to plead the fifth.
Yep. It looks like he’s gonna bring the whole thing down.
Bannon has left the trip…couldn’t handle being around so many Muslims and Jews…you could see it on his face.
Probably had to go meet with his lawyer.
LOL. Poor kid will never live down being called bannon.
http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Barack-Michelle-Obama-Italy-Pictures-May-2017-43560472
Oh I love the pic of PBO with his arms wrapped around FLOTUS.
We had more than 8 years of a front row seat to marital love and respect. Their pda was natural and obviously how they acted all of the time. The most telling evidence of their natural pda was how enthusiastic Malia was about the kiss cam. When her parents missed it the first time, “why didn’t you kiss?”, she made sure that they had a second opportunity, waited for it with great anticipation, and cheered, clapped with an expression that seemed to say well done when they kissed.
I am so happy for them. I bet it’s been like four month honeymoon for them.
THEY DESERVE EVERY MOMENT OF LOVE AND RELAXATION..THEIR TIME IN THE WHITEHOUSE WAS A NIGHTMARE AND THEY HANDLED IT GRACEFULLY! THEY ROSE ABOVE ALL OF THE HARRASSMENT WITH SUCH INTEGRITY……WHEN THEY GO LOW..WE GO HIGH!
Sweet!
So happy that they are happy and enjoying themselves.
thank you bella…love, love these pics.
Trumputin in 2016: “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”’
“Here’s people taking the Fifth Amendment…Like you see on the mob, right? You see the mob takes the Fifth.”
Video: https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/866668971008954368/video/1
REXXON DRILLERSON still avoiding our Press.
No United States journalists were present at his press conference with Saudi foreign minister Al-Jubeir.
BURN
Congratulations to you and your sister Dudette. Happy that you are feeling better.
Thanks COS!
Oh, gorgeous! Congrats to Baby Sis and your entire family!
Thanks meta!
Simply wonderful and beautiful. Congratulations to her.
Thanks JER!
She could be your twin GF. Congratulations to your family!
Haha! No idea what yer talkin’ about. That child looks nothing like me! 🙃
❤️🖖🏼🙌🏼👊🏼👏🏼
🙌🏾💃🏾🍾
Dudette, Congrats to your Baby Sis for an outstanding achievement. 👏🙏👌👊 Thanks for sharing.
Thanks ranman!
Awesome, Dudette.
Congrats to your Baby Sis!
Thanks Nena!
BEAUTIFUL…MANY BLESSINGS AND CONGRATULATIONS…
Thanks Sue!
Beautiful! Congratulations to your sister.
Thank you sjterrid!
Congratulations on your sister’s achievement. Here’s to a wonderful job for her in her immediate future and a wonderful life filled with joy, blessings and family fun.
Thanks Betsy! Immediate future for her is working on her Masters degree. But we’re definitely hoping to include the joy, blessings and family fun. 😉
I know I’m late to the party, Dudette, but dang your sister looks good! And you were right. So many awards and honors, she has trouble walking. Bless her, and you.
KARMA clocking Trump again.
OOOOPS!..A HOLE IN ONE!…..NEW GOLF COURSE POSSIBILITIES!….OFF TO WATCH THE DONALD AND BIBI HUGGING THE PODIUMS AND EACH OTHER..
Too bad the whole thing didn’t fall in, including taxpayer funded heliport.
I agree.
Important thread:
Fantastic!! That is so great. Am surprised as she always seem so incredibly mean.
Wow! Dudette! You are all so very brilliant! What a special weekend throughout your family! 👏🏼🎶 ⭐️⭐️
Well, what can I say? We ( and by “we” I mean,the rest of my family) strive for excellence! 😎
Strive for, and achieve!
Yes they did!
Well thank you, m’am! Super special& super emotional! I should own stock in Kleenex! 😁
AWESOME!
Congratulations to your cousin. What a wonderful day for your entire family!
Thanks! The whole week has been amazing!
Congratulations to your cousin! What a great weekend for your entire family.
Indeed it has! Thanks!
Hello TOD, a Great Day Today…….Weather-wise…..My kind of Temp. In the 60s later today. Sunny & lots of Blue Skies.
Congrats, WhenPamelaWandered on your Au ⭐
Excellent post, NW. Thanks!
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Pray Tell…..Behold, a SinkHole……Forecasting The Future?
You’re just bursting with pride all over the place. 😀 Congrats to your niece on this important milestone.
I truly am! 😆😆😆
…and to your Reverend Doctor Cousin 😀
Of course! 😉
TOO DARNED CUTE FOR WORDS..LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL SMILE!..<3
Isn’t she tho? She literally lights up every room she’s in! I just love her to pieces! 😍
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She’s Adorable!
That she is! It’s on to First Grade in the Fall, where she will do what queens do – RULE! 😆
Of Course!
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School choice policies championed by Betsy DeVos in Michigan have resulted in segregation — especially in her hometown.
…the billionaire was behind the inter-district choice policy that disrupted neighborhood attendance zones starting in 2000, reported AlterNet.
Under that policy, white families have fled their residential districts for less-diverse schools, especially in Holland, where DeVos is from.
DeVos says school choice keeps poor children from becoming trapped in struggling schools, but the reality is that wealthier white students flee diverse schools — taking tax dollars with them.
Veteran educator Patrick Kearney wrote an open letter to DeVos, published by the Huffington Post, to object to her policies and performance so far.
“You’ve now been the Secretary of Education for a few months and I have to say, we’ve moved from being freaked out to understanding that you are who we thought you were,” Kearney wrote.
The longtime teacher criticized her first budget for the Department of Education, which eliminates $1.2 billion from after-school programs that serve 1.6 million children, as well as cutting $27 million in arts education and $12 million for Special Olympics programs.
The education budget also does away with a program that offers loan forgiveness as an incentive for teachers to work in underserved rural communities.
I know that everyone makes typos here and there, but do they not have proofreaders for something like this?
Those are the best kind, imho 🤣
in Trump’s America.
The Terror the US Media…… mostly will Ignore.
Should have gone to the source…
Top Democrats are demanding answers from the Trump administration about whether a top healthcare official offered insurance companies a quid pro quo to get their support for the GOP’s ObamaCare repeal bill.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma sought political support from insurance companies for the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by offering a deal to continue funding congressionally mandated cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments, the Los Angeles Times reported.
In a letter dated Sunday, ranking Democrats on four congressional committees asked for an explanation about whether Verma or any other official at HHS offered a deal in exchange for insurer support of the AHCA….The letter was signed by Sens. Patty Murray (Wash.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.), the ranking members of the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees respectively, as well as Reps. Richard Neal (Mass.) and Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.), the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committee ranking members, respectively.
The lawmakers asked for notes from recent meetings as well as the names of any officials at HHS who made an offer of exchanging CSRs for support of the House legislation.
If ACA really were not working, there would be no need for GOP efforts to sabotage it. It would fail on its own.
Hope it’s significant.
ONLY Time…….That I can remember since 1991 that Thomas Voted for The Right of Voters.
26yrs?
Hell has frozen over.
LoL
Ugly White Americans everywhere, emboldened by the #1 entitled jackass they elected. It will take several generations for the world to respect or trust the US govt. and its citizens. In 5 months we have lost all that we gained on the international front. Michelle always said that while it takes years to build, destruction is the only thing that happens in seconds. The festering GOP that came to power with the Southern Strategy, the hate-filled, greedy, and opportunistic GOP voters have brought us this national nightmare.
The Guy who praised Trump on his Decision skills on TV/Cable?
Who loves you, America? Not Today’s GOP.
This makes it worse.
Christie warned Trump, yet Christie praised his Nyash for being decisive & a better Leader?
Imagine what he would be saying if Trump had given him a job. They are all hypocrits – every last one of them
POTUS/CIC should never have a low bar. But even with the low bar, 45 does not deserve good marks.
We can answer the question without reading the article; this is not a mystery.
Unethical money-driven guy meeting with unethical money guys, backed by lying money-driven press.
And we could also ask – why was the bar set so high for PBO?
For every Occasion, there is Tweet from yeasteryear by the #Liar45* to impeach his dastard ugliness today.
President Obama never complained of tiredness and always had a jam-packed schedule including:
Press Conferences and bilaterals covered by US journalists wherever he went.
Baby Putin – do us all a favor and go back to sleep.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/05/22/chat-away-919/
Well you know they had to make 45 seem special by distinguishing that he was the first *sitting* president that visited the wall.
That low bar thing.
Thank you, Nerdy! The President and FLOTUS Michelle both look gorgeous!
God bless you. I so appreciate coming here and always being reminded what a great President and person Barack Obama is, and, of course his wife Michelle Obama, too.