I just have to look at this photo for 20 minutes as a mental palate cleanser. pic.twitter.com/FvkEzSZhmh
— Adam Shapiro (@adamshapiro) January 31, 2018
09
Feb
18
149 Responses to “Take 20”
Comments are currently closed.
Obama White House.gov
- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
WH Tumblr
- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
The People’s View
- Follow me at my new venture: Reclaim the Fight
- Ignore the bait: Why itās the right strategy for Democrats to focus SCOTUS fight on health care
- BIG: Judge halts Trump administration attempt to shortcut the census
- Trump doesn't want peaceful transition of power. Legally, it doesnāt matter.
- Fauci goes off on Rand Paul
- Rule 44: Why Obamacare is not lost even in a deadlocked Supreme Court, but only if Biden wins
- Time to suit up. This is war.
- BREAKING: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed
- Bothsidesism comes to fact-checking: CNN's āfact-checkā calling Biden ad 'misleading' proves the opposite
- Pardon me: How Donald Trump's stooges conspired with Julian Assange to exonerate Russia and undermine US Intlligence
Smartypants
- Durham to Right Wingers: "Blame Hillary"
- That Time When Refusing to Negotiate With Hostage-Takers Worked
- The Other Christian Nationalists: Leonard Leo and Opus Dei
- Hawley Demonstrates That He's an Ignorant Liar
- DeSantis Board Votes to Counter-Sue Disney Over Something...Anything
- Hunter Biden's Laptop Is a Total Nothingburger
- What DeSantis Couldn't Say in Response to Disney's Lawsuit
- Disney Skewers DeSantis With His Own Words
- Populism Without Civil Rights Is Fascism
- Glenn Greenwald gets triggered by smart competent women like Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Steve Benen
- What to look for if Trump is indicted by the DOJ
- Andrew Weissmann: No question Trump will be charged, now a matter of 'when'
- Dave Aronberg: An indictment could be coming 'any day now'
- Pence weighs in on support for eventual GOP nominee: What it means
- Is Pence's speaking truth to power something to celebrate or criticize?
- Writer who left day job and traveled the country details experience in 'America the Beautiful?'
- Army Secretary: 'Woke military' criticisms are undermining our recruiting
- Everyone in the golf world caught off guard by merger, says writer
- The impact of big tech rolling back misinformation measures
- Steve Rattner breaks down what's driving America's sour mood
The Obama Diary 
Thank you for that picture NW, thank God we had President Obama and Michelle. Just thinking about them and who they are and what they have given to the country, continue to do, is the only thing that gives me hope.
Love My #ForeverFLOTUS
Hello TODbots.
Finally, TGIF š
Congrats, Anna on your Au ā Furst š
Thanks, NW!
ā¤ always, Chips and the rest of the TODville community.
sweet and sad, knowing that Jihn John left this world in 1999.
Good evening Nerdy & TOD!! Happy Friday everyone.
Is this for real?!?
Wowzers. No, I think it’s a photoshop.
Fake or not, still fine af.
Dude could do anything with his appearance and still shake the world. Superfine.
Truly!
It’s photoshopped. Just saw of him in Monterey, CA from yesterday and he does not have a beard.
Just saw PICTURE of him . . .
OOOOPS…..
Why are they resigning? Their boss is still in office, isn’t he?
Good evening TOD.
Just saw headline about PP not releasing memo by Dems.
I recall Barney Frank once told a woman that conversing with her was like talking to his dining room table – he was extremely frustrated with her.
That’s exactly what I think anyone dealing with Republicans must feel. The Repugs are truly just scums.
I remember not too long ago how John Kelly was referred to as the savior of the WH, therefore, of the GOP. Anyone who agrees to work with this administration is equally vile. The only good thing Kelly did was to get rid of the empty suit Amorosa.
This fish of an ‘administration’ is truly rotten from the head down.
He knows he’s going to die in jail …. along with lots of family members ….
fork & knife, dood, fork & knife.
That’s how we ate ’em in my place of birth, New Jersey, which has the best in the world!
Think of the criticism Obama got as an elitist for wanting grey poupon mustard and arugula. Now think about what they would say if he ate pizza with a fork. LOL More proof he is not one of us?
You can’t make this shit up … unless you’re one of trump’s people.
No idea what’s the best thing to do, this is just my personal feeling, but something tells me Pence could have stood when the “one Korea” delegation came into the Olympics, and the whole arena was on its feet. Isn’t the Olympics the “one time” we come together globally?
Maybe I’m being naive.
to expect class and culture from these uncouth, 3rd rate racists is too much.
That and so much more. Way too much!
You are not ābeing naive,ā JāOB. You just asked a common sense question that any decent person who believes in, and struggles to bring about, world peace would have no problem answering. If I remember correctly, the world cheered when West Germany was re-united with East Germany. You can call me naive too, but I think it would be wonderful if North and South Korea were to be re-united into āone Korea.ā Obviously, that would not happen overnight, but if the Olympics ignited a spark that started the dialogue for unity and reduction of hostility between the two Korean families, then I am all for it. The whole world should welcome the rapprochement between North Korea and South Korea. Hopefully, that would avert a catastrophic nuclear war between the U.S. and North Korea.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, nath! One Korea – one world – works for me, although (as you said) it won’t happen overnight by any stretch of the imagination. I just hope the good ol’ USA isn’t left out of the dialogue. And the only way that’ll happen is to get these barbarians out of the White House.
Gorgeous brain power in a row! ā¤
Morning everyone. I think so, too.
THIS x millions! RELEASE THE MEMO!!! Read it into the Congressional record…….something. Dems MUST stop “pussy-footing” around with this gang of crooks.
IOKIYAR…Not standing or taking a knee. Pence=hypocrite
Am I the only person that thinks the Walmart Waltons offered Rachel Brand a job that she couldn’t refuse just to get to out for their friend to appoint someone that would shut that whole thing down? Yea, that’s where I am right now. Timing is too convenient.
Brand’s friends leaked that she was leaving to go work for a fortune 500 company as legal counsel. The whole thing rubbed me the wrong way, what I don’t understand is why are all these people with supposedly the highest honor and reputation are all running from Trump? I thought the DOJ was filled with truth seekers and crime fighters, and to let a two-bit crook like Trump run them of their jobs doesn’t make sense.
That Fortune 500 company is Walmart. For real. I can’t answer your question. Benjamin Wittes is a personal friend and was on the idiot box last night. He was surprised that this happened. I think that between the sexcapades going on in this WWF WH, and the pounding of the DOJ and FBI and all the rest by the village idiots, she figured she could add to her life expectancy and collect serious $$$ working for the Waltons. Who the hell knows anymore.
She didn’t want her name linked to these criminals. Period. Just a guess
WWF WH LOLOLOL!!!
You know it’s true:)
Yes, because if they got rid of Ron and she was next in line, they are already cooking up and looking up stuff on her too. Who needs this!
That is exactly what I was thinking too, DF. Until recently I laughingly told a friend they could put Never Shopped at Walmart on my tombstone. Then a week ago when my son came down to help me with technology issues, but only had a few hours we ended up late at night having to go to Walmart to get a new printer. Now my grave marker will need to say Rarely Shopped at Walmart instead of Never. Boo hoo.
My thinking exactly.
Well, there’s this.
We need a DEM to run. Thread:
Yes!
I mean, not me, haha! I mean, yes, we need a good Dem to run in that district. I donāt live. Both my state Rep and my US reps are Dems and great!
You know I thought of you!! Hahaha.
Alex Witt – had RNC spokeswoman Kayleigh (sp) McEnany (PP butt kisser) on her show, Soulless Kayleigh was spinning the Porter story. I would love Joy to have the idiot face on her show and then take her down. Throw anything at Kayleigh and she can spin it better than a washer.
Said Access Hollywood tape was ‘locker’ room talk and it was just words, but where Harvey Winston was concerned – he confessed to doing the bad deeds. All this in response to why the RNC hasn’t returned Wynn’s donation.
I can’t stand that moron of a woman.
He probably did…..they do protect their own ya know.
If this doesn’t just sicken you, you’re not human.
How many families will be torn apart before this nightmare ends?
Some sunshine.
Black Panther is MORE than a movie…
OOps…..wrong tweet
this is the right one
All the pictures Iāve seen the costumes are stunning.
OMG
Sheer joy! What a bundle of light she is!
A young lady from a so-called shit hole nation, an immigrant, bringing honor to the US. There are others like her on our team. A forever mark of shame upon those who denigrate immigrants. Everyone, except the indigenous peoples, came from somewhere else.
Love, love, love everything about this!
Sad news for some TODers today! š
So sad for all of us but so happy for them. To me it makes him more handsome and real when he is happy.
I agree š
Making Obama
enjoying this
šš¾
I just want to say that most people who spell their name WOMAN are amazing. The matriarchy rule is coming sooner than I thought and BLACK WOMEN and other WOMEN of COLOR will be in the forefront. I feel it deep in my bones; there is a shifting force that will not be contained. It is a force that is coming not to destroy, but to create and to renew. It is indeed Times Up for toxic masculinity. The mis-election of the foul creature who crouches I the fetid swamp of the current white house and all of the nasty, filthy minions that are attracted to him have been allowed to see the light of day so that they can be destroyed once and for all. Some thought his elevation would cause enlightened women to slink away and lick their wounds in silence and despair and defeat, but just the opposite has occurred. Those women who have enabled these vicious men in the White House and in the republican-controlled congress will suffer their fates. There is only a small window left for them to get on the right side of history and morality, to repent, and to do all that they can to help bring down what they have helped to build up.
{{{CEB}}} I agree!!
Dang! š
Sorry for the duplicate.
This needs to be repeated over and over. Looking forward to the blue tsunami in 2018.
HRC’s EC loss (I still feel that she is the legitimate winner – not trusting that machines weren’t hacked) a blessing in disguise? So many folks especially women, running for office. I wish them all luck.
Pure unadulterated joy on her face. ā¤ ā¤ ā¤ I would look the exact same way.
Thatās me if I could ever shake his hand. I know I would be in tears afterwards.
That’s what elections look like when a Democrat’s in charge! Paper trails and everything. š
Random palate cleanser.
Hello TOD lovelies! ā¤ just sharing: https://youtu.be/10fCCEsvQ1s
Hello TOD lovelies! ā¤ just sharing: https://youtu.be/10fCCEsvQ1s
Goodnight TOD …
Morning everyone. Must Read and Share:)
http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/02/imagine-what-we-could-do-with-1-5-trillion.html
You may be shocked to learn Republicans are eagerly exploding the deficit after a decade of using fears of financial imbalance to stunt our recovery.
Itās shocking in the way the sun coming up or a Burrito Supreme giving you gas or Donald Trump defending a Republican accused of abusing women is shocking, in that being shocked by it requires pretending that it doesnāt happen all the time. With a few notable exceptions, Republican presidents have grown the deficit every chance theyāve gotten in the last 50 years.
You could say that this is cynicism and shows Republicans donāt have any coherent philosophy ā but that would miss how central exploding the deficit is to the conservatism.
Cutting rich peopleās taxes to drive up the deficit to justify destroying the government is the underlying principle of conservative governance. Republicans believe in exploding the deficit when it helps rich people and cutting it when it helps anyone else. And as soon as there is another Democratic president, the Universe willing theyāll pretend to care about it again, the way Rand Paul pretended to care about it just weeks after voting to increase the deficit by a margin larger than the GDP of all but three states.
Yep, that’s the first charge a Republican will make is that they care about the deficit. I don’t know how many arguments I’ve gotten into with coworkers that are Republicans that complained about President Obama raising the deficit. But now you don’t hear a peep out of them now that Trump has added over a trillion dollar to the deficit in a little over one year in office.
I know. My Freedumb Freak Rep even took that little deficit/debt clock off his page:) Shocking. They are all such frauds. If anything good comes from this absolute nightmare, I hope that the American people figure out that Republicans have been fleecing and lying for DECADES.
Oh wait! There’s more!
After this Trump fiasco, as a country we are going to have to have a conversation with ourselves and figure out what our values are. Joe Biden once said, and I’m paraphrasing “show me what you spend money on and I’ll show you what your values are”.
Oh, ABSOLUTELY!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t a lot of the deficit increase — at least at the beginning of the Obama administration — occur as a result of corrections made for the cost of 2 wars and Medicare part D that the Bush administration did not account for? But Obama was charged with that deficit increase.
Yep, President Obama actually paid for the two wars and Medicare Part D, he put them on the credit card. And that is exactly how the deficit increased.
So the hypocrisy of the so-called conservative deficit hawks is not new. They just buried it.
I guess the only reason they are being so open about it is because the current WH resident has created an environment where it’s okay to thumb your nose at anyone who would question their actions. But It’s on okay if you’re a Republican. Hopefully that will change after the 2018 mid-terms… or Mueller gets them all thrown *under* the jail…whichever comes first.
As I recall…they were “off the books” under Bush, Obama put them ON (as they should have been to begin with) and it’s Obama’s fault. WTFE
This is good. Hope others follow
This should be nation wide.
There’s that! š
I’m not a lawyer, but I wondered why they acted like they had to get his permission for this. Release the damn thing. Let the idiot have a temper tantrum for the world to see.
HEADS UP, Twitter Users! Important thread! Beware the fake resistance bots and donāt click on links from them!!! Ryan found several were following me.
Dudette, how can you go through your followers and delete some. I think I did it once but I canāt remember how I did it.
You canāt delete them; you block them.
From their profile page, click the little gearbox and select āBlock @theirnameā.
If you know the @ of someone you want to block, use the search feature (magnifying glass) to find them.
Along the same lines
A great article about what we have to face in overcoming Republican gerrymandering this November. Republicans are anti-democratic and need to be called out for this.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/gop-rigs-elections-gerrymandering-voter-id-laws-dark-money-w515664
Some good voting news out of Pennsylvania. We should demand auditable voting machines in all states.
Yes!! Nunes needs his behind voted out of office in November. Let’s make this happen!!
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/02/11/makingobama-episode-1/