Four years ago today: Obama's Latte Salute — the worst scandal in presidential history. pic.twitter.com/XEK2tQnaQr
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The Obama Diary 
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Hello there lovely flower of the desert?
I meant “Hello there, how are you…? “ 😄
Fine! And you?? Lovely day in the desert today:)
Have a great day, sweetness!
I’m okay today. Crazy busy. Keep getting distracted. Such is life. 🤷🏽♀️
Good Morning!
This is good:)
The scandals the Obama Administration put us through are like no others. LatteGate, Tan Suit, Pizza Gate! I wish those were the scandals I’d lived through right now.
Guessing she is speaking trumpfully. Watch for trump take downs because ‘boxing match pre-show’ is how he operates.
By contrast, our Joe wrote the book on VAWA and passed it.
On the gop strategy of declaring victory before the results are in + using rabid media to parrot it as if true.
Flash back to 2000 and the Florida election scam:
“Republicans count on the national media to quickly repeat their conclusion. … That allowed Republicans to insist Bush had won, even after legal challenges to restrictive Florida voting laws and paid GOP protesters pressured officials in Miami-Dade County to halt their recount. When serious concerns emerge about the results, Republicans stand by the initial declaration of victory. Meanwhile, [they] charge that Democrats are being “sore losers” by asking legitimate questions about what is going on. The GOP then tries to force an ending to the controversy by running out the clock.” (Historian Julian Zelizer)
https://www.salon.com/2019/04/01/trump-and-bill-barr-thought-theyd-put-the-russia-scandal-behind-them-they-havent/
“This past week showed that strategy working pretty well at first and then starting to lose strength as the Democrats fought back and the media began to look more closely at what they actually knew. The pressure grew enough that Barr felt the need to release another letter late in the week attempting some damage control.”
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If you were innocent you’d want the whole report out there asap. You wouldn’t need a Barr fixer with an Iran/Contra and Iraqgate resumé.
Lies on top of lies make life like a bowl of oranges.
Oh! Excellent news!
Happening. Cities and States are Modeling what a Green New Deal could look like: “In February, Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the Green New Deal resolution, a blueprint for overhauling the entire U.S. economy and transitioning to emissions-neutral energy sources within a decade.”
“As of March, at least 19 states are considering or have already set 100 percent clean or renewable electricity targets, according to EQ Research, a policy group that works on issues like energy efficiency and renewables. Not all of those efforts resemble the full spectrum of changes called for under the Green New Deal, however, as they focus predominately on electricity goals. But several of the plans incorporate language about jobs and social justice, with some directly referencing the Green New Deal as a source of inspiration. That’s significant because, without federal support, ground-up implementation could be how the Green New Deal ultimately becomes a reality. Ambitious energy targets alone are notable in several areas. Hawaii and California have enacted legislation to hit a 100 percent clean or renewable electricity target by 2045, while Washington, D.C., is aiming for 2032. And already this year, 10 more states have followed suit, introducing their own legislation to reach a clean electricity standard by 2050 or earlier.”
https://thinkprogress.org/cities-states-green-new-deal-ocasio-cortez-b87147b4b47d/
-Speed of the essence, smaller scale easier to implement.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvwFQS8Bm9E/
He is with us. He is here with us, for us.
-love-
I just thank God that President Obama wasn’t wearing the tan suit on that same day. Woulda been WWIII. 🙂
Good afternoon, TODville!
😀 😀 😀
Good afternoon Jacqueline!
bbl ….
https://twitter.com/Our4thEstate/status/1113493784501690368
Two fantastic threads on abortion
Hello TODbots.
Good Afternoon.
🙏😍🙏
In his sheer vindictiveness, I can’t think of anything this arse hasn’t effed up. 😩
Maine… you need to vote her out. Enough is enough.
POC know this. Now everyone else needs to
Who are the women is the question of he day.
Trump claims wind turbine ‘noise causes cancer.’ http://hill.cm/Te29PlQ
This is sickening.
There are some really good people in the world.
Um I see you Huffington Post going out on a limb to make instant assumptions and demands, showing your true colors.
1) Anytime I’ve seen VP Biden on screen he is very personable with everybody = Everybody.
2) Yes the media response to guys who treat women like old shoes is long overdue.
3) Joe is the opposite of those guys.
4) Yes this could mean being less personable in politics in the current nasty Trump culture.
5) But you understand that EVERY guy running against Trump is at risk of him using this kind of attack.
6) Trump = Over 20 accusations of assault + underage rape, philanderer, self-confessed sexual predator, and ‘brutal’ Roy Cohn copycat strategist.
Huffpo: Instead please focus on stopping the faker and insane would-be dictator in the WH who is treating thousands of fleeing males and females of all ages in American jails like objects of his wrath and disgust. Like worthless slaughterhouse fodder. Can you do that?
Many young women are going to extremes these days. I say this as one of my daughters just told me she is not voting for Biden due to his inappropriate touching complaint against him. That she believes the women. I am gathering my info before countering her thoughts. There is a definite difference between people that touch your shoulder or arm while speaking to you or hugging you while talking to you to show their support than a person that gropes, touches in a sexual manner or rapes women and under age women. I know I actually appreciated people that would hug me or touch my arm or shoulder after my husband had died and I so missed the sense of touch in my life. Besides look at Biden’s record of sponsoring bills championing women’s issues. Instead of immediately believing what you hear look at the information carefully. Is that in their general character or part of their history? Does it meet the indecent criteria? Is there a reason someone would profit from the accused person being accused? Like I said I am gathering my info, but wonder if his age and being in office for so many years might give him a hard time anyway.
POLICE INVESTIGATING REPORT OHIO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS BULLIED BIRACIAL STUDENT WITH ‘MAGA’ COUNTRY TAUNTS
Police in Ohio are reportedly investigating a bullying incident at a middle school where a group of boys allegedly told a biracial, female student “this is MAGA country and all black people should die.” … hill.cm/RAGocqK
It’s amazing how some children possess the traits of a devil.
Usually taught by mommy and daddy devil.
SOON – Julian Castro campaigns at US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
This word came from the IRS back in 2016.
However, Mnuchin stands in the way.
Of course he does. Plus, the IRS commissioner has no doubt been put under orders. Nothing is normal.
Bingo.
Give me a break.
OH, AND
SOME MUELLER TEAM MEMBERS SAY FINAL REPORT MORE DAMAGING TO TRUMP THAN BARR SUMMARY SUGGESTS: NY TIMES
Some members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team have said Attorney General William Barr’s summary of their report did not sufficiently portray the results of their investigation, suggesting their findings could be more damaging to President Trump than Barr conveyed, The New York Times reported Wednesday. … https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/437281-mueller-team-members-say-final-report-more-damaging-to-trump-than
Yay New Mexico!
It is about time. Thanks for sharing. I wish the Cdn government can announce something similar. I would like to see more acknowledgement for Indigenous communities, a national holiday is a good start.
That’s like the WORST picture of Gov. Michelle ever. She’s an absolute force of nature, fun, warm, brilliant person.
I have never accomplished posting a pic here, directly or through the twitterss or I would post a nice pic. (I need lessons! Ok, I don’t care enough to figure it out.)
A moment of nerdy-geeky cool!
Love it.
President Obama sees “a challenge” to break down barriers to women.
I’ve been struggling how to process and articulate how I feel about all this stuff with VP Biden. But I think Christine Pelosi says it for me just now:
I’m glad she spoke out about this.
I almost can’t believe a member of Congress tweeted this, but I’m loving it.
Yay Stacey!
Need a reason NOT to eat pork??
Stephen Colbert had a great monologue tonight. Couldn’t find it yet online to post a link. Maybe it’ll be online tomorrow. Hope to find it then & post it here. Meanwhile, see if you can catch it on your teevees. 😂😏😎
I think Stacey Abrams is also a guest.
She was EXCELLENT.
We need some ol’ Ray Charles around here!
https://twitter.com/Our4thEstate/status/1113676000406134784
Barr’s coverup is going to fail …
Good insight and probably true given that Rep Nadler is an honorable person ….
yup
Good morning everyone! Have a great day!
Morning everyone. Well, BS isn’t a Democrat, but he plays one on tv, so there’s that.
If only we would. We both can save a life.
😂😂😂😂 Ha! No life saving here!! LOL… seems like I lucked up the cut and paste feature:) be right back….
Ok… WE both save lives:)
Sewergate
In choosing which hill to die on, it is preferable that the hill you select is worthy to die on. This guy Barr has chosen a hill that may or may not enjoy getting pissed on.
He’s a mess. Times have changed since IranContra… he won’t get a pass on this one. This cover up is gonna bite his ample ass
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https://twitter.com/4everNeverTrump/status/1113602924297326592
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Oh look! A fraud!
I think there’s someone or some group behind all these women speaking now. My guess is Bernie and his gang.
Y’all have a good day!
Ha! Well, according to RM last night, it was the RECEPTIONIST that actually did the work!! SS let her stay!
On multiple occasions, I have sent a message to the FBI asking them to treat that garbage property as a crime scene … there is simply too much corruption going on right there … just consider the little that we have learned from different incidents or news reports
My daughter thinks that this woman was a decoy…do we think that other foreign intelligence agencies are that bumbling…i think not…while we are looking at her…who did get thru???
Best explanation of how I think about this non issue that I have read. Totally agree
it is shocking to see the number of corrupt people, who also hold public office, or are supposed to represent the levels of government.
It would totally mess up Arizona, too…since we have robust trade between us…but he knows everything!
Trouble at mill yesterday.
1. “The day started bad when the House Judiciary Committee voted to authorize a subpoena of the Mueller report.
2. The committee also voted to subpoena five top Trump White House aides who have direct knowledge of the president’s obstruction of justice.
3. Members of Mueller’s special counsel team, who helped him write the 400 page report, began leaking that the report is actually rather bad for Trump, and that Attorney General William Barr had grossly misrepresented what the report says.
4. In what appears to be a coordinated effort by House Democrats, the House Ways and Means Committee formally requested that the IRS turn over Donald Trump’s tax returns within seven days.
5. The Miami Herald also reported that the FBI has secretly been running a counterintelligence probe for some time now into what Chinese operatives and other foreign spies have been doing at Mar-a-Lago.
6. Also yesterday, the House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas in Trump’s White House security clearance scandal.
7. It was revealed that Jared Kushner was given a White House security clearance by Trump even though he poses a clear national security risk.”
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/04/04/attacks-from-every-direction-will-soon-bring-down-the-trump-presidency.html
“It is clear that his attempt to bury the Mueller report has failed, so the report and its underlying evidence will eventually come out. Soon we will find out what he’s been so desperately hiding in his tax returns. We’ll soon discover what caused Trump’s top advisers and family members to be rejected for security clearances. We’ll also find out how he has let spies into Mar-a-Lago, and continually threatened U.S. national security.” (Leo Vidal)
I remembered exactly where I was when I heard this news from my parents. USVI… in our living room
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would reform the Electoral College by having states award their electoral votes to the
winner of the national popular vote, has a difficult but plausible path to enactment in time for the 2024 presidential election.
Map + details: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/4/4/1847546/-New-Mexico-just-joined-the-National-Popular-Vote-Compact-Here-s-how-it-could-take-effect-by-2024
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It is not like Trump has not had dealings with Russia…their relationship goes back pretty far…i am sorry…they were not innocent dupes
A good read…
Not coming to play
Or if you prefer…
https://twitter.com/loversmoto/status/1113747417302818816
Always a gentleman. What an incredible role model.
Bad day, Don??
Remember when gop constantly accused Dems of “ramming things through” after long, meticulous, public processes such as the ACA.
Well Rammer-in-Chief McConnell now wants to ram through 130 judges before the next election.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/03/senate-republicans-trigger-nuclear-option-to-speed-trump-nominees-1253118
Even as McConnell is lumbering the courts with long term judges…the corrupt illegitimate little russian president is going down. Are we at all curious about the hidden backstory on the compromised destroyer of the Senate?
Tell it, Chef!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv1qK5MFjVs/
By trying to bow to the evil corrupt Individual 1’s whims, barr put the DOJ in an untenable situation …. now every action will be scrutinized , …. the DOJ is in the line of fire;
millions saw with their own eyes or read reports about, members of Team Treason engage in wrong-doing (for me read criminal actions) before, during, and after the election.
…. now forces were activated to make these millions believe that what they in fact saw or read is “nothing to see here” ……. why does anyone expect people not to be outrage and suspicious????
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2019/04/04/chicagos-best-days/
can anyone know the role of Rosenstein in all this mess???
From my old home state and the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office:
“TODAY is the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr … One week earlier in 1968, he visited New Jersey & spoke to students at Newark’s South Side High School, as well as a small congregation in Paterson, NJ.”