A. Freaking. Word.

Michelle’s dating advice. Men, be clear. Women, don’t lower your bar. #IAmBecoming https://t.co/BjntelNSNf

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Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) November 26, 2018

Matchmaker In Chief

Barack Obama’s relationship advice to @danpfeiffer is better than 99% of the advice columns on the Internet. https://t.co/AumDz0M8fY

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Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) June 22, 2018

A Conversation With President Obama

My conversation with President @BarackObama about how we can display political courage as private citizens:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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Jack Schlossberg (@JBKSchlossberg) May 15, 2017

Barack Obama's 5 lessons on leadership, power, and effecting change ti.me/2rhtfB6

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  (@TIME) May 15, 2017

Joe Biden For President

 

I met @VP when I was 11. I've struggled with a stutter my entire life. He told me stuttering does not define me http://t.co/YogAObd57v

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Campbell Parker (@_campbell_36) July 03, 2015

As I have grown, @VP has become a true a mentor. Allowing me to visit him in DC and giving me encouraging phone calls http://t.co/wfJzmDRDO5

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Campbell Parker (@_campbell_36) July 03, 2015

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Vice President Joe Biden is AMAZING. Why? Because he has heart. He cares so much for people. He doesn’t care how many zeros you have have behind your name. He cares about you as a person. For VP Biden, people are not abstract. People matter. Their hopes matter. Their disappointments matter. Their failures matter. Their obstacles matter. Their dreams matter. Their futures matter. How blessed we are to live in a country where we can proudly say, Joe Biden is Vice President of the United States of America

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Thanks for always believing in me @VP http://t.co/wNSVoGt547

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Campbell Parker (@_campbell_36) July 03, 2015

@_campbell_36 @ Our VP has a HEART OF GOLD. Our country is BLESSED & BETTER to have him & You too, Campbell. Don't forget it xoxox

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Linda Cappitti (@cappitti16) July 04, 2015

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For those who missed this beautiful first story earlier in the week…

On a 8th field trip to DC, we had a Q&A with @VP Joe Biden. I got this letter a week later. It still inspires me. http://t.co/3YHcguj2Bo

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Skip Brooks (@SkipBrooks9) July 01, 2015

.@SkipBrooks9 And it's still true today, my friend. Treat everyone with respect and you will be respected yourself.

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Vice President Biden (@VP) July 01, 2015

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@VP Took your advice to heart and years later Beau swore me in as a prosecutor. http://t.co/jVUEcU54GW

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Skip Brooks (@SkipBrooks9) July 01, 2015

Afterwards @VP Biden pulled me aside saying that he used to stutter as a kid and that he never let it interfere with his life goals. 1/3

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Skip Brooks (@SkipBrooks9) July 01, 2015

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.@vp added that he would purposely seek public speaking opportunities (such as acting in plays) to force himself to speak in public. 2/3

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Skip Brooks (@SkipBrooks9) July 01, 2015

.@vp Biden said that I have something important to say and others will wait to hear it. This moment changed everything for me. 3/3

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Skip Brooks (@SkipBrooks9) July 01, 2015

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.@JoeBiden Helped This Man Get Over His Stutter -Then Beau Biden Helped Him Realize His Dreams buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcnea… http://t.co/zA2lsfWG9X

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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 01, 2015

How Joe Biden helped a man with a childhood stutter overcome his fears ti.me/1FSInDj

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TIME.com (@TIME) July 02, 2015

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Joe Biden's inspiring note to a boy with a stutter in 1994 slate.me/1CNuPJl http://t.co/4gcsJH2ERy

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  (@Slate) July 02, 2015

@_campbell_36 @VP I have a stutter too and reading these tweets bring tears to my eyes. Thank you.

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Lauren (@Lorena21225) July 04, 2015

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@_campbell_36 @VP You are so Lucky Campbell.VP is correct. I have 91yr uncle.He still stutters.But ALL who knows him ADORE HIM

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Linda Cappitti (@cappitti16) July 04, 2015

@_campbell_36 @VP Our Joe is just the Best! Happy 4th Mr. VP!

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George K. (@geo1de) July 04, 2015

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@_campbell_36 BEST @VP EVER!

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barbara scholten (@scholtenbc) July 04, 2015

@_campbell_36 @VP the @VP is a really good guy!!!

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Anna (@annabunzy) July 04, 2015

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She’s in….

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At least Willard was honest today …. about what advice voters are giving him:

…. and look how the voters packed the beach and parking lot for his appearance in Holland, Michigan today:

‘libyan legal limbo’

Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule (Slate): President Obama’s decision to ignore the Office of Legal Counsel’s advice about Libya has shocked and worried critics on the left and right. Yet the decision emerged from what was essentially a bureaucratic conflict – the State Department and the White House Counsel’s Office said the U.S. military intervention in Libya was permissible under the War Powers Resolution, OLC and the Department of Defense disagreed – and the uninitiated may be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss is about. Isn’t choosing among the views of his advisers what the president is supposed to do?

The president’s critics say that in important legal matters, it’s the job of OLC (which is part of the Justice Department) to weigh the competing views and issue an opinion that presidents are presumptively bound to respect ….  there is no reason that the president – the sole officer of government constitutionally required to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed” – should be bound, even presumptively, by the legal views of those who are, after all, merely his servants.

… suppose that OLC does provide independent legal advice. There is nothing objectionable about a presidential decision to adopt the views of one set of legal advisers over those of another. The procedure the White House followed – hearing from legal advisers in four offices, with diverse expertise and perspectives – seems a sensible approach to decision-making. Interpreting the War Powers Resolution is not like reading a speed limit sign; the statute is riddled with ambiguities….

… A president need not have or consult any legal advisers at all ….  It is mysterious why it is controversial that a president should get to decide which, if any, of his own creatures he will deign to hear. OLC exists to serve the presidency, not the other way around.

Full article here

thinking?!

GOPolitico seemed upset about this: “It turns out that if you are a successful enough writer, commentator and author, it’s possible that you can get the ear of the president.”

And they accused Spitzer of “gushing” all over Fareed Zakaria.

It’s true, it would be so much better if the President chose not to listen to respected authorities on the Middle East like Zakaria – why not take the advice of Middle East experts like the two Donalds, Rumsfeld and Trump?

Also troubling for GOPolitico, presumably, was the revelation that the President is spending time “thinking about the issues of the Arab Spring”.

THINKING???

😯