Read about the winners here - The President will present the Citizens Medals at the White House tomorrow (Thursday)
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GOPolitico: President Obama returns to DC weary, depressed and decidedly downcast after bus tour
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GOPolitico: Tension in Obama marriage?
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So, I started this Drive for Five (Thousand) this evening…
….. thinking it would take a week or three to get even close. But a couple of hours later….
You people are amazing. Thank you so much.
(Just to make absolutely clear, this money goes direct to Obama/Biden 2012 at barackobama.com, not to The Obama Diary!)
See you tomorrow ;-)
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Aw the second picture.. he’s adorable.
Today was awesome. I love it when Michelle travels with him.
Michelle will travel to Chgo next Tues. for mtgs. with Mayor Rahm and other mayors on issues related to making nutritional food available to underserved areas and for a couple of fundraisers. Guess who’s travelling with her—-everyone’s boyfriend (in their dreams), Sam Kass. I imagine there will be plenty here who will be eagerly anticipating those yummy and delicious and nutritious photos. :)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-michelle-obama-to-attend-fundraiser-make-two-chicago-stops-to-push-nutritious-food-20111019,0,4659760.story
And that maine senator lady whashername pushed for unlimited potato in schools and won.
huh? :lol:
amk, I heard that. She wants kids lunches to be fill with french fries, instead of more healthy food.
You almost got me with your captions.. had to take a second look at the pictures :)
Chips’ snark = gopolitico reality.
Their FP headline right now - Sounding tired, Obama wraps it up. Fuck’em,
Yup and feed ’em beans.
My headline: Sounding jealous, GOPOLITICO writes snarky juvenile headline about President Obama’s job’s tour.
I feel like throwing down, with these media clowns.
They are not journalists, they are paid RNC staff, more like.
Brilliant headline, Hopefruit! I truly admire your fearlessness in confronting these envious/jealousy idiots who never miss a chance to put down the President.
I would love to and sadly can’t. :(
$5000 here we come!
All those citizens award winners stories are so inspiring, selflessly devoting their lives to good deeds for others.
OMG Chipsticks, I am soooo behind in my reading today. Congratulations on getting 5 MILLION HITS!!!!! Then I saw the Drive for Five and I just made my donation!
Gurl, it seems like only yesterday we were celebrating you getting 2 Million hits - now just look at you!!!!!! :-)
Thanks for all you do, Chips! Next stop, $5000. Woot!
Good night my TOD family.
nite Me4 :-)
Soldiers burn O’Reilly books
U.S. forces stationed in a remote area of Afghanistan recently received about 20 copies of Bill O’Reilly’s book “Pinheads and Patriots.” Their orders upon receiving the tomes: Burn them, according to a tumblr account maintained anonymously by a soldier.
Some jerk sent us two boxes of this awful book (SPOILER ALERT: George Washington — Patriot; George Soros — Pinhead) instead of anything soldiers at a remote outpost in Afghanistan might need, like, say, food or soap. Just burned the whole lot of them on my Commander’s orders.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/1011/Soldiers_burn_OReilly_books.html
of course gopolitioo had to spin it at the end.
Neat! Well I’m sure they burned real good!
Tweeted lieberman, tester and other guy!
Me going to bed now
Night TOD!
zzzzzzzzz
Ouch!!
Probably was better used for a warm fire or two out there.
Had a great day with you all today. Night All!
~LoveLove
Obama/Biden2012
Director Spike Lee is definitely not jumping on the Herman Cain train.
Lee tweeted on Wednesday, “Today’s NY Times Herman Cain says he wants his SECRET CODENAME to be ‘CORNBREAD’ when he becomes president of The United States. NEGRO PLEASE.”
On Tuesday, Lee wrote that he was surprised to learn that he and Cain attended the same school. “WAKE UP. I was shocked to know GOP Candidate Mr. Herman Cain went to MOREHOUSE. He may be my Morehouse brother, but I can’t support him. HELL NO,” he tweeted.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/1011/Spike_Lee_Not_on_the_Cain_train.html
:) :) :)
But I thought Black people vote for Black people because they’re Black!
perry sux. so what else is new ?
The day after a fierce debate with his Republican presidential rivals on Wednesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry couldn’t spark much momentum among GOP insiders for his lagging presidential campaign.
Perry was the first of a parade of GOP candidates speaking to a group that should be one of his strongest constituencies — conservative Republican activists from 16 states meeting here for a four-day Western Republican Leadership Conference.
There was little enthusiasm for Perry’s candidacy.
Lorianne Kaserman of Stateline, Nev., said she was a “huge Perry fan” before the Tuesday debate.
“Now, I’m not,” she said, after watching Perry interrupt former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney during a clash over immigration.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/10/19/127727/perry-leaves-them-cold-at-western.html#ixzz1bHWhuxVz
OT: Apparently, PBO doesn’t like keeping up with the Kardashians. ;) ——who knew? :D
http://www.ivillage.com/first-lady-motherhood-like-any-mother-hoping-not-to-mess-up-her-girls/8-a-393690
The First Lady said when it comes to the girls, she and President Obama really “fight for their normalcy” and that includes traveling with them, when possible, “outside of this bubble.” She also tries to make the girls’ home as normal as possible, even though it is the White House. “The first thing is establishing rules among the staff that they’re not little princesses,” she told us. “They have to make their beds, they have to clean up their rooms, they have to — Sasha has started doing the laundry, Malia was supposed to be doing it but (Sasha) is really into laundry. My mom still does her own laundry,” she said.
Making the rooms really kid-friendly also helps, she said, but ultimately “it’s really the interaction that we have as a family that makes it feel like a home.” Yes, it will feel like a normal American family when you hear this. “It’s sitting down at the dinner table and having Barack’s day be really the last thing anyone really cares about,” she said to laughter. “So he’s sort of the throw-on piece. It’s like, ‘Oh yeah, Daddy, and what did you do today?”
:) :) :)
Thanks,amk! That was the sweetest, most genuine thing ever:)
They’re truly people’s people. It’s a pity that half the americans don’t get it.
Glad to see Rachel Maddow noticed what I did in the GOP debate when Romney put his hand on Perry’s shoulder. When Gore walked up to GW in a debate he was considered over the line, not presidential and inappropriate. I heard no criticism of Romney for the hand on Perry’s shoulder. The other thing I caught Romney saying is his utterance about “I can’t have illegals working here. I am running for office.” as if he wasn’t running for office it would not matter.
You could add Rick Lazio and Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2000 New York Senate race. I mean, you should not invade another candidates space on the stage. Rule is, Stay in your lane.
OMG Chips. I just donated to the TOD fundraiser for Obama/Biden 2012 and it is now at $4075. You’re well on your way to $5000 Chica. Woot! Woot! :D
Chip just went over 4k.
Nice!
Just made myu contribution. We are almost there!!! Woohoo! Go Chips!
THE THREE PILLARS OF RETIREMENT (Pensions, 401K, Social Security)
Rachel Maddow is doing some very informative and disturbing reporting on the perils of retirement in America today. She is taking time to explain each of the three pillars of retirement and how they have changed over time. Essentially, pensions and 401K’s have been surrendered to Wall Street. Is it any surprise that the Republican Party is working so feverishly to polish off the three legged stool and surrender Social Security to Wall Street? We can’t let that happen.
Apparently, Herman Cain thinks the OWS protesters shouldn’t be making demands of Wall Street, they should be protesting in front of the White House. The mind reels.
You should watch Stephen Colbert from last night. Epic!
I just made my small donation to the drive. I wish I could do more, but I have to do my part. Chips, you are keeping many of us sane! This is a wonderful community. So glad others are starting to find us. Good night all!
Reid filed for cloture on the part about teachers and firefighters.
But, the deal was to have another part of the jobs act, also file for cloture vote Friday.
That part of the jobs act, apparently, the republicans support.
Thus, 2 votes on the jobs act Friday! We better start calling and writing our senators!
So, something small will pass Friday…
OKAY, they are just the cutest First Couple we have ever had!!!
FLOTUS does not need Alex Wagner”s opinion By far, by far, byfar FLOTUS OBAMA is and has been
the most Active on issues for people that need the most and SHE is the Most Intellect FLOTUS example
to woman than any other FLOTUS in history no Sorry Jakie Kennedy I love you too..
I do not any women in the MSM will be ever to compete with her they do not even came close.
Way to go Chips! Added another $10 to the pile in your honor.
XOXO
Judy
Just did the same :)
Good luck Chips! You’ll be at the big 5-0-0-0 in no time!!!
Show us your birth certificate, Chips. And, no, only long form would do.
Cute amk! LOL!!!
Did anyone else NOT KNOW this????
http://www.politicususa.com/en/republicans-taxpayer-money Was I not paying attention? I detest them. All of them.I can’t help it.
I wasn’t aware of that either. But I’m not particularly surprised. Of course you won’t hear about this in the MSM..oh no…they’re more concerned about the size of Obama’s bus tour crowds.
I’m seriously thinking of boycotting my cable provider (Comcast) which is as good as a Republican propaganda machine. I won’t pay hefty cable/internet fees just to be deliberately misinformed. I just need to find out about other tv/internet options in my area.
I’m not surprised either, hopefruit. However,should it be that MOST people don’t know these things? No wonder that people can’t make intelligent decisions. It all sickens me.
Here was the transcript of Michelle at th V.A. Center in St Louis before the game:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/10/michelle_obama_st_louis_va_cen.html
I noticed that .. Founder of DailyKos has been tweeting lately, maybe because he needs to promote his site…So this afternnoon He was tweeting something about S.Caroline and voting rights…Since I am still pissed that they didn’t have anything on MLK memorial I shot him this tweet.
@markos since@ DailyKOs is an Anti-Obama site.Yet you worry about what S.Carolina is doing w/Voting rights..Are u kidding me??
@markos..It isn’t like your site DKOS ain’t doing the same for not honoring black history (ie. MLK memorial) You too are the problem.
Since I am blocked from posting on Dkos, I make sure to let him know what his site stands for on tweeter…Watch it won’t be long until he blocks me….lol
You guys are simply awesome. Just donated my little bit toward TOD to our lovely Potus.
Hey guys Rev. Al Sharpton is on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight. It’s on right now on comedy central. Excited to see Rev. Al!
Hey, Ut, thnaks for the heads up and as usual Rev Al doesnt disappoint.
UT, Rev. Al was the bomb! “I wouldn’t support Cain if he was running against a white guy!” Hell, I wouldn’t support him if he was running against a dog!, LMAO!
The repeal effort is popular now in Ohio. A Quinnipiac University poll last month showed 51 percent of Ohio voters would repeal the law, and another 38 percent support the overhaul. But most observers expect those numbers to tighten as the conservative group Building a Better Ohio, which backs the law, ramps up spending on television ads. The bill’s supporters received a boost this weekend when the editorial board of The Plain Dealer, a Cleveland newspaper based in the traditionally Democratic stronghold of Cuyahoga County, endorsed a “yes” vote to keep the law.
Democrats and unions hope to tap into the 1.3 million Ohioans who signed petitions to get the referendum on November ballots. And they see Ohio as a chance to rehearse their get-out-the-vote efforts for next year’s presidential campaign.
“The referendum vote in Ohio is huge,” former AFL-CIO political director Steve Rosenthal said. “A victory on the initiative will provide a huge boost to labor and progressives on the whole. A loss would hurt, but the organizational infrastructure that has been built for this campaign will carry over into a major effort to win in 2012.”
AP-
Then this is good news:)
http://www.politicususa.com/en/koch-backed-ohio-union-busting-bill-heading-for-a-crushing-defeat
Well to say the LEAST I have been working with these folks. All our hard work will pay off in the end.
Just kicked in my donation in honor of your inestimable contributions, 5 million, the audacity of hope, 4 more for 44, and of course, for Hey! Thanks for your fierce spirit and unrelenting bulwark against trolls. Love you!
At 11pm pst, the total was $4,370. That’s $630.00 away from the $5,000 goal.
I bet it will be there or dayum close by the time I log in tomorrow morning, west coast time!
Good night all :-)
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/headlines/last-marine-team-of-operation-new-dawn-leaves-iraq
Last marines team cone home from Iraq.
Oooyah!
gopolitico headlines
Biden touts jobs bill at Hill rally.
Obama touts plan’s aid for veterans
Perry to unveil flat tax plan
Fuck’em.
Can anyone tell me why this man has any platform, especially TV, to spew his garbage?
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2011/10/19/346485/in-new-book-decrying-slow-death-of-white-america-pat-buchanan-warns-that-minorities-lower-test-scores/
That is just mean and rotten, of pat buchanon. What is his problem?
His major problem is that he is a racist. A bigot. Xenophobic.And just plain disgusting. Why MSNBC treats him like he is some elder statesman with an opinion worth hearing, is beyond me. He shames the network, but more than that, he, and people like him, shame America.
Shame on MSNBC for hiring this racist imbecile. He’s decrying the death of white America and white males and saying that African-Americans and Hispanics will make this country dumb due to their “low test scores,” that the repug party is losing its white control due to the “hispanicizing” of the South, that President Obama is filling up all parts of the administration with women, African-Americans and Hispanics and white men are being left behind. The racist and prejudiced slurs he spews in his book is pure filth. He just goes on and on spewing disgusting filth. This is who MSNBC and Morning Joe want to represent them. If he could go back to the days of slavery, I firmly believe he would.
I agree with you. I find it really inexcusable that MSNBC is ok with having him as one of their “consultants”. We should all be pushing them to fire him.
Firefighters endorse the jobs act-
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1011/Fire_fighters_for_the_Jobs_Act.html?showall
With video.
Just donated in appreciation of this wonderful site! Love you and all that you do to keep us informed about the REAL news.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — CIA chief David Petraeus will be among an army of high-level U.S. officials with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she arrives in Islamabad on Thursday to ramp up pressure on Pakistan to do more to stop militant infiltration across the border into Afghanistan, several U.S. officials in Washington and the region told The Associated Press.
In a muscular show of diplomatic force, the U.S. dispatched most of its senior national security leaders to Pakistan with what several officials described as a combined message of support and pressure.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/us-pulls-out-stops-to-press-pakistan-into-service-against-haqqani-network/2011/10/19/gIQAJ84IyL_story.html
Chips….tomorrow is payday:) I’ll be putting a little something in the Obama/Biden jar!!! I say we keep this going for as long as we can! WE’RE IN!
That is what the RNC fears the most, meanwhile, Reince is a little busy with all the caucus an primary changing going on.
We can really jump out in top of them, it also discourages a third party from the left!
In case this has not been posted, Brian Williams and Andrea Mitchell did a nice report on FLOTUS on the nightly news last night. I disagree with that woman who said that PBO doesn’t have that warmth.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#VpFlash
OOps, I meant on the news tonight.
The lack of WARMTH narrative on PBO has been a false charge on him since 2007. Everyone and the grandma knows the Prez has warmth and compassion. The media is using FLOTUS to put her husband in a negative light. Those bastards are relentless. PBO will prevail in the end though.
US to hold direct talks with North Korea:
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/
Whoa!
Whoa!!!!
Whoa!
Wow - $4,380 !! Congrats, Chips! Way to show support for President Obama, everybody!
I put a little in the pot too. Happy to do so and be part of the power of the collective! Thanks for this site it is GOLDEN.
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Afghanistan update:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/world/asia/united-states-army-troops-battle-to-control-key-afghan-route.html?_r=1&hp
OK…..found a few extra pennies in my account. Sent them to you, Chips. I love seeing a nice total going up and up and up.
About that blog yesterday - the demoralizing day one - I copied it all to a Word Doc and saved it. I can re-read it any time now; plus, I’ve sent it around to my email friends. It really cried out to be a keeper.
Sequana, you’re incredibly kind, can’t thank you enough.
Thrilled the ‘Demoralizing Day’ brought a smile, I’ll have to do a follow-up soon!
I guess Joe went off on some reporter and CNN is all over it.
Good for Joe Biden, let these Jackals have it!
Jovie, do you have a source for this? Do you know what he went off about and to which reporter?
They played it on CNN, Joe said don’t mess with me man.
Lol!
Here- all I could find/
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/19/biden-reporter-face-off-over-crime-statistics/
Karzai and Clinton make fun of Herman Cain
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_US_AFGHANISTAN_GOP?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Just in : sirte just fell. Libya is fully liberated.
Oh I just love a President who loves his wife. We haven’t had that in so long. And love to all my friends at TOD. Peace, J
Gadhafi captured!
If this gets confirmed today, it’s huge news. Reports say he was injured in both legs.
AJE live:
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
FOR REAL?!?! Link? oooooooooooooh!
BBC breaking news. No independent confirmation yet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-middle-east-15385955
If true, eat that mccain & lindsey
There are conflicting reports. Some news outlets say he’s dead, Reuters says he was shot in both legs and was rushed to the hospital. The US State Dept. says they can’t confirm Gaddafi’s capture. They’re waiting for concrete news from Benghazi. If he really has been captured, then today will indeed be a historic day.
It sounds like he’s been killed.
That’s what AJ reporter is also saying but no independent confirmation yet.
In the words of Dave Chappelle.
Okay I’m watching on CNN - they’re still waiting for complete confirmation, but let’s keep our fingers crossed!!
I see GW single handedly shot Gadaffi in both his legs!
Expect to see all the bush clowns on tv taking credit for this!
Oh, you bet. Liz and Rummy will be stepping up. And mentioning their books.
CNN will talk about this and report, the only good part about CNN is it’s foreign affairs.
Joe scumbag will make fun of it and then go onto something else!
I just read on Twitter that NATO confirmed that Gaddafi dead, but the person failed to provide a link.
It’s confirmed!
Of course, fox news has not even informed there viewership!
How will the Repubs spin this? On Sunday they will drag out all the Bush officials from their caves and bunkers to take the credit from our President.
Yes hopefruit2!!! you’re exactly right. The same as they did after OBL.
I read that Nato confirmed that he was dead but there’s many other reports still coming….either way, it’s the end
Richard haas is the first bush person to throw cold water on this.
What he said is not true.
In this case NTC killed gadafi, in saddam case, it was a particular task force from the US that found saddsm
I read on Twitter that Morning Joke is PIZZED about this breaking news. When Joke is pissed I’m HAPPY!
Looking at you, Assad.
Frank Luntz freaks out over “horrific” #GOP debate, worries all the name-calling will hurt them. As if we don’t already know they’re all idiots.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/19/romney-perry-gop-debate-clashes-luntz