Members of the audience cheer as President Obama delivers remarks on the American Jobs Act at Manchester Central High School, N.H., Nov. 22
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden talk with First Lady Michelle Obama in the Oval Office, Nov. 21
President Obama greets people following a ceremony to honor the French and American Alliance, at a World War I Memorial at the Hotel de Ville in Cannes, France, Nov. 4
President Obama says goodbye to students after a visit to the Yeadon Regional Head Start Center in Yeadon, Pa., Nov. 8
President Obama talks with Chief of Staff Bill Daley before the APEC CEO business summit in Honolulu, Hawaii, Saturday, Nov. 12
President Obama has his picture taken with a member of the U.S. Navy on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson, Nov. 11
President Obama looks out a window of Air Force One during the flight from Canberra to Darwin, Australia, Nov. 17
Members of the Townson University football team take pictures of President Obama during halftime of the Oregon State vs Towson University basketball game in Towson, Md., Nov. 26
And from Lawrence Jackson:
First Lady Michelle Obama walks with children past the official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room, Nov. 30. Mrs. Obama welcomed military families to the White House for for the first viewing of the 2011 holiday decorations.
See all the photos at Flickr
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And here’s Oliver Willis with the Obamas:
Absolutely fabulous, as always.
Julie
beautiful!!
Am I First?
Congrats Julie!
Thank you! I was rather surprised to see that after I’d posted. Woo-hoo!
Julie
I love the pictures.
North Korea at night: http://bobcesca.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/north_korea_space.jpg
LL George Bush Targeted NK as the Exis of evil is Mitt going to push to nuk NK before we know
what is goin to happened LL you realy get a lot of important Inf of wha’s going around the world
this world is extremely complex I am impress with your intellect.
He’s already pushing for regime change. So nukes aren’t far off.
“The youth is so disappointed in Obama, they’ll never vote for him in 2012.”
Politico, DKos, HuffPo healine
They look so disappointed……
Quoting the ************ Chris Matthews:
”Obama’s personal touch is gone. You’ll see. I personally think that’s his deficit. His lack of personal rapport and connection and bond with other politicians and the people. He doesn’t have what Jack Kennedy had, what Clinton had — relationships with people in the country.”.
I genuinely feel bad for Chris Matthews that he can’t see what most people see, a caring and genuine individual. It’s like he has a mental block.
He doesn’t have what Jack Kennedy had, what Clinton had
Yeah both of them did not have control of their dicks.
Chris is ridiculous. He is going to have his wife on again this year. Sometime this or next week….to discuss the news of the entire year.
Last year he was giddy and stuttering the entire time.
I am of the same era as Chris, and he seems to have the same attitude, beliefs, and feelings of the Kennedy presidency as many of us did in the 1960′s. I am embarrassed to listen to him when he is on his JFK soapbox. Times have changed, we know much more, and it is evident JFK does not hold a candle to PBO in many ways. Chris makes a fool of himself when he compares the leadership qualities of the two.
On point! Am of that generation(a little before really)and JFK wasn’t that great. He was tough.
Thank Goodness, PObama does NOT have what JFK and Clinton had! The mediocrity of disrespecting their familes. Blind Tweety needs to be inundated with TWEETS.
President Barack Obama is also too unique to even be compared to them and I’m sure more than a few people see that.
Translation: Try as he might, Chris Mathews doesn’t get the attention he so desperately wants from the president. He’d love to be on a friendly basis with PBO and feel that he (Chris) was admired for his insight and brilliance. Because the president can spot a phony ten miles off, hes’ not impressed with CM. Therefore, no one else in the US has rapport and connection with PBO. It’s ego projection pure and simple. For Chris, like Louis IV, the world IS him.
I think President Obama is not that friendly with the Villagers, the Beltway cocktail-party gang. President Obama loves ordinary, decent people and doesn’t have ANY problem with them. The Washington coterie is too narcissic to make the difference.
I meant ” to understand the difference” .
BINGO!
Let’s listen to PBO work some of his magic during the Osawatomie speech
Spread this link around so folks can listen all the clips I have released to date in bite size pieces.
http://www.whatisworking.com/search/label/vid-osawatomie
What Is Working, Thank you so much for the marvelous work you are doing spreading positive news. I don’t know what is required in terms of copyrights laws, but it would be great if you found away of pulling together your favorite clips on a CD that can be used in group meetings to attract supporters for the President. You see, there are many people who rely on the MSM and never get to hear the President’s words directly without media filters and distortions. I suppose this should be the work of OFA. I intend to make the same request to them. We really must figure out away of bypassing the media filters to spread the President’s message. I truly think that what you are doing with your blog, as well as comments posted on sites like this one, are key to what is required to spread the good news about President Obama.
Anything the White House or the U.S. Government is public domain and can be used freely. Other material may be copyrighted, and there is a provision for “fair use” for educational purposes. However, if you are going to use this copyrighted material in public meetings, you may have to get permission from the rights holders to do this. OFA would be able to do this, because they could get permission for this more readily.
This is what happens when a “President” who doesn’t know the difference between Shi’a and Sunni invades a country with a majority Shi’a population that’s been repressed by the Sunni minority for decades:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16256830
Now, the vice-president may have terrorist ties. The evidence hasn’t been put forth. But I think we can expect more of these prosecutions of the Sunni minority now that our misadventure is over.
Fantastic photos Chips. You can tell that the audiences really are not connecting with PBO.
I love these. I am adding to my scrapbook of course.
He’s so cold and professorial COS, isn’t he?
THe republicans will never understand the world they are so fucking ignorant they think they they
can accomplish their agenda with their so call superior Morality if they have any fucking morals
at all. I am no paying attention to the small fucking bull shit of the talking heads on TV if I did
I will go LOCO I have been aropund the world and lived in differet Continents and I do understand
coltures. WE were pushe in a War into a country did not kow the difference, yea LL you are soo
right.
Pete Souza does it again. The pictures are wonderful. The Townson basketball team taking pictures of PBO cracks me up. How he manages to go with the flow in this fish bowl continues to amaze me.
I laughed at that too. It is so cute to see all the players with their cell phones snapping pics!
This is a really good interview from WI.
Thanks Chips; the pictures are just outstanding.
This Democratic spokesman is great, he is a model for all Dems – give them heck – we support you and Wisconsin.
That was the best interview Ever, lol
Wow this was excellent!
The Dem representative was definitely “on message”. I loved it!
God, after 8 years of Laura Bush’s pantsuits, Michelle is a breath of fresh fashion air.
I was just admiring that dark dress with the white pointed collar as she walks with the children to show the decorations in the white house. It looks very Jackie O to me. You are right about laura bush’s boring pant suits! I had not thought about it in that way before, but you are right on target.
Not just pantsuits, but beige ones.
She is Lovely, muy hermosa! the best FLOTUS this country ever had intellectually and otherwise
a perfect FLOTUS.
Liberal, I so agree with you, our FLOTUS is one in a million.
Love that pic in Cannes. There is so much emotion and love coming from the crowd.
I am lovin’ that little black dress with the white collar. Spectacular.
Hey, anybody got a link for that fabulous floral she wore in Hawaii during APEC?
http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/196862/slide_196862_471196_large.jpg?1321285565
That’s the dress! Hopin’ for the full length, non huffpo linky (greed me).
Check this thread Tien
http://theobamadiary.com/2011/11/13/hawaii-hosts/
Here you go: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/14/article-0-0ECA328200000578-3_634x564.jpg
WOOW LL you are totally amazing and very informative. keep it up my friend,
I think that was my favorite too if it was the one where she sat at a table next to an orchid. That photo was a piece of art with lots of shadows giving it depth.
oooo, yes, where’s that picture?
this one:
http://obamadiary.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/2011-11-13t223449z_01_haw605_rtridsp_3_apec.jpg?w=655
Ok, completely OT, but absolutely kick ass:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15970019
Science fiction becomes science fact with increasing alacrity.
So when you want to flip the channel away from some stupid pundit, all you have to do is flip the tv the bird?
I don’t think the laws of physics prevent that.
Hahahaha
If only.
Well, goesn’t the Xbox currently takes voice commands? Soon we’ll only have to give voice commands to a television to do what we want it to do.
It’s a question of which will come first: “Star Trek” (voice commands), or “Minority Report” (motions and cool holograms). I’m still waiting for warp drive.
Does that mean everyone in the room can control the tv at the same time? Wow!! That could be a problem as atleast now the person with the remote control is in charge.
I’m sure they’ll figure out the kinks before it’s ready for market. Otherwise we might have a new cause for domestic disturbances.
It certainly could be a problem in an Italian family like mine, where everyone gestures like crazy. The tv would suffer meltdown.
The first lady looks goooooooood in red. The last picure, she looks like a teacher in her black and white dress or skirt and top. So glad FLOTUS and the girls are on vacation in HI with hopes and prayers PBO can join them tomorrow.
Gorgeous pics! Love the pic with FLOTUS playing pied piper to the kiddies in that perfect black dress.
Lovin’ the snow falling in the Hawaii picture…
And here’s Oliver Willis with the Obamas – beautiful photo!
http://www.oliverwillis.com/2011/12/19/my-christmas-with-the-obamas/
Obviously he didn’t get the memo that all true liberal bloggers are supposed to haaaaaaaaaaaaate the Obamas. Corporatist!
Hahaha. Nice snark
Absolutely adore FL Michelle Obama’s outfit. She’s a fashion queen for sure. Love it!
I agree. She looks wonderful in that dress!
Who is Oliver Willis?
On twitter
Mctaguej James McTague
White House mouth-piece Carney is perpetually late, in utter contempt of press corps. Does he think pissing us off helps Obama?
Help me out please
Who’s that idiot?
I think the press corps takes itself too seriously. Asswipes.
They think they are the story. That’s their problem. They are the most important, not reporting the facts. They are simply childish and unprofessional.
Exactly. They come with stupid questions that an elementary school student would be ashamed to ask and whine when Carney points out the foolishness of their questions. Asswipes indeed.
That’s exactly the TRUTH!
Washington Editor, Barron’s.
Is that Robber Barron’s ?
Barron’s is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s, News Corp., owner of FOX.
oy vey……good grief…
That’s the problem with the jackals – it’s all about the care and feeding of THEM. And by the way, it doesn’t take Press Secretary jay Carney being late for the jackals to piss all over President Obama. They do it everyday with their snarky gotcha questions that invariably infer some nefarious activity by the White House. Jay Carney has the patience of Job. I don’t know how he stands them.
Yeah, because we all know the press’ time is much more valuable than the President’s or his staff. PLEASE.
What the hell else do they have to do?
There are lunches to attend, bars to hit, and a need to catch up with Mike Allen’s latest gossip.
If his job is to attend White House pressers, then what’s the problem? In the real world people have meetings and briefings rescheduled at the last minute all the time.
Remind me to buy him a binky for Christmas.
Why should Carney have anything but CONTEMPT for rwwater jackals!!!!?
“Mouthpiece”? Really? That’s speaks “ASSHOLE” from the very start.
Calling themselves the “Obama Family Network”
From the very beginning our movement has been about more than winning an election, it’s been about empowering a new generation of organizers to stand up in their community.
One group in Jacksonville is a standout example of this truly grassroots style of organizing in action.
Calling themselves the Obama Family Network, last Saturday they celebrated three years of working together, organizing together, and making their voices heard for progress…
(From OFA FL)
This is so wonderful. OFA’s grassroots efforts are what will make the difference next. OFA FL is a great example of how ordinary people can do extraordinary things. We will prevail because of them and many others working hard at “making their voices heard for progress”.
Oh, that does my heart good! Thank you, defytheodds!~
I have been waiting for these. So glad they are finally up.
I love the picture of President Obama with COS Daley. There is something so genuine about our President that is captured in moments such as this.
You know I can’t get over how the public react to president Obama ‘that look’ (Young, Old, men,women, child). It’s facinating………maybe I just wasn’t paying attention to previous presidents but I don’t remember the same reaction. I reckon when he is done with politics, the reaction will still be the same.
Great video
Last Flight Out Of Iraq: ‘It’s Great Being A Part Of History. It’s An Even Better Feeling To Be Going Home’
http://www.whatisworking.com/2011/12/last-flight-out-of-iraq-its-great-being.html
That is absolutely STELLAR!!!
sublime!
Could we say that the White House press corp babies have an inflated view of themselves? Hmmmm? Mr. Carney mentioned that the President has been in meetings all day and he (Carney) had been in some of them. Can you picture Carney in a meeting with the President and high level officials saying, “Oooh gotta’ run, the press corp is waiting”.
Yeah…”lest I be called a “mouthpiece” and said to have contempt for them and is that a very good idea?” “Because you know they think they could actually be worse than they are!!”
That guy needs some reality tweets.
Then take back control of your party, Mr. Lugar, and stop letting the Brown Shirts run it!
FORFUCKSAKE!
I just got one of those Hillary 2012 robo calls.
Not that Hillary doesn’t have her plate already overflowing, especially now, with North Korea, and lil Uncle Kim, but she should make a statement. But not until they spend a good chunk of their money (stimulating the economy), and getting a ton of bad publicity. THEN she can come out and slam them for being the right wing nutter group they are.
Hiya Tally – yes, a statement would be nice!
I have a feeling she’ll make a statement — once she helps guide us through the aftermath of Kim Jong the Second’s (hah!) death.
Just went to their website – HAAAAAAAAAAA! They only have 14 members.
http://www.runhillary2012.net/join-the-conversation.html#/news/
ROFLMMFAO
The masses are speaking with one voice! (God, I’ve been watching way too much Kim Jong-Il coverage.)
HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Hillary has made statements on this issue of her running. The only way to convince these people is to help Pres.Obama crush Romney or whoever the GOP nominee is.
Yes, but that was months ago. These delusional douchebags think they can bully her into it.
Trying to force a woman against her will makes them WHAT?
Ooooo! There are laws against that sort of thing. Right?
The problem with that is that, along with the AG, the SoS normally doesn’t engage in politicking. I think Condi Rice pretty much stayed out of the 2008 race. So it would break with normal practice for Sec. Clinton to be out on the campaign trail.
Bank of America stock closed under $5.00 today. That is less than the Debit Card fee they tried to enact. I hope no one here still banks with them….
I LOVE that photo of Mrs. O and the children in the Blue Room. She’s also a pied piper and it’s like the companion piece to the photo of PBO walking along surrounded by smiling kids.
meta, I really like that one too.
Say what???
jaketapper Jake Tapper
A group of progressive media stars meeting with POTUS at the WH — @AriannaHuff, @WeGotEd, @EzraKlein, @KatrinaNation, @ChrisLHayes et al
Huffington a progressive??
Maybe he is going to scold .
Media stars,you say? Your’e kidding me,I say!
Jake Tapper just tweeted that the President is meeting a bunch of ‘progressive’ media types at the White House …. including Arianna Huffington. I think I’m going to cry, why would they include that fraud in the meeting, she should be friggin’ shunned.
I just ate lunch and I feel sick. ACK to ALL of them.
Keep your enemies close, and your so-called friends closer.
Hmm, I don’t know, I can’t see any point in inviting that woman to the WH, only gives her a status she doesn’t deserve. Once she gets back to her yacht in Cannes she’ll probably start penning her ‘How I Admonished The President At The White House’ scribble.
I have a feeling that a schooling will be heading their way.
Ha, hope so LL!
All the while hawking her books on the Third World America and some shameless co-opting of PTSD vets. She makes me sick.
Out of all of them, she’s the one that truly makes me cringe. She should not be elevated at all….what a fraud Huff and Fluff is. I’m sure he has his reasons, but I doubt anyone was allowed to admonish the President. People are a lot less bold in his presence and in the WH. Restating and clarifying his positions are about all that was—-but goodness Chips that woman makes my skin crawl.
I’m with you Janelle! She wouldn’t have the brains to even attempt to admonish the President, but it wouldn’t stop her reporting it that way. Honesty isn’t her strongest point.
I agree that she will lie about it….she knows no other way. She’ll try to make more millions on a 400-page book written from 3 sentences the President said today.
You know she’ll lie her head off whatever happens. That’s what she does.
Exactly Cha. How are ya?
She’s AOL as well as HuffPO and that’s millions of readers. PBO interacts with slimy people all the time. A few more won’t hurt.
LL, Isn’t that the other way around? Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer. At least, that’s the way I learned it…
You know, you are correct. But I think it works in this case.
They should all be shunned, and you know the minute they exit the gates they’ll be talking all sorts of trash about PBO. I know it’s just the President being his usual classy and polite self, but it’s a shame it’s wasted on such unworthy cretins. No one can ever say his mama and tutu didn’t raise him right.
With the total decline of HP into nothingness thank you from the bottom of my heart for TOD.
HUffNPuff got an invite?! Fucking sucks! Maaaan!!! Who decided it was a good idea to invite that mucking bitch?! Gaaaaarrrr! Feel like pulling out my hair.
My reaction too Lisa, almost spewed.
You are not alone Lisa and Chipsticks! I really feel sick, especially about the right wing Republican, “HuffNpuff”, pretending to be a progressive. Clearly, “HuffNpuff” seems to be on a mission to ensure that President Obama is not re-elected. I detest her more than I detest right wing Bill O’Reiley! This really sucks! Who the hell came out with these invites? Has any one been paying attention to these people at the WH? While I can stomach some of the others on the list, I just can’t stomach Arianna Huffington! But then again, I realize that President Obama is the President of all Americans, including those that suck. What we need to say loudly and clearly, to the WH and the media, is that the people invited do not represent the vast majority of grass roots, pragmatic Democrats who unequivocally support the President. Rather, they represent a tiny purity progressive/Libertarian faction that has been undermining the President from day one. The WH is mistaken if they think they can win them, and their tiny emoprogs/frustrati supporters, over.
Hey… Howard Fineman is ” talking to his people in Iowa ” You know…his ” Souces “
PHuck Phineman.
Hi everyone, new post here:
http://theobamadiary.com/2011/12/19/faces-of-change-emilys-health-care-story/
Don’t know how I missed this video, it’s been on YouTube for almost two days
So is there a website for the different smiley faces? The only one I know how to do is with the colon and parenthesis. I need to step it up!
Here you go Forus:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/smilies/
Thank you thank you thank you Chipsticks.
ok testing out sunglasses cool 8)
New ABC/WaPO poll out with really good numbers for the Pres. Chips you probably want to front page this! His approval is up to 49%!
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/obama-advances-as-congress-tanks/#.Tu-3skHQ-Tk.twitter
This:
And this:
Indies are still wishy-washy, but starting to wake up.
Indies are fucking idiots. Sorry. THey’re the reason we have this dysfunction right now. They only have themselves to blame.
Turley and Watts on Hardball.
A Libertarian and a AA Republican.
Both very much a waste of breathe.
Yawn. Just more PBO bashing. Chris really needs seek help.
I just cannot get enough of the Obamas. Please keep the great pictures coming.