TheObamaDiary: President Obama participates in a meeting with PM Mohammed Najib Abdul Razak in Kuala Lumpur (Photo by @PeteSouza)
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The Philippines is 12 hours ahead of EDT
Monday, April 28
The President travels to Manila, Philippines, and participates in an arrival ceremony at Malacanang Palace
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Later in the afternoon, President Obama meets with President Benigno S. Aquino III of the Philippines
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President Obama participates in a joint press conference with President Aquino
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The President greets members of the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines
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Later that evening, the President attends a State Dinner with President Aquino at Malacanang Palace
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White House.gov
GE!
More good news for #TzarVlad
Good development. Great to see the government acting proactively on that front. Without gas, Russia has no fangs to bare and intimidate other nations.
Agree, NW. Slovakia announced earlier today that they will be supplying Ukraine. Ukraine has fossil fuel resources of its own and considerable potential to develop solar, as well.
Oooo…that’s fantastic. Thanks for the update, Bob.
Pete is sublime!
Agree with this comment a million times over.
Pete would agree NerdyWonka is also sublime! ;)
And Nerdy, his ‘apprentice’, doing good work!
I wish! Don’t make Pete Souza choke on his laughter, VC. But thanks anyway. :)
:) I’m not talking photography here; you are a very, very promising apprentice in the ‘great at what you do’ area!
And I thank *you*.
Agree and :)
^ 5 west coast neighbour!
Hahahaha….they really captured our future (now current) smartphone, texts, selfie, iPod obsessed, hooked on technology and ignoring face to face interaction selves.
Being an original baby boomer and a child of the ’60s, an insider to the rock ‘n’ roll generation, I used to rave about the 1930s as one of my favorite eras, stylistically - the clothes, everything Art Deco, etc. I’d act like it was a part of antiquity that I had found and discovered a love for … until one day a same-age friend said, “Oh, 1930. Sixteen years before we were born.”
Kind of ruined the whole damned thing, ya know?
Hahahahahahahaha….I heart you so mud, Ms. J’OB! Your life experiences and anecdotes are just freaking awesome.
You’ll hear them all about a million times and get crazy after a while if you see them one more time, but thanks anyway! I heart you so mud, too. :)
I saw “I heart you so mud, too” and thought, huh?
Darn it, autocorrect.
Technology fail. Humor abounds. :)
Loved it.
Knew you could take my pointing it out (although if it were me, I would have blamed “the wine”!!). :)
Well, JOB, you really were onto something. I think the most beautiful buildings were built in the 30′s in that wonderful art deco style. And there was such an elegance in the clothes, if you had the money to get the best. Of course, the vast majority of women were struggling through the Depression and wore ugly homemade house dresses. Still, art deco styling makes you feel elegant just looking at it. And there was great, great music in those years.
All of that! Still love it all. :)
PBO in Malaysia
Seems like Pres. is talking about food.
Malaysia Boleh!
Food Court, Malaysian Restaurant, and Asian Restaurant
#03-28, Jurong Point Shopping Centre (JP2) (1 Jurong West Central 2), SINGAPORE
LOL.
love this - 1901!! we have met the future…
Yep!! 1901!!!
Brilliant, but you can just imagine the smirks and eye rolls from the people reading this in ’01.
Watching a DW-TV (Germany) report on the taking of OSCE observers. If the Russians wanted to piss off the Germans, they’ve done it.
Those punks in Slovyansk have no idea the hell that’s gonna rain on them if they don’t free those hostages.
Good I was hoping there would be an intense reaction to this kidnapping. This pissing at the world on Russia’s part has got to end.
What a gorgeous pic from Pete! Congrats Layla on #1.
The Honorable Barack Obama. Indeed, he truly is!!
I could have sworn that I refreshed before posting below! :oops:
““This is a declaration of war by the Obama administration on the current governing Russian elite,” Ariel Cohen, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based research group, said by phone from New York. “There will be a lot of people potentially targeted.””
Urge all of you to read the full article.
#TrustBarack
Is the Heritage Foundation one of the rw groups which give PBO such grief at times?
Yes.
May the Creator bless our President…and his family….and keep them safe from harm…..these folks are Dangerous….
Thank you thank you thank you. So much time, thought, care, skill, brilliance, generosity to make TOD happen. This splendid thrilling moving uplifting photo moves my heart. Happens all the time when I come to TOD. Chipsticks, Nerdywonka, LL, Zizi, I am forgetting Hero/Shero BT’s right now because I am absent minded but you are all glittering angel stars in my world.
Thank you very much for the kind words, Nanciesrealthai.
De-Lurking to say…I second that motion @Nancie. The TOD Crew.. Rock everyday 24/7 - 365 a day!
Immense Gratitude!
xoxo
The US media has now stopped egging on Tzar Vlad - now that they see the writing on the wall, with the realization that PBO is NOT going to war…no more cheering Putin with the “Obama weak” chorus…
The author of this article substantially misses how Putin’s actions have galvanized Ukrainians, even throughout the East and South, against him.
Agree with the author that if Putin invades, the costs to him and Russia are going to be very high including the fact that he will need to deploy several hundred thousand Russian troops to control whatever territory he occupies. The consequences to those troops and their families will make them think their Afghanistan occupation was a vacation. Ukrainians (and all the expats who’d return to Ukraine to fight the occupation would) cause ceaseless Russian casualties. Remember, highly skilled members of Israel’s current and former IDF are Ukrainian and several have already indicated they are prepared to return and fight.
The separatists have no capacity to sustain their activities and will likely become demotivated if doesn’t invade.
The only open issue at the moment is how many people are going to die, because it’s improbable Tzar Vlad is going to come to begin observing the rule of law and abandon his illegal occupation of Crimea and his illegal incursions and provocations in other regions of Ukraine.
Notice how determined this welcoming ‘committee’ is to give PBO his due.
Tornado … this is tragic.
http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-central/mayflower-arkansas-tornado-20140427
Looks like lots of damage
Awful.
Just fortunate that it was a Sunday evening and not during workday hours!!
Hadn’t thought of that; you make a good point.
A couple of the other tweets at the link mention casualties, yet I’ve seen only one fatality mentioned. Crossing fingers that remains the final total.
Wow - didn’t know that.
There will be more this year than ever, considering the winter extremes.
Eek.
OMG!!!!!
GE TOD
My friend in FL says the word is that Charlie Crist may, indeed, be on his way to being re-elected governor to oust that awful Rick Scott. She also describes Scott’s “look” and mannerisms up close as that of “an alien,” but apparently that didn’t stop him from being elected once … so we’ll see how it goes! At the very least, Charlie’s hooking up with the right people, to include Pres. Obama and Gov. O’Malley.
Thankful for music ….
#FORWARD Together
#YSEALITalk Town Hall with POTUS -Pics posted here
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1444903995755303.1073741853.1377717149140655&type=3
Y’know, I love this story, and am clearly happy that this man overcame his stubbornness to finally enroll and get the life-saving surgery he needed. But to then claim that your surviving has nothing to do with politics is disingenuous at best, and just plain selfish at worst. Sure, you say, you’ll try to sign up some friends in similar circumstances, but none of that is due to any political party, right, mr. i-go-it-alone?
Good thing, Obamacare will survive just fine with or without its benefactors’ appreciation.
Due to space constraints on Twitter, this tweet is probably as clear as mud (sorry, no room for Pres Obama), but check this out:
“Obama signed a law on aid to Ukraine this month that includes a clause that allows the U.S. to go after assets of Russian officials and their allies who are deemed complicit in ‘significant corruption.’
‘This is a declaration of war by the Obama administration on the current governing Russian elite,’ Ariel Cohen, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based research group, said by phone from New York. ‘There will be a lot of people potentially targeted.’
One possible weapon in this new battle is Dmitry Firtash, 48, the billionaire Ukrainian and major Raiffeisen client who was arrested in Vienna last month on U.S. bribery charges, according to Mark Galeotti, a Russian organized crime expert at New York University who advises regulators on money laundering.”
This is edge-of-your-seats suspense.
Those who say President Obama is opaque don’t listen to him. He clearly stated that we will still have arrows in our quiver when sanctions are announced.
And here’s a quote from Brenner:
“In short, no chance for an agreement here,” Bremmer told BI. “More sanctions coming this week.”
The Bloomberg article is the same one that Bobfr posted in the thread above. Sorry for the duplicate (tweets don’t display in a white box with photos on this computer when I’m on Chrome). :(
Speaking of Bloomberg News, the lead story on @knx1070 in Los Angeles tonight is that Toyota will move a portion of its work force from Torrance to Plano Texas (because of less regulation, a feather in Perry’s hat unfortunately, so be prepared for nonstop MSM gushing tomorrow when the announcement will actually be made).
aloha todville
just have to comment on those ceremonial chairs! like some mythical beings, inhabiting the palace.
love that our president is right at home in this awesome space.
And this:
Quote from article:
WHEN A TYRANT RULES…HIS INSANITY IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND HIS DESIRE TO HAVE IT ALL REACHES FAR BEYOND THE TOOLBOX HE CARRIES TO GET THERE…TRANSLATED…VLAD DOES NOT CARE…HE’S GOING FOR IT!
It can be argued that US foreign policy since the end of the Civil War has been primarily been aimed at economics and finance. Sometimes we’re on the side of the angels, sometimes “he may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch”. But the US has always had a sophisticated appreciation that hard and soft power go together. That Russia, 20 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, is still stuck in a militaristic mindset which appreciates only hard power shows that it is nowhere near being able to join the world system.
Well said. But I cringed during your last sentence, thinking of GWB and the neo-cons in our country. Thank God for President Obama.
G.W. BUSH WAS ONE OF THE WORST DISASTERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND I STILL WANT ANSWERS FROM HIS FATHER ON THE DEATH OF JFK…HE’LL TAKE THOSE TO HIS GRAVE…AND THINK ABOUT THIS WORLD IF JOHNBOY AND SARAH WERE IN THE WHITEHOUSE…YOWZA DISASTER!…I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR PBO,HIS WISDOM,DIPLOMACY AND COMPASSIONATE HEART.
We’ll probably all have to try to move on from the Bush disasters, although we’ll be constantly reminded.
In the meantime, we must continue to realize the joy in our lives that comes from just watching PBO in action, across the globe! Can’t wait until he gets back home.
Simon is the type of journalist Pulitzer Prizes should be awarded.
“While Russian media continue to spread hype about the Ukrainian government cutting off Crimea’s water supply, evidence mounts that this is no more than a media provocation aimed to cover the incompetence of officials from the self-proclaimed ‘Republic of Crimea.’
According to a UNN interview with Yuriy Odarchenko, chairman of the Kherson Regional State Administration, water is not reaching Crimea though the North Crimean Canal due to the incompetence of professionals who ‘seized’ the Crimean part of the facilities.”
http://euromaidanpr.com/2014/04/28/crimean-self-proclaimed-government-spreads-hype-about-ukraine-turning-off-water-supply-hiding-its-own-incompetence/
No harm in asking ;)
typo corrected …
Has POTUS arrive in the Philippines yet?
PRAYERS UP FOR FOR PBO’S FINAL LEG IN HIS JOURNEY…FOR HIS STRENGTH AND SAFETY…AND OF COURSE I’M SMILING BECAUSE LITTLE OVERLY PROTECTIVE ME IS GLAD HE WILL BE COMING HOME SOON….YAAAAAY…TRIPLE GRIN!
I’m with you SUE DUVALL SMITH.
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=PBO
I cannot WAIT for him to return, either, Sue!
Thank you JER.
Safe trip POTUS.
Donald Sterling’s wife describe mistress as a gold digger. What does she describe her racists ass husband of 50 years as?
That’s a distraction by her to keep the talk off his remarks, as you’re implying. I’ll pass.
Funny none has asked her about her own prejudices and what she knew about her husband’s and how long he has been a racist.
The media unfortunately ignores to really dig into the situation. Racists are not a 30 yrs journey for this guy. His inferiority complex for 89 yrs is 1001% party of his complex.
Livestreaming will be here: State Visit of U.S President Barack Obama - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/state-visit-of-u-s-president-barack-obama
I opened your link. I just love seeing it written
State visit of US President Barack H. Obama
In my wildest dreams I never ever thought that there would ever be other than a white person as President of the United States. When then Sen Obama won the democratic nomination - I thought the election had been given to the GOP - oh me of little faith. At that time I did not know the man at all - but so many knew the man and his message. As November 2008 drew closer, I caught onto the hope - and every time I see it written - President Barack H Obama - that hope grows stronger.
Goodnight, all. Thank you. God bless our President as he travels the world on his way to creating a better future for all. Let us cover him with Light: http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=PBO
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Fillipinos reopen the US Naval base in Subic Bay and the Air Force base near Manila.
Had forgotten all that history and just went and looked up some of the details … you might be right, YA … and perhaps another major coup for President Obama! And we heard it here first, on TOD. :)
Yup. I’d bet money on it. Something to keep China in check.
Always a plus! (How much money? Ha.)
Goodnight to ya. Gotta drag myself away from the computer now!
US, PHL sign agreement for increased US troop presence
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/358636/news/nation/us-phl-sign-agreement-for-increased-us-troop-presence
Bingo!
PNoy, Obama to discuss mutual defense pact
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/photo/58685/pnoy-obama-to-discuss-mutual-defense-pact
US, PHL sign agreement for increased US troop presence
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/358636/news/nation/us-phl-sign-agreement-for-increased-us-troop-presence
Oh dear lord! SS Agents please keep our President safe!
Authorities detonate suspicious package found near US Embassy
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/358679/news/nation/authorities-detonate-suspicious-package-found-near-us-embassy
https://twitter.com/PhilippineStar
Gotta go. I’m sure some other wide-eyed night owl can pickup where I left off.
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening Everyone!
Live tweets of the Press conference here:
https://twitter.com/PhilippineStar
ON AIR: Livestream: Barack Obama in Manila
State Visit to the Republic of the Philippines of The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, 28 April 2025
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/201770/liveevents/livestream-barack-obama-in-manila
Another stream source
Obama to get Pinoy cuisine treat
Malacañang state dinner will serve Pinoy dishes for U.S. President Barack Obama.
Wow. Dudette you did a wonderful job as TOD Twitter Journalist. WTG sweet lady. Awesome.
Good Morning Everybody.
GM/N, TODobots! Happy Monday.
These pictures look quite sharp - thanks researchers. :)
Oh boy…I see that Jake Tapper is acting the fool on Twitter once more - shouldn’t he now be reporting on PBO’s visit to the Philippines?
Sure Jake…and if he refused to answer there would be no criticism of that , I am sure.
AP report doesn’t mention which party he belongs to - must be the GOP
Glad to hear it!
Now that is what I want to hear from the Clintons in 2014.
Goal number One and the Last Goal is the same:
2014. 2014. 2014.
Dinner in honor of H.E. Barack Obama, President of the USA
*** MUST WATCH *** Video of PBO’s presser alongside President Aquino.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/04/28/14/watch-aquino-obama-joint-press-conference
By the way, you’ll love watching President Obama’s slap upside the head to Faux News’ Ed Henry in response to his thinly veiled insult of the President’s foreign policy as weak, but couching it as a a request for him to respond to “critics.” The President’s response is as brilliant as you might expect. That section starts at 28:56.
Unfortunately, the microphone goes out intermittently on this one. Hopefully there’s a better source of the video out there. Really, you want to see this.
Dudette, this might be a better video.
Excellent! Thanks JER! :-)
The section I referred to above starts at 30:45 in this one.
I love it!
That ‘blink’, as PBO was evaluating the specifically lousy question aimed at him, that ‘blink’ nearly stopped my heart! Yes, Sir, Mr. President, this is why YOU are the leader of the free world. Thank you.
HaHa! I surmise it is an integral part of the Obama Administration International News Conference Doctrine, to call out the idiots in the American press, for all the world to see! And I approve!
Ed Henry doesn’t deserve to be on this trip. He is a piece of crap. He tried to stand up to POTUS face and throw that Fox news crap at POTUS and POTUS slap it down.
Anniebella - none of them deserve to be there - they should be left to swim home
Thanks. I am listening to it now….playing in the background for a hectic Manic Monday.
Thanks Dudette and JER for this and for all the video footage of our President’s arrival and wonderful reception in the Philippines. :)
Anyone shared this ‘new’ Jay Smooth tape here yet?
This is soooo right and wonderful!
Hel-lo, gurl chile! :)
I see you have been ‘on the go’ all night….almost! Hope you are also being healthfully(duh?) wise. ;)
Morning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/04/28/early-bird-chat-221/