Prove the pundits & the rightwing wrong. #GOTV2014 http://t.co/g3gyLTCj5H
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Donna NoShock (@NoShock) October 10, 2025Ebola has mutated, digitized itself and is popping up on news channels everywhere. Only way to stop its spread is to not turn on the news.
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kara vallow (@teenagesleuth) October 10, 2025****
Four people are holding up this sign...#Ferguson #FergusonOctober http://t.co/VANOnHWUfL
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St. Louis American (@StLouisAmerican) October 11, 2025Black teen with white foster family pepper-sprayed in his home. A neighbor called the cops when they saw him walk in. abc11.com/340724/
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Angus (1865-1944) (@studentactivism) October 08, 2025****
@studentactivism New neighbors tried to have my (Black) BIL arrested for letting himself into in law's house. With his key. His pic (1/3)
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My Beloved Rebel (@mybelovedrebel) October 08, 2025@studentactivism on the mantle. His license still has my in law's address on it. The dogs knew him. The police were reasonable but (2/3)
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My Beloved Rebel (@mybelovedrebel) October 08, 2025@studentactivism thats because S was smart & lucky. (3/3)
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My Beloved Rebel (@mybelovedrebel) October 08, 2025****
When you proudly proclaim to be a “Clinton Democrat” after all the scandals the Clintons were involved in; but run away from the question of whether you voted for President Barack Obama, you have to admit it’s not his name you’re running away from. It’s the color of his skin. We see you, Candidate Grimes.
Lesson from the @AlisonForKY bobble: if you want to beat a Republican, yes you need indies. But you REALLY need Democrats to vote for you.
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 10, 2025Take Control. Commit to Vote this November. #VoteBlue2014 #GOTV http://t.co/R55ZaiD4qw
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Donna NoShock (@NoShock) October 09, 2025****
In GA, we're back to the Jim Crow days when election officials would just throw out African-American reg forms ajc.com/news/news/stat…
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Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) October 11, 2025More evidence that states that raised their minimum wages this year did not see reduced job growth cepr.net/index.php/blog…
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Danny Vinik (@DannyVinik) October 10, 2025****
Maybe this is the week it will no longer be weird to say 6% unemployment & 200K new jobs a month is better than 10% & -800K.
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Michael Grunwald (@MikeGrunwald) October 10, 2025“If you’re afraid of pretty much anything vote GOP. But don’t expect us to do anything" Shrewd @stevebenen
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-…
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EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) October 10, 2025****
The one thing that's stopping everyone from voting, marrying & having insurance is the GOP. If only there was something we could do about it
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(@LOLGOP) October 10, 2025Two years ago Eric Holder called Texas voter ID law a poll tax. Tonight a federal court did too http://t.co/OXLbkIZA1d
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 10, 2025****
FUN FAX:
83 Americans die each day of gun violence.
0 die of gay marriage, voting without an ID or access to birth control.
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(@LOLGOP) October 10, 2025Federal court has struck down Texas voter ID law, strictest in country. Here is ruling brennancenter.org/sites/default/… via @BrennanCenter
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 10, 2025****
Judges: "You're too immature to have an abortion but you're mature enough to have a baby" Airtight logic. motherjones.com/politics/2014/…
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Mitchell Grummon (@mitchellgrummon) October 09, 2025New marriage map twice in one day? AMAZING. New marriage map EIGHT times in FOUR days? BEST WEEK EVER. #27AndCounting http://t.co/kQJH9tg9yy
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(@JoeMyGod) October 10, 2025****
After Jeh Johnson says unequivocally no terrorists apprehended at border, Fox News anchor asks guest: But it could still happen, right??
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Jeremy W. Peters (@jwpetersNYT) October 09, 2025for all you deficit hawks out there:
the 2014 deficit was 2.8% of GDP.
the average under Reagan? 4.2% of GDP.
rollingstone.com/politics/news/…
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Tim Dickinson (@7im) October 09, 2025****
"What It’s Like to Carry Your Nobel Prize through Airport Security" blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2… (via @sciam) http://t.co/ci0TjBiEMh
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(@pourmecoffee) October 11, 2025"Finish your homework before you get online, Malala."
"I must have misplaced it, maybe I'll check here under my NOBEL PEACE PRIZE."
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(@pourmecoffee) October 11, 2025****
[ Decision Tree ]
Should I make Ebola jokes
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(@pourmecoffee) October 11, 2025Australian man caught kidnapping Yoda brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/do-…
Take your time and really enjoy visualizing this: http://t.co/hd2hmNILGt
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Nerdy, you are almost as wonderful as Ireland - 2-0 up against Gibraltar after 12 minutes :cool:
Thank you Legend, fantastic tweets!
Ooooooooooh: FURST!
Update: Ireland 3, Gibraltar 0…. after 17 minutes. Robbie Keane hat-trick - thank you Tally :cool:
The mighty footballing nation of Gibraltar lays prostrate before plucky upstart Ireland.
Listen you, I’ll take hammering a Rock - Ireland scored more goals in 17 minutes than they didn’t in 17 years. Ish.
It’s all that Gaelic football it plays. Dilutes the talent pool for proper football.
:-) You know waaaaaaaaay too much!!
My pirating of UK/Ireland tv exposes me to a world of wonders.
:-) Disappointing, only 3-0 at half-time, shoulda been 10.
Hey…..I believe you meant to write: Nerdy, you are EVEN MORE wonderful than Ireland. :)
You’re welcome, Chips.
Thank you, Nerdy,,,as always! Off I go to the museum to partake in some STEM, music and educator stuff :) See you all later!
You’re welcome, DF.
Have a wonderful day!
I cannot help but laugh and point and Grimes. She spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to distance herself from the black guy and LOOK what happened! The GOP is tying her to President Obama anyway and the press is also piling on. Stop doing and saying things that won’t win/cost you votes from either side.
Democratic Party is getting browner, how long are we supposed to put up with these campaign tactics from red state Dems?
I don’t know if she thinks her fellow Kentuckians are so racist that she can’t even be seen in the same time zone as PBO or that she really feels that way herself. Maybe both. But whatever the case she made this race a lot closer than it had to be.
“I don’t know if she thinks her fellow Kentuckians are so racist that she can’t even be seen in the same time zone as PBO or that she really feels that way herself.”
I ask this all the time when I come across a red state Dem running for office.
I want Mrs. Grimes to win, because Mitch McConnell is a low down dirty rat. But in a way the distancing themselves from this President really bother me. The President have done alot of good things to get this country back on the right track, and Democrats like Grimes can’t say one good thing this President have done.
By the way Hillary suppose to go campaign for the Clinton Democrat, Mrs. Grimes.
The President and Steve Beshear handed her the winning playbook with KyNect. It was insane to run away from that.
Hear hear! Still time to pivot and highlight how KyNect saves the lives of so many in Kentucky!
Alison will make that pivot if she wants to win.
If she can’t run on 1/2 million Kentukians with ACA coverage……
I hope these people get out to vote November 4th.
I hope so too.
This!!!
Love you tweet collection, NW!!
Agree! Nerdy always finds the best.
Thanks, Vetivera24.
Thanks, Judith.
When you retreat, defeat is almost assured. Note to Allison Grimes.
Exactly, vetivera. Attack! The ACA should be Alison’s sword. Minimum wage can be the next punch.
And equal pay for equal work next.
There’s so much good to shout about!
I’ve been on the hunt for new SF motorcade videos but not much luck so far. But I’ve been looking at some old ones, it’s such a blast.
Here’s one from 2011 when POTUS arrived in the same Pac Hts neighborhood for a fundraiser at Marc Benioff’s house (He’s the founder and CEO of Salesforce and a very big DEM and PBO supporter:
Kinda fun to feel the excitement all over again.
I’m hearing lots of helicopters right now and it reminds me of the area that PBO often lands near Golden Gate Bridge. Here’s an old video of one. Skip to 4:45 to see POTUS. What I find so cool is that he always takes a few moments to stop and enjoy where he is.
Good Day TODers.
Gold :star: to Chips.
Great Tweets NW.
Is wordpress acting up? I can’t comment under a comment. I can post a new comment. Maybe it’s just me. I am off to work. Keep up the great work everyone.
Great tweets NW. The tweets re Grimes are spot on. Unfortunately, she did herself a real disservice by not answering the vote question. She probably lost votes on that one. When she said “you know I am a Clintonite”, I almost fell over. Clinton was not on the presidential ticket. There is a difference of night and day between she and Wendy Davis. I know she is doing what she think is necessary to win.
When she said “you know I am a Clintonite”, I almost fell over.
What possessed her to spout this? Was she dogwhistling? A Democratic President backed by the popular Democratic governor of her own state just got 500,000 people to enroll in Obamacare. Clinton’s healthcare plan died in committee. Do you really want to be called a Clintonite given what he accomplished compared to PBO?
LIVE NOW: President Obama Departs San Francisco - http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
SAFE travels, dear PBO.
Air Force One at SFO.
Photo: @KristinHanes ·
I’m in the mood for some delicious freshly-made bread pudding with warm caramel rum sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. :) :)
You go, girl! Bread pudding sometimes gets a bum rap but it can be super delicious and soul soothing.
Yup, It’s a legit dessert - don’t care what people say! :)
How is is this, HF?
That is Web Blog Torture ;)
Love it……for imaginary eating is filled with Zero Calories ;)
Oh my JER…YUMM!!!! :) :) Love it!
JER, I love you, but what the hell is that?
Bread pudding. You must try it if you’ve never had it. Taste’s a lot better than it sounds and looks. :) :)
Give me the recipe, I will try it.
Jonathan Alter is firmly on Panetta’s bandwagon. He calls PBO the ” Professor in Chief.” Tweeted that he’d be on Alex Witt to discuss his Daily Beast article on the subject. I am too. Depressed about this. Feels like another knife in the back to me.
I really hate politics. It’s a nasty, cutthroat world.
Take heart; this is all that they have. PBO ignores them and goes on to win and win; the majority of the voting public ignored themand elected PBO twice; the media has a small and ever dwindling reader and viewership and despite all of this, PBO is loved and respected the world over. He and we have won the history award; the others will be lucky to be footnotes.
Thanks, CEB, I needed that. This old heart can barely stand to even read the news anymore. Your comments remind me that not everyone is crazy.
A professor is smart, measured and sensible……at least Most professors that I met.
Jon Alter is a so called reporter, when the world is tired of him, other than his family and a few friends, who cares what his contribution has been in the world? What exactly has he ever done to help make US better?
I have a question, knowing full well the midterm election is coming up and it will be a struggle for the Democrats to keep control of the Senate. Couldn’t Panetta had waited to release his book till after the election. You have Democrats out there thinking only of themselves.
After the elections, the Media will be all about his Friend The Clintons…….beating up on pres Obama…..whom they will prefer to ignore would not be as attractive……the goal here is to maximize his book sales to on Panetta’s part.
I agree with His Cousin.
Nena, I have heard some other people bring up the samething. I hate to believe that could be true, but sometimes you have to wonder.
I hate to believe a lot of things……yet when examined closely, where there is smoke, fire abruptly springs up.
The guy was uninsured. Poor. Foreigner. Black.
The stats on treatment in US at private hospitals are known. An uninsured gets just basic and minimal treatment when compared to cash and carry folks, Medicare, Medicaid and Insured Folks. The stats are there.
In USA……..unfortunately……it is almost the case.
Even when treating insured people, the Doctors treat people of color differently too.
Last Bella, Hospitals are generally not known to send one home with antibiotics with 103 temperature.
I wonder…did insurance come into play for the first two patients treated at Emory? In their case, it wasn’t a situation where someone walked into an ER to be treated. They were sent to Emory specifically to be treated for ebola. In the case of Mr. Duncan, not withstanding him having a 103 temperature [I’ve heard that people can go into seizures at temperatures that high], you just have to wonder if everything was done for him that could have been done. By the time the decision was made treat him with the experimental drug, it was probably too late to do any good.
I also wonder the difference in the level of care given to Mr. Duncan and the patient currently being treated in Nebraska.
Saw I think the charities they were working for in Africa did what was needed to get them to US & cover their medical care.
So an individual who does not have an organization backing them might be SOL. Hope that doesn’t have to be put to the test.
So do I. Did he go to a public hospital? They have to treat even if you can’t pay. But it doesn’t guarantee good care. . . :(
Not sure if it’s public or private, but it looks like the hospital may face a state inquiry:
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“Dallas hospital may face state inquiry on Ebola patient’s handling ”
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20141010-texas-health-presbyterian-may-face-state-inquiry-in-ebola-case.ece
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The state health department may investigate a Dallas hospital’s handling of the nation’s first Ebola case as medical records released Friday raise more troubling questions about the Liberian patient’s initial treatment.
The records depict a man far sicker than hospital officials had initially indicated, with details that left some infectious disease experts aghast.
Thanks for update swbluega. :)
:-)
You are right Nena unless they are poor, black and a foreigner.
Nena, maybe this have to be look into. I do find it mighty strange that he told them he had just visit west Africa, he had a temperature but he was sent home. That white camera man seem to be improving some.
This really happened? Wow.
No had that been a Man, this would Never have happened.
Worth reading …
…. and thinking about especially since all we need to do is vote … for how much longer that will remain the case will be determined on 4 Nov ….
#OWNthe114th
Yes We Can
And off he goes……. Hope FLOTUS is home waiting for him!
Waiting for him with some nice fresh homemade bread pudding in warm caramel rum sauce straight from the WH kitchen!
OK, yeah!!
:) :) :)
Now GOP is going after Pressler in SD for his Living arrangements…….DC is his home, they charge not SD.
SD is still my Cinderfella Senatorial Race.
Yep that’s my wonderful Governor. Working hard all across this country to elect more Democrats this Fall.
I BELIEVE in Martin O’Malley.
I will support him 100% if he runs, no ifs, ands, or buts about it!
Wonderful video, donna. I agree with you on Governor O’Malley. He works hard for the things that matter. Now what is needed is national exposure and name recognition.
Thanks Donna, I’m impressed too.
Incredible…..I did not know all that about Gov O’Malley….
Fox and the Rightie Media use the Medium to support their side, trash their opponents and get the MSM to distort the News. Winning and Check Mate.
The MSM is now used to find Only conflicts and seek for stories to discredit Dems and pres Obama in particular.
MSNBC is Not there to support Dem causes. Hence they get tagged as left and many lefties have abandoned their stations. Their ratings are down.
CNN is their to be the Media Scary National Crier with she/he said Memes.
Sharing my Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) recent Happy Dance re: No rate increases for my medical plan for 2015, dental rate decreased, while the Benefit Maximum more than doubled, yea!!). in the last 3 months, I have had a flu shot, a mammogram, and a blood test, all without co-pays. My yearly dental X-Rays scheduled for December is also without any other costs. Finally, the one medication that I take is only 1.81 $ for a month’s supply. When I retired in the summer of 2013, my biggest financial concern was the cost of health care (I am under 65 and single) that I would be directly responsible for for the first time (it was an employee benefit prior to this). It has been manageable so far, thanks, in part, to the ACA. When I received the news that there would be no rate increases for 2015, I was greatly relieved. I love Obamacare and the man who brought it to us. I am always so tickled that the term that the GOPers used as a pejorative, has instead insured that PBO would forever get credit for this law that has begun to transform the health and well-being of our nation.
Wonderful news.
Happy for you, CEB!
CEB what is your insurance company if you don’t mind me asking. This sounds great. I may need to change.
Sorry for the late reply; I left the blog after my post. I use Blue Options (of Blue Cross/Blue Shield) through the local school board.
Whew. I am so mad right now. I’ve got to take the hubby to UAB to the transplant center for an all day test on the 18th, which starts at 6:15 a.m. I booked a car from Hotwire.com for the trip. Than a good Samaritan offer to transport us. I asked Hotwire could I swap the car for the hotel. They refused. Can I use the care on another day? They Refused.
I will never use them again. Very mad right now at that lady that took my call. I asked to speak to a supervisor. She told me the answer will be the same if a supervisor gets the call. She puts me on hold and comes back and it sounds she is the same person. I said to her, I just spoke to you. She said, no this blah, blah. I swear it was her. I am sooooooo pissed.
So sorry to hear of this useless hassle that Hotwire has put you through africa. Hang in there - and hoping you are able to find another agency with better service. {{{africa}}}
Ms.Grimes is what I don’t like about The democrat party…no loyalty at all…the disrespect from her regarding this president is just …I don’t know what word to use….and then calling herself a clinton democrat…WOW!!!! I don’t believe what she is doing with her campaign is needed to win
I am really pissed at her total disregard of the current president of these United States BARACK OBAMA!!!
KARMA will no doubt visit her…and she will have many regrets lsome where down the line…bet on that!!!!
TOD mostly agrees with this except—-We Want Alison Grimes to Win the Senate seat currently held by Mitch McConnell. PERIOD.
Karma and criticism can wait.
ABSOLUTELY!!
Our singular objective must be #LandslideDEMS2014
Yes We Can
#OWNthe114th
Thank you, Vicki! We must remember our beloved POTUS is polling at 31% in Kentucky! McConnell could have the election determined if Alison Grimes had stated on camera that “She voted for President Barack Obama!” The airwaves all over Kentucky would have many different ads with Alison Grimes stating she voted for President Obama. Former President and Secretary Clinton are beloved in Kentucky. Alison Grimes was smart to deflect the answer to the question in the manner that she did. The media is outraged because she didn’t take the bait. She did what she needed to do to help her chances. We shall see how that works for her. Now President Clinton can go into Kentucky and make some sense of the media trying to hang her because she did not disclose who she voted for. Not disclosing who you vote for is a time honored tradition in certain places. Many people reject questions about who they vote for. So, I don’t think this hurts toooo much. People see it as the media piling on to a female candidate who is a strong woman.
“People see it as the media piling on to a female candidate who is a strong woman.”
Yep.
I hope she loses.
Yes I want old man Mitch defeated too..but that does’nt make Mz.grimes any less dark and ugly…I just can’t get with the DISRESPECT of this President from a member of his own party…I will never be on board with that in order to win!!! I dont care about her being a so called conservadem…RESPECT should always be the name of the game no matter what…I think her true colors have shown thru…win or lose!!!
“.but that does’nt make Mz.grimes any less dark and ugly”
Her true colors are showing and I don’t like it. Mitch has better ethics than she does.
“I will never be on board with that in order to win!!!”
Right there with you LynnD.
“President Xi Jinping,
According to the International Monetary Fund, China will soon become the world’s greatest economy. For many, they will take pride in this extraordinary economic success of China. You proclaimed to pursue “The China dream” – the dream of all people, which shall therefore be realized by the people, and for the people. We presume you would agree that real accomplishment can only be achieved from a bottom-up approach by the people. Now, Hong Kong people have made clear that the same dream for the previous 30 years: the implementation of genuine universal suffrage and the establishment of a system which respects equal rights and guards the well-being of Hong Kong people in the generations to come.
You once said, “We shall always listen to the people, respond to their expectations and ensure equal rights of participation and development, so as to maintain social justice.” Don’t Hong Kong people’s persistence for an equal system echoes with your thought? Hong Kong people’s proposal of the abolition of Functional Constituencies and Civil Nomination within the Chief Executive electroal framework or the nominating committee aims at guaranting equal participation and rights, with a view to achieve an equal development and protect social fairness and justice.
Sadly, at this very moment, our Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is acting exactly contrary to your vision.”
“When you proudly proclaim to be a “Clinton Democrat” after all the scandals the Clintons were involved in; but run away from the question of whether you voted for President Barack Obama, you have to admit it’s not his name you’re running away from. It’s the color of his skin. We see you, Candidate Grimes.”
eggsacklee. Because her response to POTUS makes absolutely no sense at all. But, I am choosing to give her the benefit of the doubt and believe she has no moral compass.
nospin, as I said before I want Mrs. Grimes to defeat McConnell, but I would like to see these Democrats stand up and say, listen to me I do not agree with every policy of President Obama. I am my own person and first and foremost I will stand up for the people of my state, but I refuse to stand here and act like Barack Obama is some evil person who want to destroy this country. I want the people of Kentucky to judge me on what I say I will do for this state.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/11/thanks-to-obamacare-happy-dances-are-here-again/