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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama stand with Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L) and other leaders during the APEC Summit family photo in Beijing November 10, 2014. Front row: (from L-R) Putin, Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana, and Obama. Back row: (from L-R) Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and his wife Lynda, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Ho Ching
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Today
Beijing is 13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, so ‘today’ is kinda:
Tuesday
The President will attend official APEC summit events including a welcoming ceremony, an official APEC family photo and a tree planting ceremony. He will also participate in two APEC plenary sessions and a working lunch with leaders. In the evening, the President will begin his bilateral program with President Xi of China. He will remain overnight in Beijing.
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The Week Ahead
Wednesday
The President will participate in a State Arrival Welcome Ceremony. Afterward, he will participate in a bilateral meeting with President Xi and then deliver remarks to press. In the afternoon, he will attend a State Banquet with President Xi. Afterward, he will depart Beijing en route Naypyitaw, Burma. After arrival, the President will attend an East Asia Summit Gala Dinner. He will remain overnight in Naypyitaw.
Thursday
The President will attend an EAS plenary session followed by an U.S.-ASEAN session and hold a bilateral meeting with President Truong Tan Sang of Vietman. In the evening he will have a bilateral meeting with Burmese President Thein Sein. He will remain overnight in Naypyitaw.
Friday
The President will depart Naypyitaw en route Rangoon, Burma. While in Rangoon, he will meet with Aung San Suu Kyi at her residence. He will also participate in a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall. In the evening, the President will depart Rangoon en route Brisbane, Australia. He will remain overnight on Air Force One.
Saturday
The President will arrive in Brisbane, Australia. While in Brisbane, he will participate in official G20 events including a leaders retreat, a plenary session, a working dinner and a cultural presentation. He will also deliver remarks at the University of Queensland. He will remain overnight in Brisbane.
Sunday
The President will participate in two G20 plenary sessions and a working lunch. Afterward, he will participate in a press conference before departing Brisbane en route Washington, DC.
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Look. At. The. Number. Of. RTs. And. Faves!!!
“When you are done with Obama, could you send him our way?” A Canadian reminding Americans just how lucky we are. pic.twitter.com/0U1ySoJkU7
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) November 9, 2025
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On This Day
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MoooOOOooorning everyone. Will try to catch up with the President’s visit to China later in the day, out of time this morning. Chat on!
White House.gov
Good Morning, TODers!!!
Moooooorning swbluega, mooooooorning everyone!
Congrats on your first, SW! :star:
Good Morning, NCLB….Thanks. :-)
Good morning and congrats!
Good Morning, vetivera!!! Thanks. :-)
Been AWOL in moderation. Back today yay!
Thanks so much for the front-page, Chiparooooo!
Good Morning, Chips.
I don’t know the schedule nor do I know if POTUS has another live event. But here is a live stream for the APEC summit in Beijing.
http://www.gov.ph/2014/11/09/live-stream-2014-apec-ceo-summit/
Thanks for the link!
It’s almost 11 pm in Beijing now, nearly Tuesday, Nov 11.
This seems like a major development but haven’t seen this substantiated anywhere else.
@jeffersonobama was saying this last night, but US media reported this as “unconfirmed” because the source was Iraqi news media.
Now confirmation from an Iraqi official.
Of course Richard Engel is reporting it right now as unconfirmed…..
Good morning TOD.
To Chips, Nerdy and all those who are still standing strong and united in our respect and admiration for Our President, Thank You. I’m not sure how I could have gotten through the last week without knowing all of you.
It was mentioned on the previous thread but it sure is interesting if POTUS is covered better now than he usually was on overseas trips.
When PBO was denied airtime to discuss the ACA’s 8 million triumph we all had to understand something ugly was here.
Making believe that the US President only gets mentioned in a negative context is such a disgusting and obvious political move.
Is it possible coverage will change now that the mid-terms are over?
UNFORTUNATELY…THESE DIZZY ANCHORS ARE ALREADY SAYING HIS ASIAN TRIP WON’T HOLD MUCH BECAUSE OF HIS STATUS IN HIS OWN COUNTRY…ALL THE FOOLS ARE ON THE HORIZON…WHEN THEY ARE JUDGED THEY WILL NEVER SEE DAYLIGHT!
G’morning Vicki, I don’t expect the MSM’s political coverage to change regarding this President. In fact, I anticipate it getting a lot worse - if you think that wasn’t possible. The GOP operatives that control the media will not relent until they are fully convinced that this President is completely destroyed - his legacy, his presidency, his being. And that won’t happen.
Therefore, we will see them getting more unhinged as he manages to outwit the GOP, retain the majority of public support and trust, render this rigged midterm result meaningless, and go on to become one of America’s greatest Presidents.
:) :)
Just keep quoting Richard Brunt: “This defies reason.”
No, MSM cannot get beyond this (link to article and tweeted by @taiping2 last night):
Not making believe—making certain yikes what a misleading mistake
Good Morning :)
Hey! Good morning, GoB.
((waves hello)) :)
Welcome and Good Morning, gobrooklyn. Happy Thanksgiving..
LOL!!! Happy Thanksgiving? You are ready, huh?
I LOVE THESE PICTURES OF OUR ENERGIZER BUNNY PRESIDENT AND THAT SO HANDSOME SMILE! YOU CAN CERTAINLY GET LOST IN THESE TIME FRAMES…YOWZA…DAY…NIGHT…LUNCH…MIDNIGHT SNACK…I’M LOST…LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family. Mr. President looking goooaaaal :D
Stephanie Miller just read the “Feed Back File” from British Columbia on her show. It is definitely making the rounds.
COS, Good I hope it makes the round. I read it to someone last night and they want me to send it to them, but I’m sorry to say I had no ideal how to do so. I fine myself wondering about Americans alot of times. I know about the racists ass Republicans, but what about the voters who claim they are progressives, those who are for the issues like minimum wage increase, health care, women’s rights, civil rights, voter’s suppression, immigration, affordable education. These voters should have not forgotten what things were like when Barack Obama walk into that oval office, how bad things were. But I guess they did. After seeing what the Republicans were like these six years, I ask myself how in the world could anyone with any dam sense not get out to vote to prevent them from getting control of the Senate? I also think the Republicans cheated with the votes in some way.
Morning everyone! Well THIS explains things!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/virus-that-makes-humans-more-stupid-discovered-9849920.html
A virus that infects human brains and makes us more stupid has been discovered, according to scientists in the US.
The algae virus, never before observed in healthy people, was found to affect cognitive functions including visual processing and spatial awareness.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Nebraska stumbled upon the discovery when they were undertaking an unrelated study into throat microbes.
Surprisingly, the researchers found DNA in the throats of healthy individuals that matched the DNA of a virus known to infect green algae.
So as someone in the comments said, Republicanism can now be diagnosed…..and we have Obamacare! It CAN be fixed!
“So as someone in the comments said, Republicanism can now be diagnosed…..and we have Obamacare! It CAN be fixed!”
My first reaction - but someone else got in before me. :) GM desertflower
Morning to you, 99! How are things for you Down Under? Everyone getting excited to see PBO?….
The city is basically in lockdown. Us ordinary folks will only see PBO on the TV. Marine One might fly over my house - depending on where AF1 lands - that’s about as close as it gets.
I believe he is giving a talk to students at UQ (University of Queensland) - presumably our RW government couldn’t stop that one.
The ABC news channel will hopefully cover the visit. Online here
http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/
Well, 99ts, even if it’s only Marine 1 flying over, you will absolutely feel the energetic charge throughout the atmosphere, PBO being anywhere within 10 miles of air space can be electrifying!! Entire cities fire up when they know he is on the way in, and it’s much more than just the Secret Service, the traffic revisions and the added security all around. It’s so much more.
Good morning lovely people all over the country! So glad to be part of this great group. Thank you Chips and NW for the wonderful pictures of PBO. Also…..so proud to see nw’s tweet with so many retweets. That expresses what the world feels…..no surprise he is the most admired person in the world for the sixth year in a row! This drives Repubs and others crazy.
Well…..I’m off to teach my eighteen year olds…..I love them. They do not see color differences in people…they are so refreshing. My colleague and I discussed that fact last week. He said they are his hope.
Children and young adults are the ones that make my eyes sparkle when I see them and my heart happy:) They are truly inspiring and give me hope…we will be in good hands when our own days on this Earth are numbered:)
PBO is essentially asking the FCC to reclassify consumer broadband service as a utility under Title II of the Telecommunications Act.
Seeing that pic of the leaders in those shirts(POTUS looks the best), all that is missing is PBO holding his hand up in the Vulcan greeting. Those shirts really look Star Trek to me. 😊
You’re not alone!
lol
Yep others see it! :-D
^10
LLAP. :)
I shared the “Feed Back File” on FB last night and found a rant this morning from an Obama hater. Nothing new from her, including her very odor grammar. EVERYTHING is his fault! mainly centered on jobs and Obamacare. Typical uninformed right-winger and, of course, doesn’t want to be informed. Just wants to hate.
“Odor”??? No idea where that came from. ……..poor grammar
I’m glad you shared “Feed Back File” on Facebook. Despite the racists haters.
I suspect the Universe tossed that word in for you, tnmtngrl! Those haters kick up a stink, creating a bad smell in their wake, they do it deliberately, and you know what, they are amassing a heap of bad, bad consequences for themselves, spreading hate with every word and every move. If they don’t see it before they stand at the Pearly Gates, they will be horrified when they see the damage they left on Earth. Thing is, they cannot harm PBO, but how much good they could do if they were focused otherwise.
Check your mail. OFA has this tweetable message. Let’s go!
G’morning Chips, TOD, lurkers, everyone, and congrats swbluega on #1 :) Happy Monday everyone, and thanks Chips for this wonderful R & S round-up!
NW’s tweet should be the tweet of the year - congrats Nerdy! :)
Thanks, HF. :)
Good Morning, hopefruit! Thanks. :-) Have a great day!
When Bush hosted APEC he gave the others ” bomber jackets ” to wear…… ( I wonder if they all laughed )
Yeah and all the insurance carriers are like buzzards over a carcass.
Good morning from frosty Chi-town…….:D
And on this date…..
Events
1989 The Berlin Wall German troops began dismantling the 28-year-old symbol of the cold war.
1977 First test-tube baby Louise Joy Brown is conceived.
1975 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald The ore carrier sinks during a storm on Lake Superior. None of the 29 crew members survived. Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 #2 hit was based on this tragedy.
1951 First transcontinental direct-dial telephone service Service begins, requiring only 18 seconds to make the connection.
1911 The Carnegie Foundation is established with a $25,000,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie to carry on his philanthropic work.
1871 “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” Henry Stanley finds Scottish explorer Frank Livingstone in Africa, prompting the famous query.
1808 Osage Treaty The Osage Indians cede nearly all of what is now Missouri and Arkansas north of the Arkansas River with the signing of the treaty.
1799 Napoleon Bonaparte The French military leader becomes the First Consul of France.
1775 U.S. Marine Corps The military organization is established during the American Revolution.
1766 Rutger’s University Queen’s College at New Brunswick is chartered, later changing its name to Rutger’s University.
4004 B.C. Garden of Eden Adam and Eve are ejected from the garden - as calculated in 1658 by Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh, Ireland.
Births
1959 MacKenzie Phillips American actress. TV: One Day at a Time (Julie).
1956 Sinbad (David Adkins), American comic, actor. TV: The Sinbad Show.
1949 Donna Fargo (Yvonne Vaughn), American Grammy-winning country singer. Music: The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (1972, #1, Grammy), Funny Face (1972, #1), Superman (1973, #1), and That Was Yesterday (1977, #1).
1948 Vincent Schiavelli d. 2005 American actor. Film: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982, Mr. Vargas the biology teacher), Ghost (1990, the sad-eyed subway ghost). TV: The Corner Bar (Peter Panama, the first sustained gay character on network American TV). His distinctive looks were due to Marfan syndrome.
1948 Greg Lake British bass player, singer, with Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Music: Lucky Man (1970), Tarkus (1971), Brain Salad Surgery (1974), and I Believe In Father Christmas (1975).
1935 Roy Scheider American actor. Film: French Connection (1971), Jaws (1975), and All That Jazz (1979).
1925 Richard Burton d. 1984 (Richard Jenkins, Jr.), British Tony-winning actor. Film: Cleopatra (1963, Mark Antony), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). TV: Wuthering Heights (Heathcliff).
1919 Mikhail Kalashnikov Russian firearms designer, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle.
1909 Johnny Marks d. 1985 American Hall of Fame songwriter. Wrote: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1949), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (1958), A Holly, Jolly Christmas (1964), and The Most Wonderful Day of the Year (1964) even though he was Jewish.
1893 John Phillips Marquand d. 1960 American Pulitzer-winning author. Writings: The Late George Apley (1937, Pulitzer). He also created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto.
1889 Claude Rains d. 1967 English actor. Film: The Invisible Man (1933, title role) and Casablanca (1942, the police chief).
1880 Sir Jacob Epstein d. 1959 British sculpture, known for his controversial sculptures, including Venus (1917) and Adam (1939).
1728 Oliver Goldsmith d. 1774 Irish poet, author. Writings: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), The Deserted Village (1770), and She Stoops to Conquer (1773, one of the greatest comedies in English literature).
1683 George II d. 1760 King of Great Britain and Ireland (1727-60).
1483 Martin Luther d. 1546 German religious reformer. His stand on the Bible led to the formation of the Lutheran Church. He was excommunicated (1521) from the Roman Catholic Church for challenging the church’s doctrines.
Deaths
1992 Chuck Connors b. 1921 American actor. TV: The Rifleman (Lucas McCain). Before acting he played for the Boston Celtics and became the first NBA player to shatter a backboard (1946). He went on to play baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.
1982 Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev b. 1906 Soviet statesman, head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1964-82).
1964 Jimmy Dodd b. 1910 (James Wesley Dodd), American actor, leader of the Mouseketeers on the Mickey Mouse Club (1955-59) and composer of the opening theme song, The Mickey Mouse March.
1938 Mustafa Kemal Ataturk b. 1881 Turkish patriot, Father of the Turks, founder and first president of the Turkish Republic.
1843 John Trumbull b. 1756 American soldier, painter of the American Revolution. Paintings: Signing of the Declaration of Independence, The Surrender of Cornwallis, The Resignation of Washington.
1549 Paul III b. ???? Italian religious leader, 220th Pope (1534-49).
1241 Celestine IV b. ???? Italian religious leader, 179th Pope (Oct. - Nov. 1241).
461 Saint Leo I b. ???? Italian religious leader, 45th Pope (440-461). In 452 he convinced Attila to leave Italy without attacking Rome.
Reading Pierce - interesting to see that the Pope stands up to the wrong of his cardinals much more than does the US Supreme Court.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Papa_Francesco_Drops_The_Hammer
“Last year, Papa Francesco gave Burke the boot from the Congregation of the Bishops. But Burke kept running his useless gob; last week, he gave an interview in which he implied that the church was now like a “ship without a rudder.” Whereupon Papa Francesco hit him over the head with it. I don’t expect Burke to shut up, but he has been placed in a position without real power, where he can be safely ignored. And the pope has fired a warning shot over likeminded omadhauns throughout the institutional church.”
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Haley Barbour Apologizes For ‘Tar Babies’ Comment On Obama’s Policies
In what’s become a repeated gaffe in American politics, former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) has apologized for describing President Obama’s policies as “tar babies.”
In an article published Monday morning, Politico reported on a pair of anonymous sources who said Barbour made the comment during a conference call last week involving clients of the lobbying firm BGR Group.
Barbour, a cofounder of the firm, confirmed to Politico that he used the phrase.
“If someone takes offense, I regret it. But, again, neither the context nor the connotation was intended to offend,” he told Politico in an email.
That history has gotten a number of politicians in trouble, including former GOP presidential nominees Mitt Romney and John McCain. Like Romney and McCain, Barbour apologized but insisted that he didn’t think he was using a slur.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/haley-barbour-tar-babies-apology-obama
This is how the racists talk, you can only imagine the racists words they have used.
ONE OF THESE DAYS RACIST HALEY BARBOUR IS GOING TO GET HIS HEAD STUCK DURING HIS USUAL ANAL TOUR AND HE WILL SUFFOCATE!
They are bullshitters, nothing they say is sound or rational.
When did this come out - I saw it linked at BJ
http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality
Net Neutrality: President Obama’s Plan for a Free and Open Internet - “there should be no gatekeepers between you and your favorite online sites and services.”
- if this doesn’t go through the US has sold out completely to $$$
Today.
First Lady Michelle Obama will present the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards today at 2:15pm. White House.gov.
Someone you should know!
http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/
I wholeheartedly agree.
Good morning! My Yardarm is White! The the clouds a shade of gray? Thank you Chips. Thanks to NW also for all the tweets yesterday. I’m so far behind its bothering me. I just read about a school shooting in Washington yesterday. :'(
===> Obama’s Fault <===
FRANKLY…THESE NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS UP WHEN THEY ARE BANKING ON A REPUBLICAN TAKEOVER BECAUSE THEY ARE GUARANTEED HEDGEHOGS IN MASS AND A CHUMMMMMMY VISIT FROM THE KOCH BROTHERS!
Good Morning Chips! Good Morning NW! Good Morning TOD Family!
PBO looks smashing and dashing in that photo, as usual. Putin looks pinched and constipated — must be the worthless rubles in his pocket, lol. It appears FLMO is not accompanying PBO in Asia? Awww.
Glad the Canadian Tweet, retweeted by our own Nerdy, is getting play far and wide. It’s the kind of simple, easy-to-understand, authentic message that cuts right through all the BS.
Well, looking forward to more vicarious travel through TOD coverage. Thanks for keeping us in the loop! ♥ ♥ ♥
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL…ANOTHER ONE CONSTIPATED….MAYBE THEY SHOULD SERVE PRUNES REGULARLY TO THESE TYRANICAL FAILURES IN SHOES….OF COURSE RUSTY DOESN’T NEED PRUNES…HIS LIVER IS SO PICKLED…HE’S ALWAYS GUARANTEED TO BE FULL OF SOMETHING!!!!!!!
YESTERDAY THE RIGHT WING PASTOR’S WIFE AT MY CHURCH DIDN’T LIKE MY GIFT…I BOUGHT A PLAQUE FOR THE CHURCH THAT SAYS…’GOD HAS BLESSED US MORE THAN WE DESERVE’…SO SHE EITHER THINKS SHE DESERVES MORE OR SHE DIDN’T LIKE IT BECAUSE IT WAS FROM ME. TO BE SURE…SHE WILL GET WHAT SHE DESERVES!..SORRY…IT HAS DEMOCRATIC COOTIES ON IT!
:lol: You are always a hoot, Sue! I think your pastor’s wife needs those prunes, lol.
It would be nice if FLOTUS could travel with POTUS all the time when he goes aboard, but there are two teenagers who lives can not be put on hold. And I’m sure FLOTUS feels better if one of them are there with the girls.
Yep, home life goes on.
Those who have raised teenagers knows that life goes on weither in White House or whatever house.
OMG, don’t know whether to laugh or cry. I think I’ll cry.
Brilliant!
Hey Sailor,
TU so much for the both the Neil DeGrasse and “laptop and marker” videos. There really needs to be a grassroots campaign to elect enough people to change our elected officials. We talking about at least 60 Senators and over 200 representatives, maybe a combination of Independent and Democrats because Republicans want to keep their gravy train and there a many old guard Dems who do too.
The OFA site has been redesigned:
https://www.barackobama.com/news/
Sorry, this is actually the home page:
https://www.barackobama.com
Perfect yardarm756, sometimes I think of the President as a man on a mission to save us.
So looking forward to TOD coverage of President Obama’s Asian visit.
Today’s mission: Tweet to pressure Rand Paul to lift his hold on the nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy. We don’t really need an ebola czar, but we absolutely do need a Surgeon General who recognizes gun violence as the major public health problem plaguing the U.S.
Tweet this: hey, rand paul, how ’bout getting over yourself, and doing something for the good of others? (maybe add: you stupid eff’er)
Report: Birther Behind Misleading Chicago Election Judge Robocalls
The Sun Times on Friday identified Republican committeeman Jim Parrilli as the voice in one of the robocalls telling judges to attend another training. He identifies himself in some of the calls. In one robocall he tells judges that they should vote, and that “part of being a Republican judge means supporting our Republican ticket.”
Sources told the Sun Times that Parrilli was working with Sharon Meroni, who helps the Cook County Republican Party recruit election judges. Meroni reportedly recorded another robocall for election judges telling them how to report issues.
Sun Times columnist Mark Brown described Meroni as “a Republican wingnut who considers herself a one-woman crusader against vote fraud in Illinois — in between her efforts to prove Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen.”
In the past, Parilli has apparently tried to prove that Rahm Emanuel is not a Chicago resident.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chicago-election-judges-robocalls-republican
Someone is paying her a tidy sum.
All I can is WOW.
Of course, these assholes were so busy trying to run away from the President that they ran right into oncoming traffic.
To think of all that time and energy wasted in Iowa doing persuasion calls with people who turned out to be Republican. GEEZE.
Honestly, DWS needs to be fired. You can’t screw up that horrendously and not lose your job. But I know DWS is Hillary’s girl so she’s not going anywhere soon. DAMN.
I agree 100% regarding DWS being Hill-awry’s girl. Thought about that several times; she was prepping for 2016 and that was it!
Yeah, I saw this earlier, but I have no idea who this Ben Jacobs is, nor how he got his “scoop”.
Didn’t smell right to me…
Nerdy’s new post!
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/10/president-obama-at-the-apec-summit/