On This Day:
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Today (all times Eastern)
10:50: The President meets with his national security and public health teams on efforts to defeat the Ebola virus, both in the United States and West Africa
12:45: White House Press Briefing
2:15: The President participates in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony
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Wednesday
The President hosts “ConnectED to the Future”, a conference with superintendents and other educators from across the country who are leading their schools and districts in the transition to digital learning
Thursday
Awards a new class of recipients the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Friday
Attends meetings at the White House
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On This Day
President Obama tours the Great Wall in Badaling, China, Nov. 18, 2009
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President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton tour the Viharn of the Reclining Buddha with Chaokun Suthee Thammanuwat, the Dean, Faculty of Buddhism Assistant to the Abbot of Wat Phra Chetuphon at the Wat Pho Royal Monastery in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 18, 2012
President Obama talks with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra before departing the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 18, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra greet young performers during a dinner at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 18, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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MoooOOOooorning!
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Good Morning TOD. Wow. Just dropped in and look what I saw: Leave A Message.
You don’t have to ask me twice :)
Rested well last night, now lets have some FUN!
Congrats on first!! :)
:)
G <3 B
Howdy?
AU for Nena.
Hey Chitown Japa. Thanks ;)
Gooooooood morning Nena, great to hear you had a good night’s sleep!
Hello Lady Chips. Yes, I had a solid 5 plus hours of sleep. No headaches this morning. Thanks. <3 <3 <3 the POTUS on the Great Wall of China Thread. Thank you.
Congrats Nena on First!
Good day out there…….Congrats Nena. ;)
It certainly is. Both a good day and cold outside.
Roger that. And I have to go out in that “heat”! :(
Come mid January, this will feel pretty normal. I can’t wait.
Shut yo’ mouth!
:D, yardarm & japa, good morning. Every time I hear youse guys talking about the weather in Chi-town, I hear Lou Rawls singing “Natural Man” :-)
Come visit before your state falls into the sea. eh! :)
We ain’t gonna fall nowhere! But I am long overdue for a trip to Chicago & Detroit, but if I come that close to where vc lives, I’ll need to make sure I make time to visit with her too. I could be gone from the West Coast for a whole month :shock:
Wait ’til next spring…….
serious consideration is being given to the matter Sailor
This is my favorite version….
Ray also does a good one with Dionne Warwick too.
Ooooooooo…i will have to look for that one….never heard that version
<3
The Senate led by Mary Landrieu will be voting on Keystone tonight.
Proving once again how useless DINOS are.
Whichever way this absurd toothless “vote” goes do you think PBO will comment later in the day?
I hope so, even if to remaind us that “the process will be allowed to play itself out legally,” as he has said umpteen times already.
Morning….
All the posturing on the Keystone Pipeline vote makes NO difference to the process. TransCanada no longer has a permit to build the line.
Both Boehner and Landrieu are at the mic right now lying through their teeth.
The Koch Brothers think they have bought themselves a Congress and expect a yes vote on Keystone as payback. Hope Democrats get a clue in time.
Good morning! :)
Howdy and good morning to you!!
:) :)
And on this date……..
Events
1992 Superman is killed by Doomsday in today’s issue of the comic book.
1992 Spike Lee’s Malcolm X is released. Did you skip school to go see it?
1978 Jonestown Massacre More than 900 followers of Rev. Jim Jones commit suicide, in Guyana, at the request of their leader. Just hours before, Jones had ordered the killing of Rep. Leo Ryan of California, three journalists, and a temple defector. Ryan was there to investigate reports of abuse within the cult.
1966 Last Friday, except during lent, that U.S. Roman Catholics were required to abstain from eating meat
1949 First black to win a major-league MVP award Jackie Robinson of the National League’s Brooklyn Dodgers. Source: Famous First Facts
1928 Mickey Mouse Steamboat Willie, Disney’s first cartoon with synchronized sound, is released. Mickey’s voice was provided by none other than Disney himself. The Disney company celebrates Mickey’s birthday on this day, however, the famed mouse appeared in Plane Crazy six months earlier.
1903 Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty It allowed the U.S. to dig and maintain exclusive rights to the Panama Canal.
1894 First Sunday comics in a U.S. newspaper Cartoons by Richard Felton Outcault appear in The New York World.
1889 First U.S. battleship The USS Maine is launched.
1883 U.S. and Canada are divided into standard time zones This was replaced the following year by a World wide system having the prime meridian passing through British Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.
Births
1947 Jameson Parker American actor. TV: Somerset (Dale Robinson) One Life to Live (the first Brad Vernon), and Simon & Simon (A.J. Simon).
1944 Susan Sullivan American actress. TV: Falcon Crest (Maggie Gioberti).
1942 Linda Evans American actress. TV: The Big Valley (Audra Barkley) and Dynasty (Krystle Carrington).
1939 Brenda Vaccaro American Emmy-winning actress. Film: Jacqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough (1975).
1926 Dorothy Collins d. 1994 (Marjorie Chandler), Canadian-born actress. TV: Your Hit Parade (the Lucky Strikes Lady) and Candid Camera (practical joker).
1923 Alan B. Shepard Jr d. 1998 American astronaut. He was one of the seven original Project Mercury astronauts and the first American in space.
1908 Imogene Coca d. 2001 (Imogene Fernandez de Coca), American actress, comedienne.
1901 George Horace Gallup d. 1984 American pollster, inventor of the Gallup Poll (1935), which legitimized the use of polls to predict elections.
1860 Ignacy Paderewski d. 1941 Polish pianist, composer, statesman. He was the first prime minister (1919-20) of the newly independent Poland, although he resigned after ten months to resume his concert career.
1789 Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre d. 1851 French photographer, inventor of the Daguerreotype photographic process (1839).
Deaths
2002 James Coburn b. 1928 American actor. Film: The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Our Man Flint (1966).
1969 Ted Heath b. 1902 British band leader, one of the U.K.’s most famous bandleaders.
1965 Henry Agard Wallace b. 1888 33rd U.S. Vice-President (1941-45).
1962 Niels Bohr b. 1885 Danish Nobel-winning physicist, “The father of atomic energy,” developed the quantum theory of atomic structure (1913).
1946 Jimmy Walker b. 1881 American politician, New York Mayor (1925-32), nicknamed Beau James. He hosted the first regularly scheduled TV program (1931). He resigned as mayor after corruption in his administration was exposed.
1886 Chester Alan Arthur b. 1829 21st U.S. President (1881-85) and 20th U.S. Vice-President (1881).
Good mooooooorning all you fine people!
Gooooooooooooood Mooooooooooooorning back, oh hostess with the mostest.
Goooood moooooorrnnninnggggg, fine fabulous friend!
Gooooooal morning Mz Chips :D
Sean Duffy just on MSNBC trying to claim he ” Supports Dreamers ” yet, on Aug. 1 2014 he voted to end DACA.
What a lying fraud.
HAVE AT IT, TODers:
Since I can’t tweet from work, please, folks, send a loud and clear message.
I just did. And will send another tweet on your behalf, japa.
Thank you.
Dems have a serious dislike, okay, more like a Don’t Care attitude against their base.
GOPers will Never blatantly take a In Your Face meaningless Vote against their Base.
Wrong and Strong win always over Right and Weak…….
Liberals like Te Kennedy……is Needed to speak for a Right and Strong Dems.
Senators Franken and Klobuchar need to start speaking up. No more Mr and Mrs Nice guys…….haven’t they heard? Nice guys finish Last.
I am astounded that not one Dem in leadership has realized that chasing the red-state voter is not the answer. First of all, they’ll lose anyway. How can they be so blind to the results of 2014?
“Why haven’t you publicly & respectfully addressed the concerns of Native Americans? ”
Say it again meta.
The concern that this is act is a declaration of war is not even considered. That is why I give Dems the side eye. Same as their deafening silence on Ferguson. smdh!
Yes please TODers, those who can - let our voices be heard today!
Senator Patty Murray (proud dem from WA) is voting NO…………………… she has been a vocal and consistent supporter of the President. Thank you Sen. Murray.
Undisputed TRUTH!
How bad is it living in St. Louis today?
Residents have been told to stock up on water and food supplies.
Keep their gas tanks full.
Devise alternative exit routes if roads are blocked in one direction.
If possible send families out of town.
Clean and load your weapons.
Police will not be responding to usual calls. You are on your own.
This is the panic driven atmosphere that Jay Nixon has given to the people he is responsible for.
Not a single directive has been provided to ensure peace and safety.
St Louis PD and their allies intend to make war.
I see that now there is denial of Dept of Homeland Security presence. Pretty crazy since their vehicles have been photographed at a number of locations. Stills and video are widely available. And their helicopters flew overhead.
My heart aches for Michael Brown’s family and the residents of Ferguson. Not only was this young man needlessly murdered, but the corrupt politicians (are you listening Jay Nixon?) have turned this into a war on the citizens. Rather than trying to alleviate tensions, most of the elected officials and police chiefs have stoked the fires at every turn. What a sad commentary on where our country stands in the 21st century.
The bandage has been, the ripped off the festering sore that has never healed. A-A’s, even as some have progressed, have always lived in the shadow of the gun, the rope, and the every day cuts and bruises of institutional racism. We have never believed that this country is post-racial. We were not shocked by what happened to Trayvon or to Michael because we know that this could happen to our sons on any given day on any given city in these United States. Even as we march, pray, and vote, we never really expect that we will get justice. Whatever the final verdict is, however, the citizens of Ferguson will not fall for the traps of the gov. and the local police, Any problems will come from outside agitators, but as is often the case, the people will suffer for it. This is the reality for African American life in thes country no matter the century. We will not be protected and if we try to protect ourselves we will be slaughtered.
Should be: “The bandage has been ripped off the festering sore that has never healed.”
{{{{CEB}}}} I feel you. Please try to remain prayerful for the people in Ferguson.
seems to me that Ferguson residents should all work with the NAACP to get lawyers to represent the citizens. Have lawsuits at the ready.
Good Morn-Tink!
Who you gonna call…ScamBusters! Africa, You Rock!
Peace and Blessings to you all. So very happy for your sister Jackie G! Wonderful news. SendIng healing thoughts and prayers to all here that are dealing with difficulties and challenges today. I especially want to send prayers love, courage, strength and uplift to the people of Ferguson ahead of the decision. May the Lord’s Protection surround each and every citizen that believes and seeks justice.
:lol: :roll: :lol:
Someone needs a diaper……yes, you Mr DBrooks
Since 2009 when Barack Obama walked into the Oval office, the Republican Party refuse to work with President Obama, so Mr. Brooks why have the Republicans been behaving so strangely since 2009, when the black guy became President of the United States?
THEY CAN WATCH AS THE BLACK MAN WINNNNNNNNNNNNETH!!!!!
Brooks forgot what The GOPers Compromising with pres Obama and the Dems in Sept/Oct 2013 did to US economy or in Aug of 2011 when they held US Fed Gov’t Hostage?
What a sad, pathetic excuse for a what? (pundit, commenter, waste filler) David Brooks is.
Cracking heads for years.
When jokes aren’t funny!
Disgusting comment….shame on her..
Why is it that these white folks think that black folks love to see their child date a white person? It could be a black Mother’s worst nightmare.
Because they think black people wish they were white ?
What an ass this woman is. Hope she gets booted out of that school ASAP. There is no excuse for this kind of disgusting racism.
Wow, hatred manifests itself in some weird ways. I truly blame Obama! If the white side of him had been made President, a lot of this would have stayed tampered down, but noooo, the black side is what they see and it causes some people to LOSE their MINDS :shock:
do they have the votes to override PBO’s Veto
No
good
The enemy they need to confront, first ….
It’s not MSM its KCM …
The Democrats have a perfect weapon to fight back against the KCM yet as Dems are apt to do they have not used it or it seems even know it exists.
http://www.prometheusradio.org/LCRA
I recall seeing a segment on @maddow last year about Benton Harbor Michigan’s Emergency Manager and IIRC the local low-wattage radio station — can’t remember the details now though. :(
Agree.
Rising and Shining in NE Fla. where it is sunny and a brisk 42 degrees. Have a great day TOD ohana and keep the faith.
Angus King is a NO vote on Keystone.
What the heck does ole Turley think he’s doing…still trying to be relevant…I remember his statements when the President nominated The wise latina woman to the supreme court…he was too out done…I really felt he thought he should have been appointed…his remarks were not nice…later tried to back track.. JUST ANOTHER T.V. PERSONALITY….can’t wait for him to fall on his face…HARD!!!!
There’s Been HOW Many Pipeline Spills in Alberta in The Last Four Months??
In July, August, September and October of 2014
The grand total for four months….133 incidents of which 90 involved pipeline spills….68%!!!!
Just in Alberta Canada…..
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/17/1345431/-There-s-Been-HOW-Many-Pipeline-Spills-in-Alberta-in-The-Last-Four-Months
They happen so often that the news does not even bother to report them.
Wow, meet the Great Dame of the “Duggar” that AR family with 19 children and counting….. Dog. 19 puppies? Holy Smokes.
Glad you brought up those homophobe bigoted Duggars. Yesterday I signed an online petition (change.org has it) demanding TLC network cancel these haters TV show. TLC cancelled Honey Boo Boo over child molestation issues and they need to do the same to the Duggars! The mama of the homophobes is public with her hatred for LGBT people and speaks at rallies to the “Christians”. I also called and emailed TLC that they are now known as the network of pedophiles and homophobes. If you all are so inclined,please go to change.org and sign the petition. Would love to see these ignorant assholes loose their gravy train TV show. Would you?
Owww!
Off to therapy bbl.
I hate it when people die due to some sort of a violent act.
Unfortunately, this cycle in the ME continues……a Palestinian bus driver was found hung that helped spark this……and now, here we go…..again…..the NEVER ending story.
I believe that htis is the result of not expecting Justice….
i think if what is happening in Ferguson…
what happens when a people can no longer expect JUSTICE….when there grievances are not heard….when even their vote is no longer valid….
you have the KKK in Ferguson…out in the open…threatening Black Citizens…will the terror in the night be next…
When I heard how bad NY…Buffalo was going to get it…..I tapered by entrance. It was -8 degrees factoring the windchill……but 70″ snow fall by Wednesday……humbled me.
Uff da
I was born in Buffalo and lived there for 57 years….The snow is always a nightmare……
I can’t believe how bad it is just a few miles from where I live. Terrible lake effect snow. Hope everyone keeps safe.
11-18-14
Josh “The Voice” Earnest
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/press-briefing-press-secretary-josh-earnest-34
So, even though I’m sicker than spit, coming in to do Storytime has been worth it for the reaction I got from one of my little girls. I opened the back door to start letting in folks. Her nanny was so happy that I was back. Then her little charge looked up at me and her eyes lit up and she let out an audible sigh, as if to say “You’re here!!” I love my job. But I’ma gonna go home after Storytime and drink some herbal tea and honey.
You’re the BEST! Feel better sooner than soon. :)
So nice to be missed…take care LL and get lots of rest.
So wonderful to have such loving appreciation from the children who benefit from your Strorytime!!
I highly recommend some lemon, fresh ginger & honey additions to your tea along with honey. Very soothing!
I love these stories of you and your story time children….they warm the soul and say so much about your heart….bless you LL
THIS
I heard the tee-pee party filibustered and threatened to close the borders.
THIS IS AWESOME…ON THE FLOOR WITH THIS ONE! THE SELFISHNESS AND GREED IN THIS COUNTRY IS BEYOND ME…ON THANKSGIVING I THANK GOD FOR MY BLESSINGS..OTHER THAN THAT…THE HISTORY IS PHONY BECAUSE NATIVE AMERICANS WERE ENSLAVED! NO TURKEY AT MY HOUSE!
I don’t doubt that a great deal of what is written here.
But there was 2006. Dems came out and voted.
In 2010 and 2014……truth be known, DC Dems had Gov Kaine and Rep W-Schultz as their respect heads. Gone were the 50 state strategy and also gone were Dems paying attention to their base. Also gone was ONE key point, Dems always running and hiding when their President…..the Head of the DNC, when he is being attacked…..CONservative Dems joined in or they ran and hid……Leaving many of the attacks unanswered……Heck, demoralizing their base.
Being too nice is fine, but allowing lies and falsehood to go unanswered is like having zero defense and allowing the Kicker to carry the ball all the way to the for a Touchdown.
My God, they are Dems still blaming President Obama! Pure idiocy.
“In more than a dozen interviews with party officials in the weeks since the elections, there are no clear answers to those questions. What is clear is that, unlike any previous time in the past six years, a universe of individuals exists who see the president more as a weight on the party’s fortunes than its North Star.
One top Senate operative, echoing a widely held belief, argued that candidates themselves ran fairly strong races, albeit with a few (Bruce Braley) creating self-inflicted wounds. By and large, administration missteps — health care’s rollout, the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups, and the early stumbles in response to the Ebola outbreak — produced the toxic climate. Why, after all, did the party come up short in arguably winnable gubernatorial races or end up controlling just 30 state chambers around the country?
Obama officials see things more globally. It was precisely the timidity of downballot candidates to run on the president’s accomplishments, they argue, that caused the toxicity.
“I bet an excess of a billion dollars was spent hammering the president over the last year, and zero dollars were spent helping him and zero people were making the argument for the president and because of the electoral map and some strategic decision, he was constrained from defending himself,” said an administration official.”
[snip]
“But even those sympathetic to the White House say this logic is limited since it only envisions a political system in which Democrats and Republicans are at each other’s throats. It doesn’t necessarily have to be so dichotomous. For example, after the 2010 elections, when Republicans gained control of the House, “there wasn’t a recalibration,” one former White House aide said. Ultimately “the president blamed what happened on a communications failure” and largely kept his same strategic mindset.
“The president does own some responsibility for not being able to crack that code [of Republican opposition],” said the aide. “I don’t have the answer to do it and not everyone does. But it is kind of his job. If it’s anybody’s job to exist in that reality and still make progress, it is the president’s.”
An antidote to this click bait is viewing @Lawrence’s 5-minute rewrite segment, posted by DF and JER on the Early Bird thread, 2014: Prelude to GOP Disaster.
Doom and gloom speculation helps NO ONE.
If you’re unable to watch you tube videos at your location, here’s the segment, verbatim (penned by a conservative Houston Chronicle blogger):
http://blog.chron.com/goplifer/2014/11/the-missing-story-of-the-2014-election/
late to the party, but just have to write my thanks for this clip, arapaho. reeeeally needed it today!
Instead of fretting …wringing our hands…and saying woe is me….why not LISTEN and SUPPORT the man who was able to not only Win..twice .but Win Decisively…
*cough*
Nice.
Hey two days early!
Chat on
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/18/chat-on-56/