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Ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Vickiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!
Congrats Vicki!
Congrats on furst Vicki. I’m ready too!
No further comment necessary
Totally BRILLIANT …. and thanks to our beloved #MitochondrialEve :)
So looking forward to the speech. Another moment in living history.
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL…ON THE FLOOR..DON’T MESS WITH THE ENERGIZER BUNNY PRESIDENT…TIS’ A FIGHT YOU WILL NEVER FINISH ON YOUR FEET!!!!
Already got whitehouse.gov open and I’m ready to go
FIRED UP!!
Just got all of my chores done in time to flip CBS on and reward them for carrying the speech :-) If they mess up, I’ll be back here to see what I missed!
Love my President!
FIRED UP! Ready to go! :)
Would love to see a picture… :) :)
the bin laden hallway!
I had the very same thought!!
Testing posting from cell. Internet is out until at least Monday
Woohoo! Listening to him on NPR in my car.
oh. I could have done that. Oh well.
watching on C-span.
Our President is SPEAKING!
Called out the House GOp on the CIR failure to bring it to a vote; go there PBO.
Mentioning the legality of his actions/
Boehner burned. Not orange, not bright red.
:-D I can see the flames from my house! :-D
He rightly CALLED out the House GOP for sitting on the Senate bill for a year and a half!
Felons, not families; criminals, not children.
Felons not Families
love that: felons, not families, criminals, not children
Ha, Ha, quoted Bush Light on this issue.
been here over 5 years or you have a child who is American
Explaining what amnesty really is and how the issue is used politically.
OOOO, called out the GOP congress!
to congress : pass a bill
Went there about the threat of a govt. shut down. PBO, unleashed!!!
Make it plain, Mr. President!
Chicago NBC and ABC are televising it. CBS local is not.
lets have a debate without impugning each other’s characters
I am so proud of my President.
immigration debate will show character of this nation
Humanizing immigrants; showing how they are like all of us.
Wow!!!!!!!!! What a speech.
Drop the mike!
Laying scripture down; he is covering all of the bases and answering all of the false arguments.
Damn he is good.
Basically pre-emptive strikes on every counter argument. Won’t mean a lot to most of the RWNJ’s but may really have impacted those sanding in the middle.
Absolutely.
Basically pre-emptive strikes on every counter argument.
:) :) Our president is an excellent debater!
This is a speech that will be remembered. That may be the best speech of his Presidency.
You made me smile, MomS. Someone here always labels each one of PBO’s speeches as ‘the best speech of his Presidency’. He has a veritable library of best speeches!
True that :-) !!
:) :bear:
Hi MP. I remember you were one of those labeling another of PBO’s speeches ‘his best speech ever’. Can’t remember which speech it was though. ;)
Was I? That’s downright cheeky of me as I have missed so many of them! Maybe it’s relative to how much access one has, and whether one gets to listen to an entire address?! :)
Maybe it was one for which you were in the ‘live’ audience. As for access, however, we here in TODvillage always have access (even after the ‘live’ delivery) given the superb work of our outstanding reporters. JER, CC and NerdyW do an awesome job of covering this Admin’s major appearances before, during, and after - “¡Muchísimas gracias, ladies!”
I know!! This was a pragmatic speech. He wove our history with personal story and scripture. There was a lot of emotion in his words and an intensity to his expression that gave it an urgency.
O, I’m not disputing your ‘best speech’ label, MomS. :grin: Let’s face it, I think we’d all be hard-pressed to agree on ONE Pres O’s ‘best speech’!!! Every topic PBO addresses in this way is important - to the health, progress, safety, etc. etc of the nation, and he always bring all his knowledge, wisdom and resources, etc to each. It doesn’t get any better than that IMO!
He’s emotional about this. Last part of this statement was very moving. What a true patriot this man is.
yes, i felt the emotion in his voice. he’s sincere, he’s correct, and he’s in charge. :)
Bravo Mr. President!!
And God Bless you, Mr. President! <3
AMEN!
What a great speech! So many things worth quoting here over and over.
#Immigration is about character of our nation; We were strangers once too; so Felons not Families; Criminals not Children #PassABill
Did you tweet that, GCL?
#Immigration is about character of our nation; We were strangers once too; so Felons not Families; Criminals not Children
#PassABill, Boehner! :grin:
or #PassABill, you lazy lawmakers! [Can you tell I’m euphoric about PBO’s speech?]
Yes! But feel free to take what u want - we are one O-family
I saw your tweet shortly after I asked and retweeted it - TY, GCL.
Last night I was thinking about some things I was hoping he’d say……and he said them. I hope people actually listened to him.
My husband flicked past PBS, and you cannot imagine who Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff had on to present the “Republican” view: Darrell Issa! That was turned off.
Now I’m going to go back and read the points at my leisure.
Oh my goodness…We need this man for another term….I’m selfish..I know…I can’t help it…
If only hopefruit2, if only.
me too hf. Who can really follow him!!! Can’t think of one person.
carolyn, maybe President Malia Obama can follow him. :)
Hope, he will continue to be a MORAL leader for America and for the whole world. I’m pretty sure of it.
Yes he will. :)
Proud to be an American, thank you President Obama.
I love my President…Yes I Do. Sí se puede
Love the way my PresidentNoah’s it down and schools them!
I. LOVE. PRESIDENT OBAMA.
His heart was full. This great man loves so much and he aligns that love with courageous actions. I just love him.
Yep. He has a big heart and a beautiful soul.
yes, and we’d do it again!
AMEN!!
Co-sign and amen.
TO MY ENERGIZER BUNNY PRESIDENT….I LOVE YOU AND I AM SO PROUD OF YOU…NO MATTER WHAT…WE PRESS ON!!!!!
This was a seriously important speech, but I have to admit as PBO was walking away from the podium I remembered that impersonator video that had him ‘bopping away’ (or was it jumping for joy?) after his bin Laden speech. And I grinned!
me too! i was picturing him leaping up and clicking his heels :)
We are so ‘bad’! Yes so, so fortunate to have BHO in that chair. I envision a mental tweet of him in that presidential chair right this moment.
also, i loved the way the chandelier was positioned right over his head-looked like he was wearing a crown! just a little jab at the idiots who claim he thinks he’s king or emperor :)
:grin: :grin: He *is* our emperor/king.
Weird how the GOP leaders always criticize him about his leadership abilities yet never seem to have ONE good idea or issue benefiting the nation that *they* lead on.
My CBS station carried the entire speech without interruption. Our local anchors introduced Scott Pelley, who introduced PBO. Pelley then went back to the local station after the President was finished.
Loved the speech. Love my President. “Scripture tells us…” Your move, Christian conservatives :-)
Bravo! magnificent!
Univision was too much. Both languages at once.
Watched on MSNBC.
Compassionate mensch for a President. Only fools fail to appreciate POTUS.
Is there any wonder why the corrupt media does all it can to keep President Obama from talking with americans without any filter ?
When people can listen directly to him, they realize that there is a world of difference between the real man and how he is portrayed. A world of difference between what his real actions and the way the GOP/media portrays those actions.
I tried to listen to Republican repsonse on PBS. It was Issa. Ugh. My husband turned it off saying, “well that’s just about enough of that.”
Issa is an immigrant himself. Don’t blame you for clicking him off. “We are all immigrants”. He is a criminal, therefore he should have been deported.
Your hubby is a very smart man.
why do we need a partisan reply….
Astrid’s mother tweets…
beautiful- ms silva, we are all proud of your daughter!
PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL BARBARA SILVA!
Oh, cool! That part of the speech was very effective.
#BackBarack … because he is simply the best we’ve ever had ….
“Simply the best; better than all the rest; better than anyone…” in my best Tina Turner voice.
Egg.Zac.Leeee CEB …. oh how I wish amk was here with us … perhaps he is ….
:grin: Bobfr, every time you attempt to write ‘exactly’ in amk-lingua I briefly hold my breath anticipating he’ll jump in and confront you. He was pretty particular about its spelling you know - makes me wonder if you’re using ‘tactics or strategy’. ;) ;)
Yes, Bobfr. That would be great. “perhaps he is….” Oh, I would love it. HZ
Love his tweets! David AxelROCKS! :-)
YOU CAN’T REVERSE ‘ACCOUNTABILITY’ UNLESS YOU ELECT A REPUBLICAN!
Amazing speech - amazing speech. i loved the order of the issues - so perfect. In some markets ABC ran it live as well but also started shows from beginning so I don’t know if that means there will not be any ads ran or the 9pm East coast will start 15 minutes late. PBO spoke for pnly 15 minutes, probably closer to 12 minutes.
As usual, the President tries to elevate the debate. Uses words of wisdom and love, instead of words of division. I pray that he can inspire some religious leaders on the Right to speak up against the hate.
Oh this is rich. Andrea Mitchell spoke to a Red State Dem Senator and here is their new meme: DINOS blame PBO for the midterm loss.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Oh…. you mean all of those “Clinton Democrats?”
Yes.
just as they talk about fixing Obamacare
tonight they are saying what’s needed is permanent immigration reform.
Casting a shadow on tonight’s achievement. All we need is DINOs to fix things. oy vey.
LOL
She and they are wallowing in a past that cannot be changed, PBO is working in the present and marching onward to the future. All they do is talk and talk; how about getting some decent values and acting on them; sheesh.
What dumb ass Democrat Senator blame POTUS for the midterm loss. Oh I would love to know their name, probably that sorry ass Manchin form that red neck racists state West Virginia.
BRAVO
BRAVO
BRAVO
BRAVO
I loved that you could hear both his frustration and his determination. He used reason but he also spoke from his heart. Just an excellent speech in every way.
Mr. President has NEVER failed to deliver. I love him dearly.
Our wise and amazing President Obama shows us again how leadership is done. Thank you, Mr. President!
Hey Bill, speaking of immigrants, have you ever seen the movie The Golden Door/Nuovomondo? (2006 Italy) It was so moving. I imagine my Sicilian ancestors had a similar immigrant experience. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend.
Wonder how the audience at the Latin Grammys are reacting … should be quite interesting ….
I look back at this speech, and I will wait to read a transcript, but it seemed to me he had three tasks:
To outline why reform was needed
To counter conservative arguments, specially those that say he doesn’t have the power
and thirdly, which we sometimes miss, to counter arguments from the left that he didn’t do enough.
He did a spectacular job with all three.
With the first, he not only talked about why, but also the benefits of doing so. He brought the humanitarian, moral aspect of it, plus the dollars and cents art of it to the soulless who only think money.
He countered every conservative argument, including the whole concept of amnesty.
And he pointed out exactly what the limits of his powers are and that although we might like to see more done, those extra changes can only be done through legislation. For example, he couldn’t really talk about a pathway to citizenship, because that would be done through Congress. But he does have the power to halt deportation if certain circumstances exist and requirements are met.
Does that mean we won’t hear screams from both sides? Of course not. But he was not only talking to those who disagree but also to those of us who do agree and he basically said, here are your arguments, use them when you hear the crap coming out.
Well done, Mr. President.
PS, his presentation was superb, low key, non-dramatic, but when he went to the emotional core, you could tell he meant it from the heart.
Right on Japa!
beautiful summary, nerdy. you are awesome!
Well done, as always, NW!!! What a generous spirit you are!!!
Yes, NW what a service you provide with these tweets.
Bless you, NW! He not only dropped the Mike, I swear he brushed off his shoulder! :)
I love and so appreciate our President. His heart is full and his core is in tack as always. Thank you, Mr. President. May your spirit continue to move amongst the millions and millions of grateful people in this nation and around the world. You always make me proud, and I give thanks each day for your leadership. May God continue to grant you wisdom and love as you do your job for the people of this nation. HZ
Yay for the POTUS with Mostest! :-D
Totally agree with you and Chips.
Second that one Chips!
My mom told me that when FDR was elected for a third term (and probably would have had a 4th, if he’d lived) the Repubs passed the Presidential term limits. Then, when they had Ike (who was popular) and Reagan, they realized they had stabbed themselves in the foot.
Ha Ha! but even, though I wish we could have him for another term, he’s been, like, a super-president, so, as much as I would like him to be President in perpetuity, he will definitely deserve a rest!
MadameSoph, FDR was actually elected for four terms (1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944). He died 7 months after he began his fourth term.
I stand corrected! Explains why they did that in 1947. Thanks Nathkatun7!
Another night for the history books.
Signing off to get ready for the mid-season finales of Scandal (it is going to be sick) and How to Get Away with Murder. Good night, TOD ohana.
Agree, CEB!
Rest well!!
LOL! R-Nuts are twisting themselves into super stale pretzels! :)
love this photo- a side of him we know and appreciate, but which is rarely photographed.
It’s one of my very favorite photos among scads of favorite photos. You can almost peer into his soul.
Just imagine if the Democrats had allowed PBO to give that speech and take this action before the elections. OMG, it’s heartbreaking.
It simply sickens me. I don’t even want to think about it. I used this as one of my examples in my feed back to that email survey the DNC asked us to respond to yesterday. I didn’t mince words. I ripped them a new one for sure!
I’ll be responding to that survey tomorrow, Donna. Their new one from your ripping today is about to get ripped all over again (ouch! :-) )
I’m so glad you responded. I did, too, and it wasn’t pretty.
Does POTUS do things without thinking them through? Maybe.
But Meta, isn’t it at least possible that the outcome of the midterms is not unwelcome to the WH?
Again, all the candidates Clintonland pushed so hard for Lost.
Still, they will try to run on improving on PBO’s faulty moves: fixing this and that.
Arrogantly claiming that Clinton could have or will do better because…..what??? her amazing legislative record???? Her treaties with other countries??? What?
vicki, the smile on pbo’s face since the midterms has led me to believe he is not at all unhappy with the outcome. i don’t know exactly why, but then he’s always many steps ahead of me :)
No, I don’t believe for a moment that PBO wanted the Congress he’s going to get in January. It’s going to be very, very unpleasant to put it mildly.
Oh, Meta, you are absolutely right!
I don’t know how to say or describe this but I actually FELT a collective still when PBO began to talk about the “Strangers…” It’s like everyone who was watching the speech at that moment froze on those words…and I sensed this as it was happening…
Moving speech.
Tears. Nobody does this better.
Had exactly the same reaction, hf2.
That portion of his speech will be viewed a billion times before the end of this decade. No exaggeration.
he went straight to the heart of the matter- the instinctive fear of strangers. by reminding us that we are all immigrants, once strangers, and our neighbors and friends are all here due to immigration in their family line, he’s making us look in the mirror. unsettling and powerful!
I do know what you mean, HF. We have all felt something of being a stranger at some point in our lives.
David Atkins @DavidOAtkins · 4m4 minutes ago
The GOP will pass their immigration bill after their bill to “replace” Obamacare, which will be followed by the unicorn cloning bill.
Perfect tweet. DINOS will work with the GOP in a bi-partisan fashion to get things done. LOL
Love this President. Loved the speech. Tugged at the heartstrings in the latter part of the speech.
Oh that Steve Schmidt who work for McCain was on MSNBC and that bald headed bastard was mad. Sitting up there lying his bald head off.
Now Msnbc have some other racists Republican sitting on tv lying.
…nor a well to be poisoned.
David Roberts @drgrist · 55m55 minutes ago
has anyone called this the Obamacare of immigration yet?
Top Conservative Cat @TeaPartyCat · 4h4 hours ago
BREAKING: House GOP retroactively impeaches Reagan over 1986 #immigration amnesty; Senate to dig up corpse for trial
The scripture he quoted about strangers went straight to my heart. I also thought of Chuck Todd’s book “The Stranger” That scripture choice was not accidental. We are all strangers, and those that yell the loudest about immigrants were strangers at one time too. That segment is haunting, and I don’t think will leave people soon.
He is certainly the supreme thinker and speaker of our time. I am so glad to be alive in this time!
David Simas @Simas44 · 14s14 seconds ago
“Amnesty is the immigration system we have today—millions of people who live here without paying their taxes or playing by the rules” —Obama
I can assure you that the Clintonistas are having as big a froth session as their fellow GOP #KOCHSTERS right about now.
Saw this tweet and responded to it before President Obama’s historic speech ….
I intend to paint #KleptocratsForClinton on any mention of #ReadyForHillary and other such bull shit, henceforth.
#BackBarack
WHOA! That’s absolutely BIZARRE.
Right on Twitter Master, TELL IT! :-)
Actually, meta, it is exactly what I’d expect from the DNC (aka #KleptocratsForHRC)
Thank you purple!!!
My bday tomorrow - this is the best present I’ll get! Si, podemos!
Happiest of Birthdays, ever, Jennifer!!!
Happy Birthday Jennifer! Awesome present from an Awesome President!
h/t to John for posting the tweet to which I responded ….
New post:
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/20/we-were-strangers-once-too/
wow I missed this whole post.. was talking to myself on the last post.. wondering why you all were missing The Speech ;) and here you are, woohoo!
:-) Been there, been there sherijr
lol.. :)
I’ve tried everything and cannot access the speech. Doesn’t play here or on You Tube or White House. Very frustrating. Thanks all for the summaries, although I would love to see it.
jackiegrumbacher, I’m where I can’t access anything on YouTube, so I hunted around and was able to find Mighty PBO’s magnificent speech on C-Span.org . The video was a little bit fuzzy, but the audio, his voice and spirit and power and heart came through crystal clear and you could see his expression just fine. Like looking through a window during the rain. Might be tears of gratitude pride and joy. Hope you can find it soon. Just in case this helps: http://www.c-span.org/video/?322856-2/president-obama-address-immigration
Oh my Nancy. I didn’t know that existed in the US. Are you not in US?
No, we are traveling in Asia right now, and internet access can be a challenge. Some websites are blocked. Then just after I posted that message to you, the mighty Chipster emblazoned a beautiful crystal clear link to the great speech on the new post. On YouTube! and I opened it right up and it is clear, and magnificent. Because she has the magic. All good.
After you mentioned that I started having problems.. Computer is my problem.
Have I told you my DIL grew-up in Thailand? Sounds beautiful.
So happy you could see.
YES, TOD is the best.
The custody and immigration status of a young Cuban boy, Elián González (born December 6, 2025), was at the center of a heated 2000 controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, González’s father, Juan Miguel González Quintana, González’s other relatives in Miami, Florida, and in Cuba, and Miami’s Cuban American community.
González’s mother drowned in November 1999 while attempting to leave Cuba with her son and her boyfriend to get to the United States.[1][2] Th Finally found the backstory from years ago. Thanks Google & Wikipedia.
Huff, huff, puff. . . ;-)