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Hellllloooooo NW
yer in my spot.
Hi there traveler. You snooze, you loose
Hello, GGail.
How lucky am I?
I just opened TOD and I’m greeted with “Leave a Comment” and a picture of our lovely First Lady.
Thanks NW❤
Congratulations, GGAIL!!
Thanks Judith!!!
⭐ You are very lucky!!
MP❤
Life Is Good, GGAil.
Congrats GGail. Now go play the lottery and share your winnings with TODville.
Ha! that’s a good one RanMan😀
First thing I thought of — play the lottery and remember we knew you when!
J’OB, if I ever played the lottery, and I won, you can best believe that I would have a private plane stop by and pick you and all my close and personal friends up for a trip to ????
Might as well bring them to the north, on the east coast side, of course (since you’ll have to go there anyways!
For sure vc😀
Your house?
❤
the shrinking man
Haha… that’s a hoot!
LOL - this would make a great ‘sup!
In honor of Donna Dem Day, let’s RT all her tweets on #IranDeal as well as those of BillR, Bobfr, etc. Attended Senator Jeff Merkley’s town hall yesterday in a fairly conservative suburb of Portland. He got a standing O at the start of the meeting, answered mostly questions openly, but said he is still studying the details of the Iran Deal. Afterward in the meet and greet I had a chance to speak directly with him and pleaded for him to come out in favor sooner rather than later. I think he will, but Wyden will need much more pressure due to deep ties with AIPAC. Oregonians do NOT want more wars, so this should be an easy decision.
Judith, good for you! PBO would be so proud of you as we are❤
That’s a great idea Judith. Happy to help out. Brava to birthday girl Donna, and to the other TOD warriors - Sir Bob, BillR, etc.
Have you guys seen or already posted the tweet that’s on VP Biden’s Tweet site? It states that Delaware Gov Markell signed a bill in honor of Beau Biden.
Can someone post it over here? Thanks in advance
Thank you J’OB for bringing this over. I think this is an awesome gesture by the Governor of Delaware.
It’s a wonderful tribute to Beau, and an awesomel remembrance for the Biden family. Thanks for letting us know!
Not sure if this is the final version …
The Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III Child Protection Act
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS148.NSF/93487d394bc01014882569a4007a4cb7/0743fb73c85837d085257e5900723558?OpenDocument
A very Happy Birthday to you, DD4O, when you get here!! And of course: BALLOONS!! Just makes a birthday right!❤
Happy HAPPY BIRTHDAY Donna! Welcome to “Club 60” 🍰🍨
Just called my congressman, Kurt Schrader, here in Oregon. He has come out in support of #IranDeal. Glad to hear that. I’m still working on Ron Wyden. He’s feeling some heat. The Peace groups in Portland on on it.
I think all of the four Dem Congressional reps in Oregon are in support of the #IranDeal The long Republican rep, out in Eastern Oregon is war-monger.
Excellent news, BillR!!
Happy birthday, Donna, 60s are grand!
Happy happy birthday Donna. May you have the joyful heart, fantastic health and tons of prosperity and continue sashaying right on through life. Cheers! 🎂🎂🎷🎷🎷🍻🍻🍷🍷🍷🍸🍸🍸
Happy, happy birthday Donna!
Congrats on 1st Gail
more updates in the sidebar ….. bb in a few hours …
Hope that sometime soon all of you will be able to view these important tweets ….
Happy B-Day to Donna Dem!!
HAPPY 23RD BIRTHDAY DONNA DEM. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Happy Birthday Donna.
Hello TOD on a Tuesday near Noon😉
Great job, NW 🍸 for keeping TOD Fresh, Smart, Informative, Assertive, Fun, Engaged, etc, etc, etc.
Thank you LP, LL, Amk, Zizi2, Doc Bobfr and the rest of our unbeatable TOD Twitter Brigades 🍸
Thanks to all TOD Commenters, without your contributions, TOD will never be the same.
Lurkers, thank you too……you help with TOD Hits……now approaching 32M Hits. Keep Coming😉
Congrats to GGail on her Gold⭐
Congrats to Gold⭐ winners, 2 posts back.
Another Rep has issued his support for the #IranDeal
ROTFLMAO…this is so funny, yet sooooo accurate!
Love it!
I’m not at work today - took Mr. 57 to the doctor and ran a bunch of errands. (Sociopathic boss is on his third vacation to Europe this summer). So I’m listening to Thom Hartmann who had some really good information….before he went off the rails.
The good information, though stomach-churning: the Telecom Bill of 1996 literally took away the “people’s airwaves” and will require legislation to reinstate. I knew it deregulated the telecom industry, but I didn’t realize it went that far. And yes, I’ll check it out before I believe Thom’s hyperbole.
and now for the off the rails: Hillary’s college plan is “good” but not as good as Bernie’s. Then he played a Bernie clip: “When I’m President, all community and four year college will be FREE.” Uh huh, Bernie - PBO got accused of making “promises” but he NEVER said shit like this. I hope Bernie’s supporters dump him on Day One when he can’t deliver the unicorns and puppies, just like they dumped PBO. Methinks they will stay loyal to Bernie, when they turned on PBO. Sigh.
Then, Thom talked about Bernie’s frame for so many things: economic “revolution”
Revolution? Seriously?
I wanted to scream.
For now….
And what is Bernie Sanders favorable. I am willing to bet that blacks think alot of VP Biden too.
Actually, I think this gallup poll is probaganda designed to discourage Biden from running. If Biden jumps in the race, it will damage Clinton’s numbers . I don’t think they really care about Sanders…he won’t win the nomination.
I KNOW it’s propaganda says a real black American - me!
Has any real dig down deep opposition research been done on Sanders?
No…all the media seems to report on are the size of his crowds…he’s full of hot air and not considered a threat to anyone. I think Biden will be the real threat if he joins the race…watch how quickly the media will pounce if he announces…
Thx HF. One thing about VP Biden is, what you see is what you get. He is empathetic and passionate, and Sanders lacks both qualities; he is a robot.
I don’t like politicians for 2016 who scream unoriginal thoughts from some playbook at us (Warren, Sanders, Clinton), from the podium.
I like politicians (Biden) for 2016 who will engage the nation in a continuing conversation about issues that unite us, and are best for our country and the globe … now who does that remind us of? (Hint: President Obama!)
That is exactly how I feel. If Joe Biden decides not to run I am done with politics. In 2017 I will make myself available to the Obama Foundations that I am sure he and his wife will start. Happy Birthday Donna!
Great idea!
THIS, J’OB!!!
That will come when they get closer to the nomination. A lot of shoes will drop.
Favorable doesn’t mean votes. I’ll bet Joe has equal or better favorable #s but might take more votes.
BIden has very high favorables but until he runs MSM will not report it.
Actually if he runs - they will bury it even further, or “manipulate” his numbers with push-polling and other questionable methods they used for PBO. They don’t want Biden to run, let alone WIN. They want a repeat of the ’90’s and 2000’s, i.e., a Clinton or a Bush in the WH. The MSM is not about progress…they’re about going backwards…restoring the old (and dysfunctional) order of things…maintaining the status quo. They probably know that with a Clinton or a Bush in the WH - they probably won’t have much to worry about on these fronts…
True!
BS
I didn’t get the impression the woman in the yellow suit jacket was all that thrilled or pumped. I sure as heck am not. #eversotiredofh
There were some comment from Schumer on MSNBC earlier today, but I didn’t watch him. Not interested in anything he has to say.
Noisy, discordant trumpet trumps the GOP field
Go Donald!
Has this been posted?
This is a promising direction to go.
Good. common sense says this should have been done a long time ago.
Of all the pandering empty bromides, Sanders saying he’ll “end institutional racism” has to take the cake. I want to see his comprehensive plan to end structural racism in our police, education, economic, health, housing, judicial, environmental and employment systems. Sanders is going to end racism.
Meta, He is totally trying to appease. Why was this not a part of his stump speech when he originally wrote it? I am not buying it. He has been in congress all of these years and what has he done??????
Happy Birthday, D4O, the delightfully delicious Donna who turns 6❤ 0 Today. Wishing you the very best life has got to offer. Have fun and be Happy.
Young is supersmart and drop gorgeous and this is what she wants to do with her life> Sad, stupid, sad, stupid, sad. Did I mention it was stupid?
No one should be surprised by Donald Trump doing well among the GOP voters. He is rich man (though not as rich as he pretends to be) and the GOP is a party by and for rich people. The poorest GOPer will gladly and willingly go to battle for the interests of his social betters, seeking nothing in return. Trump also taps into the politics of racial resentment which is the life blood of the GOP. It seems a large segment of the GOP base, tired of being “forced” into using the socially acceptable racist code words, really like Trump for daring to utter the racist thoughts they all share. Racism and white supremacy are about power and domination over the oppressed. Trump and his out in the open racism and hate speech toward non-whites feeds into that feeling of power and domination that is seen as being under attack during the Age of Obama. Yes, Trump is the perfect symbol of the GOP, with his proud ignorance and disdain for non-tribe members. He is tapping into the very real white racial anxiety that has resulted from the Obama presidency. I can only speak of what this anxiety looks like from the outside, but it seems to be afflicting people who are genuinely afraid of America abandoning its racial caste system, which has existed solely for the benefit of whites throughout this country’s history. They feel a personal fear and anxiety (over losing something or everything) and it is causing an anger and unease of spirit, a toxic racial paranoia. This situation would be funny if it weren’t so lethal. I think the increase in police use of deadly force against Black folks is another manifestation of this anxiety and paranoia, with cops attempting to reassert white dominance over Black citizens thru state financed terrorism.
I’m with you. He’s speaking to the heart of the GOP…the problem for them is that he’s not doing it in Frank Luntz-approved dogwhistles. Those dogwhistles enable to MSM to pretend that the GOP isn’t what it is, which makes everyone upset. And, if they can’t go along and pretend that the dogwhistles aren’t dogwhistles, then they can aid and abed the GOP. How is a man who is leading in every pole NOT speaking to the very HEART of the party. Trump does not speak for a SLIVER of the GOP. He is every much the MAINSTREAM.
EricFive - you & I agree
“I can only speak of what this anxiety looks like from the outside, but it seems to be afflicting people who are genuinely afraid of America abandoning its racial caste system, which has existed solely for the benefit of whites throughout this country’s history. They feel a personal fear and anxiety (over losing something or everything) and it is causing an anger and unease of spirit, a toxic racial paranoia. This situation would be funny if it weren’t so lethal. I think the increase in police use of deadly force against Black folks is another manifestation of this anxiety and paranoia, with cops attempting to reassert white dominance over Black citizens thru state financed terrorism.”
REPUBLICAN CONTROL OF CONGRESS MEANS CONSTANT CRISIS
Harry Reid: Avoiding the Next Budget Crisis
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LAS VEGAS — Over the past five years, Washington has lurched from one crisis to another — the 2011 debt ceiling crisis, the 2012 “fiscal cliff,” the 2013 government shutdown — spooking markets and rattling Americans’ faith in our nation’s democratic institutions.
The situation started when Republicans took over the House in 2011, but it has picked up rapidly since they took control of the Senate earlier this year. The conclusion is unavoidable: Republican control of Congress means constant crisis.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/opinion/harry-reid-avoiding-the-next-budget-crisis.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&_r=0
CNN says Trump campaign’s GITMO plan has been leaked. Gonna put American ISIS supporters there, which may be against current law.
Or he’s making a hotel out of it, big T-R-U-M-P sign at the gate, secured by guards from Mexico at their own expense.
Something like that, I think I heard. Or not.
And, now, to nap.
Well….. it is good to know that Jim Suitto, CNN’s ” Intelligence Reporter ” thinks the ” problem ” with the Constitution is that American’s have rights. That is why Americans cannot be sent to GITMO if they try to join ISIL.
Yes, he really said that.
Women Are Trolling Trump With Updates About Their Periods
Blue Girl @BGinKC
Dear @realDonaldTrump Should I buy the panty-liners with wings, or without? #periodsarenotaninsult
11:02 AM - 10 Aug 2025
Starlight Witch @starlightgeek
#periodsarenotaninsult So @realDonaldTrump, I use a Divacup to collect my menses. Do you recommend dumping it or painting with the contents?
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-periods-arent-an-insult
I needed a laugh. A good one!
Yuck
I agree with you GGail - does nothing to put forward the rights of women.
#pureunadulteratedstemcells #dontdiscard
That is why I believe that a reinvigoration of our democracy isn’t simply a matter of getting big money out of our elections. It has as much to do with what President Obama talked about in his speech at the 2012 Democratic convention…citizenship.
We, the people — recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which asks only, what’s in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
As citizens, we understand that America is not about what can be done for us. It’s about what can be done by us, together through the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self-government. That’s what we believe.
Thank you to all my TOD brothers and sisters. I am having a wonderful Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Donna!
Wow! That looks yummy!
Thank you NCLB
Happy Birthday DD4O, hope you have a wonderful day!
Happy, Happy Birthday to you Donna!
Birthday blessings to you and yours!
He is apparently back on twitter today. I am not going to give him a minutes rest over his no vote on the Iran Deal.
donna did you see the question you received on the attached?
What condescending crap. It isn’t Donna who doesn’t know what’s in the deal, it’s this moron. And he honestly believes that any of us should believe him, rather than our President and the combined leaders of the world.
Thanks for pointing it out. I responded to the tweet.
Reject the @SenSchumer + @AIPAC + @netanyahu #AxisForWar
aaahhhh no
We are living in bizarre times…..what next, the KKK rallies with BLM against KKKops?
Strange times, indeed.
This is not good
This is ENTIRELY unacceptable:
Hoyer is making noise like he will not support the Iran Deal. GAWD, and these are our leaders???
This is why I want VP Biden in the race. He is the total package, and has the strongest foreign policy credentials. Foreign policy as well as domestic issues are very important to me.
he has enough time to get in the race.
#DiplomacyHasConsequences
Dear dumbf*ck GOP senator: you are so magnanimous: the WHOLE WORLD wins on Iran, it’s not about President Obama. He has always said it’s not about him. Unlike too many GOP who play a dangerous game with all our lives.
Indeed, and that’s the problem Mighty P - these GOPers (and their friends in the MSM) are so obsessed with President Obama’s personal success as a Black (or Dem) President, that they reduce every policy, every vote, every event to “what does it mean for Obama?” and forget that there is a country of over 200 million people, not to mention the entire world of countries which stand to benefit (or lose) depending on how this deal goes.
ODS is very real and very dangerous. So small minded, it is impossible to grasp the ignorance and the narrow vision. Especially in the ‘leaders’ we elected, and we pay a lot of money to. They are tearing it all down with their obsession. Fools. Meanwhile, the rest of us rise up and walk beside PBO, and will continue to do so.
It is looking like the Jr Sen form AZ might be an Absentee, a Present or a Yes Vote if he has Cajones😉
h/t
Oh Doc, Thank you for the Full Length POTUS interview with NPR.
I just sent another donation to the Biden draft effort.
Unlike TOD members who are upset about bernie sanders, I am delighted by his attendance records.
Every Single One of these people is a potential voter FOR VP Biden and is showing up in long lines and out side of stadiums (19,000 inside and 9000 outside) last night in LA, watching a man who will not be president, rally the Anybody But Clinton vote.
Bernie is the Picador like in the bull ring. He is preparing the bull (guess who) for the Matador’s entrance.
“Bernie is the Picador like in the bull ring. He is preparing the bull (guess who) for the Matador’s entrance.”
^10!!
That’s an interesting way of looking at it, and Vicki you may be 100% on the money with this. I so hope you’re right!
I am a Debbie Downer on this……and here is why.
Based on the stories posted here Via the Twitter Machine, many of these Sanders’ Attendants at his various rallies have issues with the BLM, Pres Obama, HRC and the Dems in DC. The notion that they will do a 180 and become a VP Biden support is not impossible, but questionable and doubtful at best. VP Biden is a strong supporter of Pres Obama.
These people have idealistic sentiments and beliefs…….winning isn’t their goal. Being Right and Feeling that They Showed THEM are more enticing to them than rallying around the provable Obama Coalition in 2008 and 2012.
Last, these are the same people who would excuse away Sanders’ closing GITMO vote, his Gun Votes, cheer his claim to a March in 1963 with MLK, 52 freaking years ago……with Zero policy since his adult life supporting Civil and Voting Rights, matters concerning to people of color, etc.
Janet Jackson sang: What have you done for me lately……….
VP Biden says always…….Show me your budget and I show you your priority.
These Sanders fans may mean well, but they open their mouths or Tweet out their thoughts, I personally Pity Them.
Keep You The Heart, Nena.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/11/who-also-loves-obamacare-younger-and-healthier-people/