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GM Chips, GM TOD! Have a wonderful day!!
Morning Allison, morning everyone!
Good morning. Rested from a LONG day yesterday………to Charlotte, NC for a memorial service………home 12:30. Slept ‘late’ for me (7:15). Today my Manna House (food pantry) day. Blessed day to all. Oh, Go, Joe Go!!!!! :) :)
gm tnmtngirl - 7:15 is early early rising for me :) - that was about the time I got up this morning. May your food pantry day go well for all.
Morning, Chips. Congratulations Allison. Love these pics of PBO with his niece. She is such a cutie. More doctor appointments today-boy is this stuff getting old!!! I mentioned last week that I sent away for FIVE ‘Joe Biden for President buttons’ and am all ready to go should he announce. We will all need to brace for impact, though. I mentioned my support for Biden to some fellow Democrats as we were setting up for the siesta on Saturday and buckets of criticism rained down on me from Hillary supporters. I finally had to remind them that we need to respect each others’ choices and that competition was actually a positive thing. The howls are really going to be loud when the ‘protect’ Hillary forces come out in force when/if the Biden announcement comes.
Oh Jackie, you must be worn out from doctors’ appointments. I wish they’d get a damned move on and fix you.
I’m endlessly amused by the reaction of the Hillbots to 2016 speculation re the VP - if they believe he hasn’t a hope, which most of them claim, then why are they so freaked out?
I hope your tests go well today, jackieg, and there’s an answer and a better treatment ahead.
Meta x 2, JG.
I’m with Chips - time for these doctors to figure out what’s going on and get you fixed up!
You know 57, I’m beginning to think the doctors just like hanging out with our Jackie so they’re letting on they don’t know how to fix her.
Gooooood mmmoorrrniinnggggg, Chips, Danny, NW and all BTs and TODers.
Let’s start the day with a good laugh!
GoooOOoood Morning, Meta, and all other TODobots…and friends! :) :)
I’m weird, especially about food served by people I don’t trust…… even candy. :( In this case, Repubs could be sure their stash was safe from me.
You coulda just stopped at “I’m weird”. /runs
Moooooooorning VC!!
Mor-huff-ning-puff CeeCee! /hunting for a stick to place in your running path….. /
Maybe DannyO and his friend will do the job for me.
“Yo, Danny, go get the stick!”
“Now, you and your pal run ahead of her! There’ll be a bone or two in it for you!
https://obamadiary.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/23-july-20151.jpg?w=407&h=321&crop=1
drat!
https://obamadiary.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/23-july-20151.jpg?
Forgive me folks - obviously my brain is providing evidence for CC’s claims. I may as well slink off myself.
Yes, kinda weird!
I just thought it was an interesting metaphor that the GOP keeps candy to distribute in the Senate.
A little bribery to ‘sweeten’ the way people may regard them? It is interesting they would even try. :/ :D
It could be a stash of peppermints or butterscotch hard candies.
No need for Luther The Anger Translator look out PBO Anti-Lame Ducket….
Good Morning TOD Family & Chipsticks. Hope everyone have a glorious day.
Lord Lord “a little feisty” - watch out!
GM JoJo, we’re here at the same time today 😽
gm Tod - congrats on first Allison. May your Tuesday be good to everyone.
lol!!
When the crazies ARE THE PROBLEM!
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family. What a pleasant sight first thing in the morning-our President with his niece. Awwwww💙
Moooooooooooooooooooooorning GGail!!
Goooooal morning Chips😘
Morning all! Could have some thunderstorms rumbling around my neck of the woods today….Yahoo! I love when the President says he’s feeling “a little feisty” !!! Let’s go!! Lame duck, my ass…let’s stir the pot and get more stuff done!
Good morning DF, we have a chance of thunderstorms today too!
Cloudy and gray here…which is nice, but Miss Sadie isn’t fond of storms:) Hope they don’t come until I get home from work….then I tutor so…..pray for “just rain” , Hope you guys get some good rain out of this…that would be nice:) Enjoy!!
Yes, for Sassy Sadie’s sake, I hope you get rain only. No boom boom ☔️
Morning DF. One of my little Pomeranians is a stormaphobic. She has a little jacket I put her in but I worry about her while at work.
A Thundershirt? I’ve heard about those…my son will be home this morning with her…we’ll see how it goes. If she starts doing bad things, it’s worth a try
Good morning to you, GGail:)
😊
these are some of my favorite pictures of the President.
Something that will make jackieg smile:)
So beautiful
JUST LIKE PBO…………………PRESIDENT CARTER IS A REAL MAN WHO EXHIBITS GRACE AND INTEGRITY…HE HAS DONE ALOT FOR THIS COUNTRY…ANOTHER ONE THEY HAVE LABELED ‘WEAK!’ WE LIVE IN AN IMMORAL,SHALLOW AND UNJUST COUNTRY…MOST DON’T KNOW WHAT GRACE IS!…THEY SHALL REAP WHAT THEY SOW!
Good morning Sue. How is your husband doing?
WELL…IT LOOKS LIKE THE SCREAMER HAS AN ERODED PIPE….MAYBE HE’LL BE SILENT FOR AWHILE…ME..I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO FLYIING OUT OF HERE ON THE 7TH…CAN’T WAIT!…PEACE VERY MUCH NEEDED!
MR. ‘I HATE PEOPLE’….DESERVES WHAT HE GETS…………………YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW…THANK GOD FOR AIRPLANES..I CAN’T GET FAR ENUFF AWAY!
Peace be unto you both Sue 💙
Makes me cry.
YA THINK!! Look at the chart:)
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2015/08/25/heres-your-net-positive/
More…YA THINK!!!
http://www.omaha.com/news/iowa/board-receives-objections-to-proposed-pipeline-across-iowa/article_b45cc802-3108-54fc-afee-c79edce67bc9.html
Among the top concerns about a proposed oil pipeline across Iowa is whether a private company should be able to get access to private land for its construction, according to a state board that says it has received some 3,700 objections to the project.
The Iowa Utilities Board said in a report filed Friday that the objections started coming in electronically shortly after plans for the proposed pipeline were made public in November.
Throw it out! That butter is bitter😈
WONDERFUL BECAUSE I’VE SEEN HIS ASS ON A MULE!!!!!
:lol: Morning Sue!!
MORNING CHIPS!……………………………..SO THANKFUL FOR THS RESPIT…IT’S CRAZY OUT THERE!!!!
I can’t believe it’s not butter!
I can believe it’s Trump butter!
:lol: Mooooooooooorning Ms Majestic!!
Hey! Did Danny have a good birthday? Can’t believe he’s 2 already. Geeze.
Today is Find Your Park Day. Free admission to National Parks today.
Go out and enjoy our Parks 😘
Morning, GxG.
It sure would have helped if I’d read the thread before posting - just posted the @Interior reminder about this below. Ah well!
Why aren’t you going out instead of ordering others out? :D Where/which is your Park?
GM VC. My Park is my desk in my Office😊
lame-lame-lame … smh
Cory Booker’s phones need to be lit up. Why he’s even thinking about this deal so long is screwed up…
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/08/christie_lobbying_booker_on_iran_with_adelsons_hel.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Gov. Chris Christie vowed last month to lobby U.S. Sen. Cory Booker to oppose an agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear program for more than a decade in exchange for relaxing economic sanctions.
On Tuesday, he will do just that.
Christie, a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, is to appear at Rutgers University in New Brunswick to urge Booker (D-N.J.) and the two other undecided members of the New Jersey congressional delegation to oppose the deal championed by President Obama.
Scheduled to join Christie at the press conference are Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, founder of the World Values Network; Ben Chouake, president of the pro-Israel political action committee NORPAC; and Rabbi Shalom Baum of Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck, president of the Rabbinical Council of America, the group of Orthodox rabbis.
I hope that if Booker votes against the Deal he becomes a one term Senator.
yes. indeed
I hope it jettisons his career. Those are extremely harsh words, I know, but he doesn’t belong in high office and consider himself a standard bearer of Democratic values if he votes against this deal. This is a phenomenal diplomatic achievement, and being lobbied by Zionist nuts is not a direction he should go.
GRRRRRRR
He can kiss his Senate seat goodbye…I don’t care how much $$$ Adelson shoves down his pocket.
This will be Booker’s litmus test.
Yup. The fact that he would even entertain a sinking Gov who’s going no where but down, and Adelson’s dirty money…where’s the integrity?
I tweeted Sen Booker
Me, too. And I will do it several times today.
HAH…TRUE INDEED……….BASTARDS!
Good Morning Chips
One of your tweet made it to Alaska again….. You are Famous !
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2015/08/taking-donald-trumps-immigration-policy.html
Ha, thank you Linda - and good morning to ya!!
G’morning Chips & TOD! Even amk. Congratulations Allison on #1 :) Happy Tuesday everyone!
Moooooooooorning Hopefruit, aka DF! :-)
:) hf, df, pf….no wonder you get confused!
Exactly! Heck, I’ve been accusing LP of being LL for years now! Funny though, I never confuse VC with anyone. :???:
VC can’t be duplicated:)
She is indeed one of a kind :-)
She is at that:)
Hey Desertf, was thinking of you last night when I posted this quiz. Can’t remember what I got when I did it. :D
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/DC-Decoder/2014/0617/How-is-money-reshaping-American-politics-Take-our-quiz./2008-election
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It’s Tuesday (isn’t it)! The sun is shining here, so you all can go check out a park and report in. I’ll stay inside to keep the air conditioning going….oops, I mean to collect the reports as they come in.
Never to many announcements, thanks VC. 😎
NP - have a great Tuesday!
<3
I might take a look at this series.
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My Nigeria’ - 6-Part Al Jazeera Documentary Series on Human Stories of Africa’s Leading Economy - Debuts Today
By
Tambay A. Obenson
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Shadow and Act
August 24, 2025 at 7:25PM
For those of you who have access
to Al Jazeera English… here are details on a new documentary series premiering today, that you might be interested in checking out. And for those without access to the network, I’m told by Al Jazeera that the individual episodes will be made available online for us to share; so when that happens, I’ll publish them here. In the meantime, below you’ll find a preview of what’s coming…
Premiering on Al Jazeera English today, August 24, 2015,
“My Nigeria” is a series of six half-hour documentaries telling the
human story and pulsing with the energy of Africa’s leading economy.
Fromstand up-comedian Basketmouth to Nollywood star turned politician Kate Henshaw, from ICT expert Gbenga Sesan to fashion designer Deola Sagoe, from football coach Femi Bamigboye to female mechanic Sandra Aguebor, each film focuses on one central character, who invites us into their world, sharing their story in their own words.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/my-nigeria-6-part-al-jazeera-documentary-series-on-human-stories-of-africas-leading-economy-debuts-today-20150824
New post:
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/25/rise-and-shine-1089/
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/08/25/3694369/conservative-gun-free-zones/
“Get rid of gun free zones,” Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump tweeted after a gunman massacred five in Chattanooga last month. “Gun-free zones an easy target for killers” an opinion headline on Fox News read after a white supremacist shot up a black South Carolina church and killed nine. Conservative sites also blamed gun-free zones after massacres at multiple movie theaters and other shootings.
If conservatives are so convinced that gun-free zones attract killers, then why do so many conservative places and events ban guns?
Across the country, from conservative confabs to Republican presidential libraries and even to gun shows, loaded weapons are frequently prohibited. When an explanation is given, the reason is invariably for the safety of visitors.
Here is a list of some of those conservative places that ban loaded guns:
Someone needs to ask STUMP (as dumb as a…) if he would allow guns at his rallies? My guess is NO because conservatives are stupid and dangerous. I do not go to theatres anymore because of the stupid crazies allowed to have guns.
I love me some Lynn Whitfield
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Lynn Whitfield, Merle Dandridge and Desiree Ross Cast in OWN’s Church Drama, ‘Greenleaf’
By
Tambay A. Obenson
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Shadow and Act
August 24, 2025 at 6:04PM
Lynn Whitfield, Merle Dandridge and Desiree Ross are the first actors to be cast in OWN’s upcoming original scripted drama series
“Greenleaf.”
First announced last month, OWN has given a
straight-to-series order for what it calls a megachurch drama, which
will unfold over a 13-episode season.
The project comes from Craig Wright (“Six Feet Under,” “Lost”), and
will follow “the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their
sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the faithful. Greenleaf described is the center of the community for the thousands of predominantly African-American members who attend services there. But beneath its steeple lies a den of iniquity — greed, adultery, sibling rivalry and conflicting values.”
Whitfield has been cast to play Bishop Greenleaf’s wife Lady Mae, described as “a steely woman who loves money and power and will do absolutely anything to protect her position as the First Lady of Greenleaf World Ministries.”
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/lynn-whitfield-desiree-rossmerle-dandridge-and-desiree-ross-cast-in-owns-church-drama-greenleaf-20150824
Good Morning Chips and TOD.
Morning BFF!!