Chris Coons and Bob Casey back Iran deal, putting Obama one vote from major diplomatic victory wpo.st/usWY0
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Ben Rhodes (@rhodes44) September 01, 2025More support for #IranDeal from coast to coast: Reps Kurt Schrader #OR25, Joaquin Castro #TX20, Hakeem Jeffries #NY08 #GiveDiplomacyAChance
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(@sfpelosi) September 01, 2025****
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) supports Iran deal, he announces RepJeffries/my-thoughts-on-the-joint-comprehensive-plan-of-action-2a3f371073e2"> medium.com@RepJeffries/m…
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Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) September 01, 2025#IranDeal undeclared
Bennet
Blumenthal
Booker
Cantwell
Cardin
Heitkamp
Manchin
Mikulski
Peters
Warner
Wyden http://t.co/zHoWk3kcof
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meta (@metaquest) September 01, 2025****
BREAKING: Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) becomes 33rd senator to announce support of Iran deal htz.li/3jo
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Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) September 01, 2025Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) comes out in favor of the Iran deal bsun.md/1UpG6HW
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Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) September 01, 2025****
Sen. Casey to support Iran nuclear deal po.st/mS0tPW via @phillydotcom
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Philly Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) September 01, 2025AIPAC worked Casey very hard. A particularly brutal loss for lran deal opponents.
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Matt Duss (@mattduss) September 01, 2025****
Three House members have announced their support for the #IranDeal so far today: Reps. Mike Doyle (PA), Bobby Rush (IL) and Adam Smith (WA)
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Dylan Williams (@dylanotes) September 01, 2025Momentum continues for the #IranDeal with Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Doyle announcing his support post-gazette.com/opinion/2015/0…
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Dylan Williams (@dylanotes) September 01, 2025****
Poll: Majority of Americans want Congress to approve Iran deal hill.cm/qHgYlFK http://t.co/LUl5y9OuE7
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The Hill (@thehill) September 01, 2025New poll: Nearly 7 in 10 Democrats support the deal. 6 in 10 independents support. washingtonpost.com/politics/new-p… interesting indies close to Dems
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Laura Rozen (@lrozen) September 01, 2025****
Jonathan Broder on Aipac and the Iran deal newsweek.com/2015/09/11/who…
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Laura Rozen (@lrozen) September 01, 2025Yet ANOTHER New York representative comes out for the #IranDeal: Congresswoman Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn announces her support for the deal
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Dylan Williams (@dylanotes) August 31, 2025
Hey!
congrats NCLB - enjoy the evening - I’m heading out for lunch with a friend, stops me stressing on 1st world problems I cannot control
Thank you 99ts. Enjoy your lunch. What time it is over there?
Hey backatcha NCLB! Congrats!
BAM!
so close df :)
For real???
Congrats NCLB :)
As just posted at the bottom of the previous thread - READ & HEED the memo this time Congress critters ….
Mine too ….
Vice President Biden is flying to Florida to meet with Debbie’s constituents?????
Yeehaw!!!!!!!!!
That’s what you call STEALTH.
I definitely agree.
Congrats NCLB on #1, and thanks Nerdy for this excellent, informative post! :)
:)
BEAUTIFUL update, Nerdy. LOVE this momentum we’ve got going on here. POTUS just keeps on WINNING.
Thanks, Meta and OMG!!!!! OMG!!!!! OMG!!!!!!
Heehawwwwww! Can’t wait for Viola!! She’s the BOOM!!
Nerdy, wouldn’t you LOVE LOVE LOVE for POTUS, FLOTUS, VP Joe and Dr. Jill to do something like this when they leave the White House? LOLOLOLOLzzzzzz! I’m here for it!!
Also, really looking forward to Shonda’s series with Mireille Enos. If you saw The Killing, you know what I mean.
A dancing video from POTUS, FLOTUS, VP, and SLOTUS? OMG…sign me up! Sign me up!
I can’t wait for Shonda’s series with Mireille Enos. I saw the previews and it looks spectacular. I am LOVING Shonda Rhimes domination of TV. The audience benefits a thousand times over.
Previews? WHAT? Where, where, where?????
Here you go.
WHOAAAAA!! This looks like some crazy fun!! Thank you so much, Nerdy. Can’t wait!!
Hmmm, I’m intrigued!
Re: Constructive actions on #ClimateChange
People can say whatever they want (per 1st Amendment), but allowing what is effectively threatening to kill massive numbers of people to be spewed over public spectrum should not be allowed - and, that’s precisely what #ClimateChange deniers/propagandists are currently being enabled to do.
They are literally threatening to destroy not only millions of people, but the entire biosphere.
Thus, 2 of the most constructive actions I can propose to POTUS and CSPAN ….
Yes We Can
Need a tad of moderation :)
Outstanding compilation! Thanks, Nerdy!
:)
does anyone know where in philly will SOS Kerry will be speaking
Per State Dept:
Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver a speech on the nuclear agreement with Iran at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 2, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Secretary Kerry’s remarks will be open to the press and streamed live on http://www.state.gov. Follow the speech live on Twitter using @StateDeptLive and #IranDeal.
Pre-set time for video cameras: 9:00 a.m. from the main entrance at 525 Arch Street Final access time for still photographers and journalists: 10:15 a.m. from the main entrance at 525 Arch Street.
thank you so much …Bob
PBO only keeps winning…..
:)
Details
Just finished reading the post. Thank you much, Nerdy.
Thanks to all who wished me “congratulations”.
Congratulations NCLB!
You’re welcome, NCLB.
Brother Mark is having the time of his life tweeting all day long about PBO’s various stops for desserts - ice cream, cinnamon buns, etc
I don’t know if the Dems (especially those in the leadership positions) who are opposing the #IranDeal have really pondered the fact that their reasoning is in line with scumbags like trump, cruz, and glen beck (the trio hatemongers who are planning to lead a NO Iran Deal rally)
Tomorrow morning - Obamalets for all hungry TODers at breakfast!
Sorry Hopef but that looks like something unowho1 prepared!
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okay - want won’t some of us d for this POTUS, PBO;
isn’t this from the place he visited earlier today?
That might show up on a plate somewhere near me.
It’s so cool, NW, that #PBO is posting these to Instagram himself!
Hope you saw my little gift (in the previous thread) :)
I did, and it made me chuckle! Thanks so much.
I like your sense of humor, Sir Bob. :D
That’s mutual, NW, as you well know :D
interpreted another way, this marker signifies the extent of the damage to the glacier, by climate change, since PBO was born (hope I didn’t get the year wrong) to where the current marker is today;
September Is Here! Time for Republicans to Get … Um … Something About Donald Trump.
September Is Here! Time for Republicans to Get … Um … Something About Donald Trump.
—By Kevin Drum
| Tue Sep. 1, 2015 12:23 PM EDT
It’s September! Hooray! The kids are back in school and Donald Trump’s reign over the silly season will soon be coming to an end. Finally, we can start to get serious about choosing our next presi—
Wait. WTF? Trumpmentum’s sagging fortunes have turned around? He’s now even further in the lead? Well crap.
The Republican field really needs to get its act together. They can’t go on being afraid of him because he’s “tapping into something real,” or whatever the latest excuse is. It’s time for some nuclear-level attack ads. The problem, I assume, is that everybody in the race wants someone else to waste their money attacking Trump, so they’re all left in a weird kind of prisoner’s dilemma where no one is willing to go first. They better figure out soon that this is a losing strategy.
Kevin gets it, NCLB.
Best advice Reince and the crew will ever get …
September is the month of many cool events, including the birthday of certain cool people (and part-time blog DJs). :-D
This is the title/summary I liked the best….
‘How the Iran Nuclear Deal Weakened AIPAC, Washington’s Most Powerful Interest Group’.
IMO no group should be so arrogant, and powerful, that it can force elected officials to vote in its favour against what is best for the nation as a whole. This may have been an unintended consequence of his actions but I’m happy a principled and prescient PBO has managed to shake AIPAC’s stranglehold on Congress. They and their leader, Bibi, have just been too full of themselves over the last few years.
NerdyW, thanks for bringing these particular tweets together at the end of the day.
VC, not only were they full of themselves, they underestimated their opponent. Our President anticipated their every move and checkmated them at every turn. AIPAC and Bibi didn’t even have enough sense to know how much they were risking. Now they have sunk tens of millions in a losing proposition and have shattered the myth that they’re an all-powerful lobbying group. I hope Dick Schumer feels like the damned fool he is.
Yeah for shattered myths, JackieG, and for a leader who has superior leadership skills, an excellent knowledge of where he wants to go, and the character and persistence to keep moving forward through the noise of incompetence perpetuated by his many naysayers!!! :)
hope the elected officials can take advantage of this and get rid of their fear of AIPAC;
working with J-Street is more relevant to the times we live in => given all the changes taking place in the Middle East
Of course, J-Street may not ‘pay’ as well as AIPAC so I doubt they’ll switch en masse.
couldn’t have said it better - thanks
NCLB, ^5
Well, I look at the list of undeclared (I won’t say undecided because if they haven’t decided by now they don’t deserve to be Senators to begin with) and I see another 6 yes votes at least coming out of the group and another 2 probably yeses. That would make 41. I think the noes are waiting for the declared yeses to reach 41.
Agree, John. What is going to be most interesting is to watch if scumbag Schumer is craven enough to change his vote in order to remain a contender for Senate Dem Leader. At this point, I think his chance of rising to that position in Jan 2017 is close to zero, and if (when) VP Biden becomes President, it’s definitely zero.
don’t hold your breath about Schumer - he has the same entitlement mentality that most of us despise;
he will still delude himself that he can get away with his NO vote and then other Dems will “run” to his side to support him as a leader
Love the Secret Service bobbleheads looking over at him, seen and unseen.
Sometimes, good music is good. And oftentimes, it is.
“Statement by the Press Secretary on Alaska expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act
Governor Walker made the right decision to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of Alaska residents, including Alaska Natives, beginning today. Alaska is the 29th state in addition to the District of Columbia to implement this option and prioritize the health of the state’s citizens over narrow political interests. Hospitals and businesses throughout Alaska will save on uncompensated care costs, and hardworking families will gain the peace of mind that comes with health security. Today’s news is an important step in ensuring that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health insurance, and we’ll continue to work with the 21 states that have not yet taken advantage of Federal funds to expand Medicaid eligibility to over 4 million Americans who needlessly remain uninsured.”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/01/statement-press-secretary-alaska-expanding-medicaid-under-affordable
There’s President Obama. Visits all 50 states and makes everything better for our people across the land.
What’s not to love. <3
remember the name he received from his parents in the Crow Nation - “Black Eagle” => The One Who Helps People Throughout The Land
Yep. So totally prescient of them. Similar to his receiving the “early” Nobel Peace Prize. We’re so lucky that we actually appreciate the time of Obama.
this is a BFD - thanks for updating us!
This will work; the data as to why is abundant:
We need to change the ownership and stewardship of our information and power infrastructure, particularly if we want a way more effective means of averting further degradation of the biosphere.
bbl … sup prep ….
Bob - Please excuse the language - but whenever I see you feel strongly about a topic, I think to myself, “I’m for that, too, then - whatever the fuck it is.”
You’re welcome.
:D :D :D :D
Thanks, JER! I didn’t see this nice, clear pic you shared at the link but I did find a short ‘slide show’ of pics.
http://www.adn.com/slideshow/photos-obama-stops-snow-city-cafe
adn.com
That’s My President!
LOVE this picture :D
Lord Lord. God made PBO for the people. I love my President.
any chance of getting into the filibuster zone?
Possible but pretty slim.
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Uh hunh, I’m with you on that meta.
one can always hope => here is where you put on your “Hopey and Change” attitude (and for those who pray, add some prayers for his clarity)
running mate? for whom, the nj dog catcher?
nj cat retriever
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/09/01/the-presidents-day-in-alaska/
Today’s Moment of Cuteness:
WOW
You know, it’s almost as though President Obama knows RWNJs might understand better if he does a little “show and tell” about every issue. Like go to Alaska and “point” out to them what’s disappearing due to climate change. Their little pea brains might get it. Anyway, he never stops trying, does he?