3:45 EDT: President Obama Speaks at the 2014 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal Ceremony
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1st!
Who’s there ahead of me? Speak up!
Hi VC!!! Hope you’re doing well!!
I am, thank you. I see you are enjoying your Thursday! :)
A-ha, Allison! TY for waiting for me. :D
Allison!
Nerdy, thanks a trazillooooooo for the last post, legend!
:)
Check your email darling. :D
Hey!
Hey Ralph, you beat me in - way to hussle!
LOVE these two.
And there you have it:
Kool!
DEEEEEEEEP SIGH!!!!
Ohhhhhh…..I am so hoping…..Can’t wait for this vote to be done!
Thank you, meta. And thanks for your patience and hard work in getting us to this point. Your knowledge of Senate procedure makes us all smarter.
Ah, thanks very much, jackie. I enjoy details. LOLz.
This is a sweet, sweet victory.
All 42 votes to filibuster……. GOP R DONE!
Our ever busy President and his Admin have a finger in every pie! :)
Thanks for today’s treats, CC. I now have to catch up after going out to lunch.
meta, I saw your DiFi comment on the last thread and I want to say how pleased I was to find an email in my inbox yesterday from my distinguished Senator Feinstein. She was thanking me for emailing her about the IranDeal and also letting me know what her position was and why. She ended by saying that she wanted me to know that she heard me and likes to get these kinds of emails from the people of her great State of California.
I wanted to hug her, cuz sometimes she makes me a little cray cray.
Very cool. We will take these victories!!
Inorite?! :-)
You’re right zizi. This is FRAUD. Period.
Thanks zizi, I’m on it!
Senator Reid and Durbin held ALL 42 fellow DEMS to a NO Vote and VICTORY!!!!!!!
It’s DONE! Still voting but 41 “no’ votes! Coons voted no.
bbl ….
Done!!
Bwahahaha loves it!
Fantastic meta! :) :)
All he does is WIN!!
And thanks to all Dems who saw the light and held fast. Now the Republicans move on to the absurdity of making life more difficult for women by taking up the absurd Graham sponsored bill to limit abortions. I guess they’re happier playing in a pool where they can all delight in their collective misogyny.
Congrats Allison on you solid Gold :star:
What a relief! And i am very glad to see we got the 42 votes.
Mitch McConnell whined and lied egregiously after the vote.
Sickening.
McConnell withdrew the cloture resolution. I swear I am getting to the point of hating these people.
Was it just me or did all the women recipients want to shower love on our PBO??!! Beautiful ceremony!!
Dang, I missed it. Gotta check out the video later.
Dang! I didn’t get a good look at FLOTUS. I haven’t seen her since they got back from their vacation. Missed not seeing her.
FLOTUS was there. I got a teeny weeny glimpse of her and I want more.
Yes she was there, I saw when she and POTUS walk in together. I got a glimpse of her hair that’s it, she had on a light color outfit. I want to see her too idon. Love my FLOTUS
I mean love our FLOTUS.
And yet, another example of how the US News Media if Failing these USA.
Hmm?
FFS
September 17th can’t come soon enough.
We need a new term for “sore losers” because it is insufficient for the current GOP.
The losing campaign to defeat PBO and this Iran deal will continue indefinitely in the demented deranged pyches of the RW nutjobs in charge of DC.
AMEN! Counting the days. But this first one is the one that counted. Was truly surprised all 42 stuck together. Can’t imagine there is anything the GOP can do that will change the outcome now. But of course, they will try. Too bad they don’t try this hard on jobs or infrastructure or both before more bridges fall down.
Clearly Congress wont legislate against itself, but Republicans have shown that there is desperate need for a way, or a system, of deterrence for when legislators insistent on wasting time and taxpayers’ money. IMO, there is no reason under the sun why senators&/ representatives shouldn’t be (held accountable) fined when they persist in re-litigating on a given issue purely for the sake of grandstanding.
Oh they WILL keep trying though. Peep this! smh
EXACTLY!!!
That’s My President! Love him!
So much big news today
In case you missed it
Unemployment rate drops, Again
Home values went up 5.5%
Thank you, President Obama
What a wonderful event.
This was quick from C-SPAN ;)
Yass, yass, yasssss!!! ^5
Wonder how Harry Reid feels about Schumer
CELEBRATE!!!! Woooooooot! :-D :-D :-D
Jumpin’ for joy!!
LOL!
Nothing is wrong with U.S.-Israel relationship, Netanyahu is not Israel, he is the PM, that’s it.
:-D -D :-D
Let me go see if I can fine out what time Serena plays tonight.
Not playing tonight. Postponed til Friday. It’s raining in NYC. All night long.
Thanks Dudette.
No problem, bella. I’ve gotta remember to reset the DVR again. First thing I did this morning was set it to record tonight’s match! :-)
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/schedule/schedule18.html
Women’s Semi rescheduled for 11AM on Friday
Halep v. Panetta play first; followed by Serena v. Vinci (12:30-1:00-ish depending on when the first match finishes)
So far the Women’s Final is still scheduled for Saturday. No word on whether moving the Semis to Friday will cause them to move it.
Incredible intro to VP Biden at 36:40 and VP great speech today in NYC:
Very very strong. Almost possible to forgive Cuomo for his day in and day out campaign against our Mayor.
Wonder if this visit didn’t sit well with him.
This is really bad and I have no idea what it’s about.
VP Biden assured Cuomo that de Blasio will not be on the ticket with him?
Cuomo will?
Who knows.
very shocking to me.
I could be wrong, but if VP jumps in and wins the nomination - really speculating here, I know - he would likely choose a woman (not HRC).
lollol…folks are really deep ..it is one thing to say that he would not support the VP but to tell him that we have enough candidates is over te top
Harrumph!
Will there be a State Dinner this month or next? I know the Pope will be in town on the 22nd, the China leader also is coming to town but when? And POTUS and FLOTUS goes to N.Y. at the United Nation. Will the Pope ride in the Beast?
That was in a Dec meeting with McConnell. Also Eric Cantor held a similar meeting.
VP Biden was told the same thing. And of course the meeting led by Frank Luntz and Newt G on Jan 20th, 2009.
The US economy contracted in the last Qtr of 2008. Thousands of jobs were lost….an yet these people were never held accountable……because the US Press pretended to look the other way.
Dems kept quite. The Public were truly Never informed of the destructive wicked games the GOPers were playing. Also, the GOPer Govs in last 2008 or early 2009 had their meetings too…..so the GOPers coordinated. Today, they are still in cohorts in their destructive behavior.
donna dem 4 obama, I knew that was the Republicans plan. The Republican Tea Party is the reason for the country being so divided, but they try to put the blame on President Obama. This President came into office willing to work with the Republicans, he reached out to them many times, but it was no, no, no. No compromise, Rush said he hope the President fail, meaning he hope America fail, McConnell only concern was making the President a one term President and he went about setting a record number filibuster and John Boehner was a sorry excuse for a speaker. And I can only hope that these Republicans will not shut down the government again.
Sen. Dick Durbin should be the Democratic Senate Leader once Sen. Reid step down. No Sen Schumer.
THISSSSSSS!
I agree!
Our President weighs in :)
Give peace a chance. War is not the answer to everything.
Pomposity isn’t Winning.
Completion of one’s Goal is WINNING!
Thank you, President Obama <3 <3 <3 You For always wanting PEACE!
Noah R is obviously having a heartache ;)
After today’s vote I’m feeling like a little Marvin Gaye!
Father, father
We don’t need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today
And some Roots with John Legend
Wake Up Everybody No More Sleeping In Bed…..
YESSSSSSS
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/09/10/irandeal-president-obama-speaks/
War What is it good for…Absolutely NOTHING!
WAR! It ain’t nothing but a heartbreaker,
War. Friend only to the undertaker.
Ohhh! War is an enemy to all mankind,
The thought of war blows my mind.
War has caused unrest within the younger generation
Induction then destruction…who wants to die?
Say it again, yeh! :-)