Today (all times Eastern)
11:45: Meets with the three men who prevented a terrorist attack on a train in France
2:30: Vice President Biden will join Mayor Duggan to announce major improvements to the Detroit Department of Transportation
2:45: The President meets with Senate Democratic Leader Reid and House Democratic Leader Pelosi
4:45: Holds a fundraiser for Senate Democrats; WashingtonVP Biden will speak on preventing sexual assault on college campuses at Ohio State University (haven’t got the time for this speech yet)
* VP Biden will speak on preventing sexual assault on college campuses at Ohio State University (haven’t got the time for this speech yet)
On This Day
President Obama helps his niece, Savita, as she begins to walk towards the President’s personal aide Reggie Love in the Oval Office, Sept. 17, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)
Pete Souza: “‘Don’t make rabbit ears’, the President said to a group of students before taking a photo with them. Which of course some of them couldn’t resist doing. I especially love the girl with her arm wrapped around the President’s arm. The students were from an elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.” Sept. 17, 2014
White House.gov
I really feel sad for Dr. Ben Carson; the guy obviously has a first rate mind because you don’t get to call shots at John Hopkins hospital without having a first rate mind. But last night he exposed himself as a fool, because how else to explain letting Donald Trump talk him off of position on vaccines. This guy let Donald Trump piss all over his knowledge of medicine.
That was fast, Don!
GM, TODobots!
That’s not the first time I’ve heard that.
* and on that note I’m going to see myself out
smh
Have a good day! :D
Geeze! Saucy for the morning, isn’t it? :)
:lol: Morning Don! Morning everyone!
Re Dr. Ben Carson >> the guy obviously HAD a first rate mind
Why aren’t we considering the fact that Carson’s mind is going? He wouldn’t be the first person to (gradually) lose his mind as he aged. The fact that he has retired from his profession, AND is frequently talking garbage is a clear indication to *me* that he’s passé (or passing) when it comes to seeking a leadership role. IMO when people like Carson, McCain et al, pass their prime it’s sad that their relatives or good friends don’t (love them enough to) hint them away from the limelight so that they don’t embarrass themselves by falling apart in public.
GM TOD Family, Chipsticks, Danysticks, Nerdywonkette, and lurkers. Someone said B.C. looked like he was drugged. :) :)
GM, Jojo. Wouldn’t surprise me! In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if all of them were under the influence of something - would actually make it easier for me to accept that they get on stage and put on the kind of charade they do and call it campaigning for the presidency.
Morning VC. How’s the weather in your neck of the woods? Are there signs of winter yet?
Hush, you! Summer has not yet ended. The sun is shining beautifully and although some of the leaves are starting to change colour, winter signs had better stand way, way back!
I talked with my goddaughter, the surgeon, about him last week. She made the point that, of all medical disciplines, surgery is strictly mechanical. You can be successful without ever engaging the “art” of medicine. Okay, she said any idiot who only concentrates on the mechanics can be a surgeon, but I disputed that. She said you can be an excellent surgeon without any feeling for humanity or the complexity of health, beyond its collection of component parts. She said there are many medical programs that emphasize that approach. She, of course, wanted to be, well, a real doctor although she dearly loves to have her hands in people’s guts. She was not that surprised that a surgeon could separate his expertise from the reality of the real world.
57, my own experience with the orthopedic surgeon when I fractured my knee holds with your god daughters’ view. His inability to hear me, or to assess the longterm impact has left me with a disability that has changed my life. Not in a good way. It is very sad, actually.
Sadly I think this applies to most doctors. One wrote me a prescription for generic medication when I tod her I almost died from taking it. They don’t listen. Empathy and sympathy they don’t seem to have anymore.
your gd is correct. my du also tells me surgeons suck at diagnosis and do operations by rote. without physicians telling them what to do, they would be utter failures. a steady hand and steely nerves are needed to be a surgeon, not intelligence.
These surgeon comments are scaring me. I have a hip replacement surgery scheduled the beginning of next month.
Greetings, people!
This Is a synopsis of the food (poop) throwers last night. Honestly, we don’t tolerate this behavior in elementary school!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3237735/It-s-war-Trump-goes-boasts-billions-mocks-opponents-earns-new-nickname-Mr-T-tells-people-fools.html
No one talked any policy last night.
Apparently not! They bullied each other and threw one liners back at forth that Republicans in America take as strength and leadership evidently. What a pathetic bunch of fools.
These people are really the know-nothings.
They truly are…
Why do they keep calling DT a billionaire? Does his wealth even register him on the list of being a billionaire?
Good morning, Chips.
Ta Nehisi Coates new book, Between The World and Me has been nominated for a National Book Award. It has also been on the NY Times best seller list for 7 weeks which is no small feat for a non-fiction book that is not supported by a political party.
G’morning Chips, TOD, Vc, Df, even amk, lurkers, and congrats Sir Don on #1 :)
Happy Thursday everyone!
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family.
Good east & west coast morning to youuuuu, Gx2! Hope your day is ‘As You Like It’.
Good West & East coast morning to you {{{{VC}}}}
My day is jess fine now that I’ve received a greeting from my International Sister :-)
Hope yours goes well today too <3
Perfect. Perfect. Perfect. Love these.
It’s Politico…but it’s Michael Grunwald…yes…MUCH BETTER!
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/09/policy-analysis-cnn-gop-debate-000244
Morning all. Chips, thanks for the sane, caring images of our President and FLOTUS after all the hate and stupidity of last night’s Republican ugliness. I wonder how successful Republican business people can look at this array of bozos and feel comfortable trusting them with the economy and the military. On the basis of pure business common sense, you would not hire any of them to run even a remote subsidiary. As for the rest of us, the thought of any one of these heartless poseurs getting anywhere near the White House is as frightening as any horror story.
Took 2 years for our RW party to realise the absolute stupid of their leader jackie. Fortunately we can get rid of them any time - the US has to cope for 4 years - with any one of the clowns from last night that could be much trouble - worldwide.
Here’s an interview with Ahmed. He can probably fix your car too, if it’s broke. I’m still pissed at what the did to him.
…………
ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES 9/16/15
All In Exclusive with Ahmed Mohamed
Chris Hayes talks with the Texas 14-year-old who was arrested and suspended for bringing a homemade digital clock to school, after a teacher said it looked like a bomb.
http://www.msnbc.com/all
Their was an idiot on Nightly that said it looked like a bomb to him.
There…ugh
GM TOD - I didn’t watch the debate & after reading some posts on TOD and BJ spent most of my day studying the ancestors - a few crazy folks hidden in there but comparing to the GOP wannabes we seem to have descended from a group of intelligent caring people (even the Irish come out well ahead :) )
Good morning, Chips and TODville. I didn’t watch last night. twitter was enough for me. I really like this tweet:
LOL, meta
It is September 17, 2025 and the Iran Nuclear deal will be fully implemented as the GOP effort to stop it has run out of time.
Any bellyaching and whining you hear henceforth will be familiar to Americans.
The GOP will threaten (impotently) to tear up The Deal.
The GOP will seek to extend USA sanctions—which they may succeed in doing—-but since the rest of the World will have removed all their sanctions, whatever the fools in Congress do will not be a significant blow to Iran.
Perhaps we will hear how our “lawless” POTUS has done this or that, you know, total bs.
In any case, The Iran deal Stands and PBO has done it!!!!!!! A Win for peace and Diplomacy. Thank you, President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry.
Vicki, this is great news and a day to celebrate. After all the hard work on the part of PBO, SOS Kerry, Sect. Muniz and legions of advisers, we have made a huge step forward toward peace. No other president could have achieved this huge milestone in effective diplomacy. The irony of the Republican intransigence on sanctions is that it will hurt US businesses and help other, smarter countries who will take advantage of the business opportunities in Iran. Amazing how stupid the so-called party of business is.
Indeed it is a great day! Our magnificent president and his team led America and the world toward peace and avoided another horrific war in the Middle East.
GM TODville.
Watched last night’s GOP debate, which was one of the most appalling political things I’ve seen.
At least 2012 #ClownCarExpress was entertaining (Michelle “CrazyEyes” Bachmann, Newt “Adulterer” Gingrich, etc.), but what were last night’s candidates thinking?
Sample reaction to question of what woman should appear on US $10 bill (hint to Jeb! - Margaret Thatcher was not an American citizen):
And yet the press are falling all over themselves trying to normalize what they stand for. UGH.
GM, Arapaho. No criticizing Jeb - be grateful he didn’t name the Alaska Barbie, because she’d likely start campaigning for the honour :D :D
Pleased that this happens today:
Heartwarming. Brave Americans.
I can’t be the only one who noted that these 3 guys have been friends since middle school, all look healthy and athletic and they are from different ethnic groups. To me, these guys are the American Dream.
Good Morning BFF and TOD.
THE Ohio State University! My school:) Should be awesome!
One thing VP Biden is doing that I really don’t understand is he refuses to take credit for all the work he’s done. I know he’s often self-deprecating but he goes out of his way to say that all this progress that he had oversight for has nothing to do with him or PBO. I disagree and wish he would at least leave it at that! I know VP Joe is a humble man. That’s part of what we love about him. But he needs to stand tall and take some bows!
He also seems to be getting a bit flummoxed with the 2016 speculation because he said yesterday that he can’t mention “Iowa” because the press will misconstrue what he’s trying to say.
Is it just me or the President is making his VP travel a lot and give a lot of speeches these days ??
This week: Florida, California, Ohio, Michigan…
Just sayin’ …..
Actually VP Joe has been doing this all along. It was somewhat limited when Beau was sick but prior to that he was a very visible VP. It’s just because of the speculation of whether or not he will run for the Presidency that is putting more of a spotlight on his events.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing :)
Pretty hard to make the case that VP Biden is not going to run for President.
He is doing all the right things.
Star power-last week Mariska Hargitay and today Josh Hutcherson—-good moves.
I’m anticipating changing #LetsRollJoe to #VoteBiden real soon …. :)
#ridinwithbiden. #babyyoucandrivemycar ;) ;)
He actually SAID this??
“America is a lot of things, the greatest country in the world, absolutely,” Rubio said, talking about climate change. “But America is not a planet.”
He really said this DF???!!!!!!!!
Reading this caused me to make an audible sound here at my desk :shock:
It would seem so! I’ve read it a couple different places…
Water-boy needs more H2O
Can Congress behave itself when the pope visits?
So last week, four House members — Democrats Dan Lipinski (Ill.), Juan Vargas (Calif.), and Republicans Jeff Fortenberry (Neb.) and Tim Murphy (Pa.) sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, asking them to put out some sort of guidance “to the House and Senate on the appropriate decorum, protocol and behavior. . . .”
Members could use info on “how to greet the Pope, proper attire [no jeans?] . . . among other matters of etiquette,” the letter said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/09/16/can-congress-behave-itself-when-the-pope-visits/
Really? They weren’t taught manners?
desertflower, you have seen them in action, these six and a half years does it look like they were taught any manners?
I try not to let that negativity in my space, bella. They are uncouth and have no manners or class. The entire bunch of them.
Well, Df, that certainly resolves a burning issue that has troubled scientists for years. Rubio has now spoken and the long standing controversy is resolved-the US is not a planet. I feel so relieved.
Me too! I can finally sleep at night😃
If they don’t know how to comport themselves around a Priest or an important dignitary, then that’s on them. This Pope has already met our President Obama so any slights will not be a reflection of PBO in any way.
I love the proud expression of his mother.
I think that’s his sister, and not his mom.
If you watch the video at the link his mom was to the side. just slightly off-camera
Speaking as a “little brother” myself, an older sister is just like a second mother. Such pride in her face.
Update to clarify:
So now it looks something like this:
Total number of Guantanamo detainees = 115
Number of detainees now cleared for release = 52
Number of detainees “forever ” prisoners = 31
Number of detainees never charged awaiting parole board = 22
Number of detainees at war court = 10
Meta, Good to see Carol Rosenberg posting more about Gitmo. There hadn’t been much for a while.
I predict something from the Administration pretty soon.
<3
http://fossilfreefunds.org/
Tool to check and see how much of your retirement invested money is going toward fossil fuels….
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/09/17/3702007/fossil-free-funds-tool/
Hidden inside almost every American’s retirement plan are fossil fuel companies that emit huge amounts of carbon. Now, for the first time, individuals and employers have an easy way to find out exactly where their money is going and how many of their funds have holdings in fossil fuels.
A new investment web tool called Fossil Free Funds, launched Tuesday, is giving people accessibility and power over their mutual funds and retirement plans. It is a project through As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy non-profit group founded by Andrew Behar.
“Ninety-one million Americans have a mutual fund account in some way, and nobody actually knows what they own. We didn’t know what we owned either,” Behar told ThinkProgress. After a lot of time spent digging through databases, Behar said he and his team found that a lot of As You Sow’s shares had holdings in Exxon, Chevron, other fossil fuel based companies.
DF, this is a very useful link - thank you!!!
Right. Sure.
Is this country dumb enough to believe a word out of Jeb!’s mouth?
Unfortunately yes, Vicki. It started by electing dumb Dubya, and McCain sealed the deal with the Palinization of government - the singlehandedly most traitorous act by a candidate in our nation’s history. Literally. Now we have given power to the Idiots.
Of course, our side could effing vote. That would make a difference.
Jeb is not polling very well at all, so voters don’t seem to have forgotten about GWB. It has been ordained by those who run/own the GOP that it is Jeb’s turn (just as it was preordained that it was Mitt’s turn in 2012). The GOP “base” is revolting just as it did in 2012. It will be “anybody but Bush” until the party fat cats win the war of attrition and Jeb is the nominee.
Mr. Pierce
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a38005/gop-debate-either-dumb-or-delusional/
“There’s one thing I’ll tell you about my brother,” said Jeb (!) Bush. “He kept us safe.”
And everybody cheered.
I ran out of patience long ago with The Great Mulligan. C-Plus Augustus ignored the terrorist threat for nine months. He told his Attorney General to shift focus from counterterrorism to weed and porn. He told his National Security Advisor to worry about the Russians. He blew off a Presidential Daily Briefing and a CIA briefer. Then, on September 11, 2001, there were 3000 Americans who were not kept safe on his watch. He then stonewalled any real investigation of his negligence. He then launched a war of choice after allowing the architect of the attacks to go free. There were more than 4000 American soldiers who were not kept safe. And now his blithering brother suggests that time began on September 12, 2001. Scott Walker then chimed in about how it was all Barack Obama’s fault. Then there was Mike Huckabee, stressing the importance of “good intelligence” on formulating foreign policy. This would have been a good idea in, say, 2003, when Jeb(!)’s brother was cooking the books to start his pet war. But everybody cheered. Nobody called them on this. Nobody, except Rand Paul, had second thoughts on sending more American troops back into Iraq. But Donald Trump, whose combat experience is limited to punching out a music teacher in prep school, said that he thought the president lacked courage. I wouldn’t hire any of these guys as a crossing guard.
This is just the another example of standard GOP operating procedure, say a lie confidently and a lot of Republicans will believe it as true. The media’s refusal (with a few exceptions) to challenge the lie will result in it gaining traction, as Foxnews repeats the lie over and over again. Rinse and repeat.
Well…something is wrong with WP…set me free!!
SLAYINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG IS RIGHT!!! HA!
Oh Myyyyyyy!
Wow! She is really the most beautiful woman- on earth.
I can’t imagine how she’s not able to float!! Stunning in every way.
You won’t get this from MSM
This why the DNC sits on their sorry arses.
The Public may agree with the Dems…….but when it comes to finding ways to get their Base to the polls……..DNC does not give sustain or maintain enough action to win during Mid-terms.
Masters at lies and manipulation
What a bunch of crap.
Planned Parenthood is not funded separately . HHS gets the funding. Congress has no say how they choose to distribute the money.
Also…. Carly Fiorina is a liar about the videos.
It sure seems like the media likes to paint her as strong for women. But last night she seemed to attack women and their health just as much as the male candidates.
McConnell still trying. Today it ends.
Each time he tries, meta, the # of those opposing cloture increases :)
Uh-huh.
Schumer and Cardin are on the right side of history on this one.
Who flipped?
What ever they are voting on now regarding Iran was just blocked also.
That the entire MSM isn’t calling this travesty out is, well, a travesty.
Other updates in the sidebar ….
#LetsRollJoe
LOL!! Yeah and what are those small things around it silos?
yes! Duck!!!!!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/richard-sherman-black-lives-matter_55f9fbe2e4b08820d91752ad
Sherman has disappointed me today. :(
Black on black crime is actually not related at all to cops killing unarmed black men because if a black person commits a crime against another black person than they go to jail. If a cop shoots a black man nothing happens.
Majorly disappointed in Sherman.
Yeah he got himself turned around on that one.
“Wasn’t no police officer involved,” Sherman said, “wasn’t anybody else involved — and I didn’t hear anybody shouting ‘black lives matter’ then.”
Actually we did. I can point him to a boatload of protests starting in the early 90’s where Black people were out in force saying stop the violence. They may not have used the exact phrase black lives matter but we all got the gist of it.
I understand what he’s saying but trying to link the two was not a good move.
Chat on:
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/09/17/heroes/
Hello TOD.
Rainy. Cloudy. Humid.
Congrats to the Gold :star: winners on this post and 3 posts back.
What Gorgeous Pictures of Lupita. Wow.
The GOPer CNN WWE last night is yet another reason Journalism is so Dead in USA.
I am loving the #IStandWithAhmed. This 14yrs old, he will go places.
I love those Guys……