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HI THERE!
Hello stranger :-)
Congratulations on 1st eyecandi!
Congrats, eyecandi! Thanks for the livestream Chips!
Hi!
Moooooooooorning Dame Delicious!!!!
Happy and Sumptuous Sunday, My Sassy Sovereign! đ
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THISSSSSSS!!
Hello again Everybody!!
The One-who-needs-no-sleep has arrived! Greetings again, Dudette, our TOD late night warrior and Auntie Extraordinaire!
Greetings Lady VC!
What is this “sleep” thing of which you speak? I donât think itâs on my agenda for today. What am I missing? Why was I not informed? đ
Not missing much actually, Auntie Extra. :D The “sleep” thing visits select members of our land; I am not usually one of the chosen ones, so we can hang out together and thumb our noses at it periodically. ;)
Ah yes, well count me in on the nose-thumbing. I am, after all, an expert in the art of snobbery. đ
:D :D
I Love my president Obama. I wish he was really my president. We have a horrible Prime Minister in the Bahamas. Can we borrow him please?
Hope you all are safe from that Hurricane!
Nassau is fine but some of the family islands was devastated.
Our thoughts and prayers go to all who have been affected by this. Glad that youâre safe! :)
Thank you hopefruit2.
In response to your always timely interior posting VC:
Morning! Happy Sunday everyone:) Congratulations, africa!! I had to bring the Mr. desertflower to the airport this morningâŚ.was up at 3:45AMâŚneedless to say, I went back to bed when I got home. Just woke up âŚI consider this âsleeping inâ on a Sunday:)
Was evidently over there talking to myself…again!
I MUST HAVE TUNED IN RIGHT ON TIME…BTW…REC;D A LETTER FROM MY EX-PASTOORâS WIFE…AKA…THE PEOPLE DEMONIZER…I KNOW FROM THIS LETTER WHAT HER REAL PROBLEM IS WITH ME…SHE HATES MY SUPPORT FOR PBO…I SENT THE LETTER TO MY YOUTH PASTOR AT HIS HOME!…I HAVE AN AMAZING YOUTH PASTOR WHO ADOPTED A BLACK CHILD FROM KENYA…HEâLL ENJOY THIS TRASH!
Jonathan Alter wants PBO to debate the head of NRA. What an idiot! NO!
THIS NATION IS ALREADY IN SEVERE TROUBLE FOR WORSHIPPING GUNS AND NOT GOD…I WROTE A BIG ONE ABOUT THAT ON MY FB….THE PEOPLE DO NOT LISTEN TO ANYTHING PBO SAYS BECAUSE THEY ARE IGNORANT,ARROGANT…SELF CONSUMED RADICAL RACISTS!
I agree that these gun lovers worship their guns. If the Lord above were to ask them to choose between their guns and Heaven they would pick their guns.
Such BULL SH#T. It would only bring huge teevee rating and jobs for stupid a$$ pundits and would not bring the lazy a$$ GOP congress to do a damn thing. People are not as f@!king stupid as you think J.A. aka JackA$$!
GM jojo. Calm down or youâll cause lighting strikes outside this morning :-)
INORITE? These pundits never say anything about the GOP not doing anything to stop this violence, just another opportunity for them to tell PBO what HE should do…
BOOM! Goes the dynamite.
I imagine Jonathan Alter is pleased that heâs garnered so much attention today
<3
so, pope is a muslin yet?
I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF RIGHT WING BALDERDASH! I LOVE MY ENERGIZER PRESIDENT!
If I didnât have to work (sadly, in front of my TV), I would go for a very, very, very, very, very long walk. :-(
Chips, I feel your shock and pain :shock:
I have a sense itâs going to get much worse GGail, you, me and a cucumber could defend better than that. Itâs over, me and football are done (again).
They should go away and call this match. No need to bring anyone back after halftime!!!!
*a-hem. cough-cough* - that sports wheel mentioned earlier - *cough* . Itâs one reason I donât get too exuberant about sport teams. Just saying.
I donât mind the highs and lows - they are part of living - in work, play, & love <3
WC GM, GxG. :D I read the first part of your response in the notification section and initially thought you were referring to the weather. Of course, by the end I noticed that the weather was not included as one of the highs and lows you welcome. Hmmmm.
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Hope you Sunday is as you wish it! :)
GM vc. Todayâs weather was a welcome relief! I was awakened by rain - heavy rain falling this morning and then I went out for my walk and it was a crisp fall morning with overcast skies. It has since cleared up but the temps are in the 70âs and itâs just glorious. It will be back in the 90âs by next weekend, so Iâm gonna truly cherish todayâs weather :-)
Youâd better cherish it! Seems like the weather gods took our fall heat and sent it your way; I will try to tell myself that thatâs fair. My temperature has actually *risen* to 13° celsius since I got up - it was 10° then. The trusty Google says thatâs 55.4°F. Whatever google says the bottom line is that I was forced to get rid of my shorts, PLUS add an extra layer of clothing. I am not too pleased, I tell you!
Off to take a HOT shower and head out to the computer store to find a battery for my lap top. Sheâs been acting up since last night. bbl
Oh vc, Iâm sorry your weather has gotten so cold so soon. Hereâs hoping you get some energy for your laptop. {{{hugs}}}
No worries. This is just a passing phase (it had better be). At least thereâs no white stuff and by next week I may be able to put on my bikini.
holy cow. 3-0 while I was having a quick dinnah? pope has become a muslin. hallelujah.
Time for you to say gunnite amk!
In a minute. Srsly. It will all be ovah in a minute … If it is not already. #patheticshow
Arsenal brought ManU back down to Earth - real fast - BOOM! :-(
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/10/04/3708887/trump-mass-shootings/\
There isnât much America can do to prevent future mass shootings, because âthatâs the way the world goes,â Republican presidential candidate and National Rifle Association member Donald Trump said on Sunday.
Appearing on ABC Newsâ âThis Week,â Trump told host George Stephanopoulos that he would not be inclined to change any of the United Statesâ guns laws in the wake of the latest mass shooting, a massacre at a community college in Oregon.
âI can tell you people say âOh, weâre going to stop it,â it doesnât work that way,â Trump said. âThis has taken place whether itâs this type of crime or other crimes, taken place forever, from the beginning, and you go out a million years from now youâre going to have problems and even if you have a very tough system youâre going to have people that slip through the cracks, and itâs a very sad situation.â
âBut no matter what you do you will have problems and thatâs the way the world goes,â he added.
Itâs Sunday…so Iâll behave.
Why is it that this country, the United States is the only country who have so many mass shooting?
Sorry…this is not okay…..
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/week-god-10315
So basically theyâve created congressional caucus with the express purpose of defying the First Amendment. Wow!
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_10/you_dont_need_that_gun_for_sel057937.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+washingtonmonthly%2Frss+%28Political+Animal+at+Washington+Monthly%29
One of the most important pieces ever posted at Politico Magazine was written on January 14 by Evan DeFilippis and Devan Hughes. Titled The Myth Behind Defensive Gun Ownership, itâs worth revisiting again:
What do these and so many other cases have in common? They are the byproduct of a tragic myth: that millions of gun owners successfully use their firearms to defend themselves and their families from criminals. Despite having nearly no academic support in public health literature, this myth is the single largest motivation behind gun ownership. It traces its origin to a two-decade-old series of surveys that, despite being thoroughly repudiated at the time, persists in influencing personal safety decisions and public policy throughout the United States.
There is nothing beyond anecdotal evidence and one very flawed study suggesting that defensive use of firearms has benefits that outweigh the obvious societal drawbacks. The conclusion to the article needs to be ingrained into the DNA of the gun control debate:
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Iâm just gonna watch and listen to POTUS now. I need comfort…
Our President is talking :)
I promised not to talk like a sailor on Sunday…..but THIS guy never promised:) NSFW…but watch when you get home.
Bingo.
I for one, am all govt shutdown. Just so the even the stoopids will get the idea.
He is a good, good man….
Yes POTUS is DF. Iâm watching him take the time with each of the fallenâs family
Heâs always there when tragedy strikes. And not for just a moment but as long as it takes to pays his respects to all. Incredible man.
Interesting to watch how some reach out for a hug…
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND FELT TO THE CORE OF HIS HEART…THIS IS SO HEARTWRENCHING AND YOU WONâT FIND THIS IN THE MEDIA…THEY WONâT PORTRAY PBO GIVING HIS LOVE TO EACH AND EVERY SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBER!…I HAVE TO LEAVE…MY BROTHER COMES TODAY……………………………<3…XOXOXOXO!…MAY GOD DEEPLY BLESS AND PROTECT MY PRESIDENT!
Sue, prayers for your successful procedure <3
I was half-expecting John Groban to appear….LOL! :)
LOL!!! I know what you mean HF :-)
Could someone explain to me why the NRAâs stranglehold on Congress doesnât meet the definition of racketeering?
I see extortion, bribery, and obstruction of justice. The only difference is itâs in the political arena, rather than the private sector.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Racketeering
Its not racketeering if everyone involved is a crook.
Ah! There it is! Thank you Don!
Don for the WINN!
Iâm glad that PBO gets a break in between the many recognitions. Thatâs a lot of standing for him and itâs got to be emotional for him as well as for the families
This ceremony is beautiful - even more touching than I anticipated….may our fallen firefighters RIP, and peace, comfort and healing to their loved ones.
Good morning, TOD.
If you are a reader of the NY Times here are things you havenât been told:
VP Joe Biden was the Keynote Speaker at last nightâs HRC gala. Not Hillary. Joe gave a rousing well-received speech.
The Times coverage begins with an extensive review of HRCâs speech given in the morning.
Then you are told she couldnât be there in the evening because of a prior commitment to SNL.
The implication is that VPB was second choice and barely worth mentioning.
Propaganda, folks.
This “reporting” was done by Amy Chozick who along with RW Maggie Haberman is the Times duo covering the(D) this cycle.
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The Times has failed to note as much as they can, that The Donald and Bernie are turning out massive crowds.
Hillary has not had a large event since her sorry announcement in May or June. Her small events have been unable to fill even the modest venues they book.
The Corporations are going to force the 2016 candidates of their choosing on us with every means at their disposal. If this doesnât worry you, you are lucky, because it appears to be the future.
Yes, I felt HRCâs appearance on SNL was a tad desperate seeing that SNL doesnât have the impact that it once did. It was also possibly a ploy to outshine VP Biden, I donât care what the NYT claims.
I wonder if the SNL appearance was booked After VP Joe Biden was given the Keynote Honor. To “step on ” his news. A favorite Clinton tactic.
Wouldnât be surprised if you were right about this.
VIcki,
I read this a.m. that Hillary Clinton turned down the keynote spot in order to appear on SNL. VP Biden, who is the one who got the ball rolling, even before PBO, with his remarks on Meet the Press in 2012, was second choice. Let that sink in: VP Biden, who has been part the administration that has done more for gay rights than any other, was a sub for the wife of the man who signed DADT and DOMA into law. They created the breakfast speaking spot for her after she turned the keynote spot down.
From the Times article
“The Human Rights Campaign, led by a former aide to President Bill Clinton from Arkansas, Chad Griffin, has deep ties to Mrs. Clinton and had invited her to deliver the keynote address at its gathering Saturday night. But Mrs. Clinton had a scheduling conflict â she was to appear on NBCâs âSaturday Night Liveâ â so the group added a breakfast at which she could speak.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/us/politics/pledging-to-fight-injustices-hillary-clinton-focuses-on-transgender-rights-in-speech.html?_r=0
http://theweek.com/speedreads/580983/clinton-opts-snl-over-lgbt-gala-loses-keynote-speaker-slot-biden
Seems highly unlikely to me that this is accurate.
SNL appearance could easily have been moved to next week.
Hi Vicki,
This was the season opener for SNL, expecting higher viewership and press than another week. When I saw that the Human Rights Campaign is led by a former aide to Bill Clinton, whoâs from Arkansas, it is completely believable to me that he would have wanted Hillary first. It is also believable to me that she would diss the organization to try to up her “cool cred” with an SNL appearance. Donât you guys remember Bill getting the GLAAD award? This just seems like the same s#!t to me - no need for conspiracy theories.
Serious question: What has HRC done for gay rights, exactly, that she even warrants the keynote at HRC? I guess my memory fails me.
So now Bernie Sanders is trying to cozy up to PBO coalition? NOPE
Good luck with that, Bernie.
Youâve been disrespectful and dismissive for way too long for any of us to trust you now.
Ditto to Hillary.
LOL! So Joe Biden is the only one whoâs responsible for Americaâs prisons? Uhm…what about Sanders, HRC, OâMalley (not even mentioning the GOP), all of whom were in office in some capacity or another? This article was clearly written by a Bernie Sanders shill.
Maybe a Sanders shill.
Maybe a Clinton operative.
So far Bernie has been smart and Not attacked Hillary.
Iâm not sure attacking Joe is part of Bernieâs strategy.
Wayne LaPierre isnât fit to stand on the same stage as President Obama as if their points had equal validity. The debate on gun sense measures needs to happen in Congress! This isnât a matter of changing peopleâs minds as > 80% of voters already want universal background checks. Congress needs to represent the will of the people and protect them over profits of the gun industry.
Okay is it too soon to brag some more? đ
Nah, go for it! Bragging news is always positive news and that kind is always welcomed.
And we have an extraordinary President who is taking the time this day to honor all 87 fallen firefighters families <3
Good Afternoon TOD
Today is also our very own sherijrâs Birthday
Have a great Sunday everyone
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sherijr!!!
Thanks Donna :-)
Heeeyyyy! Happy Birthday Sherijr!!!
Cake and ice cream for everyone!!!
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… and a tiara for the birthday girl!!!
Happy Birthday to Sheri and everyone else who had a September or October birthday that I missed.
Happy Birthday fellow Libra!
Jojo, Happy Birthday to you too!
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Did I miss yours?
I guess so Dudette but thatâs OK. My BD was last Tuesday and the SoCal TOD folks came to my place to celebrate. If you like you can go to last Sundayâs Chat away and see some of the pictures :)
Happy Birthday, sherijr!
Good Afternoon Everybody.
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
Afternoon JER. Great picture, thanks!
Wonderful program Mr. President. And thank you for your Service <3
This headline amazes me. Maybe Iâm being a little overly sensitive here because Iâm no fan of Sanders but why the comparison to someone who is not running for office this year??? President Obama had 100K people at a few of his rallies but it wouldnât have meant a darn thing if they hadnât gone and cast their vote for him. Sanders has yet to prove that he can do both. They make me sick with these silly comparisons.
This is BS! to compare my city, Bernie got about 28,000 mostly white people while in 2008, Barack Obama got 70,000 and a much more diverse crowd. Bernie riles me with his negativity toward our President, his lack of sincere concern for the lives of people of color, and his pro-NRA votes. UGH! If he ends up being the nominee, I will have to hold my nose to vote for him.
You are not overly sensitive.
This headline is appalling.
With VCâs permission, just a smidge more bragging on awesome niece! Got better pics. đ
Your niece is awesome in so many ways! Bragging is entirely appropriate. Thank her for her service.
Thanks JF! She is indeed.
I will most certainly send her your thanks!
Gorgeous! Your niece is stunning! I have to go work now, but Iâll look for your other postings about her when I get home. That looks like an Olympic medal….?!
Itâs her first win as professional fitness athlete. Weâre pretty stoked!
Iâm annoying enough as it is, MS, so Iâll put a lid on the bragging (… for a little while)! đ
Nerdyâs tweets
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/10/04/a-tweet-or-two-331/
these Bernie people like to compare themselves to the President…itâs a pity…