On This Day: President Barack Obama greets First Lady Michelle Obama upon her arrival at Des Moines International Airport, Nov. 5, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Today
2:10 ET: The President is interviewed by local radio hosts participating in “Live from the White House”
4:15 ET: Delivers remarks at the 2015 White House Tribal Nations Conference
Morning, AMK, and Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a perfect day. Any chance that there will be cake, presents and special treats in your forecast for the day?
I just loved the pics. He is like a pied piper with kids. My favourite is the time he was in Seattle and the children at the school just flocked around him.
Wonderful photos!!! TY,TY,TY!! Beautiful dress FLOTUS has on during WISE presentation:) Sleeves not my favorite kind of sleeve, but beautiful just the same. Exquisite taste.
Hi, Df. It must be really hard trying to be respectful of different cultures while being comfortable and looking good. She has had to cover up her arms and legs since she started this trip, which must seem pretty stifling to her. Still, she can pull anything off with both beauty and panache.
Fox Newsers Suddenly Quiet When Their ‘Hero Cop’ Revealed to Be Fraudster
Several of the cable net’s conservative commentators were quick to tie a cop’s death to ‘anti-cop violence,’ but they’ve gone silent now that it’s been proven otherwise.
The investigation is now looking at wife and son as well.
G’morning Chips, TOD, lurkers, even amk, and congrats Allison on #1! :) Happy Thursday everyone.
Thanks Chips for this wonderful Thursday R & S, with these lovely 2008 memory lane pics! Hope you have made progress on your work, and get a lil’ breather today! :)
Why Ben Carson Isn’t Going Away — And What Makes That So Scary
ByED KILGORE
PublishedNOVEMBER 4, 2015, 6:00 AM EST
During the last month the long-awaited, heavily-promoted decline in Donald Trump’s standing in the Republican presidential nominating contest has finally begun to occur. But aside from a small reshuffling of the order in the “lanes” (e.g., Rubio moving past Bush among Establishment Republicans and Cruz moving past Huckabee, Santorum and Jindal among experienced Christian Right candidates) to which the candidates have been assigned by the punditocracy, the big beneficiary of softening support for Trump has been another candidate with no experience in elected office, Dr. Ben Carson. He is running either first or a strong second in virtually every national poll, and is now routinely leading polls of Iowa as well. His approval ratings, moreover, are extremely high, and best in the field. It’s safe to say he is almost universally admired by GOP voters.
The conventional wisdom is that Carson is beloved for being a genial, soft-spoken figure and a non-politician with a distinguished biography. That may be true, though this does not necessarily distinguish him from many thousands of his fellow Americans. An equally obvious factor is that he is African American, and Republicans frustrated with being accused of white identity politics if not outright racism love being able to support a black candidate who is as conservative as they are.
Less obvious — and finally being recognized by political reporters spending time in Iowa — is that Carson is a familiar, beloved figure to conservative evangelicals, who have been reading his books for years.
Rikyrah, I’m not scared of Carson because he would be the worst general election candidate in the world. His opinions are a joke and his mind wanders off into strange channels that defy belief. The GOP won’t let such a person take the prize-no matter what the polls. They will handicap him in some way and put up someone who has a chance. The person I fear the most is Cruz because he is absolutely ruthless without any moral compass and would probably cheerfully kills his grandmother to achieve the power of the presidency.
You can delete the “probably” Jackie! He absolutely WOULD cheerfully kill his grandmother to get the prize:-)
Good morning TOD! Hope everyone has a great day. Looks like fall finally will roll through here this afternoon. Actually looking forward to some chill.
This morning Diane Feinstein had an op-ed in the NY Times about the need to close Guantanamo.
Also, this week Rachel has mentioned that something big is coming on Guantanamo.
Foreshadowing?
But these same GOP Senators keep upping the Defense Budget with NO oversight and if there is any attempt at oversight or cutting the budget the GOP screams…..
Well, the good news, AMK, is that they all remembered. Imagine if the whole day had gone by and no one even mentioned your birthday-now that would be grim.
Happy, happy birthday AMK! Hey, at least they remembered! I determined many years ago that once I became a mom my birthday no longer had any relevance to anything:-)
Rubio: Deferred action for illegal immigrants must end
November 04, 2015, 07:14 pm
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Wednesday said he would halt protections for illegal immigrants who reach the U.S. as children.
“It will have to end at some point,” he said after an event at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, N.H., according to Bloomberg.
If elected president, Rubio said he would discontinue Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) even if Congress failed to pass immigration reform beforehand.
“[It would be] ideal,” he said when asked if he wanted Congress to act on immigration first.
“But if it doesn’t, it will end,” the 2016 GOP presidential candidate added. “It cannot be the permanent policy of the United States.”
I cannot find the words to describe the level of contempt I feel for this little Rubio twerp. He benefited from everything this country has to offer, but wants to make sure no one else does. Now he’s even going after children.
So is Carson. And the thing that never ceases to amaze me is they spout these views while being the most pious Christians. Not the WWJD that I grew up with.
PBO is such a superior individual and President, it’s no wonder the MSM are constantly trying to tear him down with their bullshit memes about him causing Dems to lose, and all this crap. Notice the media has absolutely nothing to say about the lead politicians in the GOP when republicans lose. The media has not tied Bill Clinton to 8 yrs of GWB - they blame Al gore, John Kerry, the Naderites and the voters.
But any off-year election with shitty Dem candidates (that run away from PBO) in a gerrymandered red-state district that produces a GOP “win” is somehow PBO’s fault?!?!? Meanwhile, deafening silence on those Dems who DO WIN WHILE EMBRACING PBO & the Obama coalition…notice the silence on the Dem sweep in PA (a purple state)….
I don’t watch MSNBC, but I’m glad she did it. And most likely, she WAS the only one covering it. The rest of the media, including many on Twitter, seemed to be hyperfocused on Kentucky as if PBO had swept that state in 2008 and 2012 - which he didn’t.
Chris Hayes first half was all about how unprecidented it was that so many DEMs lost under PBO and if it was his fault although PBO won his two terms. He did blame the DEMs inability to gotv in the mid-terms and to spend money on DEM candidates during the mid-terms.
White House.gov
GM Chips, GM TOD!
Morning Allison, morning everyone!
CHANGE HAS COME TO AMERICA!!!!
JUST PUT THIS ON MY FB….GRACIAS!
GM… See? I am being nice, now be nice to me.
Excuse me? Where’s the ‘morning, my precious petals”?
where is my cake furst?
OOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMGGGGGGG, I forgot, it’s your biiiiiiiiiiirthday!!!!!!!!
Have a perfect day, petal!!!!!!!
Thanks. And no, danny don’t get no piece of that.
:-) Are you going to be extra jolly on this special day?
nope, I gave that cuppa joy up months back.
Months? :-)
HAPPY,HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMK….SORRY ABOUT THE TOILET TIPPING…TWAS’ NOT MY STAGE PROP!
Morning, AMK, and Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a perfect day. Any chance that there will be cake, presents and special treats in your forecast for the day?
Thanks jg. Cake is bt’s dept. Rest of the stuff - not gonna happen since I am away on business.
Happy Birthday “ooooh wiseman””” Have a great day even if you are traveling. Don’t the planes have the little jolly bottles you can buy?
Thank you, mam. Pay for those lil evil fellers??? not.gonna.happen. as it is, I am doing them a favor by emptying them.
Happy Birthday, AMK!
Thanks terri.
MUST SEE!!
great pics. he is gonna totally spoil his grandkids, isn’t he?
I look forward to his heart melting even more. Lucky children to come.
Definitely a must-see! If this compilation doesn’t move you, then nothing else will. :)
It’s such a gigantic instant mood lifter! Our PBO is a lovely man whose warm spirit is plainly evident in these photos.
I just loved the pics. He is like a pied piper with kids. My favourite is the time he was in Seattle and the children at the school just flocked around him.
Good Morning, Everyone :)
Wonderful photos!!! TY,TY,TY!! Beautiful dress FLOTUS has on during WISE presentation:) Sleeves not my favorite kind of sleeve, but beautiful just the same. Exquisite taste.
Hi, Df. It must be really hard trying to be respectful of different cultures while being comfortable and looking good. She has had to cover up her arms and legs since she started this trip, which must seem pretty stifling to her. Still, she can pull anything off with both beauty and panache.
real colbear is baaack.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/stephen-colbert-mocks-sleepwalking-jeb-bush-and-his-sad-trombone-of-a-campaign/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/05/fox-newsers-suddenly-quiet-when-their-hero-cop-revealed-to-be-fraudster.html
Fox Newsers Suddenly Quiet When Their ‘Hero Cop’ Revealed to Be Fraudster
Several of the cable net’s conservative commentators were quick to tie a cop’s death to ‘anti-cop violence,’ but they’ve gone silent now that it’s been proven otherwise.
The investigation is now looking at wife and son as well.
G’morning Chips, TOD, lurkers, even amk, and congrats Allison on #1! :) Happy Thursday everyone.
Thanks Chips for this wonderful Thursday R & S, with these lovely 2008 memory lane pics! Hope you have made progress on your work, and get a lil’ breather today! :)
Thank yooooooou Hopefruit!!! I’m 78% done, and then I’m going to play for 24 hours solid!!
Batten down the hatches! You’ve been warned!
:lol: I might even start fiddling with the site just to entertain myself. Pink comment boxes anyone?
remember what happened LAST time you played with the merchandise?:) Have a stellar day! Don’t you hate when work gets in the way?
I want a coffee dispenser. Oh, and iced coffee in the spring and summer.
Leave it with me :cool:
XOXO
I’m on board with that!
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Why Ben Carson Isn’t Going Away — And What Makes That So Scary
ByED KILGORE
PublishedNOVEMBER 4, 2015, 6:00 AM EST
During the last month the long-awaited, heavily-promoted decline in Donald Trump’s standing in the Republican presidential nominating contest has finally begun to occur. But aside from a small reshuffling of the order in the “lanes” (e.g., Rubio moving past Bush among Establishment Republicans and Cruz moving past Huckabee, Santorum and Jindal among experienced Christian Right candidates) to which the candidates have been assigned by the punditocracy, the big beneficiary of softening support for Trump has been another candidate with no experience in elected office, Dr. Ben Carson. He is running either first or a strong second in virtually every national poll, and is now routinely leading polls of Iowa as well. His approval ratings, moreover, are extremely high, and best in the field. It’s safe to say he is almost universally admired by GOP voters.
The conventional wisdom is that Carson is beloved for being a genial, soft-spoken figure and a non-politician with a distinguished biography. That may be true, though this does not necessarily distinguish him from many thousands of his fellow Americans. An equally obvious factor is that he is African American, and Republicans frustrated with being accused of white identity politics if not outright racism love being able to support a black candidate who is as conservative as they are.
Less obvious — and finally being recognized by political reporters spending time in Iowa — is that Carson is a familiar, beloved figure to conservative evangelicals, who have been reading his books for years.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-ben-carson-is-no-herman-cain
This is scarier, rikyrah.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/09/ben-carson-conspiracy-theory-cleon-skousen
thanks for that link.
No problem:) Carson will never be the chosen one:)
Rikyrah, I’m not scared of Carson because he would be the worst general election candidate in the world. His opinions are a joke and his mind wanders off into strange channels that defy belief. The GOP won’t let such a person take the prize-no matter what the polls. They will handicap him in some way and put up someone who has a chance. The person I fear the most is Cruz because he is absolutely ruthless without any moral compass and would probably cheerfully kills his grandmother to achieve the power of the presidency.
wow…..
something to think about
You can delete the “probably” Jackie! He absolutely WOULD cheerfully kill his grandmother to get the prize:-)
Good morning TOD! Hope everyone has a great day. Looks like fall finally will roll through here this afternoon. Actually looking forward to some chill.
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family.
It’s TBT 👯
Good morning, TOD.
And a happy Heads Up.
This morning Diane Feinstein had an op-ed in the NY Times about the need to close Guantanamo.
Also, this week Rachel has mentioned that something big is coming on Guantanamo.
Foreshadowing?
Can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It WILL happen! Count on it.
This is utterly bizarre:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/11/04/report-at-least-50-teams-were-paid-by-department-of-defense-for-patriotic-displays/
But these same GOP Senators keep upping the Defense Budget with NO oversight and if there is any attempt at oversight or cutting the budget the GOP screams…..
wifey unit - happy b’day, here are your presents. shows buncha t-shirts. followed by hope they fit you crack.
daughter unit - happy b’day, daddy. did you buy that shirt I told you to buy? Shorter du - buy your own presents, dude.
son unit - can I have a car for your b’day, dad?
sigh, and they told me married life is gonna be great fun.
“can I have a car for your b’day, dad?” :lol: He is definitely your son, no DNA tested needed!
that’s some scary shite, right?
Birthday Greetings to you amk
LOL:) What did you do to piss off your family? Maybe it’s a ploy….
It was just two fricken’ kilos, ok? And I was gonna ‘fix it’.
:) amk’s FixItTour! Happy Birthday to my favorite snarkypants!
Well, the good news, AMK, is that they all remembered. Imagine if the whole day had gone by and no one even mentioned your birthday-now that would be grim.
they all better… if they wanted to live that is.
Happy 30th birthday Sir. amk! I hear that Chips is baking you a wonderful cake of love….will beat the t-shirts :) Enjoy your birthday!!
Thanks hf. Just like you to add more
miserypounds.Happy Birthday AMK….I know you are sleep now but will try to catch you later although it won’t be your BD anymore…..
thanks jojo.
Happy 29th Birthday (again), amk!
How many 29th birthdays has he had now? :roll:
I think this is the 23rd anniversary of his 29th birthday. Okay, I’m making my own brain hurt……
:lol: I have my calculator out!
Thanks 57f. It never gets old, does it? :)
If you can pull it off, go for it.
buncha my college mates came on whatsapp today wishing me. every one of them is envious. there is a plus in being a child. :)
H.A.P.P.Y.B.I.R.T.H.D.A.Y.A.M.K! Thank you for the smiles and frowns that you daily bring! May you continue to be Blessed with love, peace, and joy!
Thanks jazziz. I bring frowns? :( :)
LOL. Happy Birthday Amk! Hope you are having a great day.
Thanks Betsy. I did last night. :)
Happy, happy birthday AMK! Hey, at least they remembered! I determined many years ago that once I became a mom my birthday no longer had any relevance to anything:-)
LOL. Thanks, that makes feel really, really much better.
‘wifey unit – happy b’day, here are your presents……….’
smh - #ungratefulandunappreciativemuch
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/11/04/memories-4/#comment-1435103
t-shirts ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ presents
also. too. they were tight.
#present = given toyouwithoutyoupaying
also. too. #diplomaticwaytosaylosesomeweight
#easyforyoutosay
#exactement :) :)
Rubio: Deferred action for illegal immigrants must end
November 04, 2015, 07:14 pm
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Wednesday said he would halt protections for illegal immigrants who reach the U.S. as children.
“It will have to end at some point,” he said after an event at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, N.H., according to Bloomberg.
If elected president, Rubio said he would discontinue Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) even if Congress failed to pass immigration reform beforehand.
“[It would be] ideal,” he said when asked if he wanted Congress to act on immigration first.
“But if it doesn’t, it will end,” the 2016 GOP presidential candidate added. “It cannot be the permanent policy of the United States.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/259198-rubio-dream-act-immigration-protections-must-end
I cannot find the words to describe the level of contempt I feel for this little Rubio twerp. He benefited from everything this country has to offer, but wants to make sure no one else does. Now he’s even going after children.
He is the perfect “I Got Mine, Fuck You!” candidate.
So is Carson. And the thing that never ceases to amaze me is they spout these views while being the most pious Christians. Not the WWJD that I grew up with.
AMK!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU!
🕵🎂🍸🍸👯🎈🎈🎈🎈
Thx GG. I second vc for taking those evil things off my hand as my understudy.
What evil things? What are you two conspiring now? 😳
the things that come in glasses? whatchamacallit?
Good gawd! VC and libations are two word and actions that Should Never go Together 😂
egg.sack.lee :D
embedded tweet:
Perfect. Thanks, meta.
BOOM! Dave’s Tweet is PERFECTION!
This is a great resource for any school wants to take advantage and change their mascots that disrespect Native Americans.
Good Morning BFF and TOD.
Mooooooorning BFF!!
Happy Birthday amk!
awww. thanks
jernsa wimmin.AWWWW:)
Happy Birthday AMK. Thank you for the cartoons, you always make me smile.
Thanks otter. TYou should tell that to bt. :)
Happy Birthday, amk. Big wishes for a great day and an even better year ahead! 🎉🎊🎈🎉🎈.
Look at that. Not a snarky word from me. Others? Not so much. 😄😄😄😄
Off to serve in our food pantry today. Subbing for someone. Bbl………
LOL. Thanks.
Mini-rant Alert:
PBO is such a superior individual and President, it’s no wonder the MSM are constantly trying to tear him down with their bullshit memes about him causing Dems to lose, and all this crap. Notice the media has absolutely nothing to say about the lead politicians in the GOP when republicans lose. The media has not tied Bill Clinton to 8 yrs of GWB - they blame Al gore, John Kerry, the Naderites and the voters.
But any off-year election with shitty Dem candidates (that run away from PBO) in a gerrymandered red-state district that produces a GOP “win” is somehow PBO’s fault?!?!? Meanwhile, deafening silence on those Dems who DO WIN WHILE EMBRACING PBO & the Obama coalition…notice the silence on the Dem sweep in PA (a purple state)….
Rachel covered all the Dem wins across the country last night. She was the only one that mentioned it that I know of.
I don’t watch MSNBC, but I’m glad she did it. And most likely, she WAS the only one covering it. The rest of the media, including many on Twitter, seemed to be hyperfocused on Kentucky as if PBO had swept that state in 2008 and 2012 - which he didn’t.
Chris Hayes first half was all about how unprecidented it was that so many DEMs lost under PBO and if it was his fault although PBO won his two terms. He did blame the DEMs inability to gotv in the mid-terms and to spend money on DEM candidates during the mid-terms.
hopefruit2 your mini-rant is forgiving, because you speak the truth.
Anything the Dems have to blame themselves for is the sorry candidates they choose. And Debbie Wasserman Schultz need to go, where is her blame?
LOVE our Dr. Jill.
Happy Birthday amk
Ok, I am off to partay with my college buddies. If I am not back, you all know whom to blame.
Uh oh. Enjoy your partay, but sober up before you return, I don’t want you breaking TOD.
amk a little piece of advice, don’t partay to hard you are a year older and the body doesn’t recover as fast as it used too. But do enjoy yourself. :)
Some cool Native American music:
Good morning, TOD!
They need to go after the sponsors of the show as well. Hit them in the pocket book….
Chat away
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/11/05/chat-away-707/
Wow, the Bernie supporters are nasty.