President Obama in the Oval Office before departing the White House for Baltimore to deliver remarks and answer questions at the House Democratic Issues Conference
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7:10 PM: The President delivers remarks at the House Democratic Issues Conference
How was my doggie-nephew’s follow-up vet visit? [My working every day part time will thankfully soon come to an end, so I’ll be able to get back up to speed *very* soon on who’s doing what in the village. ;) ]
As soon as I began worrying about him, his limp disappeared - I’m beginning to think he does it to get extra ham. :-) Keeping a close eye on him, all good the past week, even after all his swimming and running. He’s in love at the moment, so he feels no pain :???:
:D:D If he asks, maybe you can ask you to give you time to *build* her her own room/space. Given your carpentry skills that should give him time enough to have 2nd thoughts.
Keeping my head lowered at this point /while admitting that I’m currently at the *towel rail holder thingie* in the ‘Early Bird Chat’ post [nudge-nudge…wink-wink]/
Hello my Carpentry Adviser Supreme!! All went (fairly) well - I got that towel thingie off the wall no problem, so that was fab. Putting on the new toilet seat was a touch stressful, though - and my language through it all was obscene. But it’s on - ish. :???:
This! I was just thinking the same thing. He’s trying tell us we have every right to be shouting dem accomplishments at the top of our lungs. Our policies are working.
Maybe I have too many Sanders supporters are in my facebook feed, including now one of my best and oldest friends. :( One of the big things that bother me I can’t really say because it’s my emotional reaction. In every thing Sanders says I hear dismissal of President Obama. I can’t say that I’ve spent a lot of time searching out his speeches but when I do hear him or see him quoted, that’s what I hear. This whole business of replacing Obamacare really upsets me, for a lot of perfectly valid reasons, but viscerally because I hear it as “Obamacare was okay. It was the best he could do, but I’m going to do it the RIGHT way”. It’s a pat on the head and a “Run along, sonny; the grownups are here now.” And it hurts when I hear so many people echoing it.
I am indeed almost in one piece :cool: And, astonishingly, the bathroom is too. Your towel thingie advice was quite excellent, but I’m a touch concerned about the toilet seat, it’s kind of teetering on the edge. I may ask family and visitors to use the garden.
Oh dear…I thought they had rings, but married???? I’m embarrassed to say I lost track of the big plans myself. I wish them all the happinesses that life can offer:)
this video clip is such a pure example of how “the news” people of today serve as republican operatives. note how major garret treats president obama or any of his spokespeople as they directly and clearly answer his republican talking point badgering every single time he gets to question them, and compare to this laugh riot, buddy-buddy aw shucks-ing garrett does with KING BUSH the 3RD:
Unbelievable: the entire Jeb Bush campaign in a nutshell, via @SpideyScouting. pic.twitter.com/Zg7uJIL9oK
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) January 29, 2025
embedded in all this treatment is an automatic assumption that the president obama folks are hiding or failing and no amount of truth they give garrett will satisfy his need to advance the talking point. instead now with yet another BUSH, he’s just a simple, likable nice guy garrett would “want to have a beer with,” just like his murderous brother. amazing.
I don’t watch tv anymore…I have not seen these presented on tv…but I know that she was the one that was just tenacious with this story. She deserves some award for her investigative, lifesaving, journalism. Jail would be too kind.
I didn’t know that DF, I don’t watch much political TV any more either, gave up on MSNBC a long time ago, but it sounds like she’s done some brilliant old-fashioned investigative journalism on this, hats off to her.
I will forever be grateful to her for continuing to bring first the emergency manager issue and then the water issue to national attention. Without her I think it would have been far easier for Snyder bury the whole thing. the latest is that back in January, Snyder was having clean water trucked into the government offices, while telling the people of Flint to ‘relax’ and drink the poison-sorry — water.
I bet in on the decades that he has been a senator he’s never once asked for a briefing on foreign affairs. The guy has zero interest in anything outside the US.
He really doesn’t, Forus. Which debate was it that he was asked about foreign policy and almost immediately veered to ‘economic inequality’? It was embarrassing. He’s a one issue man.
That’s it exactly, but many of his supporters don’t now or don’t care about that. I think they have a very limited view of the presidency.Senators are allowed to have one issue; presidents, not so much.
But didn’t PBO have a foreign policy advise team when he a candidate? This doesn’t make any sense to me. Also, Bernie has badmouthed PBO on pretty much everything. I don’t think Bernie understood the question. Bernie cannot use the current President’s current national foreign policy adviser as his campaign’s foreign policy adviser.
Yes, PBO had a number of people advising him on foreign policy when he put his campaign together in 2007. Susan Rice and Samantha Power were among them.
That’s pathetic. Here’s one thing I’m confused about. So many people say he has passed no major legislation. Supporters say he is Mr. amendment, always working to make deals, and getting a lot of progressive policies by getting amendments to bills through by working across the aisle Stuff like this seems to show he’s not very savvy about the establishment he’s worked in for so many years.
I had to share…..After 7 years of trying..guess who is finally getting a chance to tour the White House? ME!!! I am elated to get the opportunity to tour before the Obama’s leave. I am so excited.
I won’t admit the first thought thaat popped into my head when I read …”After 7 years of trying..guess who…”
Of course, my reaction would have been the same as that for your actual news - ‘Congratulations, Symmetry’!
It’s really nice to see you …AND to be able to enjoy this bit of terrific news with you! Give FLOTUS and POTUS a hug from me. And one for Bo & Sunny too, just in case you run into them all. :)
I never watch them, but from twitter it the GOP debate sounds utterly dismal and depressing. Apparently they didn’t learn a thing from their hero, Reagan, who at least understood the first rule of politics is to preach optimism.
good evening!
Hello!
Goodness, CC! You still hang out here? Well, what do you know!!! ;) ;)
:-) Hello VC!
That’s it? :shock: Is this really *you*, Chips Chica?
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/hesitantly…../ Hellolllo, Ms Ch-h-h-i-i-ips.
I think it’s me, but I might have been hacked
Tee-hee-hee! I think both too. :)
How was my doggie-nephew’s follow-up vet visit? [My working every day part time will thankfully soon come to an end, so I’ll be able to get back up to speed *very* soon on who’s doing what in the village. ;) ]
As soon as I began worrying about him, his limp disappeared - I’m beginning to think he does it to get extra ham. :-) Keeping a close eye on him, all good the past week, even after all his swimming and running. He’s in love at the moment, so he feels no pain :???:
This report sounds good to me! Love conquers all?
:-) I’m just hoping he doesn’t ask me if she can move in
:D :D If he asks, maybe you can ask you to give you time to *build* her her own room/space. Given your carpentry skills that should give him time enough to have 2nd thoughts.
Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me!!!! :lol:
Keeping my head lowered at this point /while admitting that I’m currently at the *towel rail holder thingie* in the ‘Early Bird Chat’ post [nudge-nudge…wink-wink]/
It’s not like you to be behind! /runs
:D :D :D No understatement!
Hi Chips. Congrats Dee. Love the picture.
President Obama Remarks at House Democrat Caucus Retreat - http://abcnews.go.com/live?stream=3
Excellent, thank you BFF!!!
LIVE NOW: President Obama addresses Democratic Caucus Issues Conference - http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
You’re on linky fire, BFF! Thank you!
<3
THANKS ago for all the link goodness!!
Maybe only one white terrorist left holed up at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. Endgame.
about time
Good evening Chips & TOD!!!! I Love My President!! :) :)
Hellooooooooooooooo Hopefruit!!
Chips, how did your TP holder work out and toilet seat. I assume you can sit on it and use the paper too huh? :-)
Hello my Carpentry Adviser Supreme!! All went (fairly) well - I got that towel thingie off the wall no problem, so that was fab. Putting on the new toilet seat was a touch stressful, though - and my language through it all was obscene. But it’s on - ish. :???:
Language always helps. Gives you some incentive. :-)
Not good for the soul, though :lol:
He’s on fire tonight. Just hope these people take into account when campaigning what has been accomplished and run on it.
This! I was just thinking the same thing. He’s trying tell us we have every right to be shouting dem accomplishments at the top of our lungs. Our policies are working.
Also, C-Span2
Ugh, talk about a luke warm response. Congressional Dems are their own worst enemy.
Lukewarm?? Were you watching the same feed??
I think it was more the sound system in the room. But I noticed they cut off when they were going to do the Q&A. Bummer
Both VP and POTUS are trying to drum into Dems that they can be PROUD. What is up with that? Incomprehensible.
Maybe I have too many Sanders supporters are in my facebook feed, including now one of my best and oldest friends. :( One of the big things that bother me I can’t really say because it’s my emotional reaction. In every thing Sanders says I hear dismissal of President Obama. I can’t say that I’ve spent a lot of time searching out his speeches but when I do hear him or see him quoted, that’s what I hear. This whole business of replacing Obamacare really upsets me, for a lot of perfectly valid reasons, but viscerally because I hear it as “Obamacare was okay. It was the best he could do, but I’m going to do it the RIGHT way”. It’s a pat on the head and a “Run along, sonny; the grownups are here now.” And it hurts when I hear so many people echoing it.
That’s just maddening. And crazy.
Hate I missed him. I tried to listen to VPB today but link didn’t work. 😓
so, you survived, eh?
I am indeed almost in one piece :cool: And, astonishingly, the bathroom is too. Your towel thingie advice was quite excellent, but I’m a touch concerned about the toilet seat, it’s kind of teetering on the edge. I may ask family and visitors to use the garden.
It’s a 2 min job, bt, not a 2 men job. sheesh.
Hush. You could have said, ‘well done petal on your heroic DIY efforts’.
shorter you: you better lie to me. / smh
Is Zika the new Ebola?
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/is-zika-the-new-ebola-218362
bang. and it’s not even 12 hours since I said it. expect thugs to latch on to it.
I hereby appoint vc as our surrogate watcher & scriber for the kkklowns show tonight.
Which VC? This one *never* watches the KKKlowns, not even in the starting moments - no tolerance for klowns.
Too late. YOU ARE APPOINTED.
Which point?
Kelly, Fox, Roger Ailes is just as disgusting as Trump
Where IS LL??
i saw him on the People’s view…
did he and the Mrs get married…i lost track….
Oh dear…I thought they had rings, but married???? I’m embarrassed to say I lost track of the big plans myself. I wish them all the happinesses that life can offer:)
this video clip is such a pure example of how “the news” people of today serve as republican operatives. note how major garret treats president obama or any of his spokespeople as they directly and clearly answer his republican talking point badgering every single time he gets to question them, and compare to this laugh riot, buddy-buddy aw shucks-ing garrett does with KING BUSH the 3RD:
embedded in all this treatment is an automatic assumption that the president obama folks are hiding or failing and no amount of truth they give garrett will satisfy his need to advance the talking point. instead now with yet another BUSH, he’s just a simple, likable nice guy garrett would “want to have a beer with,” just like his murderous brother. amazing.
GE TODville.
Though I try ignore the daily soundbites from the GOP, some are too good to pass by.
Here’s the video.
Oh God:
Delusions of grandeur
IMO, Rachel Maddow deserves a Pulitzer for this.
https://twitter.com/maddow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
I’ve missed her shows on this DF - it’s too outrageous for words, people need to go to prison for this.
I don’t watch tv anymore…I have not seen these presented on tv…but I know that she was the one that was just tenacious with this story. She deserves some award for her investigative, lifesaving, journalism. Jail would be too kind.
I didn’t know that DF, I don’t watch much political TV any more either, gave up on MSNBC a long time ago, but it sounds like she’s done some brilliant old-fashioned investigative journalism on this, hats off to her.
She really has. I believe that lives have been saved because of her dogged reporting on this.
she had been on this story…since the governor set up the emergency managers
I will forever be grateful to her for continuing to bring first the emergency manager issue and then the water issue to national attention. Without her I think it would have been far easier for Snyder bury the whole thing. the latest is that back in January, Snyder was having clean water trucked into the government offices, while telling the people of Flint to ‘relax’ and drink the poison-sorry — water.
I bet in on the decades that he has been a senator he’s never once asked for a briefing on foreign affairs. The guy has zero interest in anything outside the US.
He really doesn’t, Forus. Which debate was it that he was asked about foreign policy and almost immediately veered to ‘economic inequality’? It was embarrassing. He’s a one issue man.
That’s it exactly, but many of his supporters don’t now or don’t care about that. I think they have a very limited view of the presidency.Senators are allowed to have one issue; presidents, not so much.
But didn’t PBO have a foreign policy advise team when he a candidate? This doesn’t make any sense to me. Also, Bernie has badmouthed PBO on pretty much everything. I don’t think Bernie understood the question. Bernie cannot use the current President’s current national foreign policy adviser as his campaign’s foreign policy adviser.
Yes, PBO had a number of people advising him on foreign policy when he put his campaign together in 2007. Susan Rice and Samantha Power were among them.
Yes two fab people.
Senator Obama had a commanding knowledge of foreign policy; well beyond most senators.
That’s pathetic. Here’s one thing I’m confused about. So many people say he has passed no major legislation. Supporters say he is Mr. amendment, always working to make deals, and getting a lot of progressive policies by getting amendments to bills through by working across the aisle Stuff like this seems to show he’s not very savvy about the establishment he’s worked in for so many years.
Evenin’.
Five minutes in, and I’m muting it! Ugh.
Heh, that was supposed to be vc’s job. Watching the kkklowns shows, not breaking the teevee.
I saw your comment too late! Gotta start scrolling down, not up. :)
What this a $$ apPOINTment?
yup. in lieu of all $$$$$$$’s owed.
Read my lips - #idontoweyounutting! #youcrook
LOL.
hah!
they all go back to talking up bs, don’t they?
Yep. That’s where the $$$ are, on the big bs rack.
I had to share…..After 7 years of trying..guess who is finally getting a chance to tour the White House? ME!!! I am elated to get the opportunity to tour before the Obama’s leave. I am so excited.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!! I hope you get to see him….or FLOTUS….or Bo and Sunny:) Enjoy yourself, symmetry:) When’s the lucky day?
February 27.
Be thinking of you:) You must share the day with us:)
I definitely will.
{{{symmetry}}}
YES! So happy for you. Bit jealous.😘😘😘😘. Enjoy!
Thank you, Lala!
yayyyyyyyyyyy
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if FLOTUS and POTUS surprise the visitors like they did before?
That would be amazing.
I won’t admit the first thought thaat popped into my head when I read …”After 7 years of trying..guess who…”
Of course, my reaction would have been the same as that for your actual news - ‘Congratulations, Symmetry’!
It’s really nice to see you …AND to be able to enjoy this bit of terrific news with you! Give FLOTUS and POTUS a hug from me. And one for Bo & Sunny too, just in case you run into them all. :)
Thank you, VC!
Hope you have a fantastic visit!
They aren’t REALLY pro life…they just say that on TV….
:) :) Whiner.
Night all. Cold’s kicking my butt….
(((HUGS))). Hope you feel much better when you wake up.
{{{{{DF}}}}} Look after yourself. I’m heading to sleep-land too, see ya in the morning everyone.
Oho, /rubbing hands together/ something big’s gonna happen tonight! Sleep tight, Chips C! :D
#WhatCouldGoWrong when you mix alcohol and guns? A lot.
Find out if your state allows this dangerous and unpopular combination
This should be a commercial shown during major family special shows like the Oscars or Super Bowl. They just need to shorten it just a little.
I never watch them, but from twitter it the GOP debate sounds utterly dismal and depressing. Apparently they didn’t learn a thing from their hero, Reagan, who at least understood the first rule of politics is to preach optimism.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/01/28/chat-away-764/