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Now *you’re* on a roll, GGail!!! :-D
:-) before I get buried under phones and paperwork
Thanks Chips for this event :-)
:D baby crying. POTUS says the baby is tired
HA! he is so relaxed and funny. He said if there were cell phones when he first ran, that he would have changed his mind because no one wants to shake his hand nowadays, so no selfies today. He wants to shake hands :-)
Okay Chips, where’s he going next? (tapping foot, ready to go) :D
PBO is running early today. I missed part of his speech.
Fortunately my phone is alerting me at the right time :-)
Help Chipsticks! I just left a long comment on the last thread for Donna Dem and others and it has disappeared. I don’t want to try to do it over if it’s just stuck in moderation. Could you check?
Found and freed MadameSoph, sorry for the delay!!!
No worries Chips! Thanks for freeing my long-winded comment :-)
I agree with POTUS on selfies. I would NEVER be so rude as to stick a phone in his face while he’s standing in front of me.
Girl, me neither! I want to look him squarely in the eyes and shake his hand :-)
Oh please, oh please let my wish come true in June!!!!
I know the optics of win/lose can be influential, but the delegate count tells another story. The unknowns/ confusion about how delegates are awarded can be problematic for the DNC. Bernie’s camp may be understandably frustrated.
Enjoyed this from Stephen Colbert :-)
“In 2008 Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama in New Hampshire, even though he eventually went on to win the nomination. This time, Bernie Sanders is leading Hillary by a wide margin. So, he could be our next openly resentful Secretary of State.”
(Funny; however, his lack of foreign policy knowledge or interest precludes him from that position)
Thanks MSoph!
:-)
Lol
It’s always been this way with the Dems. We had to learn about this in 2008 and worked the phones and the delegates hard to get them to pledge their support for then Senator Obama. The problem for Bernie is that he is NOT a Democrat so he has little to no support in the Congress. Also, it doesn’t help that he’s spent years railing against the Democratic Party.
Exactly, Donna.
The underlying reality is that Dem office holders and potential candidates do NOT want to run on a platform of Socialist Revolution. So they are going to do everything possible to make sure Bernie is NOT the nominee. It would mean wholesale electoral disaster. The Super Ds are there to block an extremist candidate from making a hostile takeover of the party. In this case, it would serve the purpose. But honestly I don’t think they will be needed at all. The electoral map from here on out looks very good for Hillary.
The Berners are working themselves into a lather believing that Sanders will pull out a numeric delegate win only to have it negated by the Clinton superdelegates. They’re vowing hell to pay if that passes.
They’re farther gone than PUMAs.
Bernie could try to work with people, and maybe he’d have support of his colleagues. Oh wait, what we consider colleagues he considers the evil establishment. Of which he has been a part for 30 years.
LOL. So true, 57. After he vilifies them as “evil establishment”, I wonder how on Earth he will ask for their cooperation.
The picture of the three little divas on the previous thread-My granddaughter also has the look of the one in the middle. Many people refer to her as being/acting like an “old soul”. Maybe it’s her background….her birth parents. Who knows? She was 5 in October, but acts much older. Is aware, compassionate, caring, and kind waaaaaaaay beyond her years. It isn’t just the family and close friends that notice it. It can be people “in passing” that observes her (words or actions) and will comment to our daughter.
FO
meta! I heard you all the way down here in Pasadena! You bad girl :D :D
Just had to get that off my chest. LOLz.
Hahahahahaha, those two letters are very forceful when typed like that :D
:lol:
FETTICINI OLFREDO IT IS!..:)
BWWWAAAHAHAHHAHAHAAAAA!!!!
You get me, Sue. You really, really get me.
He’s not Adam any more, he’s been renamed Ali - :-)
Oh look at him - he sure has brightened up and looks real happy :-)
I want to marry him. Is that wrong? :???:
Um, YES.
OMG, you have such a narrow mind :roll:
Teeeeeny, tiiiiinyyyy mind.
:lol: So you will refuse to come to our wedding??
Wedding? Champagne?
Turn your focus back to Rooney or Marital :shock:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Okay. Although, between them they only have the same number of legs as Ali.
ROFL!!!!!
smh - If there was a quota on how many times one can (want to) marry, you have used and reused up yours centuries ago!
Don’t know. Does he have a good job?
I think Nickelby thinks we’re married.
When we lost Pilgrim, Pilgrim told him to take care of me, it was his job. Nickelby always says, “I love my job!”
AWWWWWWW
Obviously because now he knows that he’s the greatest!
Oi, don’t let Danny hear you say that!!!
He’s the greatest at his new house, of course. We all know who is in charge at your house (pssst… it’s not you Chips, but then, you know that :-) )
HE’S A HAPPY BOY!…I WISH EVERYONE WHO DIDN’T HAVE A PET WOULD GO DOWN TO ANIMAL RESCUE AND ADOPT SOMEONE AND LOVE ON THEM!
oh Chips he is so handsome.. that first photo is heartbreaking. Thank (((((you))))) for saving him.
They know. They know when they’ve been saved. Just look at that beautiful boy! You did such a good thing.
57…… you won’t believe this: after all the lovely photos I was sent, and all the happy reports …… the dog is being returned to me on Friday. The new owner now has second thoughts because she has a very old fragile dog and she is worried that he’s upset by the presence of this new younger dog. I could scream. She should have thought about this from the start. I know her heart was in the right place, but ‘Ali’ is a fragile, frightened dog, he doesn’t need all this. My sister and brother both say they will take him, but I’m going to give it a try getting Danny adjusted to him. My head is spinning, I was not expecting this. But despite worrying about what’s to come, I cannot wait to see the fella. Life is mad!
Oh no, the plot thickens. Really hope it works out, at least your siblings are a backup. Good luck.
Oh No Chips!
It’ll all work out. If Danny can’t get use to him let your sister take him. You’ll get to see him when you want.
Thank you Donna, it’s been a crazy couple of hours, from thinking the little fella was happy and settled in his new home, to preparing to welcome him back! Flip. But it’ll work out, my mission in life is to make him happy!
Oh my heart just breaks for that poor dog, Ali, Chips I am so sorry. Sometimes it’s good to Google how to introduce a new dog into the home. There are so many good videos and suggestions out there. Dogs are territorial so maybe reintroducing them at a neutral location like a park or your sister or brothers home. Good luck Chipsticks I hope it works out. One thing in my adoption contracts I agreed to take the cats back no questions asked because I don’t want them dumped at a humane society or on the street. Plus they are micro chipped to me and the rescue organization I volunteer with.
“so maybe reintroducing them at a neutral location like a park or your sister or brothers home”
JoJo, that’s exactly the good advice a friend, who I completely trust on doggy matters, gave me, it’s the mistake I made when Ali was here, I introduced him to Danny’s in Danny’s territory: war! When he comes back on Friday I’m going to keep them separate, then take them both out for a walk in the fields and see how it goes. I’m going to try to use my brain this time! Thank you so much JoJo.
Hi Chipsticks, I am so glad you are going to try again with Ali and I hope it works. I am wondering if it’s a good idea to walk them together by yourself? I was thinking maybe if you meet the lady at the Vet’s office so she can turn over Ali to you then you can take Ali to stay overnight at your sisters or brothers, then arrange for one of them to bring Ali to the same place you walk Danny. I can’t help thinking that walking them together from Danny’s home is not going to go well. I don’t know how far you have to travel to Vets office, then sister or brothers, then they drive to your agreed to neutral location would be too much of a burden, consider this scenario or maybe talk it over with your friend? I know you don’t want Ali to be shuttered from one home to the next but a good gradual reintroduction might work much better.
Chips, all kidding aside, I think that maybe he’s meant to be with you and Danny. I’m out in my little garden patio, next to my statue of Kwan yin, goddess of compassion, with my two kitties (siblings). They don’t always get along, but our little family works and always manages to work through any rough spots. I’m going to do some quiet visualization and praying for peace between Danny and (insert Ali’s new name here :-) ). Don’t worry Chips, all will work out eventually between the boys.
(Maybe the little fella missed you too and the Gods decided to reunite you)
Ah, I love ya MadameSoph. I was thinking that way too, that it was just meant to be, and I missed the little fella so much after he left, even though he was only here 24 hours. Just worried about the fact that he’s so nervous and Danny wasn’t happy to see him last time, don’t know how it’ll work out. But I’ll give it a bash, safe in the knowledge my sister and brother will step in if I can’t make it work. Thank you ❤️
Chips, I vote with the ‘meant to be” group, If necessary, you can always resort to Prozac for Danny. Or for all three of you, come to that. I am giving my big cat Penny a small dose hecause she’s started to bully Annie (my other cat), now that Sophie is no longer hear to raise a regal paw and stop any nonsense. I sound like I live with a herd of old maid aunties. But Prozac is a thing that can work. My friend’s daughter is a vet. When she and her husband married, his cat started bullying hers and being aggressive with everyone. She gives her a small dose of Prozac in the morning. She’s not’doped up’ and acts perfectly cat-like, but she doesn’t attack the other cat any more.
In my God, Chips! I have brought new did into our family with old and sick dogs and it has always been a blessing.
Try not to feed the fear and anxiety. Let them know you expect them to work it out. That you are a family. That new family members increase the love. It’s not some finite amount that has to be doled out. You have to be the pack leader. Easier said than done, I know. And after all that, if he is not the right fit for you, you will find him a loving, secure home. He’ll know it. Keep me posted.
Wow! That is really cool! Bless you for finding him a home.
I love happy stories about animals rescuing people. So glad to see that Ali has found his furever home.
Sign Seal Delivered, boy do I remember that song.
DON’T GET ME STARTED…THE WORLD DOES NOT MANUFACTURE ENOUGH KLEENEX FOR MY EMOTIONAL STATE THIS YEAR AND CERTAINLY NOT FOR THE DAY PBO AND FAMILY WALK OUT THE DOOR!
AM WATCHING…HATED MISSING HIM TODAY!
LOOKS LIKE I MISSED IT ALL TODAY…:(
Ha, me too Sue, missed both of PBO’s speeches, I’ll be up all night catching up!
So is he now…
I HATED MISSING THOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE SPEECHES IN PARTICULAR…………..I’M GOING TO BE A GRUMP ALL NITE…PLUS VALENTINE’S DAY IS COMING AND I HATE THAT DAY!…THANK GOODNESS THIS WEEKEND IS CHURCH AND MOVING THINGS TO STORAGE. I’LL BE BUSY!
I wholeheartedly agree about Valentine’s Day Sue. For our family it is a quiet day of reflection as it follows the anniversary of my second son’s birth and death.
Sigh! /plaintively/ Chiiiiipppssss, why can’t you give me a big(ger) tap on the shoulder when you’re changing venue?
I’M GOING BACK AND CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS THREAD……………………
So does anyone know if he’s on his way to us Cali folks?
EXACTLY! This is why I love PBO.
I want Hillary to win.
Of course, she is the one to carry his legacy forward now. Bernie wouldn’t for sure, has said a much.
Because she’s the best one to continue POTUS’ legacy. Sanders sounds a bit delusional when he thinks he can pass leftist policies given the obstructionism of Republicans in Congress.
I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I GET SAD WATCHING HIM..I MUST BE GOING INTO EARLY GRIEVING…………..:(…BBL………..
I’m baaaaack. (Kind of.)
Hello!
Still taking a mental break. (That and I was sick for 2 weeks.)
Good to see you back and that you’re feeling better.
Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg, who launched the ” Rabbis for Trump” group in December supporting the frontrunner Republican’s presidential campaign, now says that Donald Trump doesn’t care about the Jewish vote.
“My flip flopping consists of my continuously asking for a platform stating his full support Israel and stating that I cannot continue unless I get one,” Rosenberg said in one of many written statements on the matter.
“To those supporting Trump it hurts me greatly to do this but I cannot get answers and have been told by a representative that the Jewish vote is not important. I do not dislike Trump and wish him well, but I can not fight for him if I do not believe he fully supports Israel and the Jewish people.”
This man is silly. Both of them.
Seriously? Who in their right mind (I thought rabbis were scholarly) would think Trump cared for anyone but number one.
Catrst, don’t make me crack up. You’re right. Both men are silly and foolish.
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My VP
Damn… VP is looking mighty fine himself in that photo! (no disrespect to Dr. Jill intended :-) )
Look, I would rather have Hillary than Bernie for all the reasons I’ve stated previously but Axelrod is right. Hillary needs to look at herself. She needs to do some self reflecting. As an observer who can make comparisons with the two previous Obama campaigns I can tell you that her campaign needs to do some updating with her image and message. Their tech stuff to me is as good if not better than PBO’s campaign was. So I don’t think that this is a problem.
I think Jen O’Malley is a good hire but they need to change the perception of Hillary (no easy feat). Let her be more personal and show that she can be authentic. Stop bringing out these old 90’s “friends” to be her advocates and advisers. I know why Madeleine Albright said what she said about woman and I’ve heard her say this before and in context I get her meaning but in the age of social media and cable soundbites you have to understand how these things are going to be presented to the public. Her campaign and some of her surrogates seem to be totally tone deaf in some ways to me. On another note, in regards to those speaking fees again the people around her didn’t seem to be in-tuned to what was happening on the left side of politics. Yes, everyone gives these speeches and gets paid for them and that I don’t have a problem with but who you give these speeches too makes a difference. Again the tone deafness is on display. A year ago it looked like her only real competition would have been Elizabeth Warren. The left was doing their best to recruit her to run for the exact same reasons why they are so excited about Bernie. So, how can the people surrounding her (yeah I’m speaking to you Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills) miss that “if she ran” that this type of thing would not be an issue?
There are things that will arise in a campaign that you cannot control and then there are things that you can. For goodness sake, learn from the past less you repeat the same dismal outcome.
She’s finally starting to catch a clue, but will she listen to him. Hope she gets rid of the old guard hanger-ons who will only drag her down.
You’ve nailed some of the problems so well, Donna.
Her campaign is horribly out of date. Instead of the defensive “I’m fighting for you” slogan, there needs to be an affirmation of some sort coming from her. She really needs to kick the old voices out of the limelight and instead put forward new ones. She needs to jettison her staid friends and consultants who lost the whole thing for her the last time. She needs to find a genuine voice, not one where she sounds like she’s ticking off the boxes on what she should be. I don’t have a sense of authenticity, just her wanting the presidency. I don’t feel like she gets what makes a good message. She just sounds tinny and packaged. It’s in her best interest to step back and reassess and move FORWARD>
Better to do it now than wait until things get worse. She’ll be okay.
This is an interesting read about Clinton, it helped me see her differently:
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2016/02/why_one_feminist_woman_is_voting_for_hillary_clinton_over_bernie_sanders.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top
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Sighs, the things the missus gets me into.
She and Stewie have talked me into getting a puppy playmate for him. I’ve gone from never wanting a dog to having a brood of two. (Also went from only ever wanting to be a swinging single to being happily spoken for.) Middle age is pleasant.
Aww, that’s sweet, LL. We’ve missed you. Sorry you’ve been feeling yucky. Take care.
The City of Cleveland filed a creditor’s claim against the estate of Tamir Rice, the black 12-year old who was fatally shot by police in 2014, for not paying emergency medical service fees, CleveScene reported Wednesday.
The $500 fee is “owing for emergency medical services rendered as the decedent’s last dying expense under Ohio Revised Code,” according to the report.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/tamir-rice-estate-charged
hmmm… paging Compassionate Conservative Gov. Kasich…..paging Gov Kasich…….. You better be ready for protests at the Cleveland Republican Convention……
That is so ugly. Who elected a city govt. like that?
Personally, I’d wait and stagger some of these endorsements. You don’t want to sound like you’ve got the machine steamrolling at this point in the process. After a couple of consecutive wins, this would be entirely appropriate.
Agreed!
“What I’m for is making sure we have robust funding for womens’ health. When it comes to the domestic abuse and everything else, we have lots of resources to deal with it,” Kasich says after being questioned by a woman in the video, adding, “I’m going to sign a bill to defund it, so you shouldn’t be confused.”
When the woman begins mentioning the other functions provided by Planned Parenthood, Kasich throws up his hands and walks away, saying, “We’re done.”
Yet he’s the fricking moderate Republican candidate, right?
I could guess that much!
I’m really surprised that he would say this. I wonder if the WH comes out and walks this back??
I want Hillary to win too.
You are not alone here.
I notice that WH spokespersons speak very freely once liberated from their duties.
Why wouldn’t President Obama want Secretary Clinton to win over Senator Sanders? I assume he has much more of a relationship with the Clintons than he has with Sanders who isn’t even a Democratic politician. Having said that, perhaps Carney shouldn’t talk about what President Obama wants at this point in time.
Oh I don’t for a moment doubt that he supports her over Bernie I was just surprised that since he is the head of the Party that he would make it public before the primary was wrapped up. Trust me I’m all for him endorsing her and better yet I can’t wait until he gets out on the campaign trail.
Donna….
how can a candidate who is not a Democrat run for the nomination of the Democratic Party…Could a Republican do the same thing
Me too. It will be great seeing him campaigning once again — even if it’s for someone else.
I am not surprised. I think the timing may be there to blunt the NH effect.
I share this opinion.
I was thinking that this, combined with the CBC announcement are meant to seal the deal in SC. I’m sure PBO would say that Jay’s opinions are his own, but they are good friends, aren’t they? PBO cares as much or more about the welfare of this country as we do and, although he would not think of endorsing in the Primaries, I’m sure he deosn’t want to risk Bernie in the General or a 4-years-and-out Sanders presidency.
I want it on video. I want to see the bully of NJ concede defeat.
The next “Hungry for Power Games Tribute to the Fallen” is going to be delicious!
He will not get a dime from me. Nothing. Zip. He should do by himself or with his fan base. He’ll get my vote because I’ll be voting against any of the clowns on the GOP side.
Good he smash fundraising record, let’s see what he do in South Carolina and Nevada.
His supporters are rabid fans. They are pouring money into his campaign. That is an outrageous haul of fundraising since his win last night. I guess they feel their investment is worth it to get free college and healthcare.
We are going to be seeing a lot of headlines and clickbait like this until Nevada and South Carolina. In fact, Not only are the Berniebros in online comment sections brutal, but also the media in general seems to be on a mission to take her down. Maybe because she’s embraced PBO this time around, or maybe because she’s a woman or maybe it’s that she’s the perceived frontrunner (many of us were more than a little suspicious and resentful at a seeming “coronation”).
I made the mistake of Googling her name the other day and every single article headline, page after page had a negative or insulting tone or was promoting negativity of some sort.
In fact, I found this site back during the Snowden mess, when everything was ES worship and negativity towards PBO. In a desparate search for sanity and support of PBO, I found TPV, which led me to this site and you all have helped to keep me sane.
Remember all of the hoopla after PBO’s first debate against Mitt? The media lost their minds.
PBO would be the first to remind us about the long game and I think that is definitely in HRC’s favor. Plus, PBO wants to make sure his legacy is protected. Just because he’s not openly campaigning for her, he’s not going to let her mess this up. He’ll do his best to make sure a supportive Dem wins the nomination and Presidency.
Another big dreamer to join the list?
Jim Webb, have mercy. Some times you wonder if these people have any sense at all.
I’m not curious at all. Yawn.
Regarding Carly Fiorina…
Council approves 6-0 with Councilwoman Mungo Vanishing on vote to name new “North Library”Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library”. City mgm’t now directed to work with White House to invite First Lady to LB for a naming dedication ceremony.
As I’ve stated before, President Obama got approx 66Million votes in 2012. In order for the “revolution” to be a success and they take back the House and the Senate Sanders would need at a minimum 80Million votes in the GE for 2016.
He’s not even beating President Obama’s 2008 turnout for the primaries. Were’s the revolution?
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