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Today
7:15: The President delivers remarks at the National Governors Association Dinner and Reception; The Vice President, First Lady and Dr Biden also attend
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Monday
The President will deliver remarks and take questions from the National Governors Association at the White House.
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Tuesday
The President will attend a DNC Roundtable in Washington, DC.
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Wednesday
The President will host His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House.
In the evening, the President and First Lady will invite top contemporary artists to the White House as part of its “In Performance at the White House” series. The event celebrates the iconic singer, songwriter, composer and musician Ray Charles. The program will include performances by Yolanda Adams, Leon Bridges, Andra Day, Anthony Hamilton, Brittany Howard, Demi Lovato, Sam Moore, Jussie Smollett, The Band Perry and Usher with Rickey Minor as executive music director.
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Thursday
The President will deliver remarks at an event on precision medicine at the White House.
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Friday
Further details about Friday’s schedule will be released in the coming days.
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Good MOrning, Everyone :)
Morning Rikyrah!
Good Morning, rikyrah! Congrats! :-D
Morning rikyrah! Congrats on first! 😀
Congrats, Rikyrah! Monring, TOD. Hope your day is magnificent! #ObamaAndKids made me smile all day, sometimes through tears, yesterday!
I tried this in the Early Bird post but it seems to have gotten lost in the WP black hole…so here goes again….
Good Sunday, Chipsticks… TOD Family!!!
Everyone, enjoy your day! :-D
It’s beautiful, sw! Thanks for bringing it here!
Hi, Dudette. I actually thought it had disappeared again. Chipsticks must have pulled it out of the WP void.
I hope you’re having a good day.
G’morning Chips, TOD, lurkers, everyone, and congrats rikyrah on #1! Happy Sunday everyone. :) Thanks Chips for posting the WH schedule - I sooooo look forward to the WH “In performance” on Wednesday! :)
Cannot wait for it, Hopefruit! Happy Sunday to ya!
‘Tis I. Greetings!
Hey VC, I spent the weekend with my daughter Lydia so was only able to glance at the ObamaWithKids tweets, but I smiled when I saw how it caught on like a wild fire 😊
This Obama family is great for the heart and soul - they have really terrific restorative powers! :)
They do indeed 😊
I sent you an email
These are great, vc! Thank you!
Hi shugah! Happy Sunday wishes to you. :) :) The Obamas with babies-children-youth are absolutely a *thing* for me. They interact with them so naturally and lovingly it touches something within me.
I feel the same way. Even my innerds are smiling! 😄
*chuckle-chuckle* at the thought of smiling innerds. :D :D
Hey Vc! So funny but I did think about you yesterday while this loving tribute to ObamaAndKids was making waves on the Twitterverse…
So happy to have you back and making your highly-appreciated contribution - thanks! :)
I know, Hopef. Can you imagine them ….anyone….doing this while I was unavailable!!!!!! Sheesh! [smh while :D ]
This is a topic I can never get enough of. :-D No matter what kind of day I’m having, seeing *ANY* #ObamaAndKids will bring a big smile to my face. Thanks for the additions, VC!
Hi SW. I was feeling a bit ‘cheated’ that I missed the main event. :D :D
Yeah, but that meant you could binge on it all at one time instead of the piecemeal throughout the day. Either way brightens the day. :-D
Quite true, SW! :D :D :D
VC, thanks for posting Interior videos. I learn something each time and I marvel at what this Obama administration has done for planet Earth.
Greetings, GGail. YVW.
Should I confess that I love the weekly @Interior videos more because I can almost always count on them to acknowledge Pres Obama in some way than for any great love I may have for the outdoors? Or should I just keep it a secret?
Oh I truly understand and confess that I enjoy that aspect too. 😊😊
He won’t remember any of this after his stash comes through.
Ezra Klein
Donald Trump’s rise is a scary moment in American politics
If you consider the nutjobs we’ve had over the years I’d say it was par for the course.
He certainly ain’t no Jeff Davis ;)
but none have gotten to be the nominee…
Media attention is the media in Trump’s balloon. Stop giving it to him! Call out the fascist behavior, MSM!
We all need to mimic your activism as well Judith…no matter what the GOP does we need to organize and vote in every election….all politics is local…what is going on in our communities…from the bottom to the top….get involved….this is how change happens
I fine nothing funny about the racists, sexists lying filthy mouth bully known as Donald Trump.
Oops - I meant helium in Trump’s balloon.
I wonder if Ezra Klein would think Il Douche would be “fun” to watch if he were saying these awful things about jews and jewish religion. It’s sad that our media finds racism, hate against other americans so damned entertaining. How many innocent people have to die with Il Douche hate about shooting people and leaving a survivor to tell others. He sounds like Dylan Roof.
He says Trump is not fun that he is
dangerous
Ezra begins the video saying “Donald Trump is fun to watch…..” , he later goes into detail as to why he is dangerous. This sends mixed signals as the media often does. The media needs to be honest and blame themselves for DT’s rise and affection. They have made our political process a sick game where the losers are our weakest, sickest, and oldest population. When the media gets all up in the face of Democrats, liberal and minority entertainers to apologize to the GOP or police for stating the truth but never get in the face of republican and conservatives to apologize for their vile statements about Democrats, liberals, ,minorities, and women.
GA jojo.
Agree with you, really can’t stand Ezra, the definition of snooty, IMHO.
And his wife is even worse. She showed her true colors years ago when Ezra tweeted a comment by her — something to the effect of “can you believe my ancestors were potato farmers in Ireland” as if potato farmers add no benefit to the world.
Here is President Obama’s response to the little girl crying and sobbing because he won’t be president for much longer. He responded on her grandmother Caprina’s facebook page.
“”Caprina, tell her to dry her tears, because I’m not going anywhere. Once I leave the White House, I’ll still be a citizen just like her,” Obama wrote. “And when she grows up, she can get involved right alongside me. In the meantime, I’ll keep an eye out for her letter, and we’ll always get to celebrate our birthdays together!””
SUCH an awesome man! (I kind of felt like he was speaking to me too).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-responds-to-girl-crying_us_56c8e3ade4b0928f5a6c2a9a
GA maryl1.
Posted this on the previous thread, but since I’m not a Facebook member cannot see PBO’s actual response.
Can you find his comment on the HuffPo link and post on the current thread? (I always manage to be one or two threads behind everyone else :( ).
Thanks.
Sorry I didn’t see your post, arapaho. Here is the link to the Huffington Post. Even the comments are nice.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/02/20/president-obama-responds-to-little-girl-on-facebook-and-it-shows-us-why-hes-the-best-video/
Oooh, thanks so much for the addictinginfo link.
Since I’m not a Facebook member, was hoping to see what PBO actually wrote.
Don’t know if its getting any MSM attention… haven’t viewed many MSM twitter accounts today, busy gardening (it’s like April in SoCal now, taking advantage of weather before it heats up again… tomorrow. :(
It was actually like April in SE Michigan yesterday but it won’t last :( I think it is getting a bit of attention. It was in my Facebook feed from quite a few different sources.
FREEDUMB! Morning everyone.
http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Deputies-called-to-South-Carolina-mall-after-6844731.php
Happy Birthday to Rep. John Lewis.
Happy birthday to our honorable John Lewis!! What you’ve given to us is beyond measure and you are so loved.
Thank You.
I LOVE HIM…HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOST WONDERFULLY AMAZING JOHN LEWIS!
once a birther, always a birther. now donald dreck questions water boy’s ‘eligibility’. karma is at again against goppers.
Yet another loaf of white bread taken into custody after gun slaying a bunch of people …
bbl ….
Guns don’t just shoot people, guns kill people.
Are we having a ban of letting white folks in this country? Is this call a terrorists act? Should we fear a white man whenever we see one? Maybe the media need to ask Donald Jerk Trump.. .
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family.
I just love our POTUS and FLOTUS 💕
I do too GGAIL. The best President and First Lady this country have had in along time.
And the best we will have in my remaining lifetime, annieb 😊
Whenever I’m tempted to talk about how stupid the stupidparty folk are in Texas, South Carolina and Florida, someone reminds that I live in Georgia where stupid flourishes…
Horrible!
President golfing at Andrews
@WestWingReport
Good for POTUS. Enjoy playing golf.
Or Judge Palin.
Dumbasses in murika already think Judge Judy is a SCOTUS….
I mean really, what thought process would lead someone to think that Judge Judy was a Supreme Court Justice?
A beautiful greeting from the west coast to my Chips and TOD family.
Thanks for all that you do for us, Chips((((((((Love you so much)))))))))) HZ
I hope our president will enjoy himself on the golf course today. He certainly deserves this day of enjoyment and relaxation. We love you, Mr. President.HZ
Oh, but the media and Sanders’ supporters told me that there was a BERNIE REVOLUTION!!!!!
Oh, who dared to tie up the feet of those “young BS revolutionaries” and prevented to marching to the polls and vote their hero???
Well to be fair, the vote was on a Saturday and those “young revolutionaries” were probably at the mall or their local farmers market buying shit.
Or playing their 24/7 videogames…
clicking “sign” on an online petition from moveon.org. not studying the issue of course, just spending 5 seconds to click it, then back to video game!
well, c’mon gotta do some “binge-watching” too. don’t you know there are so many good things on netflix?!? so hard to decide what to binge-watch first!
Still pushing for gun sense bills at the state level until Congress comes to its senses.
Oh, Judith, I stand in awe of your untiring activism. We’re all very proud of you!
:)
Right On …Right ON!!!!
:) Berniebros diss our President and OFA to their great peril!
Thank you Judith for all your activism.
Nope, not even gonna try
Something something Sharia Law!
Good afternoon, TOD ohana.
Even with the ugliness and sorrow of yet another shooting, I am still mostly uplifted from yesterday because of #ObamaAndKids. we have seen the photos and discussed the beauty that is the soul of PBO many times, but it was so gratifying to see that there are so many others like us out there who see the goodness of this great man as evidenced in the love connection that he and all children share and were willing to win the internet with their twitter offerings. Grateful for Pete’s master photograph and for the one who started the trend (I do not remember the correct way to spell his name); what a wonderful antidote this was to so much mess that went on yesterday.
Morgan Freeman, who just had dinner at BLT Steak the other night with POTUS and Tom Hanks to discuss the Obama Foundation.
No formal endorsement for Hillary yet, but the support is under way.
I don’t know if anyone has seen this one :)
Something tells me that we won’t be seeing Twitter tributes to other world leaders interacting with kids in a hurry (! :) ).
I would also like to see a Twitter trend of ObamaAndSeniors started… there are LOTS of great pics of him with members of our oldest generation - it would be fantastic complement to the ObamaAndKids hashtag, and would also demonstrate how much this man’s presence and impact transcends all age groups :)
great idea! if i had a twitter account i’d try and start #ObamaAndElders
Do not try this at home
ohhh myyy goodness
alright now
#ObamaAndSeniors entry (this really could be another book on it’s own!):
I hope this trends on Twitter! President Obama is gentle and caring with people of all ages.
GA Blog Tyrants, Chips and TOD Family. Just getting caught up. I have no words about what is going on with our election, other than I will work for Hillary and vote for her. I detest BS. Have a great day. BBL.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/21/west-wing-week-16/
AWESOME…A DANCING NIGHT FOR THE ‘O’ LOVEBIRDS…I HAVE BEEN SO BUSY…BTW…IF YOU SEE INDANA’S GOV…MAKE SURE YOU PUT SOME EX-LAX IN HIS DINNER ROLLS!