Obama Grandmama on March 30, 2025 at 9:53 pm
Me too! I even took a deep breath and watched CM with DT. Yuck! That one was hard to watch. Winging everything may appeal to many, but Hillary comes off knowing what she speaks about.
Better story. I had to go to the post office today to ask a question. When no one else was inside the post master asked me what I thought of the election so far? The employees cannot talk politics, but when Obama ran in 2008 it was very evident to those working at my rural post office whom I supported from my mail. I was involved with OFA. The two working there were also Obama supporters, only secret supporters due to their job and living in a Conservative rural area. When I got a bunch of Obama campaign buttons I let them both choose one from all the different ones I had, again when no one else was inside. Back to today. He is supporting Hillary too as he does not think a revolution can be pulled off. He said if Obama could not do it why would Bernie be able to do it? It was good to know I am on the same wavelength with at least one other person in my neighborhood.
I remember when I used to listen to Thom Hartmann he would complain that PBO has commuted the sentences of the fewest of ANY president while PBO had only been in office two years…..TWO YEARS! It was then I knew that TH had it in for PBO especially having BS on his show every Thursday.
Thank you so much, Nerdy Wonka, for this post and for all your posts! Our President is truly an incredible human being! I am so grateful that you, Chips and others at TOD have meticulously recorded his presidency! For me, President Obama is the best president in my lifetime!
Michelle wouldn’t want something as confining and as *political* as DNC chair. Don’t think she’d be happy fundraising, having to devote her energy toward those who have more wealth than they know what to do with.
I think she’s really committed to #LetGirlsLearn around the globe, just as PBO will continue his mentorship and involvement with #MyBrothersKeeper after Jan 20, 2025 <==😦 .
i think you are right…there is a lot of wishful thinking that is going on around the President and FLOTUS….smilin…and who can blame them….as much as i try not to…i feel that the light will go out when they leave the White House….
so i am hopeful that the President will remain a public person…so that we will not lose track of him
I’ve posted a tweet similar to this one a couple of times here before, but I’m for Josh Earnest like I was for Joe Biden for President (all in).
@StevenTDennis @GlennThrush My vote for @DWStweets #DNCchair replacement is @PressSec, master of staying on point.
— Arapaho415 (@arapaho415) March 27, 2025
Josh mentioned today that he has experience working as a legislative aide in the House, and during a previous daily WHPB said he worked at the DNC for a short time.
I think Josh would be just what the Dems need:
1) He’s young (no Clintonista ties).
2) He’s so nice (gracious, mid-West nice) — press corps obviously like him personally.
3) He pretty much defines articulate, and has one of the best voices around.
3) He’s as quick on his feet as PBO, comes up with some great ad libs, jokes and puns. For example:
From Jan 16:
@AngryDemdotcom @metaquest #NeverForget @PressSec referring to @SenTomCotton as #InternationalManOfMystery at #WHPB. #WitheringResponse😉
i do not know what the qualifications are to be DNC chair…but i do not think that they would go outside of the DNC..although they do need a fresh approach…to organizing….
Bernie doesn’t even support down ticket Dems now. When Rachel asked him about it he said he did not have the time or money connections. So he wants a revolution, but it is every man and woman for themselves since he is against big money. No, don’t think Bernie is the guy for DNC chair, besides he reregistered as an Independent for his next Senate run. He said he was running Dem for the money and structure to get elected as Independents do not do well running for President. Not the bio needed for DNC chair.
meanwhile in my part of the desert, our own rwnj’s got smacked down by our courts.
In a boost to gender equality campaign, the Bombay high court on Wednesday observed that if men are allowed in a place of worship then women should also be permitted as no law prevents them from doing so.
The high court while underlining the need for giving equal access to women also stated that any temple or person imposing restrictions can face a six-month jail term under a Maharashtra law, and asked the government to make a statement if it is worried about the sanctity of a deity.
Joe Colucci
@wonkinakilt
Grad student, @lowninstitute alum. Interested in evidence-based medicine & policy, #FOAMed, EM, palliative care. Acroyoga junkie. Opinions are my own, or not.
Probably! No matter what he does, the “holier than thou purity progressives” always come up with an excuse to rationalize their cynical attacks on President Obama.
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM IS RAMPANT..I SEE IT EVERY DAY IN THE WHITE FOLK WHO STILL BELIEVE BLACKS AND LATINOS OR ANY PEOPLE OF COLOR SHOULD BE SCRUBBING THEIR FLOORS AND CLEANING THEIR TOILETS. THEY WANT THEM TO HARVEST THEIR FRUIT BUT REFUSE TO SHARE A PIECE OF THE PIE..AND THEY ARE OFFENDED BY OUR BLACK PRESIDENT. HERE IN INDIANA..THEY PREFER TO SEE THEM HANGING BY A ROPE..NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL..GOD’S CHILDREN!
Sue that is true but I believe as the President does that the moral arc is long but it bends towards Justice. I must have Hope because to despair would kill me and my people
ALWAYS HAVE HOPE…HOPE IS IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST….READ THE BIBLE….THE MEEK AND HUMBLE SHALL INHERIT THE LAND…..MY FAITH IS IN GOD AND I AM FAR FROM DEPRESSED..I FEEL SORRY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FILLED WITH HATRED AND WE NEED TO PRAY FOR THEM.
Makes me think of the Kurdish women fighting ISIS. I understand there’s a belief that if you are killed by a woman soldier you won’t get your afterlife perks. What will be amazing is if strong women unite behind Hillary and serve as kind of a women’s resistance movement to all things Trump, Cruz and Kasich (or anyone else given the nomination at their circus of a convention).
I heard SS disavowed she would vote for the Donald. She walked it back just as he did his imprison women that have abortions statement. Two birds of a feather…
Hi, arapaho! Son is progressing nicely toward his next surgery, which will be scheduled in the upcoming weeks - and I appreciate your asking about him, so much.
Exactly. If they truly believe that abortion is murder then there is no reason that they wouldn’t want the woman to be punished as well as the doctor. Otherwise, they’re letting a murderer go free. Trump spoke the truth and they’re embarrassed that he let their secret out of the bag.
I’ve confirmed with a smart friend that the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay is still there and no doubt will stay open, with its lots of Cuban workers … but the prison part? Well, I’m guessing the cowardly cong critters you mention will want to keep the empty shell in case (a) Jeb! ever gets elected and starts a Bush-family war or (b) they need a sunny place to vacation aka go on a congressional junket to, during one of their gazillion breaks, on the government dime.
Again, OT, but had to say HUGS to all! In case, Dudette, MTMarilyn, & VC didn’t see my Word-HUGS to them a few posts ago (I was finally able to respond today to their lovely comments) , I’m just simply going to post them right here! Love you!
Dudette:
Dearest Dudette, hope you get this message. I’m so behind in catching up with TOD. Chips is going to give me a ticket for “drive-by posting” soon! I thank you so much for your lovely comment. Yes, my son is my heart & a pretty amazing young man (not just Mama talking here!). That piece is beautiful to me because of its unpretentious honesty. It meant so much to me because it was “cooked” in a lovely eclectic dish of love.
mtmarilyn
Hello there, MT! I’m still pinching myself sometimes. My Mom always told me, grow a thick skin when they’re in those terrible teen years, watch, wait, and they’ll be human again around 19 or 20. YIKES! I said to my Mom, “Who can survive 12 years of this?�? Her response: “I did!�? LOL!
GOOD MORNING TOD FAMILY…………………THANKS FOR THE CAT VIDEO..I LOVE MY 3..ALL VERY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES…OF COURSE..WHEN I SEE A PIC. OF THE DONALD..I AM REMINDED OF THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM…THE LITTERBOX!…TRUMP HAS AN ANAL QUALITY ONLY A PROCTOLOGIST COULD LOVE..BBL…………..:)
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I found this article on The People’s View in the Comments. It explains clearly why Sanders has no support from his colleagues. Barney Frank is a bit lackadaisical in his approach to President Obama sometimes, but all in all I still like him and he can really be a truth teller.
Hey NW and TOD.
Congrats COS
I have 4 cats and I can say honestly that when they talk to me they sound like birds, not people
I have cats too and sometimes their meows sound like they are saying mom especially when they want something…..just like kids.
My cats talk in sentences.
Guess my post office story is at the end of the last post. Too bad as I do not know how to bring it over.
I will try
Obama Grandmama on March 30, 2025 at 9:53 pm
Me too! I even took a deep breath and watched CM with DT. Yuck! That one was hard to watch. Winging everything may appeal to many, but Hillary comes off knowing what she speaks about.
Better story. I had to go to the post office today to ask a question. When no one else was inside the post master asked me what I thought of the election so far? The employees cannot talk politics, but when Obama ran in 2008 it was very evident to those working at my rural post office whom I supported from my mail. I was involved with OFA. The two working there were also Obama supporters, only secret supporters due to their job and living in a Conservative rural area. When I got a bunch of Obama campaign buttons I let them both choose one from all the different ones I had, again when no one else was inside. Back to today. He is supporting Hillary too as he does not think a revolution can be pulled off. He said if Obama could not do it why would Bernie be able to do it? It was good to know I am on the same wavelength with at least one other person in my neighborhood.
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Ta Da!! LOL!!😉
My hero! Thanks. It was too much touch screen typing to lose it.
I remember when I used to listen to Thom Hartmann he would complain that PBO has commuted the sentences of the fewest of ANY president while PBO had only been in office two years…..TWO YEARS! It was then I knew that TH had it in for PBO especially having BS on his show every Thursday.
Thank you so much, Nerdy Wonka, for this post and for all your posts! Our President is truly an incredible human being! I am so grateful that you, Chips and others at TOD have meticulously recorded his presidency! For me, President Obama is the best president in my lifetime!
‘Progressive Left’: “It’s still not enough! Wah!”
Buenas noches NW and TODville, I hope everyone is having a great day. Congrats Cos.
What to you think FLOTUS would say to this…
Is she saying she want Michelle Obama as the new DNC chairperson.
that seems to be what she is saying but I think it is pretty to guess that the response from FLOTUS would be….heck no.
GM nospin.
Agree.
Michelle wouldn’t want something as confining and as *political* as DNC chair. Don’t think she’d be happy fundraising, having to devote her energy toward those who have more wealth than they know what to do with.
I think she’s really committed to #LetGirlsLearn around the globe, just as PBO will continue his mentorship and involvement with #MyBrothersKeeper after Jan 20, 2025 <==😦 .
i think you are right…there is a lot of wishful thinking that is going on around the President and FLOTUS….smilin…and who can blame them….as much as i try not to…i feel that the light will go out when they leave the White House….
so i am hopeful that the President will remain a public person…so that we will not lose track of him
yes…that was my gist…
GM PF58.
I’ve posted a tweet similar to this one a couple of times here before, but I’m for Josh Earnest like I was for Joe Biden for President (all in).
Josh mentioned today that he has experience working as a legislative aide in the House, and during a previous daily WHPB said he worked at the DNC for a short time.
I think Josh would be just what the Dems need:
1) He’s young (no Clintonista ties).
2) He’s so nice (gracious, mid-West nice) — press corps obviously like him personally.
3) He pretty much defines articulate, and has one of the best voices around.
3) He’s as quick on his feet as PBO, comes up with some great ad libs, jokes and puns. For example:
From Jan 16:
Here’s @GlennThrush’s tweet that Steve Dennis responded to:
i do not know what the qualifications are to be DNC chair…but i do not think that they would go outside of the DNC..although they do need a fresh approach…to organizing….
Bernie doesn’t even support down ticket Dems now. When Rachel asked him about it he said he did not have the time or money connections. So he wants a revolution, but it is every man and woman for themselves since he is against big money. No, don’t think Bernie is the guy for DNC chair, besides he reregistered as an Independent for his next Senate run. He said he was running Dem for the money and structure to get elected as Independents do not do well running for President. Not the bio needed for DNC chair.
meanwhile in my part of the desert, our own rwnj’s got smacked down by our courts.
In a boost to gender equality campaign, the Bombay high court on Wednesday observed that if men are allowed in a place of worship then women should also be permitted as no law prevents them from doing so.
The high court while underlining the need for giving equal access to women also stated that any temple or person imposing restrictions can face a six-month jail term under a Maharashtra law, and asked the government to make a statement if it is worried about the sanctity of a deity.
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/like-men-women-too-can-enter-any-place-of-worship-sc/20160330.htm
context - that is a state ruled by rw’ers who tried to legislate ‘morality’ - beef ban, temple entry ban, night clubs - all stuck down by courts.
Yay!
That is great news, amk! Wonder how Muslims are reacting to this decision though.
People need to learn to come up with better lies, because this is just pathetic.
Chips…..you kill me.😀😀😀
smile murkkka, you are on stupid camera all over the world.
Good grief! Seriously? He continues to validate Roe v Wade.
Hi C.OS and nospin! Looks like you have the place to yourselves
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
lemme guess, not good enough, not soon enough emoprog?
This is how he describes himself:
Joe Colucci
@wonkinakilt
Grad student, @lowninstitute alum. Interested in evidence-based medicine & policy, #FOAMed, EM, palliative care. Acroyoga junkie. Opinions are my own, or not.
Boston, MA
Probably! No matter what he does, the “holier than thou purity progressives” always come up with an excuse to rationalize their cynical attacks on President Obama.
Our POTUS knows the heartbreak of war.
found this in her timeline too:
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM IS RAMPANT..I SEE IT EVERY DAY IN THE WHITE FOLK WHO STILL BELIEVE BLACKS AND LATINOS OR ANY PEOPLE OF COLOR SHOULD BE SCRUBBING THEIR FLOORS AND CLEANING THEIR TOILETS. THEY WANT THEM TO HARVEST THEIR FRUIT BUT REFUSE TO SHARE A PIECE OF THE PIE..AND THEY ARE OFFENDED BY OUR BLACK PRESIDENT. HERE IN INDIANA..THEY PREFER TO SEE THEM HANGING BY A ROPE..NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL..GOD’S CHILDREN!
Sue that is true but I believe as the President does that the moral arc is long but it bends towards Justice. I must have Hope because to despair would kill me and my people
ALWAYS HAVE HOPE…HOPE IS IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST….READ THE BIBLE….THE MEEK AND HUMBLE SHALL INHERIT THE LAND…..MY FAITH IS IN GOD AND I AM FAR FROM DEPRESSED..I FEEL SORRY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FILLED WITH HATRED AND WE NEED TO PRAY FOR THEM.
THE MORAL ARC WILL BEND TOWARD JUSTICE…GOD WILL SEE TO IT…HE IS IN CONTROL………………..HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL!
Stay tuned:
GE Meta.
Heard this on @cbsradionews a little while ago.
They also had a segment on PBO commuting sentences for many who were sentenced to life in prison.
So some LA (late) commuters know that the Obama Adm. was *busy* today.
Good. That prison would have been shut down had President Obama been allowed to do his thing. It’s not his fault in any way that it is still open.
Apparently, #WontBePunished is a new hashtag that hit the stands today.
There is no virtue in silence.
While the ‘manly’ men cower in fear of the carnival barker, it takes smart women like HRC & EW to call the thug.
So true!
Right On!!
Makes me think of the Kurdish women fighting ISIS. I understand there’s a belief that if you are killed by a woman soldier you won’t get your afterlife perks. What will be amazing is if strong women unite behind Hillary and serve as kind of a women’s resistance movement to all things Trump, Cruz and Kasich (or anyone else given the nomination at their circus of a convention).
GE JO’B.
Hope you and your son had good news yesterday (behind as usual here at TOD).
Has Susan Sarandon weighed in, since she’s voting for Trump? (rhetorical question)
I heard SS disavowed she would vote for the Donald. She walked it back just as he did his imprison women that have abortions statement. Two birds of a feather…
Hi, arapaho! Son is progressing nicely toward his next surgery, which will be scheduled in the upcoming weeks - and I appreciate your asking about him, so much.
Susan who?
Exactly. If they truly believe that abortion is murder then there is no reason that they wouldn’t want the woman to be punished as well as the doctor. Otherwise, they’re letting a murderer go free. Trump spoke the truth and they’re embarrassed that he let their secret out of the bag.
The Pentagon plans to move roughly a dozen inmates from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to at least two countries.
The transfers come as the Obama administration takes steps to close the controversial facility, which has been called a recruiting tool for jihadists.
The prisoners are expected to leave Guantanamo in the coming weeks.
However, the military did not disclose the prisoners’ destinations.
Tariq Ba Odah, a Yemeni man who has been on a long-term hunger strike, is among the prisoners being transferred, an official told Reuters.
About 91 detainees currently remain at Guantanamo, down from about 800 in 2002.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35931559
would the cowardly cong critters insist on keeping it open even after every one is shipped out?
I’ve confirmed with a smart friend that the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay is still there and no doubt will stay open, with its lots of Cuban workers … but the prison part? Well, I’m guessing the cowardly cong critters you mention will want to keep the empty shell in case (a) Jeb! ever gets elected and starts a Bush-family war or (b) they need a sunny place to vacation aka go on a congressional junket to, during one of their gazillion breaks, on the government dime.
If they do vacay there, can we lock the doors and throw away all the keys in bay of pigs?
Yes.We.Can.
Again, OT, but had to say HUGS to all! In case, Dudette, MTMarilyn, & VC didn’t see my Word-HUGS to them a few posts ago (I was finally able to respond today to their lovely comments) , I’m just simply going to post them right here! Love you!
Dudette:
Dearest Dudette, hope you get this message. I’m so behind in catching up with TOD. Chips is going to give me a ticket for “drive-by posting” soon! I thank you so much for your lovely comment. Yes, my son is my heart & a pretty amazing young man (not just Mama talking here!). That piece is beautiful to me because of its unpretentious honesty. It meant so much to me because it was “cooked” in a lovely eclectic dish of love.
mtmarilyn
Hello there, MT! I’m still pinching myself sometimes. My Mom always told me, grow a thick skin when they’re in those terrible teen years, watch, wait, and they’ll be human again around 19 or 20. YIKES! I said to my Mom, “Who can survive 12 years of this?�? Her response: “I did!�? LOL!
VC
Awww, VC, my dear, I have read all the back & forth about what I think might be considered food in some parts of TOD ({doing the whisper voice} cheese puffs?) Joking aside, it’s never too late to do the cooking part — learning together, & laughing at the mess-ups together. We’ve had more fun trying out stuff, chit-chatting about everything as we did, and then cracking up if something didn’t quite come out as we expected, but we were going to eat it anyway. And create a “sauce” or topping by blending all the fruit in the house that could work in that experiment & make that that dish a pièce de résistance. Some of those “blends” we should have written down, including the conversations that created them! LOL!
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Link — Responding to comments here @ TOD:
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/03/28/night-owl-music-chat-frankie-blue-eyes/#comment-1516352
Airlines should be prepared for how “worked up” yoga gets you! Ha. Goodnight, TODville!
this is an event i would have love to have been at….
was looking to see if there is a youtube video of this event…
This looks like it would be a great place to be last night. I think Goldberg has done an outstanding job of truth in his writing on PBO.
fascinating….
GOOD MORNING TOD FAMILY…………………THANKS FOR THE CAT VIDEO..I LOVE MY 3..ALL VERY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES…OF COURSE..WHEN I SEE A PIC. OF THE DONALD..I AM REMINDED OF THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM…THE LITTERBOX!…TRUMP HAS AN ANAL QUALITY ONLY A PROCTOLOGIST COULD LOVE..BBL…………..:)
DON’T KNOW WHAT PBO IS DOING TODAY…WILL BE BACK AND CHECK IT OUT!
Good morning TOD
I find it interesting that US Marines & Army question whether women are tough enough for on the ground combat ….
In_Deed, have a wonderful day everyone ….
Good to hear about this.
#TrustBarack
bbl …..
#HOPE4ALL
Thank you Bobfr for all the updates on what is going on in the middle east.
You’re welcome, Roberta
GM Sue & TOD Family.
I found this article on The People’s View in the Comments. It explains clearly why Sanders has no support from his colleagues. Barney Frank is a bit lackadaisical in his approach to President Obama sometimes, but all in all I still like him and he can really be a truth teller.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19910712&id=vqJJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xg0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4293,3641940&hl=en
Morning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/03/31/early-bird-chat-710/