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Good Morning Chips and TOD Family!
Making amend for not having recognized your performance sooner, Allison.
Congrats on #1Allison.
Good morning, afternoon, evening Ms. Chips and all TODers.
President Obama sure made a believer out of Krugman, didn’t he!😀
I know when Il Douche claimed that “blood was coming out from wherever”, it was his blood! Yeap, blood from his eyes.
What a riot! We have to get rid of this candidate if not in Cleveland, definitively in November.
Megyn Kelly: I’d ‘absolutely’ have Trump on my show
http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/kelly-id-absolutely-have-trump-on-show-221453
There you go.
Google April Fool Gmail button sparks backlash.
Google has removed an April Fool’s Gmail button, which sent a comical animation to recipients, after reports of people getting into trouble at work.
The button appeared beside Gmail’s normal send button and allowed users to shut down an email thread by sending a gif of a Minion dropping a microphone.
However, a flurry of complaints about the button appeared on Google’s forums.
The firm has since withdrawn the feature and apologised.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35941806
first m$ bot, now this. they have got fools working for them. wonder if they have an opening for me.
😀
GE amk.
You’d be a riot at MSFT or Google, but sounds like you’re having too much fun with the Kenyans.
Good Morning Chips and TOD.
Good morning JER & thanks
Good commercial Hillary.
That’s a very good ad!
GM Chips, Congrats on 1st Allison and Don in the prior thread. Just catching up. Another soupy day, but I guess, the grass is green. LOL. JackieG glad to see you back on the TOD and posting your insights and humor. AMK the love toones, am going to post hose on my FB page. Just to stir up sh*t. LOL
There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study has suggested.
The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in The Lancet, compared body mass index (BMI) among almost 20 million adult men and women from 1975 to 2014.
It found obesity in men has tripled and more than doubled in women.
Lead author Prof Majid Ezzat said it was an “epidemic of severe obesity” and urged governments to act.
The study, which pooled data from adults in 186 countries, found that the number of obese people worldwide had risen from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014.
Meanwhile the number of underweight people had risen from 330 million to 462 million over the same period.
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-35933691
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[I was responding to a comment from NCLB in the Early Bird Chat regarding Bernie when I noticed a new post…]
While there are a lot of politically savvy individuals who are supporting Bernie (their reasons I’ve yet to figure out since they should know better than most that his promises are over-reaching and probably not achievable), there will be numerous young people who, at the end of his campaign, will be disillusioned.
I keep saying that I don’t believe that Bernie really wants to be POTUS. When you are serious about wanting a job, you prepare for it; you don’t wait until you have the job (as DT has alluded to on occasion). Outside of his attack on Wall Street, big Corporations, and Citizens United, I have seen little that indicates to me that Bernie is prepared to take over as POTUS and especially not as Commander-in-Chief. Given his years in Congress, I would expect him to be more knowledgeable about foreign affairs and have a better proposal or strategy for addressing issues beyond “I have better judgment because I voted against the Iraq War.” Even his domestic agenda seems limited to those issues that are near and dear to *his* heart. No, Bernie is not doing any real preparation for the job of POTUS/CIC because that is not his reason for running.
He berates HRC for the thousands she was paid for speeches. [Is that jealousy because no one would pay that much to hear him speak?] But via the me-e-e-e-e-ilions he collected in campaign contributions, he is in essence charging big bucks to hear him speak on his limited topic. These large rallies are like helium to his ego and he gets bolder the more his ego is inflated. His selfishness in holding on tight to these contributions to further *his* agenda rather than sharing with the down-ticket candidates is another indication that his has no desire to be president. He, of all people, should know the importance of electing these candidates to help him meet his agenda if he were to become POTUS.
These Bernie supporters — especially the younger ones — may discern that they are being used as props for his fundraising efforts, and that Bernie’s “revolution” has a different meaning for him than what he has led them to believe.
And *true Democrats are angered and resentful about the damage he is doing to the party as he pursues his *real* agenda.
One would think that with all President Obama and his team have accomplished that the choice between Hillary and Bernie wouldn’t be that difficult of a choice. I just can’t understand the voter that voted for President Obama twice going out and voting for Bernie Sanders, I cannot follow that logic. On the other hand Hillary having served in Obama’s administration should be running away with this thing. She shouldn’t be getting bogged down in petty street fights with Sanders. As I said earlier, Sanders is a political arsonist in that if he can’t get his way he’s going to try to burn down the Democratic Party which he tolerates at best.
Just as there were those who didn’t like the idea that there was a black man smarter than them, there are those who don’t like the idea of a woman being smarter. The attacks started on Hillary Clinton long before she formally announced her candidacy. A double standard seems to be the norm when attacking her…she’s yelling; she needs to smile more; look at what she’s wearing today. They will call *her* a liar, but not the male candidates where just about every word that comes out of their mouths are lies.
It is rare that she is addressed in a way that will allow her intelligence to shine…that *she* is the one that is setting realistic expectations…that will show that of all the candidates, *she* is the most prepared for the job.
She is the most prepared for the job, indeed!
Bernie and his young, athletic Roman-look-alike people, with their attacks and wild promises make me more determined to see HRC nominated. And she will win in November with the help of POTUS and all Democrats.
I think part of this is most definitely the manipulations of GOP like Rove. I partly hope and partly dread the realization on the part of young voters that they were deceived. With the absolute wonder that is the President, as a supporter I have never ever ever felt so good about volunteering for and voting for someone. I feel so proud of that effort because of who the President is and what he has done and continues to do. I want to be in his court and that’s after seven years.
Good Friday morning, Chips and TODers.
Always good news from our people!
Boom. Effing cowards.
That’s definitely what I felt in my state. That and self serving. The best people owned the president though and that’s what I’ll remember.
😀
GM Dr. Bob.
There’s only ONE explanation why any sane Dem would run away from an Administration with this track record:
Which of course is… (posted last night after Ladyhawke brought to my attention on yesterday’s “Chat Away” thread:
AMEN….these generic tweets in which they do not mention the President’s name irritate me
They heard you Bob! 😀
57, I was sick when I heard what has happened in NY yesterday. To have these “so called Democrats” yelling “If she wins, we loose.” was a disgrace. HRC handled it very well.
Bernie keeps on repeating his wild promises and even wilder attacks on billionaires, millionaires and Wall Street. Does he know how many people, NYers and NJans work in Wall Street? Does he want them to be out of a job?
BS has yet to disavow this behavior. He can’t or won’t lead his own mob now, how does that bode if, God forbid, he became POTUS. PBO would NEVER get away with this. He was held accountable for every utterance of every supporter on the street. The misogyny, racist, vehemently vengeful utterances of his campaign and his supporters get a total pass.
back to work ….
Amen, Bob. As much as they try to make us believe otherwise, WE KNOW!!!
A little something to stir your soul this morning!
Yup! that did it. Thanks meta.
Hard to beat Aretha for a little refresher!
For sure
COMING UP: Pres. Obama, Denmark PM Deliver Remarks at Plenary One of Nuclear Security Summit - http://abcnews.go.com/Live?stream=4
It has ended.
This is the official website for the nuclear Security Summit.
http://www.nss2016.org/
In case you missed it …
Thanks JER
thanks JER…
What new face? Mitt Romney’s? Jeb Bush’s?
It’s April and they’re still holding out hope for a “fresh face”? LOLz. They are STUCK with this motley crew, all of their own creation.
He is a person of the lie as Scott Peck described. I hate manipulation.
I will do it.
Maybe their only hope is a new face nobody knows about with not enough time to check them out. I still remember the woman that told me after McCain chose Sarah Palin that she would vote for them cuz a woman with kids would never want to get us into a war. Little was known about her at that point in time.
Yup, Just Do it! I beg Thee. I dare Thee. Go on make WeThePeople Day😉
Talk is cheap. Action is Concrete.
I’m just not buying this bs they’re pushing… I think Trump is their dream candidate. He’s Sarah Palin x2 in a crappy hairdo. I think it’s all pretense and they have every intention of embracing him with gusto.
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks and TOD family.
I am so glad that today if Friday! I want this week to be over!
My Credit Union is merging with a larger CU, so today I am unable to access my account via telephone or computer. Verizon has given my account to a company called Frontier and I am unable to access my account with them today too.
What the hell???!!!???!!!!!
I like that tweet!
Thanks amk
He’s a Politico Writer?
Elephants have grown wings? And now they about to fly?
https://twitter.com/search?q=nuclear%20security%20summit&src=tyah
Oops, not sure what happened there but this is what I meant to post:
SOON: Hillary Clinton holds a roundtable discussion on manufacturing issues at the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central in New York.
http://www.msnbc.com/live-online/watch/live-clinton-unveils-manufacturing-plan-656676931591
This is a BFD
GM/GA HF2.
See 11:30 am EDT update:
http://www.armscontrol.org/blog/ArmsControlNow/2016-04-01/Live-Blogging-the-Nuclear-Security-Summit
“Having reached the required ratifications, President Barack Obama announced at the opening plenary on April 1 that the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Protection of Nuclear Materials (CPPNM) will enter into force in 30 days. The amended convention will set binding security standards on nuclear facilities and nuclear material that is in domestic storage, use, or transit. Entry into force is a critical step forward for strengthening the nuclear security system, as the original treaty, which entered into force in 1987, only required parties to protect nuclear material in international transit.”
Thanks for posting arapaho415!
I’m so proud of our POTUS.
GM Meta.
WC Morning Meta, GxG, and all TOD friends.
😳 Forgot the pics. 😳
Good morning VC and thanks for the lovely pictures
Do you still have sunshine?
Well of course! 😀 😀 {Well, we do today. Yesterday was rainy, chilly, yucky the entire day with a storm at night. It will supposedly rain later, but who is thinking of that right now? Not me. :D}
Thanks for the Beauty Break! It’s an unbelievably gorgeous day here today. Bright blue sky, lots of sunshine without being hot and a very slight breeze to keep it fresh. The Bay is sparkling. YAYAYAY.
😀😀 The weather god and I see that you very much appreciated today’s weather.
For those that have been keeping up with the BBC doc on President Obama….here is episode 3
I’m trying to reach out to BBC America to see if they plan on airing it the U.S. after the last episode airs in the U.K.
BTW This video won’t be up for long due to copyright issues so catch it before it is taken down….unless you live in the U.K you can watch the episodes on BBC’s site with the link provided above….
Happy Friday, TOD😎
Thanks, LP. After I discovered the others had been taken down because of copyright issues, I just assumed this one would not be up. Hopefully it will become available for viewing in the U.S. soon.
I just found a simple Chrome work around to view it from the US: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unlimited-free-vpn-hola/gkojfkhlekighikafcpjkiklfbnlmeio/related now you can go and view it on the BBC website😎
Bless you, LP!!! I had to try multiple times and select that I was browsing from the UK, but I finally got it to work. Thanks for sharing this option. 😀
Awesome! Ya it took 3x for me too but it works all the same😎
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Howdy, Meta! I just found a simple Chrome work around to view it from the US: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unlimited-free-vpn-hola/gkojfkhlekighikafcpjkiklfbnlmeio/related (I am using HOLA) now you can go and view it on the BBC website😎
Now you or anybody can view the first two episodes as well
You’re too cool for school!
I connected my laptop to the T.V and started watching EP1 in High-quality HD…the youtube videos look to be 720P quality which is not bad for conversion.
S/N I just finished ‘Happy Valley S2’ I enjoyed it even more than S1…
Yeah, it turned out to be a really good season. I just like the characters and the lead actress was astonishing. The ending where the grandson goes off by himself was a bit forboding……
Yeah (her dark thoughts paralleled with the woman who shot her son/grandson)…I also feel either the millionaire insurance guy will strike up a relationship with her or her son with his daughter….felt like they were leaving themselves some options to explore in the future.
Me too. Is Happy Valley going to have a S3? It seemed to have completed S2 as if that is it.
Possibly: http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/happy-valley-s-sarah-lancashire-rules-herself-out-of-third-series-it-s-the-end-of-the-story-a3208256.html
“Sarah Lancashire has ruled out making a third series of Happy Valley. Despite the popularity of the gritty BBC drama, the lead actress has admitted that she’s not keen to reprise the role. While screenwriter Sally Wainwright recently hinted that there could be a third series of the show, it seems that they might have to cast a new star….continued”
Thanks for posting this series as you are able to. I have seen three and hope the fourth will work too.
From my observations, it looked like Pres Obama was a tad shocked that she asked him. Then being a Gentleman and coupled w/FLOTUS laughing & Ms Jarrett laughter, Pres Obama gave in & Tangoed. I am glad he did. Just the H8 & Explosion heard in the #GOP,MSM & some whiny Emoprogs, especially from the biggest Nyash; Tom Brokaw & Mourning Joke, made my smile wilder
#ThanksObama!
CALL WITH SENATOR WARREN
Through OFA’s partnership with MoveOn.org, OFA volunteers are invited to join Senator Elizabeth Warren on a special phone call this Monday, April 4 at 8 p.m. ET.
Senator Warren will be talking to volunteers about the importance of keeping up the Supreme Court fight—and how critical it is for senators to hear from their constituents.
But don’t wait—they’re only accepting RSVPs until tonight at midnight. Register for the call before it’s too late. NOTE: If you live in Maine, Massachusets, and South Carolina, because of legal restrictions around phone calls, you can register for the call here.
I hope you’ll join us for the exciting opportunity to hear Senator Warren talk about the importance of the SCOTUS fight!
GM WIW Linda.
Thanks Prettyfoot
ATTN nerds and geeks:
I happened to see this last night and once again it made me really proud of our POTUS and his admin.
This is fascinating!
I think so, too!
I especially loved the part at the end when he talked about working on a more effective gun registry.
Well, if the GOP can’t find a “fresh face”, here lies the other option to The Donald’s nomination.
They can go full nuclear in Cleveland, it it’s up to me.
By “fresh face” they mean someone that’s “not as” fucked-up as the current bunch.
Honestly I am so done with all these Games. Until the GOPers do what they have advocated for months now……STOP Trump, I am not impressed. Karma is Great! Stop Trump for Rafael Eduardo Cruz? Love You, Karma! WeThePeople Will win over those two or else, US is toast for 20 yrs.
Hello TODable TODville Community.
how awesome!
4-1-16, April Fool’s Day.
Love you, guys😉
Great Day. Sunny. TGIF too
Congrats to all the Au, Ag & Bronze⭐⭐⭐ since last night. Great Job bts. Thanks!
huh, people starting to realize how damn good we’ve had it these 7 years. I predict 100% approval by the end of the year😉
Right! The Repubs who have opposed everything for seven plus years will suddenly approve of Obama’s Presidency? Pretty funny!
I am always thrilled to see Amb Rice at the President’s side….yesssss
Me too!
love this pic of our Pensive President
SOON: Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Holds Campaign Rally in Syracuse, NY - http://abcnews.go.com/Live?stream=2
When the response of some of the folks on his side is to constantly point out the fact that we’re not there yet rather than celebrate the successes along the way and try to figure out if we can engage to move the ball further down the field, we spread the kind of cynicism that impedes progress.
The T-Shirt made me smile.
Nerdy’s new post
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/04/01/jobs-thanks-president-obama/