Of all the many many attributes of President Obama- his brilliance, optimism, empathy, true love for we the people, decency, grace, bromance and respect & love for his wife/family… I will miss- right up there on the top of the heap of the beauty of Barack Obama- his amazing, hilarious sense of humor! He never once failed to make me laugh and share in the joy of the moment with him.
A wonderful evening to the entire TOD community. Happy birthday to first Lady Michelle Obama, an extraordinary woman. Congratulations to Amk for the amazing achievement of his daughter. Special credit to him for giving her the wings and allowing her to fly to her own destiny.
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YW, Meta. You watch that beatdown last night? GS put up 80 in the first half!!! The Cavs made a last minute decision to not sit out Love, Kyrie & Lebron….would have been better off if they had 😀 😀
LP thank you so much. I just asked the other day if someone had a list of who we should unfollow on Friday. Also so glad to see you here. You are missed.
😳 Didn’t read the entire thread (where you have done such a thorough job) before adding my little bit below. Thanks for this list……. and 2017 Greetings to you!
To play Trump in debate prep, Philippe Reines went off his meds and kind of method. What he learned: https://t.co/aZMCwizQK7
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) January 14, 2025
Obama should resign a day early to make Biden the 45th President just to ruin all of Trump's merchandise
— Tim (@timgostony) January 14, 2025
The award for trolliest TV Guide listing ever goes to Scotland's Sunday Herald….brilliant!!! Unfortunately now Trump will invade Scotland pic.twitter.com/Msk9Wc659v
British engineering giant Rolls-Royce will pay £671m to settle corruption cases with UK and US authorities.
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) found conspiracy to corrupt or failure to prevent bribery by Rolls-Royce in China, India and other markets.
The firm apologised “unreservedly” for the cases spanning nearly 25 years.
A UK court ruled the aerospace firm would pay £497m plus costs to the SFO, which conducted its biggest ever investigation into the firm.
The SFO revealed 12 counts of conspiracy to corrupt or failure to prevent bribery in seven countries - Indonesia, Thailand, India, Russia, Nigeria, China and Malaysia.
Rolls-Royce said it would also pay $170m (£141m) to the US Justice Department, and a further $26m (£21.5m) to Brazilian regulators.
Oh my, I just looked on my email and I got a thank you letter from PBO for writing a letter to him while he was in the White House. I cried all the Wayne’s thru it.
Wasn’t it wonderful reading that with your name at the top. It’s as close as I will ever get as a personal letter from the President. I will treasure it.
The 2016 election was between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump; their names were on the ballot, not Barack Obama’s. So tired of all of these articles and interviewers who are blaming PBO for Hillary’s loss. Until the end they are unfair to him, placing their disappointment at his feet. This theme is in all of the interviews that were aired this past Sunday. I have sampled all of them and finally stopped watching. PBO won both of his elections with a clear mandate. In the face of great opposition he succeeded in so more areas than any other in recent history. Any so-called failures of his can be laid at the feet of an obstructive GOP, feckless Democrats, and a lazy electorate that kept sending Republicans to State Houses. If a white, male Republican president had accomplished only one of PBO’s landmark victories, they would be singing his praises forever and defending him against any criticism. So tired of these people who expect perfection, a unicorn, and a bag of gold at the end of the rainbow from the A-A president. Rant over.
Spoke to my daughter living in Germany today on Skype. I am home from her wedding and she is back from her honeymoon. Her husband is from a three generation family that has worked for BMW. So there was a comment about DJT’s tweet about BMW. She said there is a complete change in attitude from Europeans in regards to Americans living in Europe now with the onset of the new President. I also witnessed it from taxi drivers and hotel workers when I was there a couple weeks ago. Many fearful questions about DJT. My group overwhelmingly expressed our own disdain about his presidency. The entire world is fearful (well maybe not Russia). Although while in Munich four in our group were in the lobby when we met a lady from Russia that taught English to Africans in Russia. One of our members asked her her opinion on Putin and she made a face and said she was not favorable towards him. We said we were not favorable towards Trump either. Then she said she really liked our President Obama and especially his wife, Michelle.
I mentioned to my daughter that on one of my trips to Italy my Sister-in-Law and I were in a pension in the center of Florence. GW had just started his war in Iraq and we had to walk through protests against America each evening to get back to our pension. I also mentioned that on other trips my AK travel group would claim we were from AK and downplay the US part. My daughter replied that that did not work any more since people heard about Sarah Palin.
In Oregon three of the five Congressional Reps are boycotting Trump’s inaugural, including our own Rep. Kurt Schrader here in Salem, Oregon. I’m proud of him. It’s a fairly evenly split district too. But lots of Latinos and Schrader really needs their vote.
Well, DF, she is definitely a poster child for GOP hypocrisy about meritocracy. Without a doubt, she is the most unqualified person nominated to the position of Secretary of Education.
Thanks for posting this. Bad enough to have them all leaving office at the same time, but dropping out of communication too would be very hard. I’ve come to rely on so many good people in PBO’s administration for info, for insight, and for heart-lifting. Heart-lifting is heavy labor right now.
Same here, df. Did ‘ok’ for first couple hours, then tossed, turned, mind running full speed. Seldom get a good nights sleep. Only the few nights when I’ve taken codine cough medicine for my cough. Don’t want to get dependent.
THIS!!!!!!!! There’s WAAAAAAAAAAAY to many things that fit together perfectly, just like a jigsaw puzzle that was cut so all those pieces just lock into place. How many times have we heard “It will never happen in America.”? Guess what? It IS happening. Every.Day.
What do we do? Is there anything we can do? 😦 😦 😦 😦
I still believe there is no way trump would have won this election even with the fake revelations of the FBI director without getting into the voting machines.
As do I. Even things like R’s being so insistent on letting “the people speak” and the new president choose the SC nominee. NOTHING will convince me that all of them didn’t know what the outcome was going to be. That points right back to the voting machines. It was too close in those battleground states. They all knew exactly how many votes he needed in all those states and they made it happen. Even tonight, reading on local pages and FB posts about how Lamar Alexander has handled the DeVos hearing today. They have planned to perfection how to get all these nominees through. The aim: to dismantle our government and have all the power and all the $$$$$$$$$.
Indeed! The same way trump got elected is how some republicans got elected or re-elected. However the current narrative is for the “common good” of all, at least that is why I think many who know the truth of the matter are keeping silent. Rep John Lewis knows this also but the man has been through too much for the freedoms of the nation to believe the “common good” excuse. He has probably heard that argument before too and just simply could not support what he knows was clearly fraudulent!
I’ve got a question about twitter. What if we’ve sent a tweet to the Obamas or their administration in the past? For instance, if I had tweeted “@potus, you’re the best!” After January 20, if somebody was browsing my tweets and saw that, if they then clicked on the “@potus” in my tweet, would it default to “@potus44” and show that I was referring to PBO, instead of the illegitimate peeotus? I would be horrified if anybody misconstrued a tweet of mine to think that I was showing support of any kind for DJT.
Of course, as a matter of protocol, all previous presidents would be invited, not that this is a normal time. I personally think they decided to attend to show strength on Hillary’s part (if she didn’t attend, it could be said by Trump that she was crushed, weak, poor loser, etc., etc.). Also, not to be too unkind, Bill doesn’t like to miss a chance to be seen as previous Prez, in the lineup, in front of the whole world.
On a personal note … although Trump has no emotions - at least detectable by humans - the rest of us can see it as a poke in his eye by Hillary. As in her saying I won the popular vote, everybody knows it, I’m not going away, and everybody here remembers the nasty things you said about me, not that you care, but they didn’t like it. That poke in the eye. Probably cathartic on that point alone for her.
It’ll all be over in a flash and none of this will matter. I’m waiting to see the real POTUS and FLOTUS arrive on the platform, be seated, and then I will turn off the “show.”
What does Peace in #Afghanistan looks like to you? Here 4 inspired installations by the #EU staff in Kabul with their visions of #Peace. pic.twitter.com/QJIYXFxS9x
Be sure to listen for the part of the report that talks about the US troop deployment taking place in Europe ….requested by our NATO allies because they are afraid of a potential for Russian aggression…..
Prostitutes, hidden hotel cameras familiar Putin tools https://t.co/08qf5VTUW4 via @msnbc
And, just wait until Trump angers them enough (coming soon, I assure you) that they decide it’s time the US paid its bills ….
#China is now the world's #richest country, with #GDP of $21.3 trillion surpassing #USA with GDP $18.6 trillion https://t.co/YHeOKnwIlu 2016 pic.twitter.com/KIYIm2ryNX
When my two worlds cross. My @WrinkleInTime producer Jim makes sure I've seen cover ad for @13THFilm. Thx for the support, @J_Ford_Whitaker! pic.twitter.com/aKAtpiaMcm
Good evening TOD! Just a reminder, Uncle Joe gives his final foreign policy address some time today. Given he is in Davos, I suspect it will be early our time. I have not yet been able to find anything on it and would love to see if. Anyone else know?
The Guardian has a live feed from Davos, but no mention of an address from the Vice President. Worth checking in occasionally-the conversations are interesting. https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2017/jan/18/davos-2017-global-elite-angry-middle-classes-climate-change-joe-biden-day-2-live
As Republicans were at war over a Wall Street bailout, Obama took charge of an emergency meeting about the economic crisis #DividedStatesPBS pic.twitter.com/bOIP8dqeer
By this time in 2008, the big names from the haute couture world were queuing up outside the White House for the privilege of showcasing their creations on the most charismatic and stylish of First Ladies, wife of America’s first black President.
Here’s a little noticed curiosity (among the many oddities) of the current presidential transition process.
The incoming First Lady is a former model who has retained all the glamour of the ramp.
But on the subject of who’s offering their sartorial services to the wife of a billionaire who will represent the United States for at least the next four years there is radio silence.
That became noticeable only because one designer has come out with an emphatic declaration of intent, and a negative one at that — Sophie Thealet, owner of an immigrant-origin family firm that occasionally provided clothes for Michelle Obama.
In an open letter on November 17, she declared, To Whom it May Concern, that she would not ‘participate in dressing or associating in any way with the next First Lady.’
This was, Ms Thealet wrote, on account of the racism, sexism and xenophobia of Melania Trump’s husband’s campaign, which were incompatible with the values of her company.
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During her time in the White House, Michelle Obama took to another level the trend set by Jacqueline Kennedy of enabling the fashion industry to subtly monetise the sartorial choices of the First Lady.
Ms Kennedy stuck to the conventional — Dior, Chanel — but her well-groomed look launched a thousand imitators.
Ms Obama’s patronage of a range of edgy young designers brought excitement and flair to the First Lady’s wardrobe.
She created a style uniquely her own, limiting her fashion advice to Ikram Goldman and her trendy boutique in Chicago and, later, to Meredith Koop, an Ikram employee.
But implicit in her choices were social and political statements too.
Names like Bibhu Mahapatra, Jason Wu, Prabal GurungNaeem Khan, Joseph Altuzarra and the many other couturiers who span the race, gender and LGBT spectrum in rainbow profusion suddenly found support from the Executive Residence of the White House.
Ms Obama, vital and fit, was effortlessly able to carry off bold colours, ditzy patterns and unconventional cuts.
GM, amk. It’s so wonderful to see you here. You add so much!!!!! Thanks for this link. I’ve read a few others along these lines. MO=a gift in numerous ways to many people. Bless her. Love her.
This is a very special photo. I can’t imagine the special bond these two have formed over the years. It’s been a tremendously beautiful partnership.
For eight years, my boss has referred to me, I think with reverence, as the Azorean. Both sets of my grandparents were born in the Azores, Portuguese islands in the mid Atlantic. I think he thought it was cool since he had never met anyone from the Azores. Then it turns out that his political director in the second term, David Simas, and his Energy Secretary, Ernie Moniz, also had Azores roots. So it became even cooler that I was Azorean. This past November, it just so happened that Air Force One was refueling in the Azores as we traveled from Greece to Peru. The President, who usually doesn't disembark from the plane during refueling stops, told the Secret Service he was going to get off the plane to "take a picture with Pete." And then, because of the beautiful setting, we walked around the tarmac for 90 minutes. Thanks to my colleague Chuck Kennedy for snapping this photo. Disclosure: the wind was blowing my shirt open.
Today, the President and First Lady joined Americans across the country in a day of service to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Naylor Road Family Shelter – the new home of “Malia and Sasha's Castle,” the playset which sat outside the Oval Office for eight years.
A photo posted by First Lady Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) on
Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama will leave office Friday with his highest approval rating since 2009, his presidency largely viewed as a success, and a majority saying they will miss him when he is gone.
A new CNN/ORC poll finds Obama’s approval rating stands at 60%, his best mark since June of his first year in office. Compared with other outgoing presidents, Obama lands near the top of the list, outranked only by Bill Clinton’s 66% in January 2001 and Ronald Reagan’s 64% in January 1989. About two-thirds (65%) say Obama’s presidency was a success, including about half (49%) who say that was due to Obama’s personal strengths rather than circumstances outside his control.
The complete CNN/ORC poll results
Amid those glowing reviews, one-quarter of Americans (25%) say Obama is one of the nation’s greatest presidents, far outpacing the share who felt that way about other recent presidents as their terms ended (11% described Reagan that way, 10% Clinton, and 5% or fewer said so about either President Bush). Still, nearly as many (23%) call Obama a poor president, more than said so about Reagan, Clinton or the first president Bush, but well below the 46% who said George W. Bush was a poor president as he prepared to leave the White House.
If they say 60%, it’s probably more like 80%…. I don’t care. It’s always been 110% for me. Damn it. I will miss him.
By the way, I got a great night’s sleep last night because I took “Mother’s Little Helper”….that would be ZZZZQuil:) Liquid Benedryl. Non habit forming, tnmtngirl:) Try it! I can’t go 2 nights in a row with no sleep. So, if one night I’m rocking and rollin’….the next night I do a shooter:) Out like a light:)
Another thought: For those of you worried about unfollowing the REAL POTUS (44) in time so as not to follow the FRAUD….Really????? You WILL know which one is which! 44 writings make sense. The other one writes like an incoherent 2nd grader, and praises himself for everything.You WILL KNOW!
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Evening TOD folks! Gonna miss her😥
Yes we are gonna miss her.
😭gets worse every day
Michelle is the pinnacle of First Ladies!
Thak you, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama!
Thank you Bill!!
Why is Trump hell-bent on keeping this a mystery?
Hello Everyone!
Nerdy, thank you so very much.
(((((((((((((((((Chips))))))))))))))))))))
Hey Dudette, I am thinking about, missing you. (((((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))
The Women’s March in Salem, Oregon at the Capitol Mall on 21st. I’ll be there.
https://www.facebook.com/events/248616878904947/
There’s one in Pensacola. I’ve already RSVP’d
San Francisco
https://womensmarchbayarea.org/san-francisco-march/
Me too, to DC, rsvp’d today!
President Barack Obama’s Best Jokes During Meeting With Chicago Cubs | NBC News
Of all the many many attributes of President Obama- his brilliance, optimism, empathy, true love for we the people, decency, grace, bromance and respect & love for his wife/family… I will miss- right up there on the top of the heap of the beauty of Barack Obama- his amazing, hilarious sense of humor! He never once failed to make me laugh and share in the joy of the moment with him.
yup. will miss his charm and wit hugely.
oh so nice to see you amk 🙂 and Congratulations to your wonderful daughter unit ~ how amazing she is.. and you too, dad… unit 😉
Thank you. Hard work has its rewards…. I guess. 🙂
Thanks JER. Perfect ending to my work day 😉
A wonderful evening to the entire TOD community. Happy birthday to first Lady Michelle Obama, an extraordinary woman. Congratulations to Amk for the amazing achievement of his daughter. Special credit to him for giving her the wings and allowing her to fly to her own destiny.
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AWESOME. Thanks so much, LP!!
YW, Meta. You watch that beatdown last night? GS put up 80 in the first half!!! The Cavs made a last minute decision to not sit out Love, Kyrie & Lebron….would have been better off if they had 😀 😀
Nah, I don’t get cable. But I’m a fan and today they broke ground in SF. Maybe someday I’ll be able to catch all that sweat in person. LOLz!!
LP thank you so much. I just asked the other day if someone had a list of who we should unfollow on Friday. Also so glad to see you here. You are missed.
wow! Thank you LP!
😳 Didn’t read the entire thread (where you have done such a thorough job) before adding my little bit below. Thanks for this list……. and 2017 Greetings to you!
thank you LP
Has this been noted? Damn shame.
Just to amuse myself.
lol, I think it’s funny 🙂 🙂
British engineering giant Rolls-Royce will pay £671m to settle corruption cases with UK and US authorities.
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) found conspiracy to corrupt or failure to prevent bribery by Rolls-Royce in China, India and other markets.
The firm apologised “unreservedly” for the cases spanning nearly 25 years.
A UK court ruled the aerospace firm would pay £497m plus costs to the SFO, which conducted its biggest ever investigation into the firm.
The SFO revealed 12 counts of conspiracy to corrupt or failure to prevent bribery in seven countries - Indonesia, Thailand, India, Russia, Nigeria, China and Malaysia.
Rolls-Royce said it would also pay $170m (£141m) to the US Justice Department, and a further $26m (£21.5m) to Brazilian regulators.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38644114
come friday, the corrupt needn’t worry any more.
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If only peeps were smarter back in nov.
dratz.
exactly
Nothing yet. Keep trying. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
https://postimg.org/image/6d5sbmjnj/
i iz dun.
Thanks, amk. Good job. 👍👏😍
Oh my, I just looked on my email and I got a thank you letter from PBO for writing a letter to him while he was in the White House. I cried all the Wayne’s thru it.
I got one too Marilyn! I’m still in shock!
Wasn’t it wonderful reading that with your name at the top. It’s as close as I will ever get as a personal letter from the President. I will treasure it.
I DID TOO!! 🙂 I couldn’t believe it!
It’s a plot. I read a spy book in which a double agent said the same thing about his handler.
The 2016 election was between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump; their names were on the ballot, not Barack Obama’s. So tired of all of these articles and interviewers who are blaming PBO for Hillary’s loss. Until the end they are unfair to him, placing their disappointment at his feet. This theme is in all of the interviews that were aired this past Sunday. I have sampled all of them and finally stopped watching. PBO won both of his elections with a clear mandate. In the face of great opposition he succeeded in so more areas than any other in recent history. Any so-called failures of his can be laid at the feet of an obstructive GOP, feckless Democrats, and a lazy electorate that kept sending Republicans to State Houses. If a white, male Republican president had accomplished only one of PBO’s landmark victories, they would be singing his praises forever and defending him against any criticism. So tired of these people who expect perfection, a unicorn, and a bag of gold at the end of the rainbow from the A-A president. Rant over.
an ungrateful and ungracious country to the end. it deserves what’s coming down the pike.
Yes, but WE are part of the to be suffering class. Not fair! Dilemma, how to separate them from us so we don’t all suffer?
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” - Plato
A piss poor 56% turnout in a crucial do-or-die election has its consequences.
“… Hillary’s loss and DT’s unexpected victory.”
This guy doesn’t have a full deck. Elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top.
I saw that earlier today. It’s mind boggling.
The more I see, the scareder I get. ( I know I spelled it wrong. On purpose)
Yep. It’s all pretty scary!
russputin: behave, donny boy. I got those rusky girls videos
There’s a lot of stuff that’s going to happen this Friday. Stay tuned. We are the RESISTANCE.
Spoke to my daughter living in Germany today on Skype. I am home from her wedding and she is back from her honeymoon. Her husband is from a three generation family that has worked for BMW. So there was a comment about DJT’s tweet about BMW. She said there is a complete change in attitude from Europeans in regards to Americans living in Europe now with the onset of the new President. I also witnessed it from taxi drivers and hotel workers when I was there a couple weeks ago. Many fearful questions about DJT. My group overwhelmingly expressed our own disdain about his presidency. The entire world is fearful (well maybe not Russia). Although while in Munich four in our group were in the lobby when we met a lady from Russia that taught English to Africans in Russia. One of our members asked her her opinion on Putin and she made a face and said she was not favorable towards him. We said we were not favorable towards Trump either. Then she said she really liked our President Obama and especially his wife, Michelle.
I mentioned to my daughter that on one of my trips to Italy my Sister-in-Law and I were in a pension in the center of Florence. GW had just started his war in Iraq and we had to walk through protests against America each evening to get back to our pension. I also mentioned that on other trips my AK travel group would claim we were from AK and downplay the US part. My daughter replied that that did not work any more since people heard about Sarah Palin.
In Oregon three of the five Congressional Reps are boycotting Trump’s inaugural, including our own Rep. Kurt Schrader here in Salem, Oregon. I’m proud of him. It’s a fairly evenly split district too. But lots of Latinos and Schrader really needs their vote.
yay. may their tribe increase. I want nancy to lead on this.
Bill,
Kurt is my Rep too. I live in Grand Ronde.
This is what you do when you want to get someone awful by the people….UNDEMOCRATIC!
Well, DF, she is definitely a poster child for GOP hypocrisy about meritocracy. Without a doubt, she is the most unqualified person nominated to the position of Secretary of Education.
partial to bo.
Congrats to du on her outstanding accomplishment!
heh, don’t balme me.
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naturally! If at all possible, Dr. Grandma must be smiling proudly as well.
I am sure she is.
Bo is the first born!
wimminz/smh
Lovely picture of FLOTUS with her dogs Bo and Sunny
I know Meta has given us this info more than once, but I don’t think it hurts to keep re-posting it when it crosses our path. 😉
vc, it bears repeating until we all get caught up. We need to get this right!
Hi Meta. I’m indeed crossing fingers and wishing that every Obama Admin follower will remember to adjust their ‘follows’.
Thanks for posting this. Bad enough to have them all leaving office at the same time, but dropping out of communication too would be very hard. I’ve come to rely on so many good people in PBO’s administration for info, for insight, and for heart-lifting. Heart-lifting is heavy labor right now.
Got awful sleep last night. Tossing, turning, fitful. Off to try again. See you all tomorrow:)
I hope by now you’re sound asleep but I sympathize. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in a long time.
Same here, df. Did ‘ok’ for first couple hours, then tossed, turned, mind running full speed. Seldom get a good nights sleep. Only the few nights when I’ve taken codine cough medicine for my cough. Don’t want to get dependent.
THIS!!!!!!!! There’s WAAAAAAAAAAAY to many things that fit together perfectly, just like a jigsaw puzzle that was cut so all those pieces just lock into place. How many times have we heard “It will never happen in America.”? Guess what? It IS happening. Every.Day.
What do we do? Is there anything we can do? 😦 😦 😦 😦
I still believe there is no way trump would have won this election even with the fake revelations of the FBI director without getting into the voting machines.
Agree.
I believe the same thing.
As do I. Even things like R’s being so insistent on letting “the people speak” and the new president choose the SC nominee. NOTHING will convince me that all of them didn’t know what the outcome was going to be. That points right back to the voting machines. It was too close in those battleground states. They all knew exactly how many votes he needed in all those states and they made it happen. Even tonight, reading on local pages and FB posts about how Lamar Alexander has handled the DeVos hearing today. They have planned to perfection how to get all these nominees through. The aim: to dismantle our government and have all the power and all the $$$$$$$$$.
Indeed! The same way trump got elected is how some republicans got elected or re-elected. However the current narrative is for the “common good” of all, at least that is why I think many who know the truth of the matter are keeping silent. Rep John Lewis knows this also but the man has been through too much for the freedoms of the nation to believe the “common good” excuse. He has probably heard that argument before too and just simply could not support what he knows was clearly fraudulent!
yes. but when will PBO post his last tweet this Friday?
I suspect that he may post
just before he goes to the ceremony. I don’t want to miss the very last one.
then of course I will promptly unfollow … already reserved the new one & of course follow his original one from the first campaign
I’ve got a question about twitter. What if we’ve sent a tweet to the Obamas or their administration in the past? For instance, if I had tweeted “@potus, you’re the best!” After January 20, if somebody was browsing my tweets and saw that, if they then clicked on the “@potus” in my tweet, would it default to “@potus44” and show that I was referring to PBO, instead of the illegitimate peeotus? I would be horrified if anybody misconstrued a tweet of mine to think that I was showing support of any kind for DJT.
I don’t know the answer to your question, but maybe the *date* on the tweet would/could clue in ‘anybody’ likely to misconstrue your tweet.
it may be archived …
Based on what’s been said, I think all of those past tweets get transferred to the POTUS44 account so would no longer show up with the POTUS account.
petesouza - Snow angels. 2010.
such a beautiful family ❤
True. I read this yesterday. Yes, many, many, many +++++++++++++ others feel this way.
nice photos of the President …just being a dad
Why are the Clinton’s attending the Inauguration…and should they
Of course, as a matter of protocol, all previous presidents would be invited, not that this is a normal time. I personally think they decided to attend to show strength on Hillary’s part (if she didn’t attend, it could be said by Trump that she was crushed, weak, poor loser, etc., etc.). Also, not to be too unkind, Bill doesn’t like to miss a chance to be seen as previous Prez, in the lineup, in front of the whole world.
On a personal note … although Trump has no emotions - at least detectable by humans - the rest of us can see it as a poke in his eye by Hillary. As in her saying I won the popular vote, everybody knows it, I’m not going away, and everybody here remembers the nasty things you said about me, not that you care, but they didn’t like it. That poke in the eye. Probably cathartic on that point alone for her.
It’ll all be over in a flash and none of this will matter. I’m waiting to see the real POTUS and FLOTUS arrive on the platform, be seated, and then I will turn off the “show.”
Trump most likely doesn’t even know who she is ….
good one, rouhani.
Be sure to listen for the part of the report that talks about the US troop deployment taking place in Europe ….requested by our NATO allies because they are afraid of a potential for Russian aggression…..
And, just wait until Trump angers them enough (coming soon, I assure you) that they decide it’s time the US paid its bills ….
More than ever, in_deed …..
Good evening TOD! Just a reminder, Uncle Joe gives his final foreign policy address some time today. Given he is in Davos, I suspect it will be early our time. I have not yet been able to find anything on it and would love to see if. Anyone else know?
The Guardian has a live feed from Davos, but no mention of an address from the Vice President. Worth checking in occasionally-the conversations are interesting. https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2017/jan/18/davos-2017-global-elite-angry-middle-classes-climate-change-joe-biden-day-2-live
Goodnight TOD ….
Bestsy Devos ( nominee for Sec of Education ) is Erik Prince ( Blackwater ) sister.
Odd that this has not been mentioned at all in the media.
media seems to have a new perspective on their responsibility to the republic, which is supposed to mean the public, not the republicans
“responsibility to the republic, which is supposed to mean the public, not the republicans”
niiiice.
By this time in 2008, the big names from the haute couture world were queuing up outside the White House for the privilege of showcasing their creations on the most charismatic and stylish of First Ladies, wife of America’s first black President.
Here’s a little noticed curiosity (among the many oddities) of the current presidential transition process.
The incoming First Lady is a former model who has retained all the glamour of the ramp.
But on the subject of who’s offering their sartorial services to the wife of a billionaire who will represent the United States for at least the next four years there is radio silence.
That became noticeable only because one designer has come out with an emphatic declaration of intent, and a negative one at that — Sophie Thealet, owner of an immigrant-origin family firm that occasionally provided clothes for Michelle Obama.
In an open letter on November 17, she declared, To Whom it May Concern, that she would not ‘participate in dressing or associating in any way with the next First Lady.’
This was, Ms Thealet wrote, on account of the racism, sexism and xenophobia of Melania Trump’s husband’s campaign, which were incompatible with the values of her company.
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During her time in the White House, Michelle Obama took to another level the trend set by Jacqueline Kennedy of enabling the fashion industry to subtly monetise the sartorial choices of the First Lady.
Ms Kennedy stuck to the conventional — Dior, Chanel — but her well-groomed look launched a thousand imitators.
Ms Obama’s patronage of a range of edgy young designers brought excitement and flair to the First Lady’s wardrobe.
She created a style uniquely her own, limiting her fashion advice to Ikram Goldman and her trendy boutique in Chicago and, later, to Meredith Koop, an Ikram employee.
But implicit in her choices were social and political statements too.
Names like Bibhu Mahapatra, Jason Wu, Prabal GurungNaeem Khan, Joseph Altuzarra and the many other couturiers who span the race, gender and LGBT spectrum in rainbow profusion suddenly found support from the Executive Residence of the White House.
Ms Obama, vital and fit, was effortlessly able to carry off bold colours, ditzy patterns and unconventional cuts.
http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/mrs-trumps-fashion-challenges/20170118.htm
GM, amk. It’s so wonderful to see you here. You add so much!!!!! Thanks for this link. I’ve read a few others along these lines. MO=a gift in numerous ways to many people. Bless her. Love her.
Good morning, good friends.
This is a very special photo. I can’t imagine the special bond these two have formed over the years. It’s been a tremendously beautiful partnership.
And I can’t get enough of this moment:
Morning everyone:) The rest of the country is finally figuring out what we have known and appreciated for 8 extraordinary years:)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/obama-approval-rating-cnn-orc-poll/index.html
Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama will leave office Friday with his highest approval rating since 2009, his presidency largely viewed as a success, and a majority saying they will miss him when he is gone.
A new CNN/ORC poll finds Obama’s approval rating stands at 60%, his best mark since June of his first year in office. Compared with other outgoing presidents, Obama lands near the top of the list, outranked only by Bill Clinton’s 66% in January 2001 and Ronald Reagan’s 64% in January 1989. About two-thirds (65%) say Obama’s presidency was a success, including about half (49%) who say that was due to Obama’s personal strengths rather than circumstances outside his control.
The complete CNN/ORC poll results
Amid those glowing reviews, one-quarter of Americans (25%) say Obama is one of the nation’s greatest presidents, far outpacing the share who felt that way about other recent presidents as their terms ended (11% described Reagan that way, 10% Clinton, and 5% or fewer said so about either President Bush). Still, nearly as many (23%) call Obama a poor president, more than said so about Reagan, Clinton or the first president Bush, but well below the 46% who said George W. Bush was a poor president as he prepared to leave the White House.
If they say 60%, it’s probably more like 80%…. I don’t care. It’s always been 110% for me. Damn it. I will miss him.
By the way, I got a great night’s sleep last night because I took “Mother’s Little Helper”….that would be ZZZZQuil:) Liquid Benedryl. Non habit forming, tnmtngirl:) Try it! I can’t go 2 nights in a row with no sleep. So, if one night I’m rocking and rollin’….the next night I do a shooter:) Out like a light:)
Another thought: For those of you worried about unfollowing the REAL POTUS (44) in time so as not to follow the FRAUD….Really????? You WILL know which one is which! 44 writings make sense. The other one writes like an incoherent 2nd grader, and praises himself for everything.You WILL KNOW!
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/01/18/the-chicago-cubs-at-the-white-house/
Dear Real Journalists,
Read this and act accordingly.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-case-for-not-being-crybabies
Sincerely,
America
THANK YOU, John Kerry.