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Hello.
Hello CEB! Congrats on first!
Thanks, LP.
Hi LP!!
Howdy Dudette!
Howdy Ceb!
Hi Dudette.
Obamania indeed!
Hiya Judith!
UPDATE.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/01/dont-mess-with-texas-women-updating/
Fantastic things are happening in Texas. Go check out my TOD coverage of today’s great rally. The fight isn’t over. More testimonies and hearings will happen tomorrow. Spread the word.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/01/dont-mess-with-texas-women-updating/
I’m stuck in moderation. LP, free me.
Freed…. was that your only comment you needed out of jail?
I’m not freed. I have twitter comments that are stuck in moderation. You have to approve them.
Refresh……. you are freed. What happens is if you put too many links (http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/01/dont-mess-with-texas-women-updating/) it throws you into moderation. Just include 1 and you should be fine…
Not true. I just posted two tweets and it put me into moderation again. Two is two. It’s not like I’m posting a hundred.
Your tweets have links in them I believe… http:/ usually when you live-tweet PBO speeches you are able to include four tweets at a time…. For some reason WP is bi-polar when it comes to links… If you want to post 3/4 tweets per post, and it goes into pending give me a sec and I will free them so they don’t duplicate. WP is an evil monster that has a mind of it’s own.
Following the Obamas around this summer is giving me the travel bug. Time to pull out the passport and head out.
Excellent idea!
My name is vitaminlover and I am Obama-maniac-Obama-holic…
I’ll see your Obama-maniac-Obama-holic and raise you an Obama-bot! :-D
Totally!
shhhhh, I’ve got it baad! I’m sneaking a peek while at work. No 12-step recovery for me :-)
Whatcha think I’ve been doing all day? :-D
LOL!!!
Well alrighty then :D
I’m IN! :lol:
Hi MP!
Hiya LP - thanks for “more Obama” :-)
I can think of many unspeakable things we should make mandatory before prescribing Viagra. And let’s limit the doctors who can prescribe to two per state, and you have to go and stand in line for hours to get your pills.
And you must wear a T-shirt that says, “I’m an old fart, I can’t get it up and I need little PILLS.”
You need signed and notarized waivers from any and all sexual partners that you will support and raise any babies you make. And if you are an old fart with a partner past childbearing age, YOU’D BETTER PROVE WHY YOU NEED THOSE PILLS ANYWAY.
Anyone care to add what humilitating, unnecessary conditions we can place on men’s choices?
You have pretty much covered it, 57, just want to say it seems to me male sexuality is the root of many of the dysfunctions we see, not just in our society, but worldwide. Now this is NOT to say all men, and not every man fits under this category, but I do not hesitate to say the majority do. If men were taught to take more responsibility for their own sexuality, we would not be needing birth control, nor would we be having lame discussion about forcible rape and crap like that. It all falls onto women, maybe starting with poor old Eve, back in the garden.
The use of sex to oppress and enslave women has been true of our human legacy, unfortunately.
Methinks the story of Adam and Eve was written by a male misogynist anyway in order to enshrine the woman as evil.
Naw 57. All you needed was the first two. :lol: :lol:
UPDATE.
Good one lp. We know however, Cheney is a Cyborg! :-)
I heard over the weekend there is a new Terminator movie coming out…… central casting?
Here’s another woman who I admired so much as a kid I wanted to grow up to BE her. I kinda like her hubby too. :-)
Like!
There’s going to be a HUGE smile on my face throughout the day and heck even tomorrow. Bravo Texas women! :D
Don’t mess with women. :lol:
Love that sign. ” we are Women here our roar”
In Numbers Too Big to Ignore!
Ha ha! I saw what you did right there, you clever girl! :-D
FLOTUS is really getting into this instagram! Thanks Dudette
Okay, I’m truly ignorant - what is instagram?
It’s a photo sharing application that instantly posts a photo you take from your phone/device to your Istagram account……. no uploading, transferring…. just snap an wala it’s on the web.
Hi LP!
Thanks for providing the explanation (I’m at work & shouldn’t be on here) :-)
I knew it was photo-related but didn’t know how.
thanks.
I am an old white southern straight male and a Democrat. What went wrong?
Doctor slapped some sense into you at birth :-)
Hehe…..there can be SMART old white southern straight Democratic males. My husband is one of them ;)
Yay!
Hear hear!! That’s great news.
What’s the story with Winnie Mandela? Why is she upset?
The death vulture reporters gathered at the hospital…hoping he will die b/c networks wouldn’t have spent $ to house them out front for any other reason….
Thanks. They are despicable. Leave him and his family in peace.
Snicker, snort, guffaw!!! :-D
Bwahahahahahaha!!! :-D
He looks like my Kasper!
That’s an insult to the poor pup
That was my reaction, but at least he is not orange.
What have that cute little dog ever done to you? I wouldn’t name a snake after John Boehner.
:-)
Even full grown, my Kasper still looks like a puppy (all 14 pounds of him). But he’s a rascal, always busy. Gets way too much done in a day to ever be called ‘Boehner’ (As if that would happen in my house).
IMPORTANT - SERIOUS BUSINESS HERE!! Let’s get to work!!!
Here’s a smile for you all. Check out the reactions of the judges.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a WINNER! VC has just won the freakin’ internet!! That was truly MAGNIFICENT!!!
[I’m gonna go tweet this thing right now]
Tomorrow I may be fired for being on this blog when I should be working. My muffled squeals may have just ratted me out!
Curses!!! :-D :-D :-D
Then you’re on your own woman - I’m OUT! :lol:
Hey, tone it down at work now, Sis Dudette. WE can’t afford for you to be fired. You are working to pay BOTH our ways to WDC for that WH tour, remember? We planned it last year when you couldn’t make the Inaug. Remember?
You keep trying to get me ‘x’d and we ain’t goin’ NOwhere, ya hear me?
Just don’t none o’ you old hens try this stuff. If you do call 911 and fetch the EMT”s! :lol: :lol:
I’ve watched this several times now and can’t stop wiggling in my seat!
Curse you VC!! :-)
‘Curse you VC!!’ :lol: :lol: Go ahead, it brings back memories. Your curses are like blessings. :razz: I remember you cursing me when I first shared this with you..
Noooo, not shimmy song! I’m at work dammit! Stop this! Stop it NOW!! :-D
:lol: :lol: Okay, I’ll behave, but only because I don’t want to jeopardize our chances of getting together. ;)
WOW!
They belong on our Dancing with the Stars!!!
That would be the only reason, I’d watch that show.
Amazing! LOVED the girl’s facial expressions! And the judges were hilarious :)
Oh, VC,, this just made my day! Great, great share!
YW, Nathk. I was as equally entertained by the judges’ reactions as by the dancers. I could see the dancers focusing on their breathing - I have really enjoyed watching it. Several times.
Governor Valdemort and his cronies really must go!
Republicans are just rotten to the core. We have to remember that and act accordingly. My mother used to vote at a polling place where the lines were always ridiculous. There were attempts to get cooperation from legislators, but it didn’t work and it isn’t going to work now. They organized and here’s what they did:
The elderly and people who needed to leave because of work or children were allowed to vote soon after they arrived. They supplied chairs so people could sit, water and snacks. And you know someone hooked up a television. :) It took the cooperation of everyone, but it worked. The experience created a bond that changed the community.
We have to stop worrying about those underhanded Republicans and figure out how to do what we need to do. They’ve thrown up barriers all our lives, it’s up to us to figure out how to get around them.
Tell it FayPax! Hi-five and a chest bump on that!! {unh… blam!!}
Excellent, FayPax! Redefine the problem (People are hungry, people need to sit, people need to leave) figure out the solutions.
Starting right now. Make sure EVERYONE is registered!
Exactly! We’ve had our few days to wring our hands and shake our fists at the clouds. Now it’s time for strategy on how to get enough people to vote, past all of their un-American hoops.
So true. Beat them at their own game.
Wendy Davis in action.
The link above led me to this other MTP video segment with Sen. Davis. Do interviewers ever listen to answers or are they only focused on getting through their slate of questions?
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/52367385/#52355432
I know where they can get a quickie journalism degree: https://twitter.com/morphusbfly/statuses/351802597302206465
Snowden seeks political Asylum in Russia, Putin says in order to stay here, you cannot publish anymore classified documents that harms US.
Pete Souza must pinch himself every night before saying his prayers.
These are beautiful and I loved watching it live but I’m surprised the Secret Service allowed either of these narrow pathways.
You can see secret service people in the crowds - and I’m sure there are plenty more out there.
That’s a lot of people!
This got bumped aside by VRA and DOMA decisions, but it means more misery for working people.
I had to check to make sure it wasn’t a joke or the Onion or something. Sadly, this is true:
If a person has a strong undergraduate degree in liberal arts, a little worldly experience, and a strong sense of curiosity it might be a good program.
It just struck me as hilarious. How more idiotic can these ‘journalists’ get?
I get your point, however: someone who has a knowledge of history, current events and other important skills, could learn the precepts of journalism and apply it to a career. Journalism has become a disgusting shadow of what it should be.
So true.
Oh Dudette, that’s soooo much work. Isn’t there a drama on USA Network or something that can show them how to pretend to be journalists in 38 minutes, plus commercials? I wouldn’t want to take them away from Honey Boo Boo or something important like that.
This might be an improvement over what’s out there now.
Journalism is a dead profession. You only have to be easy on the eyes, read fairly well, a high school grad or GED, and KNOW someone (that means you Luke Russert) to get a job for a so-called news network.
I read awhile ago that journalism curriculums are full of marketing classes. How to market yourself.
Science writers used to actually know something about science, enough to not jump to ridiculous conclusions when covering scientific studies. Political journalists used to actually know something about history, politics, current events.
Dead profession. Sigh.
Don’t fucking mess with Texas women. Seriously.
How old was Ronald Reagen when he ran for President? How about John McCain?
Reagan 69, McCain 72 , Joe Biden would be 73, it’s pure sexism….. The author of the article Jonathan Martin was formerly of the RW National Review, Politico, and now hired as a national political corresponent for the NYT. Oh Yeah… his wife (Betsy Fisher) is Executive Proucer of ” Meet the Press”….. the NYT hit job is provided in the Bloomberg link
Reagan was about to turn 70 when he 1st took office.
John McCain was 72 when he ran for President in 2008
2012 GOP Candidates ages last yr (over 60):
Ron Paul 75
Newt 68
Roemer 67
Cain 65
Trump 65
Romney 64
Perry 61
Of course this comes from that bastion of facts, ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2012-republican-presidential-candidates-abc-news-guidebook/story?id=12164311#
Turtle referred to her as a rerun of The Golden Girls. The 70+ Turtle might regret that comment when he runs against a mid 30’s accomplished woman.
Bingo!
Not that I will vote for her, but Hilary is only 65 now.
agreed. i just stay focused on the fact that she would a horrific candidate who cannot, repeat, cannot win a national election. contrary to what “the news” and purity progressives are always belching, there’s a huge difference between her and president obama in terms of policy, people she surrounds herself with, leadership style, vision for the future, and how to re-activate a sense of civic duty in america.
if she runs, which i don’t expect she will, and gets the democratic nomination, i’ll vote for her in the general but it would be a wasted vote since she will not a nationwide election. that’s why we need to make sure she doesn’t run first, and if that does happen she doesn’t get the nomination (again), since she represents backward, not FORWARD!
I agree with much of what you are saying. Who would you like to see run?
senator elizabeth warren is my #1. perhaps the most vocal and consistent supporter of president obama in the senate, and is able to fire up huge crowds, and the perfect person to represent this idea of FORWARD. but like others always say here, i’m much more interested in 2014 midterms and getting pelosi the gavel back. i only respond when the hillary question comes up because it’s others trying to force her upon us yet again as inevitable, which gives me this sickening feeling of deja vu all over again, and i want to stop that train as much as i can. the clintons, “the news” and her supporters are the ones bullying this into the discourse (they were starting within a week of president obama’s reelection for crying out loud), and distracting from 2014 and “dividing” democrats with it, and i feel they should stop it right now. 2014 is too important.
She’s running. Her ambition trumps everything.
Good afternoon TOD. Don’t think I will be able to catch up on all the news today, have been camping for 4 days and on my way to a family reunion tomorrow. I am so glad I will be able to follow on my droid but no reception while camping., it was wonderful. Looks like the Presitdent and family are having a wonderful trip to Africa. Thanks to all who are doing the jobs our msm refuses to do.
UT, so exciting to see the “Stand with TX women” campaign. We must fight back. This is all getting to much.
Once again, thank you Chips and all your wonderful blog tyrants and everyone who participates. This is where we come to get the news.
Stay cool everyone, it’s 101 in MT today.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/01/this-is-texas/