Archive for October 14th, 2014

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Bye Tuesday. Hello, Laughter

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Evening chat - John Coltrane, West Germany, 1960

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Groove on, hep cat night owls!

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A Tweet Or Two

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First Lady at the Annual Fall Harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden

Live Now: First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks at the Annual Fall Harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden

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MSNBC A Liberal News Station? Chuckle.

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by Donna

IDK I guess its just me but it amazes me that people are surprised at the level of negativity toward PBO on MSNBC. That station has been doing this since right after he won in 2008. A lot of people pine for Olbermann but he was one of the first who started with the negativity about PBO. He was a favorite “son” of DailyKos who started their hatefest as soon as PBO picked his transition team. I knew exactly what Keith would be featuring on his show at night just by looking at the ‘recommended” essays featured on that website daily.

I’ll never forget Chris Matthews having one of those gun nuts on his show who proudly carried his assault weapon while protesting President Obama when he was in Arizona in 2009. It was the height of sensationalism.

Chuck Todd is vengeful and doesn’t like that this WH doesn’t give the media complete access so he takes it out on them with every negative story that he can feature. I try not to wish harm on anyone but I am rooting for MTP to fail.

And don’t get me started about how they highlighted those bogus ObamaCare Townhalls until they were all the rage by 2010.

They are NOT a LIBERAL news station. They are infotainment masquerading as news people. Only Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell have ever actually had the title of new reporters although I question each of their qualifications.

Their ratings will continue to sink because they don’t cater to us like Fox does to their viewers. Cable news is not network news it’s entertainment with a whole lot of opinion and very little news. You cannot run a 24/7 cable news show on just straight news. No one would watch it so this is what you get. A whole lot of mess and an ignorant public.

“Whoever controls the media, controls the mind” ― Jim Morrison

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Chat Away

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Rise and Shine

On This Day: President Barack Obama tours the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today

12:30: White House Press Briefing

2:40: The President meets with foreign defense chiefs from more than 20 countries that are opposed to the Islamic State, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, and France, Joint Base Andrews

7:10: Attends a fundraiser for House Democrats, private residence, Virginia

The Week Ahead

Wednesday: The President will travel to Union, New Jersey, to attend a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee event.

In the evening, he will travel to Bridgeport, Connecticut, for a campaign rally with Connecticut Democrats, featuring Governor Dan Malloy.

Thursday: The President will travel to Rhode Island to deliver remarks on the economy.

Afterward, he will travel to Long Island, New York, to attend a DNC event.

Friday: The President will attend meetings at the White House.

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On This Day

President Obama receives a red shawl from Sri Narayanachar Digalakote, a Hindu priest from Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, located in Lanham, Md., in the Blue Room of the White House, prior to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Initiative Executive Order signing, and Diwali festival of lights ceremony, Oct. 14, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

Pete Souza: “The President appears in deep thought as he and senior advisor David Axelrod listen during a climate change meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. A moment later, he was laughing at a humorous exchange.” Oct. 14, 2009

President Obama talks with Vicki Kennedy, widow of Senator Ted Kennedy, and the Senator’s children, from right, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Teddy Kennedy, Jr. and Kara Kennedy, prior to an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama greets people on the tarmac after arriving at Detroit Wayne Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Oct. 14, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama greets a child on the Kingsmill Resort grounds during a break from debate prep in Williamsburg, Va., Oct. 14, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Pete Souza: “After a meeting in the Rose Garden, the President and Vice President walk back to the Oval Office.” Oct. 14, 2013

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MoooOOOooorning!

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Early Bird Chat

Pete Souza: “The Obama family made an unannounced visit to tour the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., the night before the President made remarks at the official dedication of the memorial.” Oct. 14, 2011

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MoooOOOooorning - Happy Tuesday!




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