President Barack Obama holds a news conference to announce John B. King Jr. as the next Education Secretary to succeed outgoing Education Secretary Arne Duncan
You have the Hogs…we have San Jose St. coached by a former Auburn OC….at least they aren’t calls to fire Coach Malzahn yet….but Butch Jones on the other hand :???::mrgreen:
MIGHT I ADD…PBO’S SMILE HAS REALLY BROADENED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS EVER SINCE THE FIRST LADY WORE…THAT DRESS……………………….THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU JUST DON’T WANT TO CHANGE!
I just watched the press conference again, from the moment the President enters the room to the time he walks off camera- every single moment is a gem of wisdom, humor, intelligence, forbearance, generosity, and brilliant analysis. His tutorial on the Syria situation finally sheds light on what has been a murky mess in my mind. His take-down of the Great Putin narrative was masterful in its searing simplicity. His fierce response to the questions about gun violence pinned responsibility right where it belongs, on the voters who keep electing NRA stooges. And his love for Pope Francis and their shared vision of humanity brought tears to my eyes. Just an amazing piece of history. Thank you Chips for making all this available to all of us who care to see.
Beautiful to read that, reminding us all of that great press conference - as if NW’s glorious roundup wasn’t doing that already! Thanks to both of you.
Beautifully stated Susanne. No one-literally no one-is as masterful at strategy, analysis and narrative as PBO. He is one of a kind. His explanation of the Syria situation made every other pundit, so-called journalist and every presidential candidate seem shallow and ill informed in comparison.
Brazilian officials investigating a corruption scandal at the state-run oil company Petrobras will be allowed to question ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the supreme court has ruled.
It said Lula would be heard as a witness and was not being investigated.
Police say they want to see if he benefited from the Petrobras scheme. Other members of the governing Workers’ Party will be questioned.
Prosecutors say firms bribed Petrobras executives to secure contracts.
Some of the money was then passed on to Workers’ Party politicians.
The scandal is the largest in Brazil’s history, with top politicians accused of taking bribes.
https://www.tsu.co/AlGiordano/82686563
African-American Voters Moving En Masse Away from Clinton
The first time I told folks this would happen I got blank stares. The second time, incredulity. The third, as Biden fever began to rise, intrigue. Well, here it is: the hard data. Hillary Clinton has lost 31 percent of African-American voters in the past two months.
Clinton’s support has descended among whites, too. And among women. But with no demographic group is her free-fall more vertiginous than among black Democrats.
Ok TOD I’ll leave this for whenever Australia wakes up and our 99ts peeks in:
Tom Hanks: “What do you think Santa does during the summer?”
Stephen: “I think he’s Santa on the other planets.”
Tom Hanks: “Whoa! Wait; you mean like in Australia?”
Stephen: “Yeah, that’s what I mean.”
Stephen wins me - & I could even watch that one MadameSoph (sometimes the country bit stops me). Ignoring the Australia - my favorite was the beginning
” I’m not at college anymore so I can’t have late night bull sessions with my buds” Brings back those nights so many moons ago when we thought we were saving the world. :)
Joe doesn’t need two years to remind people who he is & what he stands for. Nor, does he need to meet Hillary & Bernie in endless debates. Just my two pesos…..
“The way the earth rotates on its axis, how far away it is from the sun. These are all very complex things,” Carson said in response to a question from the audience. “Gravity, where did it come from? I mean, there are so many things. So I don’t denigrate the people who say ‘Eh, eh, whatever, somehow it happened.’ I don’t denigrate them. I just don’t have that much faith.”
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“Is there climate change? Of course there’s climate change,” Carson said. “Any point in time temperatures are going up or temperatures are going down. When that stops happening, that’s when we’re in big trouble.”
I think Carson has serious TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) from the chemo & radiation he had for cancer some years ago. Someone who really loves him should come lead him away before he makes even more of a fool of himself. What once may have been is no more. Sad & pathetic.
Dudette, it’s jaw dropping awesome-worth every single second of your time. I thought PBO gave great press conferences at the start of his presidency, but he’s only become more and more skilled at it. This is lesson in how a true master operates.
I see some of the pundits on twitter still not sure what we’re doing in Syria. PBO gives a masterful press conference, going in rather great detail about the complexities while still keeping it simple enough for all to understand, complete with historical overview, and these mopes still can’t see the issues. It’s just staggering how very useless our media have become.
If you haven’t see the presser, do yourself a favor and watch it. It’s vintage 4th quarter POTUS, giving us the privilege of his brilliance and humanity.
White House.gov
Comment. 😄😄😄😄 first?
Congrats, Tnmtgirl :cool: …..our squads aren’t off to a good start this year :(
Wonderful round-up, NW!
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend :)
Thanks. No, our guys are not off to a good start. That is an understatement!!!! Tomorrow is a new day. SMH at both these teams.
You have the Hogs…we have San Jose St. coached by a former Auburn OC….at least they aren’t calls to fire Coach Malzahn yet….but Butch Jones on the other hand :???: :mrgreen:
:)
Congrats Tnmtngirl on #1 :)
Thanks Nerdy for this great summary…Tho these excellent pics are giving me naughty thoughts; I should be pondering our President’s brilliant words! :)
:)
wwwhatt?
MIGHT I ADD…PBO’S SMILE HAS REALLY BROADENED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS EVER SINCE THE FIRST LADY WORE…THAT DRESS……………………….THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU JUST DON’T WANT TO CHANGE!
I just watched the press conference again, from the moment the President enters the room to the time he walks off camera- every single moment is a gem of wisdom, humor, intelligence, forbearance, generosity, and brilliant analysis. His tutorial on the Syria situation finally sheds light on what has been a murky mess in my mind. His take-down of the Great Putin narrative was masterful in its searing simplicity. His fierce response to the questions about gun violence pinned responsibility right where it belongs, on the voters who keep electing NRA stooges. And his love for Pope Francis and their shared vision of humanity brought tears to my eyes. Just an amazing piece of history. Thank you Chips for making all this available to all of us who care to see.
Plus he’s so incredibly handsome! :)
;)
Beautiful to read that, reminding us all of that great press conference - as if NW’s glorious roundup wasn’t doing that already! Thanks to both of you.
Beautifully stated Susanne. No one-literally no one-is as masterful at strategy, analysis and narrative as PBO. He is one of a kind. His explanation of the Syria situation made every other pundit, so-called journalist and every presidential candidate seem shallow and ill informed in comparison.
Brazilian officials investigating a corruption scandal at the state-run oil company Petrobras will be allowed to question ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the supreme court has ruled.
It said Lula would be heard as a witness and was not being investigated.
Police say they want to see if he benefited from the Petrobras scheme. Other members of the governing Workers’ Party will be questioned.
Prosecutors say firms bribed Petrobras executives to secure contracts.
Some of the money was then passed on to Workers’ Party politicians.
The scandal is the largest in Brazil’s history, with top politicians accused of taking bribes.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34431934
alarm bells are ringing:
https://www.tsu.co/AlGiordano/82686563
African-American Voters Moving En Masse Away from Clinton
The first time I told folks this would happen I got blank stares. The second time, incredulity. The third, as Biden fever began to rise, intrigue. Well, here it is: the hard data. Hillary Clinton has lost 31 percent of African-American voters in the past two months.
Clinton’s support has descended among whites, too. And among women. But with no demographic group is her free-fall more vertiginous than among black Democrats.
This is very interesting.
All we can do is wait for a decision from VP Biden.
I hope they are not going to BS. We need VP Biden.
Thanks Nerdy for the pictorial summation of a day when PBO was particularly awesome in a press conference :-)
:)
:D :D :D :D :D :D
Yeah, but those two pumps had a lot more in them…. talk about a “sack dance” :-)
:grin: ….wondering what CarolMae has to say about her Broncos!
3-0! 🐎😎
Been swamped of late….don’t know if anybody posted this last week:
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww… My heart has just melted into buttah!
:)
This is pretty poignant too, HF!
Indeed LP :)
Ok TOD I’ll leave this for whenever Australia wakes up and our 99ts peeks in:
Tom Hanks: “What do you think Santa does during the summer?”
Stephen: “I think he’s Santa on the other planets.”
Tom Hanks: “Whoa! Wait; you mean like in Australia?”
Stephen: “Yeah, that’s what I mean.”
Stephen wins me - & I could even watch that one MadameSoph (sometimes the country bit stops me). Ignoring the Australia - my favorite was the beginning
” I’m not at college anymore so I can’t have late night bull sessions with my buds” Brings back those nights so many moons ago when we thought we were saving the world. :)
kids having fun the old fashioned way.
THANK YOU, Secret Service.
my thanks go the USSS for a job well done;
it has not been easy protecting this POTUS, the First Family, the Second Family, and all the principals against all the rabid hatemongers out there;
sometimes we forget the enormous load the members of the USSS have to carry in this very troubled world
kenyan muslin welcomes the pope.
This is hilarious - I LOVE IT! :) I’d like a ‘sup like this everyday!
1000 bucks a piece.
No.
Hi amk - these auto play things that I can’t turn off are killing my computer - really hard to load the thread
say no more.
thanks :)
‘cheeky’ kid.
Can someone please post this? I have no idea if its already been here, but you can never see this too often.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017297970
You guys are awesome. That is all:)
This is for Vicki. I’m fairly certain that you got your facts wrong on his gun votes…
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/05/bernie_sanders_on_guns_vermont_independent_voted_against_gun_control_for.html
Bernie clearly more Wrong than right on gun issues.
extreme painting yourself into a corner
I’m not sad to say goodbye to Arne Duncan. He was my least favorite of President Obama’s appointments.I did not like his stand on education issues.
Agree 100%.
Me, too.
I am puzzled at his non-entry into the Oct. 13 debate if he’s serious about running.
Joe doesn’t need two years to remind people who he is & what he stands for. Nor, does he need to meet Hillary & Bernie in endless debates. Just my two pesos…..
“The way the earth rotates on its axis, how far away it is from the sun. These are all very complex things,” Carson said in response to a question from the audience. “Gravity, where did it come from? I mean, there are so many things. So I don’t denigrate the people who say ‘Eh, eh, whatever, somehow it happened.’ I don’t denigrate them. I just don’t have that much faith.”
///
“Is there climate change? Of course there’s climate change,” Carson said. “Any point in time temperatures are going up or temperatures are going down. When that stops happening, that’s when we’re in big trouble.”
the repubs’ second pick, ladies & gentlemen.
fuck the but he is a brilliant surgeon meme.
I think Carson has serious TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) from the chemo & radiation he had for cancer some years ago. Someone who really loves him should come lead him away before he makes even more of a fool of himself. What once may have been is no more. Sad & pathetic.
I sure hope so.
The dems should hammer him with this 24×7. PBO showed today how it is done.
This is an interesting piece on the contrast between HRC and VP Joe:
Joe Biden The Healer Vs. Hillary Clinton The Victim
http://news.investors.com/blogs-capital-hill/100115-773645-hillary-clinton-is-victim-joe-biden-wounded-healer-obama-supporter-colin-powell-new-bad-advice-to-gop.htm
Posibility of good news tomorrow, Meta :???:
Oh, good. Thank you, LP! Great to see you here again!
So glad I saw that tonight. Very interesting.
#StuffHappens is going to stick to Jeb like glue. It’s his handle as a candidate.
Just like Rick Perry’s “oops!” 😀
Nephew took me to see The Martian! It was simply AWESOME!!! Go see it! Take your family! Go see it! Take your neighbors kids! Go see it!!!
When you see the movie, you’ll get why this is so perfect! 😀
One of the first videos I ever watched on my computer Dudette :)
Props to Gloria
Man, I have a lot of catching up to do. Heard about our badass President rocking the press conference. Can’t wait to see it!
Catch ya later! 😘
Dudette, it’s jaw dropping awesome-worth every single second of your time. I thought PBO gave great press conferences at the start of his presidency, but he’s only become more and more skilled at it. This is lesson in how a true master operates.
I see some of the pundits on twitter still not sure what we’re doing in Syria. PBO gives a masterful press conference, going in rather great detail about the complexities while still keeping it simple enough for all to understand, complete with historical overview, and these mopes still can’t see the issues. It’s just staggering how very useless our media have become.
If you haven’t see the presser, do yourself a favor and watch it. It’s vintage 4th quarter POTUS, giving us the privilege of his brilliance and humanity.
Morning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/10/03/early-bird-chat-568/