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The President’s Day

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Attendees applauds as President Barack Obama arrives to speak during a town hall at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. After giving his State of the Union address, the president is traveling to tout progress and goals in his final year in office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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U.S. President Barack Obama reacts as he answers a question from a local resident, after delivering remarks to promote themes from his State of the Union address at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

President Barack Obama answers a question from a local resident after delivering remarks at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge

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Audience members react as President Barack Obama participates in a town hall style event at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama hugs Che’dra Joseph, McKinley Senior High School student of the year, as she introduces him at a town hall

President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. After giving his State of the Union address, the president is traveling to tout progress and goals in his final year in office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama takes a question from a man in the audience during a town hall at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. After giving his State of the Union address, the president is traveling to tout progress and goals in his final year in office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama winks as he speaks during a town hall at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. After giving his State of the Union address, the president is traveling to tout progress and goals in his final year in office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama winks as he speaks during a town hall

President Barack Obama greets people in the audience after speaking during a town hall at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. After giving his State of the Union address, the president is traveling to tout progress and goals in his final year in office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

U.S. President Barack Obama greets a baby after delivering remarks to promote themes from his State of the Union address at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall style event McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama laughs as he greets guests after speaking at a town hall styled event at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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U.S. President Barack Obama orders a "poor boy sandwich" at Poor Boy Lloyd's Restaurant in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama talks to costumers as he orders a "poor boy sandwich" at Poor Boy Lloyd's Restaurant in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

President Barack Obama waves to patrons as he visits Poor Boy Lloyd's in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, after he spoke at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama visits Poor Boy Lloyd's in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, after speaking at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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U.S. President Barack Obama salutes as he steps off the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House upon return to Washington from Louisiana January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

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101 Responses to “The President’s Day”


  1. 1 Dudette
    January 14, 2025 at 8:45 pm

    Say what?😀

  2. 4 Dudette
    January 14, 2025 at 8:46 pm

    Wonderful recap! Thanks so much!

  3. January 14, 2025 at 8:47 pm

    Thanks a traaaaaaaaaaaaaazillion Nerdy!

  4. January 14, 2025 at 8:47 pm

    • 9 GGAIL
      January 14, 2025 at 10:07 pm

      How is it that the two white writers who wrote “Straight Outta Compton won, but no black people in the movie won?????
      And how does Stallone wins but not the main actor nor the Director who both are black????

  5. 10 lovelyplains
    January 14, 2025 at 8:50 pm

    Poor Jon :(

    Is it a good or bad thing that I had no clue there was a GOP debate tonight :???:

  6. 11 LDS
    January 14, 2025 at 8:54 pm

    Wow!
    What another terrific day!
    What President slams his last SOTU speech while his wife glows like an “Orange Starburst.”
    Who does that? Or who has ever done that?
    He must knows and feels how much he is loved.
    If it’s all possible, I am feeling good for him.
    My heart is overwhelmed with joy…..
    Is it Christmas?

  7. 12 LDS
    January 14, 2025 at 8:57 pm

    Dudette, congratulations for being first.
    NW, thank you for this fabulous post and great pics!
    Merry Chirstmas to all. And to all a good night!

  8. 14 prettyfoot58
    January 14, 2025 at 9:00 pm

    Was Sen Warren at the SOTU…last year she crowded the side aisle…i did not see her this year

  9. January 14, 2025 at 9:02 pm

  10. 18 prettyfoot58
    January 14, 2025 at 9:03 pm

    anyone watching the Republican debate tonight…

    interesting….The network started with a hokey optimism….coincidence??

    • 19 COS
      January 14, 2025 at 9:16 pm

      I am not watching it, but I turned on Rachel to see her interview with HRC and if I had not known, I would think that she is Bernie sanders campaign manager. She seems more like an advocate for Sanders.

      • 20 Betsy
        January 14, 2025 at 10:46 pm

        Rachel or Hillary, LOL?

        • 21 COS
          January 14, 2025 at 10:59 pm

          Betsy, Rachel was acting like sanders’ campaign manager IMO.

          • 22 Betsy
            January 14, 2025 at 11:05 pm

            I have no doubt. Rachel likes to support the “underdog”; She supported PBO until he became president, then she slowly started to go against him only occasionally showing support by listing his accomplishments. Her worst moments have been her lack of acknowledgement of PBO’s efforts re: gay marriage and repealing DADT; and her mocking of PBO during the oil spill in the Gulf. I stopped watching her after that, and I used to love and respect her.

      • 23 Obama Grandmama
        January 15, 2025 at 1:25 am

        I did not like it when Rachel had her Junction Debunkshun portion fact checking PBO saying at his rally near Baton Rouge that he had been there in 2012 last. She said that was False. He had been eighty miles from there last time. WTH! How picky can she get? To most people going to another state would call any place within 100 miles as having been there before. He may have been referring to the state not the exact location when he said here.

    • 24 idon
      January 14, 2025 at 10:38 pm

      no but I will retweet any tweets that mock their sorry asses.

  11. 25 99ts
    January 14, 2025 at 9:05 pm

    THis is why I love TOD - what a wonderful set of pictures to see while the fools are having a hate fest on cable media.

  12. 27 jackiegrumbacher
    January 14, 2025 at 9:10 pm

    Nerdy, this summary is glorious. Our President is so in his element on the road and so energized by connecting to real people. If this presidential trip was intended to get people fired up about the election and remind them what it means to be hopeful about the future, then it’s been a gigantic success.

  13. 30 Nena20409
    January 14, 2025 at 9:11 pm

    Hello TOD, GE.
    I am listening to the GOP debate. It helps with this lovely tweet.

  14. 33 lovelyplains
    January 14, 2025 at 9:12 pm

    :D :D :D :D

  15. 36 Nena20409
    January 14, 2025 at 9:13 pm

    These Selection of Photographs on this Thread are Unbeatable.
    Thanks a Billion, NW!

  16. 38 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:14 pm

    It’s been more than 12 hours and yet zero peeps from beebs about alan rickman. Is he ireeesh or something?

    • January 14, 2025 at 9:19 pm

      Hush.

      Are You Good Enough to Be a Tennis Line Judge?

      Do it.

      http://graphics.wsj.com/are-you-good-enough-to-be-a-tennis-line-judge/

    • 43 Gazelle
      January 14, 2025 at 11:55 pm

      Some of us were in mourning, Facebook-like, wanting to keep the positive spirit @ TOD, like you know. I just said something short on FB. He was my imaginary lover/hubby afterall:

      What a great actor & human! Was sad to hear that news. From Sense & Sensibility to Galaxy Quest and so many in between! His portrayal of the character in Galaxy Q made me laugh with delight. Every role.

      • 44 amk for obama
        January 15, 2025 at 12:44 am

        I mean they have had celine dion’s hubby’s news on FP for hours now and yet still no rickman? wtf gives?

  17. 45 No Child Left Behind
    January 14, 2025 at 9:16 pm

  18. 46 Nena20409
    January 14, 2025 at 9:17 pm

    There’s that song and lyrics from John Cougar Mellencamp.
    Stumbling, Tumbling……Down!
    That is Jebra, tonight. Turn off the lights!

  19. 47 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:19 pm

  20. 49 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    just do your frickin’ job, dood.

  21. 50 lovelyplains
    January 14, 2025 at 9:21 pm

  22. 51 Nena20409
    January 14, 2025 at 9:22 pm

  23. 52 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:22 pm

  24. 53 sjterrid
    January 14, 2025 at 9:22 pm

    Beautiful, Nerdy! I’m so grateful to you and Chips for the coverage of this President, his family and this administration. I always know I can always come here and not have to worry I’ll miss a speech.

  25. 55 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:24 pm

  26. 56 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:26 pm

  27. 58 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:32 pm

  28. 59 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:34 pm

  29. 61 lovelyplains
    January 14, 2025 at 9:35 pm

    Another great video of Mrs. Martin sharing her experience with President Obama

  30. 62 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:35 pm

  31. 63 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:39 pm

    and not surprisingly, definitely close to 50% will vote for it.

  32. 64 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:40 pm

    Thanks raygun.

    • 65 nospin
      January 15, 2025 at 10:31 am

      that is true. My daughter is in 9th grade and watched the Republican debate. She looked at me and said incredulously…really?

  33. 66 prettyfoot58
    January 14, 2025 at 9:41 pm

    It is my hope that the DEM candidates do just that!

    • 67 nospin
      January 15, 2025 at 10:35 am

      all the DNC has to do is create clips of ads, showing the questions asked at Republican debates and the ones asked at Democratic debates. For shits and giggles, maybe actually include an answer or two…but is a very easy way to show the choices. The sources are right there, would involve no work at all. Use the debates as the baseline to provide a simple contrast and that will clearly show the stark differences between the parties and their current crop of candidates. It would be a no brainer. The ads would practically write themselves.

  34. 68 Nena20409
    January 14, 2025 at 9:47 pm

  35. 69 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:49 pm

    LOL.

  36. 71 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 9:51 pm

  37. January 14, 2025 at 9:54 pm

    • 73 prettyfoot58
      January 14, 2025 at 10:04 pm

      Wow…i cannot wait for the first Picture Book of the Obama Presidency by Pete Sousa….

    • 74 MightyPamela
      January 14, 2025 at 10:31 pm

      Oh, glory be!! This artist has so fully captured the beauty of the Soul that is Barack Hussein Obama. It says everything. Thank you, thank you! :bear:

    • 75 SUEDUVALL SMITH
      January 14, 2025 at 10:38 pm

      I LOVE THIS…………………THEY WILL HOWEVER…NEVER HAVE ENOUGH PAPER TO PORTRAY THE EXTENT OF PBO’S COMPASSIONATE HEART….THAT CANNOT BE MEASURED!

  38. 76 bella2758
    January 14, 2025 at 9:57 pm

    Hay Wayne LaPierre of the NRA want to debate the President. How about that? Where was he at last week when CNN invited them to attend the town hall?

    • 77 nospin
      January 15, 2025 at 10:38 am

      “Hay Wayne LaPierre of the NRA want to debate the President. How about that? Where was he at last week when CNN invited them to attend the town hall?”

      worth repeating. lol Guess Wayne didn’t bank on being called a little b**ch and p****y by everybody because he couldn’t face POTUS at the town hall.

  39. 78 Nena20409
    January 14, 2025 at 9:59 pm

  40. 81 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 10:03 pm

    • 82 99ts
      January 14, 2025 at 10:05 pm

      There’s a great tweet on LGF
      Ian Millhiser

      @imillhiser

      “In Florida, if you commit a crime with a gun, you’re going to jail. You’re going to jail in a big way.

      -Jeb Bush
      12:56 PM - 15 Jan 2025

      Need to see the picture

    • 83 nospin
      January 15, 2025 at 10:40 am

      hahahahahahahahahahaha how true.

  41. 84 Nena20409
    January 14, 2025 at 10:14 pm

  42. 86 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 10:26 pm

  43. 87 SUEDUVALL SMITH
    January 14, 2025 at 10:28 pm

    JUST PASSING THROUGH..I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW THESE REPUGNANTS HAVE SPENT THEIR TIME THIS EVENING KNOCKING PBO IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE…THIS IS VERY SAD……………..OUR COUNTRY IS A SAD PLACE.

  44. 88 SUEDUVALL SMITH
    January 14, 2025 at 10:32 pm

    RIGHT NOW THEY ARE DISCUSSING THE MUSLIM BAN AND TRYING TO CORRECT THE DONALD….MR. TONGUE SWAGGER WHO SPENDS HIS TIME LICKING DUMPSTERS…UNBELIEVABLE!

  45. 89 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 10:35 pm

  46. 90 SUEDUVALL SMITH
    January 14, 2025 at 10:36 pm

    THANK YOU NERDY FOR ALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL WORK…AWESOME!

  47. 91 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 10:36 pm

  48. 93 prettyfoot58
    January 14, 2025 at 10:39 pm

    sometimes i feel like i am just a spectator in all this…

  49. 95 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 10:40 pm

  50. 96 SUEDUVALL SMITH
    January 14, 2025 at 10:49 pm

    HAVE A BLESSED NITE EVERYONE…OFF TO THE FLATSCREEN…MY GAME DARTS ARE CALLING! I HAVE SUCTION CUP MARKS ALL OVER THESE GUYS!……………………….BB TOMORROW!

  51. 97 lovelyplains
    January 14, 2025 at 10:49 pm

    WOW! #OscarsSoWhite

  52. 98 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 10:50 pm

  53. 100 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 11:24 pm

    irony just went and hung itself.

  54. 101 amk for obama
    January 14, 2025 at 11:25 pm


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