President Barack Obama hugs Malia after her graduation
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King of the World! đ
Congrats Sir Don on #1!
Congrats on 1st, Don!
Wow, TOD, when Mitt Romney sounds like “the sane one,” you know RWNJs are in trouble. Of course, weâre all doomed if Trump actually wins.
Morning all and thank you, Nerdy, for that glorious photo-thereâs so much love in PBOâs hug. He and Michelle must be so proud of Malia. I am off for a weekend of babysitting our granddaughter so will see you all later. Have a glorious weekend!
Enjoy jg! Hug that grandbaby tight!
No Sasha at her sisâs graduation?
Hi amk - there were some pics on the latest BJ thread of a PBO rally vs the one of the oompa loompa - can you bring them over - I have no clue how to show them. Such memories of the 2008 rallies
https://www.balloon-juice.com/2016/06/11/open-thread-us-ladyfolk-and-our-bean-counting-grievances/#comment-5846540
da kenyan in 2008 in VA
oompalampa in 2016
#100
Thank you so much - what a difference a person makes!
Goes to show that Orange is NOT the new Black!!!
Happy Saturday TODers
Thank you Nerdy for sharing the precious embrace of PBO and Malia.
Congrats on first, Don!
Good morning TOD folks. What a beautiful pic. Couldnât be a happier day for a parent except the next one.
Has to be insanity or dementia - nothing else explains such comments from a wannabe President
They built this and continue building this. In a cynical way, I am enjoying this completely fraudulent and principle-less party meltdown.
I worried incessantly in 2008 that PBO might not win - Hillary will walk this in - even if they get rid of Trump - which seems somewhat impossible.
And unless a GOP miracle occurs she will take the senate and probably the house with her.
Now - if only things were so obvious in Australia. Think we are well into a no majority senate
Remember what Jeb Bush said, Donald J. Trump need therapy.
â€ïžđčđđ»đčđč. Good morning, NW, thank you so much for your dedication to TOD. Is there any word on Chipsticks and her Mum? Our loving thoughts are all around them both.
Good Saturday, Nerdy…TOD Family!
Nerdy, you have been awesome in holding down the fort! Though I have been mostly lurking in recent weeks, I see you!!!!
Thank you so much for what you do.
And thanks also to the TOD regulars who are helping to keep us informed and countering the GOP/MSM tactics of “distract and discourage” with facts and posts that keep us upbeat and lift our spirits.
I hope that things are going well with Chipsticks and her mother.
Everyone, have a great weekend! đ
Thanks so much, swbluega.
One of the toughest questions for Ryan came from Meg Whitman, the chief executive of Hewlett-Packard and a longtime friend of Romneyâs who helped bankroll a Republican anti-Trump super PAC this spring. Whitman asked Ryan how he could endorse someone with, in her judgment, such poor character and whose campaign has been based on personal attacks and division. According to two people present, Whitman said Trump is the latest in a long line of historic demagogues, explicitly comparing him to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
GM TODville.
Happy weekend — know thereâs a lot going on with everyone, especially those getting ready for this monthâs meetup in DC!
HF2 posted this article on yesterdayâs overnight thread, which includes @metaquest tweet and a bonus video of FLOTUS discussing the final #EasterEggRoll and why Malia and Sasha attended Marchâs state dinner for Canada. Bonus: video ends with an #ObamaAndKids moment.
And to answer Mr. Grumpyâs (aka amk) question upthread…
“Maliaâs sister, Sasha — who rang in her 15th birthday on the same day — was also in attendance, along with their mother, First Lady Michelle Obama.”
The WH probably requested that photogs layoff hounding Sasha on her birthday and her big sisâ graduation.
Gâmorning Nerdy & TOD!
Itâs Saurdaay morning and Iâm still laughing over #POTUSOnFallon Slow-jam-the-news!! Itâs just a little over a day, and the original NBC video on Youtube has almost 4M views!!! 
I found this one even funnier and more entertaining than than his first one back in 2012, and that is saying a LOT!
But I want the pic.đŠ
Not of graduation, but from Metaâs timeline:
Hereâs FLOTUS:
Love that picture of POTUS, wait a minute let me start over. Love that picture of Dad hugging his graduating daughter as Mom stand by. Look lik Mom has on some sun glasses too.
while in the real world
also. too.
Hey Globetrotter! You in the Big Apple today? Nice photos!
Dudette, you mean that thatâs amk in his solar plane flying over New York? WOW
Well, he is the James Bond of India. đ
Well, not to brag or anything like that, I have been that I do have a ‘wayâ with the ladies.
You Devil You đ
OMGoodness!
I wish I were on that awesome plane.
finally, emmessem seems to be getting it.
Aside from being a racists, sexists, lying thin skin bully, he doesnât pay his bills, bankrupt companies, but yet in the mind of his supporters heâs a great businessman and he will bring back jobs. Thatâs the reason they love him. But we know the truth, Trump is a racists like most of them are. Thatâs the truth.
Ha!
LOL. Good one.
Itâll take awhile (and thereâs nearly 5 months to go until the election), but if MSM continues to remind voters of the consequences of the appalling possibility of a Trump presidency, HRC will sail into January with House and Senate majorities:
more…
The flag of hate.
I can only say Thank God for these wonderful ‘blackâ women, smart enough, and kind enough, to save us sorry white dumbasses.
Youâre welcome MPâ€
So very very true. I have learned this in my walk in life among some truly troubled people and came to realize - they have the problem
ON MY FB……………………………..PRAYERS UP FOR HER FAMILY..GUNS ARE FROM HELL!
Good morning, TOD! Nerdy, just want to add to the chorus of thanks for the outstanding labor ofâ€!
Thanks, Jazz!
Cool photo, from an international site, of course (US MSM too wrapped in Frankensteinâs monster GOP has created):
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One day a couple of summers ago, my little great grandson had closed his eyes and put his face up to the sun like that, while sprawled out on the lawn, and he said to me, “Iâm thinking words.”
So with his eyes still closed, I said, “Say ‘Life is good'” and he said “Life is good.” Got him to repeat that a few times that summer. Such a special memory of childhood innocence.
Say “Life is good,” Mr. President!
That is beautiful! I had a similar moment with my nephew recently.
I watched the Jet Li movie “Fearless” with him and my sister a while back. Thereâs this sublime scene where he and some others are planting a rice field and whenever a strong wind blew by everyone would stop, close their eyes and soak up the wind. I noticed him doing that the other day when we were at the park. I didnât say anything, but I smiled from way deep inside.
Gotta admit I just got a little chill and teared up a bit. These are the moments in life worth remembering! Iâve been reminding my granddaughter in a casual way, that itâs not the “things,” itâs the memories. Mostly because her little sonâs a bit older now and she keeps mentioning that every time she brings home a toy for him, it gets broken, and she wonders why heâs not more careful. Iâll remind her again to skip the toy and go soak up a strong wind or a warm sun. Lovely.
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Good Morning NW and TOD.
SInce Kansas is getting fucked every which way by Republicans, it SHOULD figure this out! Now…if only AZ could follow suit….weâre getting the same mess here:)
Morning everyone! I canât tell you how sad the senseless death of another makes my heart heavy…..AGAIN. Has America had enough yet?
Pastorâs Viral Response to Brock Turnerâs Dad
âA steep price to pay for 20 minutes of actionâ
Morning Alycee - sending you warm wishes for a good Saturday!
Another pastorâs (blog) response:
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âWhatever you believe will dictate how you behave.â So when it comes to understanding how and why something so heinous and so despicable as a 20 year old Stanford student named Brock Turner getting just six months for raping a woman behind a dumpster we have to take an honest look at our beliefs and not just his behavior.
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Before we point fingers, letâs consider the implications of what we believe about our daughters and why travesties like the Brock Turner case take place in this country and all over the world on a daily basis. The truth is that our belief about the value of our daughters hasnât changed much.
Here are a few examples:
We pay women less because we believe our daughters are worth less than our sons.
We enforce unfair double standards as it relates to sexuality because we believe our daughters are worth less than our sons.
We make it difficult for women to serve in positions of leadership because we believe our daughters are worth less than our sons.
We use femininity as something that is synonymous with weakness or inferiority when we use statements that end with âlike a girlâ, because we believe our daughters are worth less than our sons.
When we ask ourselves the question, âHow can a 20 year old male get caught raping a young woman behind a dumpster and only get 6 months of jail time?â The answer is found in what we believe about our daughters.
We still believe they are worth less than our sons.
We still believe that the sins of our sons are worth protecting even at the risk of damaging the souls of our daughters.
We still believe that our daughters are commodities to be sold, mortgaged, and bartered for our own freedom and pleasure.
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Our daughters deserve our protection but more importantly they deserve our respect.
#respectourdaughters
http://autismpastor.com/?p=1324
Excellent
Thank you vc for posting this letter. It is so true…..we behave from what we believe. He hits the nail on the head about beliefs about women…….even in our so-called modern world.
Hi Carolyn. So sad weâve almost all been brought up with these centuries (?) old negative beliefs about women!
Good Morning, Everyone
food for thought…..
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/11/donald-trump-isn-t-hitler-he-s-like-goebbels.html
This is a great ad that exposes Trump as complete filth.
Great Ad
Love this ad.
Inorite?
I HOPE OUR FIRST COUPLE HAS SURVIVED THE STEPS TOWARD EMPTY NESTING WHICH ARE DIFFICULT FOR ALL PARENTS!..GOING LATER TO A PASTORâS PARTY…IT IS INDEED HOT AND HUMID….HOPEFULLY THIS IS INDOORS..BUT IF NOT..WILL HAVE LOADS OF FUN ANYWAY!…NOONE SHOULD FORGET THEIR DEODORANT 2DAY!..LOL……..<3
Something to do if you happen to be in Washington DC next Friday or Saturday night.đ
Can we go. Thatâs when we will be in DC.
Finallt! I was hoping somebody would notice! đ
Tickets as low as $20. Show is at 8pm Fri and Sat.
Itâs on my checklist of stuff I want to do “listen to live music somewhere”. The idea that *somewhere* might be The Kennedy Center blows me away!
Iâm in. I sent out an email. Letâs see if anyone else wants to go.
Cool!
GGail is looking into it for us. Check email.
Typical shell game of a conman. I am glad his ‘investorsâ got shafted.
we say this often in our home. his leading by example influences how react to things on a daily basis in my family. now THATâS true leadership!!
Not W. — George H.W. Bush, the father.
A lot of times these private Prez-to-Prez turnover letters arenât published. Hmmm.
President Obama is golfing at Andrews.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/06/11/president-obama-has-our-backs/