President Barack Obama smiles while golfing at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha’s Vineyard
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President Obama chills out in a golf cart at farm neck in oak bluffs today! #mvobama @capecodtimes #capecod http://t.co/xZgZzAph8A
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NBA Basketball player Ray Allen steps into a golf cart driven by President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama speaks with Cyrus Walker, cousin of White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett
EXCLUSIVE: Snowden sought Booz Allen job to gather evidence on NSA surveillance http://t.co/ktnsUvrvYX
— Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) June 24, 2025
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Remember my screen cap of @ggreenwald Now Snowden’s job at Booz admission underscores timeline’s importance. pic.twitter.com/z8NwnYDVBt
— Wieland (@lawscribe) June 24, 2025
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Why did Snowden take the job at Booz Allen? http://t.co/iDZsY0ISFR
— Smartypants (@Smartypants32) June 24, 2025
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So if you decide in advance to break the law . . . you’re definitely not a whistleblower: http://t.co/1I61cEJhnR
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) June 24, 2025
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Greg Mitchell: A lot of outrage, and not-so-gentle mockery, this morning over a classic Politico piece by editor Jim VandeHei and chief reporter Mike Allen complaining about President Obama manipulating the press….
So John Cook, editor of Gawker, just performed a public service by posting on Twitter every question Allen chose to ask President Bush when he did get full access back in 2008. You may remember 2008 - the economy was about to collapse and we were still in a full shooting war in Iraq …. these below catch the spirit. Keep in mind that Allen wrote today that Obama avoids Politico reporters in part because they “ask tough, unpredictable questions.”
Q: Now, Mr. President, you and the First Lady appeared on American Idol’s charity show, “Idol Gives Back.” And I wonder who do you think is going to win? Syesha, David Cook, or David Archuleta?
See the full unmissable post here
And read Charles Pierce here
Brooks Kraft has won “Political Photo of the Year” from the The White House News Photographers Association for this image of President Barack Obama speaking in the pouring rain during a campaign rally in Glen Allen, Va. (See here)
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Thursday:
9:35: President Obama departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews
11:30: Arrives in Decatur, Ga.
12:10: Visits a pre-kindergarten classroom at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center
1:20: Delivers remarks at Decatur Community Recreation Center
2:40: Departs Decatur
4:25: Arrives at the White House
4:50: Participates in a “Fireside Hangout” with Google+ to discuss his State of the Union Address
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WH: On Thursday, President Obama will join the latest in a series of “Fireside Hangouts” – a 21st century take on FDR’s famous radio addresses – to talk about his State of the Union Address.
During a completely virtual conversation hosted by Google, the President will answer questions from Americans across the country about the issues and policies laid out in the speech. Anyone can submit a question for the President and vote on your favorites on the White House YouTube channel
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Glen Allen, Virginia
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Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia
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Glen Allen, Virginia
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Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia
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Morning/Afternoon/Evening all ;-)
President Barack Obama waves to people gathered along the motorcade route from Osawatomie High School to Osawatomie-Paola Municipal Airport in Osawatomie, Kan., Dec. 6, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Paul Krugman: One crucial thing you need to understand about political journalists is that with some honorable exceptions, they don’t know or care about actual policy …
…. Hence, the awful decision of Politico to give Paul Ryan an award as healthcare policymaker of the year.
…. what became painfully, embarrassingly clear during the debate over the Ryan plan was that Ryan is, well, incompetent …. it’s true that the plan “got everyone talking”, as Politico says - but mostly it got people talking about what a mess Ryan’s effort was.
Oh, and it was pretty clear that Ryan wasn’t being honest about his own numbers.
What’s going on here, I suppose, is that Politico is mistaking theater for policy. Ryan isn’t an important health care reformer, or even minimally competent in his attempted wonkery, but he plays a deep thinker on TV. And the people at Politico either don’t understand the difference, or they don’t care.
More here
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President Obama returns to the White House after a visit to Kansas
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Steve Benen: President Obama has decided that, from now on, foreign aid decisions will take into consideration how countries treat their LGBT citizens, and he directed U.S. agencies abroad to ensure our humanitarian and diplomatic efforts “promote and protect” the rights of gays and lesbians.
…. today’s announcement marks a historic first …. It also adds to a rather extraordinary record for Obama in this area in his first three years….
…. I realize there are still a sizable number of people in the LGBT community who are unsatisfied with the pace of change, and consider President Obama someone who has ignored, and even betrayed, their interests. Some have even vowed not to lift a finger to help with the president’s re-election effort.
I suspect many social-conservative activists find this inexplicable.
Full post here
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Oh Willard…..
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