Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Obama's Schedule June 28
Times are eastern.
10:00 am
Obama meets with Secretary of State Clinton
10:35 am
Obama Departs White House for Moline, Ill.
11:55 am
Obama arrives in Moline
12:45 pm
Obama tours Alcoa Davenport Works
1:05 pm
Delivers remarks on manufacturing
2:45 pm
Obama departs Moline
5:55 pm
Obama back at the White House
10:00 am
Obama meets with Secretary of State Clinton
10:35 am
Obama Departs White House for Moline, Ill.
11:55 am
Obama arrives in Moline
12:45 pm
Obama tours Alcoa Davenport Works
1:05 pm
Delivers remarks on manufacturing
2:45 pm
Obama departs Moline
5:55 pm
Obama back at the White House
Obama's Schedule June 27
9:50 AM
Obama receives the presidential daily briefing.
10:30 AM
Obama and Biden meet with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
12:30 PM
Carney briefs the press. LIVE STREAM
1:35 PM
Obama welcomes the MLS champion Colorado Rapids to the White House. LIVE STREAM
5:00 PM
Obama and Biden meet with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Obama receives the presidential daily briefing.
10:30 AM
Obama and Biden meet with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
12:30 PM
Carney briefs the press. LIVE STREAM
1:35 PM
Obama welcomes the MLS champion Colorado Rapids to the White House. LIVE STREAM
5:00 PM
Obama and Biden meet with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Chris Christie on Meet the Press June 26
I'd just like to note that polls about the debt ceiling are absurd because most Americans are clueless as to what it is. Most Americans are clueless about finances overall. Only 24% of Americans have six months savings and that's not because we're too poor, at least not for the majority. It's because Americans are ignorant when it comes to finances and economics.
We have to raise the debt ceiling because that money is already spent. If we don't raise it then the government defaults on its loans. The budget and deficit talks going on now is for future spending.
David Gregory let Christie skate on the education question. Gayle's point was: why did he think it okay to cut public school funding while his kids had the best? She wasn't commenting on where he sent his kids to school. She was noting the hypocrisy, the idea that if you have money your kids can get a good education and if you don't, then too bad.
Also, there's no doubt about it, this guy can call himself honest but he's abrasive as all get out.
On the roundtable discussion of the GOP candidates, I agree with Brooks and Bai. Jon Huntsman has a better chance at winning the republican nomination than what's being portrayed in the media.
The republican party isn't just the tea party. The tea party is a small, vocal part of the republican party that the media plays up because that's what the media does. It thrives on controversy.
Of course, David Gregory couldn't end the show without bringing up Sarah Palin.
Full episode:
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Michelle Obama: You Have to Practice Success
More video from Michelle Obama and the First Family's trip to South Africa and Botswana, June 21-26: FLOTUS paints a mural.
FLOTUS gets Desmond Tutu to do pushups.
FLOTUS welcomed in Botswana.
FLOTUS NBC interview.
First Family reads Cat in the Hat.
FLOTUS plays soccer with kids in Cape Town.
FLOTUS speaks to young women leaders (full speech).
FLOTUS visits apartheid museum. FLOTUS meets Nelson Mandela.
FLOTUS welcomed to South Africa.
FLOTUS gets Desmond Tutu to do pushups.
FLOTUS welcomed in Botswana.
FLOTUS NBC interview.
First Family reads Cat in the Hat.
FLOTUS plays soccer with kids in Cape Town.
FLOTUS speaks to young women leaders (full speech).
FLOTUS visits apartheid museum. FLOTUS meets Nelson Mandela.
FLOTUS welcomed to South Africa.
Obama's Weekly Address June 25
In Obama's weekly address from Carnegie Mellon, he says we can't cut our way to prosperity. We still have to invest in education, roads, research and development.
Friday, June 24, 2011
New York Gets a Rainbow
Gov. Cuomo signed the bill into law tonight. The Empire goes rainbow.
Obama to Lead Deficit Reduction Talks June 27
After Cantor walked out of talks yesterday, which speaks for itself, Obama will now be involved in deficit reduction talks (in exchange for GOP vote to raise the debt ceiling). Obama has argued that the debt ceiling should be raised and the deficit talks should come later. Republicans say they won't raise the debt ceiling (and it will be raised to prevent government from defaulting on its loans) unless cuts are made. From the White House:
On Monday, the President and Vice President will hold meetings at the White House with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to discuss the status of the negotiations to find common ground on a balanced approach to deficit reduction. The meeting with the Majority Leader will take place in the morning and the meeting with the Minority Leader will take place in the early evening.
West Wing Week June 24
In praising young elected officials, Obama says the reason to be involved in public service is not to "be somebody" but to "do something." That was recently mentioned in the NYT as the reason why women use power better:
“The shorthand of it is that women run for office to do something, and men run for office to be somebody,” said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. “Women run because there is some public issue that they care about, some change they want to make, some issue that is a priority for them, and men tend to run for office because they see this as a career path.” NYT
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Obama's Schedule in Pennsylvania June 24
| 12:15 AM | The President arrives Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh International Airport Open Press |
| 10:45 AM | The President tours Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center Pooled Press |
| 11:00 AM | The President delivers remarks on the need to focus on cross-cutting technologies that will enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and speed up ideas from the drawing board to the manufacturing floor LIVE STREAM Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center Open Press |
| 12:45 PM | The President departs Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh International Airport Open Press |
| 1:40 PM | The President arrives at Andrews Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base Travel Pool Coverage |
| 1:55 PM | The President arrives at the White House South Lawn Open Press |
Obama Speaks at LGBT Gala in New York Video
The Obamas will host a LGBT Pride month reception at the White House June 29. Obama has said that his views on gay marriage have been evolving. He stands at civil unions but he could announce a change of heart on June 29. It could be an issue in the 2012 elections--most republicans are against same sex marriages, which isn't inline with Americans, most of whom now agree that same sex marriages should be allowed.
Hillary Clinton Speaks on Talks With the Taliban
Clinton and Adm. Mike Mullen speak on Obama's plan to drawdown 10,000 troops this year and 33,000 in all by next year. Pelosi said the drawdown could go faster than planned.
Taliban and Karzai's response to the drawdown plan:
Taliban and Karzai's response to the drawdown plan:
Michelle Obama Plays Soccer with Kids in Cape Town
Michelle Obama: Don't let the struggle discourage you.
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