January 21, 2013
Fun fact: tonight's Commander-in-Chief's ball will be the first where soldiers are welcome to bring their same-sex partners.
(Source: kateoplis, via election)
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“We reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.”
POTUS (via kateoplis)
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December 18, 2012
“Those who do nothing are inviting shame, as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right, as well as reality.”
Todd S. Purdum on Obama’s Birmingham Moment in the Aftermath of Newtown.
(via vanityfair)
(via vanityfair)
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November 11, 2012
November 9, 2012
True facts: Because @mittromney took his sweet ass time in conceding, my Internet somehow cut out JUST AS the Obama family got up to the mic. I missed this entire speech on Election Night, despite the fact that I was up for nearly 24 hours before it began and was waiting just for this moment to go to sleep…
The level of frustration was palpable. I haven’t had a chance to pull it up before now and no doubt it’s been passed around on Tumblr for days… but, I wanted it on my blog.
Somehow I caught a number of strange things the talking heads were saying on ABC as the results were trickling in… and one of things they said was, “you can write down all the people you think it will be in 2016, but all of those names will be obsolete when it comes time for the primaries.”
I remember shaking my head and thinking, “What the hell?” Because packing up the Dem state headquarters in Ohio in 2004, at least their temporary headquarters, the team I was a part of then, knew that in 2008 it would be Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton. We brought up John Edwards’s name, but even then, he was kind of marginalized. I guarantee you the race for 2016 began on November 7th. Just please, no more Mitt and, GOP? Whatever you do, no more Rick Perry, either. I beg of you, learn from this election, because this was not as close as you want to pretend it was… Elections are more fun when you “get it” and you simply haven’t for a number of years / decades. I’m kind of satisfied that the American people are starting to see through the bullshit.
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November 6, 2012
POTUS crying during his final campaign event before tomorrow’s election, in Iowa, where he started campaigning for the presidency five years ago. Full speech is here.
(Image via @dougmillsnyt via)
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October 26, 2012
Forward
A brand new grassroots song and music video in support of President Obama’s re-election produced by the Executive Producer behind the iconic “Yes We Can” music video of 2008 with will.i.am.
Featuring: Ne-Yo, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Rzeznik, Delta Rae, Natasha Bedingfield
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October 19, 2012
Cecile Richards in Virginia today, with her choice for President:
“Women are crystal clear that Mitt Romney would not only set us back four years—he’d set us back 40 years in America.
There’s three things you need to know about Mitt Romney:
No. 1: Mitt Romney said he’d be “delighted” to sign a bill that would overturn Roe v. Wade—putting politicians, and not women, in charge of our personal health care decisions and ending a constitutional right we’ve had for nearly 40 years in America.
No. 2: Mitt Romney said he supported a bill that would let any employer refuse women birth control coverage and insurance plans.
No. 3: Mitt Romney has pledged to get rid of Planned Parenthood—the largest affordable women’s health care provider in America.”
Tagged: election 2012 / obama 2012 / women / cecile richards / POTUS / Barack Obama / Obama / Women / Women's Health / Women's Issues /
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