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“Leave Ted Alooooone!!”
President Obama in the Philippines on Tuesday: I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for ISIL than some of the rhetoric that’s been coming out of here during the course of this debate. […]
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These are people, not symbols – UPDATED with pesky facts
The last minute rejection of the Syrian refugee family by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) is a lot of things (many of which involve curse words) but it should not be used to build court […]
Election 2016
The D-bate … and then there were three – UPDATED with video links
UPDATED with links to CBS News videos and some YouTubes – scroll to end of post. Tonight the Democratic Party presidential candidates will debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. The debate will be […]
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President Obama: “We’ve got more work to do”
On Monday night, President Obama spoke to the group Organizing for Action (OFA) at their fall meeting at the St. Regis Hotel. Organizing for Action grew from the Organizing for America (barackobama.com) group created in […]
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Weekly Address: President Obama – If you haven’t gotten covered, here’s your chance
The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, the President discussed […]
Election 2016
This is still our time … and we have work left to do
Seven years ago last night, this happened: President-Elect Barack Obama: This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to […]
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What’s in the budget agreement for Social Security disability?
There were a lot of rumors swirling around (including in the New York Times and the Hill) about some truly terrible proposals for Disability Insurance in the proposed budget deal being negotiated now. I don’t […]
Election 2016
Passing the Baton to the Next Democratic President
Arriving in my Inbox last night was an email from David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s campaign manager from the 2008 election. But it didn’t come from barackobama.com this time … it came from the Hillary Clinton […]
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President Obama Speaks on Criminal Justice Reform and “Black Lives Matter”
The White House hosted a panel discussion on criminal justice reform with law enforcement officials. (President Obama hosts a panel discussion on criminal justice reform in South Court Auditorium at the White House. October 22, […]
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Welcome, MotleyMoose Dot Commers!
Today the motleymoose.com and the motleymoose.net web sites are as one. (Pardon me while I grab a Kleenex to dry the tear I shed … okay … back.) In early May, we were informed that […]