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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 01:23 PM
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***HEADS UP*** President Obama Arrives in Joplin, MO, Speaks at Memorial Service at 3:00 PM (ET)
Edited on Sun May-29-11 01:41 PM by jefferson_dem
LIVE VIDEO FEED:

- http://www.whitehouse.gov/live -
- http://www.cnn.com/video/?on.cnn=1&launchLivePlayer=true&stream=1
- http://www.news-leader.com/interactive/article/20110529/NEWS11/110529003/Live-video-President-Obama-speaking-Joplin-tornado-memorial-service


President Obama greets Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and his wife Georganne after arriving in Joplin. (Jason Reed, Reuters / May 29, 2011)
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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 01:26 PM
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1. To whoever just unrec'd this.
:hi:

I hope you find peace, rest well, and feel better tomorrow.
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rury Donating Member (629 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 01:56 PM
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5. The unreccer is likely a restate troll
And should leave forthwith and stop stinking the place up!
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 01:29 PM
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2. k&r -- Thanks for the heads up.
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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 01:43 PM
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3. CNN video feed is up.
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1
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Tarheel_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 01:43 PM
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4. Thanks JD. K&R
:kick:
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 02:24 PM
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6. They showed President Obama talking to families
one of the families had a little boy about 7-10 the look of joy and awe on the little boys face says it all...

I don't trust many adults but children don't hide their feelings of joy or hurt....they are a true measure of what is happening in front of them.....
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 03:51 PM
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16. That was beautiful. n/t
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 02:29 PM
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7. just tuned in
via the facebook link on the white house site. it's a sermon of some sort. has the president already spoken? thanks
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 02:37 PM
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8. No, he hasn't yet.
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 02:39 PM
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9. thanks pirate.
i'm getting a little antsy. one would think there were no good samaritans who are just plain good people not inspired by "gawd" ... small potatoes given the situation i know.
here comes the president...
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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 02:40 PM
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10. POTUS up now.
:patriot:
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 02:45 PM
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11. K&R
:kick:
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AnotherMother4Peace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 03:02 PM
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12. He gave a wonderful tribute to the brave folks of Joplin, very inspiring... nt
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RayOfHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 03:02 PM
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13. For President Obama to get that many standing ovations and cheers
and not just regular, polite applause is monumental. Joplin is an extremely red area. I can tell you the people in this area will not forget him coming and sharing their pain.
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Flying Dream Blues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 03:37 PM
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14. Whatever else might be said about our president,
he shines in situations like this because it's obvious he has a big heart, and turns his compassion into inspiration. He makes me proud, and I'm glad the people of Missouri felt some measure of comfort in his being there.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 03:49 PM
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15. K&R. He connects extremely well with the people, especially the
child who looked just thrilled to see and talk to him. I hope Chris Matthews saw this and changed his attitude about Obama "not being good at" this type of thing.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 07:53 PM
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19. WTF? Chris Mathews said that?
Are you shitting me? From what I have seen I don't think we have ever seen a picture of a crying child or baby around President Obama....there were plenty of Junior.

I swear Mathews is Manic...
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 08:09 PM
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20. He says it often, that he's "cool" and "professorial" and "doesn't seem to connect to
the people in a personal way" (paraphrased, but darn close). Every time he says that I can't believe it. He must not watch anything other than the few seconds of speeches that MSNBC covers before they cut away and say they'll "monitor it for" us. :eyes:
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Joe NoWay Donating Member (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 04:16 PM
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17. Good Job....
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mistertrickster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 05:40 PM
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18. Why didn't he just fly-by in a helicopter? (Joke . . . GW and Katrina) nt
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 10:50 PM
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21. Class vs. Crass
Obama looks like class as he visits Joplin Missouri and reaches out to those who have lost everything from these tornadoes while Sarah Palin plays mini-me soldier
Shows why one is an elected official and the other is nothing more than a reality TV personality
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drew86 Donating Member (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-30-11 12:30 AM
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22. Couldn't have been better
I absolutely enjoyed his speech tonight, it was all very memorable.

If I may, on a side note, say how good it's to finally be in a place with sane people. The Huff has become overwhelmed with Repubs and I'm starting to get a migraine. :-)
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Art_from_Ark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-30-11 12:47 AM
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23. Here's an article from a local newspaper (Joplin Globe):
Edited on Mon May-30-11 12:50 AM by Art_from_Ark
When Kurt Carpenter saw President Barack Obama walking toward him Sunday on Kentucky Avenue, he could not believe his eyes.

“I had the EF-5 jitters all over again,’’ he said.

Carpenter said the president came right up to him and put his arm around him.

The Joplin resident said, “He said to me: ‘Tell me about it. Tell me your story.’ I could not believe the president was talking me.

“I kept thinking — he’s talking to ME? He’s putting his arm around ME?’’


http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x564433958/Thousands-hear-message-of-support-reassurance
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ellenrr Donating Member (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-30-11 05:35 AM
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24. I wonder how many of the "federal government is too big" advocates in Joplin
are turning down federal aid.
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intaglio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-30-11 10:11 AM
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25. The site that must not be named is full of **it
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2727067/posts

I am enraged that this POS even came to Missouri after 1 week of the torndado.

Now he wants to get all the attention and saying it is all about him? BS.

>>”You have lived the words of scripture: ‘We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed. We are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cut down, but not destroyed.’”

Interesting choice for al Hussein to use because those are the words I use to tell myself that anything he does to us doesn’t matter in the end.

Words fail me as I attempt to convey my thoughts about Zero and his (fill in description of man-on-man sex act) media


Now I have to go wash, I feel dirty
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