Barack Obama

freshwest

(53,661 posts) Wed Oct 16, 2013, 08:34 PM Oct 2013

UPDATED: President Obama gives the good news!

EDIT: The video here:

Reporter asks at end:

Will this happen again in a few months?

Obama answers:

NO!

Original post:

Live streaming IMAGE from the House:

See, streaming with tears. Okay, just fooling! But I know you guys wanted to see that one!

http://theobamadiary.com/

Click the link to enjoy the tweet feed from Joy Reid, David Corn, Bette Midler with others. David's story is particularly touching.

Thanks, Sheshe!

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UPDATED: President Obama gives the good news! (Original Post) freshwest Oct 2013 OP

This sick game will not happen in a few months! You heard it here! freshwest Oct 2013 #1

You are so very welcome! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #2

Thank you for posting this, fresh! I'd been looking for it! Cha Oct 2013 #3

Thanks freshest! treestar Oct 2013 #4

We might yet hear some after-whines from the TPs - wait, I hear violins already IrishAyes Oct 2013 #5

Kick! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #6

Here's a little schadenfreude and a lot of celebration: freshwest Oct 2013 #7

Snort~ Bull Elephant Dies of a Broken Heart! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #8

Ah, I've been looking for that one! Thanks! freshwest Oct 2013 #9

Is that a steal~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #10

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

1. This sick game will not happen in a few months! You heard it here!

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 08:57 PM

Oct 2013

sheshe2

(87,272 posts)

2. You are so very welcome!

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 09:00 PM

Oct 2013

We all breathed a sigh of relief today, freshest.

Here are the last 10 seconds of his statement. ProSense posted it here, you have to watch this!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023866933

BOG

Cha

(305,137 posts)

3. Thank you for posting this, fresh! I'd been looking for it!

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 09:08 PM

Oct 2013

Wonderful OP with the Nancy and poor boner pic and all. Poor thing.. he brought all down on himself!

That's the Best "NO" I've heard in awhile!!

treestar

(82,383 posts)

4. Thanks freshest!

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 09:34 PM

Oct 2013

This is good news. The Republicans won't do it again unless they want to sink their popularity below 0.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)

5. We might yet hear some after-whines from the TPs - wait, I hear violins already

Reply to treestar (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 10:40 PM

Oct 2013

But their power to destroy has been, well... destroyed.

sheshe2

(87,272 posts)

6. Kick!

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 11:23 PM

Oct 2013

What an Awesome day. Our President and every single Democrat held the line!

They stood for us. An amazing display of unity and yes, brinkmanship. I am so terribly proud of our party.

Beautiful, freshwest.