Let’s get this out of the way first: President Donald Trump didn’t actually say the words “red line.” In fact, he, his National Security Advisor, and his Secretary of State say so many different things that it can be hard to tell whether there are red lines, let alone where they are. In August 2012, …
Missing Obama Already
A Cure for Your Imposter Syndrome (Open Thread)
Many of us suffer occasional bouts of imposter syndrome*. Michelle Obama is one of our number. Former first lady Michelle Obama confessed she still suffered from “imposter syndrome,” even as her memoir, Becoming, broke sales records last month and became the year’s best-selling book 15 days after it was published. […] Asked at the event how Obama felt about …
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Here, Have Some Sanity
Seriously, I miss this man. If it did not embed correctly, go to 2:25:22 in the live feed. Open thread (and yes, I know I stepped on Adam, but I’m running out the door and I thought we could use this )
Ben Rhodes On Obama’s Decision To Disarm, Not Bomb, Syria
President Barack Obama’s statements and decisions around responses to Bashar al-Assad’s use of Sarin against Syrian opposition provide a test case for three issues: Intervening in conflicts that have only indirectly to do with US interests, assumptions about the use of force that have gendered aspects, and how a president communicates. If we are to …
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Loving You Both Is Breaking All the Rules
I think some of you nerds like science fiction. I do too. Let me weave a dystopian tapestry before your wondering eyes and you can tell me what you think. The year is 2020. There are now flying cars and cheeky robot companions. You have neither of these things. You have a slightly fancier phone …
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Help Us, Obama-Wan…
Charlie Pierce posted a plea for President Obama to get off the sidelines and join the Resistance full time. I urge you to go read the whole thing, but here’s an excerpt: You always have been a voice for reason. Defend it now. Angrily, if you must. You always have been a voice for reconciliation. …
Damn, I miss Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama criticizes Trump administration's decision on school lunch rules: “Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap.” pic.twitter.com/Yac03GaSfi — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 12, 2017 I could be wrong, but I always had the feeling Michelle Obama was a little less optimistic about the goodness and decency of the American people …