Dragon flies beneath the ISS

“Under President Obama’s leadership the nation is embarking on an ambitious exploration program, that will take us farther into space than we’ve ever been before.”

— NASA Administrator Charles Bolden

barackobama:

Stephanie Cutter is back with a new video taking down Karl Rove’s latest BS attack on the president—and she wants you to post it on your Tumblr.

theatlantic:

Shep Smith’s Reaction to Obama Was Not Your Typical Fox News

The fortuitous timing of President Obama’s announcement on same sex marriage meant that it came during Shepard Smith’s show on Fox News, giving him the first incredible reaction on the network. Shep played the clip of Obama’s statement that was aired on ABC, then declared: ”the President of the United States, now in the 21st century.” Then while discussing the clip with reporter Brett Bair asked if the GOP could campaign on the issue ”while sitting very firmly, without much question, on the wrong side of history on it.”

Read more at The Atlantic Wire.

“This is Global War on Terror spending. We’re still stuck in this post-September 11 mindset. You know, people often criticize, “Oh, you’re stuck in pre-9/11 thinking”. No, we’re stuck in post-9/11 thinking where the entire framework of what we’re doing in our foreign policy and in our defense spending was set up by George W. Bush.

[snip]

Rather than repeating one of thwe most horrible foreign policy mistakes in history than invading Iraq of Afghanistan again, yes, it’s better to just do remote-controlled drone strikes. That being said, is it moral? Right? And what I’ve said before, and I think this is true, it’s a morally indefensible program 98% percent of the time. And it’s perhaps—but it’s politically defensible, right? Because no one in America really cares that these people are being, you know, blown up on a regular basis, it’s a sort of faceless enemy, it seems like we’re doing a good thing, you know, Democrats love it because the drone issue polls really well, so it’s a win across the board until you get to the blow-back point where you’ve killed so many innocent people that in fact you’re just prolonging this conflict forever.”

— Michael Hastings

Forward

barackobama:

idrownideas:

The best campaign counter-attack video I HAVE EVER SEEN. Obama 2012 

”So we’re going to call their BS when we see it and we need your help to call them on it too and set the record straight. So share this, tweet it, facebook it, I keep hearing about tumblr and whatever that is…please use that too. Thank you.”

-Stephanie Cutter / Deputy Campaign Manager at Obama for America. 

And a Tumblr shout-out. 

barackobama:

statedept:

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a message to the people of Sudan and South Sudan, April 21, 2012.

“You have the power, the choice, to say what comes next—whether your children will live in war or peace. The choice is yours, and now is the time to choose peace.”