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Post by PLurker on Aug 4, 2018 4:45:32 GMT
Obama's tweet is not real but humorous nonetheless. (and I kind of wish it was real)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 5:56:20 GMT
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used2scrap
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Post by used2scrap on Aug 4, 2018 6:33:49 GMT
trump... “LeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!” He just makes one so proud that he is President of the United States! Dumbass. How many times does one have to demean the intelligence of people who happen to be black to actually be considered racist? So much for “Be Best”. The GOP should be ashamed.
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Post by imsirius on Aug 4, 2018 13:26:40 GMT
trump... “LeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!” He just makes one so proud that he is President of the United States! Dumbass. How many times does one have to demean the intelligence of people who happen to be black to actually be considered racist? So much for “Be Best”. The GOP should be ashamed. LeBron has been very vocal against the idiot in chief, so not surprised he is dissing him. Also, I believe LeBron has more money than Trump..another jealousy for dumbass.
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Post by imsirius on Aug 4, 2018 13:28:56 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 4, 2018 13:37:48 GMT
trump... “LeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!” Who is Mike and what does he have to do with LeBron? Ok, just saw the article, Michael Jordan...............
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Post by flute4peace on Aug 4, 2018 13:39:44 GMT
I just laughed out loud. Obama's tweet is not real but humorous nonetheless. (and I kind of wish it was real)
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Post by flute4peace on Aug 4, 2018 13:40:23 GMT
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Post by imsirius on Aug 4, 2018 13:48:56 GMT
You get what you vote for...you were warned!!
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Post by coffeetalk on Aug 4, 2018 15:20:15 GMT
@charlesppierce
''Let's settle this whole thing by comparing the two schools begun by LeBron James and the president*. Which one of them was a multimillion dollar fraud?''
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Post by ajsweetpea on Aug 4, 2018 15:30:10 GMT
Did anyone else see this article about the school LeBron James started? It was in Money magazine. Simply amazing... and speaks VOLUMES about who he is as a person:
Basketball star Lebron James, who briefly split the Internet asunder with his recent choice to depart the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers, has made sure to leave something behind in Ohio: a public school for at-risk students.
James knows what it’s like to be an at-risk student himself. As a fourth grader, he says, he missed 83 days of school while he and his mother moved from one couch or spare room to the next. He credits mentors, some of whom he met at school, with a turnaround that helped him attend every day of fifth grade — which was also the first year he played organized basketball.
Now, 240 third- and fourth-graders will make up the inaugural class at the I Promise School, which opened this week in James’ hometown of Akron, Ohio.
The unusual school is a public school formed in collaboration between James’ philanthropic foundation and Akron Public Schools. Its out-of-the-box offerings include a long school day (eight hours); a “support circle” for students after lunch; and GED courses and job placement for parents. All are driven by James’ mission to help kids overcome what he faced as a low-income student in Akron, he says.
James, who has won three NBA championships and four league-MVPs, called the school opening the greatest moment of his career.
“Walking these hallways and seeing, when I was driving here, just the streets that I walked, some of the stores are still up when I was growing up,” he told ESPN. “It’s a moment I’ll never forget — and hopefully the kids, starting with the 240 kids that we have going in here right now starting today, will never forget it, either.”
The school selected area students from among those who trail their peers by a year or two in academic performance. “We did a random selection of all students who met that criteria, and got to make these awesome phone calls to parents and say, ‘How would you like to be part of something different, the I Promise School,’” Keith Liechty, the Akron Public Schools’ liaison to James’ foundation, told USA Today.
The school is launching with third- and fourth-graders, but plans to add grades each year until it houses first through eighth grade in 2022.
Forty-three staffers will help run the I Promise School — including not just teachers but also a principal, assistant principal, four intervention specialists, plus a tutor, English as a second language teacher, music instructor, and gym teacher, USA Today reports. Classrooms will hold 20 students per teacher.
The most unique feature of the school may be the most ordinary: it’s a traditional public school. Celebrities often back charter schools, like the Harlem academy founded by Sean “Diddy” Combs and the Detroit charter named after former NBA player and ESPN analyst Jalen Rose. Or they open unorthodox private schools — think Elon Musk’s 40-student school, situated in a conference room at Space X, where kids play with flamethrowers.
James made a point of giving Akron a new public school. “It’s not a charter school, it’s not a private school, it’s a real-life school in my hometown,” he told ESPN. “And this is pretty cool.”
That said, the school is far from traditional. Its lengthy school day runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., along with an extended school year that runs from July through May. During a seven-week summer session, the school will provide STEM-based camps. Students will spend time each day on social-emotional learning, and participate in a “supportive circle” after lunch aimed at helping them refocus on work, Cleveland.com reports.
Nutrition is also central to the school’s mission. Every day students will receive free breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks. They will have access to a fitness trainer. James says that, as a kid, he used his bicycle to explore different neighborhoods of Akron — so he gave one to every incoming student.
Since the school considers education to be not just for the pupil but for the whole family, it will offer GED classes and job placement assistance for parents and guardians. “It is about true wrap-around support, true family integration and true compassion,” Brandi Davis, I Promise principal and Akron native, told USA Today.
Students get one other notable benefit: If they successfully complete the school program and graduate from high school, James will cover their full tuition at the local public college, University of Akron.
The Akron school district expects to spend a total of $8.1 million over the next five years for the I Promise school, according to a report in Akron’s Beacon Journal. James’ family foundation will cover the costs of other extra school features, and with its partners has already contributed $2 million for building upgrades, extra staffing and other needs, the paper notes.
Stephen Curry, Warriors guard and on-court rival of James, greeted the opening of the school with a two-word exclamation: “Freaking Amazing!”
Fellow NBA superstars Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade lauded the opening. “Proud of you for chasing your dreams and in turn, giving the opportunity to hundreds of kids to realize theirs,” Paul tweeted.
Other prominent figures weighed in as well. The musician Common tweeted a video of a young male student marveling at the school’s interior. “The look on this boys face as he enters the school says it all,” Common wrote. “Love.”
And CNN contributor Ana Navarro noted, “The same guy some folks suggested should, ‘shut-up and dribble.’ Instead, he put-up and gave back to at-risk kids.”
James, meanwhile, doesn’t seem to be giving up on his Ohio roots.
“I don’t have a ceiling to how much I can improve my game,” he told ESPN. “And we as a foundation don’t have a ceiling on how much we can improve our community, to a point where we have a school.”
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 4, 2018 15:30:58 GMT
You get what you vote for...you were warned!! And he still doesn't blame dt!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 16:19:57 GMT
Brian Stelter....
“A revealing moment from @donlemon's interview with LeBron:
LEMON: What would you say to the president if he was sitting right here? JAMES: I would never sit across from him. LEMON: You would never, you don't want to talk to him? JAMES: No. I'd sit across from Barack, though.”
I think trump knows that a lot of people feel the same way LeBron does about not sitting across from president trump. And his fragile ego can’t stand it. Especially when he knows people will go out of their way to see President Obama.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 16:25:47 GMT
ProPublica...
“Multiple news outlets have documented stories of parents reunited with their children, only to find their little ones profoundly traumatized, with vacant stares and night terrors”
You think? Dumbass idea in the first place.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 4, 2018 19:51:09 GMT
You get what you vote for...you were warned!! That’s literally right out of his campaign propaganda. He literally said he would do this often. Voting has consequences
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Post by dewryce on Aug 4, 2018 19:53:59 GMT
I do not like the way LeBron often acts as a player and teammate. But I will be the first to admit that he has done some truly amazing things for Ohio, just absolutely wonderful.
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Post by rodeomom on Aug 4, 2018 19:58:26 GMT
I'm in Mexico and haven't seen any News. What is happening in the Manaford trial?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 20:28:12 GMT
Josh Jordan....
“My favorite part of #ObamaDay is knowing that Trump has to see Obama as the top trending topic almost two years after the election, as yet another reminder that he will never be loved by America as much as Obama is.”
Yup.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 4, 2018 20:31:56 GMT
Did anyone else see this article about the school LeBron James started? It was in Money magazine. Simply amazing... and speaks VOLUMES about who he is as a person: Basketball star Lebron James, who briefly split the Internet asunder with his recent choice to depart the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers, has made sure to leave something behind in Ohio: a public school for at-risk students. James knows what it’s like to be an at-risk student himself. As a fourth grader, he says, he missed 83 days of school while he and his mother moved from one couch or spare room to the next. He credits mentors, some of whom he met at school, with a turnaround that helped him attend every day of fifth grade — which was also the first year he played organized basketball. Now, 240 third- and fourth-graders will make up the inaugural class at the I Promise School, which opened this week in James’ hometown of Akron, Ohio. The unusual school is a public school formed in collaboration between James’ philanthropic foundation and Akron Public Schools. Its out-of-the-box offerings include a long school day (eight hours); a “support circle” for students after lunch; and GED courses and job placement for parents. All are driven by James’ mission to help kids overcome what he faced as a low-income student in Akron, he says. James, who has won three NBA championships and four league-MVPs, called the school opening the greatest moment of his career. “Walking these hallways and seeing, when I was driving here, just the streets that I walked, some of the stores are still up when I was growing up,” he told ESPN. “It’s a moment I’ll never forget — and hopefully the kids, starting with the 240 kids that we have going in here right now starting today, will never forget it, either.” The school selected area students from among those who trail their peers by a year or two in academic performance. “We did a random selection of all students who met that criteria, and got to make these awesome phone calls to parents and say, ‘How would you like to be part of something different, the I Promise School,’” Keith Liechty, the Akron Public Schools’ liaison to James’ foundation, told USA Today. The school is launching with third- and fourth-graders, but plans to add grades each year until it houses first through eighth grade in 2022. Forty-three staffers will help run the I Promise School — including not just teachers but also a principal, assistant principal, four intervention specialists, plus a tutor, English as a second language teacher, music instructor, and gym teacher, USA Today reports. Classrooms will hold 20 students per teacher. The most unique feature of the school may be the most ordinary: it’s a traditional public school. Celebrities often back charter schools, like the Harlem academy founded by Sean “Diddy” Combs and the Detroit charter named after former NBA player and ESPN analyst Jalen Rose. Or they open unorthodox private schools — think Elon Musk’s 40-student school, situated in a conference room at Space X, where kids play with flamethrowers. James made a point of giving Akron a new public school. “It’s not a charter school, it’s not a private school, it’s a real-life school in my hometown,” he told ESPN. “And this is pretty cool.” That said, the school is far from traditional. Its lengthy school day runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., along with an extended school year that runs from July through May. During a seven-week summer session, the school will provide STEM-based camps. Students will spend time each day on social-emotional learning, and participate in a “supportive circle” after lunch aimed at helping them refocus on work, Cleveland.com reports. Nutrition is also central to the school’s mission. Every day students will receive free breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks. They will have access to a fitness trainer. James says that, as a kid, he used his bicycle to explore different neighborhoods of Akron — so he gave one to every incoming student. Since the school considers education to be not just for the pupil but for the whole family, it will offer GED classes and job placement assistance for parents and guardians. “It is about true wrap-around support, true family integration and true compassion,” Brandi Davis, I Promise principal and Akron native, told USA Today. Students get one other notable benefit: If they successfully complete the school program and graduate from high school, James will cover their full tuition at the local public college, University of Akron. The Akron school district expects to spend a total of $8.1 million over the next five years for the I Promise school, according to a report in Akron’s Beacon Journal. James’ family foundation will cover the costs of other extra school features, and with its partners has already contributed $2 million for building upgrades, extra staffing and other needs, the paper notes. Stephen Curry, Warriors guard and on-court rival of James, greeted the opening of the school with a two-word exclamation: “Freaking Amazing!” Fellow NBA superstars Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade lauded the opening. “Proud of you for chasing your dreams and in turn, giving the opportunity to hundreds of kids to realize theirs,” Paul tweeted. Other prominent figures weighed in as well. The musician Common tweeted a video of a young male student marveling at the school’s interior. “The look on this boys face as he enters the school says it all,” Common wrote. “Love.” And CNN contributor Ana Navarro noted, “The same guy some folks suggested should, ‘shut-up and dribble.’ Instead, he put-up and gave back to at-risk kids.” James, meanwhile, doesn’t seem to be giving up on his Ohio roots. “I don’t have a ceiling to how much I can improve my game,” he told ESPN. “And we as a foundation don’t have a ceiling on how much we can improve our community, to a point where we have a school.” This school is under 3 miles from my home and no more than 5 miles from LeBron’s home—-the entire community is so excited for the school and what LeBron continues to do for kids in the community. It’s exciting to watch this young, helpful, brilliant man work!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 4, 2018 21:06:35 GMT
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Post by peasquared on Aug 4, 2018 21:16:31 GMT
I do not like the way LeBron often acts as a player and teammate. But I will be the first to admit that he has done some truly amazing things for Ohio, just absolutely wonderful. I have never cared for LeBron, but dang it, I'm starting to love him.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 4, 2018 21:24:53 GMT
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Post by katlady on Aug 4, 2018 21:44:15 GMT
The other day, I heard on the news that Trump was coming up with a new nickname for Bernie Sanders. My first reaction was WHY?! Why does he have to have nicknames for everyone he dislikes? Why does he need to demonize everyone (politicians, news media, celebrities, etc)? It is a tactic that is so harmful to the U.S., and contributes to creating a us vs. them mentality.
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Post by imsirius on Aug 5, 2018 1:54:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 3:01:41 GMT
Aaron Ruper...
“TRUMP: "I never knew I was going to win the women. My wife, the First Lady said, 'the women really like you.' They do like me, and I like them. I said 'how did we win the women?' We won the women. That was a surprise to a lot of people."
Put a sock in it. He is such a jerk
Bill Kristol...
“Trump says he “won the women” in 2016. In fact he trailed Clinton substantially among women. Trump did win among white women. Trump only “won the women” if only white voters count.”
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 5:43:26 GMT
Listening to the local local news on the radio and they are talking to some expert on North Korea expert and what North Korea thinks the “deal” is since there was just one piece of paper signed.
Don’t know if this is true but it sure is interesting. The reason NK hasn’t started to dismantle their nukes is because they feel the United States should get rid their nukes the same time as NK, because NK can’t trust US with nukes. 😀. Like said I don’t If this is true or just this guy’s opinion but it sure is an interesting idea
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Post by Merge on Aug 5, 2018 14:37:39 GMT
Somebody’s on a roll this morning.
I guess the meeting wasn’t about adoption?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 14:38:20 GMT
trump is on a roll today. Is it raining and he can’t play golf?
“The Fake News hates me saying that they are the Enemy of the People only because they know it’s TRUE. I am providing a great service by explaining this to the American People. They purposely cause great division & distrust. They can also cause War! They are very dangerous & sick!”
I love the part where he is providing a great service by explaining this to us.
Example number 9M why he should never been elected president. This is just not normal.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 14:45:31 GMT
trump again...
“Because of Tariffs we will be able to start paying down large amounts of the $21 Trillion in debt that has been accumulated, much by the Obama Administration, while at the same time reducing taxes for our people. At minimum, we will make much better Trade Deals for our country!”
Who in the hell does he think is paying for these tariffs? The ones losing their jobs because of the tariffs and the consumer paying higher prices on goods impacted by the tariffs. Unbelievable.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 14:59:35 GMT
Somebody’s on a roll this morning. I guess the meeting wasn’t about adoption? Chuck Todd.. “Um...In this tweet, the president admits his campaign did willingly reach out to Russians for dirt on Clinton. Attempted collusion?” In trump’s mind it’s ok to admit this because he thinks if he drags in the Steele dossier he can say “ see they did it to” because he thinks they are the same thing.
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