Standing Rock Sioux tribe says it will be forever grateful to the Obama Admin for historic decision

[Cha]

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Obama visits North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

http://www.rawstory.com/2014/06/obama-visits-north-dakotas-standing-rock-sioux-tribe/

Mahalo, President Obama!

[JTFrog]

1. K&R n/t

[Cha]

2. Mahalo JT!

[sheshe2]

3. Thank you OBAMA!

Beautiful Color



Awwww there he goes again holding a baby




He did good Cha.

Love him

[Cha]

5. Philmayaye for the pics of Pres Obama with our Native Americans, she!

That is "Thank you" in the Lakota Sioux Language.



Thankfully Obama will still be in Public Service if not in our WH.

[sheshe2]

7. Thanks for the translation, Cha.

Yes he will be ours forever and FOR US forever.

He has our back, Cha. No doubt in my mind, he has our back.

[herding cats]

14. Amazing photos!

Thanks for these, they're perfect for tonight.

[sheshe2]

16. They made me smile.

You are so welcome herding cats.

[Cha]

31. A couple of more herding cats..

Tres adorable

[Cha]

32. Two more, she

[lillypaddle]

4. Well done, Mr. President.

[Cha]

19. Right, lillypaddle!

Thank you!

[Nay]

6. That's wonderful. Thank you, President Obama!

[lonestarnot]

8. Thank you Mr. President! Now can you please declassify information re russians and our election?

You are a fine American! We love you for all you have done and tried to do and would have done had the fucking assholes hadn't obstructed everything to death.

[Cha]

20. Mahalo, lonestarnot!

[lonestarnot]

49. Mahalo Cha!

[world wide wally]

9. Thanks, Obama

[Cha]

21. Thank you, World wide wally!

[Lucinda]

10. ...

[Cha]

22. Nice work with your phone, Lucinda!

♥~❧~✿~❧~✿~❧~✿~❧~✿~❧~✿~♥

Mahalo~

[Scurrilous]

11. K & R

[Cha]

30. Mahalo, Scurrilous!

[Scurrilous]

42. ...

[Jeffersons Ghost]

12. K&R for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Obama, the finest President to ever serve the USA

[Cha]

34. Thank you to you, Jeffersons Ghost, for

that observation!

[Quayblue]

64. Well put and I agree.

[longship]

13. Wonderful pics in this thread.

Thanks, Cha and she, both as always on the first team.



And yes, thanks Obama.

[Cha]

69. Thank you, longship and Thanks Obama!

Jimmy Bear
‏@JimmyBear2
THANK YOU PRES.OBAMA!
#IStandWithStandingRock
#PresidentObama
#pipeline

https://twitter.com/JimmyBear2

Mahalo~

[longship]

72. Indeed. Thank you President Obama.

Sadly, much of all the good he's done may soon be undone. I cry for all of us.


My best to you.

[herding cats]

15. Thank you, Obama!

I was going to miss Obama before, now with Trump as president elect my level of missing the best president of my lifetime has escalated immeasurably.

Oh, and thanks for this, Cha!

[Cha]

75. Mahalo herding! This is for you.. I know we'll miss him something awful..

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I expect to hear a lot from our President post White House..



You're herding cats!

[orleans]

17. cynical bitch here wonders what the hell took him so long. n/t

[Cha]

25. Whatever.. you called it on yourself. I knew someone would get on

to insult and not have a freaking clue what was going on behind the scenes

[orleans]

57. like you had a "freaking clue?" n/t

[Cha]

61. I appreciated what the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe had to

say about President Obama.

That is what the OP is about.

They have a relationship with the President.. you have no clue.

[orleans]

74. ...

"Several veterans said they had no plans to leave and suspected Sunday's decision was a ruse to empty the camp.

"The company building the 1,172-mile (1,885-km) pipeline, Energy Transfer Partners, said late on Sunday that it had no plans to reroute the line, and expected to complete the project.

The Obama administration's decision was a "political action", ETP said in a joint statement on Sunday with its partner Sunoco Logistics Partners.

The pipeline is complete except for a 1-mile (1.61 km)segment that was to run under Lake Oahe, which required permission from federal authorities.

The chief executive of ETP, Kelcy Warren, donated to Trump's campaign, while the president-elect has investments in ETP and Phillips 66, another partner in the project.

As of Trump's mid-2016 financial disclosure form, his stake in ETP was between $15,000 and $50,000, down from between $500,000 and $1 million in mid-2015. He had between $100,000 and $250,000 in shares of Phillips, according to federal forms."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-north-dakota-pipeline-idUSKBN13T0QX

[Kathy M]

27. I do not think that is way to look at it ........

If Obama had ordered a stop earlier .... what guarantee it would stand after he left office , but now with protectors , vets , public behind them its a different outcome . whether there is still a chance of reversal do not know but the uproar would be devastating ( my opinion )

[Cha]

28. Mahalo for that keen observation, KathyM!

President Obama cares about the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and he wouldn't be waiting to twiddle his thumbs.

It's a brilliant move. Thank you!

[Kathy M]

68. Yes President Obama cares ............

I hope what ever the plan is it works and no pipe .... public is behind them ......

[dembat]

62. Negotiations

Learn about negotiations, it can take a while to get everyone on the same page.

[Cha]

71. Thank you, dembat!

[Hekate]

18. President Obama really came through. I know there are people who can't understand....

...his quiet, methodical style, but the things he accomplishes will be hard for subsequent administrations to entirely undo. And that's the point.

Mahalo nui loa to my forever-president.

[Cha]

26. Yeah, like this post..

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8332557

Mahalo for your post, Hekate.. I really appreciate it!

Bless President Obama

[Maru Kitteh]

23. Happy kick and rec this.

[Cha]

38. Mahalo, Maru!

Our President helping Standing Rock Sioux and our Environment!

[pbmus]

24. Makes me tear up... That he couldn't serve 4 terms...

[Tarheel_Dem]

29. Only seems like a day or two ago when Obama was being trashed by the usuals. Think they'll....

apologize now?

[Cha]

33. Hey Tarheel!

Thank you.. The ones who stood by President Obama and had his back like he had ours are the winners!

[Tarheel_Dem]

59. It's shocking that Obama can be trashed by certain DU'ers for any/everything under the sun, but if..

you mention a certain Senator, and neglect to show due reverence, you're subject to a hide. Go figure.

[Cha]

65. President Obama is the winner!

theGrio.com
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[brer cat]

35. K&R

[Cha]

39. From Jimmy Bear, brer cat

Jimmy Bear
‏@JimmyBear2
THANK YOU PRES.OBAMA!
#IStandWithStandingRock
#PresidentObama
#pipeline

https://twitter.com/JimmyBear2

Mahalo~

[lovemydog]

36. K & R for the resistors

who put everything on the line to protect their water. K & R for President Obama, a truly great President who listened and negotiated behind the scenes.

[Cha]

41. For the Resisters, lovemydog!

Jimmy Bear
‏@JimmyBear2
THANK YOU PRES.OBAMA!
#IStandWithStandingRock
#PresidentObama
#pipeline

https://twitter.com/JimmyBear2

Mahalo~

[lovemydog]

50. A momentous occasion, Cha.

Let us give thanks to the protesters, to mindful non-violent resistance Cha.

And to the President and others who listened to them.

Let's celebrate our victories. Many more to come.

I'm so happy.

[Cha]

52. You're right, lovemydog.. think of all

the history of the Native Americans and what the US gov has done to them.

And, in this instance.. they, for now, get to have their land without getting it fubar by some toxic pipeline.

[Vinca]

37. We are all going to miss President Obama. He's a truly great man.

[whathehell]

46. He's wonderful...

So wish he could do another term.

[Cha]

77. Oh Yes We Are, Vinca! Thank you! Just saw this pic

and wanted to post it here.. Mahalo


June 2014

[Vinca]

78. That's beautiful. I'm getting teary eyed.

[ismnotwasm]

40. K&R

[Cha]

44. Mahalo, ismnotwasm

[Lucky Luciano]

43. Thanks Obama!

[Cha]

48. Yeah, Thanks Obama!

Jimmy Bear
‏@JimmyBear2
THANK YOU PRES.OBAMA!
#IStandWithStandingRock
#PresidentObama
#pipeline

https://twitter.com/JimmyBear2

Lucky:

[mcar]

45. Thank you, President Obama!

[Cha]

67. Mahalo, mcar!

Jimmy Bear
‏@JimmyBear2
THANK YOU PRES.OBAMA!
#IStandWithStandingRock
#PresidentObama
#pipeline

https://twitter.com/JimmyBear2

Mahalo~

[RiverStone]

47. Kick that!

[Cha]

73. Mahalo, RiverStone!

[Beartracks]

51. Government: working.

Republicans hate when that happens.

===============

[pangaia]

53. Even though this is onlt a temporary hiatus in this battle,

I would like to know..
why didn't Obama move sooner?
OR- has he been working on this for a while?
OR- was there nothing he could have done?
OR.. was it not in his hands?
OR...
Any other options that might answer why this decision came down just now rather than sooner?
And. WHO, what group actually caused the temporary halt?

[Lotusflower70]

54. Well done

Thank you President Obama and thank you for posting those fantastic photos.

[True_Blue]

55. Thank you President Obama!

[shenmue]

56. Hooray!

[Sunlei]

58. Thank you President Obama! Once he is done with his job, I hope he can help Sovereign Nations

be Free, really free from RW corporations. I'll invest in those New Nations.

[Jose Garcia]

60. Isn't this something that Trump will just reverse in a few weeks?

[Cha]

66. The point is the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is thanking

President Obama now.. it's obviously important to them.

[RonniePudding]

70. Theoretically

Also theoretical: Obama just handed Trump a big headache. That's why his people were so upset about it this weekend. They know it will be a fucking mess to deal with.

Had Obama left office with the status quo in place it would have been infinitely easier for Trump to deal with.

The goal here would be to make undoing the decision so unappealing he doesn't mess with it, or if he does decide to intervene it comes at great cost politically.

[raging moderate]

63. And I will be forever grateful to the Standing Rock Sioux.

And all their cohorts there at Standing Rock. These brave people did this for all of us. They laid their lives on the line. We all owe them a huge debt. They have shown us the way.

[Cha]

76. Thank you for that, raging moderate!