Posted on 01/17/2010 6:08:46 PM PST by kristinn
As audience members streamed out of Pres. Obama's rally on behalf of AG Martha Coakley (D) here tonight, the consensus was that the fault for Coakley's now-floundering MA SEN bid lies with one person -- George W. Bush.
"People are upset because there's so many problems," Rosemary Kverek, 70, a retired Charleston schoolteacher said as tonight's rally wrapped up. "But the problems came from the previous administration. So we're blaming poor Obama, who's working 36 hours a day ... to solve these problems that he inherited."
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), speaking with a gaggle of reporters after the event, said that while state Sen. Scott Brown (R) offers voters a quick fix, in reality, the problems created by "George Bush and his cronies" are not so easily solved.
"If you think there's magic out there and things can be turned around overnight, then you would vote for someone who could promise you that, like Scott Brown," Kennedy said. "If you don't, if you know that it takes eight years for George Bush and his cronies to put our country into this hole ... then you know we have a lot of digging to do, but some work needs to be done and this president's in the process of doing it and we need to get Marcia Coakley to help him to do that."
(Curiously, Kennedy mentioned Coakley repeatedly during his remarks to reporters, each time referring to her as "Marcia," not "Martha.")
More Kennedy: "One thing the Democrats have done wrong? We haven't kept the focus on this disaster on the Republicans who brought it upon us..."
(Excerpt) Read more at hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com ...
Yeah.
Playing golf in Hawaii.
His nickname should be “Pampers Kennedy”
‘Patches’ Kennedy is a halfwit. Martha Coakley is evil.
Unbelievable. The reason people are leaning toward Brown rather than the Democrat is clearly the health care mess, and someone is stupid and blind enough to blame President Bush.
Surely they feel like fools for saying such things.....
Well, it didn’t take 8 years, it only took two from the time the democrats took congress. Bush’s fault? How long are they going to drag that old excuse around?
So he called her “Marcia” instead of “Martha”. Probably just a alcohol induced slur is all it was.
Marcia?
I though the Congressman just got through rehab. Sounds like he’s as dazed and confused as ever.
Blaming W is so over. Not to mention America is revolting against ObamaCare.
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.
‘Marcia’ is ‘Martha’......after a couple of toddies.....
...and this is your brain on drugs.
“So we’re blaming poor Obama, who’s working 36 hours a day “
Yeah.
Playing golf in Hawaii.
And birthday-partying for four hours at taxpayers’ expense.
I think the Bush’s fault chestnut is getting old and wearing thin with the people..
This 36 hrs. a day from a teacher no less.
Wonder if she’s visited all 57 states yet.
If folks don't like the way things are now - they need to get rid of those who have been in power for years.
Sure. Obama was hard at work over Christmas Break when we were attacked by a terrorist.
Certainly not eating ice cream or golfing.
So apparently Kennedy must've been passed out drunk or stoned every time that Obama has made a speech blaming the Bush administration for all of Obama's own failings...
At least that explanation is believable...
What was his BAC?
Obama raised his arms on high, and lo, there were 36 hours in the day!
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