And the problem is, what?
Posted on 01/29/2010 10:56:16 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
BALTIMORE — President Barack Obama on Friday accused Republicans of portraying health care reform as a "Bolshevik plot" and telling their constituents that he’s "doing all kinds of crazy stuff that's going to destroy America."
Speaking to House Republicans at their annual policy retreat here, Obama said that over-the-top GOP attacks on him and his agenda have made it virtually impossible for Republicans to address the nation’s problems in a bipartisan way.
“What happens is that you guys don’t have a lot of room to negotiate with me,” Obama said, silencing the smattering of Republicans who had applauded when he said “Bolshevik plot.” "The fact of the matter is, many of you, if you voted with the administration on something, are politically vulnerable with your own base, with your own party because what you've been telling your constituents is, ‘This guy's doing all kinds of crazy stuff that's going to destroy America.' ''
Obama’s comments came in the midst of an extraordinary back-and-forth with Republican House members – a scene straight out of the House of Commons that played out live on cable TV.
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Truths hurt................
Paging Dale Carnegie! This guy sure knows how to win friends and influence people. /sarc
They're right...
2/3rd of the country is standing up and cheering the GOP right now. They wish THEY could do this to Dear Reader.
Obama’s health care plan is a Bolshevik plot. Obama is doing all kinds of crazy stuff that’s going to destroy America.
The mask slips, yet again.
It sounded like Obama waited until the last second to tell the Republican leadership that it was to be a televised debate. I haven’t seen the video, I hope the Republicans held their own.
And the problem is, what?
He is a narcissitic a**wipe who hates America. He talks all big and bad but I have bets that he had his lunch money stolen all the time and embarrassed continually and would fold like a cheap suit if pushed. Slap his faggot a** and send him on his way back to Kenya and take his pet Wookie with him.
LOL, good thing too. Here's what he's hiding. House liberals are just as opposed to a bi-partision approach as conservatives are. Better yet, the democrat's agenda is now political poison so even RINOs have little to gain by dealing with Obama and Democrats. This is just posturing, nothing more. He is in a corner now.
Hey, get a grip, Ass-monkey. We don't negotiate with terrorists!
You make KSM look like a schoolgirl. And BTW, our GOP congressmen have not been "telling us it's a Bolshevik plot." We have been screaming that at them!
I have yet to hear one GOP stool-chunk call your Commie evil by its proper name. You simpering macaque.
;-/
I saw this! The Republicans did a great job asking him why he has not put this on C-Span as he promised and why he is not considering their plan and denying they even have one. He said they have been on C-Span and that the medical people must prove to him their plan is better. He could not deny they have a plan.
Sounds like he finally gets it....
This is like the abusive father realizing he is going to get raked over the coals when court is in session......so now he goes to the kid he has been abusing and tries to make nice.....then says...I’m just trying to make a better life for you...if your mother would just give in...you could have a better life....but I need her...she isnt cooperating.....TRUST ME.....COURT WILL BE IN SESSION IN NOVEMBER....WHICH SIDE IS THE KID GOING TO CHOOSE TO STAY WITH? HMMMMMMMMMMMMM
It’s only going to harder after the Nov. elections.
While I could not watch this meeting except for small snippets, my impression was that the Reps were too respectful to a guy who shows zero respect or truthfulness to them.
I think it should rightfully have become a controlled brawl. Zero should have walked out of that meeting shaken. I don’t think that happened. The Reps weren’t adequately prepared and failed to anticipate his lashing-out style of offense.
I saw part of it. He was trying to lecture and be seductive at the same time.
Hubby says he is “on the run” but I don’t know. I think he is coming at it another way and the pubs better be careful or they will be rolled or demonized even more.
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