Barack Obama's Oratory Loses Its Oomph

Telegraph(UK) ^ | July 25th 2009

[Steelfish]

Barack Obama's oratory loses its oomph

By Janet Daley 25 Jul 2009

Barack Obama cannot keep avoiding the details

America is discovering the truth about universal health care: it isn't cheap. And Barack Obama is discovering the truth about the power of oratory: it can only get you so far.

There is a lesson here for us all. Opposition to the president's health care reform is gathering a startling head of steam that threatens to engulf his presidency in early onset disillusionment.

Health care is now being described as a potential "Waterloo" for the administration, and Mr Obama's personal poll ratings are dropping in tandem with the declining popularity of his health care policy.

The momentum of this resistance is not a simple partisan matter, although to hear Mr Obama tell it at town hall meetings, you would think that his proposal was being sabotaged purely by Republican wreckers.

In fact, the most trenchant and indefatigable critics are within his own party: the "Blue Dog" Democrats who come from states where working people resent increased taxes and federal interference as much as they fear being caught without health insurance.

What the Democratic congressmen have been demanding more and more vociferously is "clarity" about how the public (state-funded) option of Obama health care is to be paid for: which is to say, who is going to do the paying.

Thus far, Mr Obama's response has been judged rather unsatisfactory: the approach he has taken is the one that worked so well for him during the presidential campaign. He makes yet another eloquent speech that is long on general principle and short on concrete detail.

[Steelfish]

EXCERPT:

He gives another prime-time press conference – he has held four of these in the six months he has been in the White House, which is as many as George W Bush held in eight years – in which his answers are emotionally engaging, articulate and vague.

He visits Blue Dog states such as Ohio and holds town hall meetings with crowds of adoring supporters, who cheer his moving appeals to the social need for expanded health care provision – but who fail to exact from him any specifics about how exactly this is going to work. (Or even about what he himself would find acceptable in the Bill that he is allowing Congress to construct.)

[Doogle]

he’ll have the TOTUSii SHOT, their undermining him

[screaminsunshine]

I wonder if you can get that paper here. You would never see that story in the lapdog commielib US Press.

[Rembrandt]

Winston Churchhill had great rhetorical skills; he delivered and continued his great speeches.

The Messiah has great rhetorical skills; he hasn’t delivered anything except steps to kill free enterprise and his speeches are falling flat just as his popularity is in free fall.

[kcvl]

I never thought it had any Ooomph.

[Jeff Head]

Here is a link to the full House Democrat Health Care Plan in PDF. In Section 1233 E & F, pages 426-433, you find the part about mandatory end-of-life counseling for anyone over 65 years of age. A lot more provisions now being documented at that site.

HOUSE DEMOCRAT HEALTH CARE PLAN - http://www.jeffhead.com/DemHealthCare.htm

Also, here's a large image of the Democratic (Obama) Health Plan chart-another Obama empty promise. This is the one the House democrats are censuring. Email these links or the image to everyone you know.

Decmocrat (Obama) Health Plan
http://www.jeffhead.com/DemHealthCare.htm

Obama and all those pushing his radical agenda are abject marxist ideologues. Their "fundamental; change" is nothing more than a destruction of the American free market and fundamental republican principle.

A PETITION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

A 4TH OF JULY TEA PARTY SPEECH

UNITED SOCIALIST STATES OF AMERICA - A SONG
By Ron and Kay Rivoli

...and on the lighter side, take your mind off the Obamanation for a few minutes and enjoy some beautiful Western US scenery slideshows.

JEFF HEAD'S WESTERN US SCENERY SLIDE SHOWS

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Thus far, Mr Obama’s response has been judged rather unsatisfactory: the approach he has taken is the one that worked so well for him during the presidential campaign. He makes yet another eloquent speech that is long on general principle and short on concrete detail.”

In other words, Obama is full of $hit!!

[combat_boots]

Let us pause for a moment in remembrance of TOTUS 1.

TOTUS 2 is hospitalized under nationalized health care. No. It’s federal health care, so it’s exempt. Still, words are not enough to express its concern for the responsibility of becoming chief TOTUS.

[combat_boots]

Let us pause for a moment in remembrance of TOTUS 1.

TOTUS 2 is hospitalized under nationalized health care. No. It’s federal health care, so it’s exempt. Still, words are not enough to express its concern for the responsibility of becoming chief TOTUS.

[Jack Hammer]

Thus far, Mr Obama’s response has been judged rather unsatisfactory...

That sounds like rather an understatement.

[combat_boots]

Please excuse the double double post post.

Boots

[eyedigress]

Obama failed miserably at that ridiculous speech. He is way out of bounds. A racist moron is in charge.

[Robert A Cook PE]

My thought as well = the “000mph” that the press reported during the campaign was strictly a product of the press reporting it during the campaign BECAUSE the press was reporting during the campaign.

[doc1019]

His only “Oomph” was his skin color and liberal guilt. The liberal quilt is fading fast. The average liberal is ok with liberalism until it starts to hit their wallet, then their thoughts begin to change.

[OCC]

Why not try a dose of tort reform to bring costs under control before pulling the plug on private health insurance?

[Veto!]

Frankly, I think his presentation skills are vastly overrated. Also his intelligence. I’ve never seen a high IQ over there or any indication of more than academic mannerisms.

I will give him teeth, though. Absolutely the best set of choppers ever to grace the White House. The Cheshire Cat of presidents, fading to nothing but a smile.

Lacking gravity, expect a cavity, Barry.

[libs_kma]

"What the Democratic congressmen have been demanding more and more vociferously is "clarity" about how the public (state-funded) option of Obama health care is to be paid for: which is to say, who is going to do the paying."

To borrow a phrase from that POS Obama...

"Let me be clear"...Even though I CLEARLY said no one making under 250K would be taxed "one dime"...I'm going top tax you all WAY more than "one dime".

And when I CLEARLY said I would not sign a health care reform bill that sdded "one dime" to the defecit, I'm adding gazillions more than "one dime" to the defecit. So you see?

I've CLEARLY still kept my promise...."

[tumblindice]

Exactly. All 0’s got are vague, B.S. talking points.
People start reading the details & it hits the fan.

This paragon of self-esteem is way out of his depth.
Impeach & remove him now and save a lot of trouble.

[shield]

That he is...what he is is a RACIST PUNK...

[Minn]

I get the British papers mixed up. The Telegraph must be right leaning, since the article and every single comment slams Obama. I found the comments boring since they were so one sided. Still, it’s interesting that maybe trolls just don’t feel like going around defending the dork anymore.