Aides: President to be 'very forceful' in Wednesday address (losing his cool, perhaps?)

CNN ^ | September 7th, 2009 | CNN

[mdittmar]

President Barack Obama plans to get much more assertive when he addresses a joint session of Congress Wednesday night at a critical stage in the health-care debate.

Top aides say his fiery Labor Day speech to an organized-labor crowd in Ohio was a preview of a more passionate case for reform that's coming later this week.

The top aides say the president is putting his own strong imprint on the speech to Congress. After advisers last week submitted various thoughts on what the speech should say, Obama spent much of the weekend at Camp David crafting the actual address, which currently is running about 37 minutes in draft form.

"He will be very forceful," one senior Obama aide said about the tone of the speech. "He will be making the case for action."

A second senior Obama aide said that while the president knows that a rousing organized labor crowd is a much different audience than a joint session of Congress — along with millions of Americans watching on television Wednesday night — Monday's speech set the stage for what will be a more aggressive case for reform than the public has seen thus far.

"He will make a strong case Wednesday night on what health-care reform means to Americans," the second aide said on Monday. "Today you began to see a preview of what you will see Wednesday night."

[omega4179]

The one does not like to be questioned.

[Not A Snowbird]

Which means he’ll throw a grade school hissy fit.

[driftdiver]

The only people he’s not forceful with are those that hate America and want to kill us all.

[Nachum]

Bring it Mr. President. We are all waiting for you to act like captain Queeg.

Just bring your clackers. You are so much more fun when you do.

[Principled]

He’ll start out with lies - losing most everyone. Then he’ll insult those who disagree - losing the rest.

I say about 49 seconds in, he’ll be through. 5 more points will be shaved from approve numbers.

Oh yeah, the night will be about him.

[InterceptPoint]

[Kieri]

I wonder what name he’ll call his opposition this time? Van Jones took all the good ones... / sarc

[goodnesswins]

Go ahead....make my day, Obomba!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Sounds like he’s really going to get all “wee wee’d up.” Oh well.

[Moonmad27]

He’s going to be “very forceful”. Ooh, I’m scared! (sarcasm obvious)

[FormerACLUmember]

Break out the tampons for this hystrionic manipulative Obama whine-a-thon.

[Petronski]

[InterceptPoint]

If Sarah Palin were a blond this would be the perfect answer to Obama:

[fieldmarshaldj]

"He will be very forceful,"

As if he's not raping us hard enough.

[cripplecreek]

So we’re going to be threatened?

[Cicero]

Like I said earlier, if he really wants to impress his audience, he should put on his Mao suit and give a five-hour speech.

After all, the networks are paying for it.

[sionnsar]

[golas1964]

They better have rolls of Bounty handy in the House chamber to pick all the wee-wee.

[GeronL]

Maybe he will repeat the “selective amnesia” comment, intimating things are better than 7 months ago.