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White House strategy backfires as GOP rules the summit
American Thinker ^ | February 26, 2010 | Rick Moran

Posted on 02/26/2010 2:07:34 PM PST by TruthHound

A couple of weeks ago, President Obama attended a GOP retreat in Baltimore and engaged several Republicans in conversation about several issues. While the GOP didn't come off looking half as bad as the media reported, there is little doubt that the president was better prepared, more at ease, and gave the impression that he was in total control of the event.

By contrast, Republicans looked less prepared, more petulant, and less knowledgeable of the issues.

It is almost a certainty that the White House was going for a repeat performance at the health care summit yesterday. But the Republicans had learned their lessons. They came very prepared to argue with the Democrats on the substantive differences between them, and Leaders McConnell and Boehner did a great job in choosing an excellent team (for the most part) who ran rhetorical rings around the Democrats.

In contrast, it was the president's turn to look ill at ease - sometimes even contemptuous of his foes. And while the president once again had facts and figures at his fingertips, his team members were a disgrace. They substituted emotionalism for logic and reason by relating health insurance horror stories designed to make the GOP look like heartless monsters. That sort of thing might work in a campaign commercial, but when placed against the devastating comebacks offered by the Republicans, it sounded silly.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; backfire; bhohealthcare; gophealthcare
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1 posted on 02/26/2010 2:07:34 PM PST by TruthHound
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To: TruthHound

Why does he go out of his way to take a dig at Palin, when all that the GOP final did was to say what Palin had been saying since August on Facebook and TV (not so much as “tweets” or “on radio” as the article suggests).


2 posted on 02/26/2010 2:16:40 PM PST by HapaxLegamenon
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To: HapaxLegamenon
He must have been at a different “summit” than the one I listened to. Obama came off sounding like a moron, stuttering and umming around like a nervous 6th grader. Just like he always does when the teleprompter doesn't tell him what to say. No amount of propping up by the media will cover for this epic fail for long.
3 posted on 02/26/2010 2:22:06 PM PST by bitterohiogunclinger (America held hostage - day 393)
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To: TruthHound

Beer Summit II?

If there had been jugs of beer on the dias, Obummmer`s argument wouldn`t have held water.


4 posted on 02/26/2010 2:24:32 PM PST by bunkerhill7 (God bless)
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To: TruthHound
"...Democrats were pretty much on their knees."

Their natural posture. Media, too.

Kneepads

5 posted on 02/26/2010 2:25:10 PM PST by TruthHound ("He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." --Leonardo da Vinci)
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To: HapaxLegamenon

Obooger is a complete failure as a leader. I’ll bet that he refused to have more than a cursory meeting with the Rats to plan strategy.

Hell, Obonehead didn’t even bother to right down some talking points on his hand!


6 posted on 02/26/2010 2:27:53 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Truth - Reality through the eyes of God.)
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To: TruthHound

BO came across as a petulant, peevish, pusillanimous, patronizing pinko propagandist.


7 posted on 02/26/2010 2:28:50 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: bitterohiogunclinger
stuttering and umming around like a nervous 6th grader

Hey, stop insulting sixth graders!

8 posted on 02/26/2010 2:30:11 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP

You forgot pathetic, pretentious, perfidious, purple-lipped punk.


9 posted on 02/26/2010 2:34:32 PM PST by TruthHound ("He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." --Leonardo da Vinci)
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To: TruthHound
You forgot pathetic, pretentious, perfidious, purple-lipped punk.

Yeah, and what about him coming across as a posturing, preening, prancing, puffed-up plotz?

10 posted on 02/26/2010 2:44:19 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier
You forgot pathetic, pretentious, perfidious, purple-lipped punk.

Yeah, and what about him coming across as a posturing, preening, prancing, puffed-up plotz?

You guys sound fairly P'd off!

11 posted on 02/26/2010 2:56:27 PM PST by jimmyray
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To: TruthHound

and 0bama takes another one in the.................................HA ha!!!

12 posted on 02/26/2010 3:03:15 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: jimmyray

OBooma set a trap for elephants but donkeys were in the way.


13 posted on 02/26/2010 3:04:24 PM PST by FreedBird (S)
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To: TruthHound

I don’t know about all that.

Heck, the story of the lady being forced to wear her dead sisters dentures had me crying. I cried so hard that my sides are still aching.

Don’t you folks have any feeeeeeelings?


14 posted on 02/26/2010 3:08:11 PM PST by Gator113 (Obama is America's First FAILED "light skinned African American [Pres-dent] with no Negro dialect..")
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Rush played the clip of that woman making that ridiculous claim.

Now I've heard Democrat sob stories before but really , this one is by far the most rib cracking, outrageous line of bull crap I have ever heard.

And they were stone cold serious..........They must also think that this covers dental work. But even Biden turned all blushy on that one. Not even he could top a gaff like that!

15 posted on 02/26/2010 3:15:01 PM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP ( Give me Liberty, or give me an M-24A2!)
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To: TBP

Because Barrack Obama is a child. He has never had a real job, he’s never been in the company of competent, intelligent adults who are professionals not only at what they do but who also have manners, civility and a sense of decorum. Obama wants out of this job—bad. He didn’t gamble on this. This sure ain’t community organizin’ anymore!


16 posted on 02/26/2010 3:16:34 PM PST by John-Irish ("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

It had me on the floor.... until I remembered that these ass-hats are in power. ;>)


17 posted on 02/26/2010 3:23:24 PM PST by Gator113 (Obama is America's First FAILED "light skinned African American [Pres-dent] with no Negro dialect..")
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To: John-Irish
Obama has never been required to actually achieve anything to receive all the benefits of others who have achieved. He's a spoiled brat who wants to take his ill-gotten money and give it away to all those who propped him up during the campaign. He has no soul. I suspect if he looks in a mirror there is no reflection. Maybe that's why he has to have pictures of himself covering the walls of the White House.
18 posted on 02/26/2010 3:35:00 PM PST by originalbuckeye
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To: originalbuckeye

Barrack Obama has gotten to where he is solely on the basis of his skin-color and nothing else. There is no ‘’there’’ there in him. He’s an empty suit and intellectually he’s a pretty ignorant man.


19 posted on 02/26/2010 3:49:37 PM PST by John-Irish ("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
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To: jimmyray
You guys sound fairly P'd off!

Let's just say that I'm perturbed by his prattling, pontificating, and peevishness.

20 posted on 02/26/2010 7:12:53 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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