Down in the Polls, Obama Seeks to Ride Occupy Movement’s “Populist Wave” (Vetting begins?)

Yahoo ^ | 12/07/11 | Morgan Korn

[Libloather]

Down in the Polls, Obama Seeks to Ride Occupy Movement’s “Populist Wave”
By Morgan Korn | Daily Ticker – 1 hour 52 minutes ago

President Barack Obama's speech Tuesday in Osawatomie, Kan. attacked Republicans, assailed Wall Street and defended the middle class while evoking President Teddy Roosevelt.

In his 55-minute speech at Osawatomie high school, Obama underscored the growing inequality in this country and vowed to fight against it.

"This is the defining issue of our time," he said to the packed high school gymnasium. "This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class."

Tuesday's speech was "Obama's re-election campaign message," says David Chalian, Washington Bureau Chief for Yahoo! News. Obama is attempting to shift the national discussion to income inequality from the Republican edict of spending cuts and deficit reform, he says.

Obama and Democrats have realized the message of the Occupy Wall Street movement has resonated across the country and transcends party lines. The protestors may no longer be "occupying" public property, but the common goal — to draw attention to the discernible differences between the rich and the "99%" - has "helped alter the debate in Washington," says Chalian.

"Occupy Wall Street has showed more political potency than anyone initially gave them credit for" and Obama "is going to try and ride the populist wave," he says.

[Libloather]

It maybe a good time to find out what the rookie Hussein and Bill Ayers chatted about during his numerous visits to the White House.

348 comments at the link.

[skeeter]

Is someone going to tell Barry the populist movement known as 'Occupy Wall St' isn't very popular?

Idiot.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You embrace those OWSers as tightly as you can, Barack.

We'll just sit back here and watch how it works out for ya.

[SECURE AMERICA]

They think Occupy mobs resonated with Americans? They really are clueless..........

[Fido969]

They think Occupy mobs resonated with Americans? They really are clueless..........

It resonates with THEM, so they think everyone will buy it.

[frankenMonkey]

Do ya think Zero can say “Osawatomie” three times really fast?

[moovova]

Ride Occupy Movement’s “Populist Wave”

You BamBam.

There aren't 57 states, and...

...the OWS'sers don't really represent the 99%.

[CowboyJay]

"This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class."

I agree with him, there. Only problem for him is that any workable solution would first involve running every last transnational progressive asshat out of office, if not completely out of the country. Including our sitting pResident.

[hflynn]

This is the defining issue of our time, he said to the packed high school gymnasium.

So the MSM designated savior, the current POTUS, leader of the free world, tells us what the defining issue of our time is in a packed high school gymnasium? Quite a venue for the most incompetent, empty suit to ever live at the White House to discuss the defining issue of our time. Is this a joke or are the people in charge of the Obama campaign, if it is even possible, more incompetent than the Bamster?

[hflynn]

This is the defining issue of our time, he said to the packed high school gymnasium.

So the MSM designated savior, the current POTUS, leader of the free world, tells us what the defining issue of our time is in a packed high school gymnasium? Quite a venue for the most incompetent, empty suit to ever live at the White House to discuss the defining issue of our time. Is this a joke or are the people in charge of the Obama campaign, if it is even possible, more incompetent than the Bamster?

[A_Former_Democrat]

They’re closing their encampments down daily

So go ahead, you jackass, embrace the smelly scumbags all you want

You fit right in.

[Doc Savage]

"Michelle and I are asking every communist, every marxist, every socialist, every anarchist to join us in establishing a true totalitarian dictatorship here in this country. We need your help to subjugate and oppress free men, to disband freedom and liberty where ever it may still flourish, and to make us, the elite rulers of this land, incredibly rich.!

Soi I ask you to put down your crack pipes, turn off your porn, and help us in destroying the Constitution, in breaking the backs the common man, and in helping us loot the Treasury. In Lenin's name we ask this fervent prayer!"

- Barry Barack Hussein Soetoro Obama, Your God and Master -

[Don Carlos]

OWS has certainly resonated with me. Bought another 200 rounds of .45ACP just this morning.

Hows that Hope n Change thing working for everybody?

[forgotten man]

“In his 55-minute speech.....”

I cannot imagine how anybody, even a brain dead zombie, could listed to that Marxist narcissist for that long.

[IrishPennant]

[Libloather]

Idiot.

[pallis]

Our little fagot president can ride the Occupy wave by taking a dump on the flag at every stop.

[jennings2004]

NO, but I am sure he can say: “This is Kansas, three times without including Texas”....oh, well maybe not...:))

[The_Media_never_lie]

Please explain why Obama “vacationed” in Pakistan with his boy friend.

Any explanation I can come up with is far more troubling than Mr. Cain’s possible heterosexual affair.

Can anyone think of an innocent reason? Oh media, where art thou?

[AmericanInTokyo]

Agreed. Incessently tie “Occupy” to “Obama” and watch the middle peel right away from him, the right is already fully opposed, and he will be left with an assortment of leftists, SEIU freaks, illegal aliens and dead-registered-to-vote-in-Chicago types.