Pres. Obama made an important point just now

[gopiscrap]

"raising the debt ceiling does not raise the debt" "There will not be a single dime of added spending, this is to pay for what we have already bought" I think a lot of low info teabaggers aren't aware of that!

[BumRushDaShow]

1. He is pissed. nt

[Turbineguy]

2. He's egging on the Teabaggers

explaining how well they can destroy the country.

[MoonRiver]

3. He says this over and over again

but the teathugs won't ever admit he's correct!

[malaise]

5. They are all being paid to shut down the government

They made a pact to do so from Obama's second inauguration.

[Heather MC]

15. It's because the LIV is now in charge at least 1/3 in charge

This people don't know their head from their ass as it relates to how out Gov Works
and they are not interested in learning. they a wahy they want it to work and that's all the matters

Its like the decided I want to go faster on my skates so I will ride my bike while I am skating
HUH?????

[The Wielding Truth]

4. They have been so brain washed, narrow minded, and selfish that they can't digest this truth.

[Rex]

6. He should bring up how the GOP loves to spend and spend and spend.

They hate responsibility as much as they hate taxes! He can point this out when asked what he meant.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. I hear that canard on Facebook from right-wing trolls

as exemplified by comments like: "Time to take this Administration's credit card away!"

[AAO]

16. Even though the congress holds the credit card. PO just signs the receipts.

[Raven]

8. Forget the Teabaggers...there are a lot of low info

regular folks who don't understand the debt ceiling. Obama needs to reach them with the message. The Teabaggers are a lost, lost cause.

[WaitWut]

9. I actually had to say this exact samething to

a co-worker.

Then I said, "You know like lowering taxes and then starting two wars increases deficits.

So essentially you ate yourself a fine meal with appetizers and desert, now your best idea is to run out on the tab because you don't like the coffee your date ordered. Now, that's fiscal responsibility!"

He changed the subject to welfare queens. Blah, Blah, Blah...

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, gopiscrap.

[gopiscrap]

21. Sure I just thought that this distinction was really important to highlight

because I know there are trolls on this site, plus I heard that bit of misinformation from some of the right wingers I have to be around for work.

[Myrina]

11. Not just low info teabaggers ... I think most of America doesn't understand that.

n/t

[Mira]

12. He is very forthcoming - and I'm pleased.

How he keeps his cool is commendable. I hope he can keep it up and step it up and stay firm.

[Cosmocat]

17. He is a bigger man than I am

I would have LONG ago been a lot more frank and direct about the Rs than he has been ...

[warrior1]

13. I don't think that they care

they want a pound of flesh from Obama.

[munster69]

14. I just hope president Obama Doesn't negotiate after a short term clean deal.

He mentioned that he is willing to do so. I was hoping he would hold his ground, no short term fix.

[kelliekat44]

18. I think they still don't understand that point. You have to give them a picture. nt

[gopiscrap]

25. Yeah and that's the problem with many folks they don't get it

[markpkessinger]

19. I didn't get to see the presser, but did he address . . .

. . . the talking point proffered by some on the right that he could merely 'choose' to pay debt obligations and mandatory spending and make cuts in discretionary spending? This is something Chris Hayes pointed out the other day (even apart from the damage such a move would do to the economy). The U.S. government writes millions upon millions of checks each year. The entire system is computerized (as indeed it must be in order to handle that kind of volume). It isn't as if somebody decides, "OK, we're going to pay this bill this week, and this bill we're going to wait to pay until next week or next month." There is simply no mechanism by which to do that, nor, given the volume, could such a system be readily created. The notion that we can flag certain obligations to be paid now, and others to wait, is yet another manifestation of the very ignorant idea that the nation is or can be run the way one runs a household. It is a categorical mistake.

[freshwest]

20. It's a shame he has to tailor the discussion to those with no grasp of anything. Hope it works.

[gopiscrap]

23. No kidding

[displacedtexan]

22. The Ryan budget added over $1Trillion to our national debt.

But repukes don't want to be reminded of that. Or of the fact that the debt limit was raised 18 times during the Reagan administration. Or that this current bunch of tearepukes have already approved of and spent the money they need to pay for now.

Lying sacks of shit, the lot of them.

[TNNurse]

24. Tea Party = low info

Are there well informed, educated, thoughtful members of the Tea Party??? I have seen no evidence of it.

I heard someone compare the government budget to his household budget. How simple minded is that??

[yourout]

26. you mean......No Info. All they do is parrot whatever nonsense Drudge or Fox or Rush spew.

[steve2470]

27. he gave a great press conference today

He made his points extremely well. Anyone who listened with an open mind would have been impressed and informed.

[gopiscrap]

28. I agree

[IkeRepublican]

29. Ross Perot pie graph time to expose GOP lies

As we all know and have read time and time again, the GOP only cares about spending when they're not in charge.

Now is the time for the POTUS to go prime time, pie graphs at the ready and use it. The time to precipitate a forcing of the teabag ayatollahs to have their proper comeuppance meltdowns is now. They are, and have been, engaging in absolute, premeditated and deliberate subversion of their sworn duties as elected lawmakers of this country.

It's a thought.

[barbtries]

30. sadly,

the same low info teabaggers who hate the president so much they either won't be listening, or will call bullshit and disbelieve him when he states this fact.

[gopiscrap]

31. Yeah, sorry to say, I am afraid you're correct.