Our president is BRILLIANT.

[Atman]

The way he dealt with the hecklers was sublime.

[Whisp]

1. info/linky? n/t

[ChisolmTrailDem]

4. MSNBC or CNN live.... n/t

[Whisp]

8. ty, will look on youtube or here later for that heckler thing. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

5. The President is speaking live in Boston

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbcnews.com/53414462

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Wasn't sure what they were yelling

[elleng]

9. 'Stop the pipeline.'

[BumRushDaShow]

10. That's what I was thinking

when he mentioned "climate change".

Thanks!

[mfcorey1]

3. I loved it. He did it with a smile and turning the tables on them.

[SharonAnn]

11. He said something like "That's the wrong rally" after they left. With a smile and a chuckle.

[HereSince1628]

6. Or maybe not...I'm willing to consider both possibilities.

[Atman]

7. Your tv...he is speechifyin' now

[gtar100]

12. No, it was condescending.

He may have had an agenda for his speech but as president, he should be prepared to talk about the issues of the day, of which the pipeline is a major concern for many. Frankly, his response concerns me. Does he think the issue was settled last summer? I hope not.

Remember, these were not tea party freaks heckling some idiotic demand. This is a group willing to make some noise about a disastrous plan to pipe tar sands oil across the heart of the country. And all the worse... there is absolutely no benefit to the People of the US for this crap.

The President, who I do have high regards for, has not been receptive to the environmental community about the concerns we have about the Keystone pipeline. It is literally being shoved down our throats whether we like it or not. And we can't wait for the President to fit it into his schedule to talk about it since he's given no indication that he will.

[Scuba]

13. +1,000

[leftstreet]

14. 'First they ridicule you...' n/t

[leftynyc]

15. They weren't teabaggers

but they were hecklers and if you give them what they want, they just do it again and again.....like a child having a temper tantrum. Everyone has their issues - why should the President stop every single speech to cater to whatever issue those bitching the loudest bring up? It's a stupid tactic and he handled it well.

[SunSeeker]

16. +1

[VanillaRhapsody]

31. +++++

"There are lots of problems to solve...take a number please"


I wish he would have said that!

[Pretzel_Warrior]

17. that's fucking idiotic. a president's just supposed to stop his prepared event

to provide proper courtesy to a bunch of yelling ass holes disrupting his speech?

Uh...fuck no!

[LordGlenconner]

18. I thought the same thing

What a ludicrous suggestion.

[NuclearDem]

25. So when exactly is it supposed to come up?

Because he's sure not inviting environmentalists to the White House.

Now I'm sorry he got disrupted for a few seconds, but he still hasn't shut down Keystone XL, and he needs to know people haven't forgotten about it.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

26. fine. but he also hasn't approved it, and he doesn't have to answer shit from hecklers

[NuclearDem]

29. Well what the hell is he waiting for? All he has to do is say no.

Given all the oil spills since Keystone was first introduced, you'd think it would be an easy decision by now.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

30. there's always a political angle to everything in D.C. in case you hadn't noticed

[NuclearDem]

35. What, a reelection to worry about or Republicans not liking him for doing so?

[Pretzel_Warrior]

37. why don't you focus rage on the fact that southern part of XL pipeline is being built

right now? It is still "under review" and people are free to make their wishes known to the president one way or the other. The GOP did by saying it was a conditon of reopening the government and paying US bills--then had their shot blocked back into their face. These people heckled their point of view during a presidential speech. Hope these people are happy. They got in the news!!! But it's still under review and he doesn't have to tell them shit about it.

[VanillaRhapsody]

33. because some problems have a higher priority than others...for Pres. Obama...Priority number one

right now is Healthcare.

[NuclearDem]

34. Again, just say no.

This isn't implementing a website or trying to pass a constitutional amendment, it's just one word.

[VanillaRhapsody]

41. He has no responsibility to put THAT issue ahead of any others....

He has more on his plate all around him...

[whathehell]

44. Thank you..

The "I prefer adoration over dealing with issues" gets to be a bit much here.

[DevonRex]

48. Mindless insults that people are too scared to say directly to those they're talking ABOUT

are the things that get to be too much around here. Just my humble opinion, of course. But I believe DU would be much nicer without all the insults being flung around for no good reason at all.

[whathehell]

49. Since you appear to be advocating frankness, how about you "say directly" what

"mindless insult" you imagine I'm "too scared" to say "directly' to...somebody.

[Lifelong Dem]

38. Wrong rally

This is why some are saying Obama isn't getting the word out about ACA. Some people would like to change the subject then turn around and jump on Obama for not getting the word out about ACA.

[bluestate10]

20. The President treated the fucking morons as they deserved to be treated.

The President's action was sublime.

[fadedrose]

21. He has learned not to speak unless he thinks first...

and he's thinking now about MA's health plan and the people who came there to hear him talk about it....

The pipeline will concern lots of other people, and they will come in great number when he is visiting a place where the agenda has not been planned. Don't forget, time is valuable - big game tonight and people want to get home and eat, etc., so he can't hold them up just to please a few people, even tho he may agree with them...or not.

[Lifelong Dem]

42. I remember way back in 2008 during the campaign

people were saying Obama takes time to think before speaking.

[panader0]

23. "literally"?

[Gore1FL]

43. LOL. I noticed that, too.

Thanks for pointing it out so I didn't have to!

[BumRushDaShow]

24. "as president, he should be prepared to talk about the issues of the day"

Bullshit. This was a prepared speech on a specific topic of a law that is currently being implemented. Keystone is still under review.

If he were to talk about "issues of the day", then he would need to talk about gun control or even the Farm Bill, where if this isn't passed soon, millions will lose major SNAP benefits and milk and other subsidized food products will shoot up in price, but this was not the forum for any of that either.

[Hoyt]

39. While I understand opposition to pipeline, the ACA is a hell of a lot more important right now, IMO.

Maybe the hecklers should have thought of that before trying to embarrass the Prez today.


Again, I understand the pipeline issue.

[Warren DeMontague]

40. Sorry, but he's the fucking President of the United States.

He's giving a speech. He's not there to engage in some back-and-forth with the fucking peanut gallery, no matter what they're on about.

[bluestate10]

19. Yeah, the President's action was outstanding. The best way to deal with assholes is

to show them the inappropriate error of their ways. I like how the President made light fun of the website problems while driving home a powerful message.

[EC]

22. so why were they hackling him

when he is trying to do something about it? Are they hackling the repubs that are the deniers?

[greatlaurel]

27. Great Speech!

He is doing a better and better job dealing with the Republican baloney. Who were the speech writer's for this speech? They should be commended.

I agree about the hecklers, too. Well done, sir.

He kicked some Republican behinds today.

[aikoaiko]

28. Perhaps you could describe what was said by the heckler and president?

[BumRushDaShow]

36. See post #9

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023950953#post9

[malaise]

32. The way he dealt with both the hecklers and the subject

was brilliant - he knocked both out of the park.

[whathehell]

45. Hero worship much?

Sorry, but I don't see how refusing to address an important issue, even rightfully,

given the timing, qualifies as "brilliant".

Never mind. I suspect he could read from a phone book and get that reaction from his adoring fans.

[malaise]

46. Whathehell? n/t

[whathehell]

47. Malaise?