*********WHITE HOUSE SAYS SEBELIUS 'MISPOKE' SUNDAY*********

[uponit7771]

http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/08/administration_official_sebelius_misspoke.php

And for "progressives" who believe what America's EXTREMELY sloppy M$M says you should at the least START paying attention!!

This is the SAME news media that HELPED get America into the Iraq war by under reporting anti war positions.

[MNDemNY]

1. Did the POTUS also "misspeak"?

"...sliver..." ???? " ...whether or not one is included..." ?????

[uponit7771]

2. No, he has already said that any reform bill MUST include the Public Option but it's just a SMALL..

...part of the other 5 things they're trying to do with reform.

I can understand his position because what they HCI firms have been doing is near illegal.

[MNDemNY]

3. Right.

[Hutzpa]

10. What are you talking about?? n/t

[rocktivity]

4. All that agony yesterday for nothing

When you should have been celebrating Obama's town hall meeting on Saturday.

But it does raise another issue--the way the media has been covering the debate--concentrating on the "ruckus" as Obama himself described, and not enough education of the bill's actual components. Maybe they're the target we should be concentrating on.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[uponit7771]

5. I thought the SAME THING this morning!! They're either the sloppiest people in the world or they're

...paid off, there are FEW good reasons why America can't get straight forward news from them that is even weighted.

[Arkana]

6. I hope the jerkoff who said "WHY IS OBAMA SILENT ON SEBELIUS' STATEMENT THEN?"

to me yesterday reads this and eats a metric fucking ton of crow.

[Peregrine Took]

15. C'mon! Do you really think she would go out and say that without checking

with everyone from soup to nuts in the WH?

Every important statement uttered in the media by the administration is carefully parsed days ahead of time.

[Qutzupalotl]

21. I doubt it was the plan to contradict each other.

To me it sounded like Sebelius was stressing other parts of the proposal, not diminishing the public option.

[Becky72]

24. Have you consider that she didn't really mispoke, but that the WH is playing damage control?

People here think that whatever story the WH puts forth has to be honest. Has anyone consider that the "mispoke" excuse is a response to the strong backlash this has generated?

[DevonRex]

7. Don't bother. They hate Obama. They LIVE to hate Obama. They've done their damage

already. So many DUers believe the shit they've been spouting that I don't even recognize the place anymore.

[uponit7771]

9. I think there are a realtive few here who are faking the funk, I've even read some word for word

...GOP talking points this morning, it's been disgusting

[DevonRex]

12. Yes it has been disgusting. Why do they bring RW filth here?

Oh, because they're NOT DEMS. Silly me. :hi:

[Becky72]

23. But did you tell us that she mispoke?

Judging by your comment it seems that you thought she mispoke. Have you made a statement to the effect that she mispoke?

[trueblue2007]

8. I WANT PUBLIC OPTION !!!!!!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

11. Instead of blaming liberals, please understand that the President needs to do more

to control the message. If he cannot get control over what his cabinet says and does to the extent that they are on message, then I blame HIM for this one.

Your finger-pointing is misdirected.

The president needs to exercise more--not less--leadership on this issue!!!

[polichick]

17. Amen. Liberals are the ones paying for moveon's ads and constantly calling...

Congress members ~ the ones the president's right-hand man has been trying to shut up.

[CalvinandHobbes]

13. She did.......

[Peregrine Took]

14. I'm sick of being jerked around by these cowardly amateurs in the WH.

I really think they are making it up as they go along - hour to hour.

"Let's say THIS and see what happens!"

Hours later, after studying all the neg reaction in the blogosphere, etc. they regroup and say "Whoa - we better pull back on THAT one! Let's say he/she MISSPOKE!!"

Amateur hour!!

[Bragi]

18. That isn't amateur hour

It's called floating a trial balloon, and it's been used by Presidents from all parties for a long time, so I'm not totally convinced that it was a misstatement.

The point I would make is that not everything can or should be blamed on the media, and progressives should not be silent when faced with statements from the administration that they may oppose, not all of which are/will be caused by bad reporting.

- B

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

16. Duh

Man. Some people are such suckers.

[Doremus]

19. So what was this little exercise all about anyway???

To gauge the reaction were the public option scuttled for real?

To light a fire under our butts to make some noise?

[yourguide]

20. I've made noise this morning

Called 4 senator's offices, 1 Rep, and the WH to speak in favor of the public option.

[SoCalDem]

22. Don't these people have meetings? phone conferences?

sheeeeezlouise

[daninthemoon]

25. How many viagra and othe big pharma ads run on the msm news

shows? Perhaps this has more to do with the msm corporate masters than the WH. I hope Obama says something about it today.

[Birdiesmom]

26. This is what Kos has to say on the subject:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/8/17/768155/-President-Obama-backs-off-the-public-option