****Heads Up: POTUS Speaks To House gNOp members, 12pm EST ****

[Clio the Leo]

I'm posting this now since I wont be here when it starts, but apparently the President's remarks AND the Q&A session will be OPEN press meaning we get to hear it too!

Audio Stream
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

CSPAN (link not live yet but you can access it when it is from here)
http://cspan.org/

This will be a chance for House GOP members to grandstand in front of the President for the benefit of the cameras and the voters back home. Should be interesting.

[annabanana]

1. might be interesting.... . n/t

[Clio the Leo]

3. I have this vision of a slightly more polite summer town hall meeting...

.... you know like what the GOP did last year during the health care mess.

There will either be members of Congress showing their hind ends or there will be nothing but awkward civility.

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[Jennicut]

2. Open press huh?

Wonder if anyone would dare speak back against the President now?

[zbdent]

9. um ... the Republicans AND the Press will no doubt speak out against

the President now ...

on January 20, 2009, the "liberal media" remembered that they had balls ...

[quiet.american]

4. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be there (virtually, that is). nt

[Lasher]

5. Kentuck just posted an OP to say they were gonna meet behind closed doors.

Then open it up for a Q&A after that.

Link to Kentuck's post www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7599742|here].

:shrug:

[eleny]

6. Change of plans just announced on MSNBC

All will be open to cameras.

[Lasher]

8. OK, thank you. EOM.

[steve2470]

7. Obama's schedule today, fwiw...

http://www.democraticunderground.com//discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x160210#160229

[quiet.american]

10. Kicking for visibility. nt

[quiet.american]

11. Sounds like Man-Tan speaking - lying his ass off. (WH feed is audio only).

Man-Tan claiming Republican Party has presented detailed, better solutions than the Democratic Party to prez.

[quiet.american]

12. Man-Tan implying Republicans have "listened to people" better than Dems? wtf

[Jennicut]

14. Man-Tan

:rofl:
I must call Boner that from now on.

[quiet.american]

19. :) nt

[Blue Owl]

222. by people, they mean corporations

see how honest they are?

[madmax]

13. Obama in the belly of the beast. n/t

[quiet.american]

15. Obama jokes: "You know what they say, it's important to keep your friends close --

-- but visit the Republican caucus every few months."

[madmax]

17. That was good...

The Italian version I'm sure you know is 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer'.

[quiet.american]

43. Hello, max. Agreed, that was a great take on the ole' favorite. nt

[quiet.american]

18. "I don't believe the American people want us to focus on our job security --

-- they want us to focus on their job security."

[Writer]

16. Listen to that rude clanking of silverware while Obama speaks. n/t

[quiet.american]

20. Wow, listen to that applause -- uh oh, defense contracting reform bill - house goes silent. nt

[jenmito]

21. It's also on MSNBC, CNN, Faux, and C-Span. n/t

[quiet.american]

22. Taking it to them: I don't understand why *you* were against COBRA, unemployment benefits, etc.

[Writer]

23. Anyone else think that this is exceptionally brave of Obama to do? n/t

[quiet.american]

24. It's classic Obama-- face-to-face, let's find out what the problem is. :) nt

[livetohike]

26. He's strong in his convictions and not afraid to confront them

I think it was a very smart thing to do and yeah, I guess brave. It shows the public he isn't afraid of confrontation.

[jenmito]

28. Yup. And I don't know anyone else who would do this. n/t

[AlinPA]

30. yes, it is, but they are going to respond like rattlesnakes.

[gkhouston]

32. Yes, and it makes them uneasy. Me likey.

If it makes them less confident and the Dems feel a bit more assertive, so much the better.

[impik]

51. He is fearless. He went to Cairo to talk to the Muslim world.

He criticized China's government while IN CHINA. He is simply fearless.

[jenmito]

25. It was a brilliant idea for Obama to ASK that cameras be allowed for the Q&A session...

CNN reported that some of the Repubs. got nervous after allowing cameras in. :D

[livetohike]

29. Of course they did! They just seem so lost to me - our Pres.

is making them work for their living :-).

[gkhouston]

39. They're used to traveling in packs and hiding behind talking points.

Obama seems to actually understand a lot of the material behind the talking points. He may be out there on his own, but he's still got a deeper bench. :-)

[livetohike]

48. Great analogy

Pres. Obama is definitely smarter and quicker with his words than anyone else in that room right now. Boehner is an idiot.

[quiet.american]

34. Amen, Jen. Because if we all see and hear it, they can't lie about what was said.

(Although that won't stop them from trying.)

[jenmito]

49. They ARE still lying. But he's there to call them on it. n/t

[quiet.american]

53. Hello! I hear you!, and like I said, nothing would stop them from still trying.

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[quiet.american]

27. Wow, $5k tax break for every employee small biz's add.

Also tax credits for every dollar they add to wages above inflation level.

[quiet.american]

31. "If you listen to the American people, John (Man-Tan), they'll tell you they want their money back."

-- so, hello, why the opposition to imposing fees on banks that got the biggest bailouts in order to get the money back?

[cliffordu]

33. He's spanking them pretty good.

I just love it.

[crazylikafox]

36. Yes. They must be seething. He's calling them out in front of the camera's.

I wonder how this will play out.

[quiet.american]

35. Knock me over - the high risk pool was McCain's idea?! (I really like that idea)

[quiet.american]

37. So, I'm hearing that a lot of their ideas were included in HCR and they still voted "no."

[quiet.american]

38. "I'm willing to work with anyone who is prepared to work in a spirit of good will."

[Writer]

40. Holy shit, he's taking questions???

:rofl:

[quiet.american]

42. Did the feed just go out? Can't hear anything..... was that the end (for us)

[Parker CA]

44. Sound is back.

[quiet.american]

47. Thanks, Parker! I'll hit refresh. nt

[gkhouston]

46. Try CSPAN. I've still got it there, although it burped for a second. n/t

[jenmito]

52. It was his idea to have the cameras in during the Q&A session! n/t

[Parker CA]

41. Here come the questions. This should be good.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

45. A homeless shelter visited by a Republican?

[quiet.american]

50. Did I just hear a Republican say Republicans have "always advocated" for jobs, middle-class, etc.?!

Just caught the tail-end of it.

[gkhouston]

56. "Tail end" is right. News flash: R's say tax cuts will fix our problems.

Hope you were sitting down when you got that shocking bit of news.

[quiet.american]

61. :) nt

[flpoljunkie]

54. I knew it! All that lead up to ask for the Bush tax cuts for the rich not to expire! Rich, indeed!

GOP--Grand Old Protector--of the Top 2%!

[Parker CA]

55. He's just going to nail these fuckers to the wall. He's smarter than anyone in that room.

[quiet.american]

58. No wonder they didn't want this broadcast. Obama's putting the hammer down telling the truth!

[Parker CA]

62. He's going to blow every one of their bogus talking points out of the water. This is great stuff.

[flpoljunkie]

59. He's a marvel to behold. Sticking it to 'em with intelligence, class and style!

[Phx_Dem]

60. Republicans are not going to win this televised battle.

They probably wet their pants when they found it the President was going to allow tv cameras.

:rofl:

[Robb]

63. +1. He kind of just did.

"'Boutique' tax cuts? 95% of Americans benefitted!" :D

"A lot of you have gone to appear at ribbon cuttings for the same projects you opposed." :D

[Parker CA]

64. That ribbon cutting line was freakin' awesome. BAM!!

[libnnc]

65. that was pretty sweet, I must say.

:popcorn:

[HopeOverFear]

57. I don't know why but I'm nervous again.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

108. So much for their "he needs a teleprompter" bullshit

[quiet.american]

66. The best thing about this is that it shatters GOP memes about Obama.

"Radical." "Muslim." "Socialist." "Tax-and-spender."

Shattered by the sound of reason.

[Parker CA]

67. "Hahahha, this guy..." Obama thinks this guy is a fool and can hardly contain himself. GOBAMA!!

[Robb]

68. "What you may consider across the board tax cuts may be greater tax cuts for people making a billion

...dollars. I may not agree to a tax cut for Warren Buffet or the banking industry." :D

[quiet.american]

70. Fantastic, yes.

[Parker CA]

73. Loved that!! I might not give billionaires tax cuts.

[gkhouston]

74. Oh, noes!!! Dad's gonna check their math. They're dooooomed. n/t

[quiet.american]

86. Self-delete. (Oops wrong place.) nt

[quiet.american]

69. Let's look at the specifics of "across the board" tax cut - love it. nt

[DrToast]

71. LOL...it sounds like this will be the last of these Q&A sessions

I think the Republicans are regretting this.

[Jennicut]

75. They are getting torn apart here, Obama is smarter then they are.

[DrToast]

82. It also helps that he has reality on his side

When all you have to do is tell the truth, you've got a huge advantage.

[gkhouston]

83. And he's done his homework. *This* is why you want a President who gets info

and advice from his advisers but has a healthy working knowledge of everything himself. Bush was a failure on so many levels.

[Parker CA]

77. I bet this gets cut short since it's now televised. He's beating back every one of their claims. nt

[jefferson_dem]

72. This is great...

Setting aside partisanship issues, this event/exchange is great for democracy.

[quiet.american]

76. Very true. It does a lot to hear civilized conversation, for a change.

[Robb]

78. +1. nt

[jefferson_dem]

79. Is there any doubt who is the smartest person in the room.

If Repugs didn't realize it earlier, they will after this smack-down.

[fugop]

80. Just you wait ....

By tonight, they'll all be screaming he did it all with a teleprompter!!!!

[Robb]

84. Line item veto: "There's not a pres. out there that wouldn't love to have it."

"I don't like being held up with big bills that have stuff in them that are wasteful, that I have to sign to make sure the troops are getting the funding they need. I would love Congress itself to show discipline on both sides of the aisle."

[flpoljunkie]

87. He's great off-the-cuff! He don't need no stinkin' teleprompter, Republicans!

[quiet.american]

81. We prepared budget for 2010, it's now going forward, that's why no freeze.

There's the detail that many missed at first (including myself) when freeze was first announced.

[Robb]

85. Och. Clean coal.

"Nobody's been a bigger supporter of clean coal than me. "

"The one thing I've also said ... is that we have to plan for the future. The future is that clean energy, cleaner forms of energy, are going to be increasingly important. Because even if some folks are still skeptical about climate change in our Congress, the world is not."

[quiet.american]

88. Great point - Republicans may be skeptical about climate change, but the world isn't.

And that means dollars missed in terms of clean energy business.

[Parker CA]

89. This guy is going to get his ass handed to him. He's a freeper.

[crazylikafox]

90. OMG... "we have not been obstructionist"

[HopeOverFear]

91. Listen to this motherfucker.

[quiet.american]

92. This punk has the nerve to say he's not obstructionist, but has voted no on everything.

[HopeOverFear]

93. He said "I can look you in the eye and say we have not been obstructionists"

I said "well then that means you can look people in the eye and LIE YOUR ASS OFF">

[quiet.american]

94. Bingo! nt

[gkhouston]

95. Perhaps, in a spirit of bipartisanship, the President should him a dictionary. n/t

[Bobbie Jo]

96. House "Democrat" leadership.

Jackass. :eyes:

[quiet.american]

102. Glad someone else still picks up on that. GOP has made it standard, now.

[gkhouston]

104. I always think it makes them look ignorant. n/t

[Parker CA]

97. Obama is biting his tongue right now big time.

[Jennicut]

98. What is Marsha Blackburn rambling on about?

I mean, please...
The House Leadership is a problem? Yeah, because you are in the minority right now, duh!

[jefferson_dem]

99. RT @DavidCornDC: Will the House GOP staffer who suggested this have a job on Monday?

Ha.

[Parker CA]

100. HAHHAHAHAAA. No shit. They're definitely not going to be please upon playback.

[quiet.american]

101. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jennicut]

103. Ha! Answer is no!

[jefferson_dem]

105. RT @marcambinder: Getting a lot of questions from Dems asking; Where the HELL has his Obama been...

...for twelve months?

[Parker CA]

112. Better late than never. He's on fire right now. Calling them out on every single detail.

[Bobbie Jo]

106. Bolshevik Plot!!

I love this man. :rofl:

[buzzard]

111. That made me laugh.n/t

[Parker CA]

107. "You'd think this was a Bolshevik plot, that's how you presented it." GOP is getting worked.

[steve2470]

110. I loved that line hahahahah nt

[CBR]

116. HA!!!!

:fistbump:

[quiet.american]

109. "From the way you guys went after it -- you'd think this was some kind of Bolshevik plot."

And it's similar to what many Republicans proposed to Bill Clinton when he was doing healthcare. We have to close the gap between rhetoric and reality.

[crazylikafox]

113. And they just applauded that line as if it's true.

[HopeOverFear]

114. KICK THEIR ASSES, BARACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TCJ70]

115. Now he's letting them have it for their irresponsible speech...

...so great! GO OBAMA!

[KathieG]

121. He is kicking ass!

[quiet.american]

117. WHAM! Talking crazy shit to your constituents doesn't leave you room to negotiate.

[Hello_Kitty]

118. Barack, it is NOT happening on our side!!!

:banghead:

When you repeat a false meme you give it credibility.

[instantkarma]

211. yes it is.

At least that's the way I see it. The difference is the Republicans do it a hell of a lot more often and a lot louder. And the tv zombies give them a lot more opportunity and repeat their bullshit as if it's true. And I think only a few dems do it, whereas almost all pubs do it.

[Hello_Kitty]

214. Examples, please? eom

[instantkarma]

219. Mr. Grayson

although I admit I love hearing him do it. Occasionally Bernie gets caught up in the back and forth. I'm sure there's a few more examples but like I wrote, the balance swings very heavily towards the right. It's their bread and butter. I don't think the democrats are generally predisposed towards doing it as a regular tactic, they usually get sucked into it in the course of getting frustrated and fighting back. There's a difference.

[Hello_Kitty]

220. Would you honestly equate them to someone like Michele Bachmann?

Who is a) crazy and b) lying?

[instantkarma]

225. Absolutely not

The thing most Democrats don't get is how they are sucked into responding to the crazy Republican death panel and "born in Kenya" arguments. Defending yourself against those arguments is exactly what the republicans want. At that point you're playing a game according to their rules. Then all they have to do is keep the argument going. The more time is spent discussing this sort of garbage, especially on tv, and especially when the response is "but the republicans..." or "but Bush..." the less time is spent on actually solving problems and governing. Does anyone ever wonder why, no matter what evidence is put forth, the republicans still stick to their wacky assertions? It's done in order to keep the argument going. It's got nothing to do with logic or being rational.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

119. Whopping wingnut ass is fun...hahahaha

[EmeraldCityGrl]

With all due respect...Fuck you!

[clevbot]

120. SMACKDOWNNNNNN

[BeyondGeography]

122. Fantastic bit there ("You're leaving yourselves very little room to negotiate...")

[Parker CA]

123. Idiot made a mistake to misquote Obama and just got owned and had to rephrase his question.

Obama says he's having a good time. I bet he'd do this all day.

Oh, to be in the tank on the ride back to the WH after this. I bet he's gonna be in a great mood. He just owned the entire room of GOPer fools.

[Jennicut]

124. "I'm having fun!"

But are the House Rethugs having any fun? }(

[jefferson_dem]

125. RT @DavidCornDC: O agrees to stay longer. "I'm having fun." He can smell the political win here.

n/t

[CBR]

127. I have retweeted about 6 of his tweets during this exchange! nt

[Parker CA]

130. These tweet updates are awesome! Thank you!!

[Hello_Kitty]

126. WHAT "lawsuit abuse"? Do people have any idea how hard it is to win a malpractice suit? eom

[TCJ70]

129. Not if they haven't been through it...

...so why bother even thinking about it?

[Hello_Kitty]

137. I used to work in a law office with attorneys who did them.

I scheduled their appointments and I had to clear every potential malpractice case with the attorneys before a potential client could even see one. They rejected 95% of people who called, not because the people hadn't had legitimately bad experiences, but because they knew they wouldn't win them. Juries are very sympathetic to doctors.

[Parker CA]

128. "You asked a question, I want to answer it." Obama is going to destroy this fool.

[NYC Liberal]

131. He's doing it right now -- "But it has to actually WORK...this is boilerplate"

[impik]

132. Finally Fox News viewers actually see and hear the president. I doubt they

even knew what his voice sound until now.

[crazylikafox]

138. Is FOX carrying this live? I can't bear to look.

[impik]

150. Yes. They said he was "combative". Hee

[Phx_Dem]

149. LOL. Hey, who is that good-looking dude ripping the GOP's asses?

And why haven't we ever seen him before?

lol

[impik]

151. Heee. "And why isn't he speak Arabic"????

[quiet.american]

133. Amen! Solutions can't just be political assertions that are unsubstantiated.

[crazylikafox]

134. "That's great politics, it's just not true"

[quiet.american]

135. Why is Pryce complaining? There are several GOP amendments in HCR right now. nt

[gkhouston]

136. "I've actually read your bills"

Was that an implication that the Republicans aren't even bothering to read the Democratic stuff?

[Parker CA]

139. Pence is turning to anger out of frustration. Called Obama and Pelosi out for ignoring all of their

"ideas." Way to treat a POTUS speaking to your party, douchebag.

Obama isn't having any of it. Calling them out bigtime again. They just CAN'T win against this guy.

[lib_wit_it]

230. Go Bama!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TCJ70]

140. This doctor guy wants to pass a bill that doesn't actually do anything but...

...just says a lot of stuff? Is that what I understand from what he said?

Then he says the president is ignoring evidence for their good ideas...big talk...

[Parker CA]

143. He says he will provide HC to everyone through tort reform. That's it. LOL

[quiet.american]

141. Loved it when POTUS said, wait a minute, to Pryce's "you've been ignoring us."

Loved the "it's not all-or-nothing."

[KathieG]

142. Obama is outing the repukes on the little games they play.

[quiet.american]

145. This is like watching delicate surgery. nt

[Phx_Dem]

144. A whole bunch of Republicans are gonna have sore butts

after that ass-whoppin!

:spank:

[Parker CA]

148. They'll all huddle together in a room after and talk about how bad Obama did. They're full of FAIL.

[Parker CA]

146. Boner, Cantor, and substantive all in one sentence?? BWWAAHAHAHAHHAA. FAIL.

[quiet.american]

147. And we all know the GOP was oh-so-inclusive when they controlled Congress.

Like calling for Dems to be arrested for trying to join a policy meeting.

[Parker CA]

152. Damn!! I'm conflicted now about which was better, SOTU or this ass kicking Obama just threw down.

[jenmito]

157. If this had been viewed by as many people who saw the SOTU, I'd say THIS was better...

but this won't have been seen by NEARLY as many people, darn it.

[TCJ70]

161. I agree. This has been a great watch. n/t

[gkhouston]

169. It will be interesting to see what clips from this make the news.

And Lord, I can't wait 'til Monday. The Daily Show will go to town with this.

[Windy]

This need to go viral in total.... you tube, face book etc. nt

[Dappleganger]

213. THIS was better!

[quiet.american]

153. So, now, after 8 yrs of GOP deficits, Pence is worried about "the children."

[gkhouston]

164. And if his kids are the same age as Obama's, they were alive for most of those 8 years. n/t

[Parker CA]

154. One last question on the debt. WaaaHHHH, why didn't you take the GOP budget? Why didn't you freeze

everything a year ago? WaaaaaHHHH. Has this guy not listened to a single thing Obama has said today?

Obama is grinning with his classic, "I'm going to wreck you on this one."

[quiet.american]

155. A big part of that increase was actually paying for Iraq & Afghanistan.

[flpoljunkie]

156. Look at his face! Can't wait for his answer!

[NYC Liberal]

159. LOL, he just said essentially "Let me answer the damn question!"

in a nice way

[jenmito]

"With all due respect..."

:rofl:

[quiet.american]

168. That's when you know the hammer is coming down! lol

[HopeOverFear]

158. GOT DAAAAAAYUM!!!!!!!!!

[steve2470]

160. smacking down this puke from Texas, you go Obama ! nt

[Bobbie Jo]

162. The whole question was a talking point.

No shit.

[Parker CA]

163. "I just have to take this last question as an example of how tough it is to have a bi-partisan

debate." "It was a talking point meant for a campaign"

Calling them out. "Factually untrue! And, you know it's untrue!"

What an awesome question to end on GOP! Let Obama absolutely wipe the floor clean with you before signing off.

[impik]

175. He had way too much fun. :)

[gkhouston]

177. He's not going to get a lick of work done this afternoon.

He's going to be re-hashing this. :rofl:

[NYC Liberal]

165. He is RIPPING this guy from Texas. Destroying the "Democrats created a huge

deficit" meme.

"That is factually wrong and YOU KNOW IT"

[jenmito]

170. He has FIRE in his eyes as he's answering this question!

He's setting them straight!

[NYC Liberal]

172. Probably because the guy went on so long, he got Obama fired up

;)

[jenmito]

179. Yeah-he went on so long with so many LIES!

Good thing he has a great memory and was able to shoot all his lies down!

[madamesilverspurs]

166. They have yet to realize

that this President is not stupid, that he's not going to fall for "have you stopped beating your wife" kinds of questions. Glad he just called the guy on that.


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[Parker CA]

171. They don't realize he knows every single one of their "ideas" better than they do. It's total

disaster for them against Obama.

[quiet.american]

167. Take it to him, Obama about the budget! What is true came in w/a $1.3T deficit.

Came in with $8 trillion worth of debt over the next decade.

Two wars that weren't paid for.

Prescription drug plan that wasn't paid for.

Lost revenue of $3 trillion from recession.

[jenmito]

174. Faux cut away from this!

:rofl: They know Obama was kicking the Repubs.' butts!

[quiet.american]

182. Hello, Jen! Can't have the masses hear, gasp!, the truth!

[KathieG]

173. The games! The repukes are spinning and reciting their bullshit talking points for their base...

Obama can't hide his combination of amusement and frustration because he knows exactly what they are doing.

[quiet.american]

176. Why not give the same plan? Well, it's proposed in the Senate bill that you voted against.

[flpoljunkie]

178. He really took them to school. Any bets on his getting another invite to speak to them?

[Parker CA]

184. Probably won't get an invite, but I guarantee he'll be offering to speak. LOL

[gkhouston]

192. "I've scheduled a room at this time. You're invited. It will be televised."

If they don't show, Obama has the cameras all to himself.

Yeah, I think this will happen again.

[quiet.american]

186. Uh-uh -- can't take that bet!

[HopeOverFear]

180. have MSNBC and CNN cut away from this?

[TCJ70]

183. Still ongoing on MSNBC. Great stuff! n/t

[Jennicut]

189. CNN still showing it.

FAUX sucks.

[fugop]

181. Screw Scott Brown but ...

while I was really bummed about the loss in Mass. last week, if this is what it's going to wake up - THE ROCK OBAMA!!! - then I am GLAD that teabaggin' centerfold won!

[dave29]

185. ZOMG I hate that I am at work and cannot see this

!!!!

[gkhouston]

196. It was on CSPAN. Catch it later on their website. n/t

[livetohike]

187. Oh please go talk with the Senate Republicans now!

This was great fun :-).

[ellacott]

188. He just called out Frank Luntz

Too funny

[Bobbie Jo]

190. Class is dismissed.

:applause:

[Parker CA]

197. Full on destruction came down on that room for the past hour. That was so excellent!!

[quiet.american]

210. Love that phrase -- "full-on destruction." Perfect. nt

[jenmito]

191. He called out Frank Luntz, saying how he's ALREADY polled people and is figuring ways to

box Obama or Pelosi in, how to make them look bad, etc. :rofl:

[Parker CA]

195. That was hilarious.

[flpoljunkie]

200. Wished he'd said Luntz responsible for the GOP talking point--'government takeover of healthcare.'

[Parker CA]

193. "An extraordinary confrontation between the President and the GOP House Caucus." AM

HAHHAA, here comes the spin.

Regardless of what AM wants to make of this, Obama absolutely destroyed that room.

[impik]

198. He kicked them so hard, Fox actually cut it in the middle

[flpoljunkie]

202. MSNBC carried every last word. Just now went to commercial.

[jefferson_dem]

194. Oh man. I want to bottle his comments here regarding the courseness & phoniness of American politics

Perfect.

[HopeOverFear]

199. WHO GONNA FUCK WITH THE O-DAWG?????

OW! sike lemme stop....Yeah but he kicked ass. :)

[flpoljunkie]

201. Wow! After that schooling, they all want to shake his hand, get his autograph!!

[Blaukraut]

203. Repubs cradling their asses with huge smiles on their faces n/t

[gkhouston]

204. Well done, Mr. President. A word with Senate Democrats next, please. n/t

[dave29]

205. Now for the real genius of this

Do they invite him back, and if not... is it because they are scared?? :)

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

206. I can't wait for 2012....

so I can vote for this guy AGAIN!

He's the President I've been waiting for...

[quiet.american]

208. That was like watching him clear out a field of GOP primary candidates! nt

[quiet.american]

207. Clio the Leo!!! Thank you for giving us the heads up and posting that this was happening today! nt

:bounce: :toast: :yourock:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

209. HE KICKED THEIR ASSES UP AND DOWN THE STREET!!!!!!! n/t

[Dappleganger]

212. Watching this brightened a very dismal day for me.

My prez kicking some repug ass was amazing--he got it!

[Born_A_Truman]

215. He handed them their asses

they will be looking for ways to make sure he doesn't find out about their next location.

:wow:

[BlueIdaho]

216. Republican's Waterloo - GIVE THEM HELL Mr. President, America is watching!

Damn it - This is SO great!

[Blue_Tires]

217. kick!!

[Fire1]

218. Too bad that it was a waste of time. If the republicans had an

ounce of sense they would realize that by working together they would have a better chance of saving their jobs (getting re-elected).

[BlueIdaho]

221. Either way - we win...

Work with Democrats to pass legislation or lose their jobs - sounds like a win - win to me.

[Fire1]

224. Not quite. If they're worried about getting re-elected, working

together would make it kind of hard for their constiuents to point fingers. Everybody and nobody is to blame, depending on what side of the issue you're on. The "or else" would be eliminated.

[BlueIdaho]

231. Conservatives alone can't elect republicans

I don't think the party of "no" can count on independents putting them in office if they continue their do-nothing agenda. Especially if we shine a spotlight on them for the next 11 months.

[Fire1]

232. Good point. He definitely gave them something to think about.

[jefferson_dem]

223. Imagine how surprised Clio will be when she logs back in to realize that...

her thread received 225 replies, +33 recs, and 4552 view.

:)

[Clio the Leo]

228. Ha ha! I KNEW this was gonna be a biggie!

..... you take these idiots in the House (and the more I'm exposed to them, the more I'm convinced MOST of them are two nuts off of a full tree) and stick CAMERAS in front of them .... has the potential to outdue any WCW Smackdown I've ever seen!

And let me tell you something. It has snowed four inches down here in SE TN ... we do NOT DO snow and ice in this part of the world ... took me an hour and 15mins to take what is usually a 20 minute drive .... this was one of the scariest moments of my life (we dont have snow plows.) But I HAD to get home .....


..... so I could SEE what happened! lol

[jillan]

229. I loved this - Obama was in their face and calling them out on his lies.

I'm falling back in love with the guy (shhh - don't tell Biden)