January 30, 2010

Obama Tussles with Republicans On Their Turf, LIVE.

A funny thing happened on the way to the forum. LOL President Obama accepted an invitation to, and showed up for, a rare meeting at an annual retreat in Baltimore for the House GOP (Republican) leaders to address their caucus. 
After finishing his address to the some 140+ members in attendance, Obama gave time for a 'question and answer' session between himself and the GOP's top 140. 
No notes, no teleprompter, in enemy territory, and live in living color on multiple channels. That takes cajones the size of Bill O'Reilly's ego...
Even if you don't side wit Obama, you name me ONE person, with cameras on, that took on a room full of enemies, LIVE, with no notes. Matter of fact, the only thing he had with him was a booklet of GOP "proposals" that he was handed by their leadership as he walked on stage!
Here is MSNBC's coverage story on the event:

What was supposed to be a Q&A session to get the two sides closer and make for bridge building on the issues that need fixing on Capitol Hill, turned into an accusation throwing, fake fact supplying, "Look at me! I'm challenging the Liberal President!" publicity stunt on the part of the GOP.
On a myriad of issues, the members of the 140 tried to trip up or admonish Obama, relinquishing all responsibility of their own for the mess we are in. 
Little did the know who they were dealing with. As much as they prepared their faux facts and talking points for this live GOP-style intervention with the Commander-In-Chief, Mr. C-In-C prepared for their foolish tactics. To every question on health care reform, the national deficit, ear-marks, etc. The President calmly and thoroughly picked apart their STATEMENTS questions and sent them with their tails between their legs back to their seats.
Many of these questions were just so foolish and obviously talking points, it was ridiculous.
One GOP member from Tennessee, asked why certain health care reform proposals sent up by Republicans such as herself was ignored by Obama, Pelosi and them Democratic leadership or not used. President Obama, the shrewd politician and charming speaker that he is, answered politely that they had looked at those proposals and had incorporated the things they felt contributed to the bills' well being.
I, not being half the polite and moreso politically correct individual that Mr. President is, would have had this to say:
Followed by this:
"MANY OF THE THINGS YOU REPUBLICANS SO ADAMANTLY OPPOSE IN MY ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH CARE PLAN IS THINGS YOU, YOURSELF, THE, GOP, GRAND OLE PARTY, REPUBLICANS, YALL, ASKED THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION TO PUT IN THEIR HEALTH CARE REFORM PLAN YOU SHOT DOWN. HYPOCRITS TO THE Nth DEGREE!!!
FURTHERMORE, YOU, THE GOP, WERE IN CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, SENATE AND THE WHITE HOUSE FOR MUCH OF THE PAST DECADE! NOT ONLY DID YOU NOT PASS HEALTH CARE REFORM WITH THESE ISSUES YOU FIGHT FOR NOW, YOU DIDN'T EVEN BRING THE ISSUES UP AT ALL!!! IDIOTS!!!
YET YOU WANT TO FIGHT ME TO THE DEATH OVER REFORMS YOU COULD HAVE PASSED YOURSELVES??? F&%K OUTTA MY FACE YOU CAR SALESMEN DRESSED AS ELECTED OFFICIALS..."
Followed by me dropping the microphone, throwing my hands up and storming out...
Here are two more videos of these 'snakes in the grass' hissing their discontent and faux facts to The President, while he shoots them down like Clint Eastwood in "The Good, The Bad, and the GOP": 

For the rest of the full Q&A broken down by each topic CLICK HERE

President Obama handled himself like no other leader has, or in my opinion could in that environment, under those kind of circumstances.  
This fight was 140 vs 1. The 1 beat ALL of the 140 to the ground, on their field, all while saying, 'I don't want to fight.'
This is the man I wanted, want, and will want as president for the next 7 years. All others need not apply (Sarah)...

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