President’s Political Arm Follows His Lead in Drumming Up Support for Health Care Reform Push -- by Criticizing Media

My guess is that President Obama's father came over in a plane! I further guess that each of the previous 43 presidents CAN trace THEIR ancestral roots to having been "brought over here on ships." Of course if you count President Obama's mother's side of the family, then they too can probably trace their ancestral roots to having been "brought over here on ships."

Hey whack-o's. I know you never would have dreamed that the very people that you brought over here on ships would one day rule and govern you.
I want you all to sit back and observe this man. You can't touch him so get over it.
GO OBAMA

This guy and his lackeys are pathetic. When he doesn't get what he wants he Boo Hoo's and blames it on Bush,the republicans and now the media. I saw today that he cleans up after BO when they go for a walk, comrade Obi-Wan should clean up some of the crap Rahmy and axleboob have created for him.

I don't like ABC Jake and haven't watched their news programming for a long time but I commend you for putting up information that at least doesn't smack of the Obi- Wan favoritism that is so rampant among your cohorts there at ABC. Sometimes it's so blatently transparent it Might as well be OBC.

Dear ABC:

Why do you not read what your viewers are saying? I only watch Fox now, at least there I know I will hear the truth. You will not even say a bad word about Obum. Are you ready to live in a world order consisting of commies, marxists, black panthers, weather undergroud 60s radicals. The government can not even run the VA, Healthcare Reform? The gov double triple spends for every program and then it fails and this will do no better. Please wake up and smell the BO.

>>For the record, HERE’s the first report we did on the erroneous claims about death panels.

Yeah...but no one read it. People have abandoned the MSM for the web. Don't know if it's just because they can or an inherent distrust of the MSM...though all that sucking up to BO during the campaign didn't help....

"Save your Kids from BS Day"

Tuesday September 8th 2009 - Keep your children Home That Day! When the schools are empty on the 8th, America will know there is a movement to Fight the BS!

The Usurper has got to GO!

+or-, thanks for the reply. I've had trouble getting this posted. On many of these we'll likely have to agree to disagree as I doubt either of us will change our opinion.

When Palin was nominated, the media sent literally hundreds of reporters to Alaska and they picked apart everything she did and some things she didn't do. With Obama, Fox News forced the media to look at Wright, Ayers and other topics but do you, today, have any understanding of what he did as a social worker? What role he played with ACORN? How he was able to go to the best schools and build such wealth? How radical his ideas really are (he's surrounded himself with some interesting characters). Shouldn't we know more about our President? He wrote two books and the media rarely quoted from those books. I just felt they could have done more.

The voter remorse is evident in the poll numbers. Could it change, yep, in either direction.

The inaugural. Obama couldn't help but stay in campaign mode and take shots at Bush - very unnecessary and showed no class.

Scripted press and town hall meetings. When you have an 11 yr old girl, that just happens to be the daughter of someone considered a potential delegate for that state, ask (paraphrasing) "Gee, Mr President why don't the mean protestors understand the enormous need for healthcare reform?'; it sounds scripted to me. Don't you find it odd that someone in Montana uses the words "constitution" and "guns" during a town hall meeting and only gets a smattering of applause? Isn't it odd that in every press conference, Obama has had 4 or 5 point answers to questions. Looked like the answers were already on his teleprompter. Even if they are not fixed, I don't appreciate 12 minute answers to "what enchants you, Mr President". I also don't appreciate the other "softball" questions.

I'm not a fan of Bush so I won't defend him. On the war front, though, where were your Democrats keeping him honest? Many of them didn't even bother to read the intelligence reports? Where were the tough speeches telling the American people why it was a bad idea? I'm also not sure how 9/11 was Bush's fault. The terrorists did the majority of their planning during the Clinton administration. The economic crash belongs to Bush because it happened under his watch. But Dems had a role in their lack of oversight of Fannie, Freddie, AIG and Countrywide. Dodd and Conrad were getting sweetheart deals and the rest of the Dems fought off oversight legislation. Also, the Dems had control of congress since Jan '07 and if the crisis was so obvious, had plenty of time to try to fix it (what's their incentive if they are receiving perks?). What was their highest priority in '08 while banking, housing and the energy sector was causing problems - investigating Roger Clemons. And if Bush handled the economic crisis so poorly, why did Obama stay with Bernanke?

The economy is likely to show some improvement. You can't throw trillions at the economy and not have some of it stick. But long term, I think Obama's policies are bad for the economy, employment, inflation and this country. Hope I'm wrong.

Bush & Cheney have a record, for 8 years, a record I think is demonstrably a failure, illustrated by Sept 11th, Iraq, Afghanistan, response to Hurricane Katrina, the economic crash in the Fall of 2008 to name a few... it remains to be seen if they committed any violations of US law that if exposed, would be prosecuted...

Posted by: + or -

911: Carried out under Bush, planned under Clinton (investigate both).
Iraq/Afgh: Voted by both parties so careful what you ask for.
Katrina: Bunch of idiots that wouldn't leave when a cat 4 was coming right at them. They had 3 days and knew they lived in a fish bowl below sea level. You can't fix stupid.
Fall in 2008: Democrats oddly took over Congress and the purse strings before the crash.
Careful with the proceedings as you undoubtedly will find many Democrats are just as guilty.

“No death panels? If not, then why was the language changed?”

Since the time Sarah "Death Panel" Palin came out with her first lies about HR 3200, no language in that bill has changed, nor have there been announcements of changes to that bill. Stop spreading lies and put your money where your mouth is... point out the location of the invisible panels in section 1233!

And now Obama has plans to infiltrate churches to spread the gospel according to Obama and brainwash the children on September 8 to convert them into Obamajungen.

"What is the President asking me to do?"

That's actually pretty obvious.

If Obama and the rest of the Democrats in DC believe that their plan is so great for the taxpayers why don't they come out and say that they will be the first ones to use it and lead by example. If I was a wagring person my bet would be that they would NOT use their plan.

And hey, this was on OFA's website:

All 50 States are coordinating in this – as we fight back against our own Right-Wing Domestic Terrorists who are subverting the American Democratic Process, whipped to a frenzy by their Fox Propaganda Network ceaselessly re-seizing power for their treacherous leaders.

—* RECLAIM OUR LAND FROM THE HEIRS OF, YES: BIN LADEN *—* YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE *—

It's been scrubbed, but we have the screencap.

This is how a community organizer handles the opposition. He calls opponents "the heirs of Bin Laden."

Barack Obama has absolutely no class.

This whining is coming from the guy who promised transparency, no signing statements, no closed door negotiations, no lobbyists in his White House and no wasteful earmarks?

Really, Barry.

No one believes you.

You can keep your doctor?

A lie.

You can keep you plan?

A lie.

No coverag fo abortions?

A lie

No covering illegals?

A lie.

No cutting Medicare?

A lie.

No death panels?

If not, then why was the language changed?

Har.

Unlike President Obama and obviously unlike many of his supporters and unlike most of the MSM, I have read HR 3200. In its entirety.

And IT STINKS. Simply put, it is a takeover of American medicine by the federal government. Everything from what kind of care you will get to what kind of doctors will be available in your area. There are special interests and back doors and, yes, "advisory committees" up the wazoo to make decisions that will directly affect YOUR treatment.

It is nothing but socialized medicine. The cost of which America cannot afford, no matter how wishfully Obama says it will pay for itself.

READ THE BILL. And then consider this: if Massachusetts is such a "model" plan, why did Ted Kennedy fly himself to Duke University to pay for his own treatment?

Blazerdad, wrote: "Furthermore, why would the government seize any and all of your financial information? And doesn't it just make sense that if you're going to be approved to get a discounted health insurance plan, you should be able to prove that you qualify? Do we really want millionaires scamming the system for free healthcare?"

One of the other networks--the one with the big eye--has a report by Declan McCullagh. Here is just one excerpt talking about HR 3200:

"Section 431(a) of the bill says that the IRS must divulge taxpayer identity information, including the filing status, the modified adjusted gross income, the number of dependents, and 'other information as is prescribed by' regulation. That information will be provided to the new Health Choices Commissioner and state health programs and used to determine who qualifies for 'affordability credits.'

"Section 245(b)(2)(A) says the IRS must divulge tax return details -- there's no specified limit on what's available or unavailable -- to the Health Choices Commissioner. The purpose, again, is to verify 'affordability credits.'

"Section 1801(a) says that the Social Security Administration can obtain tax return data on anyone who may be eligible for a 'low-income prescription drug subsid' but has not applied for it."

Tax returns are supposed to be confidential. Yes, the IRS is part of the federal government. But the IRS is not supposed to share information without a subpoena or warrant. Now then, yes you are right when an individual applies for a program he or she is asked some financial questions. BUT the application usually has a clause where the individual must sign that the information is true under penalty of law. ONLY if a person is actually suspected of falsifying information or having committed fraud, THEN the federal government has the right to request the tax return information from the IRS--but only with a warrant.

The last item in the above excerpt, Sec. 1801 (a), would allow the Social Security Administration to obtain individual tax returns on anyone or EVERYONE just to determine whether the individuals are eligible for a program. THAT IS CLEARLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

This is priceless. Obama waited five months to finally divulge his demands for ObamaCare, and Axelrod says Republicans have bargained in bad faith?

Maybe Axelrod would do better to tell his boss to stop outsourcing his work to Pelosi, Reid, & Co. and start getting to work a little sooner — perhaps in the next month or two.

Has anyone noticed that there are numerous ads in favor of the health care/insurance bill? Have you also noticed that ABC and NBC won't run ads not in favor of the bill because they are partisan??? Sounds like free speech to me(not).

“The AARP is buying into the healthcare fight siding with the administration as if seniors can't really read what the plan says! A lot of seniors are bailing out of the AARP because of this move!”

AARP spokesman Drew Nannis said that, between July 1st and mid-August, approximately 60,000 people had cancelled their memberships due to the AARP’s backing of health care reform. He said AARP gained 400,000 new members during the same period and that 1.5 million members renewed their membership. On average, AARP loses 300,000 members a month.

Kevin:
re: if they had investigated Obama as hard as they did the repub VP.

I seem to remember extended periods of, 'secret muslim, Rev. Wright, Ayres revolutionary anti american cosorting with terrorists,, black socialist theology, hates america.. etc... all during the campaign as well much coverage saying that he had only been in the congress for a short time, 'what has he done' stories.
and of course, there was the recent 'birther' madness that was in the news for so long....

re: 'The number with voter remorse is astounding.'
that remains to be seen after 4 years, Obama will be judged for real at that point.

re: 'showed no class to Bush during his inaugural,
you'll have to explain this one to me....

re: ' holds scripted press and town hall meetings,
you know this...... as absolute fact?

re: 'I could keep going but maybe you get the point.'
I believe I have some insight on your feelings about Obama.. ;-)

Bush & Cheney have a record, for 8 years, a record I think is demonstrably a failure, illustrated by Sept 11th, Iraq, Afghanistan, response to Hurricane Katrina, the economic crash in the Fall of 2008 to name a few... it remains to be seen if they committed any violations of US law that if exposed, would be prosecuted...

I don't know if Obama's policies will work or not, I voted for him, it's only been 8 months. and I have no remorse..

I will wait and see.. that's what I felt with Bush & Cheney after the 2000 election, ... I wanted Gore to win, he didn't, ....and I see where we ended up.

'an examination of roughly 80 A-section stories on health-care reform since July 1, all but about a dozen focused on political maneuvering or protests. The Pew Foundation’s Project for Excellence in Journalism had a similar finding. Its recent month-long review of Post front pages found 72 percent of health-care stories were about politics, process or protests.'

throw in death panels and other lies, and it's easy to understand why the public is confused