MSNBC right now, Obama did Q&A with the House Republican Caucus, apparently modeled on the British Parliaments "Question Time." He looked them in the eye and tore them a new one. Daniel has walked into the lion's den and emerged with a new lion skin jacket. Boo-yah!
He's dismantling their talking points and pointing out how their dishonest framing is bringing everything to a stop. He just opened a 5 gallon bucket of deconstructionist meta whup-ass!
He pointed out that he came into office with Bush having locked them into $8 B in deficits.
He called them out on their fearmongering, lack of seriousness, playing "gotcha" with any issue.
He called them out for their backhanded demands for Medicare cuts, then if someone tries to cooperate with them in a serious discussion, the GOP turns it into an attack to frighten seniors about their benefits being cut
Update
OK it just ended, but you will see this replayed over and over tonight and on the Sunday talk shoes.
He called out Frank Lutz by name, who was sitting in the front row. He said Luntz polls every issue to frame it as "box in Obama."
I liked his answer to a question about the deficit where he interrupted the questioned after about a minute and a half.
Is there a question in there somewhere? Because so far you've given me a bunch of talking points, half of which I disagree with, but I'm hoping you'll get to a question.
My God, he just yanked their pants down, spanked their ass, and sent them running home crying for Momma!
Question for the GOP - Who you got stupid enough to run against this guy? Who?
Update 2
Boehner just answered some questions and lapsed right into the brain dead talking points of "government takeover of health care." Way to stay on message John, but unfortunately your script reinforces the meme that you are stupid and dishonest.
Update 3
MSNBC reports that the WH requested the cameras at the last minute. Obama set them up.
Update 4
May I just say that Obama just delivered what should become the stump speech for every Democratic candidate in 2012?
Update 5
John Boehner will be on Meet The Press on Sunday. David Gregory will be helping Boenhner pry Obama's boot out of his ass.
Update 6
Every Republican giving a response is using the phrase "government takeover of the healthcare system." This is the sort of primitive nakedly dishonest propaganda that is still not being challenged. The folks on MSNBC are all letting the GOPers pitch the "government takeover" line without blinking.
Update 7 Fox New Blackout
Sheperd Smith is ignoring the story. Here's his program:
NYC terror trials
Underwear bomber
Tiller trial verdict'
Toyota recall
DoD report on climate change
Report on Bin Laden audio tape
Pimping his web site
Missing lottery winner in Florida
Haiti relief
Folks, Fox News is pretending this even did not happen. RedState is dumbstruck. Make sure everyone you know sees this on C-SPAN tonight. The Orwellian propaganda machine is in "History Erase" mode.