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When an email teeing up a Press Conference this morning as I was leaving for exercise class, I had a fantasy:
President Obama would acknowledge Occupy Together and would now convincingly lead the charge for real "Change We Can Believe In"...
Well, he didn't bring it up the Occupy movement himself, but he did respond to questioning and I generally liked what he had to say.
Don't have the transcript yet, but i found an article using Google News search that was surpisingly even handed in its coverage.
Here's a snippet from:
Obama Acknowledges Wall Street Protests as a Sign
Obama said he understood the public's concerns about how the nation's financial system works and said Americans see Wall Street as an example of the financial industry not always following the rules.
"It expresses the frustrations that the American people feel that we had the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, huge collateral damage all throughout the country, all across Main Street," the president said. "And yet you're still seeing some of the same folks who acted irresponsibly trying to fight efforts to crack down on abusive practices that got us into this problem in the first place."
He said, though, that the U.S. must have a strong and effective financial sector for the economy to grow, and that the financial regulation bill he championed ensures tougher oversight of the financial industry.
Among some protesters, reaction to Obama's acknowledgment was less than enthusiastic.
"His message is that he's sticking to the party line, which is, 'We are taking care of the situation.' But he's not proposing any solutions," said Thorin Caristo, a 37-year-old antique store owner from Plainfield, Conn.
Glad to see him acknowledge the movement. Liked the fact that he didn't come out punching it, like say Rahm might have advised him to.
Dreaming again, thinking ahead to the election, thinking of recent polls, wondering how this question will be answered in the face of widespread civil disobedience and protest:
What are actions the President can take between now and the election to restore voter confidence in his leadership?
My guess is that I am not the only one with this question in mind?
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