Ok, so I too watched the Presidential Press conference on Friday and have watched some political programs since then on Friday and this morning. Its still topic A it seems. The President normally seems so careful, so considerate, when it comes to the right words he wants to use in talking, esp. in press conferences, but this was a pretty big boo-boo or so it seems.
Everybody is recalling McCain saying his doozy back in '08. Remember when asked about the economy, then, and he replied, " the fundamentals of the economy are strong", and how everybody pounced on this? So I find myself concerned, and I am hoping to get some good feedback from everybody here as to how concerned should we be about this in the first place, or should be shrug it off?
I know I would love to see some pretty harsh comparative campaign videos now to help put this behind us. I have mentioned quite a few times now on our site here that I want to see some campaign videos that really take the Repugs to task, and they would compare all the things Obama has dome over the past 4 years, and as each item is mentioned, mention the Repug. response which would typically be to compalin, to obstruct, to do nothing, or a compilation of all of these. Make them strong, but harsh. Why do the Repugs. deserve to be elected/reelected, when their record is basically, nothing but obstruction.
The American people have short attention spans right now, completely and totally understandable with everything going on in the coutry/world, and their own families!!. I think they need to be reminded, and then reminded again, Obama has accomplished quite a bit since '08. And he should point out what the Repugs. want to do to his health care bill, which is essentially repeal, and then replace it with what? NOTHING.
He should also mention the Dodd/Frank bill which was suppose to help reign in Wall Street, but he should mention the Repugs. are trying to repeal it, if they haven't already, and say that they are defunding regulators as well!!! Once again mention the Repugs. stand with Wall Street, they want to take away any and all regulation, and are actively defunding regulators, as we speak!
As I have said before, and I will say again, keep telling the people, the Repugs. have/are doing nothing, absolutely NOTHING, which is pretty much their record for 4 years running now, bring up in a campaign video again, Obama wants to rebuild our economy. What does McConnell and the Repugs want to do? Make sure Obama does not win reelection. What are President Obamas priorities in the next 4 years, and the Repugs.riority is?????
Essentially he needs to do something he seemingly does not like to do, and that is toot your horn. Toot I say! Toot loudly Mr. President.
Lastly, I think he must keep telling the people, he knows there are millions of people that are still hurting out there, and he is trying to help, while Congress/the Repugs. don't want to do anything but bring him down! Lay on the sympathy and understanding big time. I think the people need to constantly know, he knows there is lots of hurt to go around, and that he is committed in to trying to do something about it!!
I know I do not think this gaffe was enough to mortally wound him, BUT I think he can ill afford another one. What say the good people of Kos? Thanks for your time and for reading this. I know I am going to keep e-mailing President Obama, and putting forward many of these ideas. I got lucky last week and got a personal reply to an e-mail I sent him reminding him that he had millions of people who have him and his family, in their thoughts and prayers, and I was so touched to have gotten his personal reply.