I really enjoyed Maher’s wit in a recent segment of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” However, if you consider crude language offensive, then I wouldn’t watch the video below:
Democrats in America were put on earth to do one thing: drag the ignorant hillbilly half of this country into the next century, which in their case is the 19th — and by passing health care, the Democrats saved their brand. A few months ago, Sarah Palin mockingly asked them, “How’s that hopey-changey thing working out for ya?” Great, actually. Thanks for asking. And how’s that whole Hooked on Phonics thing working out for you?
There’s no doubt that the Republican strategy is to make the Democrats and President Obama fail at governing. To date, it’s been a bold and effective strategy supported by special interests. For example, Big Coal loathes any attempts at climate change legislation or any energy policy touting renewable energy as the way forward. Fox News has been an essential ingredient in the aggressive plan to derail the Obama presidency, and Fox News has no problem peddling bad information or even lies. Another key ingredient has been the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party movement has backed the strategy to derail the Obama Administration’s agenda by consistently parroting disinformation (even though certain policies and reforms recommended by the Obama Administration could benefit members of the tea party movement). To date, these stakeholders in a failed Obama presidency have successfully thwarted health care reform and energy legislation. The only way democrats can remedy this aggressive political strategy is to turn out in significant numbers during the 2010 mid-term elections and with the same enthusiasm that got President Obama elected.
On Friday, President Obama debated Republicans in Congress on various issues during an intense Q & A session. During the debate, President Obama demonstrated reasonableness, which I appreciate—and it was the reason why he received my vote. In fact, this morning on “The Chris Matthews Show,”Andrew Sullivan described President Obama as a “reasonable centrist person” but used these words to describe former President George W. Bush: “spent, borrowed, and invaded.” There’s no doubt that Bush II wasn’t a reasonable prudent president. Furthermore, it’s no surprise that Fox News mostly ignored the debate between Obama and Congressional Republicans and even cut “away 20 minutes before [the] end of Obama’s Q&A with House Republicans.” More on the debate via the New York Daily News:
President Obama dove headfirst into the belly of the GOP beast Friday – and left the not-so-loyal opposition bleeding on a Baltimore ballroom floor.
He skewered Republicans for obstructionist tactics, dubious facts and a lack of civility in opposing his domestic agenda, especially health care reform.
“If you were to listen to the debate and, frankly, how some of you went after this bill, you’d think that this thing was some Bolshevik plot,” Obama told the GOP issues retreat after unveiling a proposal for $33 billion in small-business tax incentives.
House Republican leaders had tried to score political points by inviting Obama to their lair. Problem was, he showed up.
If you failed to catch the debate, here are some videos to browse through:
Videos:
President Obama’s Speech at the House Republican retreat in Baltimore:
President Obama’s full Q&A at the House Republican retreat in Baltimore:
Highlights:
President Obama schools factually-challenged Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX05) on the budget:
In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama showed his disapproval of SCOTUS’s recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. However, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, sitting in front of the President, showed visible disagreement over the President’s remarks.