Obama Live At Town Hall, Aims To Fire Up Supporters

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is sure to get a friendly audience at his latest town hall -- his guests will be his supporters.

Spending ever more time on political campaigning, Obama on Tuesday night will speak to an audience of backers from Organizing for America, the president's political organization based at the Democratic National Committee, as well as students from host George Washington University.

The event is being billed as a conversation between Obama and his supporters in hopes of firing them up ahead of the crucial Nov. 2 elections.

Obama is expected to take some questions from the audience; others were submitted through social network sites like Facebook and Twitter and have been chosen in advance by the Democratic National Committee.

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[Benhor]

01:08 AM on 10/15/2010

No comment..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y04g6OPLnQ

[SirSlappy]

06:59 PM on 10/13/2010

Hey you know what fires up your base Obama?
Having a pulse.... Results... etc.

[spread the wealth]

11:15 AM on 10/13/2010

A lesson in Obamateurism...........

From National Review:
"Obama has become a master at the art of self-diminishment. He’s working his way down the food chain of targets for shrill attacks. He started at George W. Bush (who is out of office but at least a former president), descended to John Boehner (the House minority leader people have barely heard of), and finally alighted on Karl Rove (who is a political operative and pundit).
Rove’s offense is helping Republican outside organizations raise money for political advertisements. Obama excoriated him by name the other day. The equivalent would have been President Bush attacking a longtime Democratic politico like Bob Shrum or John Podesta. Bush’s sense of the dignity of the office kept him from ever sinking so low. Obama is not so inhibited."

& even Bob Schieffer had a go at Axelrod.....
"On Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer asked Obama adviser David Axelrod if he had any evidence that the foreign money the Chamber gets is anything other than “peanuts” for an organization with a $200 million annual budget. Axelrod shot back a killer rejoinder, “Well, do you have any evidence that it’s not, Bob?”"
BOB SCHIEFFER: if the only charge that the Democrats can make is that there’s somehow this may or may not be foreign money coming into the campaign, is that the best you can do?

And so the White House has embraced an epistemological standard worthy of the birthers.

[Matthew Breslin]

03:21 PM on 10/14/2010

Really? You're quoting the National Review? And you expect that to lend your argument any credibility? Here's a tip: the National Review is a propaganda piece written by neocons, for neocons. It's absolutely divorced from objectivity.

Swing and a miss.

[spread the wealth]

03:43 PM on 10/14/2010

Isn't it interesting?

So, National Review is a shill for GOP but HP commentators routinely quote Media Matters, MoveOn, Center for American Progress, American Prospect, Inc, Apollo Alliance, Tides, America Coming Together, Media Fund, Thunder Road et al. So the far left groups who routinely make allegations with no proof to back them up, such as..........oh let's see.........US Chamber of Commerce & foreign donations which even NYT & a host of other left wing media outlets pointed out were baseless accusations.........but they're OK to quote....ROFL

Then we have Viacom shilling for Oduma today...........
Viacom will announce today that its cable networks BET, CMT and MTV will air a one-hour, commercial-free youth town hall with President Obama at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14. "Let's Talk: A Conversation with President Obama" - that's just lovely..............

[Wasp35]

10:24 AM on 10/13/2010

The Washington Post, January 8, 2009: The Obama Buzzword That Hit Pay Dirt

Announcing his energy team, Obama beams about "shovel-ready projects all across the country." Unveiling his choice for education secretary, Obama plugs his plans "to start helping states and local governments with shovel-ready projects."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010703662.html

The New York Times, October 13, 2010: President Obama Looks Forward—And Back

Obama admits “there’s no such thing as shovel-ready projects”.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/president-obama-looks-forward-and-back/

[SPQR1052]

08:49 AM on 10/13/2010

Every PALIN article is on immediate censorship lockdown but not the president. What's up with that HP?

[My Name Is Legion]

10:57 PM on 10/12/2010

I for one, think this fake town hall ...with it's phoney supporters..... is a terrific idea.

[SPQR1052]

08:48 AM on 10/13/2010

STOP watching re-runs of the Palin presidential rallies catch up to speed junior.

[PJay1]

10:28 PM on 10/12/2010

Did this event happen already?
I kept trying to click on the video link, but nothing happened.

[vetxcl]

12:36 AM on 10/13/2010

maybe you were relying on the huff&puff link. you still should be able to get it at whitehouse.gov

[PJay1]

02:38 PM on 10/13/2010

Thanks.
I got it from C-SPAN.

[TQQ]

10:22 PM on 10/12/2010

Obama still has supporters?

[The Ghost of Lincoln]

11:03 PM on 10/12/2010

Yeah, most Republicans think he's great....

....for them.

[vetxcl]

12:36 AM on 10/13/2010

have some more tea. try the camomile.

[pandag]

02:18 PM on 10/13/2010

Actually they should try the Smooth Move, would relieve them of what they are so full of...

[ResearchtheFacts]

08:31 PM on 10/12/2010

Did anyone see this...Donald Duck meets Glenn Beck video? Hilarious, DD gets fired can't find work, gets foreclosed on starts listening to Beck--well you watch it, lol.

[vetxcl]

08:58 PM on 10/12/2010

more b.s. and blather. or let me see if i can put this in dubya terminaligicalology: all hat, no cattle.

[ResearchtheFacts]

09:05 PM on 10/12/2010

Stop post s.t.a.l.k.i.n.g me. You are becoming a little weird.

[forpeace]

08:18 PM on 10/12/2010

☮

Well .......... I have to go get ready to watch the Jerry Brown / eMeg Whitman debate.

Have a wonderful evening ........... good night everyone!

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The least you can do is V O T E.

Choose Wisely and Vote for what is RIGHT.

Say NO to Teapublicans aka Republicans.

~~ Independent for President Obama ~~.
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Peace and ♡ to all

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[Stuzzadelic]

08:20 PM on 10/12/2010

G'nite forpeace!

[J-Rome]

08:20 PM on 10/12/2010

Peace, forpeace!

[FalseConsciousness]

08:16 PM on 10/12/2010

"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal"

--Emma Goldman

[Scr1pter]

08:17 PM on 10/12/2010

Tell that to women who have the right to vote, the abolition of slavery, the Civil Rights Act, the creation of Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, the FDIC...ok, my fingers hurt now.

[wicked0ne]

08:19 PM on 10/12/2010

Voters sure the he// kept you from complaining about McCain Pailn right now.

[Good Googli Moogli]

08:23 PM on 10/12/2010

:))

[Poboy]

08:13 PM on 10/12/2010

I know why his supporters won't hold him accountable.

They are waiting for Superman.

Instead of keeping up with the issues and how he handles them.

They look for someone, anyone, to save them.

Like Michele Rhee.

[Stuzzadelic]

08:16 PM on 10/12/2010

He's done an excellent job considering what was sitting on his plate waiting for him. What's not to support?

[Poboy]

08:23 PM on 10/12/2010

How about the national security police state, for one?

How about the tragedy of Afghanistan and Iraq?

How about his coddling of the banksters, oilmen, health insurers, big Pharm?

How about his running from Fox News?

How about his inability to show real leadership?

[vetxcl]

01:39 AM on 10/13/2010

reality trumps propaganda.

[Puddin]

08:37 PM on 10/12/2010

For whatever reason many of them believed the hype...the President even tried to tell folks that things were so bad (he didn't know how bad/didn't know the effect of the Blue Dogs/didn't know repubs would rather see him fail than see this country succeed) and change was going to take time and the help of ALL OF US...

[Safire]

08:43 PM on 10/12/2010

He said it would not be easy. I am still on board, and will not be swayed by the naysayers, who are running scared.

Folks, Dems are pulling ahead, now is not the time to give up! Vote like your lives depend on it.

Just VOTE! Straight Dem ticket.

[Poboy]

08:46 PM on 10/12/2010

I don't know why not.

He was in Congress as a US Senator two years before he ran for President.

Unlike a lot of people, I watched him.

And just like his stint in the Illinois legislature, he tried to have a nondescript record.

Just like he is trying to have as President.

[belogical2010]

08:09 PM on 10/12/2010

you want to do something really useful. Everyone send an email to your senators and congress people and the white house for that matter and tell them to declare BEFORE the election whether or not they are going to up hold property rights for individual citizens.
BECAUSE THAT IS THE NEXT BIG ISSUE, DC is going to broker a deal with investors and banks on the foreclosure mess and destroy people's rights. Whether the rep or the dems hold DC

[ziger123]

08:08 PM on 10/12/2010

Now is the time to get involved! Write or call your congress and President at www.congress.org just enter your zip code.
We can rebuild America for ourselves, our children, grandchildren, and on and on in 4 steps:
1. VOTE Democratic (if you have to ask why then you don't get it) every single vote counts and your vote will cancel out the person you know and love who will vote opposite of you.
2. Followup with your congress and President regardless of which "side" they're on
3. Lend your name to petitions and/or volunteer for a candidate you admire
4. Talk to family and friends about 1-3

[vetxcl]

12:59 AM on 10/13/2010

now is past the time to become informed of candidates that are up for election in your area. yet it's never too late until after election day. don't rely on one source, nor opinion shapers. do not , repeat do not consider faux noise, nor msnbc, nor even huff&puff as a valid source.

[ziger123]

04:56 PM on 10/15/2010

We are a work in progress and will never be done trying to improve the world. I understand your frustration and agree with you - it's never too late even if this election doesn't go the way we'd like.

[chancho24]

08:07 PM on 10/12/2010

JMBrody is here, so I'll drop this in here:

Heatwave
Central Heating
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgeVAsYmbfU&feature=related