Obama enters the Fox Den: Health Care

MrBishop

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U.S. President Barack Obama made a rare appearance Wednesday on Fox News, a network his administration has battled with publicly, in a last-ditch effort to get support for his health-care bill.

Previously, the White House had deemed the network a hardline right-wing branch of the Republican Party.

Obama appeared testy and irritated during the interview with Bret Baier, in which he tried repeatedly to defend his case for health-care reform.

Baier grilled him about the complex legislative process Democrats might use to pass the bill.

Obama told Baier point-blank to stop interrupting him. "Bret, you've got to let me finish my answers," he said.

"Sir, I know you don't like to filibuster, but," Baier said.

"Well, I'm trying to answer your question and you keep on interrupting," the president replied.

Baier wanted to know if the Democrats would use a procedure called "deem and pass," an obscure legislative move which would not require a formal vote on the bill.

"Whatever form that takes, there is going to be a vote for health-care reform," was the president's answer.

Republicans have called the "deem and pass" action sleazy and unfair. In the history of the U.S., the move has never been used in landmark legislation.

Obama may not need to use it, as he tries to win over critics within his own ranks about the bill.

On Wednesday, one of the bill's fiercest critics among the Democrats, Dennis Kucinich, said he would support the bill.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2010/03/18/obama-fox.html#ixzz0iXTabo5e
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Watch a piece of the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol82jiDavx4
 
MrBishop

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Why did the guy keep interrupting? Seriously... he even interrupted when he was apologizing for interrupting!
 
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valkyrie

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Because Fox is a hardline right-wing branch of the Republican Party and because letting the President get his answers out would throw an intelligent light on the holes in the argument of the opposition. :rofl2:
Can't have that!!! :eek:
 
catocom

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Meh, just more song and dance.
The pres. gave nothing, and only directly answered about 3 specifics or so,
on things we pretty much already knew.

Healthcare ain't passing without the trickery, and lyings.
 
MrBishop

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catocom said:
Meh, just more song and dance.
The pres. gave nothing, and only directly answered about 3 specifics or so,
on things we pretty much already knew.

Healthcare ain't passing without the trickery, and lyings.
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Which trickery are you alluding to, Cato?
 
catocom

catocom

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MrBishop said:
Which trickery are you alluding to, Cato?
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how about using percentages of numbers that aren't there?
(note: that's whats in the so-called fix for the senate bill)

Double counting

Double talk

How much do you want me to list?
 
Gonz

Gonz

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valkyrie said:
Because Fox is a hardline right-wing branch of the Republican Party and because letting the President get his answers out would throw an intelligent light on the holes in the argument of the opposition.
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Now that, my dear, is funny as hell.
 
Winky

Winky

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Ding ding ding

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We hate you!
 
MrBishop

MrBishop

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Gonz said:
perhaps passing a bill that says' the other bill is passed & we'll fix the screw-ups later.
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Par for the course... it's political lube and not exactly the first time it's been done..it's just Obama's first time.
 
MrBishop

MrBishop

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catocom said:
how about using percentages of numbers that aren't there?
(note: that's whats in the so-called fix for the senate bill)

Double counting

Double talk

How much do you want me to list?
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Examples of what the hell you mean by the one's you've posted would be nice.

What percentage of what numbers?
Double-counting what and how?
Double-talk is a pretty wide and vague statement, even for you cato.
 
Winky

Winky

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Obammie fails to destroy America!

It won't be the first time there's been an armed revolution either.
Where will you be when the shooting starts?

Oh that’s right, safely ensconced in your socialist utopia.

So shush up you!
 
2minkey

2minkey

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is that shit serbian? sure you trust it? boy, get you some 'merican m193, or some of that good israeli Q3131a...
 
Winky

Winky

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Obama leads Amerika down the darkie road to socialism.

You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.
 
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