The President's Speech

[30ashopper]

Hmm, well, I have to say, the first 30 minutes were excellent and I was optimistic about the direction he seemed to be headed. But the second half seemed like a partisan promotion of the Pelosi bill with some wishy washy ness on the public option, and worse, he bailed on integrating tort reform into his plan. All in all, not much of a game changer in the end. I really don't think he made much progress. I have to say I'm pretty dissapointed.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Well at least we don't have to claim this guy as our representative......

[FONT=&quot]'You lie': McCain calls on Wilson to apologize - TheHill.com[/FONT]

Oh.... nevermind.... he is my representative. At least he didn't throw a shoe. :shock:

 

[steyou]

Great speaker, Terrible President.

 

[rapunzel]

I thought the speech was pretty good. It made me happy to see the President looking forward, and not simply having to deal with the extraordinary mess he was dumped.

I think the public option is best suited for a trigger plan -- and I think that was where he was headed when he stated "in 34 states, 75% of the insurance market is controlled by five or fewer companies. In Alabama, almost 90% is controlled by just one company." These are the states where competition has given way to oligopoly and monopoly, and I've seen firsthand how that drives prices up and leaves people with dismal coverage. A trigger plan and a clearinghouse would save this country billions, and go a long way toward the kind of reform we need.

Beach SiO2 -- is that guy really your representative? I cannot believe the disrespect for the office, and for the setting, he showed. Every patriotic American should be ashamed of his conduct.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Beach SiO2 -- is that guy really your representative? I cannot believe the disrespect for the office, and for the setting, he showed. Every patriotic American should be ashamed of his conduct.

Unfortunately, he was elected to represent where I live. He is not representative of me or many people I know on both sides of the aisle. We are a strong military community who are very respectful of the office, irregardless of who is in there. I am curious as to how this will play out at home since we are not upstate SC where DeMint is strong as anti-President.

On another note, I am glad he didn't take his shoe off.

EDIT>>>>>

Now he has apologized :roll:

 

[rapunzel]

From Jake McIntyre --

Up until today, Joe Wilson was just another anonymous Southern Republican troglodyte Congressman, unknown to all but the poor people of South Carolina and the most serious horse race junkies.

Today, he's the hyena who disgraced himself, his party, and the House chamber by screaming "you lie!" like an 8 year-old during the President's eloquent speech on the most critical challenge facing our nation.

There's something we can do to let Joe Wilson know what we think of his childish approach to a serious problem -- we can help out Rob Miller. Rob is an Iraq War vet -- a Marine who came back to South Carolina to try and restore dignity to South Carolina's Second CD, where Joe Wilson was selling out the district by voting for unfair trade deals and corporate giveaways. Despite being a relative unknown, being outspent by a substantial margin, and a general Republican lean to the district, Rob came within just 8 points of knocking Wilson off in 2008. And we're lucky to have him running again.

Rob's a fair trade Democrat who supports the Employee Free Choice Act. He's a breath of fresh air for a state that desperately needs new leadership. And we can help him tonight, as the nation sees what an immature loser his opponent is. Let's chip in to help Rob -- with early financial support, and with the notoriety Wilson has brought on himself, we've got a chance to help send Joe Wilson packing -- and to bring maturity and decency to South Carolina politics.

Offices in Beaufort and W. Columbia. You must be proud.

 

[BeachSiO2]

From Jake McIntyre --



Offices in Beaufort and W. Columbia. You must be proud.

He is our people and we ALL love him [sarcasm off]

 

[Rita]

NPR
Rep. Joe Wilson Sorry For Calling Obama Liar During Congress Joint Session
10:54 pm
September 9, 2009
By Frank James

Rep. Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican responsible for the "shout heard 'round the world" at President Barack Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday evening, has apologized for what many are calling his boorish behavior.

Politico.com has his statement:

"This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President's remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the President's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the President for this lack of civility."
That was fast. While Wilson has gotten kudos on some conservative blogs for shouting at the president "You lie" when Obama said that illegal immigrants wouldn't be covered under his health-care overhaul proposal, he was also criticized and by Republicans too.

Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who was his party's presidential nominee last year, called Wilson's actions "totally disrespectful" on CNN's Larry King Show and advised him to apologize.

But liberals are already using the congressman's dubious behavior for fund-raising purposes. And it's the kind of moment supporters of the president's health-care proposal could use in TV and web ads to diminish their opponents as hysterical crazies.

 

[30ashopper]

I thought the speech was pretty good. It made me happy to see the President looking forward, and not simply having to deal with the extraordinary mess he was dumped.

I think the public option is best suited for a trigger plan -- and I think that was where he was headed when he stated "in 34 states, 75% of the insurance market is controlled by five or fewer companies. In Alabama, almost 90% is controlled by just one company." These are the states where competition has given way to oligopoly and monopoly, and I've seen firsthand how that drives prices up and leaves people with dismal coverage. A trigger plan and a clearinghouse would save this country billions, and go a long way toward the kind of reform we need.

Beach SiO2 -- is that guy really your representative? I cannot believe the disrespect for the office, and for the setting, he showed. Every patriotic American should be ashamed of his conduct.

The exchange system is interesting. If it's national, then it would solve the problem of areas that have bad coverage. I haven't read whether or not that's the case though.

 

[Miss Kitty]

He is our people and we ALL love him [sarcasm off]

....

Let me continue to dumb things down here....

geez, the Reps are on a roll. :roll:

however, the look Pelosi was TRYING to get on her face after the outburst, was priceless! I found that if I watched with one eye closed and one finger in front of my face, I didn't have to look at her suck on her candy and blink the only remaining moving part on her face.

Overall, I liked the speech. I loved "tort reform, (Reps going clap clap clap).....BUT!" Mr. Obama can be inspiring! Was he sincere when he did he that reach across the aisle? I detected a bit of a smirk (which I personally love that he can't help but show). Who else loves the nanny nanny booishness of the standing O and clap at each super point made? I have always thought that should be banned behavior. :roll:

As usual, Mr. K was talking to the TV Prez asking...'who's gonna' pay for this" He does have a point. I am a bit fearful that Obama is promising the government will wipe out waste. I remain HOPEFUL that a compromise is still in the works in the background.