Obama takes shot at media for not reporting the facts concerning health care reform

[TeamJordan23]

Obama returns to Chicago
By: Carol E. Lee
July 23, 2009

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio - President Obama left the Cleveland area and an afternoon of health care reform events for two Democratic National Committee fundraisers in Chicago, where he struck a defensive and at times defiant tone about his top priority.

After touching down in his home city for the first time in more than five months, Obama first attended a $15,200-a-person dinner at the Lincoln Park home his campaign fundraiser Penny Pritzker, where he took a shot at the media for what he deemed its "lack of sustained focus on the facts" concerning health care reform, which he said "makes it very difficult" for him.

Then he moved on to an event at the Hyatt Regency, where he defiantly told a crowd of about 750 donors, "We are going to pass health care reform in 2009."

And he used the backdrop of the street-fighter politics that define his home city to fire back at his Republican critics – one of whom, Sen. Jim DeMint, he said has told the GOP that defeating health care reform would “break” Obama.

Let me tell you something," Obama said. "I'm from Chicago. I don't break."

Obama tried to put the best face on the setback to his reform plans he was dealt Thursday, when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's announcement Thursday "So even though we still have a few issues to work out, what's remarkable about this point is not how far we have left to go, it's how far we've already come."

"I understand how easy it is for folks in Washington to become consumed by the game of politics."

He did his fair share of criticizing Washington and "the status quo" on health care, and declared the country to be "at an unmistakable crossroad."

"There's some in Washington who want us to go down the path that we've already traveled for the last decade or so," Obama said, "the path where we just throw up our hands and say, 'Oh this is just too tough.'"

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[elleng]

1. politico not doing so good with facts!

'After touching down in his home city for the first time in more than five months' not true; he was there recently, for speech/meeting. Anyone remember?

[sandnsea]

3. June 15, speech to the AMA, lol

Nice catch. They really prove his point.

http://obama-mamas.com/obama-travels.htm

[elleng]

4. THANKS for that!

Thought it was A something!

I told politico they'd messed up!

[Cha]

2. It's so frustrating

as we all know..dealing with deadenders..thankfully, Pres Obama is leading the charge.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Obama needs to put the screws on some of the reporters...

such as Chuck Todd and the one from Chicago.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Politico is continuing with the "setback" narrative I see

"Obama tried to put the best face on the setback to his reform plans he was dealt Thursday....."

:eyes: :puke: