Obama's Town hall will start 11:15 AM - link here to view it online:

[old mark]

Link: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live



It will also be on Cspan, without the network talking heads.


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[Kdillard]

1. Thank you. k and r so it doesn't get lost.

[sandnsea]

2. Thanks! n/t

[Clio the Leo]

3. Kick! NT

[Clio the Leo]

4. I think this is where they'll explain how the death panels work, right? NT

[tavalon]

5. That and donut hole closing

[Clio the Leo]

7. nah....

.... under Obamacare, seniors will no longer be allowed to EAT donuts ... that's what I saw on Facebook anyway.

[tavalon]

9. I miss donuts

Well, actually, Krispy Kreme donuts. There are few foods I miss from my pre-Celiac life, but that's definitely one. Oh, wait, I just got way off subject. Sorry.

[Clio the Leo]

11. oh my....

.... prayers for you ... but I eat enough for both of us.

[tavalon]

14. Thanks, I guess

It's not curable but it is completely controllable, even more so than diabetes, with the appropriate diet. And while I miss the Krispy Kremes, my health is much better than ever now that I'm not destroying my gut, one glutenous item at a time. And it's been 8 years now, so I hardly remember my diet before Celiac.

And I'm currently discovering middle age butt spread, so I don't think my consumption of food is necessarily less, just different.

[Cha]

Then they'll have

fun sneaking them.:)

[Clio the Leo]

12. lol nt

[Clio the Leo]

6. The little ladies with their cameras aimed are adorable. NT

[Clio the Leo]

8. this is gonna be about 10,000 times cuter than normal when he says..

"we're going to go 'boy girl, boy girl...'"

[Clio the Leo]

10. excuse me! "girl boy, girl boy..." (I'm slippin) NT

[Clio the Leo]

13. cute little senior lady talking about the doughnut hole will be closed...

... in the near future thanks to the BFD.

[Clio the Leo]

15. I cant help but think looking at these folks....

.... if *I* am sometimes amazed at the notion that we actually have an African American President, imagine how THEY must feel .... they were alive during segregation ... and even if they didn't witness it first hand, they saw the drama played out on TV or knew how things were down here in the South.

Amazing.

[Clio the Leo]

16. POTUS going over how the doughnut hole will eventually close ....

..... and how, next year, preventive care will be free.

[Clio the Leo]

17. question: "why will it take 10 years to close the hole completely..."

POTUS: "it's a matter of money, it's very expensive to do this .... says we shoudln't have had the hole in the first place but the budget assumes the hole would be there ... to immediately close it would blow the budget.... 50% discount on drugs starting next year and costs will be reduced each year after that"

[impik]

18. I don't want him to be so informed and smart

I want some anger. Call me when he gets angry.

[jefferson_dem]

21. Ha...

He's still mastering "teh soundbite". He knocks legitimate debate points out of the park like a champ.

[Clio the Leo]

34. I've always had an idea for a great game show....

..... called "Stump the Obama" .... line up a rotating panel of experts, see if they can ask him a question he doesn't know the answer to.

Oprah, (when seeing one of the WH Christmas trees) said, "are those dried hydrangeas?" .... to which the President shrugged his shoulders and said, "I dunno.." and then laughed.

That's the closest I've seen to anyone doing it. lol

[Cha]

40. Now cnbcmediawhores is saying .."he sullied the office of presidency"

by his "kick ass".

It's the mediawhores in this country who need to be run out of business.

[jefferson_dem]

19. Dynamite.

I would challenge anyone (with a somewhat open mind) to sit though this presentation and not come away feeling much better about health care reform. Frankly, I've never seen a better "political pitchman" (I use that term with great affection and admiration).

[Clio the Leo]

24. yes but, sadly, he hasn't yelled or thrown any chairs....

... WHEN will he LEAD on health care reform! (ha!)

[phleshdef]

20. LOL. Med. Adv. cuts highest issue of concern.... after death panels.

[Clio the Leo]

23. The way he jokes about them, and everyone laughs, I'm starting to think that whole notion was a lie.

:)

[impik]

25. No. It's true. Even Palin said so.

[Clio the Leo]

27. Yes, of course. I'd forgotten about that.

[impik]

36. Shame on you!

:)


I'm glad that he's doing this event, he needs not be a prisoner of the this oil spill, because it'll just kill him.

[Clio the Leo]

22. Question about the elimination of Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage was being overpaid (by the government) without increased benefits .... money was going to Insurance companies profits. Talking about the 85% medical loss ratios that companies must adhere to.

[Clio the Leo]

26. The oldest transgendered person in America is now speaking....

... or at least one of them.

His question dealt with the importance of primary care physicians .... POTUS again cites the reimbursement for preventive care and how that will help primary care physicians.

[Clio the Leo]

28. WH: "Obama: #hcr focused on primary care docs, making them "hub" of modern system..."

"Obama: #hcr focused on primary care docs, making them "hub" of modern system, building up pool & increasing reimbursements"

(via Twitter)

[O is 44]

35. Ha, I'm glad you caught the ?, I thought it was a mini

speech.

[O is 44]

29. Thx. I'm a dork my homepage is WH.gov, so

I found it. This is such a great idea for him to continue to go out and educate the public. This is a smart WH. go directly to the people.

[Clio the Leo]

30. It sure is and no need to apologize....

.... this is my iphone wallpaper.

[Clio the Leo]

31. Senior asking (on the phone) how the bill will help seniors who want to live independantly...

... you can tell that stuck some heart strings with the President, "you sound like a woman after my own heart." Says he asked his grandmother if she wanted to come live with him in Chicago "do you think I'm an idiot?! Do you think I want to trade 80 degree weather to go live in Chicago!?"

Talks about how she lived in her apt to until the end of her life.

POTUS says he wants to make sure Medicare is reimbursing home health care .... or house keeping services for those who cant do it themselves.

[Clio the Leo]

32. Physician who is a senior himself: "The death panels are now dead." NT

[impik]

33. :) Funny.

[O is 44]

37. Great townhall by the Pres and Sec. Sebelius,

[boomerbust]

38. Thanks for link

This disabled American is behind our President 100%. And the seniors at this townhall seem to love him as well.

[O is 44]

39. Looks like they are replaying it on wh.gov n/t