NightOwwl
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Thu Jul-22-10 09:27 AM
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Obama Should Have Weekly Televised Prime-Time Speeches |
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He's lost his connection to the people. That's what made him so special.
He could reach millions from that bully pulpit. I don't understand why he doesn't take advantage of the situation.
Every week we hear lies and slander from the right. 30 minutes a week, and Obama could turn that shit into sugar.
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Thu Jul-22-10 09:32 AM
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NightOwwl
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Thu Jul-22-10 09:36 AM
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When everyone watches TV.
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vaberella
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Thu Jul-22-10 10:04 AM
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7. Obama is not Chavez and this is not Venezuela. |
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Our government doesn't own a specific channel to even go prime time, nor do I think anyone would be interested. The society is fickle so one minute Obama does good and when people say he's done bad people are quick to agree.
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Thu Jul-22-10 11:19 AM
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Most of the time I just curse and delete and end up saying nothing.
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Political Tiger
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Thu Jul-22-10 11:39 AM
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16. You honestly think the networks would preempt their schedules each week |
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for the President? I don't think so. Even if they did, there's no guarantee the American public would bother to watch. You can lead a horse to water......
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Thu Jul-22-10 09:35 AM
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2. his speeches don't connect with me |
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what he has done which connects with me is actions like getting the $20 billion fund from BP, and actions like what he did with the Republic Windows workers before he became president.
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Thu Jul-22-10 10:04 AM
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8. Basically none of the 100+ promises he's fulfilled connects with you. n/t |
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Thu Jul-22-10 10:09 AM
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They're the ones that came to mind. I could probably list more. His speeches aren't among them.
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Thu Jul-22-10 09:38 AM
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4. You know, my husband and I were talking about this today. |
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We were comparing how W wss on every chance he got. Obama is missing a golden opportunity on keeping in touch with the public.
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vaberella
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Thu Jul-22-10 10:05 AM
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9. How can he stay with prime time...there is no opportunity here. |
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W was on vacation more than he was doing anything else.
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Thu Jul-22-10 11:20 AM
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you saw much more of him on t.v. than Obama. He should have been on last night going over the financial reform bill he signed, explaining it to the general public.
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Thu Jul-22-10 09:50 AM
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5. Don't know about every week, but basically I agree |
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When W and his wrecking crew came in, they immediately ran to the right, pushing and pushing as hard as they could.
But with Obama, they just throw up their hands and don't even try to push back to the left. There's no attempt to "change the conversation". But I'm afraid Obama feels his "mission" is more to heal the rifts in America than it is to actually govern the place.
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Thu Jul-22-10 09:58 AM
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6. Well, he isn't doing that very well either. |
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He and his administration have consistently pandered to the right, with no result I might add, while insulting and dismissing the left at every opportunity.
So we get right-wing "sweeping reforms" (read making rich people richer on the backs of the middle/working class that the Republiks couldn't get through 20 years ago, dressed up in blue.
How underwhelmingly changey.
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Political Tiger
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Thu Jul-22-10 11:36 AM
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15. Actually, I believe healing the rifts IS governing. n/t |
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Thu Jul-22-10 11:11 AM
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11. then the media would say he is "over exposed" again. But I agree he should do more prime time press |
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Thu Jul-22-10 11:34 AM
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The networks? The cables "news" channels? I doubt it. They're not about to preempt the schedules once a week for the President. And frankly, and I hate to say this, but it's true, the American people don't care. They're more interested in watching Lindsey Lohan arriving for court than anything the President has to say.
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Thu Jul-22-10 11:42 AM
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17. He does do his weekly address online in video. He HAS been traveling a lot. He needs more though. |
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