So I watched the clip of Chip Reid and Helen Thomas put Robert Gibbs to task for the way the White House was going to conduct its Health Care Town Hall meeting and I’m a little confused to why they decided to make this an issue. First off, when the Democrats and Republicans had their Youtube Presidential debates, those questions were sent in from Youtube and PRESELECTED. The White House is basically doing the same thing here. As much as they want it to be open to the public, you can’t just let any nut job go up to the microphone and ask questions. Seriously, we want a serious debate and that means weeding out the wackos. I’m sure thousands of questions were submitted, how the fuck are you suppose to conduct an organized Town Hall? Maybe they wanted to screen questions to avoid getting asked dumb shit like this. Now, of course that means that since its the White House doing the screening, the questions are naturally going to be a little bias. The only real way to have a truly open Town Hall would to be to have it hosted and screened by a neutral third party. So I’m a little confused as to why Reid and Thomas are all up in arms and surprised. Helen Thomas’s claim that this is far from transparent is laughable. How did reporters know that the White House was screening and preselecting guests and questions? They told them. Secondly, why is it that the media expects the White House to do things that don’t put them in a good light? This is the same problem I had with them when they covered the Bush Administration. You can’t expect those in power to not use their power to their advantage. Stop acting shocked and get proactive. The last thing I have to say about this is, I honestly don’t care if the questions were screened or people were preselected. Everyone is so preoccupied with the fact that the woman with Cancer that the President hugged, was given her ticket by the White House and that she worked for the DNC (Again, guess how the media knows all this? The non-transparent White House…). I’m more preoccupied that no matter who she is, who she worked for or how she got selected, she’s a cancer patient who can’t get insurance and can’t get a job. THAT is what’s important. THAT is why we need Health Care reform. But of course, what is everyone talking about? Helen Thomas and Chip Reid bitching about how questions were picked. Oh and Chip, I’ll answer your question. The President said EVERYTHING was on the table. Does that mean he wants to raise taxes on the Middle Class? No. Will he consider it if it helps get Universal Health Care…yes. That’s what leaders do Chip. They observe the situation, put all options on the table and then make decisions.
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Posted on 02 July 2009 by Kriss
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July 4th, 2009 at 8:15 am
The dude is a ham, what he does is so scripted, based on opinion polls! If 50 percent says they are for or against it, the illusionist in chief will bend to appease! A true man, a man of truth does not live to please man (flesh) he lives to please God! Many will say that is not the Presidents job! A “true” Christians duty is to the Lord, and if a man is in disobedience shall be convicted of his sin by the Holy Spirit. The way Obama speaks shows he rejects Gods Spirit, as he cunningly uses partial scriptures to justify evil bills. Gods word reveals such a nation with such a leader is wayward, no wonder our nation is crumbling. Obama is not the cure his policies are based on godless desperation! As a soul devoid of Gods power, is empty and dark. The just shall live by faith. Not by ripping off future generations for the here and now. A righteous man stores up for his children. Unless many in this nation repent in Jesus name, this nation withers away like chaff in the wind… Remember the Titanic?! They said not even God can sink this ship! God is not mocked (abortions, homosexual marriage, goddess laws condemning the righteous) Obama misqouted Jesus when he spoke of a house being built on a rock. What Obama blindly left out was how Jesus said a wise man is he who HEARS GODS WORD and OBEYS shall be like a man who built his house on the rock. Storms of judgment are a stir and Obama you are not as the wise man and thus your sand built ways and carnal control policies shall not stand! The liberty of my soul shall never be shackled by the faithless agenda, by your words that lead to the broad road of destruction. He that is in me is greater then he (Devil) that’s in the world, and by Gods grace I do not serve he who you do. Is it wrong for me to say Obama is a servant of Satan. Read Gods word and you shall see how God Himself reveals how Obama is a child of the Devil. Sound the trumpet Obama is a leader of the blind! Come out from among them and I shall be your God. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled. Such who thirst for the Lord shall despise the cup of Obamas deceptions, for they know it is poison to the soul. A master manipulator of a wicked media. Many in the media and Obama sleep in the same bed of the harlot. For the love of money is the root of all evil. Oh how they are drunk with there false hopes of power and “think” they are getting over with their short changing of America. Obama truly was allowed by God to take the helm, not that he is a man of God. He was allowed as God and His ways have been banned from schools and policy’s for years in this country. Obama is the epitome of all the vile ways of Americas lustfull hearts. God allowed there hard hearts too put in place a hard hearted man. God bless America (since when has God blessed sinful nations?) There are those in this country who at their core perceived the cloud of darkness when Obama took office ( the tears and hoopla, the party’s and idol worship elation) Reminds me of when the Jews built a golden calf. Are you so devoid of God, that a mortal man makes you bow? Hear oh you people, God is a jealous God and shall not share His glory! It is because you have walked contrary to Him He walks contrary to you! It is because blood has been spilled in your land, the earth crys out against you!