Obama takes shots at GOP field - "I mean that's just not common sense."

[jefferson_dem]

This is a perfect message. It's not about triangulation or "third way". There's no need for red meat. Fact is, Obama and the Democrats have plenty of room to roam. Forget "politics"... Stake out all the middle-ground - everything this side of insanity - that the republicans have ceded in their haste to appeal to the teabagger freakshow.

Obama takes shots at GOP field
By Sam Youngman - 08/15/11 02:20 PM ET

President Obama kicked off his Midwestern bus tour on Monday blasting his would-be opponents in a campaign-style event in Minnesota.

While White House officials have repeatedly insisted that Obama's trip is official business -- a claim disputed by Republicans -- the president clearly had politics on his mind, taking a thinly veiled shot at Mitt Romney and bringing up last week's Republican debate in Iowa.

Making his first stop in Minnesota, Obama brought up Romney's one-time endorsement of a individual health insurance mandate, and he seized on Republican presidential candidates saying last week that they would not accept a deal that included $10 in spending cuts for every $1 in increased revenues.

"None of them," Obama said. "None of them would take it. Think about that. I mean that's just not common sense."

The president, no tie and shirt sleeves rolled up, did not face much criticism from a crowd that appeared to be supportive of his efforts.

Instead, the questions provided Obama with a platform from which to launch an attack on Republicans that he previewed at a stop last week in Michigan, blasting the GOP Congress.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/176913-at-official-event-obama-takes-shots-at-gop-field

FULL VIDEO at LINK: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/PresidentialTownHallMeeting2

[Yavin4]

1. Starting to Smell like 1980 Around Here n/t

[jefferson_dem]

2. Is Barack playing the role of Jimmy?

:shrug:

[mopinko]

11. jimmy didn't take the role. it was painted on him

by the media, at the behest of the saudi royal family, imho. i mean, a brother that drinks beer is an issue? even back then it was insane.
the same people would like to see o be the next jimmy. hope folks don't fall for that one. some will, tho, without a doubt.

[dennis4868]

6. haha...WTF?

[daa]

8. Why would you insult President Carter? He created 10 million jobs nt

[jefferson_dem]

10. As a fellow Georgian, I loves me some Jimmy Carter...

But I can't help but laugh at how some of Obama's foremost critics are now lionizing Carter's presidency. There's a reason Teddy primaried him, you know. Does this make you proud? - http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1980/bible

Oh, I can also assure you that Obama will win more than 49 electoral votes next year.

[pnorman]

3. K & R!

n/t

[dennis4868]

4. don't worry...

DUers will attack him today...

[Inuca]

5. Yes, but did he actually

call them "republicans"? Otherwise, how to know who he is talking about?

[dennis4868]

7. really?

you dont know who he is talking about when he says Romney...should he also state Romney's SS#?

[jefferson_dem]

9. Seriously? He specifically referenced the 10:1 deal that all the Repubs said they would reject.

at the debate and brought up RomneyCare. What else do you want - for Obama to say Mittens Romney, son of George, is a "poopie head"?

[Inuca]

13. No, sorry, I thought the sarcasm was obvious

I'll know better in teh future :-).

[jefferson_dem]

14. Ha.

Shame that what-used-to-be-obvious sarcasm isn't easily detected around here any more. :)

[Inuca]

15. I just went and added

an avatar image to my profile to make things a bit clearer, though nowadays even that is often not enough.

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