The gloves are off. I couldn't be more proud of our President than I am right now.

[jillan]

And to all you trolls and haters -
let me remind you what you once told me:

GET OVER IT!!!!

It's going to have to take something big, something unforeseeable for Romney to win in November.

[gateley]

1. I was just wondering earlier, when Romney loses the election, if he'll

trot his sorry ass out again in 2016 and give it another try. After all, this is the farthest he's come in his countless attempts.

I can't imagine how it would feel to know that YOUR PEOPLE DON'T REALLY WANT YOU.

Anyway, I agree that no way will Romney win in November. And I don't think it's just because he's so disliked. I think, little by little, more and more people are realizing that Obama HAS been able to turn this around in the right direction and started the long march toward "recovered".

I'm proud of our President, too.

[jillan]

2. He just laid it all out on the line, didn't he? Us vs Them.

How could anyone choose them?

[Cal33]

26. What if the Greed Over People party doubled or tripled their fraudulent votes?

[jillan]

28. Not to mention Citizens United. Scares the crap out of me.

Let's just hope the people are more powerful than the repug shenanigans.

[emulatorloo]

49. Obama is going to get hard-core SWIFTBOATED by Rove and the Kochs

It is really going to be insane.

And I promise you Rove and the Kochs will pay trolls to infest DU, telling us that Dems are the same as Republicans and we should stay home or write in some impossible candidate.

[JNelson6563]

52. Look to get that message from certain "long time DUers"

Just sayin'.

[Arugula Latte]

40. I think the system is already rigged for Jeb in 2016.

He probably already has all the votes in the can, too.

We'll be in for a fresh Bush hell. The Supreme Court will see to it.

[gateley]

64. Can you explain something to me? I just don't understand

WHY Jeb is perceived as their Savior. The Bush name stinks (they're afraid to even WHISPER W's name), and even if he was liked in FL, to the rest of the country he's still a Bush.

Yet people, press, everybody brings up his name as though he will come swooping in to save the day for the Republican Party.
Do you understand why?

I've never gotten a good answer on this.

TIA if you have any idea and can enlighten me!

[LiberalFighter]

65. Because the pool of candidates they can fish from is limited?

[Arugula Latte]

66. I guess maybe because he's seen as the "better" of the two politician Bush brothers (?)

He's got a few more brain cells to rub together than Dubya ever did and Bushco. and their connections have been trying to make him seem inevitable for years. Of course the media goes right along with that.

[rufus dog]

3. was doing yard work

Had the sound off and walked by when it first came on, he looked pissed/stern. Twenty minutes later walked by and looked the same so I turned the sound up. If the whole thing was like the last ten minutes then he laid them out!

Make a choice America!

[Whisp]

5. yep, first thing I noticed. He looks ticked off!

[Myrina]

18. Not sure what you watched but I CANNOT see 'pissed off' ...

????

[jillan]

6. Priorities Rufus :) I first listened to the President, and now am going to do yard work.

Yes - the whole speech was like that.

He did not mince words.

Hopefully C-Span will rerun it so you can see the whole thing.

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. Pres. O made a speech?

I DO hope there will be a re-run, in You Tube.
No tv here...
I take it the speech was ...stern?

[jillan]

17. jenmito posted a link down thread :) If you have time, it's definitely worth watching.

[rufus dog]

34. You are correct

Just wasn't in the mood for anything other than cutting the grass. And to reply to a post up thread, O.K., not pissed but definitely a non-standard look.

[Whisp]

4. He's has a lot of enemies, doesn't he?

and for him to stand up under that enormous weight with the grace and intelligence that he has, is just amazing. Anyone else would have cracked by now.

We are truly fortunate to have this man leading - and for those here who want him out of office just for spite or whatever they call it here now - I think of Santorum and how much they would like him.

[zipplewrath]

7. Tall buildings too

And he leaps tall buildings with a single bound as well.

[jillan]

9. Yep........ >

[img][/img]


That was just too easy

[Whisp]

11. :)

I think Obama is super in a lot of ways - and many feel like that.

but some like to identify with the evil villain scumsuckers that want to tear him down. Always those sorts around, the unhappy camper boo boo people that nothing is ever ever good enough for.

[jillan]

8. We are fortunate. And while he is not progressive enough for many of us

I think we will see more of the Obama we want in his second term.

He is a great President especially if you compare him to the alternatives.

[zipplewrath]

36. More of the same

I suspect we'll see much more of what we've already seen. One has to be fairly uncharitable to him to suggest he hasn't been accomplishing much of what he has wanted to accomplish in his first term. Second terms are always a bit "different", and of course the up coming supreme court case could put alot of things into turmoil. But if there is a common theme among second terms it is probably "solidifying gains". He'll try to "close out" Iran. He'll try to wind down Afghanistan. He'll try to formalize the military commissions. He'll try to populate the consumer protection agency he formed. He'll try to get as many health insurance regualtions written as he can, as well as get all the exchanges up and running. He'll continue to try to get deficits down, probably by making deals on tax cuts and entitlement programs.

His bigger problem this time will be that he has roughly 2 years to do it all. After that, the whole "lame duck" thing really starts to kick in because he's percieved as having "no coat tails".

I wouldn't expect much movement on climate change, or unionization, or Gitmo. He's not going to prosecute anyone from the Bush Administration. He'll test the winds on DOMA and will be open to change if the support is there. He's going to continue to move in the same direction on education reforms. And he's done about all he's going to do on health CARE reform, unless the Supreme Court forces his hand.

[wwwmovetoamend]

42. alternatives!!??

He is a great President especially if you compare him to the alternatives....alternatives we have no stinking alternatives!!

[klook]

53. Nice moniker there, movetoamend

I assume you're referring to http://movetoamend.org/ ?

Welcome to DU!

[dennis4868]

61. if you want Obama to pass progressive bills

Get him a progressive congress...he cannot be progressive if he has a congress that is not interested in helping the country and MAKING PROGRESS! In this case he looks not so progressive, you would too.

[Wait Wut]

10. Grrrrrrr...

If I had won that lottery I wouldn't be at work and I'd know WHAT THE HELL I MISSED!

I can say that without knowing what you saw, I agree with you.

[Whisp]

12. it will be up soon I guess.

somewhere.

I missed a large portion of it, so want to see it again. Riveting, really - there will be people screaming that he 'over-reached' but all he said was the plain damn truth. and he said it well.

[jillan]

14. The repugs are already screaming that it was a partisan speech - well...

considering this is an election year - Yup!


And President Obama just ripped the gopers apart.

[AnnieK401]

30. Yeah right

Their sworn mission is to make him a one term President, they have done everything within their power to block any legislation he has tried to get through, they have a 24/7 hate machine working against him and he's partisan. If it wasn't so sad it would be hilarious.

[jenmito]

13. Here's the video:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305289-1 He first gave a speech, then answered questions. He did a GREAT job!

[Whisp]

16. thank you!

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. thank you ever so much!

[jenmito]

20. You and Whisp are very welcome! n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

25. You are one of the many reasons why

I have not missed tv.
Almost anything I care to see shows up on the net, one way or the other.
A lot of it I find on DU, of course.

[jenmito]

29. Well, I'm glad I could help!

It's such a good thing that technology allows us to get videos of political events on TV so quickly.

[racaulk]

31. Replying so I can find this later.

I don't have sound at work, but I will definitely want to watch this when I get home. Thanks for the link!

[SunSeeker]

37. Thanks for the link--it sure lays out the choice in November!

No one with a knowledge of the facts could vote Repbublican--that's why Fox News makes sure their viewers don't have these facts. Too bad this video is only on c-span.

[jenmito]

60. No problem! And it's not only on C-Span. It's on the WH's website, too:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/04/03/president-obama-speaks-associated-press-luncheon

[solara]

21. I am so proud that he is our President

He did a masterful job on his speech and also when answering questions (in complete sentences I might add..) He said what needed to be said and I believe that he will continue to do so!

[trollin in the deep.]

22. Tell that to all the people who lost their family members in drone attacks

to "get over it."



This is truly disgusting. Truly.

[dixiegrrrrl]

23. bye bye.....

aaand another one hits the dust.

3 cheers for MIRT!

[emulatorloo]

50. Wonder how much Rove paid him to post that

[dixiegrrrrl]

59. One thing I have wondered about the idea of "paid posters"

is how valuable they actually are, since posting their crap on a board like this gets them almost instantly banned.
Does not seem to be worth the money.

[auburngrad82]

24. Nice username

Makes it easy to spot the trolls.

[jillan]

27. Tell that to the people who died in Iraq looking for those WMDs.

War sucks period.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

54. Posting privileges already revoked after 5 posts.

I love it and I love DU.

[DFW]

32. All the Kochs' money and all of Rove's men

Couldn't make Romney consistent again.

He changes positions faster than a greased weather vane in a hurricane. The Youtube excerpts will fly. Rachel Maddow and Bill Maher will be on a high unavailable from any form of controlled substance.

[great white snark]

33. Another proud supporter checkin' in.

A positive post?
I love it and you rock.

[Ikonoklast]

35. It's just the start. Republicans are going to get pretty sick of the truth in the next few months.

I hope they choke on it, the rat bastards.

OBAMA 2012.

[Doctor_J]

38. Can we please bring back unrec?

I clicked on this thinking it was something meaningful. Another ridiculous vanity thread.

[jillan]

39. Usually when I don't like a post, I just ignore it & move on to the next - but thanks for

kicking my thread just the same.

[rufus dog]

48. What! No unrec?

I guess I just kicked it again

Even though it was up top it felt glamorous to keep it up top.

[joshcryer]

47. That quite unnecessary.

[SmellyFeet]

56. +1. This OP would have been no where near the top of greatest in the older, better DU.

Of course, now that we know Skinner is one of them, it's not a surprise.

[jenmito]

58. You sure seem to know a lot about this place for someone who's been here only 3 1/2 months, and

you're insulting Skinner?!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

69. Why? I hate unrec. If you don't like something, just ignore it. Why do you need an UN-vote? nt

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

41. I proudly cast my vote for him today! Proud to be a Marylander. Proud to be American.

Proud to support this president!!!

[Galraedia]

43. I'm so sick of Republicans bashing Obama.

Obama is not perfect but he's the best this country has
.
Mitt Romney on the other hand is a pathological liar. Seriously, just ask yourself where R'Money stands on the issues. Still can't figure it out? Welcome to the club. Romney has flip-flopped on just about every issue — abortion, immigration, healthcare, civil rights — you name it. The Flip-Flopping liar changes positions more times then a pornographic movie queen.

[krawhitham]

44. Dead hooker or an alive boy is the only way Mitt wins

[Swede Atlanta]

45. I agree...Obama has discarded the gloves and is now in full confrontation mode.....

He has challenged the Supreme Court over the ACA. He has challenged "Pretty Boy" Ryan and his weeping cohort Boner boy over their proposed budget, etc. He has got his "mo-jo" and is finally looking like a fighter.

I realize his style is based on a rational theory that we all behave as thinking and rational people. But he has finally realized that the GOP are anything but rational. He realizes they are political animals that promote the interests of their monied contributors rather than Americans.

Good for you Mr. President. I stand with you.

[Tarheel_Dem]

46. Merely saying I'm proud just doesn't seem to express it well enough.

[tavalon]

51. Oh, yay!

Is Mitt the official Repug candidate? I knew he would be and he is perfect, perfect, perfect!

He's like a 1% Ken Doll. Occupy is going to come back full force by May and he is going to be our poster boy. They could not have handed us a more perfect choice. And we don't even need to go into where he was born or what his religion is. He's toast in this climate.

Boy, President Obama can just phone this one in. Welcome to your next four years, Mr. President.

[just1voice]

55. "Troll and haters" must really disturb your sense of reality

The lying ass repukes have never stood a chance of winning the presidency, it's all a TV land propaganda show.

[jillan]

57. Trolls and haters was in reference to the repubs that post on DU.

Believe me when I say I have other terms to describe today's republican party

[Atypical Liberal]

62. This is a fantastic video. THIS IS THE PRESIDENT I VOTED FOR!

I am frankly astonished.

I am astonished that the President would layout the cards of "social darwinism" so plainly.

This is the kind of message that needs to be hammered until election time.

[Atypical Liberal]

63. Is a transcript available?

There are so many nuggets in here that are massively awesome sound-bites.

Is there a transcript?

[jenmito]

67. I posted the video up-thread, but here's the transcript:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/04/03/president-obama-speaks-associated-press-luncheon#transcript

[Atypical Liberal]

68. Thanks! n/t