House leader urges Bush to explain bailout on TV

[smb]

Source: Yahoo News

House leader urges Bush to explain bailout on TV

House of Representatives Democratic leader Steny Hoyer is suggesting President George W. Bush go on national television to explain the need for the administration's proposed $700 billion financial rescue plan....

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080923/us_nm/us_financial_bailout_hoyer_usreport

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Oh, that would be entertaining....

[mike_c]

1. yeah, and answer questions from the audience....

Now THAT would be worth seeing!

[halobeam]

4. OMG LOL

:rofl:

[KansDem]

2. Sounds fair. Or maybe Bush is another GOPer afraid to confront the press...

He and McCain and Palin are birds of a feather...

[eowyn_of_rohan]

5. Keep a low profile, make it appear that CONGRESS is doing it -

U know -the DEM controlled Congress

[Virginia Dare]

19. I agree, make him OWN this..

this is part of his disastrous legacy. He's the bottom of the dredges in American Presidencies.

[cosmodem]

3. Very good idea. I agree

[YvonneCa]

26. And welcome to DU. n/t

[anitar1]

6. The first time I have approved of Hoyer. Great move. n/t

[radfringe]

7. yeah right....

like bush really understand it :eyes:

just stick him on a cuckoo clock mechanism and let him pop in and out of his office

[Virginia Dare]

18. Probably why he's calling him out on it, Mr. MBA himself...n/t

[Frisbee]

8. Bush couldn't make change for a $5...

All the chimp would do is read the teleprompter and take no questions. He is a moran who is clueless regarding the intricacies of what's happening. The people behind the curtain just tell him what to do and say to assure that his people will continue to wallow in money at the little people expense.

[Mist]

9. I can't imagine * would be able to do even as well as Paulson, who didn't do well at explaining it.

[Demobrat]

10. Why bother?

He'll just read words written by somebody else off of a teleprompter, after many rehearsals. He won't even know what the words mean. And he certainly won't take questions. So why insult the American people like that? It's not like he'll tell them the truth,

[smb]

25. LOL

They'd need to phonetically transcribe the big words so he could read them off the teleprompter.

[Javaman]

11. I feel a drinking game in the making!!!

I fear, before moron* has spoken less than 30 seconds, I will be shitfaced. LOL

[llmart]

21. I don't know why......

but that just made me laugh. God knows I need a laugh lately. I also need to get shitfaced drunk in order to watch or listen to him. Too funny.

[kirby]

12. Translation... We will pass the bill if you take the heat... n/t

[Politicalboi]

13. I can see it now

Bush: Money goes here and then it goes there. Then it sometimes disappears.

[adamuu]

14. yes. or else no deal. Dems will not be blamed for this n/t

[progressoid]

15. Wonder if he could manage to get 9/11 in the speech?

[Enrique]

16. flush him out of his cave n/t

[crossroads]

17. Fat chance of that happening! nt

[Gin]

20. .make him have a press conference and take questions...

he can use the same crap Paulson dished out.

[gratuitous]

22. If anyone would understand this plan

A guy with an Ivy League MBA should be able to figure it all out and explain it to us lowly taxpayers.

[Yavin4]

23. I Have Bush's Address Right Here

A government bailout means that. It’s a bailout. You’re a … you’re a … you’ve been given a bailout and you’re viewed as a bailout entity.”

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

24. That is rich.

[YvonneCa]

27. C'mon, Steny! He has NO credibility. So how could that...

...help anything? (And he's never been all that strong on explaining anything clearly, either. :7 )

[Liberalynn]

28. Wonder how many words Dumbya could misuse and mispronounce

in the first ten minutes, if he were to give that speech?

[Neshanic]

29. There are not enough bananas.

[Liberalynn]

30. Good one!

:rofl:

[Jacobin]

31. Heh heh. Good one

"Mah fella Murkins. Wall Street needz sum mony cause they spent it all gambling. Ya need to trust me and Hank Paulson cause he's doin a heckuvajob, just lak he did at GoldmanSacks. He's smart and he's rich too. GawdBlessMurka"

[mcollier]

32. Paulson today was an absolute

con man.... No real answers, no plan, no clue as to whether is suggestion will work.

There is no way this is going to pass....


Just in case:

WRITE YOUR FEDERAL SENATE AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES....

https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm


You can call and write as many times as you like.... The more the better..

Pass this message around. Our voices must be heard loud and clear...

And Congress still goes ahead and hands over the money... We can consider alternative action.

[mhatrw]

33. Great idea!