****Heads Up: Obama Now Live Campaigns In Grand Junction, Colorado****

[Hope And Change]

Watch it here:

http://edition.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream2

http://cbs4.com/

[Curtland1015]

1. Thanks again, watching now!

Word.

[tblue]

13. Ditto!

[slinkerwink]

2. Obama has to be careful on this!!!!

Earlier this morning, McCain said:

"The fundamentals of the economy are strong."

And the Democrats started to hammer McCain on this line this morning, with Joe Biden leading the charge.

Now at McCain's second town hall, just half an hour ago, McCain re-jiggered the line to say:

“My opponents may disagree, but those fundamentals of America are strong…. Our workers have always been the strength of our economy, and they remain the strength of our economy today.”

If Barack Obama attacks McCain on his gaffe from earlier this morning, the Republicans can spin that as an attack on workers. Obama has to be very careful on this. I see he has a rally slated for 1PM today in Colorado. Is he up yet live?

[azmouse]

4. Why would that be an attack on workers?

Our jobs have been sent to China.

Obama should go after McCain on his economy comments and hit him hard.

[slinkerwink]

5. because McCain flip-flopped on his morning's statement at a later rally

and redefined "fundamentals" to mean "workers" not the "economy."

[flpoljunkie]

Will the punditocracy notice this truly astonishing "sleight-of-hand', this deception?

I doubt it!

[blondeatlast]

6. Simple--just mention McCain's support for job outsourcing to other countries--

which in yurn destroyed the middle class economy.

A nice little mention of Hewlett Packard under Carly Fiorina would be a handy knife poke as well.

[flpoljunkie]

66. Failed CEO,, golden parachuter Carly Fiorina more than deserves to be called out and called out now!

[Hope And Change]

7. Yes.He`s up on the stage.

[Hope And Change]

11. By the way, I think you are overreacting a little bit.

[slinkerwink]

15. I don't underestimate the Republicans' ability to spin this

as an attack on workers.

[blondeatlast]

18. See post 6. nt

[blondeatlast]

16. Gotta agree--and the defense to offense play is outlined in post 6.

It's just that simple and I guarantee some smart person in Obama's staff is all over it already.

[tblue]

17. Don't worry. He's brilliant. He knows his stuff inside out. He is NOT McLame.

[yellowcanine]

28. Not to worry. Obama is tying McCain to the failed economic policies of the last 8 years.

He is playing offense, not defense. That is a good thing. Doesn't matter what McPalin says.

[slinkerwink]

31. What about this?

Excerpts from Obama speech now:

Why else would he say that the economy isn’t something he understands as well as he should? Why else would he say, today, of all days – just a few hours ago – that the fundamentals of the economy are still strong?

Senator – what economy are you talking about?

What’s more fundamental than the ability to find a job that pays the bills and can raise a family? What’s more fundamental than knowing that your life savings is secure, and that you can retire with dignity? What’s more fundamental than knowing that you’ll have a roof over your head at the end of the day? What’s more fundamental than that?

The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great – that promise that America is the place where you can make it if you try – a promise that is the only reason that we are standing here today.

Looks like his team didn't revise this in time.

[blondeatlast]

43. Um---Obama is using the word as it's properly defined. McCain is making himself look REALLY stupid.

It's not hard for him to do that but he manages to bottom himself lots, especially with the likes of folks that think they are smart.

Where's the old Slinkerwink? I liked that one better. :shrug:

[slinkerwink]

50. I'm just worried. I like seeing our guy in charge of the message

and I don't want him knocked off it.

[azmouse]

57. Please stop worrying.

Obama's doing just fine.

[butterfly77]

59. He is hitting it right out of the park...

This is the perfect time, everyone was complaining last week about him not fighting back and when he does you worry. Not this time, time to strike now and this is the perfect issue..

[butterfly77]

46. Yes, I love how he is tying it all together...

he even tied in the bridge to nowhere..

[Hope And Change]

53. Wait a minute.This is not the first time McCain says this Slinkerwink.

McCain understood that he made ANOTHER gaffe and tried to backpeddle but Obama said what he have to say.You really have to relax a little my friend.

[Alter Ego]

62. Bull.

They're contortionist, but the fact that the American public doesn't do nuance well will bite them in the ass here.

American workers eat their Wheaties!

Great...but the economy still sucks.

[Hope And Change]

3. Kick!

[firedupdem]

8. Thanks! Watching now! nt

[FrenchieCat]

9. Is there another link? CNN works shitty for me.

[Hope And Change]

14. Try this link instead...

http://cbs4.com/

[FrenchieCat]

19. Thanks!

[jenmito]

10. Hey-I beat you this time!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7074618 :D

[medicswife]

12. Groovy, baby, groovy! Thanks for the heads up! NT

:yourock: :kick:

[azmouse]

20. Obama talking about the financial crisis.

It's threat to jobs.

Too many on Wall St weren't minding the store. They ignored middle class Americans.

[slinkerwink]

21. anything else he's saying?

[azmouse]

23. Instead of prosperity trickling down the pain has trickled up.

[azmouse]

26. Chose the future you want for America.

The very values that make America what it is are under assault.

In America we don't just reward wealth, but the workers that create it.

[Hope And Change]

22. Kick!

[book_worm]

24. cut away for some WH lies.

[azmouse]

27. Watch on line if you can.

[FrenchieCat]

29. Hey....where did Obama go?

CNN freezes my computer......and then I have to boot back up which takes forever. :(

[jenmito]

25. Strange that he doesn't have this on his own site. n/t

[butterfly77]

30. YES,YES, YES and Yes!

:dem: :dem: :dem:

[nc4bo]

32. Instead of borrowing my lines, he needs to borrow some of our ideas!!! GOBAMA! nt

[elkston]

33. Arrgh! Both CNN & MSNBC cut away for this White House stuff. And cnnlive crashes on me too much..

...and having trouble with cb4. Can't get the video to come up.
I wish they would carry this on Obama's site. I never have trouble with the streams there.

[firedupdem]

34. He's kicking ass! Get Em with the truth! n/t

[azmouse]

35. Change isn't about slogans it's about substance.

[jenmito]

36. "Instead of borrowing our lines, he needs to start borrowing some of our ideas!"

He pointed out that McCain is using some of his lines-even in ads!

[slinkerwink]

39. YES!!!

[WinkyDink]

47. Cojones, BAYBAY!

[bdamomma]

55. oh whew baby he is calling them out.

stealing lines, what else is he going to steal, hmmm...that is a great slogan for an ad.

[flpoljunkie]

70. Guess Obama camp heard McSame say, "Enough is enough" this morning re Lehman Brothers meltdown.

[writes3000]

37. HOME RUN LINE!!! Great, great lines!!! nt

[writes3000]

42. "If you think these lobbyists are working on McCain's campaign to put themselves out of business,

Then I've got a bridge up in Alaska to sell ya."

[MaineDem]

51. I love it! n/t

[jenmito]

38. "If you believe what McCain says, I got a bridge to sell you-in Alaska!"

:D

[DarienComp]

41. Oh snap!

[WinkyDink]

48. Unleash your Inner Weisenheimer, Barack! :)

[azmouse]

40. Crowd shouting 'Yes we can' and 'Obama'!

[azmouse]

44. Obama hitting all the key economic issues...

Jobs, health care, SS. A very good topic for today.

McCain doesn't know. He doesn't get it.
Why else would he say today of all days that the fundementals of the economy are still strong?

[DarienComp]

45. "Senator McCain, what economy are you talking about?!"

[bdamomma]

49. Obama such a class act.

[cyberpj]

52. Great. We have to watch him on the internet while the opposition is on tv all morning. nt

[elkston]

56. Heh. Yeah, exatcly. (eom)

[bdamomma]

58. just remember 66 million dollars in August, that is from us!!

[cyberpj]

61. I know. And I love us! But it's not us that needs to see him on television. It's them.

We already know what he stands for and how he responds to McBush claims.

[firedupdem]

54. Washington lobbyist do not run my campaign and won't run

me in the White house!!!

[WinkyDink]

60. I don't think I like the "line-item veto" card.

[oviedodem]

65. He has said that before along with some democrats won't like what I eliminate either the

reality is that you have to cut to get some money back

[WinkyDink]

72. It's the principle; I wouldn't want any Republican president to exercise this power.

[SeaLyons]

63. Thank you...

watching now.

[SeaLyons]

64. Thank you...

watching now.

[bdamomma]

67. wait until those debates, he will chew up John McInsane.

[bdamomma]

68. We got to get this man elected no doubt about it.

Yes we can.

[azmouse]

69. We're gonna change this country and this world!

Yes we can!

:patriot:

[Parker CA]

71. MAN!!! THAT's what I'm talking about. That's the inspirational voice we need!!

He needs to hammer these points home again and again. Very good idea to pull that speech back onto the trail. It got so overshadowed by the hate-fest, this is perfect. God, this man is amazing. We must get him into office in Nov!!!

[WinkyDink]

73. And yet, Obama speaks not in lofty tones, but in the vernacular. A REAL man of the people.