***Heads Up: Obama Now Live Makes A Statement On The U.S. Economy In Coral Gables, FL***

[Hope And Change]

Watch it here:

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

http://cbs4.com/

[Hope And Change]

1. Kick!

[babylonsister]

2. Damn it. m$nbc is covering OJ, yet aired McBush's full speech?

Makes me nuts! :grr:

[gblady]

3. as always, H&C....

THANKS for the heads up!
Greatly appreciated!

[crazylikafox]

4. Where's the coverage????? MSNBC covered Palin's speech this AM

[Hope And Change]

5. Obama is up now!

[nc4bo]

6. $^##@! - stupid Charter Cable connection sux today, now I have to depend on CNN. nt

[Wickerman]

7. thanks!

[Aloha Spirit]

8. First of four principles: Must have a plan for Main Street as well as Wall Street.

Just like everybody's been saying around here.

[Aloha Spirit]

9. 2nd principle: Mutual responsibility

particularly with regard to protecting homeowners

[Aloha Spirit]

10. 3rd: temporary

[Aloha Spirit]

12. 4th: must address interdependence in financial market.

[Neshanic]

11. This is good. This is what we need.

[jenmito]

13. HE'S saying partisanship should be put aside. McCain attacked Obama and is putting out attack ads.

I bet the MSM will call this a "loss" for Obama. :eyes:

[onefreespiritedchick]

14. Awesome, he's taking questions!

Go get em' Obama!

[medicswife]

15. Did McSame take questions when he was done?

I do not think he did.

[babylonsister]

16. "This is not a time for fear. This is a time for leadership." We've

gotten out of situations like this before, we can do it again.

GOBAMA!

[jenmito]

17. GOOD! He, unlike Bush and McCain, is taking questions!

[nc4bo]

18. Go O - you can do this!!! nt

[jenmito]

20. Yup-and he IS doing this! n/t

[Neshanic]

22. He is hitting a home run on this. This is excellent.

[jenmito]

25. I hope the headline out of all this is he was the only one willing to take questions.

[medicswife]

19. Mwahahahahahhaaha A candidate with BALLS!!!!!!!! nt

[Phoonzang]

21. Am I the only one who doesn't understand any of this?

I'm a Psych major not a economist.

[Aloha Spirit]

23. Question--can you still promise tax cuts in light of Paulson's $$ commitment this morning?

Obama answers that trickle down doesn't work.
Broad-based middle-class tax cut even more important now.
Middle-class stimulus tax cut is down payment on that shift in the tax code.

[Aloha Spirit]

39. Question--can we expect more bailouts to come or have you been told that it's stabilized

We must prevent self-fulfilling prophesy of capital markets seizing up, and Paulson needs authority to do so.
But short term weakness in capital markets is reflection of longer term problems in our economy.
Let's make sure we don't compound the problem with fear and panic right now.

[Hope And Change]

24. Kick!

[Neshanic]

26. Oh SNAP! Hits McCain with a backhand.

[fugop]

27. How so?

Not watching. How did he just take on McCain?

[Neshanic]

29. Nails McCain on his "paragraph" response.

[PresidentObama]

28. Watching, thank. Doesn't he have a rally in Coral Gables today, as well?

[Hope And Change]

42. Yes, he has!

[otohara]

30. Leadership

what a stark difference than Bush and McCain -

[Neshanic]

34. That's an understatement of the century. Can you imaging them doing this?

[chatnoir]

31. He's even taking questions! - unlike McSame

How I love this man...

[Heather MC]

32. WOW he totally slammed McFAILIN hardcore

Paraphasing: I am not going to put out a plan made on the cuff strickly to score political points.
The solution to this problem is going to take a well thought out intelligent plan.

i.e. McCain is just making dumbshit up to look smrt err smart

[SeaLyons]

33. I'm listening to sanity....

feels so good. He's doing such a great job!!!

[onefreespiritedchick]

35. Very impressive!

He's flanked by Robert Rudin and other head honchos...and acting very presidential. Coming across assuring, strong and ready to lead.

[Neshanic]

36. He is Presidential and reassuring. This is a leader. I am glad he had this today.

[DemoRabbit]

44. I want just saying the same thing to my husband

[Sugarcoated]

37. It's a wrap people

After this moment, this press conference, the undecideds will decide, will break in a big way for our man.

Mastery of the issue, honest yet reassuring, strong, not afraid to take questions, ideas, holding the fuckers accountable . . . and hitting McHoover hard.

[1corona4u]

38. I agree.

[nc4bo]

40. Oh sweet baby Jesus, I can not believe what I just saw!! Man, he is "THE ONE"

America should recognize and respect this incredibly intelligent, well spoke and genuinely EMPATHETIC man!

Just WOW!!

[elkston]

41. This man is *in charge* and speaks with confidence on the issue

How could anyone watch this and not see a future President? It just feels sooo right!

[gblady]

43. Oh man,

I love the sound of clear, rational, intelligent brains in the morning....
does my heart, soul and head good...

does anyone recognise who all the folks were with him up there?

[jamieque]

45. Ladies and Gentlemen...

We have a WINNER! With Barack's finishing remarks and departure from the stage the sound of weeping can be heard over at the McCain Campiagn HQ. Oh... and if there was a moment that shut that that asshole Karl Rove up this is one of them. The only thought that is running thru McCain and his staff member's heads at the moment is:

"DEAR GOD! WE ARE SO F******* SCREWED!"

Now the real panic in McCain's party begins as he finally realizes the party and his run for President are now officially over.

[jefferson_dem]

46. Thanks fellow DUers!

I missed it ... but don't really feel like I did thanks to this thread. You guys are great.