Aides: President to be 'very forceful' in Wednesday address (CNN)

[jefferson_dem]

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Aides: President to be 'very forceful' in Wednesday address
Posted: September 7th, 2009 07:35 PM ET

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama plans to get much more assertive when he addresses a joint session of Congress Wednesday night at a critical stage in the health-care debate.

Top aides say his fiery Labor Day speech to an organized-labor crowd in Ohio was a preview of a more passionate case for reform that's coming later this week.

The top aides say the president is putting his own strong imprint on the speech to Congress. After advisers last week submitted various thoughts on what the speech should say, Obama spent much of the weekend at Camp David crafting the actual address, which currently is running about 37 minutes in draft form.

"He will be very forceful," one senior Obama aide said about the tone of the speech. "He will be making the case for action."

A second senior Obama aide said that while the president knows that a rousing organized labor crowd is a much different audience than a joint session of Congress — along with millions of Americans watching on television Wednesday night — Monday's speech set the stage for what will be a more aggressive case for reform than the public has seen thus far.

"He will make a strong case Wednesday night on what health-care reform means to Americans," the second aide said on Monday. "Today you began to see a preview of what you will see Wednesday night."

In Monday's speech, the president got fired up as he told a supportive crowd in Cincinnati that the country could no longer wait for reform after a vigorous debate that has lasted several months.

"The debate has been good, and that's important because we've got to get this right," Obama said to applause. "But every debate at some point comes to an end. At some point, it's time to decide. At some point, it's time to act. Ohio, it's time to act and get this thing done."

Top aides acknowledge the obvious: Obama has to come up big on Wednesday night to save the reform effort, with one senior aide saying "he's at his best" in a pressure situation like this.

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[Parker CA]

1. Bring it, Mr. President!! Show them who's in charge! Fired up! Ready to go! nt.

[HughMoran]

2. He's usually best in a pressure situation

Here's to hoping he upholds this reputation.

[quantass]

7. Interestingly I agree with that...I remember those crazy times in the Primaries. nt

[demwing]

3. Does anyone here think health care reform is really at risk

from anything other than the inability of a few Democratic party leaders to act on behalf of their constituents? We WILL get health care reform, that is a given. Will it be a lasting a real reform? If not, we can only blame ourselves and our party leaders. I look forward to Wednesday.

[Uzybone]

17. I agree with you, there will be healthcare reform

the only question is how strong will it be and how soon will we have to come back and make it stronger. But make no mistake, there will be no failure this year.

[Cha]

4. The crescendo is

building! Our president writing his own speech about our Health Care Reform:)

[MadMaddie]

5. Good!

Now, here is my prediction...

Limpballs, Hannity, Beck, O'Leilly....

wait for it..........















"President Obama is an angry black man"!!


Come on you know it's gonna happen!!

[grantcart]

6. Politico: Aides say President will be ambivelent on Wednesday's speech

[SemiCharmedQuark]

23. Fox News: Aides say President preparing to flee country after dead hooker found in car

[Enrique]

8. the MSM! Quoting anonymous White House aides!

Off to DU's Greatest Page with a bullet!

Now if only CNN would only do this, for the next eight years, everyone would be happy.

(By the way, I have nothing against this article. My comment is about the selective media criticism here).

[Clio the Leo]

9. The first trip the President took on Air Force 1 ......

..... was to the House Democrats' Retreat on February 5th ..... it was a-typical Obama, lots of juicy, rare red meat ... and that's what you'd expect, he was LITERALLY preaching to the choir. It was jam packed with rhetorical flourishes and he brought out his inner Baptist preacher.

I understand he cant do that all the time ....... for one, it would get old we would become jaded .... and it's hard to do that when you're often addressing your message to an adversarial audience.

I suspected that, like the talented burlesque dancers of old, he was saving the goods for when it was most needed .... when it would be most appreciated.

I think we may be there.

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=283864-4

ETA: He was speaking out something called, "The Economic Stimulus Bill" at this event. You may have heard of it. ;)

[AspenRose]

10. It's time to kick ass and take names....past time

:kick:

[MasonJar]

11. Nothing about coming out strong for a public option. Anything less

is not strong.

[jenmito]

12. Like he said-he never throws the FIRST punch but he always throws the LAST. n/t

[bvar22]

13. I don't want "a strong case for taking action".

I want ACTION.

[jenmito]

14. He's not Congress. n/t

[bvar22]

15. Damn Straight!

He is The PRESIDENT and The LEADER of the Democratic Party with a HUGE mandate for CHANGE.
Smooth talk and lofty campaign rhetoric won't get us Health Care.
Time to get out in FRONT and LEAD.

He has the POWER to bring the Blue Dogs back in line, just like he brought the Progressives back in line when he needed more money for The WAR.

Can you imagine Harry Reid saying "NO" to LBJ?
Hilarious.

I am hoping Obama does this Wednesday night.

Making a case for change, and using his mandate to demand change are two very different things.

[jenmito]

21. He's going to make a strong case for action in his speech to Congress. The Congress then has to

take action.

[Teaser]

19. nice word

means little.

[Arkana]

16. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

[Teaser]

18. "save the reform effort"

it's not in any real danger.

[Becky72]

20. Great rumor n/t

[WeDidIt]

22. Are these the same aides who were saying the public option is dead?

Just askin'.

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