**** Heads Up: POTUS Speaks on Infrastructure Investment, Live 10:50am EDT ****

[Clio the Leo]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

Since Ray LaHood will be there, I have an excuse to post this...



(taken just before Obama spoke with one the GOP caucuses last winter.)

[Clio the Leo]

1. starting. nt

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2. Ed Rendell always makes me smile.

Cant help it.

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3. POTUS: This issue traditionally ALWAYS has bipartisan support. nt

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4. Avg. household spends more $$ on transportation that on food. nt

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5. "It should not take another collapsing bridge or levy to shock us in to action." nt

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6. "We spend half of what Russia spends on their infrastructure, 1/3rd of what Europe does." nt

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7. "We can no longer afford to wait." nt

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8. Talks about what is already being done because of the Stimulus act. nt

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9. "nearly 1 of 5 construction workers is still unemployed." nt

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10. Details what the plan would include....

.... and says that it's fully paid for.

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11. Says this is something the Chamber of Commerce (usually) supports...

... wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

[tridim]

12. The scope is very big, I like it.

How do the teabaggers react to something like this? I guess we'll find out.

[Clio the Leo]

13. "We have workers waiting, all we need is the political will." nt

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14. And after he's done talking about his new JOBS PLAN!!!!!.......

... Kris Jansen of MSNBC wants to know how much $$ it's going to cost.

good grief

[Clio the Leo]

15. But you gotta love Melissa Harris Lacewell....

...after the GOP'er on the panel complains that it's not a big enough plan (ha!) and it should have been done two years ago, she comes back with "we SHOULD have been doing this years ago, spending money on the infrastructure instead of sending Americans to the mall!" :)

[young but wise]

16. Who gives a shit about how much it will cost. We desperately need this.

I bet he don't ask that question when comes to war.

[shraby]

19. Makes no difference what it costs, he said it's paid for. Not

like during the Bush administration..costs were not paid for.

[gblady]

17. that photo.....

is very funny...

thanks, Clio, for posting it!

[impik]

18. Every time he speaks, i'm amazed by how far ahead of this country he is

[Clio the Leo]

20. "Maybe you folks in the press need to get out a little more."

"Philly Mayor Michael Nutter tells stimulus-skeptical reporters, "Maybe you folks need to get out a little more." Per @Todd_Zwillich