Mr. Obama, they should leave your mic on ALL the time!

[Drahthaardogs]

I needed a little red meat, thanks for providing it for me. Please do it some more. I liked it...a LOT!


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/04/15/2011-04-15_president_obama_overhead_privately_ripping_gop_ripping_paul_ryan_rwis_dishing_di.html

[Skittles]

1. why isn't he just saying this in speeches?

[CakeGrrl]

8. Because we'd hear the MSM and the yammering heads going on ad nauseum about

whether he was "embarrassed" (yes, they asked that about THIS recording), or why he's being so antagonistic toward the Republicans.

:puke:

[Skittles]

14. SO WHAT?

SAY IT ANYWAYS AND KEEP SAYING IT

[mucifer]

2. I'm wondering if this was done on purpose.

[Wait Wut]

7. That's my theory, too.

Free political advertising! Good fiscal responsibility, right there.

[CakeGrrl]

9. I wouldn't be surprised.

That way, he's not being attacked by the MSM for being antagonistic on the record, yet it gets airtime because it wasn't 'supposed' to be for public consumption and the MSM loves that sort of stuff.

[yodermon]

10. i'm reminded of his "lipstick on a pig" quote....n/t

[OhioBlue]

15. me too. n/t

[msongs]

3. the man should talk like this IN PUBLIC every day. stand up for something besides bipartisanship.

That's the biggest complaint against him in our little voting bloc. Defend himself and democratic values IN PUBLIC and take charge of the discussions. Then back up his promises with action

[ProSense]

4. "Apparently, when President Obama is speaking privately to supporters...

From the OP:

<...>

In what he presumably thought was a private conversation Thursday's night, President Obama candidly told campaign donors that the GOP tried to "sneak" its plan to kill his signature health care law in a recent budget proposal.

<...>

President Obama: "let’s not try to sneak political agendas into a budget debate" (March 15 press conference)

To quote Steve Benen: "Apparently, when President Obama is speaking privately to supporters, and he doesn't think anyone else is listening, he says pretty much the same things he says in public."

[Curmudgeoness]

5. I'm with you. I want to hear more of this kind of talk.

I just wish that he didn't do it only behind closed doors.

[opihimoimoi]

6. In the evolution of politics....spines and truth will prevail over tribal myths ....so they say

He was being honest I guess.

[liberal N proud]

11. The M$M was trying to make a big thing of it and it wont grow legs

His base has been looking for this and long for more.

[grillo7]

12. I agree, why doesn't he have this tone all of the time?

I think he'd be much more successful at winning over popular opinion if he just called out the Rethugs like this more often.

[MadBadger]

13. Well not all the time. I remember a whole snafu during the PA Primary about bitterness

That not the same as an open mic, but still

[treestar]

16. Sounds like people are more concerned about feeling emotionally

satisfied than the President speaking in a prudent way.

Sure he could say things we'd love to hear, but he'd take a beating for it in the media that could hurt.

That's why those types of things are left to the Graysons of the world. The VP can usually speak more strongly, too.