The Barack Obama Facebook Wall is Says it All!

[PuppyBismark]

I just went over to the Barack Obama Facebook page and it was buzzing! Read the wall comments in the first posting. 90% indicate are opposed to the changes in SS, Medicare, etc. and most of them indicate they will no longer support the president if he gives them up. He seems to have really hit a nerve.

Look at: www.facebook.com/barackobama

[elleng]

1. 'The' changes in SS, Medicare? Which 'changes' exactly?

Doom/Gloom REALLY premature.

Listen to Howard Dean on Lawrence show. Benefits not cut, method of paying for them changes.

[Deep13]

3. Then how does it save any money? nt

[gateley]

4. I heard someone (my mind is mush - all I've been watching/

hearing about for days) say something about prescription drugs, for example.

Listening to Pelosi today, I'm thinking the key word is "benefits". If we can save $$$ on negotiating better drug prices, etc., I'm all for it and we should have done long ago.

It's the benefits we have to make sure they don't touch.

Also, Jarod Bernstein was on earlier and he said that what he's really worried about is Medicaid -- nobody seems to be paying attention to that.

[elleng]

5. Howard Dean did discuss Medicaid; similarly concerned.

[gateley]

6. Yeah, I heard that, and that at this point, he's pretty pleased

with what Obama is doing. Just shows me again I don't understand all that's going on! Hearing Dean say that mollified me somewhat. :7 He's one of the ones I really trust.

[okieinpain]

13. yeah but everyone else around here seems to be ignoring

that and continuing on with the doom and gloom predictions. I think they just like the attention.

[Bobbie Jo]

7. Premature Hyperventilation!!11!

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. The usual nonsense

;-)

[Thrill]

2. One of the dumbest Political moves ever

If true. Especially After the Republicans gave them medicare on a silver platter

[checks-n-balances]

8. Looks like whatever comments were there have been scrubbed

Wondering if he was listening.

[Whisp]

9. what did Obama say about SS? can you give me a link...

of his quote? I have been away most of the day.

[jefferson_dem]

11. "He seems to have really hit a nerve."

By doing what exactly? Hosting a meeting at the white house today?

[PuppyBismark]

12. No, the hosting a meeting was just a place for people to sound off

If you open that discussion you will see 2,020 comments, most all about SS, Medicare, etc. Little about the meeting.

[vroomvroom]

14. K&R