Obama: time to "eat our peas"

[Enrique]

I bet David Plouffe wrote that line. It's politically very effective. It makes Obama look very good, politically speaking. Independent voters, swing states, all that.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20078418-503544.html

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The president said today he would not accept a smaller, short-term deal. "We might as well do it now," he said. "Pull off the band aid. Eat our peas."

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[Windy]

1. He is the adult in the room. We are in crisis financially.

Yes, we all know what got us their, but be that as it may, the problem needs to be fixed. Obstinence on either side will not do anything to address the problem.

[eomer]

6. The deficit is not a crisis, if that's what you mean.

Deficit spending is exactly what we need the federal government to do in this prolonged recession.

The debt ceiling is an artificial crisis and needs to be resolved the same way it has been in the past -- by raising it.

[polichick]

13. True - it's a con job. All you have to do is end the Bush tax cuts and the wars.

[eomer]

33. We should do those things, but not in order to create a budget surplus, not now anyway.

We should end the Bush tax cuts and the wars and put that money into stimulus spending, deficit spending.

Later, when the economy is recovered and we have a prolonged period of growth - only then - we should adjust revenues and spending to create a surplus.

Deficit spending during a recession. Surplus during a boom.

[MNBrewer]

45. "eating peas" will do nothing to change it

[awoke_in_2003]

50. no, but peas...

are good.

[Autumn]

2. He can eat them. I won't eat them

I will however eat broccoli.

[LynneSin]

28. Can the peas be snow peas? I love snow peas

:D

[Autumn]

32. Call the White House Right Fucking Now !!!!

and ask. I could do a few snow peas. I don't mind the pod, unless it people. I just can't do the little round mushy green thing, however I could put one on a spoon and flick it 10 feet at my brother.

[awoke_in_2003]

51. damn leftist...

you probably like arugula, too :)

[Bluerthanblue]

34. ha ha....

I prefer broccoli too.

Bush Sr. hated broccoli. My oldest son made a poster when Barbara Bush came to campaign in a nearby town back in the early 90's saying "NO NEW BROCCOLI!!" (field trip for the NH primary).

"I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
George H. W. Bush

that comment got a lot of press around here.

[DURHAM D]

3. He should of said carrots.

More people dislike carrots than peas.

[buddysmellgood]

4. I disagree.

[awoke_in_2003]

52. pass me the carrots...

to add to the peas.

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[eShirl]

7. What, not even cake this time?

Let them eat peas.

[woo me with science]

37. Or "pea" on us and tell us it's raining. nt

[woo me with science]

8. or our cat food. nt

[liberal N proud]

9. I will not eat peas

Yuch!

:puke:

[alcibiades_mystery]

17. I won't either

:-)

I was forced to as a kind (I ended up swallowing them whole), but I absolutely refuse to eat a pea.

Hilarious!

[polichick]

10. Apparently he's forgotten that some Americans have been eating EVERYBODY's goddamn peas for decades!

[Enrique]

11. and the rich are drinking our milkshake n/t

[polichick]

12. And stealing our lunchboxes too! :)

[CrossChris]

14. Whose bright political strategy is to talk to Dems like we're 5 years old?

Sounds like the work of Mark Penn. I'm surprised Plouffe, who was involved in the campaign, is taking this turn. Actually, I'm not.

[polichick]

15. As Dylan once said...

"Only a pawn in their game."

[CakeGrrl]

18. He was talking to the American public via the MSM.

Why is this immediately interpreted as talking down to Dems?

Given the MSM's M.O. of twisting everything the President says, he needs to cut through their filter and beyond them to whomever's listening.

[n2doc]

19. Obama has been told he's "the only adult in the room" for too long

It has gone to his head. I honestly think his ego is so out of control now that he want's to come up with something that everybody hates, just so he can claim the old adage "if everybody hates it, it must be good".

He's going to have a long time to think about his mistakes if he doesn't figure out that Americans do not like being talked down to, and don't like it when their leader insists that they suffer. Especially since Americans can easily see who isn't being made to suffer.

[Inuca]

23. DO you really think

tha he was talking mainly to the dems?

[woolldog]

16. I'm allergic to peas.

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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. K&R!! And, it's time for DU and ALL Americans to exercise some common sense here.

The Republicans got us into this mess. We need to wake up and realize who the REAL enemy is!!!

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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

30. And you know this, how? n/t

[pansypoo53219]

22. republikkklans need to eat their peas.

they can't have their p
i bet obama s saving kill bush tax cuts for 2012.

[RandomKoolzip]

25. The CEOs already ate all my goddamn peas.

What's left to eat after all our peas have been stolen? Gravel?

What a stupid fucking metaphor.

[OwnedByFerrets]

26. Who is this WE you speak of. Certainly YOU will never

go without again.

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[mzmolly]

29. I love it! He's implying Republicans are children again.

They didn't like that the first time. ;)

[woo me with science]

31. K&R nt

[AzDar]

35. Peas would probably go well with the Shit Sandwich we've already been served by this

Administration. :grr:

[Palmer Eldritch]

36. Some people want to live like we're not in Economic Recession and Repigs don't exist

Obama doesn't have that luxury.

[Enrique]

38. oh, so this is because we're in a recession

really. $4 trillion in deficit REDUCTION because we're in a recession. Makes a whole lot of sense.

[Bluenorthwest]

43. Well then, that would be the only luxury he dosen't have

Luxury wise, he's doing fine. Not worried about him in that regard.

[blueclown]

39. I refuse to eat austerity-filed peas.

No thank you, President. You can have my share. Certain segments of the Democratic party (i.e not the Obama rubber stampers) will not go along with your attempts to self-destruct the economy.

[Rageneau]

40. Obama stole the 'eat your peas" line from the wingnuts.

Specifically, he stole it from Bob (B-1 Bob) Dornan (R-Meglomania) who said that line while criticizing Mike Dukakis's 'bookkeeper' image. Dornan said that Dukakis looked to Americans like an "eat your peas," kind of guy.

[blkmusclmachine]

41. That was a very condescending comment. Very arrogant.

Talking to the republic like we're a bunch of small children.

[Bluenorthwest]

42. He said 'our' but I see no cut backs on anything in the Beltway

world. Lots of opulence and cocktail parties and white tie events. Where is the part where even one of those elected leeches eats even on pea?
He should go back to sitting on a silk ottoman ordering drone strikes.

[MNBrewer]

44. It's disgusting, is what it is.

It's yet another president, telling us "what we need to understand". F.U. Mr. President. Eat your own god-damned peas.

[ClarkUSA]

46. I rather like peas. Perhaps he should have said brussel sprouts?

[MNBrewer]

48. The nature of the vegetable is irrelevant!

It's the paternalistic tone that is disgusting! President Obama is NOT my father, and I am NOT his 5 year old child.

[Fire1]

75. Thank God. n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

53. As do I...

you can pass me your brussel sprouts- I love those things like crazy.

[ClarkUSA]

54. Of course.

:hi:

[awoke_in_2003]

55. I have to admit...

that as a child I loved them because they made me fart (which my sisters didn't like). I just grew to love them for their taste :hi:

[ClarkUSA]

56. TMI!!!!!!

<< as a child I loved them because they made me fart (which my sisters didn't like) >>

What a cute kid thing to do! :rofl:

[awoke_in_2003]

57. sharing is caring...

at least that is what I told my sisters :)

[ClarkUSA]

lol! Do they still talk to you?

Or have you driven them away for good? ;)

[awoke_in_2003]

61. I did pick on 'em while growing up...

but if anyone else did they got thumped- so I still get to see them regularly.

[ClarkUSA]

62. Good kid.

Sounds like a great family dynamic. You deserve a bucket of brussel sprouts in my book.

Thanks for the warm story. :hi:

[Blasphemer]

47. Pretty damn offensive

The people making these decisions are not eating peas, they are drinking $350 dollar bottles of wine. "We" don't need to eat our peas. "They" need to start sharing their filet mignon.

[high density]

49. Yes, cutting "entitlements" for the benefit of the rich is like eating our peas

It's very effective at being a ridiculous analogy.

[boppers]

59. Yes, cutting "entitlements" for the rich is like eating our peas

FTFY.

[paparush]

58. I heard that line and though it sounded utterly childish and inappropriate.

He's dealing with psychopaths.

He's gotta roll up his sleeve and punch these bullies in the fucking nose.

[ClarkUSA]

60. Tune into Lawrence O'Donnell and let him explain Pres. Obama's strategy to you.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1468342

Better yet, wait for the transcript. Paraphrasing Lawrence O'Donnell does it no justice.

[Enrique]

63. yeah, I remember ODonnell defending the Bush tax cuts

explained Obamas strategy to us. It did give Obama a great bump in the polls, no doubgt about that. Goodie for him, hell probably get another bump for cutting Medicaid.

[ClarkUSA]

64. Prove it. Quote him and provide a link to O'Donnell's statements in full context, please.

[Enrique]

65. never mind

[ClarkUSA]

66. So you don't have any transcript, quotes, or written proof, eh?

DIdn't think so.

[Enrique]

67. ..

[ClarkUSA]

68. What? Asking for some quotes and a link to them?

FYI, I do not have video capability.

[Enrique]

69. never mind

[ClarkUSA]

70. Ah, I thought you meant O'Donnell was for the Bush Tax Cuts originally.

That seemed unlikely. Are you mischaracterizing O'Donnell's non-purist position on last December's neogotiations which resulted in a UI extension for the needy long-term unemployed?

Now that I have the link, where's the quote? That's awfully HUGE typeface, BTW.

[Enrique]

71. never mind

[ClarkUSA]

72. No quote, eh?

[Bodhi BloodWave]

74. hehe, not easy to get straight answers is it? n/t

[Bake]

73. I like peas.

Bake