Bullshit, he didn't cave, he played them...

[Rosco T.]

... Boner is stopping him from speaking to the country on the most important issue of our time.

He's proven again that the 'thugs are so obstructive that he can't schedule a speech to the country without the GOP being obstructive.

He played their ass, the President takes the High Road, moves the speech, and proves the GOP doesn't give a damn about the country and it's problems.

He
Did
Not
Cave

He played their ass. Perfectly.

[ixion]

1. spin

:rofl:

What utter nonsense. He got his ass handed to him, and said thank you.

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[ixion]

4. whatever

I'm sorry the reality of it is so difficult for you.

[trueblue2007]

30. President O did not get ANYTHING handed to him

Have you NO RESPECT for our President?

[ixion]

73. He needs to respect himself first

before I could respect him.

[adhd_what_huh]

77. Like Nader or DK or Hillary or........He won the nomination, get over it.

[ixion]

78. whatever

[SusanaMontana41]

50. Exactly. "Playing the GOP" apparently equals, as per Boner, giving it 98 percent of what it wants.

Let the hostage-taking continue!

[treestar]

61. So Boner claims to get 98%

And he is to be believed? :rofl:

Further, the Rs are in power in the House, so it's not like they can't take the hostages validly. They should be the ones criticized.

[SusanaMontana41]

55. delete "dupe"

[cwydro]

100. Agree.

I love the apologists who keep spinning to make things look better for this weak, impotent president.

[Logical]

Jesus. How did this make Boeher look bad? I think Boehner kicked his ass!

[flamingdem]

10. Boehner acted like a crybaby and Obama was an ADULT! nt

[Logical]

16. Boehner DID NOT whine. He requested another date. And looked like a leader.

[Rosco T.]

23. Oh please....

the 'leader' was OxyRush, who FIRST said that Boner should refuse...

yeah, leadership.. be the first Speaker in history to deny the President a joint session when he asks for it.

[Andy823]

24. Bull!

He showed just how little the morons on the right care about jobs. He proved himself to be just a sock puppet for idiots like Rush Limbaugh!

Boehner never looks like a leader!

[Rosco T.]

28. TY Andy823 :) n/m

[treestar]

66. Are you kidding me?

:wtf:

He looked like a leader to you? Like a better leader?

Orangeman?

[jaxx]

69. He looked like a leader?

Hmmmmm interesting.

[Abq_Sarah]

32. An adult?

He dictated a date and time to congress without any consideration for their schedules as if they work for him. If any repub President had pulled this stunt, scheduling an address during the exact time his future opposition were meeting for a Presidential debate, we'd be waving the damned pitchforks, not claiming that President acted like an adult.

[bowens43]

39. Boner stood up and the pres backed down like always....

the country is laughing at the president yet again.

[treestar]

65. Why not just become a Republican then?

Given what is most important to you - Republicans are willing to be assholes to win, and you obviously admire that.

Enough to focus on that more than on substance and getting Democrats elected and supporting them.

[frylock]

82. are you like 12 years old or something?

[dionysus]

98. of course you do.

[flamingdem]

3. Ed Schultz agrees with you, it proves the Rethugs are all about BS and not Jobs nt

[ixion]

7. then why the hell didn't he say that?

why did he cave in record time?

[flamingdem]

20. Why did he pick the date? Whatever it was the Rethugs look lame and he looks reasonable nt

[ixion]

26. only if you're biased

it was a power play, and he lost.

[flamingdem]

36. Look who is biased! nt

[ixion]

72. please describe how I am biased

because it's pretty clear your take on this is spin, not reality.

[adhd_what_huh]

62. just stop and think for a moment.....this is how it goes

On Monday congress is still out. On Tuesday they return to congress and the topic is jobs. The rethugs have there debate but the topic is all about jobs and what the president will say and why their debate is more important than pres. address. The next day the Pres. speaks to congress and he has total control of the conversation and the rethugs look like idiots. From this point on all we will talk about is what the Rethugs will have to say on Jobs in their debate and they will not be able to use the debate to talk down the Pres. The White House played this well.

[ixion]

71. nice try

but really, you're way off the mark. This was a power play, and Obama lost. End of Game.

[adhd_what_huh]

74. lookit...The Pres. is a black man with a funny name who

beat a Clinton and won the Presidency. I'll trust his political skill over anybody at DU. You give yourself far to much credit.

[ixion]

76. whatever

get on with your bad self. :rofl:

[dionysus]

99. cave! cave!

:rofl:

[geckosfeet]

5. And for my next act...

[BeyondGeography]

6. Forget it

[MannyGoldstein]

8. I congratulate our President on his bold victory!

They never knew what hit 'em. Really, they didn't. At all.

[flamingdem]

13. No. He was a reasonable adult. The stupidity belongs to the Republicans OBVIOUSLY nt

[Andy823]

29. I agree

And some here seem to be on the same wave length as republicans, or same mental state!

[flamingdem]

52. Yep, the elephant schtink comes out any time Obama is "weak" it matches the script nt

[bowens43]

41. bullshit.

[MuseRider]

19. Beer out my nose!

Good one!

[smokey nj]

21. I love that picture in your sig line!

:rofl:

[MuseRider]

27. I got it from

racaulk. I love it enough to give up the only one I have ever had for all these years. Thanks :-)

[MannyGoldstein]

53. That's nothing. Your sig pic gave me a hiatal hernia, I think

Dear Lord is that hysterical, all the more given the context!

[MuseRider]

57. Thank racaulk who was kind enough

to let me use it too! Glad you like it, it does get some comments.

[itsallhappening]

31. LOL. Greatest/funniest post I've seen in a while.

[elocs]

9. The "he" is Obama? Then he caved. Based on past behavior, he caved. n/t

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Mike Papantonio agrees.

[Andy823]

34. Anyone in their right mind would agree

All they have to do is "THINK" before they open their mouths! How so many can be so lame is beyond me!

[Abq_Sarah]

37. Some of us do actually think for ourselves

And don't need "handlers" to give us our talking points.

[oldhippie]

12. Yeah, right.

He caved. Nobody but us cares that the Thugs were obstructionist. Most people will worry that it will affect the opening kick-off of the game.

[itsallhappening]

14. He could have addressed the country from the Oval Office.

Or actually from anywhere else on earth but in the House chamber.

No one would have stopped him from speaking to the country.

[global1]

17. Does Anyone Think That The President Will Mention In His Speech On Thursday Night That.....

the Repugs denied him the ability to address the American People on the important issue of 'Jobs' the night before? I'd like to see him say that the Repugs are really sending the message that the Repugs are not serious about a 'Jobs Plan'.

[Rosco T.]

18. Bingo. Plus the fact..

.. that he'll be able to whack down EVERY THING the Keystone Cops will blather about...

[Parker CA]

25. No chance in hell he will say that. I'd LOVE to hear that right at the beginning, but there's no

way.

[Safetykitten]

33. Wow, you seriously think he would say that? Wowie!

[Ruby the Liberal]

40. Only if you translate "we need to" get busy/get to work

as "Republicans need to stop obstructing".

The message he sent tonight was that a gaggle of Republicans who have an election in 6 months have more important things to say about moving this country forward than the current administration does (nothing that this rescheduling has never happened before).

[bowens43]

45. Nope

I think he'll most likely apologize to boner and offer up social security and medicare again as retribution....

[OwnedByFerrets]

Wow. Not a chance

[OwnedByFerrets]

56. Wow. Not a chance

[treestar]

63. What would be the point? What is the advantage of that?

And he was not "denied" the ability to address the Congress.

[Recovered Repug]

70. Nothing prevents him from giving the speech on the 7th.

He could give it from the Oval Office if he wanted.

[badtoworse]

79. If he says that...

what will he say when the Republicans loudly point out that he took a few weeks of vacation before addressing the issue himself?

[EFerrari]

22. Bridges, bridges for sale, get your red hot bridges here.

[Ruby the Liberal]

35. And whatever he has to say will be buried in the GOP horserase blather, followed by a game from

9m-11:30pm to be buried in to the Friday News dump.

[bowens43]

38. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

You really can't believe that. Obama came out of this looking like a coward and a fool.

Boner smacked him down again.

[emilyg]

42. He played you. Unrec.

[Magister Ludi]

43. Some would rather just take another opportunity to shiv Obama on the public stage.

[bowens43]

48. Obama is shiv-ing himself...... nt

[blkmusclmachine]

44. More 11-Dimensional B.S. chess games:

Because that's worked SO WELL up to now. :puke:

[adhd_what_huh]

67. Yes it has....for the first time in my life the American people

are for Tax increases and totally hate the republicans. Obama has totally exposed the Republicans.

[Warren Stupidity]

46. I declare Opposite Day!

I love Opposite Day.

[woo me with science]

84. We need an Opposite Day smilie.

It seems to be Opposite Day around here a LOT.

[JHB]

47. Call me when we get to the part where they get called out for their obstructionism

And I don't mean one speech, I mean where that's a talking point day after day after day. Where the entire laundry list of obstructionism is brought out. And brought out again. And again. And again,until it is plain as day even to people who don't normally pay attention to politics how extreme the republicans have been on shutting down everything.

They've been "played" for two years. When do they get smacked for it?

[backscatter712]

49. If I had the choice between kicking off and receiving, I'd receive.

Obama played them.

So Obama delayed his speech by one day. Big fucking deal.

What's going to happen is that the Republicans will have their presidential debate. Chances are good that at least one of the candidates will say something utterly brain-damaged.

Thursday, Obama gets to rebut.

WIN!!!

[QC]

51. Of course! A strategy fiendishly complex yet subtle!

[woo me with science]

86. ,,,,

:rofl:

[pintobean]

54. The speach on "the most important issue of our time"

should have been scheduled two fucking years ago - when it was obvious that the stimulus was a complete failure.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

60. No shit.

Caving for one day hardly seems important

Except, it shows how weak he portrays himself.

[frylock]

83. word

[woo me with science]

87. You silly.

It wasn't election season then.

[Raine]

91. Yup, EXACTLY. nt

[proud patriot]

58. that's how is came across to me too

[doc03]

59. Oh for god sakes don't we ever run out of excuses? Go there

and speak to the Democrats if the Republicans don't want to show up!!!!! Show America what the assholes are about!!!

[RetroLounge]

64. OMFG

:rofl:

RL

[Major Hogwash]

68. The R's would rather have America watch a 2 hour bash Obama-fest than create jobs,

Pure and simple.

They're so transparent it's like you can't even see them anymore.


I'm looking through you
Where did you go?
I thought I knew you
What did I know?

You don't look different
But you have changed
I'm looking through you
You're not the same

Your lips are moving
I cannot hear
Your voice is soothing
But the words aren't clear

You don't sound different
I've learned the game
I'm looking through you
You're not the same

[Bluebear]

75. Yes, chill the fuck out, he's got this motherfucker!

[GeorgeGist]

80. In related bullshit ...

Obama's fattening the rich for the slaughter.

[frylock]

81. at what level of the chessboard are we?

i've lost track.

[Recovered Repug]

90. I thought he switched to 'rope-a-dope'. nt

[WilliamPitt]

85. Um...

Never mind.

[ibegurpard]

88. durp?

[StarsInHerHair]

89. you wish

[CakeGrrl]

92. Correct. Is he giving his speech? YES. After the GOP shows their ass? YES.

What's the problem?

He will be giving the speech he planned, and thanks to all the hype and freakout, more people are paying attention.

First, there'll be more focus on the GOP since the fuss was made about interfering with them. Now they'll probably play to a bigger audience as they out-crazy each other or flip-flop over themselves.

Then the President gives his speech, as planned, in front of Congress. No one can say shit about the date or the timing. And he'll be able to put lie to whatever the GOP candidates spew.

Again, what's the problem?

[Bluebear]

93. Chill the fuck out, he's got this motherfucker!

:cry:

[DEdem]

95. Doesn't look like it.

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[Marrah_G]

96. ~blink~

I could swear I just saw a unicorn run by with rainbows and butterflies flying out it's butt.

[WinkyDink]

97. Oh, man. Your idea is NOT how Obama's changing his time is being perceived.

[Romulox]

101. "Every move a right one, sir!"

[Bluebear]

103. ...

:spray:

[AngryOldDem]

102. Okay, Whatever you say. n/t

[Joe Fields]

104. HE CAVED!!! Period. Exclamation point. No way to spin it.