Obama’s Weekly Address: Getting Real About Health Care Reform
Posted by Michelle Moquin on August 15th, 2009
First things first…My apologies as I feel I was a bit premature in my posting yesterday. I didn’t take the time to watch the entire video of Sen. Grassley at the town hall meeting before I wrote my write. My feelings toward Sen. Grassley have not changed. And I still believe that the truth truly is what the majority of the people believe. So it is my goal to help Obama and his administration stop the lies and rumors, and let the truth, the real truth be told.
But, back to my point…After watching the entire video, as well as perusing the net and viewing other clips of the citizens of Iowa, I think the town hallers deserve more kudos than I gave them. I thought that they did question authority and I hope that they left not taking Grassley’s words for gospel and that they will continue to question and do their research. Unfortunately, I know that most there, were not for the public option, which still tells me that we have our work cut out for us.
As far as the lobbyists and special interests go…they are still and will continue to instill fear into the public and anyone willing to listen to their scare tactics as they try and prevent Obama’s health care reform from passing. We are at a critical time and I feel the urgency for reform to pass almost as much as I felt the urgency to elect Obama into office. We can not take a day off when people are losing their health insurance daily.
I caught the end of Obama’s town hall meeting in Montana on cspan last night, and I can’t say I have ever been so impressed with a president before. Obama just knows his stuff and well he should.
I tried to envision Bush or McCain giving such detailed, clear, and informed answers to the town hallers questions, and I just couldn’t imagine that either one could pull it off and articulate as well as our president. Could I be a tad bias? Maybe. But would Bush or McCain, put that much energy or passion or concern into something so important, let alone, take the time to acquire knowledgeable and a deep understanding about the subject at hand, like Obama has shown in his actions time and time again? My past experience tells me no.
Here’s the weekly:
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Hey Zen Lill: Thanks. I am curious how La La Land is responding to the public option. What’s your take on that? Are the constituents responding much like they are in SF?
It makes me sad to read about the tears and the stress, but I am with you letting the tears fall freely. A good cry always makes me feel better…and I find staying busy and taking your mind off of what ever stresses you is the best cure. Call me if you want to talk before the ZL atmosphere changes….I am here. :)
Hi Al Fresco…Ahaha!…can I call you that? Cause your ‘funning’ is in the fresh. Thanks for the kudos. I may be the inspiration, but we’re all working hard.
Hi Doug: Thanks for the link to the article. Although the article was short, I’m reposting my fave part of it:
So either Republicans were for death panels in 2003 before turning against them now–or they’re lying about end-of-life counseling in order to frighten the bejeezus out of their fellow citizens and defeat health reform by any means necessary. Which is it, Mr. Grassley (“Yea,” 2003)?
I’ll answer that question: It is the latter isn’t it Mr. Grassley? C’mon, fess up…be honest.
PS – what’s the deal with ‘Rosebud’? I like it.
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August 16th, 2009 at 7:49 am
I get a kick out of the embarrassing sort of irony that most politicians and high society types have in their lives. We have seen so much of it in these past few years. With NY Governor Elliot Spitzer and his previous outspoken campaigns against prostitution while later being found to spend huge money on his own call girl exploits. We have watched Bernie Madoff, who was the previous non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ exchange bilk $65 Billion from investors by taking money and NOT ever investing it in the stock market and telling people of his amazing trading results. We experienced Dick Cheney campaign hard against gay and lesbian rights while his own daughter is known to be lesbian. We now seen Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, campaign against President Obama and any health reform by a “grass” roots effort to educate people of his explained government desire to rule end of life issues by calling them Death Boards while he voted for just that in 2003.
The Irony…
This all continues as we watch daily of the political machine that has run our failed wars against drugs, poverty, education, terror, et al, reminds me of the epic speech that Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) has in the movie “Apocalypse Now” as Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is directed to penetrate the neutral Cambodia to kill Kurtz because he has gone rogue and is killing people…this order comes from intelligence officers (what a contradiction) while our own government is known to be doing just the same…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGosYIlXdmU
The horror…
In the movie Citizen Cane, with Orson Wells we watch the ruthless pursuit of power likened to the Hearst publishing icon and in this film his dying word “Rosebud”…another must see for your blog fans to tie it all together…
August 16th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Doug, Got get back to Xanadu and feed my giraffes. Citizen Kane, great film. “We will sell no wine before it’s time”. Oh Rosebud.
Al