I posted this bit of "encouragement" from the president to his fellow party members.
Obama reportedly told his fellow Democrats in that meeting that he knew they might face opposition from their constituents for this vote.
"It's tempting to say, 'I'm tired, it's hard, I'm getting beat up back in the district, it's just not worth it,'" Obama said, according to a source in the meeting. "If we do not get it done this year, we will not get it done anytime soon."
My point was how purposefully alienated the president is to what the citizens of America want. And I do mean purposefully. He essentially told the Democrats to ignore what their constituents voted them in to do in the first place, which is represent their desires!
After hearing rumors that the president actually turned to divisive name calling against Tea Party attenders, I searched the net, but found nothing. I figured either links were being washed or it never happened.
The president's meeting with the Democrats was closed door. Bits and pieces from those willing to spill the beans are all we get. You know, part of all that transparency we were promised.
Anyway, this morning I received a tweet that had a link to what I was looking for. An article from NYTimes.com has the president's comment and the source that leaked it.
The comment?
According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who supports the health care bill, the president asked, “Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down health care? All it will do is confuse and dispirit” Democratic voters “and it will encourage the extremists.”All American Blogger author Duane Lester poses the question if the president was intentionally using a sexual slang term with the name "teabag" when referring to the health care protestors. Whether the president did or not, (And he does have a habit of word "slips", don't forget the lipstick pig and Special Olympics!) the fact stands that he went to derogatory name calling to ridicule, intimidate, and create division among Americans.
Unfortunately, President Obama continues to campaign. And while a candidate's words on the trail are often turned against his opposition in not so kind ways, once that person is elected...especially to the office of President of the United States...he is expected to act and speak with respect toward those he has been elected to serve.
I saw this on "special" for seven bucks at Kmart the other day. Let me print the quote for you, in case you can't read it. I know you wouldn't want to miss the president's "wisdom".
"There is not a liberal America and a conservative America, there's the United States of America."
(H/T to Duane Lester)
