"You Lie!" Oh My!
Last night, Obama spoke to the American people with all his skill to sway everyone to his side on healthcare. It was a typical speech with a lot of words that said nothing other than it's the plan I want and for all of us to stop bickering. A defining moment came when Rep Joe Wilson lost himself and cried out, "You Lie!" Oh my! A large part of me was standing up in my living room, cheering and clapping. However, I knew a second later that it was a sad mistake. The room felt energized but not for the right reasons. The response has been: The gaul, the nerve of this man to lose control. It was certainly not the best time to speak truth because it was all Obama needed to get the Dems to band together. He was called "boorish" and put the President on a big defensive stand that called for him to rally the troops with motivating rhetoric instead of addressing the actual meat of this healthcare plan.
According to the article written by Glenn Thrush, quoted several senators. Rep. Mark Kirk said, "He talked at us. He didn't listen to us." And Senator Bob Corker who said it perfectly. "I was hoping to hear the President flesh out a middle ground but instead we heard platitudes and campaign rhetoric." Well, of course, that is all he knows. Truth is not his friend and unfortunately, truth from anyone is right-wing and shut-down before it can do any damage.
What the people want is a real discussion of what is in that huge healthcare plan. What the President talks about is not what is written in that bill. Everyone wants specifics but that can't happen or he knows that it will fail. I've read some of those pages and it was exhausting and filled with fines and restrictions and craziness. It is government-run chaos. As many town hall citizens have said, "The government doesn't have a great track record and if it were a private company, it would have been bankrupt a long time ago." Truth hurts! (Time: 6:32am)
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