Henrietta Hughes: Obama Asked For Help At Town Hall (by homeless woman)

[sabra]

Source: HuffPost

President Obama went to Fort Myers, Florida Tuesday to highlight the desperate need for an economic recovery package. Unemployment in the area is up to 10 percent, from 2.3 percent this time in 2006, and the area's foreclosure rate of 12 percent is the highest in the nation.

One questioner in particular brought to life the dire situation. "I have an urgent need," she said, revealing that her family was homeless and needed a place to live. Obama asked for her name -- Henrietta Hughes -- and told her, "We're gonna do everything we can to help you ... I'll have my staff talk to you after the town hall."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/10/henrietta-hughes-obama-as_n_165670.html

[JuniperLea]

1. I hope she doesn't turn out to be...

Josephina the Homeless. I hate being so cynical; I blame it on 8 long years of Bush, and the continued bullshit of the GOP!

[lunatica]

6. That only happens to the poster morans for the Republicans

Hang in there. You'll believe in humanity again someday soon.

[opihimoimoi]

2. That hug made a lotta people cry.....me included....

[gauguin57]

3. Did you see the woman in white, right behind Henrietta, saying, "I love you, Barack!"?

Ba-rock star.

[shanti]

12. i saw that too!

she looked star struck.

[Ishoutandscream2]

14. It was incredible

You could see how moved she was. I've been around a while, and I have never seen something like this. This man is going to be the next FDR.

[NMDemDist2]

4. that was Rushbo's poster child on today's show

I had to drive for an hour today and thought I'd listen to see what spin the drug addled asshole was talking about (hoping to hear if the StimBill passed the Senate)

he was using Ms. Hughes as the poster child of the talking point that the Democrats want the recession to last so that we (the Liberals) want people dependent on the government

it was disgusting, especially after he played the cut and I heard the woman was homeless and RushBlob went on and on "all she wants is Obama to build her a new house with a new kitchen and bath, if you want your kitchen re-done, just call the President or Reid or Pelosi"

what an ass

[Ishoutandscream2]

10. That is so disgusting in so many ways

Limbaugh and his ilk must have a special place in hell reserved for them.

[NMDemDist2]

16. yes n/t

[pacalo]

13. As ugly as he is, inside & out, you'd think he'd have developed some empathy.

[NMDemDist2]

15. OMG that pic needs a warning

:puke:

:rofl:

[Downwinder]

18. If the blob paid his user fees

for his socialized airways we could build her a house.

[liberal N proud]

5. The power Obama has with people is like nothing we have seen

in politics.

[PatrynXX]

7. hoping she's not Joe the Plumber shows how distrustful we've become

But I have to take her at her word. Besides, she seemed on the verge of collapse.

[JuniperLea]

11. Oh, without question, we should take her at her word...

Regardless of her demeanor. The proof is in the pudding:)

[defendandprotect]

8. Keep talking about HOMELESS . . . nag, nag, nag --- impoverished children!!!

[wroberts189]

9. Poor woman.. very sad. way to go Obama eom

[PopYoColla]

17. That's why the Repubs stay losin'

Barack is so masterfully achieving the status of "People's Champ". That's what Rethuglicans can't seem to understand or even grasp. He's doin' and sayin' things that you couldn't possibly fathom George Bush doin'. Hugging and kissing a woman at a townhall in a true demostration of empathy. Imagine Bush in the same format. Im sorry you can't. Any townhalls he ever had were screened for dissenters. He is the image of someone who made it to the top out of the people, not just givin' the red carpet treatment straight to the White House. *like so many other Presidents before him* He'll stay winnin' until the GOP stops underestimating him.

Mark my words. By the end of his first term, EVERYONE, Rethugs included, will be trippin' over themselves to get on the good side of the new boss.

Barack Obama = People's Champ

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[Number23]

20. Are you for real?

Seriously? You have the might and power of Photoshop (or at the very least a half-way decent search engine) and THIS is the crap you decide to regale us with here?

In your efforts to portray our new President as a pimp, you have done nothing but make yourself and every single one of your Freeper like ilk look more insane, more delusional, and I didn't think it was even possible but SOMEHOW you made them look even more stupid. No small feat indeed.

I'm sure this will be deleted soon, but I hope not because it will show everyone the type of scum and foolishness that our president will CONSTANTLY have to battle. You've done nothing but significantly increase his support here from every single person who will see your dumbassed, third grade post. Bravo....

[Ishoutandscream2]

21. Man, I missed it

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[kcrawf3054]

23. double standard

SO it's ok to create funny images of Rush but not ok to do the same for BArak. A double standard isn't it? The same double standard as on vivid display by the main media.

[Ellipsis]

24. WELCOME to DU.

[LanternWaste]

25. Rush has earned his ridicule....

Rush has earned his ridicule, still kind of early to pass ridicule onto someone who has yet to be in office for a month, and has inherited the largest deficit in the history of mankind, a botched war, Depression 2.0, and the ill-will of the world.

Not saying the President Obama won't earn any ridicule in the next eight years, but certainly not yet (that is, unless you happen to think what a.m. radio demagogues tell you to think... e.g., the double-standards of American Mainstream Media)

Welcome to DU

[Zhade]

26. Fuck you, Nazi filth. Get the fuck off my DU, asshole.

NT!