OH MY GOD I LOVE MY PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!

[EraOfResponsibility]

Has ANY President ever done this before, done town hall meetings AFTER they've been elected, and NOT for the purpose of re-election?

He's so awesome. :loveya:
(and yes I'm having a koolaid-drinking moment, don't like it, click somewhere else and keep it moving.

[treestar]

1. I loved how he said he WH was not his but the peoples'

That is such a great love and respect of the country.

[EraOfResponsibility]

5. Wasn't that awesome?

Sigh.

[BattyDem]

7. I wanted to give him a big hug when he said that!

:D

[Kahuna]

2. So does 75% of America and the world!!

:patriot:

[jwirr]

3. I had to go to the door when he was answering questions. Did the mike

ever get to working and how did it go? Any pugs?

[goclark]

17. They got it working

Can't help comparing him to GW.
Can you just see him handling the crowd?

[Turborama]

59. Here's the youtube version...

...the link to the CSPAN site was posted by EFerrari there too...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x270107

:kick: & R

[firedupdem]

4. He is doing a great job! I've never seen anything like it.....although

I must say I turned bush off everytime he came on tv. He was full of shit from day 1.

[bluestateguy]

6. Thank God this man sits in the White House

A breath of fresh air after 8 years of having no president.

[DevonRex]

8. I am amazed. He said he's going to listen and OMG he actually does.

Not even screening the audience. How long has it been since we had a president who didn't hand pick the questions and questioners? 8 long years.

[AspenRose]

9. You brainwashed, kool-aid drinking, messiah-worshipper!

;-) Heh.

[EraOfResponsibility]

15. hehehehehe

[Political Tiger]

10. If Dumbya was holding this townhall

He would have mentioned "9/11" at least ten times by now.

[firedupdem]

18. and stategery,

putting food on our children, and gyn's practicing love with women all over the country.

[BattyDem]

11. We have a President who actually cares what we think!

He WANTS to hear from the people. :bounce:

[bdamomma]

42. treating us like adults they way we should be.

[Kahuna]

12. I imagine tingles are going up old Tweety's leg right about now..

Can't wait to see.

[xiamiam]

36. thats funny..next week he'll be talking about his dropping polls..nt

[inna]

56. funny that you said that. Tweety is absolutely full of shit. nt

[NYC_SKP]

13. LOCKSTEPPER!!! Ur doin it all wrong, you're a BAD progressive!!! 4 shame!!!

:rofl:

BWAAHAHAAAA!!!

:kick:

[shaniqua6392]

14. Remember when Bush would have meetings like this and....

they would go out into the parking lot and see someone with an anti-Bush bumper sticker on their car? Then they would go inside and find the people and remove them from the event. My, how times have changed......for the better. I love my President too.

[EraOfResponsibility]

19. so Bush DID do townhall meetings as President?

ok that answers my question.

[ejpoeta]

32. 'townhall' meetings is kinda stretching it

more like pre-screened propaganda events.

[shaniqua6392]

35. Yeah....He did a few.

Here is a link to an article from 2005 when he was running around trying to convince us to invest our Social Security in Wall Street. Good thing that one did not fly!!! http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,153720,00.html

[ComtesseDeSpair]

16. I know!

I love him so much. It's amazing to feel like there's someone in power who actually CARES!

[bobmorr1]

20. proud to have a President again

He makes one hopeful and proud again. He listens to people and is very humble in his answers. He truly is one of our best ,possibly the best President we've seen in our lifetime.

:patriot:

[immoderate]

21. "Oh don't be mad at me!"

"I've got to get back to Washington and make sure they pass this bill."

Damn, he's good!

--imm

[DeschutesRiver]

22. Was about to start the same kind of thread until I saw yours:)

I was listening to him, and I said to myself "I really like my president!". That has to be a first for me.

This guy is STILL as willing to campaign for his ideas and to speak directly to the people, as he was during the election. I can't ever remember a president doing this, esp. right out of the gate.

I don't agree with every idea he has, and it makes no difference. He is not afraid to engage, or change a plan that isn't working or admit a mistake or move forward when required. I just plain admire him for taking his presidency so seriously, and not forgetting that he was elected to represent the people of this country, not just stand in as some useless hood ornament on a car.

[EraOfResponsibility]

26. ...

I don't agree with every idea he has, and it makes no difference. He is not afraid to engage, or change a plan that isn't working or admit a mistake or move forward when required. I just plain admire him for taking his presidency so seriously, and not forgetting that he was elected to represent the people of this country, not just stand in as some useless hood ornament on a car.

Right on!

[DeschutesRiver]

31. .....

:toast:

[bdamomma]

43. exactly.

:thumbsup:

[azmouse]

23. Oh yeah! The adults are back in charge!

:D

[underpants]

24. He is knocking it out of the park

incredible job

[lostnotforgotten]

25. Listened To Rush At Lunch - His Spin Was Obama Was Flat And The Attendees Are Not Buying The Plan

eom

[firedupdem]

28. LOL!

That drug addict is delusional!

[NatBurner]

29. pitiful

is that all u got, fatman?

[JayMusgrove]

30. Rush is so out of touch. because

When one has his head up his rear end, he can't really know what the real world is all about.

[ejpoeta]

33. maybe he can't tell because of the oxycontin

drugs will do that to ya. effects your brain.

[Road Scholar]

34. I discovered a long time ago that when certain people are whining

criticizing, & bitching that I was doing the right thing. That's the absolute truth. I think it works for our president too.:toast: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[AspenRose]

39. *nodding*

:-)

[Kahuna]

37. Such denial. Show desperation on his part..

:rofl:

[getthefacts]

27. I am really proud of this president and this nation

The way he addressed the tax issue, the Hannity question was genius: smooth and sincere. The mention of his desire to increase education funding in the bill was a great. It is indeed refreshing after eight horrendous years.

[JimGinPA]

38. +1

K&R

[wryter2000]

40. I love him, too

Bush did townhalls right after the 2004 election. He tried to convince American we should privatize Social Security. And the more he talked, the less people liked the idea. So, he stopped.

I don't think the same will happen to Obama. :)

[bdamomma]

41. he is reaching out to us, and the fools on the Hill hate it!!!

too bad.

[EraOfResponsibility]

44. If there's ANY president I'd want to have a beer with it's OBAMA

that's for damn sure.

[Phx_Dem]

45. I loved the dig at McCain and all his houses!

It sounded like a giant FUCK YOU Obama-style. Loooooooved it!

:fistbump:

[stillcool]

46. I love, love, love the Q & A....

I actually learn something!! I liked the last guy doing the solar work in regards to the electric companies, and the way California is dealing with it.

[Laelth]

47. Hear, hear! n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[zulchzulu]

48. Obama is simply trying to do the correct things for this country and the World

They will try to bring him down, but he is just going to keep at it. We should all be proud.

[pettypace]

49. Bush after 2004 election (Social Security privatization)

He held town halls throughout the rest of his 2nd term as well.

Now if you mean "audience not full of ditto head sympathetics", then I'd have to do more research.

[prostock69]

50. I love our President too! :) n/t

[rcsl1998]

51. Contessa Brewer Called It A 'Road Show'

not a 'town hall meeting'

[rcsl1998]

52. Andrea Mitchell Kept Referring To 'Mr Obama'

not President Obama...

[inna]

57. hey, what do you expect of andrea mitchell, the pugs' holdout?... nt

[chill_wind]

53. Blitzer just reportedly referred to him as "President to the Democrats."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8183173

:wtf:

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[Raine]

55. I do too!

:loveya: I'm so PROUD!

[Hekate]

58. Big O was magnificent. He worked the room like a master, and won the crowd over...

That town did not vote for him for president, but he handled their questions beautifully, and you could just feel him winning them over to his ideas for economic recovery.
:wow:
And the press conference! :woohoo: He joshed Helen a little bit, she bit back with a sharp question, and I was so glad to see she had her moment with President Not-Bush Obama. However, Helen really is looking frail.

Hekate

[Eurobabe]

60. I'm loving him too

Finally, someone with a heart and a BRAIN! Getting out there and speaking to the people. :grouphug:

[poverlay]

61. I know. I think he just touched me there... I predict in 50 to 100 years President Obama will be

spoken of in extremely reverential tones, his monument will rival the Lincoln Memorial, and some part of his name will come to be known as a euphemism for an extrememly enjoyable sensation.