GOP Reaction To Obama At House Retreat

[babylonsister]

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Republicans dismayed by Obama’s strong performance, say it was a ‘mistake’ to let cameras roll.

House Republicans were fired up and ready to go for their conversation with President Obama at their annual retreat today. According to the New York Times, members of the conservative Republican House Conference said they were “itching to quiz the president and present their policy ideas rather than listen to another lofty presidential address.” Although such sessions generally occur behind closed doors, Republicans agreed to open it up after the White House said it was willing to do so. However, after Obama’s strong performance, some Republicans are now regretting that decision. As Luke Russert reported on MSNBC...

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/01/29/russert-gop-obama/

[quiet.american]

1. Can't get enough of this, today. Memo to GOP: You've just been PWNED. nt

[MineralMan]

2. GOP: "It was a mistake..."

Fucking-A it was a mistake. Haha!

[catbyte]

3. I watched it on C-Span until the site froze

but, dayam..he handed their asses to them!

:rofl: :rofl: :woohoo: :patriot: :rofl: :rofl:

Diane

Anishnabe in MI

[monmouth]

4. Luke has really matured, I would have hardly recognized him. His

dad would be proud I think.

[tanyev]

5. Funny how the mistake is never what they said or did.

The mistake is always that somebody got audio or video of it. Bastages.

[Jack Rabbit]

9. So, what's new?

Nixon told David Frost that Watergate wouldn't have happened if it hadn't been for Martha Mitchell.

[lsewpershad]

6. Go-bama

This how he should confront them all the time.

[Mithreal]

7. The video of the Q&A may be priceless. Who has it?

And how hard is it to debunk conservative talking points? Really.

[catbyte]

8. I found it on msnbc after C-Span froze n/t

[Mithreal]

15. Very much looking forward to it.

[Hulk]

10. TOO RICH!!!

Truth hurts, and those sons-of-bitches didn't like being exposed for the hypocrite and devious bastards they are ...in public!...OUCH!!

[onethatcares]

11. the party of no clue

can't even buy one.

Could you ever in your wildest dreams imagine the pretzeldent doing the same thing if our Democratic leaders had enough spine to have a retreat?

[randr]

12. I wonder if the RNC called on faux to stop the broadcast.

[babylonsister]

13. That wouldn't surprise me one bit. You're probably right. nt

[PA Democrat]

14. ROFLMAO "It was a mistake"

178 Republicans v. 1 Democrat.

[JBoy]

16. They let the smartest guy in the room smack down their lies on TV.

Yup. That was probably a mistake.

:rofl:

[Turborama]

17. K&R Great report, thanks for posting!

I also learnt in the YouTube comments that President Obama is like a black belt in Kyokushin Karate that "has to take on 20 other fighters, all one after the other with no rest."