Fightin' Words

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excerpt from President Barack Obama's Weekly Address on Saturday, February 28th, 2009: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/28/Keeping-Promises/


"I realize that passing this budget won’t be easy. Because it represents real and dramatic change, it also represents a threat to the status quo in Washington. I know that the insurance industry won’t like the idea that they’ll have to bid competitively to continue offering Medicare coverage, but that’s how we’ll help preserve and protect Medicare and lower health care costs for American families. I know that banks and big student lenders won’t like the idea that we’re ending their huge taxpayer subsidies, but that’s how we’ll save taxpayers nearly $50 billion and make college more affordable. I know that oil and gas companies won’t like us ending nearly $30 billion in tax breaks, but that’s how we’ll help fund a renewable energy economy that will create new jobs and new industries.

I know these steps won’t sit well with the special interests and lobbyists who are invested in the old way of doing business, and I know they’re gearing up for a fight as we speak. My message to them is this:

"So am I."

[rockymountaindem]

1. We're ready too n/t

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7. and waiting

[luvspeas]

2. This is so vastly different than "bring it on"...

Bush meant: Go ahead and cause bloodshed and violence to the American people. We'll respond with bloodshed and violence toward you.

Obama means: I'm ready to end the suffering you have caused the American people and I will fight for them before you can cause more suffering.

There is no comparison other than Bush and Obama are both being forceful. Bush was being forceful like a schoolyard bully with no self-esteem, and Obama is being forceful like a riled up parent who is sick of his kids getting picked on by said bully. No comparison.

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4. reuters made that comparison

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[lsewpershad]

3. I was a volunteer, though small-time, in the Obama army

I'm ready to follow him into battle. The other so call leader, never led, he just ordered others into battle.

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