Obama on health care bill: "I'm getting 95% of what I want. It might not by 95% of what some OTHER

[chimpymustgo]

people want, but it's 95% of what I want."


So. There you have it. This is from the NewsHour interview on now.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. I'm outraged.

For some reason.

[Skittles]

8. actually, you fucking should be

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. Why?

[Skittles]

17. LOL

not EVEN worth my time - now go baaaaaahing

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Because you having got an answer.

You're just bawwwwing.

[Skittles]

26. you make no fucking sense

done with you

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Seems pretty clear.

I wonder who are these "other people" of whom he speaks. :shrug:

[laughingliberal]

19. the people, the people. always with those pesky people.

if they wanted someone to work for them, they should have incorporated.

[Raineyb]

47. People who wanted actual reform?

:shrug:

I know I don't see a hell of a lot of what *I* want. I certainly didn't want corporate enslavement entrenched by law that's for damn sure.

[polpilot]

48. Maybe he meant 9.5%?

[Raineyb]

51. Those pesky decimals can be trouble.

:rofl:

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Oh. Well, as long as HE is happy, who are we to complain, right?

[leftofcool]

4. translation: I don't care what the people who elected me want

[chimpymustgo]

7. Stunning.

[polpilot]

49. Maybe he means that he and his family has great healthcare and maybe the complainers

should run for the presidency or senate...for healthcare.

[Individualist]

52. +1

[enlightenment]

5. Not a terribly tactful way of putting it.

Seeing as how he's the peoples' representative and all. What did he say directly before and after that statement?

[chimpymustgo]

24. He talked about all the great things in the bill with the exchanges, and immediate

insurance reforms that will take effect. How it's 9/10 of a loaf. Public option...meh.

His whole attitude was rather arrogant IMHO, and when he said what I put in the OP, I was compelled to post it.

[enlightenment]

29. Okay. Thanks.

I was just trying to preempt the 'you took him out of context' crowd. ;)

[Skittles]

6. LOL - a bit narcissistic, ya THINK?

[chimpymustgo]

9. The hits just keep on coming from this dude.

[MercutioATC]

10. No, he just believes that what HE wants is what WE want.

Sad, really...on so many levels.

[DireStrike]

36. "this election has never been about me. It's about you."

O rly?

[tridim]

11. Psst. He's not talking about the citizenry.

He's talking about the GOP and the Insurance Industry.

Think. :eyes:

[laughingliberal]

21. No, I think he means 'the left.' I'm pretty sure he thinks that's the way to attract the 'center.'

Run against your base. Shows he's tough, you know.

[tridim]

27. I'm 'the left' and I'm his 'base'

It's bloody obvious he's not talking about me.

Some DU'ers have gone batshit insane, it couldn't be more clear who he is talking about. Quit being so vain, his world doesn't revolve around a few Hamsherites hanging out on the Internet.

[laughingliberal]

35. We shall see what time tells us. I do believe he means the PO supporters

and I am not batshit insane. I can be wrong, and might be. That does not constitute batshit insane.

[DireStrike]

38. It's pretty obvious he's talking about the LOUD objections coming from the left

That statement makes much more sense in context than for him to be talking about the companies and right wingers.

[inna]

39. you, "the left"?

sorry, try harder. :shrug:

[tridim]

41. Yep, always have been.

Not sure what you're implying? I have an 8 year history on DU if you want to do a search.

[Individualist]

53. Horse hockey!

[Jamastiene]

65. I wonder how you can say that with a straight face?

[Purveyor]

12. Becoming a 'cocky bastard', eh? I could have never imagined he would turn out as he has. eom

[polpilot]

50. Flying on Air Force One does that to you.

[Thickasabrick]

13. OT....love your username nt

[chimpymustgo]

20. Couldn't bear to change it during the post-election name change amnesty. It's become an attitude.

:hi:

[Neecy]

15. 95% of what the insurance industry and PhRMA wanted

The OTHER people got mandates. Whadda guy!

[FLAprogressive]

32. +1

[laughingliberal]

16. So, it's all about him? What is this? Yes, we can make Obama happy? nt

[bigwillq]

22. Link?

Please tell me this quote was taken slightly out of context?

[donco6]

23. Guess I got my STFU from The Man himself

Thanks Mr. One-Termer!

[FLAprogressive]

34. how dare you call him that. it was only a song.

[Kansas Wyatt]

25. Barack Obama is 'The Great Decider'

Only 'The Great Decider' knows is best and what the American People deserve.

Well Mr. Obama... I'm 95% sure that you are NOT what the American People need or voted for, and the remaining 5% is giving you the benefit of doubt that you have not earned. persona non grata

[Oregone]

28. That being a bill he can sign as a "win"

[LostInAnomie]

30. Are we really that desperate to shit on Obama that we have to try to parse every fucking statement..

... into some tangential slam on the left? It's getting ridiculous around here.

[Schema Thing]

42. +1

[tridim]

31. Please remove the quotes in the OP, real quote to follow..

"PRESIDENT OBAMA: I think people who say that aren't paying attention. As I said before, if you compare where we are now on health care to where I started at the beginning of the year, what would've I said during my campaign? I'm getting 95 percent of what I want.

Now, I might not be getting 95 percent of what some other folks want.

JIM LEHRER: Okay.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: But - and oftentimes what happens is, people who are frustrated because they haven't gotten what they want then suddenly say, "Well, he's compromising." Well, no, I - I've been very consistent throughout this process in terms of what I think is achievable and what would be - be good for American families.

And so the - you know, this notion that somehow the health-care bill that is emerging should be grudgingly accepted by Democrats as a half-a-loaf is simply incorrect. This is nine-tenths of a loaf. And for a family out there that right now doesn't have health insurance, it is a great deal.

It is a full loaf for a lot of families out there who right now have nothing to fall back on, if they get into a medical emergency. And for people who have health-care right now, this is a good deal, because right now you're getting less insurance than you think.

You're getting less security than you think you're getting because at any point, an insurance company bureaucrat can say, "You know what? Actually we think that you did not inform us of that gallbladder - that gallstone that you had removed a while back. Maybe you forgot, but we consider that a pre-existing condition. So we're not going to cover you for the leukemia that you were just diagnosed with."

Those are stories that happen all the time. And what we're saying is, patients have rights. People who are buying the insurance should get what they pay for. And this is going to give them a level of security that they have not seen before and frankly we've been fighting for, for years, on a bipartisan basis.

A whole bunch of Republicans were very supportive of that Patients' Bill of Rights back in the '90s. And unfortunately I think that what's happened is that, you know, you've seen greater polarization. And you know, a lot of the debate this year has been more about scoring points than actually getting something done."

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/white_house/july-dec09/obama_12-23.html

[PSPS]

37. Christ, what a piece of work this guy is. Corporate giveaways is all he stands for.

[tridim]

40. Did you even bother to read the real quote?

The OP sexed it up to make Obama look like he was being a jerk.

Gawd, you people are dense.

[chimpymustgo]

43. The entire quote is much more damning than the bit I quoted, which was pretty accurate.

NOT sexed up - geez. I did mistakenly repeat the first line - probably because it was ringing so loudly in my head after he said it. Please try to WATCH the interview. It was chilling. He needs to get out among real people again.

[tridim]

44. So you just misquoted the President for the hell of it?

:eyes:

I'm done with liars.

[chimpymustgo]

46. I'm done with liars, too. Especially ones I sent money to and voted for.

Jesus, I said - I made a mistake. It was repeating what he ACTUALLY said. Why would you twist that? You people are sick.

[Jim Sagle]

55. How does that work when you're the biggest liar in evidence?

(Except for Obama himself of course. But that almost goes without saying.)

[democracy1st]

63. LOL you're done with liars ?

[Jamastiene]

66. What the hell kind of sex do you think that is?

It just states the same thing using less extra bullshit. Geez, if we are going to have to eat a shit sandwich, at least spare us the insults.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

45. I'm glad to see that he got his pony. Not to mention the herd of ponies the lobbyists got.

[Stinky The Clown]

33. "Laura and I had a fabulous year"

:eyes:

[chimpymustgo]

60. DUzy!

[shadowknows69]

54. But only about 5% of what I campaigned on. -BO

[Jim Sagle]

56. FY, Jack. I got mine. -- BO

[varelse]

57. What about what other people NEED, Mr President

Does that fucking count at all?

Wait till you want campaign donations, volunteers, and votes. Will you get 95% of what you want from us if you can't even be bothered with what we need?

[Bodhi BloodWave]

58. have you read the full thing?

the OP took the statement quite out of context in my eyes

[ddeclue]

59. And THAT is why he shouldn't be President and Edwards or Kucinich SHOULD be.

:argh:

[scheming daemons]

61. Edwards or Kucinich couldn't win an election for national dog catcher, let alone President

Laughable that you think either one is electable on a national scale.

[Jamastiene]

67. +1000000

[eridani]

62. It means that the public is just disposable human garbage

Especially those aged 50-64.

[Jamastiene]

64. Soooo, we are "other people" now, huh?

:eyes: