Tavis and Dr West will be used on the circuit this week trashing the context of the President's

[mfcorey1]

speech to the CBC. The media is already hyping it and people are being sucked in. Well, Mr President, you are damned if you do and you are damned if you don't. It was a simple call to action that can relate to all people.

[EFerrari]

1. I don't understand why Obama would issue a call to action to the CBC

when they have been more active than anyone in his administration in trying to connect the unemployed with jobs. They have been active.

Whether you like it or not, there are legit criticisms being made:

"A number of caucus members -- including Chairman Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri and fellow Democratic representatives like John Lewis of Georgia and Frederica Wilson of Florida -- released statements of support for the American Jobs Act after the president's speech, as did other black leaders, such as Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.

Waters also praised the plan in TV interviews after the speech, though she said she and other caucus members wished the plan was "even bigger" and that she hoped the kind of help proposed would get to the people who need it most.

More than anything, some black caucus members have said that it is imperative that Obama not only propose a plan, but stick to it. Some of the group's staffers have said they hope the White House learned from experiences in past bills, such as the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory overhaul, an instance in which they claim the administration did not negotiate from a position of strength."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/24/politics/obama-cbc/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

The CBC has been pretty kind to Obama considering the havoc this economy has created in the black community and the nothing that has been done to alleviate it.

[These Eyes]

2. Here we go.

You can almost set your clock to the start of the foolishness anytime the president so much as breathes.

[quinnox]

3. I look forward to hearing the reactions to this

from the black community.

[Number23]

4. Yep. Set your clock to it.

They'll be trotted out to offer the "dissenting" black opinion. As if they offer anything else.

Meanwhile, the reaction from the CBC has been that it was a home run/slam dunk. They love this president and it is obvious to anyone with eyes. The love he go there was amazing.

[fasttense]

5. With Obama's speeches, it's always the day after that you start wondering

what he really meant.

But Tavis and West have a right to their opinion as much as Obama has a right to give speeches.