Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Barney Frank Blasts Critics at Town Hall

“Trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table.”

Topics: health-care, barney-frank, townhall

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Truthers Join Gun-Toting Idiots at Health Care Protests

A screen cap from Monday night’s AC 360 reveals pro-single payer protests include ... 911 Truthers. They join gun-toting idiots in their new found passion for health reform, I guess.

Topics: obama, health-care, 911-truth

Monday, August 17, 2009

The Health Reform Fiasco Is an ‘Old’ Media Triumph—and a Red Flag for Democrats

Last February, I wrote a post about President Obama versus the conventional wisdom machine, arguing that “the assumption the new presidency would transform the political process, usher in an era of unprecedented citizen empowerment and decimate the old conventional wisdom-making machinery, has been undermined by the reality of entrenched power structures, deep-seated rivalries, die-hard habits and Beltway business as usual.” 

Topics: internet, obama, health-care

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Five Reasons the Health Care Battle Is NOT the Presidential Campaign

As Democrats fight for a signature issue, a serious strategic blunder has left them scrambling to catch up with their opponents. The White House should have laid out clear, unwavering objectives, a solid plan, rather than leave the health debate to meander through Congress. That vacuum has enabled the proponents of the status quo to marshal their forces. Perhaps resorting to campaign tactics will turn the tide, I certainly hope so, but it bears acknowledging that the landscape has changed.

Topics: obama, health-care, astroturf

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Political Wire: Public Option Would Not Pass Senate

Topics: health-care, public-option

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Predictably, Obama’s One Answer on Race Is Getting More Attention than Health Reform

Summed up on Twitter by Howard Kurtz: GMA and Today both led with Obama slamming Gates arrest. Health care? Zzzz

Topics: media, obama, health-care, race, profiling, health-reform

Chuck Todd: Obama Knows Too Much about Health Care

Good God, people. The curtain has been pulled back on President Obama.  Love him or hate him most people now realize he is not a prophet or a messiah.  Chuck Todd’s comments on Morning Joe this AM regarding Obama’s Wednesday night health care presser are sooooooooo February or March.

Topics: obama, health-care

Monday, June 29, 2009

Read My Lips Redux (Without the Media Scrutiny)

So the top advisor to the President of the United States refuses to rule out middle-class tax increases to pay for health care reform—in complete contradiction to the foundational argument behind his candidacy—and cable news chat shows respond with … silence?  Well, yeah, if you get your news from CNN or MSNBC.

Topics: obama, health-care, axelrod, tax-increase

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Morning Joe Confrontation: Matthews Accuses Mika of “Pussyfooting”

Topics: health-care, morning-joe, matthews, scarborough, mika