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WTF?
--San Francisco Chronicle, Kathleen Hennesy, 9/17/08
In Elko, Obama tried to anticipate his critics and called on the crowd of about 1,500 to sharpen their elbows, too.
"I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face," he said.
"And if they tell you that, 'Well, we're not sure where he stands on guns.' I want you to say, 'He believes in the Second Amendment.' If they tell you, 'Well, he's going to raise your taxes,' you say, 'No, he's not, he's going lower them.' You are my ambassadors. You guys are the ones who can make the case."
--US News, Kenneth Walsh, 8/26/07 (On Obama as a Community Organizer)
Perhaps his most confrontational effort was to pressure city authorities to remove asbestos from the apartments in 1986. When the on-site manager didn't take action, Obama nudged the residents into confronting city housing officials in two angry public meetings downtown.
Note to the DNC: Listen to the questions and answer them. Those Tea Parties had a point. These Town Hall meetings have a point. If you have answers, then apply them. Idealogoues will reveal themselves in the face of answers! Saying "Shut Up, you angry mob." is FAIL...ask the president.
In Elko, Obama tried to anticipate his critics and called on the crowd of about 1,500 to sharpen their elbows, too.
"I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face," he said.
"And if they tell you that, 'Well, we're not sure where he stands on guns.' I want you to say, 'He believes in the Second Amendment.' If they tell you, 'Well, he's going to raise your taxes,' you say, 'No, he's not, he's going lower them.' You are my ambassadors. You guys are the ones who can make the case."
--US News, Kenneth Walsh, 8/26/07 (On Obama as a Community Organizer)
Perhaps his most confrontational effort was to pressure city authorities to remove asbestos from the apartments in 1986. When the on-site manager didn't take action, Obama nudged the residents into confronting city housing officials in two angry public meetings downtown.
Note to the DNC: Listen to the questions and answer them. Those Tea Parties had a point. These Town Hall meetings have a point. If you have answers, then apply them. Idealogoues will reveal themselves in the face of answers! Saying "Shut Up, you angry mob." is FAIL...ask the president.
