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Obama Gives Us the Nod To Go After Blanche?
DownWithTyranny! —
... -- but he specifically left Blanche Lincoln off the list. He complained about groups that are going directly to the voters to expose corrupt Democrats Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden (I don't understand why he stuck himself in this detestable camp) and Dianne Feinstein. But the silence over Blanche Lincoln was deafening. Obama must really hate her-- as he should, since she has opposed everything he's tried to accomplish, even after Joe Biden helped her raise a fortune from loyal Democrats for her re-election campaign. ...
Hullabaloo — Kumbaaya In A Box by digby From Ceci: President Obama, strategizing yesterday with congressional leaders about health-care reform, complained that liberal advocacy groups ought to drop their attacks on Democratic lawmakers and devote their energy to promoting passage of comprehensive legislation. In a pre-holiday call with half a dozen top House and Senate Democrats, Obama expressed his concern over advertisements and online campaigns targeting moderate Democrats, whom they criticize for not being fully devoted to "true" ...
Will MoveOn Cave To Obama’s Pressure?
Firedoglake —
... MoveOn has been running strong ads in Louisiana against Mary Landrieu, who -- as Chris Bowers notes -- is against anything resembling a public plan.
Obama wants them to stop: ...
Who Is Ceci Connolly And Why Does She Think Americans Don't Deserve Health Care On This Independence Day?
DownWithTyranny! —
... it was their due and f*ck the people who really are hurting, suffer. And, everyone else in between. I read Howie’s latest, here and went off to read the July 4th (Independence Day) WaPo article he linked- and then... something about it made me do teh Google. The most recent WaPo article is by Ceci Connolly. And, as I discovered, she is quite a piece of work. I'm not excusing Obama, not one whit, but Ms. Ceci seems to have had an agenda... From Howie's WaPo link here: Ceci Connolly sez- article linked above July 4: Obama Urges Groups to ...
DFA Won’t Pull Their Health Care Ads Attacking Mary Landrieu
Firedoglake —
... In response to the Washington Post article this weekend indicating that Obama had "expressed his concern over advertisements and online campaigns targeting moderate Democrats," Democracy for America's ad atttacking Mary Landrieu was singled out. ...
Obama Hushes Healthcare Advocates
Commondreams.org Views —
... , the White House is urging public-option advocates to hush. According to the Washington Post, in a pre-holiday call with half a dozen top House and Senate Democrats, Obama asked health care advocates to ratchet back their pressure for a public option. He's apparently concerned about advertisements and on-line campaigns targeting foot-dragging Democrats. We've been here before. Back in the fall and spring, when popular fury at private bankers was soaring, Washington urged liberal lobbying groups to focus more on backing the White House plan and less on attacking bankers and ...
Matthew Filipowicz: BizarrObama's Backwards Health Care Strategy
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... and less likely by the day.
Sadly, the main figures who will likely end up blocking the plan are actually not Republicans, but a small handful of Blue Dog conservative Democrats in the Senate.
Given that fact, you'd think that President Obama would be ratcheting up the political pressure on those few obstructionists. Trying to get them to support his plan. But instead, he appears to be setting his sights on a different target. His supporters.
The Washington Post reported that Obama
complained that liberal advocacy groups ...
Ceci Connolly Was the “Play” in the Washington Post’s Pay-to-Play Dinner Scheme
Firedoglake —
... From Howie's WaPo link here: Ceci Connolly sez- article linked above July 4:
Obama Urges Groups to Stop Attacks– Advocates Should Turn Attention to Promoting Legislation, President Says
In recent weeks, liberal bloggers and grass-roots groups such as ...
Pinocchiobama Wants to Pull the Strings
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... On July 4, 2009, writing in the Washington Post, Ceci Connolly wrote that Barack Obama wants advocacy groups to stop going after moderate Democrats. ...
Morning Briefing for July 16, 2009
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... On July 4, 2009, writing in the Washington Post, Ceci Connolly wrote that Barack Obama wants advocacy groups to stop going after moderate Democrats. ...
