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Obama's First Weekly Address Is About - You Guessed It! - the Economy
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Filed under: Democrats, Barack Obama, Economy, Media, Viral Video, Obama Administration The production values of Obama's YouTube address seem to have improved from the lo-fi days when he was just president-elect. Is that an HD camera? Nice. In his inaugural Saturday speech to the nation as president, Obama continues to sell his economic revival plan. The keywords this week are "long term." He hammers the point, most wonkishly, that the idea isn't just to prop up the economy for the time being, but to make investments that will "keep us strong and competitive in the 21st century." The plan is ambitious, to say the ...
Obama: We Must Act Boldly And Swiftly
Daily Kos —
Saying that we must "act boldly and swiftly" to avoid an even worse economic crisis, President Obama uses this week's radio address to outline the results he would expect from his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, in the areas of energy, education, health care, and new infrastructure. Describing his program to "accelerate the creation of a clean energy economy," to lower health costs, improve care, and protect insurance coverage, to modernize schools, increase education grants and provide college tax credits, and through a plan to "rebuild and retrofit America to meet the demands of the 21st century," Obama makes the case that his plan will create ...
President Obama's Weekly Address: 'I Know Some Are Skeptical'
Political Punch —
Previous | Main President Obama's Weekly Address: 'I Know Some Are Skeptical' January 24, 2009 9:03 AM President Obama's first weekly address treaded familiar ground on his stimulus package, except for some new language addressing skeptics of the stimulus package."I know that some are skeptical about the size and scale of this recovery plan," Obama said. "I understand that skepticism, which is why this recovery plan must and will include unprecedented measures that will allow the American people to hold my administration accountable for these results. We won’t just throw money at our problems -– we’ll invest in what works. Instead of politicians ...
President Obama's First Weekly Radio Address
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
In the first weekly radio address, brought to us via the White House's YouTube channel, the President talks, of course, about the economic crisis. He's pretty clear about the need to act: "In short, if we do not act boldly and swiftly, a bad situation could become dramatically worse." And, he delves into the specifics of his proposal -- and you know this president knows what he's talking about, not just reading a script: ...
The POTUS Weekly Address
TalkLeft —
President Obama speaks on the economic stimulus package he is proposing:
President Obama’s First Weekly Address
Oliver Willis —
President Obama explains that Recovery.gov will provide transparency when the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act passes.
The Saturday Word: 'Matter-of-Fact'
The Caucus —
The economic stimulus is President Obama’s first leadership test. But it’s also a test of his brand of politics, which emphasizes transcending partisan divides. So Mr. Obama invited the Republicans to come talk it out with him on Friday, and here’s what he said ...
Obama: Um, I know some of you are skeptical about spending a trillion dollars
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Obama: Um, I know some of you are skeptical about spending a trillion dollars posted at 12:54 pm on January 24, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Emphasis on “some.” Polls consistently show that more people support the stimulus than oppose it even when the price tag is attached, from 45 percent by Rasmussen’s measure to 53 percent from Gallup to even greater majorities per McClatchy and CNN . Expect stories like this plus The One’s own insistence on accountability, starting with the new Recovery.gov website, to push those numbers even higher. Anything missing here, ...
TPMDC Saturday Roundup
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Obama Promotes Stimulus, Government Accountability In Video Address
In his first Presidential YouTube Address as the sitting chief executive, Barack Obama promote his stimulus plan, announcing that citizens will be able to hold the government accountable by monitoring the spending at a new Web site called Recovery.gov:
"I know that some are skeptical about the size and scale of this recovery plan," says President Obama. "I understand that skepticism, which is why this recovery plan must and will include unprecedented measures that will allow the American people to hold my ...
The Weekly YouTube Duel: Not Quite JibJab
Swampland —
The future is now. Forget about television. Everyday politics has made the leap to your laptop. Here are this week's offerings:
President Barack Obama's weekly radio address:
House Minority Leader John Boehner's weekly Republican address:
Both videos have left open the comment ...
Obama’s First Weekly Radio You Tube Address As President
The Moderate Voice —
President Barack Obama delivered his first weekly address — formerly called the President’s Weekly Radio Address — on radio and You Tube. It was mostly boilerplate stuff but the key section is that he framing discussions so far in Congress as being on track with both parties. No demonization (yet) of GOPers who are dragging their heels. And he’s also warning that there is no magic wand that will make this vanish overnight:
President Obama's First Weekly Address
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In President Barack Obama's first weekly address, Obama discussed his plan to help jump-start the economy. Transcript after the jump. President Obama : We begin this year and this Administration in the midst of an unprecedented crisis that calls for unprecedented action. Just this week, we saw more people file for unemployment than at any time in the last twenty-six years, and experts agree that if nothing is done, the unemployment rate could reach double digits. Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four. And we could lose a generation of potential, as more young Americans are ...
Still kinda freaky...our President is talking to us...keeping us updated, very new.
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1-24-09: In his first weekly address since being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, President Barack Obama discussed how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan will jump-start the economy. (This video is public domain per White House copyright policy.) -Diane Stumble Upon Toolbar ...
Obama’s Right-Wing Dinner Friends Rip His Stimulus Package: Worst Bill In ‘Galactic History’
Think Progress —
Several days before taking office, President Obama traveled to George Will’s home to dine with a handful of conservative media elites. The beltway conventional wisdom suggested that Obama’s aim was to “neutralize potential adversaries” by way of a “charm offensive.” After the dinner, Bill Kristol explained on Fox and Friends that while “no one’s mind was changed,” he would “end up supporting [Obama] on some things.” Charles Krauthammer joked about Obama’s apparent goals, “I am brainwashed entirely. I’m in the tank.”
Just one week later, ...
Daily Digest: Stimulus, Subsidies, Scurvy and More
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Boehner's Bid to Get on the White House YouTube Channel: There's a fuss being made about President Barack Obama's refusal to allow a video from House Minority Leader John Boehner to stand as a response to the President's first video address while in office. But Boehner can't really feel personally slighted -- no video responses have been approved on the White House YouTube account. You can, though, catch a full dose of Boehner in this Digg Dialogg segment. This being one of those cases where the wisdom of crowds determines what questions get asked, the ...
As Obama Erases Over 200 Years Of “Tired Old Theories”, The Domestic Commies Praise Him - With Video
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Politico:
By NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama hailed the Senate’s apparent Friday deal on the economic stimulus plan, saying that Republicans and Democrats “responded appropriately to the urgency this moment demands” — but continued to criticize Republicans for pushing what he called “tired old theories.”
“In the midst of our greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, the American people were hoping that Congress would begin to confront the great challenges we face,” he said. “That was, after all, what last November’s election was all ...
