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The thing that strikes me about that exchange is that this is what politics in this country should be. Two adults who made their points in an adult fashion without rhetoric or namecalling and listened and actually heard each other's comments. Both of them did very well in presenting what they wanted to say and tying it into the reality of most of America.
Analysis of Obama's response: He was him hawing around in between his stuttering and stammering as he told her all the lovely things he had done to raise prices and caused her to have the very problems she was talking about.
Thank you for the clarification.
Excellent response from the "Dumb ass in Chief." This idiot needs to stick to the teleprompter or just shut the hell up.
The thing that strikes me about that exchange is that this is what politics in this country should be. Two adults who made their points in an adult fashion without rhetoric or namecalling and listened and actually heard each other's comments. Both of them did very well in presenting what they wanted to say and tying it into the reality of most of America.
Analysis of Obama's response: He was him hawing around in between his stuttering and stammering as he told her all the lovely things he had done to raise prices and caused her to have the very problems she was talking about.
I agree with you, but it's been my observation that President Obama has done everything in his power to avoid such conversations since taking office. 99% of his public appearances are speeches where he refuses to take questions after. He rarely does any press conferences, and only does town halls that he deems relatively safe.
I don't think he was blindsided at all. :roll: He never has a town hall unless the audience are hand-picked supporters. He has no guts to meet regular people head on. He's the president, but he certainly can't take it like a president should.
I would not be surprised if this woman was a plant - she did not bother him at all - and she has to say, " I am exhausted with defending you." That's nothing. If she would have said, I can't defend you anymore, you gave us nothing of what you promised, than that would would have been an interesting exchange.
Question: Do you believe it is private enterprise is the driving force for the economy?
I'll bite. Guessing you have a snappy comeback if the answer is "yes". Is this a rhetorical thingy....??
No.
My response is phrased in yet another question: Why do people blame the president for the economy when private enterprise is the driving engine for growth? It's ridiculous, in the same light as blaming George W for the recession.
The thing that strikes me about that exchange is that this is what politics in this country should be. Two adults who made their points in an adult fashion without rhetoric or namecalling and listened and actually heard each other's comments. Both of them did very well in presenting what they wanted to say and tying it into the reality of most of America.
[...] Why do people blame the president for the economy when private enterprise is the driving engine for growth? [...]
Obama did make the case that his is in fact pro business.
No.
My response is phrased in yet another question: Why do people blame the president for the economy when private enterprise is the driving engine for growth? It's ridiculous, in the same light as blaming George W for the recession.
I really, really loved the woman's respectful tone and intelligence; but I have to agree, Obama fumbled his answer. He sounded like he barely knew what to say, and could only state some policies he is working on. Frankly it was hard to watch him.
My guess?
An engine might be the driving force that moves a car forward. That doesn't mean exterior factors can slow, stop, or even accelerate said car. One could say Obama, or Bush for that matter, has done certain actions that essentially has slowed, imparied, or accelerated the movement of the economy performed by free enterprise.
Essentially, the notion that free enterprise is the engine that drives the economy means that free enterprise, alone, is the only thing that can really push it forward. That government can't, on its own, drive an economy. That doesn't mean government can't affect it, in various directions, in short or long term ways but simply means it can't do it by itself like free enterprise can.
Question: Do you believe it is private enterprise is the driving force for the economy?
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