Obama’s Media Blitz

George Will, my favorite conservative commentator, is so hung up on the amount of President Obama’s TV and public appearance time that he has lost sight of the big issues that are involved and no longer is able to articulate a reasoned critique of the Obama position on health care, economics and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has become an empty vessel attacking Obama without showing an understanding of how serious the problems are that Obama is trying to solve, despite often mindless opposition from Republican leaders like Boehner, McConnell and Gingrich. Donna Brazile on the other hand is brilliant and speaks truth to power. She should be a regular on THis Week because of her well-informed, dispassionate ideas on the big issues and the debased political process in Washington.

not one of the shows guest are paying for their health care : not one guest or the host- have any idea what it is like to deal with a health care insurer.
not one of you have had to pay for increases of 15% every year. week after w week same rehortic. ask me who is on
medicare and pays over 7000. per year ifor the system needs changing. not
politicos who have their own agenda.

Sept. 20, 09 I think President Obama is doing a good job trying to get a good Health Plan passed. These problems have been going on for far too long and the Congress should have taken care of these problems along time ago. They and the public should be acting more civil and get things done that need to be done. If they would quit voting for pork they could pay for Health Care. People need to be able to afford good quality Health Care and there needs to be important Insurance, Hospital, Drug and Doctor’s regulations. Everyone should quit being for their own party and work together. We all are Americans and this is our President.

I think this question of overexposure is purely media driven and for their personal benefit. First, the President is just as acccountable to his constituents as any elected official, he just as more constituents. Answering questions put forth by journalists who hold credibility with certain demographics is an effective way of communicating to his constituents and holds far more credibility than speeches at a podium. As such,this stradegy will remain effective UNTIL his base decides otherwise and if that occurs it will be because of what he lost credibility, not because he was on TV talking too much.
Finally, every network wants exclusive interviews because there is an opportunity to increase their ratings. To think that most Americans watch ALL shows all the time is nonsense just look at the ratings of each network program. Talking on ALL shows at the same time evens the playing field. Why go to another show when he’s on your favorite program. If you do, then your engaged and will likely watch more than one network thus limiting their ability to increase their ratings.

It’s only a media blitz with possibility for over-exposure if all Americans watch any Sunday morning TV, much less all five networks. Boorish? What an empty comment – sounds like poor losers just wanting to hear their own voices.
And the idea that the effectiveness of this media strategy is instantaneously measurable is preposterous.
My advice to all the commentators: take Sunday afternoon off, go for a walk, see friends, grab a movie and chill.

….sorry I missed all of the Obama Reallly Reallyy Big Show this morning (..does that comment date me?), but for the first time in a long time I got to sleep in on a Sunday morning……and now that I have caught up with one…and ONLY one of his presentations, he ought to give up with his healthcare ragtime…..the same thing over and over and over and over does NOTHING to connvince the public nor endear them to himself….does he get SPECIFIC about anything…..like all the money we are going to save and apply to HIS new medical reform…or should I leave it at medical insurance reform(?)…….it’s in the medicare HMO funding…….it’s the slimy pharma with their huge profits…..it is the insurance companies making PROFITS in the era of no profits for other businesses……..the whole message is offkey…………….show me the money, Mr. Obama, show me the money and only then we may perhaps get down to business.
PS….which of your advisors has convinced you that scattering your “plans” all at once in stacatto fashion rather than using a reasoned approach with the taxpayers of this country by just taking your time for a complete explanation of whatever is next on your agenda???? Frankly, the approach stinks…..we are the ones suffering the almost…imminent…past…recession, and we have other things on our minds besides your latest lightbulb idea.

George asked the President “if it was fair to impose a penalty on a guy that does not have insurance?” Also, that it was a tax….he even went as far as to give the Merriam Webster definition of tax. The President’s reply was that “if man goes out & gets hit by a bus….we pay.” No we don’t! His Car ins. pays….if he is employed & doesn’t have auto ins. he will be billed. If he doesn’t pay the bill & owns a home….a lien will be placed against his home! I felt like I was watching “Sleeper.” We pay for the people who are too lazy to work! Also, some people work & collect welfare.

I like listening to the President, and Peggy Noonan, I do not find him boorish. I am proud that we finally have a President who is articulate and can string several sentences together and make sense.
I also took exception to Peggy’s comment this week about all of us normal people out here. She said we are worried about President Obama making government bigger and more intrusive with respect to healthcare. Well, I am about as normal as you can get. Mother, grandmother, worked my whole life up until two years ago. I have been out of work for two years and lost my health insurance in April of 2008. Having never gone without health insurance, it is scary. I want health care reform, NOW. I work in the movie industry. We were hit hard by a Writer’s Strike, then an Actor’s strike, then the economy tanked. Maybe Peggy needs to get a little more connected with the everyday person in this country. I am not lazy and try constantly to get a job. My financial life is in a shambles. How can you empathize when you have a job, make a great salary, and have health insurance. And you think we can have a bi-partisan health care bill? Ha! The Republicans have made it clear to the whole country that they are not interested. I am glad the Democrats are in the majority. I say, at this point, the heck with the Republicans. Let’s shove health care reform down your throats the way you shoved the war in Iraq down ours.
Peggy Noonan, you need a reality check because you have lived in the Republican bubble for too long. You are completely out of touch with every day Americans.

But Ruddie…he eats oatmeal raisin cookies. He also is a terrific reader as shown by his reading of his teleprompters. He is sooooo wonderful. Just ask Nancy.

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Does Obama think that we are brain dead? What kind of lame argument is “everyone has to buy car insurance, and no one calls that a tax increase?” Yeah, and I ONLY have to buy car insurance if I drive a car. His horrible health care plan will make it mandatory for everyone to buy health insurance, even if they do not go to a doctor or believe in traditional medicine, which I DO NOT!!!!
He thinks that we are too stupid to see that this desperate push of his to force mandatory health insurance down our throats is nothing more than his attempt to pay back the Jews for their support of him during the election of 2008, and to secure their support for 2012. He is NOTHING more than a typical politician. Everything that he has done so far in this first term is to get him reelect. He does NOT give a damn about the economy, the wars, etc. The ONLY thing he cares about is HIS OWN SELFISH AMBITION. Well, I hope and pray that should he and the Democrats force through this mandatory health insurance policy, the Republicans will challenge the constitutionality of it in court, and this is one African-American female voter who will be right along with them.

The president doesn’t seem accountable to his constituents. It also seems that he is instructing the congress on what HE wants in healthcare.
This is why so many Americans are upset we thought the congress was our representation not his! WE can’t seem to get our congress to defend us against this controlling president.
He is worried about his opponents jumping into any lull, thus he keeps on with his media exposure.
The sad thing is what he refers to as opponents is about half the US population. Those of us that see the deficit and debt as THE CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, he attempts to marginalize.
Polls change, but at one snapshot 53% opposed him which is more than the 52% (popular vote) that elected him. Yet he is unwilling to listen to us, and just keeps on spending, appointing czars (to speak to his itching ears) and extending the government’s controlling reach into our lives.
He spends a half mil up or down each time he flies big-bird out on a campaign trip to sell his healthcare to some union picnic or whatever. he is using our money to marginalize us and sell his “load of poles”!

How ironic! This man is in the most powerful position in the world and claims to not keep up Acorn events, didn’t remember the rantings of his own pastor, has not currently chosen a church in DC, refuses to stand up aginst other countries foolish threats aginst the US, consistantly surrounds himself with other people of questionable morals/ethics (Tax cheats,Socialistic views and comments), spends money as if he had a printing machine in his basement, ran on a platform of change promising to reform DC and the United States was strongly pushed and supported by some of the largest News and media organizations in the US, Celebrities, Unions and community organizations. Well now,ABC,NBC,CBS,CNN, superstars and others. How is he looking now?

Why should Barack Obama appear on FOX?
No intelligent person watches or listens to FOX. Waste of time… let the craZies have at it! It is not for me!

What media blitz? I am sure the main stream media including ABC and George,Charlie,Diane and Robin would have Obama on 24/7 with no problem,and they call themselves journalist.The media is becoming more and more like a propaganda tool for the Democrats,can you hear me Comrade George.Long live Fox,the peoples voice.

Fox news is the only beleievable network, anymore–Acorn , anyone? They were on top of this story many months ago–MSM refused to listen–even though the headquarters were in an “abandoned ” funeral home?

Thomas Jefferson couldn’t spell either. Was he an uneducated idiot?

Thank You, President Obama, for trying to help the little man. Keep up the fight, and don’t let the “Wrong Wing” bigots stop you. God Bless America and You, Mr. President.

why doesnt anyone want to know about ACORN???why are we giving them money? is anyone looking behind the so called health care? its being pushed so much that we arent seeing what really is going on.ACORN,SEIU,SOCIALISM,CAPITALISM,ETC.!where are the CZARS? does anyone know?

I have to ask one question – why three republicans and only two democrats on the round table? why not three and three. And I do have to make one comment. I like George Will, though I do not agree with him, but I just cannot stand peggy noonan. I mean, George, really, can you not find another republican who is easier to listen to? I heard her interviewed on NPR and I just cannot stand her. Her intellect is just not up to the rest of the panel.