CNBC to air Obama Town Hall Today…
As I was out last week consider this just a late reminder. CNBC will be carrying a President Obama Town Hall today at Noon…
CNBC MEDIA ALERT: CNBC EXCLUSIVE: CNBC TO BROADCAST “INVESTING IN AMERICA: A CNBC TOWN HALL EVENT WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA” ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH AT 12PM ET ON CNBC
WHEN: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH AT 12PM ET
WHERE: CNBC’s “Investing in America: A CNBC Town Hall Event with President Obama”
In a CNBC EXCLUSIVE town hall, President Barack Obama discusses the economy and answers your questions in a special CNBC town hall event Monday, September 20th at 12PM ET hosted by CNBC’s Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood.
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September 20, 2010 at 8:26 am
Will this be a Town Hall, or a “Town Hall” like the last time… where the people voicing their “opinions” were mysteriously friends of friends of the campaign?
September 20, 2010 at 8:43 am
Will the prez say “look” a lot?
September 20, 2010 at 8:54 am
“Will this be a Town Hall, or a “Town Hall” like the last time… where the people voicing their “opinions” were mysteriously friends of friends of the campaign?”
It doesn’t matter. Sarah Palin could have picked the attendees and those on the right will still think it’s rigged.
Obama is best when he faces tough questions; remember his appearance at the GOP retreat. He doesn’t need to stack the deck with a hand picked audience; that was GWB’s forte. Of course I don’t expect you to understand that; so just go ahead and assume away.
September 20, 2010 at 8:58 am
joeremi Says:
September 20, 2010 at 8:43 am
Not sure… but if he’s taking questions from the crowd, he will say, “Uhhh,” and “Ummmm,” and “Ahhhh,” and “Errrr,” and “Ehhh,” a lot.
September 20, 2010 at 9:05 am
fritz3 Says:
September 20, 2010 at 8:54 am
It doesn’t matter. Sarah Palin could have picked the attendees and those on the right will still think it’s rigged.
Well… if Palin was picking the guests, it would be rigged… by Palin. It’s supposed to be random… as in un-picked by anyone.
Obama is best when he faces tough questions;
Or so we’ve been told… since it’s never actually happened.
remember his appearance at the GOP retreat.
At what point did he take questions from “the people” in that? Oh, he didn’t… just more politicians grandstanding with political babble.
He doesn’t need to stack the deck with a hand picked audience; that was GWB’s forte.
Rule #43… when in doubt, blame Bush. And while you say he might not “need” to, that doesn’t explain why he does.
Of course I don’t expect you to understand that; so just go ahead and assume away.
Me no understand.
September 20, 2010 at 9:53 am
Obama doesn’t like tough questions, which is why his press conferences are usually such disasters.
This town hall will serve little purpose. He won’t get a chance to prove he’s still viable until after November. The GOP will take the house, and Dems will hold the Senate.
Then we can see some change we believe in.
September 20, 2010 at 9:54 am
Joe, I’ll bet you he says, “Let me be clear” more than he says “Look”.
September 20, 2010 at 9:58 am
“Look” drives me crazy. Everybody on news shows does it. Pat Buchanan, Chuck Todd, Howard Dean and Al Sharpton are the worst. Look..STOP SAYING THAT.
September 20, 2010 at 10:06 am
at least he wont have his answers written on his hands.
September 20, 2010 at 10:33 am
^ That’s just because, “It’s George W. Bush’s fault” is so easy to remember…
September 20, 2010 at 10:36 am
Here’s my problem with the conservative backlash over “It’s George W. Bush’s fault.”: Some of it is. It’s just as unfair to completely dismiss it as it is for the president to overuse it. But 43 is getting a complete free ride from the right. It’s annoying.
September 20, 2010 at 10:43 am
joeremi Says:
September 20, 2010 at 10:36 am
I’ll agree with that… however, that’s the problem with overplaying your hand. The same goes for the “you’re a racist” statement, and the real danger it has been doing to society.
Yes, some things ARE GWB’s fault, and some things ARE racist! BUT, because the complaint and attack was used to often, it lost it’s meaning and has become useless chatter. It’s “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” but in political form. The left overplayed their hand on this (just as the right did towards Obama and “socialism”)… and the reflexive eye roll is just a result of that.
September 20, 2010 at 10:46 am
^ You, sir, are correct.
September 20, 2010 at 10:49 am
“Well… if Palin was picking the guests, it would be rigged… by Palin. It’s supposed to be random… as in un-picked by anyone.”
And it is.
“Or so we’ve been told… since it’s never actually happened.”
Yes it has.
“At what point did he take questions from “the people” in that? Oh, he didn’t… just more .”politicians grandstanding with political babble”
I agree the questioners were ‘politicians grandstanding with political babble’. He ate their lunch.
“Rule #43… when in doubt, blame Bush.”
It’s true; so why not.
“And while you say he might not “need” to, that doesn’t explain why he does.’
He doesn’t. That explains it.
“Me no understand.”
Why doesn’t that surprise me?
September 20, 2010 at 11:18 am
fritz3 Says:
September 20, 2010 at 10:49 am
Yes it has.
Like that time he was asked “Why is your opposition so mean?” by a little kid who just happened to be related to someone who was part of the hosting committee.
It’s true; so why not.
See, Joe… this is what I’m talking about. Yes, Fritz, everything everywhere always and forever is and was GWB’s fault.
He doesn’t. That explains it.
Yeah, except he already did in a previous town hall.
Why doesn’t that surprise me?
I’d blame personal bitterness and a desire for political purity… oh, and an over-arching ego that allows you to believe that anyone who dares disagree with you or your political party is a moron.
September 20, 2010 at 11:43 am
See, Joe… this is what I’m talking about.
I don’t speak-for/agree-with all libs anymore than I consider you All Conservatives, mate.
September 20, 2010 at 11:46 am
“an over-arching ego that allows you to believe that anyone who dares disagree with you or your political party is a moron.”
Funny; that’s how feel you think about me.
September 20, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Me conservative.
Me no think Obama responsible for all country’s problems.
September 20, 2010 at 1:14 pm
“Me no think Obama responsible for all country’s problems.”
I’m pleased to hear that. Neither am I.
September 20, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Me also think Bush not to blame for all country’s problems.
September 20, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Me thinks you doth say “me” too much.
September 20, 2010 at 3:02 pm
That was a good Town Hall. Suddenly the naysayers are quiet. If you’re prepared to question the format ahead of time, you should be prepared to follow up whether it went your way or not.
September 20, 2010 at 3:41 pm
I watched some of the Townhall meeting. I thought the questioners and their questions were excellent. Much better than the answers. The New York Times described the meeting as a therapy session for disillusioned Obama voters.
September 20, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Hmm, I was disapointed that the President dismissed the Roubini plan.
I.e., a two year moratorium on payroll taxes and letting the tax cuts expire on the top income earners to pay for those cuts.
That’d be a 7.5+% cut for workers (us) and a reduction in labor costs for small businesses.
So, any tax income increases hitting small businesses would be offset by the payroll cuts and consumers would have more spending money and it’d be deficit neutral as top income earners pay for the cuts.
What’s wrong with it?
September 20, 2010 at 3:58 pm
That was an excellent Town Hall and the President really looked good (for the most part).
The Comeback Kid II?
September 20, 2010 at 4:42 pm
joeremi Says:
September 20, 2010 at 11:43 am
I don’t speak-for/agree-with all libs anymore than I consider you All Conservatives, mate.
I understand… just illustrating my point. Although, I still don’t consider myself a Republican or Conservative… I’m not a fan of party loyalty.
joeremi Says:
September 20, 2010 at 3:02 pm
I was (am) at work. Tell me about it. How did it go?
September 20, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Blue, I’ll leave it to you to catch clips. I can tell you my opinion of how it went, but it’s not realistic for a liberal to lay out for a conservative an event that he may see differently. I’m more interested in what you think after you see it.
September 20, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Rachael Maddow took Senator Bob Corker to task tonight for taking credit for saving GM when he actually voted against the bill that saved the company and even tried to filibuster the vote.
He was at the opening of a new GM plant in Tennessee and said he had worked hard to save the company and was because of his work that the plant was opening. The workers in the audience booed and cat-called.
Now I like Senator Corker: he has one of the sharper minds in the Republican caucus; but it takes kahunas the size of grapefruit for him to take credit for saving GM after voting to shut it down.
September 20, 2010 at 7:18 pm
I saw that, Fritz. That was effing revolting.
September 20, 2010 at 7:26 pm
I only saw some of the Town Hall today but I think carolmr stated the conservative reaction pretty accurately; good questions bad answers. It’s about the best you can expect from the right and it does have some validity.
He tends to get too detailed and although the answers are factually correct they lack the personal touch, dare I say empathy, and anger at the opposition that is required.
Still it was his best performance at one these forums in along while.
September 20, 2010 at 7:28 pm
“I saw that, Fritz. That was effing revolting.”
I assume you mean Corker & not Maddow? You know how it is here if you aren’t precise in your comments.
September 20, 2010 at 7:54 pm
You know how it is here if you aren’t precise in your comments.
Yeah, some blowhard will club you over the head for not being clear and wandering off topic. But I have good days, too..
I meant Corker, and any other scumbag that blows off the American worker, then takes credit for the help they got later when their original opposition failed. Republicans like him didn’t want to help GM, and whined about stimulus money going to their states; then got in line for the accolades when regular people got help anyway.
It reminds me of George Bush taking credit for a Homeland Security Administration he opposed. Stand by your damn principals of “small government”, or stop shoving it down our throats.