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Obama’s “Communication Problem”
Commentary Magazine ^ | July 28th, 2009 | Peter Wehner

Posted on 07/28/2009 9:37:28 AM PDT by Jbny

This day was certain to come; what’s a bit surprising is how quickly it came. The Obama administration now has a “communication problem.” According to the Hill newspaper:

The other misstep that has bogged down the administration on health care specifically is Obama’s inability to communicate effectively to the American people, [Professor Paul] Light said. While it is shocking to consider that Obama is anything less than one of the best communicators in modern political history, when it comes to health care, he simply has not been able to make the sell to people who do have health insurance. And Wednesday night’s primetime press conference was a “disaster,” Light said. Light said that for the president to regain political momentum, he needs to reclaim his agenda from Congress and start connecting with the public. “He needs to take this over and own it,” Light said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: communication; healthcare; obama; speech

1 posted on 07/28/2009 9:37:28 AM PDT by Jbny
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To: Jbny
While it is shocking to consider that Obama is anything less than one of the best communicators in modern political history

Anyone who would write this tripe of a sentence has no credibility with me.

Take away the TelePrompTer and -8bama can barely communicate.

uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,

2 posted on 07/28/2009 9:41:26 AM PDT by A message (3 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day until Jim Thompson is President)
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To: Jbny
"While it is shocking to consider that Obama is anything less than one of the best communicators in modern political history"

Huh? Compared to Reagan this guy may as well be Helen Keller.

3 posted on 07/28/2009 9:43:08 AM PDT by NMEwithin
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To: Jbny
There is no communication problem. Even the best salesman can't sell a crap product.

Plus, people are starting to figure out that Zero's sales technique is to tell flat out lies. This isn't "reform" this is a government grab of control of the health sector of the economy, and word is getting out.

4 posted on 07/28/2009 10:54:06 AM PDT by colorado tanker ("Ah guess I talked stupidly when I said the officer acted stupidly.")
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To: colorado tanker

It’s been pathetic watching him try to sell this trash of a bill. He has so little real-word experience that all he can do is parrot stuff that he thinks will resonate. How dare he trash our wonderful doctors! He has no clue what’s in the bill. His shadowy minions are in charge of all the evil plans embedded within it.


5 posted on 07/28/2009 11:09:26 AM PDT by 1951Boomer
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To: Jbny

obama is a good reader.

Other than being able to read what he is to say, there is nothing else up there!

If I remember correctly - they tried to sell bill clinton the same way —— and we know what was in clinton’s head!


6 posted on 07/28/2009 11:14:04 AM PDT by malia
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To: luvEastTenn

The reason the dog food is not selling is this . . .

The dogs don’t like the dog food.

Nothing to calibrate here. The dogs won’t eat it.


7 posted on 07/28/2009 11:17:13 AM PDT by StAntKnee (I keep thinking I'm gonna wake up from this dream theatre of the absurd.)
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To: StAntKnee
I think he's an excellent communicator.

The first time I heard him I knew that he was a radical race-baiting communist.

8 posted on 07/28/2009 11:28:51 AM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: luvEastTenn

If there is a problem with unnecessary procedures in this country, and I’m not persuaded there is, the cause is defensive medicine practiced in reaction to all the lawsuits filed by Zero’s trial lawyer buddies. Who, by the way, would have even more avenues for lawsuits under his abortion of a bill.


9 posted on 07/28/2009 11:45:50 AM PDT by colorado tanker ("Ah guess I talked stupidly when I said the officer acted stupidly.")
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To: Jbny
Even the world's best communicator couldn't sell refrigerators to Eskimos who live in igloo's and have no electricity. Besides that, few of us believe that Obama really is a great communicator. He is merely a good speech reader.

The so called "health care" plan is a total disaster, providing neither health, nor care.

10 posted on 07/28/2009 11:49:30 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Global Warming Theory is extremely robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it)
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To: Jbny

They had to know that eventually the “Don’t believe your lying eyes” strategy of passing legislation would wear out eventually.

He can communicate with the best of them, but eventually you have to actually buy the product. So far, the products sold are lemons, and now he’s proposing the biggest one so far.

Suddenly, we are inclined to read the fine print a bit.


11 posted on 07/28/2009 11:59:27 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: Jbny

The author of this piece is a bonafide el dope.

Obama doesn’t want to own this issue. He lies because he knows it sucks. As things are, he can blame the Congress.

Thats the Obozo way.


12 posted on 07/28/2009 12:03:33 PM PDT by dforest (Who is the real Jim Thompson? I am.)
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To: Jbny

Hah! 0bama has defined himself . . . the police were stupid.

He said what was in his HEART. No one will ever hear him without thinking of that situation.

He’s NOT that great of a speaker because he has to use TOTUS instead of speaking the truth!

Mark Twain (and a lot of other politicians, including Sam Ervin) said: If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you previously said.

Mr Uh, Uh, Uh-bama doesn’t tell the truth all that often and has to be sure he’s staying true to a previous lies . . . or read it from TOTUS.

Veritas vos Liberabit.


13 posted on 07/28/2009 3:23:15 PM PDT by HighlyOpinionated (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell)
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