Posted on 03/17/2009 8:24:09 PM PDT by Steelfish
Obama goes on the offensive
The White House reenlists campaign tactics to increase support for his agenda and quiet GOP critics.
By Peter Nicholas and Janet Hook March 17, 2009
Reporting from Washington -- Faced with growing skepticism over aspects of his economic agenda, President Obama has launched an aggressive campaign-style offensive to bolster congressional supporters and marginalize Republican opponents.
Millions of campaign supporters are receiving e-mails urging them to call members of Congress. Groups allied with the White House are running ads scorning the president's foes. States that were closely contested in the 2008 election are again getting visits from Obama.
Stepping it up
On Thursday, Obama will even turn up in Jay Leno's studio to appear on "The Tonight Show." Candidates have often used late-night talk shows to highlight their lighter side, but no sitting president has ever appeared on one, NBC said.
The return to campaign-style tactics is intended to pressure lawmakers to back Obama's plans in Congress, particularly his $3.6-trillion budget.
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He does not read things before he signs them.
He signs the AIG bonus guarantee.
He tells us to cut down on our CO2, but he flies all over the country.
He tells us to live within our means, but he throws lavish parties, all the time.
He is a jerk, a two faced jerk!
Obama is a joke. He should do fine.
will have the oppposite effect. Can’t wait..!!!
And, of course
He has time to go on Leno, but no time -— to do his damn job!
Shouldn’t be difficult at all for him to be offensive.
Jay L will provide him a teleprompter
Does this guy work?
It would be funny to see Leno wearing kneepads but I never watch Leno or Letterman. I’m not going to start now.
Governing is different than campaigning, Obama.
You can’t sell trillion dollar tax increases and trillions more in debt with vacuous platitudes like you could your candidacy last fall.
The teleprompter president...
I am surprised that Leno will allow someone else to read off of his personal teleprompters.... /dual slam
It’s good to be King....
It feels like the country has no real president. Just a bunch of arrogant college jerks spewing bull.
The guy has no class, like most Democrats.
Maybe he can play the sax.
Time to go on Leno, but no time to read a document before he signs it. What a poor excuse of a leader.
I thought Obama was tired/stressed from all the economic woe? Well then British PM Gordon Brown just got the sloppy second’s treatment from the Zer0!
Campaign is OVER Dude....you don’t need to talk about how good you are going to be, you need to DO THE JOB !
Lots of Applause from a 150 people on a TV SET does not a presidency make.
Pelosi is stealing us blind and you’re not watching DC.
Obama is offensive all right.
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