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Tom Vilsack's Farm-Country Tour: A Different Kind of Town Hall
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyHealth care town-hall meetings are certainly stealing the spotlight these days -- but they're not the only game in town. Mostly unnoticed, a quieter series of town halls is taking place on a different crisis: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has embarked on a listening tour through rural America to hear about the problems facing farmers. And it's a good thing too, because back on the farm, all is not well. ...
Gibbs: President Misspoke on AARP Endorsement
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyAs PD's Bob Franken pointed out earlier, President Obama lamented the misinformation swirling in the health care debate during a town hall meeting Tuesday, only to spread a little misinformation himself. He twice told the audience, "AARP would not be endorsing a bill if it was undermining Medicare." The only problem: AARP agrees that it would not endorse such a bill, but it also has not endorsed any bill. Several reporters pressed White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on that point on Wednesday. Gibbs finally said the president simply misspoke. ...
Obama on Health Care: A Civil Town Hall in New Hampshire
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyOK, so it was more of a pro-President Obama rally than an actual "town hall" meeting, but it was a start. Perhaps now we can get back to discussing the actual merits (and possible flaws) of the legislation that would revamp much of the nation's health care delivery system instead of watching helplessly as Democrats and Republicans shout down each other, calling their opponents Nazis and what-not. Speaking to a crowd comprised mostly of doting Democrats with a few skeptical Republicans and worried senior citizens sprinkled into the mix, Barack Obama showed why debate is not something he or ...
Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin Fall into Nancy Pelosi's Trap
By Matt Lewis - Politics Daily"Never interrupt your enemy," goes the old aphorism, "when he is making a mistake." Republicans didn't get that memo. A week ago, President Obama's health care plans (I say plans, because there is not one "plan") were on the verge of defeat, the result of a flawed policy prescription and numerous political miscalculations. This week, Obama and the Democrats have some breathing room, thanks in large part to Republicans. ...
How To Hold A Calm Town Hall On Health Care: Do It Online
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyWhen last we (or at least I) saw Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, she and Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) were getting shouted down at a town hall-turned-brawl in Philadelphia.On Friday, Sebelius tried something completely different: A quiet, calm Webcast about health reform, in a stark studio with no audience. Her fellow speakers were three other HHS officials, the moderator was administration health spokeswoman Linda Douglass, and the people asking questions did it via e-mail, Facebook and Twitter.Putting aside the question of who would know about an afternoon forum ...
McCain Rethinking Those Town Halls
By Dave - Politics DailyThis is funny. After digesting what Obama said to his supporters in Philadelphia last night, the Michael Goldfarb at the McCain blog had this to say. "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." A couple thoughts from McCain HQ on this. First, Barack Obama has a long track record as a proponent of stringent gun-control regulations--to the point that a questionnaire filled out by his staff, and with the candidate's handwriting on it, stated that Obama favored a ban on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of handguns. Can we assume that Senator Obama now opposes efforts to ban the ...
McCain Can't Wait to Debate
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyAfter last night's stinker of a speech, John McCain is realizing he's certainly not going to win the election on the strength of his rhetoric. He wants to engage his opponent one on one (though in these days of HD he could be risking a dangerous Kennedy/Nixon type contrast). Today McCain called for more debates or joint forums this fall. McCain adviser Mark McKinnon floated the prospect last month of the two candidates campaigning in the same states together and holding joint forums without a moderator. Obama said at the time that he would be open to such a prospect.That could be interesting. ...
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