Obama Town Hall Questioners Were Campaign Backers

[Archangel]

Obama Town Hall Questioners Were Campaign Backers
Updated 7:02 p.m.
By Garance Franke-Ruta
President Obama has promised to change the way the government does
business, but in at least one respect he is taking a page from the Bush
playbook, stocking his town hall Thursday with supporters whose soft --
though far from planted -- questions provided openings to discuss his
preferred message of the day.
Obama has said, "I think it's important to engage your critics ...
because not only will you occasionally change their mind but, more
importantly, sometimes they will change your mind," White House Press
Secretary Robert Gibbs recounted to The Post's Lois Romano in an
interview Wednesday.
But while the online question portion of the White House town hall was
open to any member of the public with an Internet connection, the five
fully identified questioners called on randomly by the president in the
East Room were anything but a diverse lot. They included: a member of
the pro-Obama Service Employees International Union, a member of the
Democratic National Committee who campaigned for Obama among Hispanics
during the primary; a former Democratic candidate for Virginia state
delegate who endorsed Obama last fall in an op-ed in the Fredericksburg
Free Lance-Star; and a Virginia businessman who was a donor to Obama's
campaign in 2008.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/27/obama_town_hall_questioners_we.html?hpid=topnews

CHANGE YOU CAN COUNT ON!!
Archangel.

[Mitchell Holman]

Post by Archangel
Obama Town Hall Questioners Were Campaign Backers
Updated 7:02 p.m.
By Garance Franke-Ruta
President Obama has promised to change the way the government does
business, but in at least one respect he is taking a page from the
Bush playbook, stocking his town hall Thursday with supporters whose
soft -- though far from planted -- questions provided openings to
discuss his preferred message of the day.
Obama has said, "I think it's important to engage your critics ...
because not only will you occasionally change their mind but, more
importantly, sometimes they will change your mind," White House Press
Secretary Robert Gibbs recounted to The Post's Lois Romano in an
interview Wednesday.
But while the online question portion of the White House town hall was
open to any member of the public with an Internet connection, the five
fully identified questioners called on randomly by the president in
the East Room were anything but a diverse lot. They included: a member
of the pro-Obama Service Employees International Union, a member of
the Democratic National Committee who campaigned for Obama among
Hispanics during the primary; a former Democratic candidate for
Virginia state delegate who endorsed Obama last fall in an op-ed in
the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; and a Virginia businessman who was
a donor to Obama's campaign in 2008.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/27/obama_town_hall_question
ers_we.html?hpid=topnews
CHANGE YOU CAN COUNT ON!!

Too bad Bush beat them to the punch in terms of hiring
gay male prostitutes to throw softball questions at the
president.

[Archangel]

Post by Mitchell Holman

Post by Archangel
Obama Town Hall Questioners Were Campaign Backers
Updated 7:02 p.m.
By Garance Franke-Ruta
President Obama has promised to change the way the government does
business, but in at least one respect he is taking a page from the
Bush playbook, stocking his town hall Thursday with supporters whose
soft -- though far from planted -- questions provided openings to
discuss his preferred message of the day.
Obama has said, "I think it's important to engage your critics ...
because not only will you occasionally change their mind but, more
importantly, sometimes they will change your mind," White House Press
Secretary Robert Gibbs recounted to The Post's Lois Romano in an
interview Wednesday.
But while the online question portion of the White House town hall was
open to any member of the public with an Internet connection, the five
fully identified questioners called on randomly by the president in
the East Room were anything but a diverse lot. They included: a member
of the pro-Obama Service Employees International Union, a member of
the Democratic National Committee who campaigned for Obama among
Hispanics during the primary; a former Democratic candidate for
Virginia state delegate who endorsed Obama last fall in an op-ed in
the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; and a Virginia businessman who was
a donor to Obama's campaign in 2008.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/27/obama_town_hall_question
ers_we.html?hpid=topnews
CHANGE YOU CAN COUNT ON!!

Too bad Bush beat them to the punch in terms of hiring
gay male prostitutes to throw softball questions at the
president.

You mean he used "Barny the pervert" seconds.

I'll be darned Bush outsmarted you guys again


Archangel

[Mitchell Holman]

Post by Archangel

Post by Mitchell Holman

Post by Archangel
Obama Town Hall Questioners Were Campaign Backers
Updated 7:02 p.m.
By Garance Franke-Ruta
President Obama has promised to change the way the government does
business, but in at least one respect he is taking a page from the
Bush playbook, stocking his town hall Thursday with supporters whose
soft -- though far from planted -- questions provided openings to
discuss his preferred message of the day.
Obama has said, "I think it's important to engage your critics ...
because not only will you occasionally change their mind but, more
importantly, sometimes they will change your mind," White House Press
Secretary Robert Gibbs recounted to The Post's Lois Romano in an
interview Wednesday.
But while the online question portion of the White House town hall was
open to any member of the public with an Internet connection, the five
fully identified questioners called on randomly by the president in
the East Room were anything but a diverse lot. They included: a member
of the pro-Obama Service Employees International Union, a member of
the Democratic National Committee who campaigned for Obama among
Hispanics during the primary; a former Democratic candidate for
Virginia state delegate who endorsed Obama last fall in an op-ed in
the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; and a Virginia businessman who was
a donor to Obama's campaign in 2008.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/27/obama_town_hall_question

Post by Archangel

Post by Mitchell Holman

Post by Archangel
ers_we.html?hpid=topnews
CHANGE YOU CAN COUNT ON!!

Too bad Bush beat them to the punch in terms of hiring
gay male prostitutes to throw softball questions at the
president.

You mean he used "Barny the pervert" seconds.
I'll be darned Bush outsmarted you guys again

True. And Bush beat Obama in the First Convicted Criminal
To Become President catagory as well.

Darn it all.................




George Bush - 3 arrests, 1 conviction.
Dick Cheney - 2 arrests, 2 convictions.
Duke Cunningham - 1 arrest, 4 convictions
Robery Ney - 1 arrest, 2 convictions.
Bill Janklow - 1 arrest, 1 conviction.
Scooter Libby - 1 arrest, 4 convictions.
Gordon Liddy - 1 arrest, 9 convictions.
Larry Craig - 1 arrest, 1 conviction.
Oliver North - 1 arrest, 3 convictions.
Rush Limbaugh - 1 arrest, no convictions.
Ted Stevens - 1 arrest, 7 convictions

[AnAmericanCitizen]

You find this surprising?....AAC

"I will invite community activists to help shape my agenda
as soon as I win the election."...Barack Obama

Post by Archangel
Obama Town Hall Questioners Were Campaign Backers
Updated 7:02 p.m.
By Garance Franke-Ruta
President Obama has promised to change the way the government does
business, but in at least one respect he is taking a page from the Bush
playbook, stocking his town hall Thursday with supporters whose soft --
though far from planted -- questions provided openings to discuss his
preferred message of the day.
Obama has said, "I think it's important to engage your critics ...
because not only will you occasionally change their mind but, more
importantly, sometimes they will change your mind," White House Press
Secretary Robert Gibbs recounted to The Post's Lois Romano in an
interview Wednesday.
But while the online question portion of the White House town hall was
open to any member of the public with an Internet connection, the five
fully identified questioners called on randomly by the president in the
East Room were anything but a diverse lot. They included: a member of
the pro-Obama Service Employees International Union, a member of the
Democratic National Committee who campaigned for Obama among Hispanics
during the primary; a former Democratic candidate for Virginia state
delegate who endorsed Obama last fall in an op-ed in the Fredericksburg
Free Lance-Star; and a Virginia businessman who was a donor to Obama's
campaign in 2008.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/27/obama_town_hall_questioners_we.html?hpid=topnews
CHANGE YOU CAN COUNT ON!!
Archangel.