President Barack Obama is campaigning for his healthcare plan as he addresses Congress tonight, 8pm EST, in a joint session (NOT that type of joint session). He plans to put an end to the hysteria by outlining in a clear, but, detailed manner why we need health care reform. Also, in this speech Obama will be answering some of the questions that his opponents have put forth. Obama will need to address the questions that pertain to death panels, taxation, quality of care and many others as well.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that “I have every belief that when he finishes his speech tomorrow, the American people will be able to put aside some of the ridiculous falsehoods that have been perpetrated these past few weeks.”
Reid continued to say that Obama “did tell us that he’s going to outline to the American people and of course the Congress on the health care reform plan he hopes we will do.”
This speech is way overdue. If Obama wants to pass this bill, he will need to rely on his skills as a communicator to make this happen. So far, the conservatives have been winning this battle. The libertarians have sided with the republicans and they have been able to spread their message in a much more effective manner. Many of their fear mongering tactics are similar to what we have seen from conservatives since 9/11. In Bush, Cheney and the religious right wing have continued to spread their messages with fear.
But, the fiscally conservative base has been energized by this movement and has finally begun to speak. They have some great questions and are willing to negotiate and have a conversation. Obama will need to speak to both the wing-nuts and the fiscally conservative core of his opposition.
Obama will also need to speak to the average American person who gets their information from 15 second sound bites. All of these issues must be addressed and he must also hold our attention for the duration.
“Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria” (Eric Alterman).
President Barack Obama is campaigning for his healthcare plan as he addresses Congress tonight, 8pm EST, in a joint session (NOT that type of joint session). He plans to put an end to the hysteria by outlining in a clear, but, detailed manner why we need health care reform. Also, in this speech Obama will be answering some of the questions that his opponents have put forth. Obama will need to address the questions that pertain to death panels, taxation, quality of care and many others as well.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that “I have every belief that when he finishes his speech tomorrow, the American people will be able to put aside some of the ridiculous falsehoods that have been perpetrated these past few weeks.”
Reid continued to say that Obama “did tell us that he’s going to outline to the American people and of course the Congress on the health care reform plan he hopes we will do.”
This speech is way overdue. If Obama wants to pass this bill, he will need to rely on his skills as a communicator to make this happen. So far, the conservatives have been winning this battle. The libertarians have sided with the republicans and they have been able to spread their message in a much more effective manner. Many of their fear mongering tactics are similar to what we have seen from conservatives since 9/11. In Bush, Cheney and the religious right wing have continued to spread their messages with fear.
But, the fiscally conservative base has been energized by this movement and has finally begun to speak. They have some great questions and are willing to negotiate and have a conversation. Obama will need to speak to both the wing-nuts and the fiscally conservative core of his opposition.
Obama will also need to speak to the average American person who gets their information from 15 second sound bites. All of these issues must be addressed and he must also hold our attention for the duration.
“Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria” (Eric Alterman).
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