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President Obama took his case to his own supporters last night. Here's the link to the video. Having had a great week following Q and A sessions with both Republican and Democratic Legislators, the President made his case to his supporters.
Although much of the event's introductory remarks were boilerplate, the President made a compelling case to reject disappointment, and stand strong to accomplish the Democratic agenda.
One thing that stood out was his enumeration of his accomplishments. In a communications world wherein one normally hears one soundbite or three talking points at a time, Rarely do you get a complete list. And it's easy to forget just how much he has accomplished.
Here are just some of the items he mentioned.
• Upheld the principle of Equal Pay for equal work;
• Restored stem cell research;
• Extended health care to 4 million more children;
• Passed the strongest Veterans bill in decades;
• Protected families from twin plague of mortgage fraud and predatory lending;
• Initiated more protections of children against tobacco companies;
• Justice Sotomayor confirmed;
• A National Service bill named for Teddy Kennedy;
• Began the process of repealing DADT;
• Began to rebuild our military;
• Reduced nuclear proliferation;
• Worked internationally to reduce green house gasses and reduce global warming;
• Banned torture;
• Began to leave Iraq;
• Charted a new path in Afghanistan and Pakistan;
• Set a new tone with the Cairo Speech;
• Lived up to our ideals by standing along side the people of Haiti;
• Admin governed and lead for a change;
• Refused to put a finger in the wind and govern by polls;
• Began the long journey to get to where we need to be;
• Unlike the previous administration, took action to stem the flow of job losses;
• Despite inheriting a system on the brink of collapse, reversed course and prevented a Great Depression;
• An economy that was shrinking by 6% is now growing by 6%
• Worst is past, but much devastation remains;
• Was the first to post White House visitors log online;
• Increased integrity by refusing to hire lobbyists in the administration;
• Requested that Congress use no more earmarks; |
