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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- With a touch of humor and at one point admonition, President Obama urged supporters at a Los Angeles fundraiser here not to lose enthusiasm for his campaign just because he had one lousy debate performance.
The president kicked off his remarks with an allusion to last Wednesday night that the whole crowd seemed to pick up on. Praising his opening acts at the Nokia Theater here, which included Stevie Wonder, Jon Bon Jovi and Katy Perry, Obama said, “These guys perform flawlessly night after night.”
“I can’t always say the same,” he continued, waiting a beat for comic timing.
And later he reminded his audience that he had some imperfect moments during the last campaign as well.
“Everybody always remembers the victory but they don’t always remember the bumps in the road; things always look good in retrospect.
“But in the middle of it, we were – we made all kinds of mistakes. We goofed up, I goofed up, but the American people carried us forward,” urging his supporters not to forget that they stuck by him even when he hiccupped in 2008 – something he hopes they do over the next 30 days.
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there are many who will be deceived in life!!!!!!!!!! because, they keep making the same stupid mistakes and that is why they stay living in the same old rut in their lives!!!!!!!!!!!! there truly are alot of weak people out there who feed off negative people and live small-minded lives of never accomplishing much in life!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To make things fair at the next debate Romney should debate Obamas teleprompter
GOOD oneeeeeeeee
I forgot to mention freedom of speech is gone! It is now terroristic threat if you stand up for your beliefs.
bjack, I think the government decreed that we couldn't use the word terrorist any longer. Its men of destruction, or men of ill will or something like that.
if you think im kidding listen when people talk!!!!! negative, blaming, hopeless people are finding every excuse they can for their own failures!!!!!!!!or, they cloud their minds so they dont have to deal with their problems and that will never be te answer to find the way out of their mess!!!!!!! because, life is not easy when your weak!!!!!!!!! you have to find your courage and charge through your problems and quit giving into them and running from them!!!!!!!!!!! when in truth, it's nobody's fault for their own failures but theirs!!!!!!! but, who would want to admit that!!!!!!!!!!!
weak people like to keep blaming others or their circumstances for their failures!!!!!!!!! i would say a huge majority of people are weak and keep believing lies to keep them weak!!!!!!!!! because blaming is so much easier!!!!!!!!!!
america quit settling for just barely getting by!!!!!!!!! soar with the eagles in life, not the ones who keep blaming others!!!!!!!! they are trying to keep you small minded like them!!!!!!!!!!! misery likes company!!!!!!!!!!!
Well lets just note:
Reagan, H W Bush and MOST NOTABLY G W Bush drove the financial truck into the CESSPOOL.
President Obama, his Administration and the Democrats in Congress towed the financial truck out of the CESSPOOL, washed it off, rebuilt it and put the financial truck back on the road.
The Republicans in Congress would not allocate any funds to rebuild the financial truck or provide any fuel for the financial truck.
President Obama, his Administration and Democrats in Congress were able to locate minimal funding to pay for the rebuilding of the financial truck and provide fuel for the financial truck. With the financial truck now operational they stopped the Republican Financial Bankruptcy and steered the financial truck up the Republican Great Recession of 2008 MOUNTAIN.
Under the LEADERSHIP of President Obama, his Administration and the Democrats in Congress, without any assistance from the Republicans in Congress, the financial truck has been steadily climbing up the Republican Great Recession Mountain, creating economic progress and creating over 5 million employment opportunities.
If the Republicans in Congress had not OBSTRUCTED, just saying NO, Make Obama a one term president, we could have created another 2 to 5 million more employment opportunities by this time.
You see the Republican agenda was to make most citizens suffer duress, economic hardships, unemployment and greif, with their reasoning that by so doing the citizens would get disgusted and vote them back into office, so the citizens could then endure more inequality, duress, hardship, unemployment and greif.
The common sense, minimum wisdom choice on November 6,2012 is:
1. Re-elect President Obama and Vice Pres Joe Biden and continue ECONOMIC GROWTH, EQUALITY, HEALTH CARE FOR ALL, A PROUD SAFETY NET, WORLD RESPECT
2. Elect Romney Ryan for ECONOMIC STAGNATION, NO SAFETY NET and MORE INEQUALITY
Have you been paying attention for the past four years??? Stagnation with Bush? You can not be serious.
Obviously not paying attention, Democrats controlled both houses for the first 2 yrs of Oblamo's admin.
Obama Fail - you truly need mental health help!
Further...Reagan?? He inherited the newly crowned 2nd worst presient's (thanks obama Carter says) horrific mess. Did Reagan EVER blame Carter?? NO..and he turned us around in a virtual blink of the eye.!!! obama has had 4 year, 2 with full support, and the he only added to our tremendous debt and quashed all hope for the middle class.
Ok. thanks. I will look into that. I mean..you make such valid points. Here we are debating, and all you have is " you need mental help" Such an objective view.....
Mommaq Dukes - and in this country, the only developed country in the world without health care for all citizens, we finaly passed the Affordable Care Act, fondly known as OBAMACARE. Thank God!
I know everyone is excited about those 23 new or higher taxes that are hidden within the bill to! Why is it that insurance providers are lobbying to do away with the ACA???
Oh yeah they passed OBOZOCARE.........so now we must:
have coverage for illegal aliens
have 21 additiona hidden taxes, including upping the amount for itemized deductions.
You obviously have not done your research on the facts otherwise you wouldn't be touting that piece of trash legislation.
I don't know how you got that Obama and dems towed the financial truck out of cesspool. They drove it deeper in and the Republicans stopped them from from sinking it altogether. Check the deficit whrn Obama went in and check it again on his last year. Not only is he sinking it farther in, he is changing our constitution and taking our rights. You better wake up!
Just imagine: Some folks think stopping a great depression in it's tracks, turning it around and creating 5.2 million new jobs is an accomplishment.
Some folks think getting Bin Laden was an accomplishment, ending the Iraq war horror show, investing in GM, health care reform that has alluded 7 consecutive presidents. What are these liberals thinking?
Just imagine where we'd be if Republicans had decided to help instead of block all progress.
you can be successful too!!!!!!!!! stop giving up on your dreams in life because it's too hard!!!!!!! the hard part is staying stuck in your rut!!!!!!!!!!!! now, that's damn hard!!!!!!!!
GOD bless america and please give courage to it's people to quit settling for the same old sam old mess!!!!!!!!!
You must be referring to the Reagan, H W Bush & G W Bush years!
keep blaming others and you will the one who you deceived!!!!!! the battle is in your mind-conquer it!!!!!!!!!
As I've said before. In the next debate, I just want the president to turn towards Romney, after the first Romney "distortion," to borrow the line that Gov. Rick Perry couldn't spit out....."Gov. Romney, were you against that before you were for it, or were you for it before you were against it?" That should fix Romney....toot sweet."
txgran
Obama can't do that because he's afraid that Romney will bring out the fact that Obama was vehemently against raising the debt limit and national debt, then raised the debt limit 3 times so he could added over $6 trillion to the national debt in less than 4 years.
You would understand if you knew that when Obama spoke out about raising the debt limits and increasing the national debt, he claimed it was a failure of leadership.
It's only a failure of leadership if it's a Republican.........if it's Oblamo, then of course it must be someone else's fault, it's the Obozo wayl
@what Happened
Easy on the facts. There will be empty heads exploding all over the place. If you don't be careful, someone will call you a name very shortly.
Mr toto...he is clearly a racist bigot who does not understand that this is all Bush's fault...
One of the many Obama Master Card Moments is when he got on Nation TV this past April and told the nation that he wanted to pay higher taxes and if he could get his tax reform implemented he would be.
Considering that he pushed for and got the Bush tax cuts to the rich extended rather than implement his tax reform in 2010, one has to wonder if Obama has the ability to change his poor judgement and bad decision making.
This story is telling the American people that he can't.
what happened - you seem republican confused, the Republicans pushed for and insisted on continuing the Bush tax cuts for the Ultra Wealthy, or they were going to let the U S A DEFAULT on our REPUBLICAN DEBT OBLIGATIONS, as in BLACKMAIL! Seeing you are a republican I do not expect you to tell or admit to the truth or facts, that would not fit the republican narative of truth only if an untruth won't do the trick.
So that is why we have had our credit downgraded not once but twice? ?? REALLY?
I remember Obozo touting those tax cuts, not just the Republicans.
Typical Obozo sheep, they forget when he does things.
concernedusa
Obama was elected to lead this country, not follow. You seem to be the one who is confused. Obama is the leader of the Democratic party and had democratic control of congress in 2009 & 2010 that passed all the spending Bills that Obama wanted without any Republican support.
YOU might seek professional help for your confusion.
obama is not going to be able to complete his mission, (take America down) he loses and America wins.
This is the most important election in history! I hope you are correct and we are able to defeat the diabolically evil.
11EAGLES - mental health help is on it's way.
11Eagles...darn. Apparently we suffer from the same disorder. What is it called??? Oh yea..lucidity.
God will have to take this country back!
bjack - after listening to the NUNS ON THE BUS, I would beleive that God would definitely be a registered Democrat.
I am so disgusted with the Democratic party even if they do come up with a decent candidate someday in the future I will probably never vote for them again. They haven't a leg to stand on right now and so all they can do is try to obliterate Mitt Romneys character. These are supposed to be intelligent, decent people and they are acting like animals and little kids. I would expect better from kids than what I see going on here.
I am just appalled at how low these people will go in order to win an election. Hillary would have gotten my vote but she and Bill should have jumped off of this train. These people are disgusting. If they cannot come up with something to say about what they can do for the country then don't say anything else. I dont' want to hear anymore character assinations from them. This is without a doubt an all time low for politics in the United States.
It's horrible.
teller - The Obama Administration saved the U S A from total FINANCIAL COLLAPSE and put us on the road to ECONOMIC RECOVERY, passed Health Care for ALL, saved the auto Industry, saved the financial conglomerate, created 5 million employment opportunities, we are headed in the correct direction, what the hell do you bwant another financial disaster!
Are you even kidding with this holier-than-thou faux-disgust at the Democrats? Is your head so far up your keister that you don't LISTEN to the bile-spewing rhetoric that your golden boy Romney and the rest of the Republithugs spew on a daily basis about President Obama? Oh right. Your party takes the HIGH ROAD.
Obama got a very nice endorsement from Hugo Chavez.
Socialists and communists who despise America seem to stick together.
Flip-Flop, flip-flop who is the best flip-flopper of them all? Obama beats them all hands down.
In 2008 Obama is promising change if elected, then after getting elected he hires Bush's economic adviser and stay the Bush economic course of bailout, stimulus and tax cuts to the rich which had our government almost shut down twice in fourteen months and has set up our Government to shut down on March 1, 2013.
what happened - you would be more correct with the handle, most ascinine!
Flip…Mitt Romney said…The Middle East will "remain an unsolved problem... and we will kick that ball down the field". He dismissed Israel's concerns about Iran as mere "noise" that he prefers to "block out." And at a time when Israel needs America to stand with it, he declined to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Flop…At the Fox News Google debate in September of 2011, Governor Romney was asked how he would address the middle east given the new realities in the region. He answered that the first action should be to ensure that everyone knows that the US will stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel and not let any light be shown between the two of you.
Flip…Mitt Romney said…"There are 47% who are with him(Obama)” (lower income families, elderly, veterans, disabled Americans) who are dependent upon government,” Mr Romney said in the video that his role "is not to worry about those people”.
Flop…“It’s not those at the low end and it’s certainly not for those at the very high end. It’s for the great middle class, the 80 to 90 percent of us in this country.”
Flip…Mitt Romney said…”I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country, and you will never see me wavering on that”.
Flop…"I believe people understand that I'm firmly pro-life.
Flipity-Flop…“When I am asked if I am pro-choice or pro-life, I say I refuse to accept either label.
Flip/Flop/Flip…On stem cell research…‘Look, you don’t have to think about this stem cell research as a moral issue, because we kill the embryos after 14 days.’
Flip…Mitt Romney said…“The middle class should not be expecting a cut in taxes because I'm also going to lower deductions and exemptions,”
Flop…“My own view with regards to tax policy is that we ought to provide help to the people that have been hurt most by the Obama economy, and that’s the middle class.”
Flip…Mitt Romney said… Millionaire Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he was seeking better tax policies for people in the middle class like himself.
Fact…The former Massachusetts governor has a net worth estimated at 250 million dollars.
Flip…“I think I’m best off to describe my own positions. And my positions, I think I’ve just described for you – secure the border, employment verification and no special pathway to citizenship.”
Flop…Mitt Romney said illegal immigrants should have a chance to obtain citizenship.”
Flipity Flop…Mitt actually employed a contractor, of whom had 5 illegal immigrants working at his site, on his own ranch.
Flip…Gov. Mitt Romney (R) signed a bill Wednesday (4-12-06) requiring all Massachusetts residents to purchase health insurance.
Flop…He’s now a critic of his own biggest achievement.
Worth Repeating…
Flip…Mitt Romney said… Millionaire Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he was seeking better tax policies for people in the middle class like himself.
Fact…The former Massachusetts governor has a net worth estimated at 250 million dollars.
Mitt’s last words before killing of Osama Bin Laden…”It’s not worth moving heaven and earth just trying to catch one man.”
Mitt’s first words after killing of Osama Bin Laden…”Of course I would have given that order, even Jimmy Carter would’ve given that order.”
concernedusa & Billhoo
I know that you don't trust me to tell the truth and that's okay, but you do trust the words of the man you support, don't you? For if you don't, you are supporting the wrong person because these Obama words are just as pertinent today as the day they were spoken.
Notice how Obama uses the "Debt" and the perils his has on our economy and our country.
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies.
And the cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the Federal budget. This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy, robbing our cities and States of critical investments in infrastructure like bridges, ports, and levees; robbing our families and our children of critical investments in education and health care reform; robbing our seniors of the retirement and health security they have counted on.
Every dollar we pay in interest is a dollar that is not going to investment in America’s priorities. Instead,
interest payments are a significant tax on all Americans–a debt tax that Washington doesn’t want to talk
about. If Washington were serious about honest tax relief in this country, we would see an effort to reduce our national debt by returning to responsible fiscal policies.
Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that “the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.
I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.
Sen. Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., (Senate – March 16, 2006)
His plan is to make money for himself. You can line his pockets with your money, but I figure he's got enough. I'm keeping mine.
Vote Obama.
Sorry I can liberal BS on that.
How much has Obama increased his wealth as president?
Romney understands business people & investors, IF you want to work for anyone, or start your own business, vote Romney. If you want to make Obama & his friends wealthy, vote Obama.
PS you are not on Obama's real friends list, once he has your vote hes done with you.
Mr. President, we have your back. Anyone JUST tuning in to what is the most important election of a lifetime, doesn't deserve to have his or her voice counted, becasue they are part of the problem of this country. Too many Americans vote their emotions, or, in the case of many Repbulicans, they vote for someone simply becasue they have "R" after their names.
Everyone should know and understand that it's easier to keep your car, your body, your home, or just about anything in good working order BEFORE something happens, as opposed to trying to fix it AFTER it happens. This economy will take a hell of a lot longer to repair than it would have had the guy with an R after his name been doing his job in the first place. Those of you complaining about what's wrong, please go back and remember who you voted for 10 years ago, because you're part of the problem too.
Not even Michael Jordan won EVERY game!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
It is truly sad that we live in a country where such stupid people...sorry,MORONS...would actually change their vote for someone based on a debate performance. Not because of what their candidate STANDS for...or the fact that said person has absolutely NO details on how they are going to implement any of their empty promises...but simply because someone had an off night.
I have to resist the urge throw something at my television every time they show one of these so-called 'undecided' voters...30 days before an election...who suddenly change their mind because someone looks good.
Do us all a favor. If you're going to base a vote for the most important election in the country, with the economy, jobs and international matters hanging in the balance...based on a debate performance...JUST STAY HOME!
Steve...you are right...That all happened in 2008 and just look at what a disaster it has been....
Yes. Everything was just fine in January 2009. At least my selective memory says so.
The job losses from the fall of 2008 came from Obama's rise to power, his words & promises.
Business began preparing, cutting back, & seeking cover from his promises.
You don not wait until january 20th to decide what to do.
Just like cutting firewood, you do it way before the winter sets in.
star....yes, after two yrs of dem control of congress and their loan fiasco....and it has improved so much...How wonderful....
Steve
Most undecided voters are just learning what a failure Obama is after hoping that Obama wasn't. Who are you to call them morons.
Only morons support as self proclaimed failure like Obama. Why would anyone support a man who makes this statement taken from an Obama speech recorded in the congressional records.
"Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that "the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."
"Obama urges supporters not to lose enthusiasm"... Enthusiasm for what? Obama has only had failures, is that what we are supposed to be enthused about? He has pushed for bigger government and ignored the private sector(except for criticism), is that what we are supposed to be enthused about??? "The privated sector is doing just fine", does not encourage a lot of enthusiasm.
I guess we can be enthusiastic at just how well he has failed. I mean..not many can fail so miserably!
I got yer back, Mr. President. Cheers!
Is it already time for democrats to start drinking, you just got up.
Stay the course people. We all know what a Romney presidency would bring...
more disastrous policy in line with the Bush/Cheney fiasco.
that's right caring / liberal / democrat, we all be alike, you knows us so well, wes all looks alike too.
hey upset; can you name one bush/republican policy dems and/or obama DIDNT continue?
fiasco? unemployment was lower in the Bush years. the Poverty Rate was lower in the Bush years.
budget deficits were lower, the National Debt was lower, food and gas prices were lower, less Americans were on welfare and food stamps. there was less division................etc
fiasco? that would be the obama years
How about the Iraq war knuckehead?
PS: Defending George W. Buffoon policy is a fool's errand and about 70% of Americans agree with me on that one.
Here's what the Buffoon did (in case you really don't already know this):
Two wars - both unfunded, never ending disasters.
Medicare part D - Unfunded, driving massive spending deficits LONG into the future.
Tax cuts in 2001 and again in 2003: Entirely unfunded, sold to the American people as being temporary (ten years) and a huge boost in job creation - Neither are true.
All but the Iraq war horror show are still in place, supported whole-heartedly by Republicans to this day. Not very bright.
leftard; the Iraq War ended on the original Bush timetable. thanks for your display of ignorance
you can argue whether bush and repubs would have extended it; but it did end on the Bush benchmark dimwit
and how is iraq doing now leftnut? is it still a big effin deal like biden said?
obama and a dem majority of both chambers of congress RENEWED the bush tax cuts for the rich leftard; but thanks for bringing it up. now back to my original point....................
Dems are funding Medicare D now right leftnut? or no they discontinued it right? i mean i asked you for one example of something dems didnt continue didint i?
Congress controls spending/funding. Republicans control congress. How is it that Democrats are funding anything? Get off Fox Noise. It's done a lot of damage.
dems had both chambers for 4 years; ur a JOKE
dEMS FOUND A WAY TO FUND MEDICARE D during their 4 years with the purse strings right? or they at least ATTEMPTED to fund it or repeal it right leftard? facts please..........
Upset I was in the USMC after I got out of high school. I knew then that we as Marines could be sent into war with just the president saying go. As the Marines are the presidents own. For the president to send in the Army, Air Force & Navy that takes an act of congress. So before you spew that this is Bush's fault it took those Demorats in congress to get the war going. Just like the houseing fiasco. Look up Obama VS Citibank you will see how that got rolling also. Yet this A$$HOLE in charge and the Liberals try to say it is Bush's fault.
NOBAMA 2012
Upset,
Civics lesson time. Congress is made up of two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House has a Republican majority and the Senate has a Democratic majority so the Republicans do not control Congress.
Mr President:
Compared to 2008, I have burden of memory of last 4 years. You send me request for funds when I send suggetion. When I told you to spend our money and talk to Senators and Congressmen , entertain them in white house, you just ignore and huddled with your few friends to pplay ball or golf.
I have burden of you sub par solutions and not finding innovations in Health care reform or employment. There is a disappointment your staying away from Black Caucus and black leaders. You rhetorically supported Unions bu refuged to go to Wisconsin to fight for them and they lost.
Mr President, you want prestige of the White House but you do not want to work to make it worth for us your pleasure of White House.
I wnated you to study issues and be involved. You did not.
You did not do it and now I do not have trust that you can do it.
I am sorry
Wow, lunch must be over, as liberals return to "work" their numbers build on here.
Oh well, none of them will understand the meaning anyway.
45 straight months of unemployment at 8% or better. yea stay the failed course leftard??
Any more talking points hatriot?
is it true or not?