He did that in 2008 and 2012. It is actions that matter not bold statements.

I'm agreeing with that. Let's hope the actions match the "moment" - "You do the talk - you do the walk."

his words with actions. At times he does, other times not so much.

tells me what I want to hear, my automatic reflex is to cover my butt hole with my hands.

Actions are what matter.

do things.

speaks volumes.

So tired of the speeches.

Oh, wait, that's just a bunch of griping. President Obama, once again, does what we elected him to do.

Obama. Words are cheap. We shall see what happens.

Enjoy the feel-good moment, because it may soon be gone.

Like the Spartans said to Philip of Macedon, "If".

said it at the inauguration, should make it priority #1, but probably might not mean it or if he does, he doesn't mean it enough.

And if he follows through, I should get the credit for making him do it.

and then, in secret, caves to special interests.

He was for the public option before he caved on it.

He is right though. An open society and an open not-for-sale-to-the-highest-bidder internet are vital to keep capitalism alive.

When the marketplace is closed off to new products and ideas because the companies that sell the old products and ideas hog the space, that's not robust capitalism. That's monopolization of the economy, and it does not lead to growth.

most of us without net neutrality. And as Obama suggests, the end of net neutrality would be close to the end of innovation on the internet. That would be terrible.

There is no room to compromise on net neutrality. You either have it or you don't. We should have universal broadband at the very least across the country.

And Cha, hope all is well with you as the cyclones approach.

Tropical Storms, Cyclones.. I just know that we're stocking up just in case we don't have electricity for awhile and hopefully everyone is safe.

Thank you!

K & R this thread

nor does he mention Tom Wheeler, whom Obama appointed and whose killing net neutrality was completely predictable.

he leaves it up to Huffington Post to imagine that he opposes the FCC plan, without having to actually say it. And then when it turns out he supports the FCC plan, Huffington Post must have imagined wrong, and anyone who believed them was looking for a pony.

His appointments to the FCC have been corporate friendly whores. He has done absolutely nothing to stem the tide against the corporate takeover of the airwaves. In fact the argument has been made that he has made it worse through his appointments.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/strike-two-obamas-second_b_5205200.html

There plenty of other articles along these lines...

I had such high hopes for this caring and conscientious man. He would be the president that I'd been waiting for all my 62 years. But he farts just like me and you. Bummer.

Just more folksy words for internet folks.

It's left to the viewer to figure out who.

Impressive find.

...I find it is better for a person to speak for themselves.

- Even if they're just repeating what they've been told to say....

and I was SHOCKED and then very hopeful at Obama's words.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

... it comes to open internet. The real problem is censorship of dissenting opinions. When fox dot com runs at 15GB and DU runs at 360K we won't be worried about movies.

Seems like an attempt to trivialize the whole thing.

And I hope that not our party's high water mark, but I'm relieved he's doing the right thing.

I'll tell you what though: If you are really for open internet, you don't staff the FCC, esp. at the top and in the legal dept., with industry lobbyists. You don't ignore SCOTUS decisions saying you have to reclassify the industry to carriers if you want to refulate them heavily. And you don't give the industry the go ahead to create tiers.

Now he claims he disagrees with the stand Wheeler is taking (a stand some predicted he'd take) and yet is powerless to effect the decision. The President has been quick to fire those that have gotten into trouble with conservatives, but for some reason, he can't seem to fire Gen Clapper, John Brennan, Arnie Duncan, and now Wheeler.

I am sorry Mr. President, until I see some results, I will assume this speech is so much rhetoric.

as long as it stays open. It's our best chance at organizing with other oppressed working folks worldwide.

He is deliberately declining to use the FCC to do the things that *would* save a free and open internet.

The FCC *could* have begun the process of reclassifying the internet as a public utility a year ago. They chose not to, just as Obama chose to appoint an FCC Chairman in bed with telecoms. Why make those choices? Stay tuned...

If we have learned anything from this Wall Street/Madison Avenue, corporate Trojan horse of an administration, it is not to cheer shiny PR announcements of accomplishments on behalf of the people until AFTER the actual policies are signed, sealed, and delivered.

True to form, the publicity blitz and bids for cheering happen NOW, before anything is certain.

This administration has perfected the dishonest PR strategy of claiming loudly and publicly that they intend to do something and gaining the PR benefits of the announcement, but then quietly turning around and doing the opposite. They did it with ACA and a public option. They did it with that beautiful speech about reining in the MIC, followed immediately by two new major wars and a TRILLION dollar ramping up of nuclear arms. They did it with Obama's despicable speeches claiming to support whistleblowers, although Chelsea Manning was a victim of torture and Edward Snowden pursued by forcing down the plane of a head of state. They did it when they promised that big banks would be under indictment in the fall of 2013.

All lies. Publicize and seek credit for lying intentions, but then claim something went wrong.

Americans need to wait and see, thank you very much.

Must be burning your ass up....

It could probably be called a "position" until put-up-or-shut-up time comes.

Make something happen.