Obama rallies New Orelans crowd, says he's 'just getting started' on agenda

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63301-obama-rallies-new-orelans-crowd-says-hes-just-getting-started-on-agenda

President Barack Obama warned his critics Thursday that on healthcare and other agenda items that he is "not tired" and he is "just getting started."

In fiery remarks at at townhall meeting in New Orleans before a "feisty crowd," Obama repeated his belief that healthcare reform would pass this year, and he again said that change would not be easy.

The president drew raucous applause after he joked that he was taking criticism from the media for not solving world hunger in his first nine months in office.

Even as Obama said that change would take time, he did vow that he is "just getting started."

"I'm just getting started," Obama said. "I don't quit. I'm not tired. I'm just getting started."



Obama vows he won't repeat Katrina mistakes
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N14263758.htm

Obama: New Orleans will be better than ever
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091015/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_new_orleans
VIDEO
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/10/15/obama_new_orleans_will_be_bett.html?wprss=44

more at link
Obama concludes town hall; read live blog from the event
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/10/live_blog_minute-by-minute_upd.html
2:21 p.m. A fourth-grader stole the show with the final question, asking the president, "Why do people hate you? They're supposed to love you. And God is love."
The president replied over applause, "That's what I'm talking about."

out here backing up his agenda.

MOCs will be in campaign mode and will not want to go out on a limb. Jus' sayin'...

who helped get Obama elected to the presidency.

There's no sense trying to argue anything else. IMO

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member of congress.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8703505

handwringing, chickenlittles.

Like this one that paints President Obama as a failure. Are they truly people who supported Obama and are now disappointed or are they really his vowed enemies that are using this forum to spread their propaganda?

Jus' sayin'.

Anyone who has been paying attention for the past decade knows the value of thinking before doing.

Fine by me.

know exactly what he was talking about. It was a great Town Hall ..ya shoulda been there.

for the news in the OP whether anything brilliant is said or not.:)

President Obama chats with Terrence Scott, 9, of Paulina, Louisiana, on Thursday during his first trip as President to New Orleans



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/10/15/2009-10-15_why_do_people_hate_you_kid_asks_obama_all_part_of_the_job_prez_responds_.html
All the hatred aimed at President Obama these days didn't make much sense to a fourth-grader in New Orleans Thursday, but it does to Obama.

Taking a question from a crowd-pleasing grade-schooler named Terrence Scott, Obama told him it just comes with the job of being President.

"I have to say, why people hate you and, and why, they supposed to love you and - God is love," the boy said to some laughter from the crowd.

"Well, now, first of all, I did get elected President, so not everybody hates me," Obama said, getting his own laughs. But Obama took him seriously.

like a father to his son. It was a thing of beauty..I'm so glad I got to hear it in person even though cnn livestream had frozen the frame 20 minutes before..I still got to hear and catch the pics later on DU.

Thanks, for this one, cal! And, that little dude is all dressed up spiffy.

the New Orleans levees and system is fundamentally flawed. Serious revisions need to be done.