Admin official says the date/time of Obama address was "cleared" with GOP before it went public.

jefferson_dem

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Wed Aug-31-11 04:25 PM
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Admin official says the date/time of Obama address was "cleared" with GOP before it went public.

Edited on Wed Aug-31-11 04:27 PM by jefferson_dem

http://twitter.com/#!/GlennThrush/statuses/109010040043737088 and confirmed. http://twitter.com/#!/samsteinhp/statuses/109012982427697152

and...

Pelosi aide: "House Democratic leadership was not consulted Speaker Boehner�s letter requesting a new date for the President�s address"
http://twitter.com/#!/mikeallen/statuses/109013772588433409

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AzDar

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Wed Aug-31-11 04:26 PM
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1. But Rush Limpballs has spoken!

:puke:

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robinlynne

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Wed Aug-31-11 04:38 PM
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2. why? Do you think bush would clear it with the Dems?

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TheWraith

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Wed Aug-31-11 04:40 PM
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3. Yeah, actually. It's standard procedure when you're asking for a joint session of Congress.

You have to make sure Congress will actually be there.

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Proud Liberal Dem

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Wed Aug-31-11 04:42 PM
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5. Nope

and nobody would probably care much either. I'm sure the media wouldn't. The whole issue is dumb. Anybody watching the GOP debate isn't going to watch President Obama's speech and anybody watching President Obama's speech isn't going to watch the GOP debate, so what's the big deal? :shrug:

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Cali_Democrat

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Wed Aug-31-11 04:41 PM
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4. Schedule-gate

:rofl:

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progressoid

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Wed Aug-31-11 04:44 PM
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6. Who is this Glenn Thrush?

Edited on Wed Aug-31-11 04:48 PM by progressoid

He also twats that "Guess what? R's weren't the only ones kept in the dark about the joint session request. Dems learned about it this morning too, sources say"

http://twitter.com/#!/GlennThrush

So he says the Administration cleared it with the GOP AND that nobody knew about it? :shrug:

Either Glenn needs figure out who's right or the Admin screwed up.

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Tx4obama

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Wed Aug-31-11 04:49 PM
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7. I think that is wrong. It was Boehner's change from Wed. to Thurs. that Pelosi didn't know about

Edited on Wed Aug-31-11 04:54 PM by Tx4obama

@thinkprogress ThinkProgress
Boehner's letter says he offered 9/8 date on behalf of "bipartisan leadership." Pelosi says she was "not consulted." (via @ShawnaNBCNews)

http://twitter.com/#!/thinkprogress/status/109014907688730624

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progressoid

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Wed Aug-31-11 05:02 PM
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8. What a fuck up.

Edited on Wed Aug-31-11 05:23 PM by progressoid

The White House needs to get on top of this ASAP. Carney needs to clear this up.

If it was originally OKed by Boehner, then then the WH should say so. Make him the idiot. So far it just looks like we are playing petty politics.

And relying on some douchebag's tweets ain't the way to get the message out.

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