Bret Baier Summarizes POTUS Interview… Prez Doesn’t Care About “Process” — OK to “Deem and Pass” Health Care Bill (video)
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on March 18, 2010
Here’s a sliver of a portion of Pres. Obama’s interview on FOX News and a brief summary from FOX News reporter Bret Baier… pesky processes, procedures, rules be hanged!
Just “deem and pass” ObamaCare, no matter if it gets ugly… And no matter that this putrid “Slaughter Solution” (“deem and pass,” or as it’s now starting to be called, “DemonPass”) defies congressional specifics detailed in our Constitution.
Prez Obama doesn’t care about the process — just pass health care
From Power Line:
…By the time the bill is voted on, Obama says, Obama will know, and so will Baier, because the bill will be posted online. All will become clear in the fullness of time. To paraphrase Jimmy Webb, we’ll laugh when we read the part that says we’re payin’, ’cause we’ve paid so many times before.
Obama apparently can’t say at the moment exactly what’s in and what’s out of the bill that is imminently to be voted on. There is some mystery about the contents. Obama does defend the Louisiana Purchase; unlike Nebraska, Louisiana’s staying bought.
By my lights, the attention to procedure in the interview is excessive. The distasteful procedural issues, however, fairly represent the deceptive talking points supporting the horrendous substance of the legislation. When Baier asks Obama about double counting the purported Medicare savings in the bill, Obama all but says, “I’m dancing as fast as I can.” There is good reason Obama hasn’t made himself available to be questioned on the substance of the bill by a knowledgeable reporter.
Baier is incredibly persistent in pressing his questions over Obama’s evasions and filibusters. Obama’s technique for dealing with difficult questions is on display throughout, as well as his reactions of frustration and irritation. Baier manfully resists Obama’s domination of the interview.
From Gateway Pundit, FOX News Analysts Agree: Bret Baier Crushed Barack Obama- Left Him Stammering (Video):
Finally, after racking up $2 Trillion in national debt in record time, after tripling the national deficit, after broken promise after broken promise, after skyrocketing unemployment, after bowing to dictators and attacking allies, Barack Obama met a legitimate journalist who demanded answers and refused to accept his filibustering, deceit and double-speak.
That journalist is Bret Baier.
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Patterico’s Pontifications: “Deem and Pass”: Will the Courts Allow an Unconstitutional Action to Stand? and Losing the House Over Health Care and Pelosi: I Like This Unconstitutional Sleight of Hand for Passing ObamaCare and ObamaCare: Lazy WaPo bloggers relay bogus Dem talking point and The Constitutionality of the Slaughter Solution and Health Care 101 and Democrats may have Health Care Deal; Choose Student Loans Over Babies
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Bret Baier did a fantastic job.
I got the feeling that if the cameras weren’t rolling, Obama would have has his hands on Baier’s throat.
It is going to be interesting, after 2010, to see Obama attempt to maintain his composure in the face of constant opposition.
This is one thin-skinned dude.
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