for the first time a majority of americans, 53%. feel that president obama is greatly or o moderamoderately t for the economy. more people still blame former president george bush but president obama won t be running against george bush next year. with me, obama s 2008 presidential campaign advisor and now senior white house advisor. thank you, david, for joining us. before we get to the politics of it, which is fascinating to all of us, let s get to the president s jobs bill. would he be open to breaking up this bill for the parts that you know you could get agreement on? well, the president has been very clear as he s traveled across the country and in the speech to congress that he thinks this the american jobs act would have a pro found impact on our economy right now. it would put a lot more people back to work, put more money in the pockets of workers, put construction workers, teachers, veterans, back to work, help small businesses all across the country. this is w
this weekend before the congressional black caucus, this president is getting started. take off your bedroom slippers and put on your marching shoes. shake it off. stop complaining. stop grumbling. stop crying. we are going to press on. we have work to do! barbara lee is a member of the congressional black caucus and joins us from capitol hill. good afternoon. glad to be with you. president obama was in rare format the cbc annual award speaking in thundering tones with a rolling cadence. why is the president so assertive and effective and much less so when he is governing? i think the president is very effective while he is governing, given especially the obstructionist agenda of the republican tea party. when you look at mitch mcconnell saying that their first priority in terms of oral agenda was to
struggling right now. i don t have time to feel sorry for myself. i don t have time to complain. i m going to press on. i expect all of you to march with me and press on. take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes, shake it off. stop complaining. stop grumbling. stop crying. we are going to press on. we have work to do. take off your bedroom slippers he implores the crowd. the 2012 re-election campaign was the focus of some of the talk shows on sunday where a shot was taken at debbie wasserman shultz over the president s record. now two and a half years later we have turned the corner. we are no longer dropping like a rock, we re moving forward. we ve had 18 straight months of job growth, added 2.4 million jobs to the private sector month after month, save the american
stop grumbling. stop crying. we are going to press on. we ve got work to do. cbc. and this turn continues. then today the president took another golden opportunity to state his case. at a california town hall, a man in the audience stood up and asked this. my question is, would you please raise my taxes? that man went on to say that he would like to see the country invest in things like bell grants and infrastructure and job training programs. his name is doug edwards, a former google executive. if this country can make a hero out of a phony like joe the plumber, shouldn t the media be talking about this guy? we should certainly be praising a man who has done well and wants to live in a country where the less fortunate have a real opportunity to succeed the way it used to be. here is part of the president s answer to that question. so often the tax debate gets
for a debate. he knows how to not get tired. i guess rick perry s excuse was that he was tired. it just makes rick perry look less ready for primetime. at the same time, as you said, it s not about texas because this is a much broader scale, and this is a much deeper level of scrutiny than he s probably used to. karen, really quickly, i want to talk to you about what the president said at the congressional black caucus over the weekend. i want to play a quick bite and talk about it on the other side. put on your bedroom slippers. put on your marching shoes. shake it off! stop complaining! stop grumbling! stop crying! we are going to press on! we ve got work to do! is that the message that the cbc needed to hear from the president? i ll be honest, craig. i didn t love the take off your bedroom slippers because i think there are a lot of people who have been out there working pretty darn hard. and i think the feedback that the cbc got when they did their