that everybody is focused on the next election. reporter: he seemed point opt the next election 24 hours earlier, as a fund raiser in seattle where he offered a choice between himself and republicans. warn-out ideas tried throughout the last decade, corporations get to write their own rules. those of white house are fortunate get to keep tax break. a shift to the liberal base. pick up your bedroom slippers and put on marching shoes. shake it off. stop complaining. stop grumbling. stop crying. reporter: congresswoman maxine waters who was stuff on the president this summer said she found the new message curious. he would never say to the jewish community stop complaining about israel. i don t know who he was talking to.
he s doing. so he knows that he s really got to reenergize his base. that s what he s doing in some of those public comment that is you played. that s what he s doing behind the scenes at some of the fund-raisers. kristen, thanks so much. president obama has had some tough words for the congressional black caucus this weekend, asking them to fall in line behind him. with frustrated lawmakers questioning if he s done enough for poor and working-class blacks, the president went on to say and tell the caucus member that is as with the civil rights movement, progress takes time. but he challenged his critics to keep marching with him. stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. we are going to press on. we ve got work to do. joining me now is missouri congressman emmanuel cleaver, the chairman of the congressional black caucus. sir, nice to see you this morning. the president said stop complaining. and congresswoman mechanics een waters today said she didn t
stop complaining. 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
shake it off. stop complaining. stop grumbling. stop crying. we are going to press on. we ve got work to do. cbc, god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. now, with those parting words and this thundering applause in mind, you may be surprised at the way the president s speech was headlined for the consumption of the beltway. there s this from the associated press. the headline, obama tells blacks to stop complainin and fight. this from mediaite. obama to congressional black caucus, stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop whining. you would think he gave a finger wagging speech to the members of the congress forum.
slipper, 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. bi-bill congresswoman maxine waters who says the president would not have said that to other minity groups. would he?