Chuckles Todd responds to my email about Obama and the Co-Op

[HopeOverFear]

My question: Earlier today you said that Obama will "eventually give in" to the co-op deal. Where is your proof of this?

His response:

My reporting... Numerous robert gibbs answers to the question... The president's very careful description of a public option...

But the most important point is that I have a ton of sources on this
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Chuck Todd
NBC News

[Clio the Leo]

1. Chuck Todd! A man of the people! ........... heh. NT

[HopeOverFear]

4. "but the most important point is i have a ton of sources on this"?

how amateur does that sound, really?

[madaboutharry]

2. Chuck Todd became rather

arrogant rather quickly. He annoys me now.

[rurallib]

5. It really went to his head that people actually took him seriously.

[rurallib]

the thing that gives me hope is that Todd is @ 0 for 20 on predictions

unless he steals it from Nate Silver.
I am still waiting for the bush bounce he predicted for june, 2008.

[sandnsea]

3. Gibbs has never alluded to that

I've read most of the transcripts of the press briefings. Teevee likes a ruckous. That's all this crap is. They all should be ashamed of the questions they ask in what passes for a White House press briefing.

[Mass]

6. Each times Gibbs was asked the question whether a coop was the equivalent of a public option, he

carefully avoided to answer. Now, it may be for pure political reasons, but do not hope that Chuck Todd would be able to figure out that. Nothing less than "No to coops" would have prevented Todd to say what he said, and even there, he would have speculated that Obama was being political.

[sandnsea]

12. I haven't seen it that way

I've always seen him indicate that the two were different. I haven't seen him decisively nix the coop, but he certainly hasn't made any indication that Obama found the co-op equal to the public option.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Briefing-by-White-House-Press-Secretary-Robert-Gibbs-7-28-09/

[Mass]

13. I said he did not answer , not that he said Obama found them identical.

I imagine that Todd is right in this case. Obama wants a public option, but, if he sees he can pass the bill with co-ops, he will lean toward co-ops. I do not think this is that surprising (may be disappointing, but not surprising).

[high density]

7. Seems we only need one source... Obama

And Obama keeps talking about a public option and idiots like Todd keep ignoring his words.

[BlueIdaho]

8. Fuck Todd

Couldn't find his ass with both hands.

[polichick]

9. "A ton of sources"??? Could you name one Chuck? nt

[OHdem10]

10. A.B. Stoddard, The Hill for at 3 days insists that Obama should

go ahead drop the Public Option, Get Rid of the Living Will Option.
I must say a lot of reporters seem to have some sources somewhere
telling them the Public Option is off the table --Obama should
just go public is the implication.

Others believe it will be just a weak plan so Obama does
not completely fail.

It does not make me feel good to post these things, but we
had better be prepared in case we are mortally disappointed.

The reason I think there must be something to this. Yesterday,
you would have thought it was over and the Conservatives had
stopped Health Insurance Reform.

No one wanted decent Health Care Reform more than I.

[nevergiveup]

11. Chuck Todd loves to agitate liberals

I would almost be more inclined to put faith in a Glen Beck prediction.

[glowing]

14. Did you watch him spin the town hall? I watched the town hall, then I saw him report

on the town hall after with Lawrence... and he spun the town meeting. AND decided that its the Baucus plan that is the plan he'll sign. I didn't hear that in the town hall. Chuckie wants to make news because its rather boring getting stuck at the hanger while the Pres goes fishing.

[Cha]

15. Gotchuck seems particularly full

of himself lately and in the process doing a really sucky job.

[City Lights]

16. How many sources are there in a ton, Chuckles?

:shrug: