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Obama it's the post office that's always having problems.

Breitbart.tv Obama: ‘It’s the Post Office That’s Always Having Problems’

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"UPS and Fed are doing just fine, it's the post office that's always having problems..."

Yeah, and you want Government run healthcare again why?

A good point Sir.

However,we all know that the US post office does a more extensive service than the private ones.

It would be a trifle to compete if it could actually choose to only do the most most profitable lines of business.
 
It would be a trifle to compete if it could actually choose to only do the most most profitable lines of business.

Like Medicare...
 
Actually this is a good example of how a public/private mix can work best.

And I used to be a UPS delivery driver, ... I can say we had plenty of problems too.
 
And if FedEx and UPS didn't have to compete against the postal service's prices, would shipping be as cheap as it is today?
 
And if FedEx and UPS didn't have to compete against the postal service's prices, would shipping be as cheap as it is today?

How much do FedEx and UPS drivers spend on malpractice insurance?
 
well, his packed audience of HYPER supporters (LOL!)---YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN!---laughed exuberantly at the post office line

and so do his critics

but for different reasons

another incredibly dumb move by the prez

because LITERALLY he packed that room with standing-O sycophants

in front of all america

america was super interested in this town hall

i watched every minute, took extensive notes

msnbc, cnn and cspan covered the 1:15 entire

foxnews did the first half then dropped it

it did turn out to be very boring

cuz it was so choreographed

a HUGE mistake, politically

msnbc, the instant the speech was done:

andrea walter---"obviously not a lot of push back," there

the republican voice (i didn't get his name, cuz, who cares)---"drop the pretense"

SUSAN PAGE---he's "lost control of the debate," he'd have been "better served" if asked harder questions

he spoke for almost exactly 30 minutes

then, took NINE questions

the crowd eagerly reacted to EVERY applause line, they were THRILLED he was there, over-the-top EXCITED to see him

my memories of NH are always so cold, he deadpanned

they ATE IT UP!

first question came from a man on obama's right hand who identified himself as a "state representative" in concord

he asks, "medicare is a govt run operation, i know you're striving for bipartisanship, but if the republicans won't cooperate reasonably..."

answer: i don't want govt run insurance, that's a myth, one of my favorites is the lady who says she's tired of govt trying to run everything, and KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY MEDICARE

the packed gym audience of 1800 laughed HARDER THAN HE DID!

huge mistake, politically, even msnbc saw it

looks like he's SCARED to deal with what mccaskill, specter, dingell, cardin, sibellius had to go thru

it was a campaign rally

electioneering event

and, as such, considering the time and place---condescending

he made his stump speech, answered nothing new

repeated the exact same stuff he's been saying all along

he can get 2/3 of the money he needs from "savings" he's found in medicare

and wellness/prevention

the audience was SELECTED by tickets

they applied thru the white house for a lotto

and the white house PICKED

thus, PACKED

Portsmouth Town Hall 8-11-09

the white house says the invites were "distributed randomly"

"with 30% given to organizers" to distribute to their friends

LOLOL!

which is EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE

over-the-top enthusiasm and excitement

for the CHIN

he's scared

he can't answer questions

he can't face the public

another giant political error, picking THAT audience

dang, they shoulda taken acting lessons

i'm sure the drama teacher was in attendance

2 high school employees asked questions

an english/journalism instructor, 37 year vet, who asked about mental health care---would obama always insure that there was sufficient mental health care

now, THERE's the question that's driving all america these days

LOL!

and then a critic of the pres, a paraprofessional, self described, in the field of medical, who worked at the school too

obama WINKED at her!

PALIN LIKE!

the audience EXPLODED

the parapro wasn't impressed, "you winked at me," she said

she asked about a troubling doctors and nurses shortage, it started at college, nursing professors make less than nurses

you want to extend coverage to 50 mil more, she continued

he interrupted---there are currently 46 mil, 47, uhh, actually we'll only be able to reach 37 to 38, i don't wanna oversell---WINK!

the parapro moved on---and the 500 million you say you want to cut from medicare

i'm very concerned about our seniors, she emphasized

your health board panel, when it gets to the white house, are you certain that our seniors will get care?

yes, he responded, i do see savings in medicare that come from subsidies to insurance co's

seniors, he said, i want you to hear me---it's not your subsidy we're looking at, it's the insurance co's

now, let me address all this talk about death panels...

they're calling em DEATHERS, now

opposite of BIRTHERS, i guess

except they're the same people

third to last questioner began thus---i'm a republican and i really don't know what i'm doing here

the uber-point (for now)---huge political blunder in that he AVOIDED having a real townhall, of course, made sure the audience was supportive

but they OVERDID it big time

those 1800 loved him TOO MUCH

WAY too much

he can't face the public
 
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How much do FedEx and UPS drivers spend on malpractice insurance?

thus you illustrate the funamental differences between the two industries. a late post or mis delivered post does not damage lives
 
The USPS excels at....deliverying processed dead trees with advertising crap printed on them that almost no one reads. It would be more efficient for the USPS to deliver most of it's freight straight to the town dump.
 
Ya know Prof, your message would be better served if it wasn't in halting bullet points.
 
The USPS excels at....deliverying processed dead trees with advertising crap printed on them that almost no one reads. It would be more efficient for the USPS to deliver most of it's freight straight to the town dump.

Now if we could get them to stop delivering bills.
 
I don't believe that this Town Hall was to majorly get the Legit major questions out of the way, it was mainly to get the far-fetched ideas (like Death Squads) out of the debate. I believe that the legit main points against this Health Care Reform will be addressed in his future Town Hall meetings.

Even though I could be wrong, and this could be Obama dropping the ball on his major chance to actually fight back and regain control on this debate.
 
And if FedEx and UPS didn't have to compete against the postal service's prices, would shipping be as cheap as it is today?

They would still have to compete with each other.So I would guess yes.
 
Ya know Prof, your message would be better served if it wasn't in halting bullet points.

thank you, friend

i of course hear you, but it's not true

you'll get used to it

thanks!

chris matthews msnbc hardball this afternoon, round table chat about obama's appearance at portsmouth---

consensus among chris, howard fineman and eugene robinson---obama looked bad before such a handpicked audience

a "disconnect" was the agreed upon description---between the unscripted townhalls america's been watching very interestedly on tv and what went down in that hi school gym

chrissy's own words---"we don't want to replace the guy with the gun with a peanut gallery"

he was referring to the libertarian who showed up outside the hi school with a pistol holstered to his thigh

him, chrissy interviewed very aggressively at the start of this afternoon's hardball

the point---consensus among msnbc's punditry so far is the prez blew it

they're not gonna be able to say anything else cuz it's too undeniably true

the audience was way too handpicked, way too IN LOVE

considering what his colleagues have gone thru, it was embarrassing

thanks for the feedback, friend

i have much to say, no faster way

cliff
 
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thank you, friend

i of course hear you, but it's not true

you'll get used to it

thanks!

chris matthews msnbc hardball this afternoon, round table chat about obama's appearance at portsmouth---

consensus among chris, howard fineman and eugene robinson---obama looked bad before such a handpicked audience

a "disconnect" was the agreed upon description---between the unscripted townhalls america's been watching very interestedly on tv and what went down in that hi school gym

chrissy's own words---"we don't want to replace the guy with the gun with a peanut gallery"

he was referring to the libertarian who showed up outside the hi school with a pistol holstered to his thigh

him, chrissy interviewed very aggressively at the start of this afternoon's hardball

the point---consensus among msnbc's punditry so far is the prez blew it

they're not gonna be able to say anything else cuz it's too undeniably true

the audience was way too handpicked, way too IN LOVE

considering what his colleagues have gone thru, it was embarrassing

thanks for the feedback, friend

i have much to say, no faster way

cliff

Vichio is right....you may have a lot to say, but nobody is reading it because the format you are choosing is ineffective. I read about 2 lines and stopped...which is what I do with the vast majority of your posts and its not because of the content...
 
Vichio is right....you may have a lot to say, but nobody is reading it because the format you are choosing is ineffective. I read about 2 lines and stopped...which is what I do with the vast majority of your posts and its not because of the content...

I at least made it to three lines. :2wave:
 
Breitbart.tv Obama: ‘It’s the Post Office That’s Always Having Problems’

0:52-1:00

"UPS and Fed are doing just fine, it's the post office that's always having problems..."

Yeah, and you want Government run healthcare again why?

What problems is he referring to?

The post office for the past, oh couple decades was profitable. Only in the past years has it started to bleed red.

Furthermore, upon examination of its financial (which I know you and your like never do), it's the benefit plan that's killing it. Strip that out and several years it made over a billion in profit.

United States Postal Service 2002 Annual Report

Seriously, the sheer innate laziness of many posters here is amazing. Or the financial illiteracy.
 
A good point Sir.

However,we all know that the US post office does a more extensive service than the private ones.

It would be a trifle to compete if it could actually choose to only do the most most profitable lines of business.

And it would be absolutely idiotic to talk about its finances without actually looking at its finances....but we all know plenty people here pretend they can discuss financials without even bothering to crack open a statement of operations.

here's looking at Mr. V.
 
They would still have to compete with each other.So I would guess yes.

Perhaps, but it seems real questionable how a firm can produce profits delivering low profit, high volume goods that require exorbitant amounts of delivery fuel.

Do other countries have private letter mail delivery companies operating on a bulk model??
 
The post office in no way offers as many services as we (UPS) do. They just handle a higher volume and have a cheaper base-rate.

UPS can deliver a package anywhere in the Continental US on the same day if you are willing to fork over the money to have the service performed.
 
Vichio is right....you may have a lot to say, but nobody is reading it because the format you are choosing is ineffective. I read about 2 lines and stopped...which is what I do with the vast majority of your posts and its not because of the content...

your loss, more power to you

thanks, either way

cliff
 
your loss, more power to you

thanks, either way

cliff

I'm only trying to help man. It's really damned hard on the eyes to try and decipher your posts.

IF you would turn

Those long chains of sentences into say

A paragraph with structure, you might get a few more people

Bothering to read what you have to say.

There IS an ignore feature on these forums...

Crap I tried it your way, but I don't do bullet points.



If you would turn those long chains of sentences into say a paragraph with structure, you might get a few more people bothering to read what you have to say, there IS an ignore feature on these forums... Crap I tried it your way, but I don't do bullet points.



Which is more readable?
 
The U.S. postal service could solve all its problems by redlining obscure regions; just stop delivering mail to any area which isn't profitable.

Fact is the postal service has to factor in fairness to all citizens and residents in addition to profit; private sector businesses only need to worry about profit, unless the government entices them otherwise. And fairness is generally unprofitable (financially speaking).
 
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