Obama To Tea Party: ‘Identify, Specifically, What Would You Do?’

September 20, 2010

White House advisers on Monday pushed back hard against a New York Times report that the administration is ready to launch a full-frontal assault on the Tea Party movement as the November elections approach. No such plans are being made, insisted senior advisers. And, sure enough, the Times quickly modified its story into something a bit duller.

In a town hall meeting broadcast live by CNBC on Monday, however, President Obama seemed to be reading off the initial script. Pressed by an audience member to weigh in on what exactly drives the Tea Party, Obama, in no uncertain terms, accused the movement’s members of refusing to talk in specifics.

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^[1]Remarks of President Obama at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Dinner