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[Logical]

1. So you do not think Ebola is a issue the President should be addressing? nt

[bigwillq]

2. Why can't he talk about Ebola?

It has killed thousands in Africa, and has arrived on our shores.

Although I think the threat is low for Ebola to become a serious threat in the US, I have no issue with him talking about it.

[MineralMan]

3. Talking ragtime? WTF?

Ebola is on most people's minds to some degree right now. The President needs to address that issue. You're criticizing the President for speaking about an issue that is on people's minds? Realy?

[pinboy3niner]

8. Indeed. Some pols, pundits and DUers have called for him to speak out MORE about Ebola. nt

[MineralMan]

10. Well, I'm trying to figure out why this longtime DUer

used one of his 10 posts in the past 90 days for this strange OP. Makes no sense at all.

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. The real challenge is finding a post from this one that's not some incomprehensible Obama bash

[Warpy]

20. Right, the mass media have been in overdrive trying to gin up panic

Somebody's got to get out there and talk some sense to the terrified.

It's an uphill battle, even here on DU.

[MineralMan]

21. Yes. It's been at the top of the news lately,

and a lot of people are scared of Ebola, despite the extremely long odds of catching it. The President's role is to communicate with the public in cases like this. I'm not sure why this is even an issue for the original poster. It's very puzzling.

[blm]

4. This post is absurd.

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[NYC_SKP]

5. LEAVE EBOLA ALONE!!!

[pinboy3niner]

7. DUzy!

[Hekate]

6. Your post is incomprehensible. Ebola is a musical form? The Prez is what?

Unless is "ragtime" some sort of code for shucking & jiving?

Wow.

[MineralMan]

9. 'Talking ragtime' is an expression that more or less means

talking nonsense. It's not a really common expression, and it's seriously misused by this poster in his/her OP.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ragtime

[Hekate]

11. Hadn't heard the term before, but in context of the OP I'll go with my hunch

That said, I love ragtime music.

[MineralMan]

14. Ragtime is off the beat, for sure.

The semi-pro woodwind quintet I used to play with had 10 Joplin rags in our play list. They were a hit at wedding receptions, along with "When I'm 64" and a few choice Gershwin pieces. All of the quintet's members did arrangements for the group outside of the normal wind quintet literature. Joplin was easy to arrange for that ensemble.

[Warren Stupidity]

16. Oh you nailed it. The op is racist crap.

Dear jury. I am not calling the op a racist troll. I am agreeing that the use of the phrase "ragtime" was, deliberate or not, racist nonsense. I am attacking the message, not the messenger.

[bottomofthehill]

12. Folks, it's the week before the Election

Time to close on your strengths to try to energize the base nod bring in independents. Who do you think the President helped with his national tv a Address today???

[MineralMan]

15. He didn't hurt anyone.

You seem to be reaching down to the bottomofthebarrel for this thread. How do you think your thread helps?

[Warren Stupidity]

18. It helps to remind people that we really do need

A well funded effective government.

[LawDeeDah]

26. That is it Exactly. Government is too big, government isn't big enough.

Said by the same people at different times. And the media won't touch it.

[pinboy3niner]

28. It shows that the President is on top of things...

...and helps to counter criticism of the administrations's response and restore confidence in the President's leadership.

[Half-Century Man]

22. Uh, he attempted to quell the hysteria coming for the RWNJs.

He calmly spoke the truth and aided the extreme fear mongers in making a laughingstock of themselves.
He projected certainty to give undecided voters a clearer choice on who was better able to handle crisis's.
He lead at a point leadership was called for.

How in the hell was that not obvious?

[pinboy3niner]

23. Well-said

[brer cat]

24. +2 nt

[spanone]

17. why don't you contact him and set up his agenda?

[demwing]

19. 814 posts to the bottom of the trash heap

congrats

[LawDeeDah]

25. You should be his advisor. Better send in that resume,

they are all floundering without your sage advice.

ragtime, wtf.

[frazzled]

27. What issue should he talk about then? Name it or ...

stand prepared to be criticized for your comment.

What topic could he address that would help Democratic candidates across the nation ... of all stripes, for all offices, in red, blue, and purple states?

(Hint: don't say something that is simply your pet topic but that the majority of Americans don't buy into or agree with or care about).