Supporters and protesters greet Obama at Target Center

President Barack Obama came to the Target Center in Minneapolis and was met with both support and opposition from the assembled crowd outside.

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[Mtsplash]

The woman at the end was saying that Obama is ruining the country because the deficit is in the trillions, and he wants to change her health care.

Here's where she is wrong. The deficit was in trillions before Obama became president. The deficit is because of the unjust war in which we are. Obama doesn't want to change her health care. She will keep her health care. People without it will get health care. Just because it sounds socialist we should NOT help those in need?

[Shadowflare00]

I talked to some of the teabaggers who had been protesting outside and they had no fucking clue what they were talking about. A bunch of them had shirts on about the right to bear arms and the second amendment, which has nothing to do with this health care debate.

Lunatics all.

[DPhysicalMusicInc]

1:57 Lady is crazy..Just doesnt like Obama and doesnt know why.

[wamsizl]

@Mtsplash Are you trying to get around the fact that this bill WILL cost trillions in the long run? So wait, people have to have proof of insurance to get into the ER in life or death situations? A year latter where are the troops? Are there any less? Hope I didn't burst your bubble...

[sheepburn]

RE: That lady... Where were all these people when Bush was running up the debt into the trillions each year? I just don't get it. Obama has spent only a fraction of what Bush spent his first year, and he's working to fix that, but apparently they're only mad now. I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he's in a different political party or race.

[WalkSeeknDestroySell]

What the fuck are you talking about moron?

I am for universal health care NOT private insurance.

[theOnlyPadreDiehard]

hmm, u really thought this out...these people are uninsured because they cannot afford healthcare! private companies keep raising rates because there is no competition. I bet you like to "enjoy" the benefits of capitalism, well, these private companies are just using the system to get what they want. Hows THAT for capitalism...

o, btw, these "street people" are doing a hell of a lot more to protect their rights than you and ur friends do to protect theirs.

[WalkSeeknDestroySell]

You have no argument just an attempt at attacking me personally. Your assumptions about me being jobless and black make you look like a fool.

And your lack of debating adds to your foolishness.

[WalkSeeknDestroySell]

I have a job. Second I am not black you racists fuck.

[exaurius]

why don't you get off your black ass and get a job

[WalkSeeknDestroySell]

Yes lets group every single uninsured person into one group.

Talk about idiocy.

Even though you have private coverage you still get the worst health care out of the 37 other industrialized nations that are ranked better then the US.

How about this one smart ass stop paying taxes since you do not want street people don't want to work. That has more to do with enabling people then Health Care you fucking twit.