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The Rose Garden: Obama’s New Messaging Accentuates Positive

By Keith Koffler
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 21, 2009, Midnight

'Fired up! Ready to go! Fired up! Ready to go!”
No, this not the triumphant call of some backyard chef starting up his Weber grill. It’s the zippy new refrain of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul drive. Obama has lately revived this presidential campaign slogan, using it to conclude his appearances and leaving his audiences in a state of health care reform evangelism.

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