Posted on 03/04/2008 9:44:32 AM PST by Roberts
An exasperated Barack Obama scurried away Monday from the toughest news conference of his campaign, telling reporters who kept shouting questions that he'd spent enough time on the grill.
"Come on! I just answered, like, eight questions," Obama, looking surprised, told shouting reporters as he fled the room. "We're running late."
The Clinton campaign has long complained that Obama gets soft treatment from the press corps. But Monday's exchange was no pillow fight.
The first question was about a private talk an Obama economic adviser had with a Canadian official - reportedly saying that the harshness of Obama's criticisms of the North American Free Trade Agreement was for political show.
Last week, Obama denied an initial media report about the conversation. But after a Canadian government memo surfaced, he acknowledged yesterday there was a conversation.
"When I gave you that information, that was the information that I had at the time," he said. His camp still disputes the memo's account of the discussion.
The questioning then turned to Obama's links to ex-fund-raiser Tony Rezko, who went on trial in Chicago Monday on corruption charges. A reporter asserted Obama hadn't fully answered journalists' questions on Rezko.
Obama insisted he had - during a past news conference with Chicago media. But another persisted that questions remain unanswered, such as ones about fund-raisers Rezko held for him.
Obama replied, "These requests, I think, can just go on forever. ..." He said the "pertinent" information had been provided.
When Obama declared the press conference over, one reporter yelled that he was dodging questions just minutes after claiming he wasn't.
COWARD
What? Tarnish on that halo?
MIke
Aw! Did de hurts wittle Bawaki’s feewings?
We want Obama to win so we can have a hayday tearing him down~!
Back off!! hehehe
I’m sure as soon as the higher-ups in the MSM get their new marching orders from Dean and the DNC, and it filters down to the grunts in the field, the honeymoon will be back on.
Angry? I thought he was clean?
Is there a video of the entire news presser?
It is difficult to talk about hope and change when you are being asked legitimate questions. Pop the corn - this is getting to be lots of fun!
Think about it. This is the first time he has ever had to face tough questions. He had a cakewalk Senate campaign, and so far he has had a cakewalk primary. Interesting to see how he will react.
Gee...what would he do if he was in the hot seat for 4 years?
Tough. Republicans have endured unfair media attention for years. Get used to it!
I bet he had HOPE that they would CHANGE or stop the questions.
Now people will finally realize that Obama isn’t ready for prime time.
“Scurried away,” yeah, like a roach or some other pest.
I thought only the Beast would do the Tonya Harding thing. Instead the media at large is trying to bring him down in 24 hours.
I think the Clinton stole FBI files on key media figures too...markers will be called in...these crooks and evil-mongers make Watergate look like Boy Scout antics. Once Hitlery is out, Obama will be under the gun, as he should be. He needs to be exposed to the naive, the mindless, the ignorant, that part of society that is far from “critical thinking”. My newspaper deliverer is more qualified to be President than Osama Obama is....and ALOT CLEANER TOO.
IMHO, when it FINALLY does, look for a slightly different "tone" in retoric from Obama at the next Dem debate:
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