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Posted on 01/22/2009 4:57:02 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Obama cracks, press room 'worse than the Middle East' By: Jonathan Martin and Carrie Budoff Brown January 22, 2009 07:48 PM EST
President Obama made a surprise visit to the White House press corps Thursday night, but got agitated when he was faced with a substantive question.
Asked how he could reconcile a strict ban on lobbyists in his administration with a Deputy Defense Secretary nominee who lobbied for Raytheon, Obama interrupted with a knowing smile on his face.
"Ahh, see," he said, "I came down here to visit. See this is what happens. I can't end up visiting with you guys and shaking hands if I'm going to get grilled every time I come down here."
Pressed further by the Politico reporter about his Pentagon nominee, William J. Lynn III, Obama turned more serious, putting his hand on the reporter's shoulder and staring him in the eye.
"Alright, come on" he said, with obvious irritation in his voice. "We will be having a press conference at which time you can feel free to [ask] questions. Right now, I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself to you guys - that's all I was trying to do."
The president was quickly saved by a cameraman in the room who called out: “I’d like to say it one more time, ‘Mr. President.’ ”
Obama spent about 10 minutes total, winding his way through a crush of reporters and photographers between the upper and lower floors of the journalists' workspace and asking questions about who worked where and how the booths and desks were assigned.
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I’m trying to figure out which one he was insulting, the Middle East or the Press.
A LASER that will blind a person if they look at him apparently.
This is Day 97 of his “Hundred Day Honeymoon”. “His High Supreme Arrogance” is going to step on a lot of toes right away. Let’s countdown . . tomorrow is Day 96. - My how time flies when we’re having fun.
Rush will be all over this tomorrow.
And stunned you should be.
Your post #25...I bet that is exactly what he thought.
At this point he has been the “saint”. Now he is news.....lol
The biased media has to have something to write about!!!!
He deliberately walks into the domain of the journalists, and then cries when he’s asked a question? Poor Bambi, he’s not happy unless he’s playing the victim.
No doubt even Obama's most worshipful acolytes think it's time for their guy to be the news ~ even if he can't do the job ~ which we know, and they will shortly find out.
Yes but they have fail to ? for him 2 years
Thanks for the giggle in such scary times. Truly....what on earth did he expect??
I kinda agree with you on this. He was being jovial and nice, not set up for taking official questions and making official statements. It really was a time for introductions.
We have to put our heads between our knees and cover our asses....
To start out like this???
I am so pissed that he trashed Bush over the Katrina issues....
Hello??? Look at your party.
Shall be an interesting 4 years.
Stocking up here.
Now that you mention it....yes, I do believe that is exactly what he expected. We’re screwed.
Well, then, all is right with the world. America can rest easy tonight.
Fixed!!
Blog, Obama and Rahm "shared" the same Congressional district ~ a sort of "corrupt daisy chain" (if you catch my drift).
GRILLED!!! What a THIN-SKIN SKINNY he is!!!!
Just imagine what will happen to barry, as biden has warned, once “they test him”.
I’m stealing your quote for my new tagline. :D
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