I'm sure he knew what he was thinking, he just wasn't able to articulate it very well. Which is probably why his "interview" was one that they chose to feature.
Propaganda machine in full court press.
Obama, who cannot utter a natural sentence without prompting (teleprompting), is considered thoughtful and articulate.
Common man is, well, just so common, you know not one of us elites - ewwww, yuck.
Few of us would be when put on the spot like that. Lesson learned: Have your 1 minute speech ready.
He was obviously not comfortable about speaking on camera and she did not give him a chance to explain his views. He had a deer in the headlights look and I think that is why she picked him to begin with- he looked like a good target to her and that is what she wanted. She attacked him when he was still attempting to explain his thinking. That is why to be effective in the face of the media you need to think sound bites- they won’t give you time to explain and won’t understand what you are saying anyway. The other issue with the media is if you do give a long explanation they will cut it into sound bites designed to make you look bad anyway- since your message won’t fit their agenda.