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Obama to face hungry press corps (Obama to face softballs) [LIVE THREAD]
The Hill ^ | September 10, 2010 | Sam Youngman and Ian Swanson

Posted on 09/10/2010 6:08:42 AM PDT by maggief

With his presidency at a crossroads, President Obama will face the media Friday at his first press conference since the spring.

As an increasing number of political analysts predict that Republicans will win the House this fall, Obama on Friday will defend his economic policies and hope to fend off questions about his weakened political standing.

The key for Obama will be to stay on message -- vote Democrat or return to the policies of the George W. Bush administration -- as reporters try to get the president to make news.

Obama addressed some of the most burning questions by sitting down for a TV interview while traveling to Cleveland on Wednesday.

In an interview with George Stephanopolous for ABC's "Good Morning America" that aired Thursday, Obama was asked repeatedly about Republican criticisms of his economic policies and the coming debate over whether to extend Bush's tax cuts.

Obama refused to threaten a veto over the increasing likelihood that Congress will extend all of the tax cuts for a year or two, which would hand the GOP a victory.

The president also voiced confidence that his party will win the mid-term elections this fall, despite polls suggesting Republicans have a good chance of winning the House, and an outside chance of winning the Senate.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


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Whoops, zonked. ARGHHHHHHH! The cocaine must have destroyed all his cells. Can someone, ANYONE ask him a good question?

421 posted on 09/10/2010 8:57:24 AM PDT by Karliner (Now this is not the end. .... But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning, Churchill 1942)
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To: RummyChick

Yes, he did. His way of spanking Tapper for interrupting him to get an answer.


422 posted on 09/10/2010 8:57:24 AM PDT by onemiddleamerican (FUBO - and all your terrorist buddies, too!)
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To: paulycy


423 posted on 09/10/2010 8:57:40 AM PDT by maggief
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To: nascarnation

this will be aoft ball questions comng from this lady.


424 posted on 09/10/2010 8:57:40 AM PDT by JFC
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To: tobyhill

Wow, that didn’t seem like a planted question.


425 posted on 09/10/2010 8:57:49 AM PDT by struggle ((The struggle continues))
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To: penelopesire

The commanding general in Afghanistan, the Secretary of the State, the Secretary of Defense, the WH Press spokesman and the President all go after one man and they expect that will discourage others from imitating him? LOL. That defies logic.


426 posted on 09/10/2010 8:57:54 AM PDT by kabar
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To: nascarnation

American Urban Radio Network ??


427 posted on 09/10/2010 8:57:56 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Free America52

So bending down the cost curve is actually bending the curve up. Who knew!!!!

Wow, what double talk. AGAIN


428 posted on 09/10/2010 8:58:05 AM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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To: maggief

He needs some lessons from BJ.... biting lip, pouting, wiping a tear, etc.


429 posted on 09/10/2010 8:58:05 AM PDT by TomGuy
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He’s touting his community organizer skills


430 posted on 09/10/2010 8:58:57 AM PDT by azishot (I can see November from my house!)
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To: Exit148

He wanted to blame the media but dare not.


431 posted on 09/10/2010 8:58:57 AM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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To: struggle

American Urban Radio?

Asks ‘reparations’ question. (Pigford)


432 posted on 09/10/2010 8:59:09 AM PDT by maggief
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Yeech.

Urban Radio?? And a question equating race and poverty.

Lady, there are plenty of poor white folks out there, too. They just don’t whine and wallow in it like you racists.


433 posted on 09/10/2010 8:59:16 AM PDT by Jedidah
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To: TomGuy

I still can’t figure out that weird reflective spot below his eye, it’s like a facial LED


434 posted on 09/10/2010 8:59:25 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: azishot

Here goes the ‘ I GREW UP IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO” bs again.


435 posted on 09/10/2010 8:59:47 AM PDT by JFC
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To: RummyChick

Oh really? A veiled threat perhaps?

Presstitute now giving Obama another soft ball over the Pigsford shakedowns and blaming republicans. The race card is about to be played big time. These people have nothing else.


436 posted on 09/10/2010 8:59:53 AM PDT by penelopesire (FOX NEWS TRIBAL PRINCESS)
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To: MaestroLC
3) He babbles on about why House Dems won't run on Obamacare. "That's how political races work."

He said they look at the polls, and therefore they understand that most of the people of this country do not like 0bamacare.
437 posted on 09/10/2010 9:00:03 AM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8)
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"Public Service"

Is that what you call it??? Is that what you call the effort to completely DESTROY this Nation??? "Public Service??????"

You lying stinking sack of crap. You are a DISGRACE to every American that has ever lived.

438 posted on 09/10/2010 9:00:04 AM PDT by zzeeman (Existence exists.)
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To: struggle
Yea, and it caught him off-guard. I would like to see all the planted Journalist ask questions like Jake.
439 posted on 09/10/2010 9:00:15 AM PDT by tobyhill
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To: TomGuy

“We are not there yet.”

FRINK!


440 posted on 09/10/2010 9:00:21 AM PDT by maggief
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