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.
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He would have NEVER said that when he was running for POTUS. He's digging a hole he's never going to come out of.
When we start acting like JIHAD is not the central focus of their religion, what does it say about our own safety?
LOL. Colossal bore.
T
hat Care Bear speech about Muslims put the finishing touch on a waste of a presser.
David Gergen is gushing over Baraq’s breadth of knowledge
that’s why CNN blows bigtime
WHAT ABOUT THE VICTIMS OF 911???? Hmmmm....Mr. President????
When we “start acting like their religion is offensive,” it says to them that their religion is offensive.
Very offensive.
Duh.
Now ABC is showing the nutcase threatening to burn the koran.
“Long substantive answers”
Long answers on the teleprompter...how pathetic
Marry O’Donnell on MSNBC just siad that this presser (Friday morning) was designed NOT to be seen live by the American people..
Larry O’Donnell on MSNBC just siad that this presser (Friday morning) was designed NOT to be seen live by the American people..
Unbelievable. That’s no President (but we knew that). That’s an idiot robot.
He said he met with a few of them...once....I truly despise him.
ALL DONE!
It’s safe now, unless you turn on CNN or MSNBC. You might get covered with insincere slobber.
Long stammering non-answers
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substitute Kerry and Gore for T&J and you got a good scene for Quentin Tarantino's next flick if he goes political cartoonery
BDGT (Big DHimmies Get Theirs)
Obama answers that the bad economy is making people anxious, exacerbating divisions. Praises his predecessor George W. Bush for his sensitivity toward Muslims right after 9/11, and wants to get back to that kind of spirit. Terrorism are the common enemy, and we should not “turn on each other,” Obama says. Interesting: He repeats he is a Christian himself (polls say that one in five Americans believe he is a Muslim).
(USAToday wrote the Interesting part as paraphrased)..
All is on
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/09/obama-hosts-news-conference/1
That was painful to sit through. TG for FReepers.
Really?
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