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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I don’t think he used the teleprompters after his initial spiel, before he took questions. He really never looked over at them, but directed his -— long -— halting -—nothing -—answers at the questioners. But as far as an ear bug — who knows? I wouldn’t put it past him or his handlers.
BTTT
LOL
Hell it put me to sleep.
Would still be snoozing but KV needed his airway cleared/suctioned.
I jumped up to do that and said to KV “Is this a replay of his earlier press conf.?”
Uh no Mom he hasn’t finished jabberin’ from the Live one yet.
Good God I think I might have to go drink some black tea for a caffiene kick to snap out of this Sedation Obamanation.
He didn’t say anything suggestive did he?
I am very very prone to hypnotic suggestive stuff.
i zone out..but I would like to know did he actually say WE when talking about muslims building on that site.
Haaaah!
I was thinking of listening-but am now thankful I missed it.
For some reason I have been having thoughts the last few days of Michelle turning on the little punk and just kicking his A**!
Osmosis I suppose.
not
working.
We're
on
to
him.
NOVEMBER !!
The new colonoscopy prep.
I think he meant to say, "Every candidate has to run ON his or her own race." That's a large part of what got him elected, unfortunately.
It was more like a Kumbaya moment. He's dangerous.
"Yeah, right. That’s why you go to church regularly, celebrate Christmas, and are seen mentioning God all the time."
Chuck ‘Kneepads’ Todd tossed out the softball of the day, “How have you changed Washington?”
Thanks, Axelrod, er Todd.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/10/5085254-live-blogging-obamas-press-conference
I think I see a reflection of his teleprompter in that pic.
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