Don’t slip on the drool: Obamedia at work
If you missed the Obama press conference tonight, you can read the entire transcript here.
Forgot to note in my quick liveblogging that Jennifer Loven of the Associated Press got the first question. Loven has been quite openly lovin’ on Obama for months. Remember?
President Obama’s lucky he didn’t slip and fall from the drool flood.
Legal Insurrection breaks down more of the Obamedia’s embarrassing performance:
Barack Obama held his first press conference as President tonight. With the “stimulus” plans on the table at the House and Senate, the press had an opportunity to show that it no longer was slobbering over Obama. The press failed. Not a single reporter challenged Obama on the specifics of the stimulus plans, which (contrary to Obama’s statements) are loaded with pork barrel spending (as Sen. Claire McCaskill admitted this weekend) and surreptitious attempts to restructure the health care system. Almost every stimulus-related question accepted at face value Obama’s assertion that Republicans were to blame both for the economic mess and the lack of bipartisanship.
The best question came at the beginning, from Jennifer Loven of the Associated Press:
Question: Thank you, Mr. President. Earlier today in Indiana, you said something striking. You said that this nation could end up in a crisis without action that we would be unable to reverse. Can you talk about what you know or what you’re hearing that would lead you to say that our recession might be permanent when others in our history have not? And do you think that you risk losing some credibility or even talking down the economy by using dire language like that?
It was straight down hill after that. Chip Reid of CBS sounded like he wanted a job in the administration, his question — if you can call it that — was so fawning and so played into Obama’s theme of the night, that the Republicans were to blame:
Question: Thank you, Mr. President. You have often said that bipartisanship is extraordinarily important, overall and in this stimulus package, but now, when we ask your advisers about the lack of bipartisanship so far — zero votes in the House, three in the Senate — they say, “Well, it’s not the number of votes that matters; it’s the number of jobs that will be created.” Is that a sign that you are moving away — your White House is moving away from this emphasis on bipartisanship? And what went wrong? Did you underestimate how hard it would be to change the way Washington works?
Loved the hard-hitting question about Obama’s reaction to Alex Rodriguez and his steroid use.
What a bunch of oxygen-wasters.
Or to borrow Gov. Mark Sanford’s brilliant phrase, we have moved from fact-based reporting to savior-based reporting.
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Everyone will have their own takeaway from this press conference. ‘Drool Flood’ is not how I would characterize what happened.
I couldn’t bear the idea of watching this spectacle. This whole array is simply surreal.
I saw the Idiot Couric warm up the TV audience with some “poll” that said Americans just LOVE what Obama is doing.
Yeah, right.
I watched that shifty weasel saunter up to the podium, and turned it off.
Obama is evil.
If they had been fair about it, they would have risen up and given him a stirring round of, “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire”!
Was she still in the Pike Position? I think now her Pike Position at the DNC was a signal to Obama…
Oh, PIKE it is, foolish me. I decided to not watch either of the shifty weasels.But our country is second to arab news? Oh well his name is Hussein isn’t it?
This man is dangerous. His foreign policy will hurt us.
I gave it a ‘PASS’ on TV…
Funneled it thru the Mark Levine Show!
karl ‘n the girls
His foreign policy will hurt us? What about his insane domestic policy that says there’s no pork in that bill? What about the lies the fall out every time he opens his mouth? No economists disagree with him? How about 300 and counting?
Stick a fork in America; it’s done.
I’m with you, katablog…you’re preaching to the choir here. But, I just hate to have the good ol’ USA appear weak to its enemies. Iran is rejoicing in this guy.
As for domestic policy, it goes without saying we’ll be lucky to just see Carter 2.0. Let’s hope he’s as good as Carter was.
The media will not be allowed to call this guy on his lies. One bad question will probably get you banished to the kids’ table.
As you said, America as we knew is no more. I imagine our borders will change in the next generation or so.
Just call her, Jennifer McLovin
Don Imus commented a few days ago that Matt Lauer’s interview with Obama on the Today Show was so flirtatious and so cutesy that it was creepy. Lauer flirted with Obama and smiled and cooed with Obama to the point that is was truly hard to watch. It was even worse than Judith Warner’s column in the NY Times in which she fantasized about watching Barack Obama take a shower. She then fantasized about what the physical relationship between Barack and Michelle must be. Warner’s column got even worse as it went along. By the time she finished, I thought I was reading the letters to the Penthouse forum. Yet Warner at least admitted that she adores Obama both physically and politically. Only one other MSM journalist, Chris Matthews, has made a similar admission.
These urinalists are lacking even the minimum of objectivity and the average American relies on AP, CBS, et. al. as news sources.
No wonder so many are brain-dead. They really do not have a clue as to where this country is headed.
Oh, yes, they are in for a surprise when the chickens come home to roost. I can already picture the wailing, rending of garments, and gnashing of teeth. It won’t be pretty.
I could’ve sworn she was in the bend-over position.
A college degree in journalism aint worth spit any more if you end up in the Wasted Talent Media!
Pun intended!
On February 10th, 2009 at 12:35 am, Member-VRWC said:
Obama is George Soro’s sockpuppet.
Turned this on during the last 10 minutes via radio on my drive home from work, just in time to hear the hard-hitting A-Rod question. That pretty much told me I hadn’t missed much in the previous 50 minutes.
I think we are literally stuck in a ‘Bizzaro World’ episode for the next 4 years. Fasten your seatbelts and adjust the chin straps on your crash helmets, kids. It is gonna’ be a bumpy ride!
I didn’t bother to watch it. I have better use of evening time than to sit and watch propaganda and spin from both the worshipping reporters and the “messiah”.
“Can you talk about what you know or what you’re hearing that would lead you to say that our recession might be permanent when others in our history have not?”
Because that’s what socialism is all about.
Maybe Ms. Warner and Matthews can talk “Big O” into a three-way, uh, conversation. Warner can publish a report in that other titan of typography, “Screw” magazine, since Larry Flynt hit the government up of some of that
entitlementI mean stimulus. Stimulus is something Flynt knows a little about.I couldn’t stand it.
I only watched about 30 seconds.
Was he really calling on reporters from his list?
No one even raised their hands.
If that is the case, this man is a coward.
Afraid of having his ideology exposed for what it is.
Sign of the times.
Good morning folks.
Remember;
Socialist are not your adversaries they are you enemy.
Thanks for the coverage Michelle. The “performance” by the mainstream media (and left-wing blog, Huffington Post) was a sorry sight indeed. Pathetic at best. As noted in the comments, I also could not watch the entire “show”. The news value was zero and when I Worship, I go to Church, not a White House conference.
Notice how many of the questions were about “feelings” – not about facts.
The liberal way – if you feel good.
Am I the only one to wonder (since nothing else of value was actually happening during the “press conference”) that Obupkus was wearing mascara? I swear every time he blinked those baby browns, it looked like he was.
Odopey is nothing but a campaigner, not
Presidential, went from taking his sheeple to hope and change to gloom and doom in 3 weeks. turdburper.
If that’s what passes for a press conference nowadays, include me out.
It was a photo op with a miserable soundtrack.
Also, a quote from the margin at People’s Cube:
You won’t be told lies if you don’t ask questions: Obama’s new media policy
The same media who claimed that they regretted not questioning Bush more skeptically about the WMD and the Iraq War are now completely incurious about a spending bill that is equal or greater than two Iraq Wars.
Tiger Beat asked more probing questions of Zac Ephron.
Fortunately, I could only listen, as I was driving home from work.
It struck me as odd that Obama had to call out and search for the people who were asking the questions. Not your typical press conference where reporters all raise their hands and try to get chosen.
If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that the whole event was scripted, to include the questions and who would ask them. If that’s the case, then it’s no press conference, it’s theater, and the media are willing accomplices.
Not that we didn’t know that already, but if I’m right, last night was clear proof.
I’d address all of the lies that went on, but (a) others have already done well to point them out, and (b) there aren’t enough bits on the internet to cover them all.
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Did not watch it. I figure if I want to listen to someone lie to me I can call a 900 number. That way I may get some enjoyment out it and in this case it will cost me less.
BTW, speaking of drool, Val Kilmer is a giant douche.
Has anyone else noticed that this guy has gone from HOPE to all negatives? That press conference was about the economy and he inspired no confidence.
Economics is 20% reality and 80% psychology. If he really wanted to turn things around he would speak of the abilities of the American people and their proven record of fixing anything. He talked of the governments capabilities and not that of the private citizen. Obama is a pathetic leader.
GEEEES!
A tragic play for the gullible masses.
Or…
The Obammunist is already “the worst President ever” after less than a month in office.
Just how often does he communicate with Bill Ayers? Every couple of hours, daily?
Its only going to get worse. The Pathological Presidency………
Why do you think he was so desperate to keep that blackberry?
ODS, pure and simple.
Obama says there are no earmarks, which is arguably true. Any spending can be called “pork barrel”.
One reporter asked: And do you think that you risk losing some credibility or even talking down the economy by using dire language like that?
You would be howling like the loosing team on a bad call if a reporter asked Bush that question.
He also called on Helen Thomas, who made a reference to “so-called terrorists”, because on the planet she lives on, there are no real terrorists, just innocent, peaceful people who were attacked or imprisoned by the U.S. for no reason, and some guy from Huffpo who was more interested in whether he intends to allow Congress to conduct a political witch-hunt on the Bush Administration.
Effing unreal.
We missed the press conference because of a two hundred mile round trio to a wake. The wake sounds like more fun. They are lying to themselves and to us.
Hadn’t thought of it, but now that you mention it, calling on them from a pre-selected list does smack of scripting by carefully selecting friendly reporters—especially when, if you recall, he would call their name and then look around the room for the guy.
I would bet good money “The One” preselected the reporter and received the question in advance. I swear this is the case.
And what about the Huff-Poo guy getting a question? Can you imagine, say, a Free Republic guy getting to ask a question? I guess The One favors websites that are profane and nasty over those that have some standards.
What we witnessed last night is representative of what we can expect–more slobbering press and no hard questions. The press is so in the tank for this fraud they can’t let him fail, and even more so, they can’t report on his failures.
Oh, one last thing, I never witnessed a more whiny press conference. Yuck, the “not my fault, not my fault” crying from the biggest baby in the world made me cringe in embarrassment for our country.
You must not have even glanced at the bill. But if obama says so….
I would be saying, that a good question. Bush was not a god to us like obama is a god to you.
Watched with sound about 5 minutes. Couldn’t take it any more, had to turn down the sound. Orator, I think not.
Sounded like he was talking to my 4 year old grandson. What a love fest(er).
Turned down the sound and he sounded so much better. And the spouse and I had some adult conversation.
Why do you think there is any difference between 1) knowing ahead of time who you are going to call and reading from a list, 2) and knowing ahead of time who you are going to call, make everyone raise their hands, and then call on the people you want?
Getting access to the President is valuable currency, whether it be interviews, or questions answered in a press conference. It is silly to think any President just goes out there and wings it.
And I hope you all can at least appreciate the fact that he is totally snubbing the New York Times. They must be getting really P.O.ed.
Well I’m sure Obama chastised him for wasting his question.
Exactly. We may have prayed *for* Bush, but you guys are praying *to* Obama.
He is whiny.
He sounds like a spoiled child.
“What do you mean? You actually want to question what I want to do?” (proceed to stomp feet and blame others)
Abusive, foul-mouthed Air America host gets front row seat at Obama press conference.
Pimping on the road…
OBAMA: “The Government wants to take care of you.”
SHEEP: “Cool!”
Really?
Why bother with the Times.
On February 10th, 2009 at 9:48 am, Socky said:
Abusive, foul-mouthed Air America host gets front row seat at Obama press conference.
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That, most likely, is the same guy who asked Pres Obama about his plans to prosecute the “misdeeds” of the Bush administration. What a gem.
But was anything learned – details queried, new information revealed, specific objectives towards goal achievement explained? No.
It was a waste of opportunity and a worried citizenry’s time; and all because the press is in Obama’s back-pocket.
It was w/o doubt the most boring, uninformative, wordy to the point of droning press conference I’ve ever seen, including those gab fests Clinton use to give – and that’s saying something.
Do you know the definition of either? Or are you being deliberately obtuse?
There is a huge difference between “winging it” by calling on the crowd of reporters, none of which knows if they will be called upon, and using a pre-selected (vetted) list of approved reporters. While some presidents may have pre-selected reporters they will call on, they also would call upon those that, for whatever reason, attracted attention. President Bush was famous for that, as was President Reagan. The One never went off script when selecting questioners. That tells me pre-selects had pre-approved questions.
While the free-for-all presser isn’t the best way, the Soviet style presser (like we witnessed) is “silly” and overt way to signal to all that only the favored few, the preselected, need attend. All others need not apply.
The Slimes was not P.O.ed in any way. They and Obama know they need to keep the unwashed masses happy by letting then take a swing at the big time.
Really? The same President Bush that staged those farcical “Town Halls” on social security reform?
Pre-selected people to call on (no matter your method) absolutely does not equal pre-screened questions.
This is absurd. Sorry. Not everyone in the room is going to get picked. And every President has their “favored few.” This isn’t Little League where everyone gets at least one at bat and one inning.
And this is barely intelligible. The NYT has been very public with its disappointmnet about Obama snubbing it for a pre-Inaugural interview. And which paper got called on last night? The Post. Which didn’t? The Times. Which is fine by me, because the Post is a superior paper anyway.
Of course the entire charade was scripted! Why the hell else would there be teleprompters at a freaking press conference! Once I saw those, the TV went off.
I weep for my country.
All right, half of you are saying the whole thing was a scripted farce while the other half are saying that Obama sucked at answering the questions because it wasn’t scripted.
You all should really try to rally around just ONE silly idea. It makes it ever so slightly more credible.
If you know anything about narcissism then your statement makes perfect sense.
Someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder acts like at kid….if they don’t get their way all the time they whine and throw a fit. DO NOT QUESTION THEM they are ALWAYS RIGHT! They can rationalize anything and everything they do no matter how illogical. They do not have the ability to be empathetic. They are also pathological liars.
I could go on……..get the drift?
But it’s eerily close!
I was against this practice when President Bush did it, and I’m against it when Obama does it now.
How can we as citizens truly have all the information necessary to be informed and instill trust in our government, when our president literally follows a script meant to evoke support for his own spending bill?
Can’t our leaders think on their feet and defend their own plans and ideas when presented with honest questions?
So you set the standards of credibility here? Good to know – I guess.
Better yet, instead of criticizing us, why not embrace our diversity of ideas and opinion?
The change is more fitting with your often judgmental concept of others – wouldn’t you agree?
Not really. Do you think Obama, from your opinion of him, would choose a reporter that questioned whether he is losing credibility and actually hurting the economy, if they were pre screened? I mean after all, the guy is a complete narcissist who only wants to bask in universal adulation, right?
Or what about the reporter that brought up the fact he had gotten zero votes in the House and only 3 in the Senate? That’s not a very nice question, is it?
And what about Chuck Todd asking if consumer overspending is the cause, and not the solution to the crisis?
Or the woman from Bloomberg calling the President out on the real cost of the bank bailout?
Or Helene Cooper asking why Obama thinks this bank bailout will work when the last one didn’t?
Not to mention Major Garrett’s odd question.
I guess these were all just softballs.
Certainly not. I set the standard for what I consider credible. The bar for what is considered credible HERE is often far too low.
Like you do with Bill Grant?
The timing of his press conference messed up the timing on my DVR. Now I will never know the ending to “Two and a Half Men”.
Actually I was being sarcastic (although apparently feebly), and I’ve never said anything critical of Bill Grant.
The president completely lost me when he indicated that our current crisis was the result of tax cuts for the rich. WHAT????!!!!
Really? Can you tell me where in the transcript he said that?
I do note he said this:
And with respect to tax cuts, this:
He is saying that thinking tax cuts for the rich is the cure to the crisis is wrong. He is not saying tax cuts caused the crisis.
This style of argument (Obama’s, not yours) always seems like a bit of a ad nauseum attack against a class of citizens. Which tax cuts only targeted the rich? The argument typically seemed to be that the rich should not benefit from tax cut incentives that were targeted to be universal. There’s a lot of shell games that are played with total amounts and not percentages that make it appear as though the wealthiest benefit most. Where is the line drawn, anyway? The $250k that was part of Obama’s campaign?
Ultimately, this stimulus is intended to induce more individual spending, investment, etc. Why are the richest among us always derided for their wealth when they are the same people we want to spend money?
Why must it always be about class warfare?
Please choose one option:
____ This man is an utter moron
____ This man is completely clueless
Tax cuts are what kept this from happening for as long as it did. Not ONCE has this fraud bother to mention that it was the crude political manipulation of the Housing Market by his own party – the Party of Jim Crowe – that caused this economic disaster.
Ok class, time to grade you papers – if you’ve chose either one of these statements you’re absolutely correct! Give yourself an A. If you chose both you get an A+! because as of this date he has shown no ability to comprehend the cause of the problem, and has attempted to implement solutions that have failed every time they’ve been attempted (in every country they’ve been attempted), therefore we can also accept a write in answer of “He’s insane.” His policies are going to make the Smoot-Hawley act look like Divine Deliverance in a year from now.
Keep in mind that he’s also failed to prove he’s even a citizen of this country.
Zogby was right.
One last thought to the “press conference”…
PRESS CORPS: “Good morning Miss Landers”
OBAMA: “Good morning class, you may be seated”