There were some funny parts, particularly near the end.

The Icelander: There were some funny parts, particularly near the end.

This. His crack about the doctor following him around 24-7 made me laugh.

It's like he has two settings.

MLK in front of the Lincoln memorial

or

Bob from accounting talking about last month's TPS report.

FTA: Elsewhere, just days after he was released from prison, Michael Vick said he had nothing to do with the death of the Taco Bell Chihuahua.

What did Michael Vick ever do to deserve this type of.... Oh, that. Yeah.

brigid_fitch: I thought it was funny when he was using an example for Lynn Sweet's question about Dr. Gates. "If I were seen jimmying the door of my house...oh wait--I live here now. If I tried that here, I'd probably get shot."

Yeah that was the second funny comment that I was blanking on, I give him a +1 on that.

bulldg4life: It's like he has two settings.

MLK in front of the Lincoln memorial

or

Bob from accounting talking about last month's TPS report.

Or as John Stewart said, "This guy has two speeds: John Kennedy and John Kerry."

Knew it.

Watched Obama make perfect sense, and say a bunch of accurate and truthful things.

Knew the response would be "Too Boring! Where are the flashing lights!"

Pocket Ninja: Jon Stewart did this joke a few days ago already, Andy. It wasn't all that good when he did it, and you just sound like a moron ripping it off.

I concur.

brigid_fitch: I thought it was funny when he was using an example for Lynn Sweet's question about Dr. Gates. "If I were seen jimmying "jiggering" the door of my house...oh wait--I live here now. If I tried that here, I'd probably get shot."

...at least that's what I heard.

BTW, I thought it was amazing how he managed to give long, detailed answers to press questions while reading from a teleprompter. I guess his speechwriter must have had the questions in advance.

It's a press conference on Health Care... exactly what were people expecting? Chris Rock?

Old and busted: He makes good speeches, that's all.

New hotness: His speeches suck. What the fark is this guy's problem?

He didn't get the nickname 'The boring professor' for nothing...

netcentric: He didn't get the nickname 'The boring professor' for nothing...

He didn't get that nickname period.

Dafatone: Knew it.

Watched Obama make perfect sense, and say a bunch of accurate and truthful things.

Knew the response would be "Too Boring! Where are the flashing lights!"

I'm a supporter of a politician giving us nitty-gritty details about his policy, but I don't think that's Obama's best use of his own persona in this case. People seem to like him best when he's inspiring and putting a human touch on abstract issues rather than when he's explaining them in detail. I'd like to see him inject some more emotion into his appearances to graphically make the case that the status quo is unacceptable. There are certainly enough horror stories to go around in healthcare, and he could simply highlight some of the more egregious instances of insurance companies screwing people over.

Obama needs to remember that his behind the scenes job (helping put together a policy reform) is very different from his public job (selling the public on why the reform is necessary).

Mnemia: Dafatone: Knew it.

Watched Obama make perfect sense, and say a bunch of accurate and truthful things.

Knew the response would be "Too Boring! Where are the flashing lights!"

I'm a supporter of a politician giving us nitty-gritty details about his policy, but I don't think that's Obama's best use of his own persona in this case. People seem to like him best when he's inspiring and putting a human touch on abstract issues rather than when he's explaining them in detail. I'd like to see him inject some more emotion into his appearances to graphically make the case that the status quo is unacceptable. There are certainly enough horror stories to go around in healthcare, and he could simply highlight some of the more egregious instances of insurance companies screwing people over.

Obama needs to remember that his behind the scenes job (helping put together a policy reform) is very different from his public job (selling the public on why the reform is necessary).

I preferred being spoken to like I'm an adult, personally.

netcentric: He didn't get the nickname 'The boring professor' for nothing...

You know who else had a nickname?

Mein Furor

netcentric: He didn't get the nickname 'The boring professor' for nothing...

Really, what's the point in lies like this?

Jon Borowitz jokes from John Stewart.

mediaho: BTW, I thought it was amazing how he managed to give long, detailed answers to press questions while reading from a teleprompter. I guess his speechwriter must have had the questions in advance.

Because it's hard to predict incoming questions for these things? I assume the writer owns a TV, that's more than enough to provide notes enough on any likely question for Obama to fill in with no real problems.

And, yeah, press conferences are typically at least 4/5 scripted.

Jigger please.

"President Barack Obama made a bold new health care proposal last night, saying that the nation could save billions annually..."


Blogger quote of the morning;
"Expecting a feast we got, "language so poll-tested and focus-grouped, it was bleached of life," and inedible."

Jim_Callahan:
And, yeah, press conferences are typically at least 4/5 scripted.

You know, just because you think things coming out of your ass are good, doesnt mean the rest of us agree with it.

netcentric: "President Barack Obama made a bold new health care proposal last night, saying that the nation could save billions annually..."


Blogger quote of the morning;
"Expecting a feast we got, "language so poll-tested and focus-grouped, it was bleached of life," and inedible."

God forbid Obama chooses his words carefully when he's facing off against a gaggle of retards who repeat the same, often-discredited talking points over and over again.

Remember, we're going to die in the lines waiting for medical care, the same way thousands every year starve to death waiting to get their licenses renewed.

mediaho: I preferred being spoken to like I'm an adult, personally.

The two are not mutually exclusive. Different people respond to different things.

and the stock market reacts to Obama's Healthcare plan

Seriously, you are the worst troll in the history of time. Yeah, you. Seriously, do you actually have anything to say, or do you just post inane BS and masturbate with your mom's hair mousse while you read the reactions?

aug3: and the stock market reacts to Obama's Healthcare plan

600 more points and he'll have recovered back to where it was when he took the job.

Not being snarky, its what my friend and i figure he'll have to get at to reasonably claim the economy has recovered to some degree, sicne unemployment lags like crazy.

JokerMattly: aug3: and the stock market reacts to Obama's Healthcare plan

600 more points and he'll have recovered back to where it was when he took the job.

Not being snarky, its what my friend and i figure he'll have to get at to reasonably claim the economy has recovered to some degree, sicne unemployment lags like crazy.


Dow closed at 7365.67 on jan 20 2009

JokerMattly: 600 more points and he'll have recovered back to where it was when he took the job.

Not being snarky, its what my friend and i figure he'll have to get at to reasonably claim the economy has recovered to some degree, sicne unemployment lags like crazy.

The Dow closed at ~7949 on January 20th. It's currently at ~9,060. What 600 points? Or are you saying Obama is responsible for stock market declined that happened before he was actually in office? To a degree, that's true, if the market was pricing his election in earlier. But I think it's pretty obvious to anyone with a brain that Obama was not the cause of the declines in the stock market last fall.

aug3: Dow closed at 7365.67 on jan 20 2009

That's February 20th.

aug3: JokerMattly: aug3: and the stock market reacts to Obama's Healthcare plan

600 more points and he'll have recovered back to where it was when he took the job.

Not being snarky, its what my friend and i figure he'll have to get at to reasonably claim the economy has recovered to some degree, sicne unemployment lags like crazy.


Dow closed at 7365.67 7949.09 on jan 20 2009

JokerMattly: 600 more points and he'll have recovered back to where it was when he took the job.

Ahh, I see, you ARE using November 4th. George W. Bush was still president then, see?

brigid_fitch: KaponoFor3: The Icelander: There were some funny parts, particularly near the end.

This. His crack about the doctor following him around 24-7 made me laugh.

I thought it was funny when he was using an example for Lynn Sweet's question about Dr. Gates. "If I were seen jimmying the door of my house...oh wait--I live here now. If I tried that here, I'd probably get shot."

I don't remember anyone shooting at him when he tried to go in through the window...

Stay Cool Babylon: Seriously, you are the worst troll in the history of time. Yeah, you. Seriously, do you actually have anything to say, or do you just post inane BS and masturbate with your mom's hair mousse while you read the reactions?

A møusse bit my sister once.

Ah, thats right. I think we'd determined it'd be a stronger statement if it was based off of when he was elected, not sworn in, since there was a steep sell-off right after his election.

Not saying its his fault, but people can easily see it that way, y'know? I'm not disparaging the man, i'm a big fan. It will jsut be a much easier push to say "i got this back to where it was the day I was elected." I dunno.

winterwhile: to the news that the Farked up plan will not go anywhere?

It's going to happen, so get used to it. Obama and the Democrats have too much riding on this to not pass anything, and they do have a much stronger position than the Republicans (who, according to polls, have a massive credibility gap with the public when compared to Obama on who people trust to reform healthcare). The only question is how far it goes in the details, and how much of the reforms the corporate lobbyists can stop in Congress.

can we start blaming Obama for a 2464.44 rise in the Dow since March 5th yet

cameroncrazy1984: Wendy's Chili: God forbid Obama chooses his words carefully when he's facing off against a gaggle of retards who repeat the same, often-discredited talking points over and over again.

I thought his response to that "YOU DIDN'T RELEASE NAMES!" question was pretty good; "You guys TOOK PICTURES!"

I thought it was good too. Except that just yesterday (or the day before?), Farkers were bemoaning this very point. You would also think that, being in the press, the questioner would know this little fact. Is there another issue I am missing?

We should start blaming him for the sharp dropoff in the growth of jobless claims, too.

/ "why do you hate growth, Barack Obama?"

JokerMattly: Ah, thats right. I think we'd determined it'd be a stronger statement if it was based off of when he was elected, not sworn in, since there was a steep sell-off right after his election.

Not saying its his fault, but people can easily see it that way, y'know? I'm not disparaging the man, i'm a big fan. It will jsut be a much easier push to say "i got this back to where it was the day I was elected." I dunno.

He can just say "the stock market is xxxx points higher than when I entered office", and no one who that statement is aimed at will know or care about the details.

I follow the stock market closely, and even I don't care very much about the Dow. It's not really that useful an indicator of the economy as a whole these days, mainly because it's too small and focused solely on huge companies.

And I just don't buy that people will blame Obama for the stock market declines that happened before he took office. It's obvious to most people that that was caused by the greedy bankers on Wall Street and the real estate crisis, not Obama.

moralpanic: It's a press conference on Health Care... exactly what were people expecting? Chris Rock?

M-A-R-S. Mars, biatches!