Barack Obama's Press Conference - Talks Economy, Takes Shot at Nancy Reagan

Associated Comment ^ | November 7, 2008 | Mark Whittingham

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Barack Obama conducted his first press conference as President Elect, with Vice President Elect Joe Biden and his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel at his side and his economic advisors, looking appropriately dour and serious, standing behind him.

There was not much in the way of news made at the Obama press conference, aside from a shot taken at an old lady named Nancy Reagan. The majority of the questions were about the current economic situation and what Obama intends to do about it. The short answer appears to be the enactment of some kind of economic stimulus package, the shape of which is unclear.

Some components of the economic stimulus package were discussed. There will be some kind of bailout for the automobile companies that will force them to make fuel efficient cars. There will be an extension of unemployment benefits. There will be some kind of "rescue package" for the middle class.

Barack Obama took a cheap shot at former first lady Nancy Reagan, suggesting that she held séances. This was in response to a question of consulting former Presidents. No doubt this will cause Barack Obama's unsavory image among conservative Americans to be soiled even more, at least until and if Obama apologizes.

[ichabod1]

what?

[HungarianGypsy]

He probably had to come up with something at the last second that wasn’t on his cue cards. “Uhhh. Bread. Milk. Cheese. Wrong notes. I better answer that question somehow.”

[Anita1]

Where’d you hear this?

[kittymyrib]

First of all, Nancy Reagan never held a seance. Unfortunately, she was said to consult the horoscope to set their schedule for propitious days.
What an insensitive idiot the unwashed and university communists have inflicted on our nation!

[traditional1]

It hit me today: when I accidentally caught a glimpse of the Messiah on the TV my wife was watching, and the tune from the TV show "The Jeffersons" started running through my head...you know, the one with lyrics like "Movin' on up, to the East Side.....we finally got our piece of the pie!"

That's what struck me; where The Chosen One had used that phrase (piece of the pie) in his speeches which promted the one moron race-follower to shout "I won't have to pay no mortgage, I won't have to pay my gas...", etc.

We now have the second "Jefferson Presidency"; only THIS time it's "George and Ouisee"...

ROFL

[CanadianMusherinMI]

nothing, much.
we need to hit him with this, but not as a insult to conservatives because that is what he is trying to do (he is going to poke us with a stick every chance he gets for the next 4 years) !
but attack from his problem with women. he got 70% of the single women vote. well... lets show all these women what obama really thinks of them. we need to go after him, but not in anger,but with a shake of our heads like “there he goes again” and show him to be pitiful and sexist! pity makes him look far worse than anger;)
anger is what he wants, conservative outrage...and he deserves it, but we got to be and work smarter than that (no 2nd term).
that said i loathe this man, evil pos!!

[stockstrader]

Seances? What seances? Is he aware of something that no one else is aware of?

Why is this news anyway?

It's not like everyone didn't realize what a 'low class' thug he is anyway--with his friendship with Wright, Ayres, his 'lipstick on a pig' comment, his 'rotten, stinking fish' comment, his unbelievable silence on the Sarah Palin halloween hanging effigy.

[LasVegasMac]

He isn’t any Kennedy either.

Any....?

There was only one worth a sh!t.

[buckleyconservative]

Where can we find another Reagan?

Alaska.

[OrioleFan]

for Hillary Clinton

for John McCain

[hawgwalker]

Didn’t Hillary have regular “conversations” with Eleanor Roosevelt?

[i_dont_chat]

Regards the flipping of the bird:

Here is my plan — I have been rehearsing it.

If anyone asks me anything about Obama, I am going to scratch my face or wipe my lip with the butter finger while I am replying.

I’ll be polite in my speech, as he was — but give the finger at the same time.

He got by with it. I think I can, it too.

How ‘bout joinin’ me. It could be fun.

[anniegetyourgun]

How much cowardice does it take to take a verbal shot at an elderly woman?

[Lsnhawtsauce]

I definately feel your pain!,,I’ve been sick at my stomach since the election!,,I just can’t believe the government would let his VOTER FRAUD get by!,,and even more appauling is not ALLOWING the backbone of our country VOTE!!,,
If it hasn’t been apparent before it definately is now,,Democrats can’t get any lower!,,when they elected HUSSEIN OBAMA,,they scrapped the bottom of the barrel!!

[buckleyconservative]

It's not like everyone didn't realize what a 'low class' thug he is anyway--with his friendship with Wright, Ayres, his 'lipstick on a pig' comment, his 'rotten, stinking fish' comment, his unbelievable silence on the Sarah Palin halloween hanging effigy.

You can add his throwing the rose on the 9/11 memorial site.

[proud American in Canada]

I didn’t think it would be possible to hate anyone worse than x42. I stand corrected.

No kidding!!!! This is truly a nightmare.

[stockstrader]

Didn’t Hillary have regular “conversations” with Eleanor Roosevelt?

EXACTLY!!

Why didn't he use Hillary as his example for his 'imaginary seances'???

[griswold3]

Clearly, this ‘fast tracker’ is out of his league.

[CheneyChick]

What a loser. He isn’t fit to shine her shoes.