Posted on 05/24/2010 7:34:41 PM PDT by milwguy
Until this week, the Obama administration had largely managed to deflect responsibility for the Deepwater Horizon disaster onto others — vowing to keep a “boot on the throat” of BP, while slamming lax oversight on the part of federal regulators during the Bush administration.
But now, with crude lapping into the bayou, even Obama’s defenders have turned critical. A White House that prides itself on operational competence and message discipline has been frustrated by an environmental catastrophe it can’t predict, can’t control and can’t out-message — and the strain is showing.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs surprised reporters at the daily briefing Monday by announcing the president would answer questions about the spill in person Thursday — the first presidential news conference Obama has given in months.
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Great timing. The day after we’ll know whether top kill worked.
Obama’s 15-month production of bs could be the very thing to stop up the leak.
"There are those who say...."
"The previous administration is responsible..."
If it were me, the first question would be:
“So, how ya been hittin’ that five-iron over the last month or so?”
very astute observation. However, if it does not work, Barry will really face some tough questions. If it does work, Barry will claim credit.
ROTFL! I'd almost pay to see that!
Or am I mistaken?"
I think that's exactly whats going to happen.
Is it really? Doesn't this happen every day in all administrations? Horse trading. I know George Will downplayed it on This Week. (Yes, Will isn't the be-all of conservatives, but he's a realistic conservative.) I'm not sure it's that big a deal.
First page, federal authority to take over.
Obama lied and the oysters died.
The BP spill is outside his control, but he certainly deserves the bad luck.
“”It probably all depends on what the meaning of “press conference” is. I can’t conceive of him allowing a freewheeling, wide-ranging, ask-anything brawl. He’ll probably filibuster for ages, take a couple of prearranged set up questions, and “go back to work for the American People.”
Or am I mistaken?”
I think that’s exactly whats going to happen.”
We may yet be pleasantly surprised. He has (maybe) dissed the press once too often, and may end up with at least one pointedly hard question. We’ve seen that Obama simply cannot handle criticism, so there may be some tense moments. It at least has the potential to be interesting, and may end up being even better than that. :)
Nightline did a story on the oil spill tonight. Toured the coast with a reporter drilling a BP exec on how this could have happened. Obama’s name wasn’t mentioned. No government responsiblity mentioned....why do we have thousands of regulatory agencies if they can’t oversee this kind of event? The media will continue to cover for Barry....
He’s so petty. Doesn’t even seem to realize how it diminishes him to take those cheap shots at opponents.
Not presidential at all. If he does take a shot at Sarah, she will hit him hard.
No doubt O and his minions are hand picking the reporters that will be called upon to ask questions... questions that O has chosen so he’ll have boiler plate answers ready to spew forth to us little peoples.
“Mr President, how will your tax increases help the economy?”
(Obama speaks for 30 minutes)
That’s funny. I hope it doesn’t come to pass, but things not too different from that have already happened so we’ll just have to wait and see.
They already have two backup layers planned. If top kill failed, he’ll take credit for ordering them to try those maneuvers. Then he’ll avoid news conferences until something works.
LOL. Lots of CliffsNotes about oil drilling will be given to the prompter reader.
Maybe even some new technology that will allow his Undersecretary of Science (hired from BP in the early day of the regime) to "give him hints" in his ear?
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