Live Thread: Obama Press Conference on Debt Ceiling 11 A.M. EDT 7/11/11 (He's late, as usual)

Monday, July 11, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Will any reporter have the nerve to ask Obama why he is always late compared to President Bush who was always on time?

[God luvs America]

so how is the debt ceiling different from any issue he’s faced since 01/09??

[kabar]

These questions from the reporters are ridiculous. Now he is being asked if Boehner can get the Rep caucus to go along with the deal. Poor Boehner is caught in the middle. Insane.

[masadaman]

“The information ...from a WSJ article.” Yes, also read it. but YOU have it there somehow at the moment. (No more kudos, however, because my wife might start to wonder.)

[2ndDivisionVet]

OMG! Now he’s quoting former Senate Majority Leader BOB DOLE!! What a goof!!

[nolongerademocrat]

I love that!!!!

[Voter62vb]

what have been the questions from the “reporters”? I seem to recall, Obama, as vetted by Pelosi/Soros Inc, was proclaimed to be GOD by “reporters”.

[LyinLibs]

For press conferences, why doesn’t 0bama just read his favorite passages from the Koran?

[kristinn]

Last question goes to April Ryan, asks about effects of economy on minorities, poor. Asks about Rep. Fatah's 'debt free America' bill.

Not even April had the guts to ask Obama about the free fall in Black employment under Obama, especially among Black youth.

[ScottinVA]

“why should i get to keep hundreds of thousands of dollars of income i don’t need, while some family is trying to send their kids to college”

Read: "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs."

[kristinn]

I think he did that once with a New York Times reporter.

[Renderofveils]

Hey! I’m a drunken sailor and I don’t spend that much!!!!

[ColdOne]

Unemployment before you came into office was a 4% wasn’t it?
Now he says it was higher before he took office.....

[hsalaw]

He’s now just babbling a bunch of words in a desperate search for an idea. What was the question again? Something about the black unemployment rate?

[Interesting Times]

He has a prepared list of pressers he will call to question him.

... who ask approved questions so he can recite his prepared answers.

[Dr.Deth]

American people are dunces. Only professional politicians know what’s going on!

Ladies and gentlemen, I present your ruling class. They don't even make pretense to being "of the people" any more.

[Reagan Man]

Obama is FOS!

[Revel]

I am sure that the speaker can find a way to be covered if he desires. He just has to be radical in his methods. Every hear of equal time? He needs to spread the message that the MSM is biased and not giving it. Republicans need to pound on that 24/7. I am still not so sure that the speaker really wants to be heard though. Republican leaders never do. They just sit back and take a beating and then cave.

[Cincinatus]

I never liked the "drunken sailor" analogy -- drunken sailors spend their own money.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Obama is trying to cast himself as the grown-up hovering over the bickering children in Congress. Says we 'have to eat our peas.'

While he eats Wagyu beef.

[Outraged At FLA]

Pull off the bandaid and eat our peas? WTF?!?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/07/11/obama_on_deficit_talks_time_to_pull_off_the_band-aid_eat_our_peas.html