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Live Thread: Obama Press Conference APEC Summit 9:45 P.M. EST, 4:45 P.M. HST 11/13/11
Sunday, November 13, 2011 | Kristinn

Posted on 11/13/2011 4:54:25 PM PST by kristinn

Yes, Dear Leader has scheduled a press conference for 9:45 p.m. EST during Patriots-Jets Sunday Night Football game. I doubt NBC will break in for it, but the cable networks will surely cover the APEC summit presser. That's the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit being held in Honolulu this weekend.

There's plenty of mischief afoot as this Reuters article attests:

U.S. expects "significant" APEC step on green trade

The United States expects Asia Pacific leaders on Sunday to take a "significant step" toward reducing tariffs and other barriers that block trade in environmentally-friendly good and services, a senior administration official said on Sunday.

"We're in a good place. We has some very constructive discussions around the important issue of environmental goods and services trade liberalization," the U.S. official told Reuters at the annual summit meeting of the 21 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.

"We expect that when the outcome is explained after the leaders meeting it will be recognized as a very significant step forward," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity before the leaders issue their statement.

SNIP

In case NBC does interrupt the game to cover Obama's press conference, remember an empty beer can thrown at your TV does less damage than a full one.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: apec; lazy; obama
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To: kristinn

Dang I missed that. I see they just went to real news!


21 posted on 11/13/2011 7:09:34 PM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: Auntie Mame; All

Obama is burning daylight—literally. The press conference is being held outdoors. It’s a beautiful setting with palm tress in the foreground and the ocean in the background. However sunset is at 5:50 p.m. HST, about 44 minutes from now.


22 posted on 11/13/2011 7:13:00 PM PST by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: ColdOne
Woo hoo! Here he comes! Only 22 minutes late!

Fox and CNN covering live, MSNBC in usual programming.

Echo in Obama's audio finally fixed.

23 posted on 11/13/2011 7:15:17 PM PST by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: kristinn

a new travel card agreement?


24 posted on 11/13/2011 7:17:15 PM PST by relee ('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
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To: relee

Travel card, green jobs, new Pacific rim trade org, wants to double U.S. exports to Asia.


25 posted on 11/13/2011 7:19:29 PM PST by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: kristinn
First question on Iran. Any new commitments against nuclear weapons? Any options left but military?

Obama says we have strongest sanctions in years against Iran thanks to Obama, Russia and China.

Wants to solve issue diplomatically, but no options off the table.

26 posted on 11/13/2011 7:23:27 PM PST by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: kristinn

He’s answering the first reporter’s question, and I note him looking down at the podium. He very obviously has notes there so he had to have been given the question beforehand.

Has anyone seen a teleprompter? If not, he’s got to have something down on the podium, maybe some kind of Ipad type thing.

BTW, he can sure blather on...


27 posted on 11/13/2011 7:23:56 PM PST by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: kristinn
The world is united and Iran is isolated because of our diplomacy ... we have the toughest sanctions ... we are in a much stronger position than we were 2 or 3 years ago ...

Making sure that Iran does not weaponize nuclear power ...

28 posted on 11/13/2011 7:23:59 PM PST by relee ('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
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To: Auntie Mame

Q. ... are they (Republicans) uninformed, out of touch or irresponsible?
A. They are wrong


29 posted on 11/13/2011 7:26:35 PM PST by relee ('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
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To: All
Surprise! Dan Lothian of CNN gets the second question. Asks about GOP prez debate question on water boarding, quotes Herman Cain supporting water boarding.

Obama says it is torture, blah, blah. A short answer from him.

Next question from CBS' Norah O'Donnell on GOP debate, Mitt Romney saying Iran will have nuclear weapon if Obama reelected. Obama says he will not respond to candidates until GOP nominee selected. Goes back to first question and response.

30 posted on 11/13/2011 7:27:48 PM PST by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: relee

“I’m not commenting on what’s said in debates until GOP has a nominee.”


31 posted on 11/13/2011 7:28:10 PM PST by Docs Galore
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To: kristinn

I thought that was the second question. The first one was a true idiocy. Asked about Bachman and Santorum (I think) support of waterboarding. Gives him 3 choices along the following lines (don’t remember the specific wording) - are the Republicans 1) idiots, 2) morons, or 3) the devil incarnate?


32 posted on 11/13/2011 7:28:41 PM PST by BuckyKat (Green = the new red)
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To: All
Next question on Obama saying China needs to "play by the rules."
33 posted on 11/13/2011 7:29:22 PM PST by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: relee

Ah - you beat me to it and with a better command of the question. It’s clouding over here on the west side of the island. Sure would like to see it start raining on him.


34 posted on 11/13/2011 7:29:55 PM PST by BuckyKat (Green = the new red)
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To: kristinn

Does he think he’s FDR? This guy is worse than a Roman Emperor! Paging Caligula!!!


35 posted on 11/13/2011 7:30:13 PM PST by Dengar01 (Dengar01 - "Heartless" since 1983!!!)
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To: Auntie Mame

OMG! Second question, he is given a question with multiple choice answers.

Nora Dunn is now up asking her question. Second question referring to the Republican debates. He says he’s not going to respond to questions about the Republicans until they get an actual nominee. Then he continues to blather on. He’s very hesitant as he speaks with lots of long pauses.


36 posted on 11/13/2011 7:30:21 PM PST by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: relee

Dan Lothian is auditioning for CNN’s Peking bureau.


37 posted on 11/13/2011 7:30:35 PM PST by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: Docs Galore
“I’m not commenting on what’s said in debates until GOP has a nominee.”

LoL!

He said that less than 1 minute after commenting on what was said in last night's debate.

38 posted on 11/13/2011 7:30:35 PM PST by relee ('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
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To: kristinn

Beautiful background.....boring message. Ugh....


39 posted on 11/13/2011 7:31:27 PM PST by LA Woman3
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To: kristinn

Our son was totally pi$-$ed at him this morning. Tried to drive into town (Honolulu) to give a few piano lessons and not only was the freeway closed but all the access roads that cross the freeway were closed. You quite literally couldn’t go to any alternate routes without driving all the way around the island, and I’m not even sure that would have worked.

And then he has the cojones to talk about making travel easier. Yeah, right.


40 posted on 11/13/2011 7:32:36 PM PST by BuckyKat (Green = the new red)
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