Thursday, July 02, 2009

Obama Comments on Skyrocketing Unemployment

Meh.

The president spoke enthusiastically of the White House pastry chef. “Whatever kind of pie you want, he will make it,” Obama said, adding ruefully that that was a problem for him and wife Michelle in regard to their weight.

(7) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1854 hrs
Economy + Politics + Politics - General

  1. What you fail to mention in your typically-antagonistic post is that the larger article is about Obama taking a stance against Putin, and that his comment about the pastry chef was only in response to a fluff question from the press about letting us in on a secret about the White House.

    But that’s fine, you just stick with your insightful commentary.

    Posted by Concerned West Bend Citizen on July 02, 2009 at 1908 hrs


  2. Ok, how about this, in a 24-minute interview, he was not only asked the chef question, but also if he felt he should have made a public statment about Michael Jackson’s death and who is the better player, Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan. 

    I, personally, would have preferred some follow-up in what he intends to do about the DPRK, or why he is softening his stance on detaining the Gitmo prisoners, or the fact that he, “isn’t reconciled with..” the fact that most experts think Iran will have a usable nuclear bomb during his presidency.

    Another softball interview, in which he got to bury a lot of things. Oh, and let us not forget the 2 million jobs that have been shed since he signed the stimulus package.

    Is that better for righteous antagonism?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 02, 2009 at 2042 hrs


  3. Point that righteous antagonism at the interviewer, not the interviewee.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 02, 2009 at 2245 hrs


  4. you are going to tell me, after this last week with ‘planted questions’ that the press isn’t in the tank for Barry?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 03, 2009 at 0011 hrs


  5. The interviewee is responsible for the situations.  This (and the rest of the) softball interviews the idiot in chief are getting are a symptom of the media in the tank.

    You don’t seriously think that jug-ears would allow an interview that contained actual questions on substantial issues, do you?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 03, 2009 at 0807 hrs


  6. A few months ago the White House chef wasn’t good enough to make a pizza so he had a chef from Missouri flown to the White house to make one at tax payer expense.  True Story

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 03, 2009 at 0921 hrs


  7. Yes, that “planted question” in the press conference (which wasn’t planted or prearranged) was a real softball.

    Y’all act like Jeff Gannon never existed, or Carl Cameron for that matter.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 05, 2009 at 0238 hrs


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