Friday, August 09, 2013

President Filibuster finally holds a press conference: magnanimously entertains a grand total of 9 questions

From the official transcript:

Julie Pace of AP: Has relationship worsened with Russia because of Snowden?

Obama: 7 paragraph response.

Julie Pace of AP: Will there be punitive measures against Russia?

2 paragraph response.

Chuck Todd of NBC: Given your reforms of intelligence-gathering, is Snowden a whistle-blower? A patriot? Does he affect the Putin relationship?

12 paragraph response.

Major Garrett, who knows what network: Female Federal Reserve Chairman to break non-existent glass ceiling?

6 paragraph response.

Garrett follow-up: whatever.

1 paragraph snide response.

Carol Lee, who knows: Why should the public trust you on surveillance now that you've announced reforms?

8 paragraph response.

Carol Lee: re-asks question because of blathering non-answer.

4 paragraph response.

Jonathan Karl, ABC: If Al Qaeda is on the run, why is it kicking our asses all over the world?

6 paragraph response.

Ed Henry, Fox: Why'd you delay a key part of Obamacare unilaterally? And why haven't the Benghazi killers been apprehended, even though they've been interviewed on CNN?

Obama response: I got Bin Laden.

13 paragraph response.

Jessica Yellen, who knows: If the GOP gives you the choice of de-funding Obamacare or shutting down the government, what will you do?

Obama response: I won't discuss hypotheticals.

Scott Horseley: Why are white Republicans racists?

8 paragraph response.

### End of Press Conference ###


Gee. And no one bothered to ask what the president was doing for eight and a half hours as the Benghazi attack raged. Shocked. Shocked, I say.


1 comment:

TheFineReport.com said...

This isn't about Obama anymore. There will always be an malignant clown like Obama that haters of our country will slip through the door.

This is about the press, and the cherished Fourth Estate -- and how the people entrusted with our national media have corrupted it.

Without a legitimate free press, our future as a nation is in doubt.

The pressure we can exert should not be on Obama, but on the corrupted news media (boycott them), not to mention the equally corrupt hacks at the leadership level of the GOP (starve them, and support the Tea Party lavishly).

That's our