Obama seemed a little punchier than usual today--didn't you think?

[Bicoastal]

Not that he ever lost his cool or made any serious errors. And some of the questions today WERE rather leading and/or dumb.

Still, at times he seemed genuinely, for lack of a better word, ticked. Not that I blame him--I mean, who cares what John "Bomb Bomb Iran" McCain thinks about international relations?

EDIT: Sorry about my multiple posts. Note to self--don't clean off the bottom of your mouse while you're in the middle of posting something.

[scheming daemons]

1. I agree with all four of your OPs!

[Bicoastal]

13. What four OP's? I only see one. No idea what you're talking about.

:shrug:;)

[QC]

2. i'm not quite sure what you're getting it. Are you trying to say

that Obama seemed a little punchier than usual today?

[Bicoastal]

10. Yes, yes, laugh it up my friend...

...one shining day you'll post multiple times and the laugh will be on you.

Stay thirsty, my friend.

[QC]

12. LOL! n/t

[JuniperLea]

Our sister company writes those ads!

I didn't know it until recently... too funny! Happy to be a degree of separation from this creative genius of an ad campaign.

[tridim]

22. I met someone the other day that claimed that guy is real

:rofl:

[JuniperLea]

24. Now THAT is hilarious!

:rofl:

Jonathan Goldsmith is the actor. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326091/

[tridim]

25. Yea, I got a good laugh at his expense.

I love the Dos Equis ads almost as much as the new Hillshire Farm ad with the two stoners. :)

[JuniperLea]

27. Have you seen the Jack in the Box stoner...

Ordering at the drive thru? Priceless!

I grew up in The Stoned Age... I'm pretty sure I'm a target for the current demographically steered ads:)

[tridim]

3. The McCain snark was particularly satisfying

I pretty much loved every minute of this presser.

[JuniperLea]

6. Ooooo! Whatdesay? eom

[tridim]

14. Paraphrased.. McCain can say whatever the hell he wants, but I'm the President.

[JuniperLea]

15. SMACKDOWN!

Yay! Thanks:)

[JuniperLea]

4. I enjoy his terse comments when asked stupid questions...

It's a verbal face-palm moment for me. One of these days, when asked a very stupid question for what must seem the bajillionth time, I hope he actually does the face-palm:)

[graywarrior]

5. He was sparring for sure

And it was great!

[JuniperLea]

8. Dammit! I missed the whole durn thing!

Argh!!!

[graywarrior]

16. It will be online

[Bluerthanblue]

32. yes it WAS!

he was on

I actually lol a few times, which felt good.

:hi:

[Selatius]

7. He might be a little unhappy because Israel blatently ignored what he said to them.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3935187

[JuniperLea]

9. I've been wondering when they are going to start demonizing him... eom

[Phx_Dem]

11. Loved the McCain slapdown, and it was done with a big laugh! LOL

One of these genuises in the media should ask McCain if we're still Georgians. Or are we Iranian's now?

[Alcibiades]

17. Obama rocked!

He said what I've been saying for some time: if private insurers offer such a good deal for consumers, why are they so afraid of a public option?

[traxster]

18. I think he expects reporters to be better than what they are...

to be genuinely concerned about educating the public, not trying to find contradictions or get the big story. If they focused on really trying to dig into the real issues rather than playing "gotcha" when it comes to serious issues, then I think he wouldn't have been that way today. But honestly, the reporters missed opportuntities to ask intelligent questions and spent their time asking stupid ones.

[Cha]

20. I know I want them to be better but they

never change. They could ask him intelligent probing questions without using stupid rw corporateshit memes.

[HopeOverFear]

28. ^^^^^^^^^^^THIS IS IT^^^^^^^^^

that is exactly it. And the press vexes him sometimes with stupid faux scandal-inducting questions. He expects more from them and they let him down every time.

[alsame]

34. Very true. He gets better questions from

'real people' when he does the town halls. Those people are interested in getting real information, asking honest questions about the issues that matter to them. They have no ulterior motive.

In contrast, (most of) the WH press want to 'make news', raise their ratings and create controversy. They want clips of their question being played on TV that night. They want to do the 'gotcha'. They aren't interested in getting information to us, it's all about them.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

19. The Major Garrett smackdown was my favorite n/t

[emulatorloo]

21. Me too - what a tool!

I think Obama gets a kick out of calling on that Faux reporter just to smack down his talking points.

[OHdem10]

23. I thought he was close to perfect, today. He can give as good

as he receives--but does it with such class. I was relieved
to see this side of Obama.

[countingbluecars]

26. He was great! n/t

[JitterbugPerfume]

29. his answer to bomb bomb bomb Iran McCain

was priceless . He does not have to sit back and take that kind of shit

[Arkana]

30. He's tired of unfair criticism.

It would get to anyone--especially someone who faces it from both his enemies AND his friends 24/7.

[Bluerthanblue]

31. he gave the press a glimpse of just who they're dealing with-

He's no fool- he's no tool

I thought todays PC was .... pretty damn cool


:evilgrin:

[CakeGrrl]

33. What sane person wouldn't be beyond tired of all the MSM b.s., not to mention

the steady hate from the Right and the discontent from the Left.

He probably has a fantasy where he drops the keys to the W.H. in Joe's hands and drives off with Michelle, the girls and Bo. "SEE-Ya!"

[Fire1]

35. Guess he can't get perturbed now. That's stupid. n/t

[Joe Chi Minh]

36. MCCain is not even a "has-been"; he's a "never-been and never going to be", old retiree,

who should be sitting in a rocking chair.

When a man was crazy enough in his youth to get back in the pilot seat, after crashing not one planes, but four, the last thing Obama needs is his advice on the tinder-box of geopolitics. Or domestic, for that matter. Mind you, he actually MIGHT have been great company to have a beer with. And for the very same reason that he's never going to be viewed as a sage outside of that bar-room.