REMINDER-Obama Speech in Japan at 8pm ET

[jenmito]

So far it'll be covered here: http://www.cnn.com/live/ and here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

[virgogal]

1. Thanks!

[jenmito]

6. No problem!

[babylonsister]

2. Do ya think Olbermann will cover it? Friday night? He might.

I hope!

[jenmito]

5. I hope so but don't think so. He usually sticks with his show, maybe cutting into the speech for a

minute. I'd give CNN a better chance at covering it than Keith. If he doesn't show it, I'll DVR him and watch Obama.

[alsame]

3. Thanks!

[jenmito]

7. No problem!

[Clio the Leo]

4. Crap!

A wasted opportunity to have an excuse to have brought home sushi! :)

[jenmito]

8. Go get some now!

You still have time! :)

[Clio the Leo]

15. Pizza is already in my tummy. NT

[jenmito]

16. I LOVE pizza...

and hate sushi, unlike my husband.

[Cha]

11. Better yet..

whip it up:9

[Thrill]

9. This is where he is speaking

[jenmito]

14. Nice!

[Cha]

10. Great~ I knew nothing..

Should be very interesting!

[jenmito]

13. Well...

you knew nothing about THIS. :)

[otohara]

12. Thanks for Heads Up

[jenmito]

17. No problem!

[HopeOverFear]

18. I'll be there (c) Jackson 5

[jenmito]

19. Got to be there. :)

[HopeOverFear]

24. HA! :)

[Clio the Leo]

20. KICK!!!! NT

[Clio the Leo]

21. I was sitting here wondering why the seats looked empty...

.... and then I realized, 90% of them have jet-black hair. :)

(blonde moment!!!)

[Cha]

22. Nice

stage!

[Clio the Leo]

23. Sends his greetings to the people of Obama, Japan...

... too bad he didn't have time to visit, just for the sheer hokeyness of it all.

[jenmito]

25. CNN is covering it, too.

[Clio the Leo]

26. That is some SNAZZY bunting!

Kudos to whomever decorated the gallery.... that's lovely.

[HopeOverFear]

27. It missed the beginning, did he get a big applause?

[Clio the Leo]

30. Well, there was no hooting and hollering......

.... but this is Japan we're talking about.

I know some members of a fairly successful musical group and, when they toured there in the 70s, the crowds didn't even clap, it was considered rude to "interrupt."

[HopeOverFear]

34. That's true.

[Clio the Leo]

28. Nations need not fee threatened by the success of another....

.... and power is not a zero-sum game.

Gotta love that approach. We can all benefit from one another's success. ...... Every now and then I have these moments where he says something I never thought I'd hear an American leader say.

[HopeOverFear]

29. Uh oh, there's that apology again

;)

[Clio the Leo]

31. lol, what did he say?

.... I was answering your question above and missed it .... quit asking me stuff!!! lol

[HopeOverFear]

33. LOL

he said that in the past America has been disingaged (or disengaged?) but that those days are over.

[jenmito]

32. I said the same thing. There's your RW soundbite.

:eyes:

[Clio the Leo]

35. lol, I have this overwhelming urge for him to....

.... start hocking GM cars! lol

"so, while I'm hear, I'd like to show you this new Chevy sedan...."

[HopeOverFear]

37. HAHAHAHAHA you wrong for that nm

[Clio the Leo]

39. lol, that's how he sounded.....

.... he was like, "and we can make stuff to ya know!!!"

("with parts that we get from you guys.")

[Clio the Leo]

36. Continued promise of nuclear non-proliferation gets the biggest reaction so far.

For the obvious reason.

[Clio the Leo]

38. Did you hear that laundry list Nobel haters?

Of all the things he's accomplished toward the goal of nuclear non-proliferation?

YOUR guy couldn't even pronounce the WORD correctly ..... ours is working toward eliminating the need to even SAY it.

[dmr]

41. How could anyone find fault with his words? Yet, they do.

I find him truly inspiring.

:hi:

[Clio the Leo]

47. Simple, they're ......... HATERS!!!!! NT

[HopeOverFear]

40. ack! quit trippin over your words, man

I know he's tired, but dang :)

[Clio the Leo]

45. lol, let me hear YOU say "Aung San Suu Kyi"! NT

[HopeOverFear]

51. LOL

[Clio the Leo]

42. "...as America's FIRST Pacific President...... (smile)..."

The Freepers are gonna LOVE that one! lol

[HopeOverFear]

53. I know right???? that was awesome

between that and the bowing, their heads are gonna explode.

[HopeOverFear]

43. Watch Republicans are gonna bitch: "why was he bowing so much to them?"

:rofl:

[Beaverhausen]

44. oh my CNN- how embarrassing!

[HopeOverFear]

46. what happened?

[Clio the Leo]

49. You could hear the audio of a reporter after the speech....

..... praising what the President said.

[Thrill]

48. "America’s first Pacific president,"

Thats what Pres Obama called himself. LOL. Freepers must be going crazy right now

[Clio the Leo]

50. lol, I'm sure he stole that line from his sis and bro in law. NT

[jenmito]

52. Yup. I love it!