HEADS UP-Obama about to speak about the economy in Nevada

[jenmito]

Audio only at WH site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

Since it's no fun without video:
CNN.com has it on their schedule of live coverage (scheduled to start 12:20): http://live.cnn.com/

MSNBC says they're going to cover it, but who knows...

[Spazito]

1. Thanks for the heads up!

Harry Reid up now.

[jenmito]

3. He brought up LeBron James' name only to say he doesn't know much about those things...

and then started talking about the "team" HE'S on.

[Spazito]

5. It was a great segue!

To me it was a subtle shot at the infotainment news networks before talking about HIS team. It was well done, imo.

[jenmito]

6. I agree. And of course, MSNBC is NOT covering it (so far, at least). n/t

[Spazito]

7. Well, with the Lohan crisis and THE trade (sports teams) trauma...

MSNBC is just too busy I guess. They are pathetic.

[jenmito]

9. Yup...

last I checked, they were interviewing a guy who had a bear in his house. "The Place for Politics"? :eyes:

[jenmito]

2. Kick-Harry Reid is speaking.

[jenmito]

4. Obama's up!

[jenmito]

8. Nobody cares? Obama's speaking now.

[jenmito]

10. HAHAHAHA! Someone unrec'ed this?!

[Brother Buzz]

11. A Cleveland Cavaliers fan?

Just a guess. ;)

[Clio the Leo]

12. dont know why they made this so down-tempo...

... even I'm a little bored with this one... the music they played before was straight off of Mr. Rogers piano .... the whole thing is very subdued.

[jenmito]

13. I agree. And it's over already. It was nothing like yesterday's events. n/t

[Spazito]

14. I must admit, I was hoping for the "Ant that ate the Economy" stuff...

and, instead, it was very, very low-key and short. I wanted Cher in Vegas and it was more like Tony Bennett, lol.

[jenmito]

15. He didn't seem to be into it today. n/t

[Spazito]

16. I am wondering if his audience was made up of those who prefer....

low-key as opposed to those who attend town halls so the President tailored his discussion accordingly.

[jenmito]

17. Well...

this was billed as Obama "speaking on the economy," NOT as "stumping for" or "campaigning for" a fellow Dem. He wasn't "firing up the troops" as they say.

[Spazito]

18. True, there is a big difference n/t

[Clio the Leo]

19. You know, that may be it ....

... because Bill Burton apparently took some questions where the answer was, "this wasn't a stump speech, he just likes Harry Reid..." because of the positive comments he made about him.

You obviously have the situation where it cost $$ to fly the President (and 300 of his best friends) out there ... by doing the auto plant speech and this speech on the economy, it counts as a business trip (although, apparently Reid's campaign paid a portion of the cost.)