I thought he did great. Put the emphasis on the human side plus the fiscal responsibility

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

The press were muted and respectful and not like their usual yappy "gotcha" selves, which I take as a good thing.

High marks.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. Good questions were asked. It was very good and I'm pleasantly surprised.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

4. I have to agree that the press asked good questions. nt

[Window]

2. Indeed!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. Very high marks

Liked him telling it like it is about the GOP. Also liked his sense of humor.

One thing I missed, though--it was alluded on the official thread that he said something that was a slapdown to the birthers. I didn't catch it--what did he say?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. "As an American, I...*goes on to healthcare point here*"

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. thanks!

It went by so naturally that I didn't catch it!

[jenmito]

7. It was just the opposite according to Howard Finemann and Rachel Maddow.

What downers they were just now. They both said he had no humanity-seemed tired... :eyes:

[Jennicut]

8. He was in pissed off mode...are they not used to seeing a more angry, urgent Obama?

I think so.

[jenmito]

9. They described it as "nothing new" and "tired" & a "missed opportunity" to "show some humanity

like Reagan" etc. :eyes:

[livetohike]

11. Funny, I never thought Reagan ever showed any humanity

Especially when he fired all the air traffic controllers, or sold out the steel industry costing 200,000+ jobs in the Pgh./Ohio area.

Howard Fineman is from Pgh. He should know better.

[MadMaddie]

12. Yea the great humanitarian Reagan that let the Aids crisis

explode because he was homophobic? That Reagan....? Fineman sucks!

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

10. Idiots! They critique like it's the Pomona Little Theater production of Damn Yankees

We listened to the WORDS you jackasses! It's our lives! Go ahead and talk about the delivery as though that's what matters.

He was serious, he was sober, he had gravitas.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. The health care questions were pretty good

I didn't understand why they asked him about TARP and Gates though but he still answered the questions well.

[uponit7771]

14. YES!! Tieing the issue to fiscal responsibility gives dems a whippin stick when it comes to 2010