****PRESIDENTIAL NEWS CONFERENCE OFFICIAL THREAD 2****

[nadinbrzezinski]

Link to one here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5324199&mesg_id=5324199

[ddeclue]

1. I want my pony... but I'll settle for a decent job Presdident Obama..

:)

[Motown_Johnny]

2. Tent city question.. damn. that is a tough one.

I would still like to see some way for these people to get on the food stamp program when they don't have an address but I don't hear anyone talking about it in any serious way

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Well that is a tough nut to be honest

from all kinds of social net issues

THere are solutions, but I guess that means a letter to write and hope he, or somebody who cares, reads

[AngryOldDem]

9. But Obama raised a good point.

Homelessness among veterans is growing. The government has done many vets a great, huge disservice in providing basic services once these men and women come home. It's shameful.

[Hello_Kitty]

14. I was glad he pointed out that homelessness is a problem in "good" economic times too

A problem that was largely ignored until the tent cities started springing up.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Trust me, I'm aware

[MadBadger]

4. The Wash Times asks about Obama's morality...shocking

NOT

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Well after all that's all that matters, especially from the POV of the nutty right

[Zywiec]

11. Isn't that what their readers are interested in hearing about?

I'm just glad he's answering it well.

:shrug:

[Hello_Kitty]

6. Who's this twit asking about stem cells?

[MadBadger]

7. Reporter from the RW Rag, Wash Times

[gratuitous]

He's taken questions from the Moonies, from Fox

Anyone remember Bush focusing in on "hostile" reporters? Me neither.

And the Moonies seem a lot more interested in the ethical considerations of stem cells than the Times ever was in the ethical considerations of pre-emptive wars.

[AlinPA]

8. Washington Times.

[Hello_Kitty]

13. Figures.

Always with the finger on the pulse of the important issues of the day over there at the Wash Times.

[flvegan]

10. Ahhh...no more pandering to the religious nutjob faction.

That's kind of nice.

[Marie26]

12. Wash Times: Don't you think you should ignore the scientific consensus?

Ah, this guy reminds me why I'm so happy the Republicans are out of power!

[BuyingThyme]

15. Enough questions about the Iraq War already.

[flvegan]

16. I want someone to ask if he's going to pursue prosecution of Bush/Cheney.

/devil's advocate

[Zywiec]

17. I guess no questions from Helen. n/t

[AngryOldDem]

22. Why is that?

Is it be her choice to be a spectator more than a participant anymore? I miss her questions.

[Zywiec]

23. I'm not sure

She was in the front row.

[gratuitous]

18. "I'm a big believer in persistence"

Wait; I thought Dubya was going to solve the problems between Israel and its neighbors in the last six months of his presidency. The MBA president was going to just whip things into shape between July and December.

"We expect we're going to make steady progress." Compare and contrast, class, the half-assed efforts of the previous administration. The one day economic summit in Waco didn't solve everything? Well, that's all the time and effort Chimpy is going to invest on that.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. and now for the press

[Marie26]

21. Really liked his answer on persistance. nt