Did I miss it or did he not answer the B. Manning question?nt

[amyrose2712]

[merbex]

1. I heard the tail end of his response in which he said basically that

Manning is being treated appropriately, he was assured, and that some of this is for Manning's benefit.
I didn't hear the question but when I heard Obama say Manning's name I perked up.

[truebrit71]

2. Me too. It was basically "nothing to see here, move along"...

..he actually held his head downwards at one point I thought during his response, a subliminal "I'm lying my ass off right now and I can't believe the words coming out of my mouth" maybe? Who knows, all I know is that what I heard was not what candidate Obama would have said.

[merbex]

3. yup, very uncomfortable posture and non verbal cues given off n/t

[kenny blankenship]

4. punted.

but what do you expect him to say? The State Dept spokesman is right that the Pentagon is full of knuckle dragging thugs, who are torturing the detainee prior to his trial?

[merbex]

5. I expect Mr Constitutional Law Professor to remember the freakin Bill of Rights

[woo me with science]

8. Why would you expect that after TSA? nt

[appal_jack]

6. Would be nice to hear such truth... (k&r, n/t)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Did he talk about human rights in the ME while ignoring Manning's?

[lamp_shade]

9. He answered it. It was a good answer.

[Better Believe It]

10. Obama dodged answering the question two times! Read it for yourself. You decide.

The news conference transcript regarding Manning at:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=615320&mesg_id=615320

[Rex]

11. He said he had a conversation with the Pentagon Brass about Manning.

And they assured him, everything was being done 'by the book'. :eyes:

[zorahopkins]

12. The President DID Answer

President Obama DID answer the Bradley Manning question.

He said himself that he though he gave an answer to "the substantive issue".

He asked the Pentagon if everything was OK with Manning, and the Pentagon said, "Why, sure, Mr. President, everything is just fine and dandy".

That answer was good enough for President Obama.

President Obama apparently thinks that answer is good enough for the rest of us, too.

[Better Believe It]

13. Really? So what did President Obama say about P. J. Crowley's statement?

I have read the full text of the question about Crowley and Obama's response.

He dodged answering the very specific and clear question, two times, about Crowley.

Read Obama's answer so that you can correct your mistake.

[zorahopkins]

14. You Must Understand

You must understand.

President Obama replied to the question.

He gave a response to the "substantive issue" that he was asked.

President Obama, you must understand, is the President. And the President, you must understand, is allowed to reply to questions the way he thinks he can reply. He must (you surely understand this) reply to the "substantive issue" being asked, but he is not required (here again, you must understand this) to reply to the exact question he is asked.

If the President were to be required (you understand) to the exact questions he is asked, then he could end up embarrassing himself.

That wouldn't be presidential.

I'm sure you understand.

If not, just keep repeating the following sentence, "The President gave an answer to the substantive issue".

[MrCoffee]

15. I wonder if that would fit as a signature line...

Brilliant!