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11. Very odd. I...uh...I'm trying to think of the last time there was a...

Reply to WorseBeforeBetter (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:53 PM

Dec 2012

.."spur of the moment" press conference called with an audience and (apparently) no press. And maybe a mic in the audience to pick up laughter and applause.

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(ENDED) President Obama Speaks on the Fiscal Cliff (LINK) [View all] Poll_Blind Dec 2012 OP

Audio now live. Still no president yet.nt Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #1

Also live via Youtube at... PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #2

It's too bad we can't embed live YouTube feeds here. Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #3

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. The program will begin in 2 minutes" Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #4

Dow and NASDAQ both just simultaneously jumped up big tjwash Dec 2012 #5

Yup! Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #7

Looks like this speech is going to have, uh, a "Supporting Cast"! Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #6

LOL Folks they picked up off of Pennsylvania Avenue? WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #8

Very odd. I...uh...I'm trying to think of the last time there was a... Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #11

Ah, you know, this isn't a press conference at all. There's an "audience". Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #9

Who said it was a press conference? NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #10

You're right- it was a hastily-arranged...uh...something or other? Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #12

Speech, I believe is the word you're looking for. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #15

I was just caught off guard because the news was "still no news". Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #17

Yah probably. But still there are lots of WH staff and I'm sure NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #18

That was delish malaise Dec 2012 #13

Someone pull that man away from that cliff! randome Dec 2012 #14

It was....uh..."unique"....Yes, that's the right word! PennsylvaniaMatt Dec 2012 #16