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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:34 PM
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***President Obama's Press Conference*** Thread Two
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:36 PM
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1. Do you regret announcing off shore drilling?
Great question
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ClayZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:36 PM
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2. I love Hellen Thomas!
Whooooot!!
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ClayZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:54 PM
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44. Obama, " I grew up in Hawaii where the Ocean is Sacred"
Edited on Thu May-27-10 01:10 PM by ClayZ
Oops I posted this in the wrong spot!
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:36 PM
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3. oops - nevermind
Edited on Thu May-27-10 12:37 PM by myrna minx
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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:38 PM
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4. Excellent answer about his offshore drilling comments.
At the end of the day, you have to trust that the "experts" (i.e. BP) know what they are doing. But Obama got burned doing that, and he admits it. But that does not mean it will be business as usual here on out.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:40 PM
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6. He's an unusually honest man
He does not pretend to know everything. I like that.
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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:40 PM
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9. Rrefreshing, ain't it? n/t
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:41 PM
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13. Me too.
He really tries to keep things no-drama and BS-free.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:42 PM
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16. A trait rarely found among
politicians. It takes self-confidence - he's comfortable with himself.
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:43 PM
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17. While I don't agree with everything Obama has done...
it's tough for me to criticize his approach.

When I hear him talk like this, it just reminds me of how I think about issues. It gets him into trouble a lot though.
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 02:21 PM
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63. Trouble like GW's foot got in his mouth?
Just asking ~ after Bush, a Kgn. child could do better.

President Obama is light years ahead IMO.

The difference is that GW had the media with him all the way ~ Obama has just the opposite.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 02:37 PM
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65. That's what impresses me most...
He has far more obstacles, and yet he's still been able to do so much. That his approval rating hovers around 50% is nothing short of miraculous considering the problems we face. I think that's due to his honesty, his sense of priority, and his ability to communicate.
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 03:05 PM
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67. I totally agree nt
Edited on Thu May-27-10 03:08 PM by goclark
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:49 PM
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31. yea he is but I think sometimes there are other powers holding him back
to really push hard.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:45 PM
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22. Then he has been hiding under a rock.
Edited on Thu May-27-10 12:47 PM by xchrom
There have been signs available that there is trouble out - why say you
have to rely on 'experts' thatmake you look like a victim that you aren't?

Obama is no victim here, he wasn't hoodwinked, bamboozeled or had by
BP or any energy company.

If he doesn't 'know' it's his fault - he's the Top Dog not BP.
It's his job to act like it in advance.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 01:26 PM
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60. Familiar territory for you?
Thanks for providing zero information....
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 01:38 PM
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61. I am a Top Dog -- wanna get to Know me better? Nt
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 02:39 PM
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66. Nah. I know enough already, thanks...
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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:38 PM
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5. So was Burnbaum fired, or did she quit?
Confusing.
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:40 PM
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7. In the world of politics it is often one in the same thing
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:42 PM
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14. She resigned, probably knowing she would be out the door soon.
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DFLforever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:42 PM
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15. Sounds like she was asked to resign.
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:45 PM
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21. 6 of 1 ...

Given the circumstances, I am certain they are the same thing.
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:40 PM
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8. Hinting at peak oil
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:41 PM
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12. Part of the reason why you didn't hear me say
Drill baby drill - bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah - freaking perfect.
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:45 PM
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23. "He's TORTURING me." - Sarah Pale Horse (R - Oil Crony)
Edited on Thu May-27-10 12:47 PM by SpiralHawk
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:44 PM
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19. That was NOT a hint. It was a full-blown admission. n/t
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:41 PM
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10. "You never heard me say, 'Drill, baby, drill'"
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:47 PM
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25. That was a beaut
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tishaLA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:41 PM
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11. "That's why you never heard me saying 'drill baby, drill'"
Too much risk with deep sea drilling.
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:43 PM
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18. being asked about the 1200 troops at the border
Edited on Thu May-27-10 12:47 PM by Wednesdays
and the AZ law

Obama: "I don't agree with the AZ law." Favors rehabilitating illegals into US citizens. "National Guard can help with intelligence, relieve border guards, drug law enforcements. We also have money for prosecutors. I don't see issues in isolation...there are other solutions, too." Hopes GOP will work with him, even just 1/4 of the way.
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:45 PM
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20. The President of the United States has just admitted that we have reached Peak Oil. n/t
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:46 PM
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24. I think that will be the key line
from this Press Conference
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 01:07 PM
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57. The MSM will completely ignore it, just as they always do. There have been
exceptions, most recently on The Ed Show just two days ago. But they will compeletly ignore what Pres. Obama said. Hell, they already are. I mean, look at them. Not a single talking head on TV right now is talking about it and it should be the MOST IMPORTANT thing the president said today.
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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:47 PM
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26. Sorry, but I had to step away from the tube for two seconds.
Can you paraphrase what he said? Thanks.
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:49 PM
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He said that the age of easy, cheap oil is over and that oil will become
harder and harder to find and produce. I will be watching for video and will post it later.
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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:51 PM
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37. Thanks.
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:49 PM
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32. Basically he pointed out to what lengths oil companies have to go
To extract new oil. It's getting more and more difficult and costly.
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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:51 PM
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39. Thanks.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:48 PM
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28. A heck of a moment the way it rolled off his lips so clamly
I was like, "WHAT!".
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 01:25 PM
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59. I sensed that he was actually a bit shaky when he said it. But that could be
because I'm biased, being as close to the Peak Oil issue as I am.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 02:33 PM
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64. I'll watch it again. Surely there will be a video
I know I was flabbergasted.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:47 PM
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27. on C span 3 too
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN3.aspx
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:49 PM
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33. Fugg Fox
Why would Obama give them the last question
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tishaLA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:48 PM
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29. Oh Jeebus, Major Garrett. He makes Chip Reid look responsible
"Mr President, a couple issues...." Not questions, mind you. ISSUES
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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:54 PM
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45. Yes, we all know that Fox has issues.
Thanks, Mr. Garrett.

I don't think I've ever seen more disrespectful treatment of a president than what Fox gives. At least have respect for the office, if not for the man who holds it, fer Chrissakes...
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Urban Prairie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:49 PM
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30. More risks involved drilling in remote areas because of Peak oil....
Then make DAMNED SURE that these oil cos are drilling with MORE failsafes and backups including at least two relief wells drilled EVERY TIME!!
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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:49 PM
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34. What did asshole Chip Reid
ask the President..
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:50 PM
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35. Salazar - frustrated, angry and emotional - Really?
It's hard to imagine that so I hope to find the video.
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:51 PM
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36. That bit about Malia was cute.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:51 PM
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Indeed
Garnett can't play that
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 01:50 PM
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62. What did he say about Malia? Cube rat here
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:51 PM
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38. In the morning, Malia asks him, "Did you plug the hole, daddy?"
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givemebackmycountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:51 PM
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40. "Did you plug the hole yet daddy?"
There is no doubt.
This is eating him up inside.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:53 PM
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42. Glad he made the link to Wall Street
I take responsibility - the Federal government is fully engaged.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 01:18 PM
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58. oh for sure, when your own kid questions you it has to get to you.
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:52 PM
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41. He's pretty clearly frustrated.
That Obama coolness is struggling to assert itself. I recognize the facial expressions--I get them myself.
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:54 PM
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43. "It may not happen right away, it may not happen the way I want it to."
"But rest assured the government is engaged every second of the day."

That's good enough for me.
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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:54 PM
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46. questionable Malia anecdote
cute, but questionable...
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:56 PM
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49. why would she not ask?
She's just as concerned as other kids are about this? She has the added bonus of being able to get the most up-to-date information.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:59 PM
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54. My kids have asked about it too. My nearly six year old daughter
asked about the earthquake in Haiti while that was going on as well. Malia is older then my daughter. I could see her saying that.
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:55 PM
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47. Good presser. Good questions. Some concrete info. Some reality checks.
Edited on Thu May-27-10 12:55 PM by pinto
And a measure of acceptance of federal responsibility in the big picture.
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:55 PM
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48. I had to laugh when they cut to the congressional hearing!
Edited on Thu May-27-10 12:57 PM by Wednesdays
Congressman to BP: "You're gonna have to subsidize Louisiana for a lonnnnnnnng time!"

Sorry I'm laughing about something this grave, but just the way he said it, :rofl:

Edit: the Congressman was Cohen (D-TN) :)
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:56 PM
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51. You're on CSpan?
:D
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:58 PM
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52. It's on the 'net feed of C-SPAN 3
Edited on Thu May-27-10 12:59 PM by Wednesdays
He's grilling the BP folks, and they're sweating bullets. :)

:popcorn:
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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:56 PM
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50. Chip Reid: "Damage control"
Fuck that.

Just what the hell do they want Obama to do? I think he answered everyone's questions to the best of his ability, and didn't end it until he was sure everything was covered.

If this were Bush, this would have ended about 45 minutes ago, and we'd be no more informed than we were at the start.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 12:59 PM
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53. Tweety made one stupid comment about evolution
Apparently he can't separate the fact that it is BPs disaster and they are financially responsible, but that Obama is taking responsibility as head of the Federal Government.
Sometimes Tweety pisses me off big time.
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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 01:00 PM
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55. Tweety always has to stick his foot in his mouth.
Remember the SOTU comment?
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Urban Prairie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 01:06 PM
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56. What about getting the world's supertanker fleet to go to the Gulf?
Guess that would deprive refineries all over the world the ability to process crude oil, but if this top kill fails, those nations may end up regretting it.
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