Liveblogging in the thread.... Here is the entire Conference (57 minutes)....favorite part..yeah he says Torture is wrong, and the Churchill Story was signifigant.
This was sent out by Mitch Stewart on April 30th, 2009....
Very serious... happy with some of the progress, but not satisfied is how he put it...
went over ALL that he has done ( it is quite a list...)
He opened talking about the Swine Flu -called it H1N1...( I still think it is related to Hog Waste...whatever...)
trying times...yeah- that's accurate..
thanks to the people...
he did right away mention Gitmo and torture...NO MORE torture..
Melissa ?::: Question about closing the Border and Quarentining?
Prez O::: sigh...what the Scientists have to say and what they see we need to do is where I am getting advice... we already have cases here- it would not make a difference, we are moving supplies to the Border. I am working with Scietists and Public health officials
( nice to hear a Prez that respects Health people AND scientists...nice)
( WHO is melissa ? could be mentored by Bachman with that question- but we knew the border and typhoid mary mexican question would come up...)
Prez O:::: wash your hands ..cover your mouth and be sensisble....stay home if you are sick...don't travel if you feel sick...don't ride mass tran if you are sick..because this is a new strain we must be cautious...
( good job O....)
NEXT::: Deb Price Detroit News::: Auto Question::: is Banruptcy the only thing for Crysler....
O:: I am more hopeful there is some kind of viable plan- the unions have made sacrifices and debtholdrs have come up with concessions....fiat crysler merger still looks viable- I am still optimiistic. GM....still have to make difficult choices...and stil have to get on the right path....I don't want to see our govt in the auto biz long term....
Jake:::: Waterboarding Question....do you believe previous adminstiatration is torture.. ( all of us signed ACLU letters to the Main Media- and we all wondered WHO would ask THE question....Jake found his balls..wow)
O::: I do believe it is torture....and violates laws and that is WHY I have ended these practices. now he is talking about that informaton was supposedly obtained- but there are other ways that we could have gotten that information- there was no reason to do it that way. Churchholl "we don't torture " story WHILE brits were being bombed...No reason to shread who we are Morally. I am very comfortable with this decision. ( he did not answer about Previous Administration)
( I just have to say USing this as his explanation was fucking brilliant !!!- excellent)
What ever legal rationales that were used were wrong?
Mark Knowller ::: Carrying Cheney's water- he asked if it was every okay like Cheney said...
O::: No I can not see that...there is no public justification- does not answer the core question could we have gotten the same information and it also does make us safer to do it this way. I consulted with my entire security team. I will be judged on how safe I keep the people. Torture does not make anyone safer - it gives other people reasson to hate us ....There have been no circumstances that show any imformation that would make me questions this...
Dodd::: Pakistan question about their nuclear aresenal..
O::: I am confident that we can work with them and secure them to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands...I am concerned about the situation there....not just the taliban..the govet there is fragile.they can not deliver basic services to their people....and rule of law- that I am worried about. their own people need support and loyalty...the people there are worried and that is a weakness.
Iraq Question:::: about stability and withdrawl...
O:: explaining diplomatic side is impt.and their govt.
Chip -I-am -an-ass Reid:::: Spector and "One Party Rule"...and snitty question about Arlen" Leaving the party" ,,,,,interesting the way he phrased it- not "arlen becoming a dem"
O::: I greatly respect Arlen.,...he is independent and and will act as he does,....arlen trys to do the right thing and will continue to ..there is No rubber stamp senate- and that is how it should be.....( gee some one should have told the shrub)....to my repug freinds I have tried to - it was is genuine and people voted for change...
there are areas that we can work together..ie Health care...it's about working together....on a variety of issues....can't be a reason to oppose me every single time....philosophical differences should not determine how laws are passed and changes made for the american people...
Chip Arlen says that we are in desperate straights
O;; I don't believe in crysal balls and I don't believe in being down...opposing our plans on every front is not a good strategy..
Ed Henry:: ahhhh the other douchbag question of the night... Abortion and the Notre Dame Question ( boy do they pay this asses to ask these ?)
O::: ProChoice answer that he has given a gazillion times....
O::: made a joke...bless him.... thoughtful....answer....
Surpirsed :::: Number of Critical issues that have come to the forefront::: Iraq and healthcare and economy...I never thought that the economy would be the worst since the depression...normally a prez has 3 or 4...we have had 7 or 8..we are still trying to keep our commitment to the american people and the change we promised...
troubled:::: "sobered"...change in dc comes slow..very slow...postureing and bickering , even while in a crisis....goes on..I wish we could take a timeout on the political games...that has not happened..
enchanted:::
ahhh ,...nmmmmmm....enchanted is not the word I would use....I am "impresed"...they are impressive..fiercely loyal to this country...I am grateful...
HUMbled::: the presidency is powerful...b ut there are alot of different power centers....and that is not like everything falls inline..make your best..listen hard...coax folks in the right direction... ocean liner - not a speed boat....
sorry - ran out of steam and had to go get noodles of the stove..came back and boom it was over...
I thought he did as good as he could - long day...and his town hall today was good..if some of these reporters had watched it - he would not have to keep repeating himself on certain issues...
the thing that bothered me- we have a healthcare situation going on- and the ONLY question that was asked about it- was the damn immigration/border question...hellll
8 comments:
Very serious...
happy with some of the progress, but not satisfied is how he put it...
went over ALL that he has done ( it is quite a list...)
He opened talking about the Swine Flu -called it H1N1...( I still think it is related to Hog Waste...whatever...)
trying times...yeah- that's accurate..
thanks to the people...
he did right away mention Gitmo and torture...NO MORE torture..
Melissa ?:::
Question about closing the Border and Quarentining?
Prez O:::
sigh...what the Scientists have to say and what they see we need to do is where I am getting advice...
we already have cases here- it would not make a difference, we are moving supplies to the Border. I am working with Scietists and Public health officials
( nice to hear a Prez that respects Health people AND scientists...nice)
( WHO is melissa ? could be mentored by Bachman with that question- but we knew the border and typhoid mary mexican question would come up...)
Prez O::::
wash your hands ..cover your mouth and be sensisble....stay home if you are sick...don't travel if you feel sick...don't ride mass tran if you are sick..because this is a new strain we must be cautious...
( good job O....)
NEXT:::
Deb Price Detroit News:::
Auto Question::: is Banruptcy the only thing for Crysler....
O::
I am more hopeful there is some kind of viable plan- the unions have made sacrifices and debtholdrs have come up with concessions....fiat crysler merger still looks viable- I am still optimiistic. GM....still have to make difficult choices...and stil have to get on the right path....I don't want to see our govt in the auto biz long term....
boy it is sooo nice that he speaks so clearly
Jake::::
Waterboarding Question....do you believe previous adminstiatration is torture.. ( all of us signed ACLU letters to the Main Media- and we all wondered WHO would ask THE question....Jake found his balls..wow)
O:::
I do believe it is torture....and violates laws and that is WHY I have ended these practices. now he is talking about that informaton was supposedly obtained- but there are other ways that we could have gotten that information- there was no reason to do it that way. Churchholl "we don't torture " story WHILE brits were being bombed...No reason to shread who we are Morally. I am very comfortable with this decision. ( he did not answer about Previous Administration)
( I just have to say USing this as his explanation was fucking brilliant !!!- excellent)
What ever legal rationales that were used were wrong?
Mark Knowller :::
Carrying Cheney's water- he asked if it was every okay like Cheney said...
O:::
No I can not see that...there is no public justification- does not answer the core question could we have gotten the same information and it also does make us safer to do it this way. I consulted with my entire security team. I will be judged on how safe I keep the people. Torture does not make anyone safer - it gives other people reasson to hate us ....There have been no circumstances that show any imformation that would make me questions this...
Dodd:::
Pakistan question about their nuclear aresenal..
O:::
I am confident that we can work with them and secure them to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands...I am concerned about the situation there....not just the taliban..the govet there is fragile.they can not deliver basic services to their people....and rule of law- that I am worried about.
their own people need support and loyalty...the people there are worried and that is a weakness.
Iraq Question::::
about stability and withdrawl...
O::
explaining diplomatic side is impt.and their govt.
Chip -I-am -an-ass Reid::::
Spector and "One Party Rule"...and snitty question about Arlen" Leaving the party" ,,,,,interesting the way he phrased it- not "arlen becoming a dem"
O:::
I greatly respect Arlen.,...he is independent and and will act as he does,....arlen trys to do the right thing and will continue to ..there is No rubber stamp senate- and that is how it should be.....( gee some one should have told the shrub)....to my repug freinds I have tried to - it was is genuine and people voted for change...
there are areas that we can work together..ie Health care...it's about working together....on a variety of issues....can't be a reason to oppose me every single time....philosophical differences should not determine how laws are passed and changes made for the american people...
Chip
Arlen says that we are in desperate straights
O;;
I don't believe in crysal balls and I don't believe in being down...opposing our plans on every front is not a good strategy..
Ed Henry::
ahhhh the other douchbag question of the night...
Abortion and the Notre Dame Question ( boy do they pay this asses to ask these ?)
O:::
ProChoice answer that he has given a gazillion times....
wow he is talking about women and how they struggle with these decisions..thank you.....
( Ed Shultze is sitting next to ed- boy I bet they are not budds..)
Jeff Zeleney NYT:::
long poetic question...
O:::
made a joke...bless him....
thoughtful....answer....
Surpirsed :::: Number of Critical issues that have come to the forefront:::
Iraq and healthcare and economy...I never thought that the economy would be the worst since the depression...normally a prez has 3 or 4...we have had 7 or 8..we are still trying to keep our commitment to the american people and the change we promised...
troubled::::
"sobered"...change in dc comes slow..very slow...postureing and bickering , even while in a crisis....goes on..I wish we could take a timeout on the political games...that has not happened..
enchanted:::
ahhh ,...nmmmmmm....enchanted is not the word I would use....I am "impresed"...they are impressive..fiercely loyal to this country...I am grateful...
HUMbled:::
the presidency is powerful...b ut there are alot of different power centers....and that is not like everything falls inline..make your best..listen hard...coax folks in the right direction...
ocean liner - not a speed boat....
Humbled by the amercian people that have shown patience that we are not going to fix all of this overnight...
Questions about Immigration reform ::
( did not get her name)...reaching out mccain...
sorry - ran out of steam and had to go get noodles of the stove..came back and boom it was over...
I thought he did as good as he could - long day...and his town hall today was good..if some of these reporters had watched it - he would not have to keep repeating himself on certain issues...
the thing that bothered me- we have a healthcare situation going on- and the ONLY question that was asked about it- was the damn immigration/border question...hellll
sigh,.....
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