The President's News Conference:

[kentuck]

Should be a lot of questions addressing some of the issues we have been discussing here?

Coming up shortly.

[femmocrat]

1. Thanks, kentuck.

I couldn't stand Matthews' blathering away on MSNBC, so I switched to C-span. It will be on "shortly".

[MannyGoldstein]

2. common sense belt tightening

all options on the table doing well must do better...

[warrior1]

3. what will he be talking about

[kentuck]

4. Open questions.

...is my understanding.

[warrior1]

5. thanks

[flamingdem]

6. on now

[kentuck]

7. First question on Syria.

President explaining steps taken already.

[kentuck]

8. Use of chemical weapons would be a "game changer".. n/t

...

[kentuck]

9. 2nd question about intelligence gathering on Boston bombing..

President says Lindsey Graham is not right.

[kentuck]

10. President talks about "self-radicalized" individuals..

..says FBI and Homeland Security did their job.

[kentuck]

11. Jonathan Karl asks next question.

President says the rumors of his demise are exaggerated. Need to lower deficit and grow economy. Compromise is necessary. Talks about the FAA....

[kentuck]

12. President says he was right that sequester would hurt economy. n/t

...

[kentuck]

15. President says he cannot "force" Republicans to accept "common sense solutions"

in a long response to the question.

[forestpath]

13. He pretends to care about how the sequester is hurting people while at the same time

pushing his deficit cuts "sacrifices" meme which will hurt the same people the sequester is hurting now.

Sickening to listen to this.

[SidDithers]

14. ...

Sid

[kentuck]

16. Bill Plante CBS News...

asks about hunger strike at Guantanamo. President says Guantanamo needs to closed.

[kentuck]

17. "I don't want these people to die.."

the President says. The Pentagon is working on the matter.

[kentuck]

19. President says we should be wiser in how we prosecute terrorists. n/t

...

[NightWatcher]

18. Dude, are you watching Obama kick ass at the presser?

If so, what channel did you see it on? On msnbc he's looking very blah and ineffectual.

Was there a reason for this presser? We've got lots of problems and he seems bored by all of it.

Sorry to be mean, but this is a weak damn appearance.

[kentuck]

20. Chuck F Todd !!

Asks about Senator Baucus comments about Obamacare.

[kentuck]

22. President explains the good parts of his health plan.

Talks about what is left to implement.

[reformist2]

21. Excellent statement on Guantanamo. I hope he means it.

[kentuck]

23. Last question.

On immigration reform.

The plan the Senate is working on meets the "basic criteria" of his immigration plan.

[kentuck]

24. In summation.

No big news from this news conference.

[OKNancy]

27. what I got out of it

1. Although the US is helping in Syria, no action on the chemical weapons until we are absolutely sure who, when and how they were used ( if they were)
2. Has no idea what Ed Henry is talking about when asked about Benghazi
3. Congress doesn't like sequester... so do something about it. Wouldn't help to veto the furlough bill...
4. Obamacare will have some glitches, but it will happen and so on.
5. Guantanamo needs to be closed, terrible that these people are there.. can't be held indefinitely.

[nolabear]

25. VERY nice comments on Jason Collins, after he'd said he wasn't taking more questions.

Well done.

[kentuck]

26. President comes back to the podium for one last remark..

about Jason Collins coming out.