**HEADS UP**President Obama Speaks on the American Jobs Act

[jenmito]

Any minute now: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

[elleng]

1. Thanks. MSNBC has 'breaking,' plot to kill saudi arabian ambassador to U.S.

Holder holding presser, coming up.

[jenmito]

2. Thanks. I saw that.

[jenmito]

3. Maybe Obama is delaying his appearance 'til Holder's news conference is over. n/t

[elleng]

5. Both Holder and POTUS speaking now.

[jenmito]

7. Oh well. I was wrong, but I'm watching Obama while recording Holder.

[elleng]

9. Had same thought, jen.

[FrenchieCat]

4. Desperate folks unreccing this??? Wow! Reminds me of corporate media hacks....

who only want you to see and hear what they want you to see and hear.

Elementary and silly. But then, what's new? :shrug:

[jenmito]

6. That's how it works around here.

They see some people's names and unrec.

[jenmito]

8. He's up.

[frazzled]

10. He looked pretty dejected

Man can't even get all of his own party behind him on something so non-controversial.

I called (had written before) my Republican senator, Mark Kirk's office and said I urged him strongly to vote yes tonight. The staff member demurred by saying he had not yet revealed how he would vote. I repeated my request and she said, "Well, you know, this is not the final vote; it is a procedural vote." I said I had absolutely no interest in process, political maneuvering, or procedural posturing--that I expected him to show strong support at every step of the process, including tonight. Boy, was there a silence on the other end before she said she'd pass my message along.

Sigh.

[jenmito]

11. I gotta agree. He did not look fired up. It's like he was just going through the motions. I blame

Congress 100% for this-including the Conservadems.

ETA: Maybe the assassination attempt of the ambassador was on his mind.