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Title: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Monkeyleg on December 11, 2010, 12:04:17 AM
Today President Obama started a press conference on issues relating to the economy, and then very weirdly up and left, putting Bill Clinton in charge of taking questions.

Obama said he was running late on meeting Michelle.

Is he coming completely unglued, or is he just afraid to answer some tough questions for the first time in his life?
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Gowen on December 11, 2010, 12:08:13 AM
Yeah.
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: makattak on December 11, 2010, 12:12:26 AM
Best response to this:

http://twitter.com/thegoldfarb/status/13351117429673984

Quote
Finally, America has a black President again.
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Marnoot on December 11, 2010, 12:12:56 AM
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Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Ben on December 11, 2010, 12:19:04 AM
I saw the video of this with the sound off. I couldn't help but laugh because it looked like some guy at a party just clapping his friend on the back and saying goodbye as he left the shindig.
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: CNYCacher on December 11, 2010, 12:19:15 AM
Video here.

http://bltwy.msnbc.msn.com/politics/clinton-this-is-a-good-bill--1826.video

For Obama actually leaving: drag the scrubber to under the W in "Breaking News", about the 10:30 mark
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: KD5NRH on December 11, 2010, 01:13:11 AM
Doesn't Clinton still get some ridiculous amount of taxpayer money and a taxpayer-provided staff?  His tie isn't straight, and I have suits that fit better than that one.
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas on December 11, 2010, 01:13:51 AM
Obama said he was running late on meeting Michelle.

Is he coming completely unglued, or is he just afraid to answer some tough questions for the first time in his life?
Neither. He is simply henpecked to a ridiculous degree.
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Fly320s on December 11, 2010, 02:21:26 AM
Maybe the Big O had to rush off to write his Nobel Prize congratulations speech.  Have you read that bit of self-absorbed trash?
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Jamisjockey on December 11, 2010, 08:31:17 AM

Is he coming completely unglued, or is he just afraid to answer some tough questions for the first time in his life?

Do you blame him?  I mean, being President is so, like hard, dude!
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 11, 2010, 09:03:20 AM
Do you blame him?  I mean, being President is so, like hard, dude!

I heard it was hard for Bill Clinton.
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Jamisjockey on December 11, 2010, 09:23:02 AM
I heard it was hard for Bill Clinton.

No no no.  That was the cigar.


Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 11, 2010, 10:12:02 AM
Oh, right. Sorry.
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: Waitone on December 11, 2010, 10:45:49 AM
When Carter was president what we now call the main stream media asked the question, "Is the presidency too big for one man?'  When Reagan assumed office it was evident the answer to the Carter question was, "Yes, it is too big for Jimmuh Carter."  Flash forward to this week.  Now I think the question is properly phrased.
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: tyme on December 11, 2010, 04:44:30 PM
Doesn't Clinton still get some ridiculous amount of taxpayer money and a taxpayer-provided staff?  His tie isn't straight, and I have suits that fit better than that one.

Perhaps his other suits needed dry cleaning?
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: longeyes on December 11, 2010, 05:26:28 PM
Co-Consuls are coming back.  All hail Caesar!
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: MicroBalrog on December 11, 2010, 07:12:13 PM
Co-Consuls are coming back.  All hail Caesar!

Caesar was the guy who eliminated co-consulate de-facto.

Co-Consuls would be awesome.
Title: Re: Obama walks out of press conference, leaves Bill Clinton in charge?
Post by: TommyGunn on December 11, 2010, 07:15:06 PM
Co-Consuls are coming back.  All hail Caesar!


Gaius Julius Caesar ...... pincushion extraordinaire!  [tinfoil]