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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (298073)	3/25/2009 7:53:35 AM
From: Oral Roberts	13 Recommendations of 793926

Obama's Press Conference Stirs the Buzz by Mike Krumboltz After an uncharacteristic gaffe on 'The Tonight Show' and an unfortunate case of the giggles on '60 Minutes,' President Obama had a lot riding on his Tuesday night press conference. The president largely stayed on message, using the hour to focus on the economy, the budget, and his anger (even if was delayed) at those darn AIG bonuses. The buzziest moment came about 35 minutes into the press conference when Ed Henry of CNN asked the President why he didn't spew outrage as soon as he learned about the AIG bonuses. Why, Mr. Henry asked, did the president wait several days before speaking out? The president, with an icy stare, responded that he "likes to know what he's talking about" before he speaks. It was a pretty testy exchange that brought about nervous laughter from the other reporters and snarky responses from Twitterers. Boom! Next question. Last question he'll ever ask. A more honest answer would have been, "Ed, I'm in over my head, I have no knowledge of what I am doing. Worse I have no moral compass to rely on. Because of that it takes a couple of days for the polls to tell my teleprompter how I feel."

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