Obama started out with issue #1 on everyone’s mind: swine flu. He even joined the re-branding campaign and called it H1N1. After his opening statement, Obama’s underlying theme was focused on reminding the American people how much he has to deal with as president – he mentioned it numerous times – while the press was more [...]
Last week, the White House press corps turn to their favorite past time - narcissism - and asked White House press secretary Robert Gibbs to grade the press corps performance over the past 100 days. “Talk about us, Robert!” We used to always get a kick out of those types of questions. Gibbs proclaimed, “An [...]
President Obama took to the East Room stage again last night to discuss the economy, and specifically his budget proposal currently before Congress. Primetime press conferences are an ace that only president’s can play. Who else can convince network and cable TV to preempt huge hits like Biggest Loser and American Idol? (Unless Ross Perot pays for the time, [...]