How President Obama Will Treat Reporters
Who Ask Legitimate But Inconvenient Questions




As mentioned two posts below, this Illinois Governor will be a challenge for Obama to scrape from his shoe, but some question the reason he states for not wanting to talk about it at his press conference today.

Evidently the U.S. Attorneys’ Office does not have the power to "silence" him. He is not talking, I suspect, because the less he says the better between now and when he finds out how many shoes are going to drop (and whether or not any of them are his size). That's smart if he can get away with it, but in the clip above, he seems to be showing a condescending attitude toward the hometown paper he dislikes. Another Chicago paper had this to say a couple days later.

So much for "openness" he promised. Since his teen years, he's had a lot of practice at being "Joe Cool"--and I think he's going to need it.

Update: Wednesday 12-17-08
In a gesture of goodwill toward the McCain/Palin vote, Obama has invited Rick Warren to pray at his inauguration exercises. It was at Warren's Saddleback Church that Obama made his regretted "above my paygrade" remark regarding the brilliant "when do human rights for the unborn begin" question [a brilliant spin on the expected "when does life begin" question which Warren didn't ask]. Many in the Obama camp later wished he had declined to show at the evangelical forum, so this honor being given to Rick Warren is classic Obama reaching across the aisle to disarm "foes," In so doing he has offended the homosexual community, which also took some courage. Its a winsome move that will win some--as long as he doesn't wear a Panama hat and light up on January 20.

December 21 Update: Barney Frank says Obama made big mistake in picking Warren. More and more I like this choice.

December 23 Update: Here is a perfect explanation of why I love it when the Gay-Lesbian-Transgender mob shows their intollerance while demanding acceptance by the 99% of America who, among other things, expect males not to use the "Ladies Room" in the name of freedom. Keep griping, GLTs, it makes you look foolishly self-focused and unreasonable.