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alp227

(32,065 posts)
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 03:35 PM Nov 2012

Who just heckled at Obama at the end of the press conference?

So i was watching CSPAN online and after Obama thanked the reporters somebody yelled something I couldn't hear, Obama then said "That was a great question. But, it would be a horrible precedent for me to answer it after you yelled it out." No, Neil Munro of the Daily Caller didn't do it this time (remember him from Obama's Deferred Action presser?)

The archived video is here.

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Who just heckled at Obama at the end of the press conference? (Original Post) alp227 Nov 2012 OP
Nobody heckled him. A reporter shouted a question, as is usual cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #1
Apparently it was Bloomberg's Hans Nichols PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #2
the more questions the better Enrique Nov 2012 #3
It was somebody from FOX who didn't like Obama's bright blue tie lebkuchen Nov 2012 #4
The corpse of Karl Rove's soul nt Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #5
That would be Mitt Romney. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #6

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
1. Nobody heckled him. A reporter shouted a question, as is usual
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 03:39 PM
Nov 2012

Presidents are always bombarded with shouted questions everywhere they go.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
2. Apparently it was Bloomberg's Hans Nichols
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 03:41 PM
Nov 2012
https://twitter.com/HansNichols/

"For record, I asked POTUS if he is open to short term extension on the SPENDING side of fiscal cliff. Jan 1 deadline. #deathstare. "

http://topics.bloomberg.com/hans-nichols/
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