Obama takes 1 hour to talk sensibly and answer questions thoroughly

[NightWatcher]

Now let's wait for Boehner's slurred one-liner about the President being unreasonable.

What's their answer to this common sense approach? Scream "Benghazi" and run away?

[DinahMoeHum]

1. I doubt the GOP can scream "Benghazi" anymore. . .

. . .seeing how the Navy SEALs seized a top al Qaeda operative in Libya last week.

[reflection]

2. Death, taxes, and a teabagger screaming "Benghazi"

all as certain as the sun rising with each new day.

[DinahMoeHum]

3. . . .and that's all they've got left. . .

. . .like Rudy Giuliani: "a noun, a verb, and 9/11"

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. Damn that Ben Ghazi

He should turn down his fucking hip hop music.

[BluegrassStateBlues]

4. Boehner at press conference: "This isn't some damn press conference."

[Orsino]

21. DUzy! n/t

[Scuba]

5. Is there a link to the speech?

[pinboy3niner]

6. Here, Scuba:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/transcript-president-obamas-oct-8-news-conference-on-the-shutdown-and-debt-limit/2013/10/08/866088c0-3038-11e3-8906-3daa2bcde110_story.html

[Scuba]

7. Thankyou pinboy3niner.

[steve2470]

8. here also, the video:

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Pres-Obama-News-Conference-with-Reporters/10737441929-1/

[Scuba]

14. Thank you too!

[BelgianMadCow]

19. Thanks!

catching up. DU rocks.

[HappyMe]

9. The slurring begins at 4:30.

I expect it to be pretty quick, since happy hour starts at 5.

[flamingdem]

10. He was on point, calling them out for the obstructionists they are

He didn't mince words and didn't go over the top with his terminology, which must have been tempting.

Cannot imagine the populace will not get it and know who is at fault finally. The only thing that would prevent that is selective reporting by the MSM.

[lpbk2713]

11. Anybody wanna start a raflle?

On how many times Boner says "Obamacare" ?

[pinboy3niner]

12. My money's on "conversation"

"Refuse" and "negotiate" also would make this a dangerous drinking game.

[lpbk2713]

13. Maybe we should make up a Bingo card.

[pinboy3niner]

18. Here's a word cloud...

...of his statement plus his answers to questions. He used "conversation" six times in his statement and twice in his answers. I counted "negotiate" four times.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Boehner's playing to his base's attention span.

It's not very long. Their minds wander and think of things like dinner, NASCAR or Honey Boo Boo.

[Cali_Democrat]

16. It's both sides!

[Orsino]

20. Why did it take him so long? He won't negotiate!