Wasn't that nice listening to President Obama explain why Romney/Bain was fair game today?

[NNN0LHI]

Any time President Obama is taking questions and talking about Bain we are winning.



Don

[elleng]

1. FABULOUS!

And matthews just wants to complain about what Booker said!!!

[Roselma]

3. Matthews is correct that Booker made

things more difficult for Obama. Thing is, Obama by his comments today, shows that he is ready to rise to the challenge.

[elleng]

4. AND, in saying what he said, Booker gave PrezO a perfect opportunity to EXPLAIN

the difference between a private-equity 'manager' and a PRESIDENT which, he said, will be front and center in this campaign!

[Roselma]

2. Yup....I did bother me, though, how

this news conference was supposed to be about NATO, yet the reporter asked a political question. Obama did handle it well. Romney is running almost solely upon his Bain experience, so it is fair to address that in campaign advertising.

[jberryhill]

5. I wish someone would post the full context

I've seen several threads in which people express their reactions to whatever was asked, and whatever the answer was, but these seem largely directed to people who were watching, I suppose.

[SoutherDem]

7. I agree

I am missing something too.

[kentuck]

9. The President said he did not think it was a "distraction"...

..as some were calling it. But it was a legitimate part of the debate for the Presidency. He went on to explain that the job of the President calls for more than just making profits for investors. He has to worry about the workers also. Of course, he gave a more thorough explanation but that's the gist of it.

[jberryhill]

10. Did not think what was a distraction?

Can you define the "it" which appears twice in your first sentence?

[kentuck]

12. Sorry...Corey Bookers comment about discussion about Bain Capital being "nauseating"..

You do know about Corey Booker being on MTP yesterday? His comments started the whole mess. He sort of stabbed Obama in the back by defending Bain Capital.

[NNN0LHI]

15. Here is a link to the transcript of the news conference

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1205/21/se.01.html

[jberryhill]

17. thanks

[Iliyah]

6. And yet, Mitten's campaign don't allow

reporters to ask any questions directed at him - only from selective prepared questions from selective reporters in a secure location.

Pres O gave props to Booker and answered the questions forcefully and tactifully.

Nothing on Cramer tho, who knew???

Goppers - "Houston we have a problem"! - LOL

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

8. Romney/Bain 2012

[malaise]

11. Tell that asshole Cory Booker n/t

[Rectangle]

13. It certainly seemed that CB all-of-a-sudden "flipped" and become a Rmoney surrogate?

I mean WTF short circuited in his brain to start spouting that
right -Wing crap?

[MagickMuffin]

16. Probably because of campaign contributions Booker received from Bain

Bain and Financial Industry Gave Over $565,000 To Newark Mayor Cory Booker For 2002 Campaign

Contributions to his 2002 campaign from venture capitalists, investors, and big Wall Street bankers brought him more than $115,000 for his 2002 campaign. Among those contributing to his campaign were John Connaughton ($2,000), Steve Pagliuca ($2,200), Jonathan Lavine ($1,000) — all of Bain Capital. While the forms are not totally clear, it appears the campaign raised less than $800,000 total, making this a significant percentage.

He and his slate also jointly raised funds for the “Booker Team for Newark” joint committee. They received more than $450,000 for the 2002 campaign from the sector — including a pair of $15,400 contributions from Bain Capital Managing Directors Joshua Bekenstein and Mark Nunnelly. It appears that for the initial campaign and runoff, the slate raised less than $4 million — again making this a sizable chunk.

In all — just in his first Mayoral run — Booker’s committees received more than $565,000 from the people he was defending. At least $36,000 of that came from folks at Romney’s old firm.

That is where to search for Booker's short circuit- or short sightedness.

[whathehell]

14. Yes, indeed!

[eridani]

18. Delighted that he won't apologize

He's 100% right.