Obama on NBC now

[liberal N proud]

[TeamJordan23]

1. great interview. Sasha wants to be on the basketball team. nm

[blaze]

2. Thanks! n/t

[BlooInBloo]

3. He knows every detail of the kids' lives - what a true family man.

[BlooInBloo]

4. "Can you say that a substantial number of [the troops] will be home by next Superbowl Sunday?"

Answer: Yes.

[MadBadger]

5. Obama unequivocally said that most of the troops in Iraq would be home by next Super Bowl n/t

[Still Sensible]

25. Well, he didn't say "most"

he did answer yes to a "substantial number"

[MadBadger]

34. Apparently he did. I thought he said most, but two people say differently, I'll agree with you

I still think that was a great answer though.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

6. he's lookin good :)

[Soupy Liberaltarian]

7. Obama does a Florida shout-out?

That was cool.

[TTUBatfan2008]

8. LOL the BlackBerry...

"It's like Inspector Gadget. If you touch it, it might blow up. It's like a James Bond thing. It turns into a car." LOL.

[TeamJordan23]

9. He is being hilarious. nm

[globalvillage]

10. LOL

"It turns into a car." re the blackberry.

[Seen the light]

11. Ridiculously grounded and ridiculously normal for a president

It's strange how normal he is.

[liberal N proud]

23. After the last 8 years it feels weird to want to watch the President

I always prided myself paying attention to what the President said and trying to catch all speeches that I could. Then came bu$h, I couldn't and eventually wouldn't watch or listen to anything he said.

What a relief, a President that can speak coherently with substance focused on the American people.

[SKKY]

12. That guy is cool like the other side of the pillow...

[AlinPA]

13. The stupid interviewer (Matt Lawer )is a total jerk.

[butterfly77]

19. You mean Abe vigoda...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[MadBadger]

24. Can you be more specific? I thought he did fine.

What didnt you like?

[AlinPA]

47. The tone of his questions about why Obama did not support Arizona.

[Still Sensible]

29. Why, I thought he did fine

[JimGinPA]

48. I Have To Disagree With You - I Thought Lauer Was Very Respectful For A Change...

I always thought he was way too deferential to the last "pResident" and way too ignorant to Obama as a candidate, especially considering he was a US Senator at the time. I was pleasantly surprised at his tone today and I nearly started a thread about it.

[tridim]

14. I really didn't want that to end

I could listen to him talk all day.

He's the coolest person on Earth.

[alsame]

15. "Malia and Sasha can always contact me." I loved that. n/t

[Phx_Dem]

16. One of his best interviews! He was so relaxed and

funny. I want more!!

[nico818]

38. You're right..He was so relaxed! One of his best ever. n/t

[PCIntern]

17. I STILL can't believe HE'S the President!!!

boy did he handle that slimy prick Lauer, who, IMO, did not address President Obama with the proper respect. He never has...

[DCBob]

18. Fantastic interview!!

Too bad we lost a minute :(

[Kittycat]

20. I must have missed it. Commercial :(

[POAS]

21. If this POTUS thing doesn't work out he could do stand up!

[otohara]

22. He's Adorable

no doubt about it!

[Loge23]

26. Shout out to the troops!

Good idea! But when will we all admit that what the troops are doing over there actually has very little to do with what we are doing over here? This isn't WWII.

[SeattleGirl]

27. He's hysterically funny!

And ridiculously smart.

And totally caring.

And he's our PRESIDENT!!!!

:bounce: :bounce:

[supernova]

28. Lovely interview

:D

What a guy!

I'm not watching the game, but did change the channel to see that.

Such a great guy. :-)

[BattyDem]

30. Our President just gave a "shout out" to the troops!

We have a President who can give a "shout out" and not sound like a total dweeb when doing it! B-)

[firedupdem]

31. I'm so proud we elected this guy! I actually watch and smile

and listen instead of shouting "get that sonavabitch off my tv!"

[bainz]

32. Online

Wy wife was out when this aired. Is it online yet?

[goclark]

50. Link to online please

Please
please.... I am so mad at myself for missing it. :cry:

[nico818]

33. On jessica Simpson "Apparently she is battling a weight problem"

Lol.

[Soupy Liberaltarian]

36. If Obama says it, then it must be true! n/t

[asphalt.jungle]

37. to be fair

to those that may not have seen it. he didn't just come out and say it. matt was showing him an us weekly with his family on the cover but he was cropped out and replaced with jessica simpson and he was reading the cover and repeated the headline.

[nico818]

41. Yep, I know he was reading the cover.. n/t

[rvablue]

53. Thanks for the clarification, b/c I didn't see it. And welcome to DU! n/t

[delete_bush]

58. Look at how the transcript is different than what was said...

Transcript:
OBAMA: Yeah, who’s losing a weight battle apparently. (LAUGHTER) Yeah. Oh, well.

It's clear that what he actually said is "who's in a weight battle apparently"

The pathetic wingnuts are already on this, based on the erroneous transcription.

[quantass]

35. Remind me again how anyone can hate this guy?

Repubs are messed up

[Soupy Liberaltarian]

39. People on Hannity and Freep are mad that he wasn't wearing a suit.

Bunch of whiners.

[liberal N proud]

40. Appearance over substance

That is about all the republicans can think about.

[supernova]

46. Totally, and it shows up in this stupid

argument of theirs that only suits wth jackets are allowed in the OO.


Sheesh. I don't care if he likes to work in swim trunks. As long as he is being proactive and efficient about policy changes we care about, I'm happy.

[firedupdem]

42. They are idiots...I'd rather have intelligence in a shirt and slacks

than a fucking idiot in a suit.

[globalvillage]

44. Seriously?

He's getting ready to watch a football game. Why would anyone do that in a suit and tie?
I want to know why he's not wearing a Steelers jersey.

[rvablue]

54. And the usual hypocrites. Bush didn't wear a suit to the Olympics! n/t

[Pirate Smile]

56. Because everyone wears a suit while they are throwing a Super Bowl party.

I love that the Freepers are now fixated on his clothes. Perhaps they can transfer their zombie-like focus on where he was born to what clothes he wears - truly a focus on the critical issues of the day.

[EraOfResponsibility]

43. His shout out to the troops made my mother cry

it was a natural shout out, from the heart, it wasn't made up.

[ClarkUSA]

45. Great interview. He was/is full of grace and humor.

[my3boyz]

49. Darn...I forgot about it! Oh well..hopefully it will be on youtube later.nt

[Jackeens]

51. Link - There's two minutes of it here. How long was the interview?

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=QujwZSaRL2M

[TheWebHead]

52. I suspect Obama will have to be calling Jessica Simpson

to apologize... I know he was just reading the cover but men saying anything about women and weight issues = controversy...

[rvablue]

55. And how much do you want to bet the MSM idiots will put this unintentional slip on a loop

on a day when Congress will be debating the stimulus bill?

Ugh!

[brianna69]

57. I loved the interview

Link to thread with the complete video is below:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8158516

[elleng]

59. Here's the interview (video).

http://www.nbc.com/super-bowl/video/clips/obama-pre-game-interview/982521/