Mr. President, please, please, please, stop eating so much humble pie and looking pitiful. Tell

[mfcorey1]

them, " I am still the President and I will continue to do what I think is best for the American people. You are welcome to join me." Drop the mic and walk off.

[Peacetrain]

1. That is not his style.. he is never going to do that

[Dawgs]

2. I think that's the point of the OP. n/t

[hifiguy]

19. And that is what has been killing him.

He doesn't have to stand for election again, so why not be honest. He doesn't need to drop-and-walk but he doesn't need to apologize or conciliate, either.

[Peacetrain]

20. see post 6 in this thread

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. I'm sorry, but the POTUS isn't that type of person, and that's precisely why we elected him TWICE.

He has no choice but to work with Republicans on certain things, whether we like it or not. The American people, even the ones who didn't show up, have spoken.

[LondonReign2]

9. Compromise with the Republicans...well that sounds like a good strategy

[BuelahWitch]

29. I didn't "elect him twice" to bend over for the Republicans

As a lame duck, he's got nothing to lose. He should give them some hell. They're going to try and impeach him anyway. Be an asshole, make old Mitch have to double up on his bloodpressure medicine!

[Tarheel_Dem]

33. At this point Beulah, it doesn't much matter what you did TWICE. Public opinion has shifted "RIGHT".

And for folks to expect the POTUS, whose party they didn't support in either midterm, to "give them some hell" are just talking smack at this point. Reality bites, but one reality has changed. There are a number of factors that played a role in this rout, not the least of which can be attributed to Independents who swing with the wind from one election to another, and millenials who just don't find midterms sexy enough.

[brooklynite]

4. Well, then. If that's your opinion of him, I wouldn't vote for him.

[mfcorey1]

16. I would vote for him over and over again.

[Skidmore]

5. Chris Matthews just spit all over himself while

hollering that the President was all kinds of inflexible and arrogant. So you see that this will be the crap that goes out in the media.

[LawDeeDah]

10. may that pathetic little bird meet Sylvester in some dark alley

soon

[hifiguy]

21. +1

It has been estimated that Tweety makes $5 million per year. He won't bite the hand that pours him that kind of birdseed.

[City Lights]

22. He was making me physically ill.

And he never let up. Every time he spoke it was bile toward the POTUS. What a douchebag.

[liberal from boston]

39. President Obama did not apologize

Suggest you watch Lawrence's Rewrite on President Obama's Press Conference: http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/are-the-2014-midterms-like-1994--nope.-353633347931#discussions

[a kennedy]

34. I was just so embarressed by him.....I promptly turned it off....

He was just a man reminiscing about johnson AS USUAL, his blubbering just made me sick. and click, turned it off.

[Peacetrain]

6. Everyone wants him to be someone else

Rambo...Ghandi...Mother Theresa..at some point, when do people accept this is how he interacts with the world.. in a slow and thoughtful manner.. it is just who he is.. he acknowledges the humanity of the next person.. it is not weak.. sure it will not satisfy certain broadcasters who want a Republican like reaction to everything..

I people look for someone to compare his reactions too.. President Obama is more Gibbs from NCIS.. and not the "I want to pump you up".. twins from Saturday Night Live.. thinking most of the Republican leadership..

[LawDeeDah]

7. He's never looked pitiful, ever.

When are you running for President? You seem to think you know all the right things to say, maybe you know all the right things to do.

[mfcorey1]

17. I see you have cornered the market knowing it all with your comment. Peace.

[Vinca]

8. My husband just said he wished the POTUS had said he planned on making Mitch's life a living hell.

[marions ghost]

13. He should sound like Muhammad Ali?

or The Terminatah?

We need to stop buying into these adversarial frames. (No offense to your hub--I have heard it from elsewhere as well).

[BuelahWitch]

30. I'm with your husband n/t

[Cha]

11. "pitiful" wth.. I've seen two pundits saying the opposite..

Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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President Obama: "I'm pretty sure I'll take some actions that some will not like."

Message: Executive Orders and Veto Pen, here we go!
10:02 AM - 5 Nov 2014 44 Retweets 22 favorites



Charles M. Blow ‏@CharlesMBlow · 41s42 seconds ago
Obama is only talking about areas of “overlap,” not acquiescence. This is not a man who sounds repudiated in the least…

But here's a comment from Chris Hayes "Christopher Hayes ‏@chrislhayes · 2m2 minutes ago
On the whole, this is a pretty uncowed President.


@TheObamaDiary
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This is what's freaking out the WHPC ..... the President keeps on smiling.
10:44 AM - 5 Nov 2014

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/05/president-obama-holds-a-press-conference-2/#comments

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. Thank You!

[Cha]

15. You're welcome, Tarheel!

Sorry about Kay Hagan

[Tarheel_Dem]

24. I know. We've got two Republicans until at least 2018, and that blows!

[Cha]

26. It's too long.. 6 years!

[Cha]

18. Update!

TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary
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Now Jim Acosta is losing his mind over the President being so upbeat.

The President is totally trolling them.

Epic

10:59 AM - 5 Nov 2014 109 Retweets 73 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/05/chat-away-460/

[Tarheel_Dem]

23. "The President is totally trolling them. "

[Cha]

25. I know.. those guys funny on the obama diary!

[randys1]

27. I think he will do everything he can to do the right thing as long as it wont permanently

harm the chances of Dems taking WH and Senate back, including immigration reform.

He may even surprise me and not do Keystone, which I predicted he will.

I think this man has dealt with unprecedented hate and obstruction, I think he and his wife daily get a briefing of the hate and death threats, I think he knows that fox and the republican party could not act more unpatriotic, and I think he isnt going to take anymore shit.

I think he is through taking shit...and is about to dish out some, you watch.

[Cha]

36. Well said, randy! Another tweet on the presser..

Steve Weinstein @steveweinstein
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Shorter Press Conference: Nearly every Reporter proud to act like a total dick. Then Pres Obama replies with calm, generous dignity.
11:01 AM - 5 Nov 2014 180 Retweets 101 favorites

[randys1]

37. follow please, i just followed you

https://twitter.com/DidTheyLetUVote

[Cha]

42. I don't tweet, randy.. I just

get these Tweets from the Obama diary. I usually leave the link but I forgot this time.

Thank, though!

[rwheeler31]

12. He certainly did not look down to me.

[steve2470]

28. I disagree.

I'm sure we will never agree.

[Rex]

31. .

[emulatorloo]

32. You are neither watching or listening to today's press conference

Your description does not square w the reality.

[99Forever]

35. Considering that his veto pen ...

... is the only thing standing between us and some REALLY shitty legislation coming our way...



I'd say we are truly fucked.

[librechik]

38. To Hannity that humble pie looked like Arrogance

To Eric Erickson it looked like Obama was a petulant man-child
http://www.mediamatters.org/research/2014/11/05/right-wing-media-outraged-after-obama-declares/201467

There is no way Obama can be without angering the right. They aren't mad about any of that. They are mad that a black man had the arrogance to steal the presidency with a bogus landslide. Seriously. They are nut.

[realFedUp]

40. Bet he wants a cigarette

Nt

[Cha]

41. Bet he doesn't.