Barack Obama on Hardball with Tweety, NOW

[NightWatcher]

where's Hillary. She hasnt returned their invite.

[MadBadger]

1. Thank you for the thread!

[C_U_L8R]

2. Can you imagine Hillary in the hotseat with Tweety ???

Tweety would be like a dog on a bone....he wouldn't let go until he got a straight answer.
This sort of Clintonian bullshit irritates the Tweetster.
Snipers. NAFTA. Unpaid Bills. Primary Shenanigans. Rocky for crying out loud !!!!

[H2O Man]

3. She is the lone hold-out.

McCain is on the schedule.

[Kber]

59. Na - Tweety's all bark, no bite

He flings his insults from afar. Sitting right across from her he'd be all charm and shit.

[MadBadger]

4. Great Start for Obama, addressing the economy and jobs in PA.

[DURHAM D]

5. Why would she appear on MSNBC with Tweety or anyone else? eom

[WilyWondr]

13. She is still in this primary

and her campaign is quickly running out of money.



Is there some other way of reaching millions of people for free?

:shrug:

[NDambi]

19. Yeah, we know she only does Faux News--she hasn't accepted from Larry King either..what is she

afraid of...?

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

73. Why CNN touts her water, without her appearing

I'll never understand. Who the hell is afraid of Mr. Old School Suspender pants!?

[VolcanoJen]

21. If I were her, I'd take all the free airtime I could get.

Lord knows she can't afford to pay for it.

[Hieronymus]

6. Tweety took a poll of the audience ... they all support Obama.

[MadBadger]

7. They booed Hillary too.

[slinkerwink]

9. on what?

[MadBadger]

12. The question, "Any Hillary supporters?"

[slinkerwink]

8. Tweety just asked Obama if he was ready to bowl on day one

Obama joked, "Obviously, I am not."

[Cha]

47. Good..get the freakin' bowling ineptitude

out there! :silly:

[my3boyz]

10. My 7 year old asked who Barack was and why the people were cheering for him

I told him and then he said that Barack had a pretty smile! LOL Anyway, I think Barack is doing a great job so far.........

[MadBadger]

11. I've gotta hand it to Tweety, he really does a fantastic job with this college tour.

[Drunken Irishman]

15. I'm one of the rare DUers, I actually like Matthews.

[MadBadger]

18. I like the guy too.

[Ino]

28. Make that 3 of us! (nt)

[Ichingcarpenter]

25. He's OK but he does have some big sexual and psychological issues

I saw him use his height on Jon Stewart as intimidation
and then his female comments are just totally strange and
make me want to throw up.

[Ino]

32. Agreed, but...

he's just so enthusiastic I find it hard not to like him, even when I don't agree with him. He does bore down on those who waffle, and I like his off-hand historical footnotes. He's such a character.

[MadBadger]

34. I think he's old school a little, and has a tendency to speak without thinking of the consequences.

[H2O Man]

29. I do.

He played a central role in exposing the Plame scandal. For that alone, I like the guy.

[sandnsea]

35. He's schizophrenic

I'm beginning to think he's the pudgy kid with the runny nose who always wanted to play with the big boys. He likes anybody who will include him with the "guys". :crazy:

If he could get over that, he'd be a helluva political pundit.

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. Thanks just turned it on

Question on teachers and special education right now and merit pay.

[malik flavors]

16. Sounds great so far. I'll have to catch the second airing of it.

[azmouse]

17. He said he'll sign Stem Cell research.

Hope. It's what it's all about.

[H2O Man]

20. It was a powerful answer.

This is a good interview.

[Hieronymus]

22. Obama just keeps hitting them out of the park .. he's hot today.

[H2O Man]

27. Yeah.

He's doing really well.

[DerekJ]

23. more....moreee. keep posting

[TexanDem]

24. Said he would close bases in Iraq, no contingencies like H

I was worried about this a little bit. I'm glad he cleared up his view about it.

[Cha]

53. Wow! And with that he has the

Forces of Evil against him but we have to be STRONGER!

[Life Long Dem]

26. The best thing I like about Obama.

Is his honesty. I believe he can restore honesty,and integrity back to the White House, and gain America's respect back in the eyes of the world.

[Ichingcarpenter]

30. He mentioned JFK and having restraint before you push the button

on a situation. He was asked how to clean out the intelligence agency
with the neocons. He is knocking them out of the park

[H2O Man]

36. He is what a

president should be.

[Swamp Rat]

31. So far, he has instilled within me a feeling of confidence.

I feel confident he will carry out his presidential duties responsibly.

[Ichingcarpenter]

43. That would be a change that we haven't seen for decades

Damn he's smart, I'm impressed how he answers the sleazy questions from Twitty.

[Swamp Rat]

52. I stopped watching after Tweety said he would ask him personal questions.

[Ichingcarpenter]

54. the Students are asking the questions now

This is one on Gay marriage.

[Swamp Rat]

55. In a nutshell, what was his answer?

No longer near a TV.

[azmouse]

56. No on Gay Marriage but yes on strong Civil Unions.

More laws against discrimination.

[Swamp Rat]

57. Thanks!

:hi:

[Ichingcarpenter]

58. Full rights that marriage gets but civil unions

All the '142 rights' that marriage gives citizens civil unions should have the same

Now the next student asked about helping the inner city schools and kids
another good answer.

Tweety now has another personal question... bring back the kids.

[Swamp Rat]

61. Thanks

:hi:

[Middle finga]

33. He's going to destroy McSame in a debate

[H2O Man]

37. Exactly.

What a stark contrast between our nominee and the republicans'.

[MadBadger]

38. Chris just asked what its like to be a black kid with a white mom

Oy vay.

[H2O Man]

41. That is good.

People in rural PA want to hear Barack talk on this topic. He is doing great!

[azmouse]

39. Margaret Thatcher and Bernie Mac....

Now that's an interesting mix of relatives! :)

[AlinPA]

40. Matthews is pure slime. I had it on for a short time, when he was pressing Obama

with racial questions.

[azmouse]

45. And now more about Wright.

:eyes:

[AlinPA]

49. I could see that slobbering idiot ask him about his former pastor.

[azmouse]

51. It was mercifully brief.

[DearAbby]

42. Slightly off topic...heard Obama interviewed by Ed Schultz

did a good job there as well. talked about the war, education, high gas prices, so forth. He is doing very well getting his message out there.

[tekisui]

44. He is running the GE.

[Drunken Irishman]

46. Obama just owned Chris on the Wright issue.

[writes3000]

48. Details please for those of us who can't watch. n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

50. Twitty asked him about him quitting smoking and

then ask him if he laughs about things, he said he did laugh
every day but then quit watching cable news.... the crowd went wild.

[H2O Man]

60. The hour went fast.

I think that this is an important interview. I think that Barack Obama came across as what we need in a president.

[Swamp Rat]

63. I agree.

[Ichingcarpenter]

64. Yeah, it went too fast and too many commercials

The students had the best questions. I had to turn off the pundits
that came afterwards to tell me what I saw and heard.

[azmouse]

65. You're not missing anything.

More about Wright, blah, blah, throw him under the bus, blah, blah, blah...

[Hieronymus]

68. I thought it was great. Obama shone.

[azmouse]

70. Oops. I should have said the post-interview show.

David Gregory did his best to tear Obama down.

[azmouse]

62. Why are band uniforms so ugly?

[liberaldem4ever]

66. He really makes me feel like he gets the big picture

It's not all just about him-it is about the future of our country and the American people. He understands that he is interviewing for the job of President and he respects what we think of him and his ideas.

[Auggie]

67. i HATE the questions Matthews asks

trivial crap

[kid a]

69. I liked the one about what has surprised him or something about America

he didn't know before the race.

Great answer. A lot of confirmation of people willing to believe in and want a new kind of politics.

=)

[eleny]

71. Obama's poise knocks me out

[featherman]

72. Obama : "but then I stopped watching cable news" LOL

Question (paraphrase): "has there been anything during the campaign that you thought was just so silly and so funny that you couldn't stop laughing?"

Obama: Yes plenty of things... something pretty much every day... but then I stopped watching cable news"

I thought Tweets was gonna fall out of his chair.

[Thrill]

74. You can tell Tweety likes him though

That may be helpful during the GE

[goclark]

75. Is it on youtube yet?