LIVE MSNBC NOW>>>Obama responding!!

[Roxy66]

[TexasLady]

1. thanks!

:hi:

[TexasLady]

9. ideas aren't different than McCains

who's got a better plan to move country forward.

[bunnies]

2. scraps for those with no tv handy? nt

[brooklynite]

3. and saying?

[Roxy66]

4. He's hitting back!!!

[maseman]

6. Please elaborate...

[tandot]

5. Please feed the cube rats !!!

I can't watch it from here :(

[uponit7771]

7. please throw worker bee's a bone ....anyone type fast? thx

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

21. On not responding to Palin :I'm running against John McCaina dn her policies are the same as his

[VenusRising]

8. Thank you!

:hi:

[me b zola]

10. Please give a summery

I don't have access to cable at the moment.

[VolcanoJen]

11. Gawd, he's fantastic.

McCain, McCain, McCain, McCain, McCain.

Obama couldn't give a rip about Caribou Barbie.

[me b zola]

15. Perfect!

She is insignificant and not on par with Obama.

[Ganja Ninja]

and that's exactly how it should be.

She's not the top of the ticket.

[Maven]

53. Yup.

They're trying to make it about Palin vs. Obama to make Obama look inexperienced. He's doing exactly the right thing by ignoring her.

[Dr Fate]

12. I 2nd & 3rd a request for parapharses & summary-please. n/t

n/t

[tekisui]

13. He laughed at rudy911 and palin.

no plans, just attacks, no surprise.

[Whisp]

40. 'i;ve been called worse on the basketball court, this is no big deal'.

:rofl:

coolness! take what they think is great ammo and turn it into Nothing.

[Alter Ego]

91. Ice water in his fucking veins.

Did he do the "brush-off" to emphasize it? The man is just unflappable. He doesn't lose his temper, he doesn't overreact, he doesn't freak out.

That's why he's so damn frustrating to run against--because he is calm, cool and collected in every situation.

[Cha]

114. LOL!!

:rofl:

[TexasLady]

14. will your strategy change?

What did you expect? This is what they do. Havent offered a single concrete idea to make country better,
can use convention any way they want.

[alsame]

33. Kept repeating the issues

education, jobs, retirement, etc. Gergen on CNN agreeing that Obama should not respond directly to Palin because it will allow McCain to slide by without being confronted. Gergen says Obama does not want to make election about personalities but about the issues and ideas that will change the country and is challenging McCain to talk about issues.

[redstate_democrat]

16. He just smashed Palin and McCain in just a few words.

My god he is good.

[nc4bo]

17. hehe, Obama: I've been called worse on the basketball court LOLLOL nt

or did he say field....just caught it.

[beac]

42. Go Barack!

McFailin isn't fit to lick your Nikes!

[4_Legs_Good]

60. You know it's off the cuff comments like that that really make this guy shine

They practically poke his eyes out, pull his intestines out, and roast them to their adoring hatemongering crowd, and he blows it off with

"no big whoop."

This guy is cool as a cucumber, and it makes the other guys look insane and desperate.

David

[Blue Diadem]

18. not surprised about attacks, they don't have any concrete ideas,

no solutions so all they can do is attack.

[onefreespiritedchick]

19. Watching...

You tell em Obama!

[nini]

20. can this be streamed?

[Phoonzang]

25. Go to cnn.com and click on the Live link. Oops...too late. It's over.

[nini]

36. thanks anyway

:D

[Roxy66]

22. Paraphrasing....He thinks it's a joke they are taking the leap that he ..

went from 3 yrs of Community organizing straight out of College, and skip over his years in the State Legislature and the U.S. Senate straight to the Presidency!!!

[redqueen]

43. It IS a joke... but a lot of people seem to be at least pretending

to fall for it. :)

[2CheeseEnchiladas]

86. Youtube link now!

[WinkyDink]

23. He said she laid out no plan, no agenda, for helping Americans. And it will be between him and

McCain.
And he's very proud of his pick of Joe Biden.

[AndrewJacksonFaction]

24. Stayed on message, and to the point.

[ClarkUSA]

26. When asked about Palin's insults, he said, "I've been called worse on the basketball court."

"Ultimately, the election is about McCain and myself and who is best to lead the country."

GObama!

[demokatgurrl]

31. He does us proud. n/t

[ClarkUSA]

71. Yes he does.

Now let's do him proud and start volunteering for the next 60 days. :-)

[Zuiderelle]

27. Very gracious response.

:patriot:

[tekisui]

28. Says he's been called worse on the basketball court.

On palin and rudy making fun of community organizers, "Who are they fighting for?"

[myrna minx]

80. Snap! Thanks for posting this. Hoping to hear it later. n/t

[WinkyDink]

29. Re: "Community organizer": "Well, who are THEY fighting for, then?"

I can't stand the hard edge in Whora O'D's voice when she speaks about Democrats.

[AlinPA]

88. She is pure slime.

[krkaufman]

30. Obama is KICKING AXX!! nt

[mzmolly]

32. Wahhhhhhhhhhhhh

I missed it. :(

[tomnjoy]

34. A few tidbits - VERY summarized

"Why aren't you responding more to Palin?"

OBAMA: Because I'm campaigning against John McCain


Reaction to comments about his experience as a community organizer:

OBAMA: How can they think that is not relevant? Who are they fighting for if they think fighting for workers in the community is not important?


Regarding the scrutiny Palin has received

OBAMA: This is nothing new. I expect that she wants to receive the same scrutiny as any male candidate, which includes questioning experience. I've been going through this for 19 months, she's been going through it for 4 days.



These aren't direct quotes - forgive me, I'm trying to summarize and type with a 9 month old squirming on my lap. :)

[peace13]

39. Thanks for this.

And thanks for the thought of a squirming 9mo. Too cute.

[tomnjoy]

55. My pleasure!

I'm trying real hard to make her first word be "OBAMA!" Ha,ha!

[Ichingcarpenter]

44. Thanks its sounds like he marginalized her with a smile and wit

That's our president!

[tomnjoy]

49. Absolutely!

I thought it was a brilliant response (OF COURSE!). He responded with intelligence and wit without giving their attacks any credibility. Just makes them look more rabid.

[Whisp]

52. Yes He Did! he put that asshole in her place...

she thought she would lure him and goad him out and have a head on directly with Obama but he's way smarter than that, you idiot asshole fool. Palin - you thought you could take his punches while McAnus skipped off and let you do the fighting instead.

you sorry dumbasses! you forget how smart Obama is, you forget how fucking sick of You we are.

I am so proud of Obama!
He could not have handled this in any better way in such a short time.

!

always impressed with him!

[Egnever]

68. I approve this message

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[redqueen]

45. "I've been going through this for 19 months, she's been going through it for 4 days"

I like that he threw that in there.

:)

[PA Democrat]

58. Thanks for the summary, tomnjoy. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[4_Legs_Good]

67. Love the community organizer response

That's what we need. I'm glad someone asked that question, and I hope they keep doing it.

The public needs some education here.

David

[blondeatlast]

76. You're doing very well! Thank you--and say hi to the li'l political novice! nt

[tomnjoy]

98. Ha,ha - will do!

As I mentioned above, we're trying very hard to teach her her first word - OBAMA!!

[calmblueocean]

95. Thanks!

Welcome to DU, btw!

[tomnjoy]

99. Thank you :)

Happy to be here! I've been a "lurker" for several years but just recently jumped into the "posting" pool.

[mcctatas]

35. I think we are far enough past the primaries to resurrect this:

[skooooo]

46. Love that .gif of yours! He's so cool!

[redqueen]

48. That's all the response her joke of a speech warrants.

:)

[glancingthefuture]

51. No, it makes him look like a snob.

[Ichingcarpenter]

57. OH,,,,,,,,,,,really now?? Do explain a little further if you will?

This should be interesting!

[seabeyond]

64. hu uh. n/t

[ClarkUSA]

77. Remember, folks: the McCain campaign is offering prizes for trolling Dem forums....

Jerk.

[Doremus]

92. And you make yourself look like a stupid idiot. n/t

[spanone]

94. that's pretty funny...ha

[Alter Ego]

96. Mmm-hmm.

French-fried potaters.

[quiet.american]

100. Lol -- as opposed to who... the RNC? nt

[glancingthefuture]

104. it's just my humble opine.

[quiet.american]

115. Alright, it's a free country (sort of.) nt

[mcctatas]

119. Opine?

very interesting....

[Ichingcarpenter]

120. I waited until he couldn't edit it to comment on it

Typical mistake they make..

[mcctatas]

121. At least he had enough smarts not to say "bloviate"

[JimDandy]

101. Have you lost

your way. The park is over there. Take a 'troll through it and not here.

[nc4bo]

103. It's not delivery silly, it's DiGiorno. ;)

[CakeGrrl]

108. Oops, a little too obvious! Thanks for playing. n/t

[AzDar]

56. I have the urge to deeply french-kiss him every time I see that clip...

Is that wrong?

:rofl:

[beac]

37. These are the times I kind of regret giving up TV.

I hope someone will post a clip soon.

[ErinBerin84]

38. lol, Norah O'Donnell can be so dim.

(after Obama responded). "Wow. We have a fight on our hands!"

[Jennicut]

Well, uh duh Norah

Of course we have a fight on our hands...did they expect Obama was gonna lay down and play dead?

[JimDandy]

102. Uh, no, there is no "we" or "Palin" in THIS fight Norah.

The bout is titled "Obama vs McCain."

[Pithy Cherub]

41. Barack said he had been called worse

on the basketball court. It was no big deal. Republicans did not offer anything for the past two nights on what helped regular people. He said he anticipated this last week during his convention speech. The best was his facial expressions.

[lamp_shade]

47. Nora was charged. She was clearly excited to see Barack punch back.

[jenmito]

50. Obama on sexism: "When Hillary accused the media of sexism, Palin said she was WHINING

and shouldn't use that as a crutch." (paraphrased)

[writes3000]

54. SLAM!!!! LOVE IT!!!!

[PA Democrat]

63. I love it. Nail her with her own words.

[Whisp]

65. yep, that Whining word comes up quite often, much to 'their' chagrin.

they still can't figure out the intertubes and the googles I guess.

:rofl:

[jenmito]

66. Yup! I wish now they'd use the VIDEO of her saying that in an ad. Video is powerful. n/t

[MSU_Spartans]

59. wow

What a clever way to point out that Palin ridiculed Hillary. He couldn't just come out and say it without sounding silly. But dropping it in there, while remaining on point, is excellent!

[jenmito]

69. Exactly. And welcome to the DU!

:hi:

[skooooo]

61. That was a great point... and needs to be said OVER AND OVER. nt

[jenmito]

72. They need to use that video of her saying it in an ad!

[skooooo]

75. Jon Stewart had it on his show last night...as well as..

...a few other videos showing Repub. hypocrazy. Try to check out that show if you can.

[jenmito]

78. I saw it. I wish the entire COUNTRY saw it. Stewart put it all together!

:hi:

[BeyondGeography]

62. PERFECT

All of these comebacks are fucking spot-on.

[jenmito]

73. Exactly. n/t

[redqueen]

74. Perfect.

:)

[Dr Fate]

84. Good one! n/t

n/t

[KathieG]

85. spot on!

:bounce:

[Roxy66]

70. I havent seen one media outlet on-line mention his press conference

[Parker CA]

83. Such a perfect response!

So articulate. Didn't lower himself to their level, but said it exactly how it is. This was such the breath of fresh air that I needed to hear today. This man is on a mission, and he is going to win this race!

[mvd]

87. Welcome do DU!

:hi:

[ClarkUSA]

79. Howard Dean on MSNBC right now: "In the second half, I thought she sounded like Dick Cheney."

"Bush/Cheney, McCain/Palin, it's all the same." Said with a grin.

:headbang:

[redqueen]

82. Too right it is... they have NO new ideas, and never plan on getting any.

They know their voters don't care about silly things like policy or solutions... it's just a sport for them. "Showbiz for ugly people."

They TRULY do not care.

[ClarkUSA]

90. That is it in a nutshell.

:thumbsup:

[mvd]

81. This is why I tell people not to panic

I've sometimes wanted more attacks, too, but then I remember how far Obama has come. And issues win for us. He has a way of doing Rove to Rove and the Repukes - it's just the different, Democratic version.

[Unsane]

89. YOUTUBE LINK?

[FrenchieCat]

93. Make sure someone posts the clip when it is up......

I loved to see it!

Thanks!

[tomnjoy]

110. Video clip on MSNBC

Hi Frenchie. MSNBC just posted a video clip on their website. It's featured on the homepage right now. I can't figure out how to get a direct link to the clip.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

97. He has a gift for responding - to the point and without a nasty or defensive tone.

It IS a talent and also takes great discipline.

on edit:

He also has political smarts to bring it back to the issues concerning voters, and that's what the Pukes want to avoid talking about, at all costs.

[eleny]

105. SP must absolutely *HATE* being marginalized like this

:kick:

[tomnjoy]

106. MSNBC has Video

MSNBC has a new video clip of his response on their website. I'm trying to figure out how to link directly to the clip, but if you go to msnbc.com and click the Video & Photos tab, it is the first one listed.

[AZBlue]

107. Their videos are a nightmare to link to - if you figure it out, let me know how, LOL.

Thanks for the info though - going to their site right now!

[tomnjoy]

109. I agree - I can't figure it out!

There doesn't seem to be a direct link to the video - ARGH! But it is pretty easy to navigate to from their home page. Of course you have to watch the commercial, too. Ugh. Obama is worth a 30-second commercial, though, right? ;)

[democrat2thecore]

112. Here you go! Direct Linking to MSNBC videos....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26548013#26548013

That's a direct link to the Obama presser that will open in the MSNBC player.

They use Javscript to navigate, but they use a simple URL for each video. After you have selected the video and it's playing - look in your address bar - that's the URL for that particular video. Also, they give you embed code under the video itseLF.

[jasmeel]

116. Thank you! That lifts me up! n/t

[tomnjoy]

117. THANK YOU!

[AZBlue]

118. Great! Thank you!!

[WA98296]

111. Thanks, got to see it, he was wonderful!

[pdxmom]

113. Is the media covering this? I don't see anything on the main pages

of any of the online MSM sites. If someone has a press conference, but the media refuses to report on it, did it really happen?