NYT: Obama's View (pretty good recap of his 'The View' appearance)

Excerpt: In a dark suit, white shirt and deep blue tie, Mr. Obama sat on a curved sofa with Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg on his right and Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a conservative, to his left.

Coming onstage, Mr. Obama greeted Ms. Hasselbeck with a kiss, but before long she was challenging his claim that his economic stimulus program had “saved” jobs. Mr. Obama stood his ground, and when he said that people had kept their jobs because their employers benefited, the friendly and mostly female audience burst into applause.

The liberal Ms. Behar complained that Mr. Obama was not getting credit for his achievements because his critics on the right were dominating the debate. “Where’s your attack dog” to tell Americans “here’s what we did?” she asked.

“That’s your job,” he replied, again evoking applause.

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