People still don't get it. The Media bullies Obama into things like tonight just to criticize him

There is no winning in a situation like that. The oil is still gushing and it will probably get worse before it gets better. Some times obama just needs to tell the media of fuck off and do what he think is best. He probably should have super tankers near the shores. Just to look like the gov is doing something about the oil coming closer to the shores.

.... on the White House press corps.

with the American Citizens then does the President...which is a real problem,
since we vote for President, but not for those who work in the media.

I don't think Pres. Obama gets bullied.....
except by folks who do it on the Internet,
saying things he doesn't read.

my life in 2002 after watching them for only 2 years and seeing how they manipulated the 2002 midterms and knowing they would never change.

And, from reading DU..they've only gotten worse.

TO anyone with eyes, ears and a working brain, u can see and hear the bias from FOx. Yet they all pretended the WH was wrong when Hannity spends his time trying to convince his audience Obama is a terrorist who may have been born somewhere else.

I'm proud to say I didn't watch any coverage at all tonight. Hooray me.

what do you think "the stakeholders" do to him.

The media is nothing compared to Big money and the MIC.

If he can't handle Tweety or dumbass Wolff Blitzer then these dirty CEO's will eat him alive, shit him out, and make what's left of him eat it off a dirty flip/flop.

If that is the case then he should resign effective immediately. I'd rather believe about anything than that my President is THAT big of a chump to be running scared from the most inept and widely distrusted media in the history of the nation.

The media personalities just want controversy, human misery and misfortune, falls from grace, etc, so they can fill up air time and justify their continued paychecks.

They each spent a couple days scripting out what Obama MUST say to earn their kudos and there is no way the President can please all or even most of them.

If the media gasbags are collectively calling for something, Obama should probably make sure not to do it. He really should just avoid playing their game.

When he said kick ass they all fell over in shock that a POTUS would talk like that in public.

We need to support Obama even more because of the MSM's actions.

...that the fargin neocon corporatists (in the media, in the
big corporations and in Congress) are NOT your friends!!

They are sociopathic liars. Yes, they'll donate millions
to your campaign--to control you and get their way. Yes, those
neocon politicians will try to make you believe that they love
you want you to succeed--but only so they can get you to help
them destroy our democracy. And yes, the media will fake giving
you respect--but they're beholden to the corporations.

For the love of Pete--these bloodthirsty wolves are out for themselves,
and they could CARE LESS about you. In fact, they'll take you down
and destroy your entire life without blinking.

Break up this madness, don't foolishly think that you can play their game.

Destroy it...don't try to play nicey-nice and be all rationale with
a bunch of Hannibal Lecters who have fooled their way into the upper
echelons. Bust it up, find like-minded heroes who will do the same--or
go down in flames, cuz you are nothing but an object to them.

Re-nomination is now becoming a REAL question. Better start scouting candidates - they're already quietly laying the groundwork. Barack Obama: If he's the nominee, say goodbye to the Democratic Party. He takes down the entire party with him coast-to-coast and border-to-border.

How could I have been hoodwinked by this "Man of the people?" An inside the beltway, weak, FAILED president. That's what happens when you run as a populist and immediately select an economic team that is the most insider economic team in history. He TRICKED progressives. It should NEVER be forgotten. Now, he's alienated damn near everybody.

Let the 2012 Democratic Nomination sweepstakes begin! Barack will be an afterthought by then. Weak, indecisive, an embarrasment.

that you are far too correct in your viewpoint.

Well, knowing Obama, he probably would..

something about the oil coming closer to the shores."

Interesting. The "Potemkin Village" approach.

How about if he actually did stage super tankers near the shores that really did do something to prevent the oil from coming to shore instead of just an imitation? Wouldn't that be even better?

Jeepers, some people ought to consider how it is you are portraying Obama.

A weak kneed sniveling fool with no power and led around by the nose.

Please stop, doing this to him.

And listen to his own base a whole lot more.

Yeah I agree with you we should put tankers near the shore so it "looks" like the Gov. is doing something. Never mind actually trying to clean up and stop the leak, this is all about how Obama looks and if we can get some tankers out there maybe people will stop bullying him and Keith Olbermann will start loving him.

"Piss Off - I'll give you a statement when I have one to make" would be my response.

He's a grown man with an enormous cadre of advisers, wonks and speech writers.
He doesn't have to open his mouth unless he wants to (ex: the invisible Bush on 9/11/01) and his wonks can advise the press exactly how it's "supposed" to sound.

I don't feel sorry for POTUS. If he really and truly doesn't know that taking control of situations and kicking some asses is part of the job, he shoulda maybe stayed out of the big kids' pool.

respond by talking about kicking ass or doing some speech in the oval office. What exactly was a speech suppose to accomplish when oil continues to shoot into the ocean?