Video: Obama meets White House press corps, gets annoyed
posted at 9:15 pm on January 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
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“Annoyed” is a relative term when it comes to Cool Hand Luke but the irritation was palpable enough to squeeze a story out of Politico. What, pray tell, did they do to irk the un-irkable? Why, the one thing that could be counted on to get a rise out of him throughout his interminable campaign: They asked him a question.
Skip ahead to 3:20 and note the repeated “friendly” shoulder-patting. I had to laugh when he looked the guy dead in the eye and said, “That’s all I was trying to do, all right?”
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Out. Of. His. League.
coldwarrior on January 22, 2009 at 9:16 PM
They dared ask the Messiah a question? They dared not to simply turn a blind eye for once? Say it ain’t so!!!
It’s gonna be a fun four years.
amerpundit on January 22, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Something tells me that guy won’t be called on during any of Obama’s pressers in the near future. Stick to the worshippers…
blue13326 on January 22, 2009 at 9:18 PM
I don’t know about un-irkable, but I hear him called Urkel quite a bit.
And he got “irked” several times during the campaign:
“Can’t I just finish my waffle?”
Jenfidel on January 22, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Very delicate.
JammieWearingFool on January 22, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Alright…you got 8 questions as soon as I finish my waffle…And just remember, what I tell you today, can end up in the jet wash of Airforce One tomorrow.
I ain’t got no bus no more.
BigWyo on January 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM
No sign of Jeff Gannon… W must’ve brought him back to Texas.
benny shakar on January 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM
He and Caroline have that whole “you know” thing down.
Glynn on January 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM
The MSM are in an abusive relationship with this guy.
They cover up the bruises with glowing reviews on Obama, while he continues to beat them.
jencab on January 22, 2009 at 9:23 PM
BigWyo on January 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM –
Any truth to the rumor that “Air Force One” is going to be renamed “Air Force – The One?”
coldwarrior on January 22, 2009 at 9:23 PM
They’re acting like a bunch of giddy schoolgirls.
Blech.
Rae on January 22, 2009 at 9:24 PM
That front photo looks like a prelude to a liplock.
baldilocks on January 22, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Did Major Garrett from Fox actually say, “change you can believe in”?
The Obama slober fest gives me menopause./
milwife88 on January 22, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Who was the dork that said…”I’d like to say it one more time — Mr. President”
Neutral press there.
Topsecretk9 on January 22, 2009 at 9:25 PM
“I can’t end up visiting you guys if you keep trying to grill me every time.”
MayBee on January 22, 2009 at 9:27 PM
It needs repeating… Out. Of. His. League.
LadinPlaid on January 22, 2009 at 9:27 PM
I noticed Fox News White House groupie, Major “Dick” Garrett, sucking up to BO near the end of the footage …. he even said “Change you can believe in”. I don’t know what you folks say but that tool was BO biggest mouthpiece during the campaign. He is utterly incapable of saying anything critical of the Messiah…..he simply reads BO’s talking points. They should have a disclaimer on the screen when the dork is “reporting” the news.
David in ATL on January 22, 2009 at 9:27 PM
And yet they called President Bush “Mr. Bush” for 8 years.
B*st*rds.
Obama knows he can treat them any way he feels like and they’re so smitten, they’ll just take it and ask for more.
Jenfidel on January 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM
yes he did…….I need to barf
David in ATL on January 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM
“I can’t end up visiting and shaking hands if I’m going to end up get grilled every time…..”
Geez.
SouthernRoots on January 22, 2009 at 9:29 PM
But remember, they’re completely unbiased and neutral.
KSgop on January 22, 2009 at 9:29 PM
LOL,..I guess one reporter doesn’t know the obama’s don’t do Christmas,..
Barry must control the press, to many secrets,..one smart reporter can blow all this up in the Democrats face! As my Chicago friend said” Chicago government doesn’t work for the people, the people get worked over for Chicago politics”
christene on January 22, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Man do they love him. “I just want to say again. Mr. President” or something along those lines. Do they know how sick they are? Aren’t they embarrassed even a little bit?
kerrhome on January 22, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Right now Bush is going..
*snicker*
BigWyo on January 22, 2009 at 9:30 PM
David in ATL on January 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM
I barfed all through the campaign….I can only dry heave now. Painful but, my abs are looking better thanks to all the convulsing. :)
milwife88 on January 22, 2009 at 9:31 PM
My, my. I guess the really could aggravate Jesus.
Lehosh on January 22, 2009 at 9:31 PM
No joke, and he still got annoyed.
Esthier on January 22, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Since when do the Obamas not do Christmas?
SnarkVader on January 22, 2009 at 9:32 PM
JFK loved press conferences and the give and take with reporters. You saw the man unscripted and could appreciate the quick wit and easy charm even if you disagreed with his policies.
BHO off the teleprompter is arrogant and a vain glorious lefty blowhard. He is too insecure to ever appreciate a question or a different point of view.
He will be less accessible to the press then any previous president. He can’t afford to reveal himself.
Let him eat his waffle.
DeweyWins on January 22, 2009 at 9:32 PM
I think Major Garrett was making a joke. And during the campaign, often his reporting was in answer to a question like, “Major, what is the Obama campaign saying about this?”
mikeyboss on January 22, 2009 at 9:33 PM
They decided to show up for the first one.
Place was packed.
getalife on January 22, 2009 at 9:33 PM
The ‘actor’ sure doesn’t like questions does he. Maybe that’s why Odummer should be his real name.
Are you smarter than Odummer, a new spring show coming soon.
tarpon on January 22, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Lets hope, Hopey doesn’t get to annoyed,
or the Roman Piller Temple Troopers might
be deployed to keep the Liberal MSM in line!
(Snark!)A Hem.
canopfor on January 22, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Geithner blows up the world
KentAllard on January 22, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Mr. Onion Skin.
Obama had better stocking up on moleskin.
BuckeyeSam on January 22, 2009 at 9:35 PM
I wonder how many of them creamed their shorts?
Tony737 on January 22, 2009 at 9:36 PM
So is Pres..man I gotta ease into that…so is obama.
surrounded on January 22, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Did anytone catch when he said there would be a press conference where he could “answer” questions and the reporter responded with “ask” questions?
Bwa ha ha.
GinaE on January 22, 2009 at 9:40 PM
How long before he walks out of a WH press conference mid-question or just after a question was asked with a dismissive look on his face? Anyone want to take bets? I’m gonna say 14 months.
MadisonConservative on January 22, 2009 at 9:40 PM
He comes down to ‘visit’ people who are supposed to ask questions (which they have failed to do until now) so as to inform the public. Did he expect to be asked to check out the latest funny videos on YouTube? Or to go for a beer, or grab a bite to eat.
Plus Politico has the story wondering “Who is this Obama fellow?” , which people not under his spell have been clamoring for the past 2 years….Honeymoon could be over boys and girls.
tommy35 on January 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM
The one can accept no unscripted questions from reporters as his puppetmaster hasnt given him the pre-approved answers to the preapproved questions yet.
canditaylor68 on January 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM
How dare they grill him so relentlessly! The man just wants to do the celebrity stuff, not the accountability stuff.
eucher on January 22, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Yeah…………
(via JWF)………… thanks brother.
The Internet is a bitch………
………… isn’t it Mr. Obama?
Seven Percent Solution on January 22, 2009 at 9:44 PM
I like the one who said “April (?) Wine, you know who I am”. Uh, no, apparently he doesn’t remember little things like that.
Sue on January 22, 2009 at 9:45 PM
“MadisonConservative on January 22, 2009 at 9:40 PM”
i’d take OVER on that easy …
now — some scenario like he just fumbles through the answer, takes one more softball, and then cuts everyone off — i’d see that occuring by summertime …
Buckaroo on January 22, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Can’t wait until the pressure builds and his lips start twitching.
Itchee Dryback on January 22, 2009 at 9:47 PM
It seems as if he belelieves he can charm his way through 4 years; sidestepping sructiny brushing aside tough questions, never having to sweat. No way in he** that happens. The fawning of the media has left him totally ill prepared for scrutiny.
Theworldisnotenough on January 22, 2009 at 9:47 PM
I don’t think Pres Obama was presented all that bad in this clip. However, the slobbering attempts to give him a blowjob from the press corps members was QUITE unseemly. All of them crowded around so tightly, as if to merely catch a glimpse or touch the hem of his robe, awaiting the miracle they all believe in. That their sight will be restored and their diseased flesh made whole again.
I got no bone to pick with the President yet. He ain’t done nothing wrong yet.
But the press continues to lie, cheat, and steal about what is going on, and that I DO object to.
Subsunk
Subsunk on January 22, 2009 at 9:48 PM
So, Bush had one person ask softball questions… Obama can’t even handle that, he’s still playing with nerf balls.
malclave on January 22, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Hey MC,
Do you think there’s a line on that yet in Vegas….
jerrytbg on January 22, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Dick Morris said it best: You must feed the press (their ego, et cetera) or they’ll find something to eat.
And it might be something you don’t want them to dine on.
The Bush Administration made the terrible decision to try and bypass the press.
That turned out just swell, didn’t it?
SteveMG on January 22, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Yeah, was Greg Craig anywhere nearby? Life will be better for everyone the sooner they realize that it’s just too much to expect The One to do things like think on his feet or to know what’s in the executive orders he’s signing.
ddrintn on January 22, 2009 at 9:50 PM
what was the question? something about a lobbyist named lynn?
who was the reporter? what’s the scoop?
he sounded like the kind of journalist who intends to not be a sycophant for the next four years.
eh on January 22, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Pavlov’s Dogs…
javamartini on January 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Was this before………
………. or after he signed and Executive Order to free terrorist caught on the battlefield, shielded by women and children, without uniforms, who cut off heads of captured American soldiers, and strap bombs to people in wheel chairs……….?
What…………. can’t ask questions of the President of the United States anymore………..
………… just stand around waiting to shake his hand or another body part?
Seven Percent Solution on January 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM
just me or is major garrett a major kiss @ss? The guy was grinning ear to ear…
whole charade is disghusting
gatorboy on January 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM
The lobbyist point is that BHO said yesterday Zero hires for lobbyists on his watch, and then the lobbyist from Raytheon gets a slot the next day!
OOPS!
CommentGuy on January 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Reality smeared across the windshield of fantasy. That can be darned annoying.
shaken on January 22, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Paaaaannnssssyyyy!!!
this is absolutely ridiculous. i am embarassed for those nimrods. they are all blushing like they are in the middle of their first date. sick, sick, sick
sandlin71 on January 22, 2009 at 9:54 PM
It is difficult isn’t it. On Inauguration day, one o fmy neighbor’s was displaying his American Flag upside down. Since we’ve been lectured for all 8 years of the Bush Administration that Dissent is Patriotic, and since VP Biden told us that paying taxes is patriotic, I’ve determined that if my neighbor pays his taxes he is Super-Double-Extra-Ultra-Patriotic.
Red State State of Mind on January 22, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Which means he’ll probably find himself covering monster truck races and cute pet stories in the near future.
ddrintn on January 22, 2009 at 9:55 PM
This is POOR, HotAir. C’mon. The guy was not there for a Press Briefing and he didn’t lose his cool or get annoyed enough that anyone should smell blood in the water.
If you can’t come up with something worthy of discussion, then don’t. I can’t stand the fact that this clown is, I can’t even type the word, but this is just poor on your part….
worlok on January 22, 2009 at 9:56 PM
First thing out of the CBS guy’s mouth (first reporter).
“….great to work with you.”
I’ll say.
aquaviva on January 22, 2009 at 9:56 PM
If you’re going to keep asking me questions, then I’m not going to visit with you anymore.
No fist bump for you!
danking70 on January 22, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Back in the day, we used Kremlinology to try to figure out which Soviets were ascending and which ones were in decline. It worked to a good extent.
But, today we have to learn Obamaology…and the first rule is “It does NOT matter what Obama said. What matters is what he is saying.”
Thus, what Obama said yesterday, or last week, or during the campaign is totally meaningless. What he is saying right now, at this minute, at this precise moment in time, is all that matters. Tomorrow morning, or even an hour from now, what he has just said will be meaningless. And the cycle will continue…for the next four years.
coldwarrior on January 22, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Same as the old administration.
sethstorm on January 22, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Anyone remember………….
………….. this?
Seven Percent Solution on January 22, 2009 at 10:00 PM
I wonder how many of them creamed their shorts?
Tony737 on January 22, 2009 at 9:36 PM
They can’t, they’re still shooting blanks due to Inauguration day…
SoxNation on January 22, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Maybe the next four years will be more fun than I’ve supposed.
Watching The Messiah squirm when the press dares to challenge him gives me, dare I say, a thrill up my leg.
Hawkins1701 on January 22, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I think Major is still smarting for when Barry called him on the carpet on the campaign plane…something about getting rid of Fox News for the troops. I remember the little interchange. Barry had a “smile” on his face but I could tell he was angry.
Frankly, I thing HE WOULD BLOW if he was pressed just a little.
It would be great….BOOM. Get out the popcorn.
————————
Since he wasn’t a muslim?
Let’s roll.
ex-Democrat on January 22, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I don’t know who I have less regard for, the press or the pres.
mr.blacksheep on January 22, 2009 at 10:03 PM
“I just wanted to say it one more time…. Mister President”.
I didn’t know Richard Simmons was part of the White House Press Corps.
Hog Wild on January 22, 2009 at 10:04 PM
What is it, the guy’s second day in office? How can this clown know what it’s like to work with him? What a chucklehead.
surrounded on January 22, 2009 at 10:05 PM
One question constitutes a “grill”? Sheesh. This guy couldn’t last 2 seconds in Bush’s shoes.
Pasalubong on January 22, 2009 at 10:06 PM
this?
Seven Percent Solution on Jan 22,2009 at 10:00PM.
Seven Percent Solution:Yup,that was an ‘early warning
radar’ moment,of things yet to
come!:)
Reminds me of the time,that Newt
was asked to use the rear door of
Air Force one!
Even tho,Newt is not a journalist!:)
canopfor on January 22, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Can’t he just eat his waffle in peace?
Sekhmet on January 22, 2009 at 10:08 PM
He has a right to be annoyed. They’ve never asked a legitimate question of him before.
SouthernGent on January 22, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Somebody had to go and spoil the lovefest, didn’t they.
Tzetzes on January 22, 2009 at 10:08 PM
How quickly they forget the patriotic journalism of Armstrong Williams and Karen Ryan.
benny shakar on January 22, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Chicago Sun-Times reporter Carol Marin, I believe, says he already does pre-pick reporters. The reason that dude asked the question then is probably because he knew he had no other opportunity.
Pasalubong on January 22, 2009 at 10:09 PM
This is ‘Testy Bill Clinton’,Part Deux!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on January 22, 2009 at 10:09 PM
This wanker little ‘tude is what you get when you challenge the demagogue
clnurnberg on January 22, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Just one big happy sycophantic family.
He’ll be thanking them even more come November 5, 2012.
aquaviva on January 22, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Don’t piss PBHO off or the rappers and hip hop artist will sing nasty songs about you.
mindhacker on January 22, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Now that he has proved that he can’t answer questions off the cuff expect that all future questions will be submitted in writing. His press conferences will become very few and spaced far apart as he really doesn’t know what he is doing.
Engrpat on January 22, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Even if this was just to shake hands (as an aside: hasn’t he already seen and met all of these people before, so I kind of doubt it) he did not have to get annoyed. He’s thin-skinned.
INC on January 22, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Just wait until he has to face Helen Thomas!
Wonder if she’ll get to keep her front row seat?
IrishEi on January 22, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Anyone know Obama got any work done today?
Dusty on January 22, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Major Garrett should be pushed to leave Fox; and was that guy from the AP wearing knee-pads?
Fine, but did he have to emboss one with “Change” and the other with “Hope?”–I mean, there’s bias and then there’s just plain debasing yourself.
LexisTexas2 on January 22, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Yes. He destroyed domestic security and worked out in his new little gym.
IrishEi on January 22, 2009 at 10:17 PM
One question constitutes a “grill”? Sheesh. This guy couldn’t last 2 seconds in Bush’s shoes.
Pasalubong on January 22, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Maybe President Obama should follow bush’s lead and not hold a single press conference for the first five weeks of his presidency.
You people are funny!
benny shakar on January 22, 2009 at 10:18 PM
[IrishEi on January 22, 2009 at 10:17 PM]
LMAO
Dusty on January 22, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Was that Jake Trapper,behind the guy in the
yellow sweater taking the picture of Hopey,
at the .24 second mark!
If so,I do like the smirk,as in,I can’t
believe all this suck up crap!!!
canopfor on January 22, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Was that a meeting of the Mickey Mouse fan club?
onlineanalyst on January 22, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Obama stabbed Israel in the back, wonder why he called the PA instead of Hamas. Maybe OBL’s phone was busy?
clnurnberg on January 22, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Karl Marx would be proud.
Zorro on January 22, 2009 at 10:21 PM
I looked at the story at your link. These stories just point out their own malpractice. It was the business of “journalists” to find out what we don’t know about Obama and shout it from the roof tops last year. A lot was shouted from the blogs, but the MSM was pushing the remote “mute” button.
INC on January 22, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Hellooooooooo. That’s why he needs that super-secret blackberry.
IrishEi on January 22, 2009 at 10:23 PM
coldwarrior: This is OT, but I am completing the reading of LeCarre’s Smiley/Karla trilogy. Have you any thoughts about the author and his point of view re the Cold War and the British secret service?
onlineanalyst on January 22, 2009 at 10:23 PM
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