Signing off...

Today was my birthday, and I celebrated by watching a mini-marathon of Chuck Jones animated shorts (also known as cartoons) on my favorite channel, TCM. While I was wrapped up in Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and a cerebral production called The Dot and the Line, Obama was holding a prime time press conference that was apparently carried on all the cable news channels. I read about it on the blogs. Since CNN and Fox News are totally unwatchable these days, I prefer to simply read about the shit they come up with at some of the better online sources.

The big rap on Barry these days is his reliance on a teleprompter. The man is apparently very cautious, and when he talks to the nation he wants to make sure his message is delivered exactly the way he wants it. When I see Obama on television, he sounds intelligent and articulate, and it doesn't bother me in the least that he's using a teleprompter instead of notes on cards. It does bother the cable news people, however, so I say to them, "GFY."

Obama was asked why he waited a few days to comment on the AIG bonus issue, and replied that he wanted to know what he was talking about before he spoke up. Or words to that effect (see below).

After eight years of a president who was a fucking national embarrassment every time he stood behind a microphone, whose idiotic remarks and verbal blunders fill the pages of books, a man who takes pride in skilled communication and tries to give his best every time is a refreshing change of pace.

"It took us a couple of days because I like to know what I’m talking about before I speak." —President Obama in his second prime time press conference responding to a question about why he waited to respond on the AIG bonuses.

Copied from Bob Cesca's excellent ("awesome") blog, Tuesday, 24 March