does anyone think that the previous president would have spoken to a heckler?

[spanone]

President Obama stopped the secret service from removing the heckler and explained the situation to him.


this is good man.

[lame54]

1. He was too busy ducking shoes

[spanone]

5. i remember it well.....

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[Vox Moi]

8. I love this ...

How did you do that so quickly?

[spanone]

9. found it years ago and stashed it away!

cause you never know when it might come in handy!!!!

[Rambis]

2. No chance

Bush was an idiot and couldn't think on his feet at all. I remember John Kerry explaining to an audience at a town hall why this girl needed insulin and how her body processed sugar and I thought Hmmm Bush wouldn't have the first damn clue. Strange moment and it gave me false hope.

Send him to GITMO

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3. he was more the kind to crack a joke at the heckler's expense after removal by security.

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Hell, the previous president didn't even answer questions from the White House Press...

[deminks]

6. The Chimperor's audiences were politically screened, made to sign loyalty oathes.

Thus reducing the chances of being heckled to a minimum.

[Vox Moi]

7. … or ANY President

When Obama called off the guards and turned to listen to that man it was a great moment.
I can't imaging any other President doing that.

[etherealtruth]

11. Love or hate bill Clinton ....

... He was exceptionally "quick on his feet" and could respond to almost anything.

It doesn't diminish Obama's response. I agree that few presidents could or would be so quick .... but, i can imagine Clinton doing this (easily)

[Orrex]

10. Bush Sr did, as a matter of fact

I heard the story on This American Life, told by the would-be heckler himself. Can't find the link just now, but I'll search when I get home, if anyone's interested.

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13. Bill Clinton did as well. n/t

[librechik]

12. On CBSNews this am, Nora Whora was drooling over the notion

that this "was a hand=picked crowd of Obama supporters." Hammering in the poin that even Obama voters are incensed by Obama's policies. What a crock.

They also did a pice on a small business in California that had to drop its employee insurance and then couldn't find a similar plan on ACA. Whine whine whine. And the owner was a big fan of the ACA! oops. at the very end they let it slip that all the dropped employees found individual coverage on the ACA exchange. This is a story because EVEN OBAMA SUPPORTERS are furious at the president.

WHAT A CRoCK!