Obama speaking now in Chicago about "Commander in Chief Threshhold"

[jenmito]

And talking about why he'd be the best one... http://www.cnn.com/live/

[Connie_Corleone]

1. Post updates if you can. Thanks.

[jenmito]

2. He talked about how apparently "meeting the CIC threshhold" means years served in Washington.

He's talking about how his judgement was more than just a speech...

[jenmito]

4. Saying how he wants to help returning soldiers who have PTSD...

how he's not opposed to ALL wars-just unnecessary ones...He's now introducing generals and admirals behind him who will speak now.

[jenmito]

36. You should read tisha's posts here. She summed up many things said. n/t

[tishaLA]

3. it's a great speech

i will ask myself every day whether i am serving the troops as well as they have served us...

my story is only possible in America...an America that stands as the light of hope to the world...an America where we meet the demands of the 21st century with judgment and a sense of purpose.

now introduces generals.

[jenmito]

5. Thanks for helping me with the info.!

:hi:

[easy_b94]

6. this is a good

[jenmito]

10. Yup.

[Lucinda]

7. Neither MSNBC or CNN are covering it live....

It's all Spitzer and Ferraro

[jenmito]

12. MSNBC had a picture of the room BEFORE he spoke and then didn't cover it?

Figures. I'm watching it online.

[jenmito]

8. Judgement and tempermant very important. He's steady and reliable..."No shock Barack," "No Drama

Obama"! A general just said that.

[Adelante]

13. Too cool

:D

[ellacott]

9. Thank you

No shock Barack. No drama Obama. I liked that. :)

[scheming daemons]

14. "No Shock Barack" and "No Drama Obama" need to be made into bumper stickers now.....

...with Hillary's RABID face from her "Meet me in Ohio!" press conference.....


Awesome...

[jenmito]

17. I agree. OR with her variety of faces. He's now taking questions.

[tishaLA]

18. It has to be

"No Drama! Obama!"

[jenmito]

29. I agree that's the best one.

:hi:

[jenmito]

15. YW! Yes, so did I!

:)

[tishaLA]

11. obama is the only one who got a critical issue right

the war...

the issue of temperment: sen obama was up in iowa, many not so up in NH, but he was the same Barack Obama, no shock Barack; no drama Obama. This is the kind of guy you want answering that phone...this temperament follows him to this day and <distinguishes him or something>

sen obama will help restore out economy. As a member of the military, he will help safeguard this country, etc.

maj gen someone: I like "no drama obama." I like that.

[jenmito]

35. Thanks for posting all THOSE statements!

:hi:

[tishaLA]

39. it's my pleasure.

[tishaLA]

16. Gen Davis McGinnis up next

...spent over 4 decades defending the nation. I get the fact that this man...understands the full spectrum of strategy of protecting us at home and abroad. but he also understands the members of the guard and reserve; he grasps the full spectrum. he is the only active candidate...who has established goals to recognize the reserves and their role...etc

Now questions

[tishaLA]

19. Obama answering questions

He will make the final decisions and the policy, but he will listen to the military even when they tell him something he doesn't like.

That's different than bush because the generals said it would take more allocations and cost us more dearly....those generals were tossed aside. It's not a choice between ignoring the generals and passing the policy on to the generals....it's you making the decisions and being responsible for those decisions.

Sen Clinton is capable of being CiC and so is McCain, but Clinton used this as a political tool. This is politics and part of the problem we have now is that we have too much engaged in this to have it reduced to politics.

[jenmito]

38. Very good answers from Obama!

[MadBadger]

20. And there ya go, giving an honorable answer about CIC

[jenmito]

21. How classy of him. He said all THREE of them are be prepared to be CIC...

THEN he went on to point out Hillary's inconsistent statements.

[tishaLA]

22. ....

the clintons understand. The 3 AM thing is a last minute gambit. This issue would have come up in the general election anyway, but these arguments aren't normally made by Democrats against other Democrats. It's usually republicons.

Senate Subcommittee Question. He can make the best input on the debate by running for president. the issues that are most at stake are already taken up by the senate....Nobody in the senate takes this argument seriously anyhow, and I think Sen Clinton realizes this.

[jenmito]

25. Thanks for posting all those statements!

:hi:

[MadBadger]

23. And there ya go, giving an honorable answer about CIC

[jenmito]

24. "I don't know how Sen. Clinton gets to decide which of the states count. Last time I checked,

Missouri was a swing state. Wisconsin was a swing state. Virginia I think I can put in play along with some other states. It seems she only counts swing states that she won..."

[democrattotheend]

28. Bingo!

You tell 'em!

[jenmito]

33. I wonder if the MSM will show that comment he made...

or any other of the Q&A session, for that matter.

[jenmito]

26. "I think (GF's) comments were ridiculous and wrong-headed..."

He was asked if he thought Ferraro's comments were racist. He said he doesn't like to throw that word around. But they were definitely unfortunate remarks, divisive, and not consistent with our history.

[Cha]

45. gerry ferrero was playin' to the

bigots in PA that eddie rendell said were there in so many words and Obama's statement is the perfect way to highlight the divisiveness of gerry's tragic remarks and the last 8 years.

[jenmito]

51. I agree. What a sleazy campaign they're running.

[Cha]

56. Beyond sleazy and when they lose all

they're gonna have left is the history book written about it.

[jenmito]

57. I sure hope so. But it may just work for enough of the people who relate to her...

sadly. But in that case I hope the superdelegates would all flock to Obama and get rid of her.

[jenmito]

27. Wow. How classy! He just said those who won't vote for him (so far) is because HE hasn't been

able to connect with them or to make his case to them and that's HIS fault.

[democrattotheend]

30. That's a good line

Definitely classy...I like that a lot. Hopefully he'll be able to connect with voters in PA of all stripes now that he has time. He was able to in Iowa (although there he had a whole year).

[jenmito]

34. I agree...

I think he WILL be able to win them over. He has nearly 6 weeks.

[Cha]

46. Ya mean instead of calling them the opposite

of Black latte sippin' intellectuals! What a Concept!

[jenmito]

53. Yup.

:hi:

[malik flavors]

31. Great press conference. Well put and thoughtful answers.

[jenmito]

42. Exactly. VERY thorough. And very classy.

[DearAbby]

47. Wow,

I am amazed with this man's character. He didn't put down those who didn't vote fot him, he blamed himself for not being able to connect. What class. I felt it 4 yrs ago when I first saw him, this man will be a great leader.

[jenmito]

54. Exactly...

the differences between the way HE runs HIS campaign and the way Hillary runs HER campaign are polar opposites.

[FrenchieCat]

32. Wow......

Please, please, please....I want this man to be our President!

[jenmito]

43. So do I!

:hi:

[candice]

37. He thinks Americans are frightened by a photo of him in traditional garb...

...that's what he was saying in Mississippi to get votes. Blamed it on the Clinton campaign. As if he didn't know who took the photo of him and where it was published. How insulting of Americans. He looks really kind of silly cute in the photo. No one is going to be frightened, Barry. It wouldn't rank as a scary Halloween costume.

[jenmito]

40. And he's right when it comes to some Americans...

how could you deny that? The rumor is out there that he's not only a Muslim, but a "secret radical Muslim" who wants to take over America and rule under Sharia Law.

[SoonerPride]

41. It does scare some 'merkins

Ferraro for one.

[jenmito]

44. Yup...

and yup! :hi: I can't believe she got to say all those outrageous things without Hillary rejecting and DENOUNCING them, as well as returning all the contributions raised by her!

[cali]

49. What the sam hill does that have to do with anything?

And only disingenous hilly supporters or complete idiots don't understand that there's an effort to appeal to xenophobes and yahoos by painting Obama as "other".

[Unsane]

48. link???

dammit!!!

[jenmito]

50. It's over. The link was in my OP. n/t

[Unsane]

52. is it being replayed?

[jenmito]

55. I doubt it. Hopefully it will be posted on youtube or some other site soon. n/t