OK DU'ers how do you think Obama did on MTP show this morning

[bigdarryl]

Personally I thought he was very impressive

[Kahuna]

1. FAB-U-LOUS!!!!!!!!!!! Five Zorro snaps and two thumbs up!

:silly:

[Nancy Waterman]

50. I thought he was better at the end

I am a total fan and supporter of Obama, but I think Russert got him talking far too long on Reverend Wright. I would like Obama to finally say to the Russerts of the world, maybe even thrown down the gauntlet, that it is time to talk about issues and not waste so much time on someone that Obama has been clear he totally disagrees with on everything and has made a clear break from. The media needs to step up to the plate. Call this part two of the reaction to the ABC debate. People are sick and tired of Rev Wright and want to hear about issues. When Obama talks about Rev Wright, no matter how clear he is, he is on the defense, and it is not where he wants to be. I would like to see Obama be more assertive about this. It would also go along way in changing the "not tough enough" narrative that opponents are pushing.

[dbmk]

61. Transcript and video here

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24445166/

[babylonsister]

2. He was terrific. Wouldn't let Russert get under his skin. Calm, cool,

measured, smart. Our next president! :patriot:

[flpoljunkie]

39. Yes. Cool, calm--in a word, presidential!

[Botany]

3. He struck me as thoughtful and took his time to answer the questions.

[annie1]

4. not a fan of obama but he did very well.

[FARAFIELD]

11. thanks annie!

Just sayin'

[ericgtr]

24. Thank you for being honest

:)

[TexanDem]

5. I think he did great! He has the patience of Job! First 15 min on Wright!! he kept his cool!

[SharonRB]

6. I'm still watching

It doesn't come on here until 10:30 ET. He's doing great so far, though.

[Madam Mossfern]

7. me too

still looks good to me so far...Iran and Iraq up now.

[madeline_con]

20. Ditto.

I recorded it, but I keep leaving the room to "get stuff done".

[jaxx]

8. It was an Obama moment.

At no time did Russert get the advantage.

[DAGDA56]

9. I kept trying to look at the interview as an undecided voter might...

...he seemed intelligent, reasonable, affable...I would have no problem with him as my President. I also think he can finally respond to any future question about Rev. Wright with a friendly "I already answered that on Meet the Press".

[babylonsister]

14. Good point about MTP. nt

[Colobo]

10. He dominated Russert.

[WA98296]

12. He did a great job. Too bad Russert didn't spend more time on REAL issues.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

13. Obama's tough if he can stand Tweetie that long without puking

The talking heads are so annoying!

[kid a]

18. tweety

Is Russert referred to as Tweety - I thought that was Chris Matthews?

[Orangepeel]

23. yeah, Matthews is Tweety. Russert's DU nickname is Potato Head

:D

[kid a]

15. Very Impressive.

He is in the GE groove.

[Kahuna]

21. Smooth as silk, isn't he?

Go Bama! :patriot:

[VolcanoJen]

16. One word: PRESIDENTIAL.

He was fantastic. And he's got the greatest smile, doesn't he?

[Botany]

29. He does have big ears though.

:hi: V.J.

[Madam Mossfern]

17. oops

he said "Iran" instead of "Israel"

[CreekDog]

19. he didn't say obliterate did he?

:dilemma:

[TheDoorbellRang]

46. Yeah. I caught that, too

We'll probably see that blooper in Hillary's next ad

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. Its not on here yet... I had to go to the store to get Chelsea a coconut.

I really can't stand to watch any of the pundits no matter who they are talking to.

[Thrill]

25. Wow I just saw it here in NC

That was the best I have EVER seen him.

[NoodleyAppendage]

26. KICKED ASS. Timmeh failed to knock him off his game. n/t

J

[Window]

27. Fantastic.

[aikoaiko]

28. obama who?

[high density]

30. Excellent job

He choses his words very carefully. I was quite impressed.

[jefferson_dem]

31. A+

n/t

[Tribetime]

32. I saw the last 40 min or so , have that part recorded and keep

going over the expression on Tim's face at the very end. He looked like he was a little confused , that he expected to get a game changing moment or something , but Obama was up to the task. Maybe I'm just hoping that to be the case????

But one thing is for sure he did look Presidential.

[Vinca]

33. I thought he was excellent.

At the beginning I thought it was going to be another ambush, but once they began to talk policy it all turned around. That, "my friends," is what a president should be.

[WillyT]

34. After Timmy Stopped Pastorbating, It Got Real Good !!!

And Obama handled the whole thing very well.

:shrug:

[GoldieAZ49]

35. how many times did he use the word 'truth' and 'honest'?

it is a good indicate he knows he has lost his credibility

[Armstead]

58. Self delete

I put this in the wrong place....Sorry

[Kahuna]

36. I'll put it like this. Morning Joe and Buchannan won't be happy. nt

[liberaldem4ever]

60. I'm sure they will find a way to twist his words

They will distort and lie about what he said today on MTP, just like they do every other day. Have a little faith in their disgusting utter and complete lack of character. :(

[Roxy66]

37. Fantastic!!

[Johnny__Motown]

38. I thought he did very well also

[Olney Blue]

40. He was impressive indeed.

[whatchamacallit]

41. I missed it, but I'm going to confidently go out on a limb and say GREAT!

As long as Obama is being himself and telling it like he sees it, he can do no wrong. It's candidates who pander, lie, and triangulate, who get into trouble.

[Frank Booth]

42. Home run.

His response to the gax tax question was great. He made Hillary's plan seem like nothing more than a pandering gimmick, which is exactly what it is.

He was very steady, thoughtful and knowledgeable. Basically the type of person you'd want in the White House during a crisis.

[democrat2thecore]

43. Best TV interview appearance to date. It was THAT good. -nt

[CreekDog]

44. I'm going to save some of our favorite posters valuable time

Obama was a gas Jesse Jackson bitter elitish tax supporting Ayres loving Wright candidate of some people (that don't count) who plays the race card against white people that point out that he is black again and again.

[NNN0LHI]

45. I liked the part where he said we were going to stop using our food crops like corn to make ethanol

He said we were going to switch over to wood chips and prairie grass to make ethanol.

That was good to hear. Food prices are killing us.

Don

[City Lights]

47. I didn't see the entire show, but was impressed with what I saw.

I tuned in about 15 minutes into it.

[BlueJac]

48. Obama looked like a true leader with just another talking head.

:thumbsup::patriot::thumbsup:

[jenmito]

49. When Russert tried to play "gotcha" saying he voted for the gas tax suspension in IL, he answered

perfectly and quickly-that yes, he DID, and that's when he saw it didn't work, so he learned from his mistake which is why he's against it now. I remember a Hillary surrogate say Obama was "for it before he was against it." Typical RW BS.

[Bigleaf]

51. Hank Aaron would be proud.

[bigtree]

54. if he played softball

[Bigleaf]

55. I have to give you credit bigtree. That was a good comeback.

[scarletwoman]

52. He did very well. He was calm and relaxed, and spoke intelligently.

I was glad to see there was none of the stuttering and "uh"ing and long pauses that have driven me up a wall in the past when listening to him speak.

I also liked what he had to say about Iran, and how he took a good swipe at "cowboy diplomacy"; lumping Clinton in with Bush -- and rightly so.

sw

[psychmommy]

56. off topic scarlet woman

my kid thinks your avatar looks like me. haha

[scarletwoman]

57. Tell you kid, "Good!" And that you expect as your due all the deference & respect that an ancient &

powerful Goddess merits! :D

[AlinPA]

53. I turned it off after 3 minutes; the slob Russert was asking about Wright and I could not handle

watching a whole program of Wright, Wright...

[Armstead]

59. To be honest, I had it on but got engrossed in something else

I had the TV on to watch it, but I was doing some work at the same time. I got engrossed in the work and next thing I knew it was over.

But from the snippets I did catch, he sounded real good.

It seems like Timmy was on his best behavior today too, once they got past Rev., Wright.