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Is Barack Obama vain?

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ericlp

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Originally posted by: frostedflakes
Seems reasonable to me. I mean if it's a very important occasion I could understand interrupting prime time broadcasting, but do we really need to do it every few months?

I do wonder if this has more to do with Murdoch's political stance than ratings, though. ;)

I love it posts like these. I got directv with a few thousand channels and guess what? I don't watch "prime" time tv, unless you think the science, learning, discovery, history, national geo, documentary channels are?

Guess what ? They are not airing it either but you know what? That's the only time I watch abc or cbs is to watch obama! hahaha Might as well, call it OBAMA TV!

And you know what? You don't have to watch it! Your TV does have an ON/OFF button... If not I'm sure it's plugged into the wall some place. Just unplug the damn thing it will do you good!!! Seriously, to complain about this is just retarded.

I think it's great he is on and communicating his idea's and where he wants to go. Unlike idiot bush that couldn't even come up with his own speech.

But today I didn't watch ABC/CBS I watched it on CNN. CNN also does online polling -- pretty cool -- check it out.

 

classy

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I don't know about others, but I am glad we are getting to hear from him so frequently. Its refreshing to see a guy elected and in office still trying to communicate with the public. Almost all the other politicians, including former presidents, while they run for office, you see and hear from them on issues all the time. But once elected, you don't even know they are alive. I am glad Obama is the exact opposite, its refreshing, its change from the norm, no pun intended.
 

Thump553

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I agree with classy's post just above.

Personally, I enjoyed last night's press conference more than 95% of the usual stuff on TV.
 

Muse

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Originally posted by: Thump553
I agree with classy's post just above.

Personally, I enjoyed last night's press conference more than 95% of the usual stuff on TV.

I dug it. BHO was spot on, at least part of the time, more than I can say for GWB. I stopped paying any attention to GWB after 2004. I was just disgusted.

BHO vain? Man, you're some kind of nut?
 

Modelworks

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I don't know about vain but the SO made the comment when she first saw him appear that it looked like he had enough makeup on to make Tammy Faye proud.
 

Moonbeam

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There is a tendency, everywhere, among people of every degree of self hate, to imagine, indeed to hope, that those of gift, who via capacity rise to the top, have to be infected with vanity. 'There has to be some cosmic explanation as to why I am a total failure and others succeed.'

Why else do we state that the nail that sticks up gets hammered down. You must be aware that as you evolve in consciousness others will try to drag you down. It is the law of self hate.