about jobs and also trying to raise a little money. jobs were the emphasis last night at a speech to the congressional black caucus. some in the congressional black caucus have been critical of the president saying he hasn t focused enough on african-american issues including african-american unemployment which right now is at 16.7%. listen to the president telling the crowd he expects them to be with him. i m going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. i don t have time to feel sorry for myself. i don t have time to complain. i m going to press on. i expect all of you to march with me and press on. let me bring in athena jones this morning from washington. good morning to you. the president last night, some in that room had been critical of him. did he tell them what they wanted to hear last night and what was the reaction afterwards? well, you know, it was a fiery speech and he really riled up the crowd all the way through. he wa
remove other barriers like not allowing women to drive cars. and stay right there, more on this story including reaction in women s rights groups, other ones in saudi arabia. president barack obama is due to arrive at the paramount theater in seattle, washington, this hour. he s visiting the west coast to push his plan for creating more jobs. and to raise money for fellow democrats. we expect to hear from the president before he heads to california later on today. the president also delivered his message personally to the congressional black caucus in washington last night in the nation s capital. washington, d.c. that is. it was straight talk. i don t know about you, cbc, but the future rewards those who press on. with patient and firm determination, i m going to press on for jobs. i m going to press on for equality. i m going to press on for the sake of our children. i m going to press on for the sake of all of those families who are struggling right now. i don t ha
president to thelma in thelma and louise. i loved commander in chief, which was the great series you took part in. it was like my west wing fix and suddenly i woke up and it was gone. what happened? that s what happened to me, too. i woke up and my show wasn t on anymore. were you disappointed as i was? devastated. if it was ever brought back, i have the whole publicity angle worked out that it was have maybe a profile shot of me at the desk and say, look who just got re-elected. the weird thing is, i reckon after watching that, you were more presidential in that role than many of the presidents i would say over the years, like martin sheen. both of you were very electable in those roles. right. in your case, i know you ve become this great standard bearer for all things women, but in that role, that was doing it for you, i felt. absolutely. is that how you felt? absolutely. it was funny how many people would say, i would vote for you in real life. and i
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