That we seize it. My presidency is entering the Fourth Quarter. Interesting stuff happens in the Fourth Quarter. And im looking forward to it. Going into the Fourth Quarter, you usually get a timeout. Im now looking forward to a quiet timeout. Christmas with my family. I want to wish everybody a measure wrimerry christmas, a happy hanukkah, a happy new year. I hope that all of you get time to spend with your families as well because one thing that we share is that were away too much from them. And now, josh has given me the whos been naughty and whos been nice list and im going to take some questions. Reporter thank you, mr. President. Starting with north korea since
that seems to be the biggest topic today, what does a proportional response look like to the sony hack . And did sony make the right decision in pulling the movie or does that set a dangerous precedent . Let me address the second question first. Sony is a corporation. It suffered significant damage. There were threats agai
Down an american movie, Censor An American picture it doesnt like, wrong in not calling him first before buckling before a north korean dictator. This is obama laying it on the line in a Press Conference that signalled all the audacity hes packed into a week since the november election, the deal on climate change, the protective order for people who came here illegally, and including the post of an American Ambassador with the communist government in cube a taking questions from all Women Reporters in todays Press Conference, where will this Obama Audacity take us . Im joined by david corn, and by actor, writer and director sean penn who joins me now by phone. First of all, heres the president speaking about sonys decision to pull the interview, the movie that inspired the hacking. Lets watch. Sony is a corporation. I would agree with the president. I think that, you know, im not speaking as an advocate for the Motion Picture industry or as a critic. But we have to realize this is a ge
Use propaganda and the ability to reach out as terrorists are doing and try to incite, and match that up with the tremendous power that Social Media Tools allow to make that easy and simple and effective and broadly applicable. So, given that this is a strategy, and given that its aimed not just at the United States, particularly with respect to interference in our elections, but at Western Europe and eastern europe, for that matter, is there an effort underway to work with our allies through nato or otherwise . Ive been to the Cybersecurity Center in estonia, but there didnt seem to be a nato agreement that this is something we should be working on together to respond to. So is this an effort that is underway . Speaking from my lens on things, there is a lot of interest in doing that and doing it more effectively and more comprehensively, but we have not cracked the code on doing it effectively yet. And so we need to keep the pressure on ourselves and our nato allies, who are likemind
I think what we need to focus on, whether it is black or white or or straight, making sure that we have Hate Crime Laws like this throughout the country, that protect people like this individual that was brutalized by those four maniacs. To be when i dont believe in hate crimes laws. I dont think we should prosecute people based on their thoughts. You dont think is a hate crime . Tucker i think hate is involved, im merely saying it is a separate category. Im also opposed to lying and downplaying something that is obvious. It is clear that this mans race and political position played a role. Absolutely. Tucker that is not all clear from the accounts that were prevalent today. The associated press, and the first account, didnt measure tl angles. I wonder why that was. I dont know. What i can say here, the charges came down from the prosecutor, the final arbiter, there is no arbiter of the case. People reporting the facts, which is, this individual was charged with a hate crime, this pros
That sometimes sets americans against one another and instead make big goals and ive set forth some big goal, getting the economy to work for everyone, not just those at the top. Making sure we have the best Education System from preschool to college and making it affordable and so much else. If we set those goals and go together to try to achieve them, theres nothing in my opinion that america cant do. So thats why i hope that we will come together in this campaign. Obviously, im hoing to earn your vote, hoping to be b elected in november and i can promise you, i will work with every american. I want to be the president for all americans. Regardless of your political beliefs, where you come from, what you look like, your religion. I want us heal our country and bring it together. Our children and grandchildren deserve. Thank you. You have two minutes. Well, i actually agree with that. I agree with everything she said. I began this campaign because i was so tired of seeing such foolish