he says it s a joke. i guess it s for the voters to decide whether it s a joke or funny or not. it certainly is stirring up controversy. it s hard to tell from that clip whether he was joking or not it didn t really sound like he joking. what this suggests, greta, for all the alienation that voters feel from professional politicians. if in the end if you are running for president it s not advantage not to be seasoned. these are the kinds of remarks that newcomers tom game are prone to make. they then have to backtrack or say they were joking or whatever. what it does is shuts down whatever other message they may be trying to get out during the period in question. so it hurts. bill: does he have latitude because is he a professional politician. i think he has some, yeah. one of the most appealing political figures i have seen in a long time. this isn t his first track meet. he has run for office before but not successfully so he can say that he has not been a professional politici
rode into office on a backlash vote against the bush administration and not on the strength of the qualifications. when the predictable crises then come in unpredictable forms that inexperience shows, however, an inexperienced president can thrive if he is surrounded by capable assistants who keep in touch with the real people. unto. natalie, i think that the administration is both inexperienced and out of touch. greg writes from washington, my confidence in president obama and his staff not to mention the entire congress is slinking, and in fact, my confidence is so lacking right now i fear for the future of america. we are still in iraq, still in afghanistan and still have unemployment issues and our borders are not secure, and the economy is a mess, and our infrastructure is going to be the next big nightmare. rosemary says, i have a lot of confidence in the president. i think he is overscrutinized because he is the first black president and constantly measured against how a white p
he says it s a joke. i guess it s for the voters to decide whether it s a joke or funny or not. it certainly is stirring up controversy. it s hard to tell from that clip whether he was joking or not it didn t really sound like he joking. what this suggests, greta, for all the alienation that voters feel from professional politicians. if in the end if you are running for president it s not advantage not to be seasoned. these are the kinds of remarks that newcomers tom game are prone to make. they then have to backtrack or say they were joking or whatever. what it does is shuts down whatever other message they may be trying to get out during the period in question. so it hurts. bill: does he have latitude because is he a professional politician. i think he has some, yeah. one of the most appealing political figures i have seen in a long time. this isn t his first track meet. he has run for office before but not successfully so he can say that he has not been a professional politici