this is not his strength, he comes off wooden, and isn t the best way for him to be communicating with america. maybe a dozen folding chairs in front of the desk in the oval office, but seriously, jon is a master at talking to nobody, but i mean, a lot of people are doing better when they re talking to actual people. he had better lines during the campaign. he had nothing quotable during the two years he s president. jon: and new headlines and the president headed straight for the rose garden and looking to buck people up and say things are going to get better. i get the impression that the media are tired of picking up the tune and not necessarily singing along with them, are they? i think they ve been saying it too long, probably from the media s perspective and most americans perspective, but this is the reality. we don t we can t live in reality is not some movie where everything is tied up in two hours, reality it s going to take time to get through it and the challenge
without injury. once the mainstream media started to cover this, how was lee labeled, bill, and why is that important? well, a lot of the press didn t want it focus on the fact that some of his tendencies, according to his manifesto seemed to be left wing, influnced by al gore s movie, talked a lot about environmentalism, some press reported it responsibly, eco terrorism and some said he was an environmental militant. imagine if this was a crazy right wing guy in the manifesto, and said i just came from the glenn beck rally. we d have leading in the new york times. it s a double standard. jon: the not so nice profile and sarah palin and vanity fair released what some are calling a hatchet job, profile written by michael gross entitled, sarah palin the sound and fury, points her as abusive, po t
this is not his strength, he comes off wooden, and isn t the best way for him to be communicating with america. maybe a dozen folding chairs in front of the desk in the oval office, but seriously, jon is a master at talking to nobody, but i mean, a lot of people are doing better when they re talking to actual people. he had better lines during the campaign. he had nothing quotable during the two years he s president. jon: and new headlines and the president headed straight for the rose garden and looking to buck people up and say things are going to get better. i get the impression that the media are tired of picking up the tune and not necessarily singing along with them, are they? i think they ve been saying it too long, probably from the media s perspective and most americans perspective, but this is the reality. we don t we can t live in reality is not some movie where everything is tied up in two hours, reality it s going to take time to get through it and the challenge
way reality the unemployment rate is not going to rise above 8 1/2%. 8% according to christina roamer, the problem is not the problem they re facing, like president reagan we re facing tough times 81 82. obama said the opposite, that s the problem, the credibility not the reality. does he need to get on the media and ask the country for sacrifice, is that this kind of time? i m not sure that would hurt. i would focus more on a clear vision of what the program is. i mean, i don t know that anyone really, frankly has much instantly that s going to pull us out of the recession. yes, it does go back to the previous president, but you do have to sell it and have a simple message aen think they ve fallen on that. i think there s a growing realization that the administration is out of bullets, they ve done stimulus and health care and the president is going to give one of the rare press conferences in about a week and he ll be getting a lot of questions on the economy then. and w
overwhelmed president gives a dutiful speech. is he overwhelmed? i ll just say this, he didn t really want to give the speech. it not in his instinct. he s domestic by nature and anti-war and told him, look, if you ve got troops in two fields of battle or you vee got a stand for a reasonable offer and he gave kind of a wet noodle speech the most memorable quote is turn the page. what soldier wants to go turn the page. that shows the ambivalence and i think the reporting picked up on that. and the president mentioned his predecessor in the speech and bush 43 said no one can doubt president bush s support for our troops or his love of country and commitment to our security. a lot of folks in the liberal media didn t seem to like that too much. well, listen, it s a gracious moment at a time where the news actually is on the current president s side. i mean, it is good news that