asked if he would intervene in the contract talks between the league and the union. i m a big football fan, but i also think that for an industry that s making $9 billion a year in revenue, they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way. and be true to their fans who are the ones who obviously allow for all the money that they re making. so, my expectation and hope is that they will resolve it, without me intervening because it turns out i got a lot of other stuff to do. that was the first question he answered at a joint press conference with the mexican president. byu men s basketball team is reeling after losing its star center, brandon davies. davies, as we told you yesterday, was kicked off the team this week after he admitted to having sex with his girlfriend before marriage which
coming after us with every live shot here, these people hate. the hate you that get from these demonstrators, you can see it in their faces. these teachers are getting violent. no surprise, given their unfettered access to craft scissors. not all republican governors think governor walker s way is the only way. in fact, i love collective bargaining. let me at them. let s have it be real collective bargaining. former governor howard dean will explain the governors. please, everybody, have a seat. and as the president deals with the budget, meets with the president of mexico, and deals with the crisis in libya, he takes a question about unions. president obama has a clear message no, not public employee unions. football players. with an impending player lockout. my hope is that they will resolve it without me intervening because it turns out i ve got a lot of other stuff to
making. so my expectation and hope is that they will resolve it without me intervening because it turns out i ve got a lot of other stuff to do. with respect to libya. i think you asked about, do i have a doctrine. my approach throughout the convulsions and the sweat through the middle east is, number one, no violence against citizens. number two, that we stand for freedom, and democracy. and in the situation in libya, what you ve seen is number one, violence against citizens. and the active urging of violence against unarmed citizens by gadhafi. and number two, you have seen great clarity that he has lost legitimacy with his people.
football first. we have owners, most of whom are worth close to $1 billion, you have players making millions. my working assumption at a time when people are having to cut back, compromise, and worry about making the mortgage and paying for their kids college education, is that the two parties should be able to work it out without the president of the united states intervening. i m a big football fan, but i also think for an industry making $9 billion a year in revenue, they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way and be true to their fans who are the ones who obviously allow for all the money they re making. so my hope is that they can work it out without me
be made before midnight but sometime, maybe more in the summer is when you will see an agreement. finally. finally be made. trace: late. but optimistic. did you know that 30 million people play fantasy football so what would you do on saturday before sunday? shepard: if they would let james skinner make cookies they could resolve it. trace: if there is no deal and no extension you start talking about the dreaded lock out. so that means business in the nfl comes to a screeching halt. negotiations stop. the paychecks stop. training sites are closed. and the players could not have contact with the kochs. and now we have listened if that happens, the president of the united states is not getting involved. listen. my expectation and hope is they will resolve it. without me intervening because it towns out i have a lot of other stuff to do.