Obama still taking questions. Hillary stopped again (yesterday).

[jenmito]

Here's video of Obama at a town hall meeting yesterday when he took questions afterwards, as well as a video of Hillary at a town hall meeting yesterday when she did NOT take questions:

http://www.campaignnetwork.org/default.aspx

[msongs]

1. obama stops taking questions at night when he sleeps - not fit to be president? nt

[KingofNewOrleans]

2. Edwards answers question even while he sleeps

He's just that good.

[gaiilonfong]

3. We need a little laughter these days

very good ones and very funny!

[jenmito]

4. Yeah, but his answers are way different now than when he was in the Senate.

[ElizabethDC]

5. It's always been the case that HRC takes questions at some events and doesn't at others

I would imagine that it has more to do with sticking to the schedule than anything else. And even if she doesn't take general questions, she does answer people's questions as she talks to people after the event - it's what she did yesterday during the event shown on C-Span.

[Windy]

6. Elizabeth, Hillary is a managed scripted candidate. She is "old school" politics as usual

And yes, that is my opinion.

Neither Edwards or Obama lack the ability to be genuine. Hillary does.

[BringBigDogBack]

8. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a bingo.

Please bring your card down to the front.

[ElizabethDC]

10. I'm of a different opinion

different strokes for different folks. :shrug:

[Windy]

90. Yes you are... and you are entitled

and notice, unlike your previous posts in response to mine, I didn't post that you should be banished to freeperville for your opinion.

[jenmito]

9. She also has planted questions...

no wonder she stopped taking questions recently. They all answer questions while they're shaking hands.

[ElizabethDC]

First of all, there was one, possibly two planted questions

a few months ago, and there's absolutely no indication that it's happened since. And she's taken loads of questions sicne then. Also, like I said, she's never stopped taking questions - I know for sure she was taking them at a rally on Friday, and she may well have taken some at events since then, but I haven't followed every single event, so I don't know.

[MethuenProgressive]

16. Obama's been called on that too.

So?

[Catherine Vincent]

7. And?

[jenmito]

11. I'm setting the record straight.

[annie1]

12. ooh, bill on cspan at 5:15. i'm going to have to tivo.

[jenmito]

14. Michelle Obama on at 4:15.

[emilyg]

13. So what?

[jenmito]

17. So I'm setting the record straight. Another thread claimed Obama hasn't taken questions for the

last 8 events.

[ElizabethDC]

24. Well, he doen't take questions at all events, either.

What's the big deal?

[jenmito]

26. Proof? And I'm not talking about an article that's proven false.

[ElizabethDC]

36. I provided you with a link to the DMR article

which, as far as I know, has not been proven false.

[jenmito]

40. Video please.

[MethuenProgressive]

15. I saw that on c-span, she walked through the crowd taking question after question for quite a while.

:shrug:

[jenmito]

19. So did I. Her speech ended, the music started blasting, and she went around signing things, taking

pictures, and answering some questions shouted out over the music. Nothing that the whole audience could hear.

[ElizabethDC]

30. I could hear her taking questions after the event

for example, one person asked her about border security. Mostly, the C-Span cameras just picked up snippets of conversation, but she was definitely chatting with members of the audience afterward.

[jenmito]

31. Apples and oranges...

Answering someone's question when not everyone in the audience gets to hear the answer is not the same as opening yourself up to a Q&A session.

[Evergreen Emerald]

50. I think it is boring. The only person interested in the answer is the one who asked the question.

The rest of them are politely wishing they would shut the hell up with the questions so they can meet her.

At least that is my experience with Q&A.

[jenmito]

57. Oh, please...

You think nobody else in the audience wants to know the answers to a person's question? You're justifying something that's unjustifiable.

[Cameron27]

18. I don't care either way,

in the last push before the caucus, they're all racing to reach as many voters as possible. It's a non-issue IMO.

[jenmito]

20. They may all be racing, but she's the only one not taking questions.

[Cameron27]

21. So what?

[jenmito]

22. People don't appreciate it when a candidate won't even take questions.

I can understand how people going out of their way to see her and get to know her positions better would be upset. :shrug:

[ElizabethDC]

23. That's just not true

she hasn't stopped taking questions, she just doesn't take them at all events. Neither does Obama. What gives?

[jenmito]

25. Got proof that Obama doesn't?

[ElizabethDC]

32. Yes, thank you for asking!

Per the Des Moines Register, he has taken questions at 12 of his 24 rallies since Christmas. So he, too, periodically stops taking questions (shock! horror!). Credit to him though, he's had more Q&As in the past week than Hillary has, though Edwards has taken questions at all of his events.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071231/NEWS/71231010/-1/SPORTS0803

It would be great if they could all answer questions at every event, but their schedules may not make it realistic.

[jenmito]

33. I'm talking about video of him not taking questions. Why should I believe the DMR when the Politico

lied about this? I don't put one source above another.

[ElizabethDC]

34. It's kind of hard to find video of a person not doing something

the DMR is a reputable paper. The Politico is totally different and is basically a political tabloid. I think it's interesting that you refuse to believe negative info about your candidate, even when it comes from a trustworthy source.

[jenmito]

39. Huh? A video of someone ending their speech without taking questions is not hard to do.

I did it in my OP. :shrug:

[ElizabethDC]

42. Okay, then go find one of Obama

or ask the DMR. It's not up to me to confirm their facts.

[jenmito]

44. You made the claim. Then you said it's kind of hard to find video of someone not taking questions.

It's up to you to show proof. Obviously, articles can be false.

[ElizabethDC]

46. It's not up to me to fact check a legitimate source for you

if you don't believe it, you're welcome to go out there and disprove it. I've got better things to do with my time - I'm getting ready to go out of the country tomorrow, and I don't have time to search videos for you.

[jenmito]

48. Yes it is.

That's the whole point of this thread-to disprove an ARTICLE with VIDEO.

[Cameron27]

49. No jen,

the source is legit whether you chose to believe it or not. Not every article posted, is backed up by a video on DU, and you're beginning to sound absurd.

[ElizabethDC]

51. She must not read newspapers, magazines or books

if only video tells the truth.

[jenmito]

58. Um, the article that I READ was FALSE.

Yes, video tells the truth.

[ElizabethDC]

62. Is the DMR article false?

You haven't proven that it is. Also, if video tells the truth, then why is Fox News always lying?

[jenmito]

65. I have no reason to believe it. This thread is showing video proof which refutes an article about

Obama.

[ElizabethDC]

68. Well, I guess you should just stop believing anything you read

just because one article was false. :eyes:

[jenmito]

70. Thanks for the advice.

:hi:

[jenmito]

56. Yes, which is why I started this thread.

I've never heard of the Politico as being an unreliable source.

[Cameron27]

64. Since you're the one claiming the article is wrong,

you're also the one who has to back that up ... with a video or anything else that proves you're correct.

[jenmito]

67. Nope. You're the one who said you have proof that the article's TRUE.

And since I started this thread to REFUTE an article, I expect video proof to back up any OTHER claim in any OTHER article.

[Cameron27]

71. Where did I say I had proof the article is true?

I said the source was legit, but if you think not, then it's up to you to prove it's not.

[MethuenProgressive]

37. Damn... facts! You know how ObamaNation hates facts!

Hillary planted those facts!!
:rofl:

[ElizabethDC]

38. Evidently

even though it was a negative article about her. Those Clintons are tricky!

[jenmito]

41. I guess you're no longer "disappointed" in Obama for "not taking questions in his last 8 debates"

since it's not true. :rofl:

[MethuenProgressive]

43. The Politico reporter assigned to cover Obama- or you, who do I believe?

Not you.

[jenmito]

45. If you see the video of Obama taking questions YESTERDAY, you'd KNOW the Politico article

is false. If you choose to remain in denial, that's YOUR problem. The proof is in my OP.

[Evergreen Emerald]

53. LOL. He said, "I will take three questions." Three. Three

Good God, why are you attacking Clinton for not taking three questions? Indeed, I saw her take many--individual questions and have many one-one-one conversations.

What a completely useless argument.

[jenmito]

55. AND HE ENDED UP TAKING FOUR!

Not to mention all the questions he took while going through the crowd, like ALL of them do. They can't avoid them.

[ElizabethDC]

60. OMG, FOUR WHOLE QUESTIONS!!! I'M VOTING FOR HIM NOW!

Yes, they could avoid taking questions from the crowd by not going through the crowd. They both have Secret Service and could enter and exit without talking to anyone.

[jenmito]

69. 45 minutes worth of questions.

Yeah, they can have their secret service whisk them away but can you imagine the negative press that would get?

[MethuenProgressive]

27. This is just another in the revenge spin thread fad.

Somebody spun something bad about her guy, so she's spinning something bad against the other candidate in revenge. The DU equivalent of "neener neener"
:argh:
DU is doomed.

[Cameron27]

28. That's probably right,

I usually don't bother to post in threads like these.

[jenmito]

29. You sure had something to say in that false thread...

You were "disappointed." :eyes: Would you like to give a comment on how you feel now that it's proven that he HAS taken questions when the article said he hasn't for the last 8 events?

[MethuenProgressive]

35. The rest of my quote:

"Especially after ObamaNation's shrill attacks against Clinton for not taking a question from some blogger at one event the day Bhutto died."
Would you like to give a comment expressing your chagrin for going off like a two-dollar firework over that one blog report of one event the day Bhutto was killed? Or are you still defending your candidate's approval of his puppet's charge Hillary was responsible for Bhutto being murdered?

jen, your style isn't helping your candidate.

[jenmito]

47. That makes it worse...

not only because I gave video proof that Obama DID take questions, but proof of ANOTHER event in which your "girl" did NOT take questions! :rofl:

[MethuenProgressive]

52. jen, you're a HillBot in disguise.

Because nothing you post is helping your alleged candidate at all.

[jenmito]

59. Stop changing the subject. Are you no longer "disappointed" in Obama since he DID take questions

despite what the article said?

[Sulawesi]

61. You know, there is an entire thread about Obama not fielding questions...

that was clearly false, but the OP leaves the thing up there, calling it fact because it was published in a newspaper. Then this thread just tries to set the record straight and the poster gets all sorts of grief for it. This is a tempest in a teapot yes, but I think the poster is well-motivated on this topic, regardless of any quibbles you all have had in the past.

[jenmito]

72. Thanks, Sulawesi. And welcome to the DU!

:hi:

[indimuse]

54. Obama has 20 more years of questioning to catch up to HILLARY!

:smoke:

[jenmito]

63. False again. I guess you can't defend Hillary or refute the video of Obama taking questions.

[paulk]

66. this kind of crap is so petty...

I can't believe you actually think you're helping your candidate with sort of nonsense.

[MethuenProgressive]

73. I'd like to rec your post, paulk.

:kick:

[jenmito]

75. You sure took the FALSE thread seriously. You were "disappointed" in Obama. You didn't call it

petty.

[MethuenProgressive]

76. More shrill negativity from an alleged supporter of Obama...

Don't you have a "she wears ugly pants suits" thread to start?
:puke:

[jenmito]

77. So you're still "disappointed" in Obama even though it was a false claim?

Yet Hillary not taking questions is no problem? Typical hypocritical Hillary supporter.

[MethuenProgressive]

78. I'm not just disappointed in Obama, I'm disgusted with him.

I'm glad he has people like you behind him. You deserve each other.

Would you like to give a comment expressing your chagrin for going off like a two-dollar firework over that one blog report of one event the day Bhutto was killed? Or are you still defending your candidate's approval of his puppet's charge Hillary was responsible for Bhutto being murdered?

[jenmito]

79. Because he DID take questions? You said you were disappointed that he didn't take questions...

which was proven false. But that just shows how disingenuous you are...just like your candidate. Keep up the "good" work! :hi:

[MethuenProgressive]

81. squeal! squeal! squeal!

DU needs a pig-stuck-under-the-gate smilie for you Obama cultists.

[jenmito]

85. You and your "girl" are pathetic.

[MethuenProgressive]

87. squeal! squeal! You don't worship Obama! squeal! squeal! HillBot! squeal!

Keep kidding yourself that only Clinton supporters think your Jesus is a false God.

[jenmito]

89. I don't believe in god. I don't believe Obama is my "Jesus" or anything else.

He's the best, most consistent candidate we have.

[jenmito]

74. Do you think Obama cares if I start a thread like this? I'm merely correcting the record of another

thread that claimed Obama hasn't taken questions for his last 8 debates.

[MethuenProgressive]

80. by squealing like a pig stuck under a gate, "Hillary stopped again (yesterday)."

When that's pure bullshit. This is just a childish neener neener thread by Obama's most Obama-like DU supporter.

[jenmito]

82. You don't care about the truth as proven by your post on the false thread.

Thanks for calling me Obama-like! What a great compliment! :hi:

[paulk]

84. it's petty

and the whole thing about not taking questions was started by Obama supporters and directed at HRC. Continuing these silly tit for tat wars is pettiness defined.

I do think Obama cares that you post crap like this. The quality of Obama's support on this board has been generally abysmal, with way to much of this sort of nonsense. It will hurt him, mark my words, much the same way Dean's supporters ended up hurting him more than helping.

[jenmito]

86. No it's not...

The article about Hillary was true. The one about Obama was false.

[Catchawave]

83. Huh?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/12/30/21315/528

[jenmito]

88. Huh?

What's your point?