Video - Obama interview with Matt Lauer before Super Bowl - full 12 minutes.

[Pirate Smile]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28966818#28966818

Great interview - lots of funny stuff.

Article from the interview:

Obama sees many troops back home in a year
Iraqi election means ‘good news’ for U.S., president says in NBC interview

By Alex Johnson
Reporter
msnbc.com
updated 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
The relatively violence-free Iraqi elections mean “substantial” numbers of U.S. troops will be able to return home from Iraq within a year, President Barack Obama told NBC News on Sunday.

“We are in a position to start putting more responsibility on the Iraqis, and that’s good news for not only the troops in the field but also their families, who are carrying an enormous burden,” Obama said in an interview with Matt Lauer, anchor of NBC’s TODAY show.

Obama gave no details, but he said his administration would make its intentions on troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan known in coming days. He said he arrived at his assessment after extensive discussions with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. commanders in the field after Saturday’s provincial elections across Iraq, the first since 2005.

But Americans should not take that to mean that the terrorist threat itself was lessening, the president cautioned.

“Here’s what I think is important for everybody to understand: We’ve got real threats, and we have to remain vigilant,” he said. “We have to make sure that we don’t let up, because there are people who would be willing to do us harm.”

At the same time, he said, “when you meet the people who are charged with keeping America safe, it gives you enormous confidence. They are on the case day in and day out with extraordinary professionalism.”


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28939879/

[brianna69]

1. Awesome Interview

[Ishoutandscream2]

2. Okay, the guy is really growing on me

Yes, I admit it, I genuinely like this man.

[JayMusgrove]

4. I missed it, because I'm not watching that network. Can someone

fill me in a little more as to how brilliant it is to speak to America on Superbowl TV night.

I think that move was brilliant.

[jenmito]

7. Hey, Jay!

:hi: Yes, it's BRILLIANT. But he always seems to know what to do!

[Life Long Dem]

17. Wow!

:bounce: and then some!

[Kahuna]

3. Thanks! nt

[jenmito]

5. THANK YOU...

I THOUGHT I recorded the pre-game stuff but when I went to replay it, Meet the Press was somehow recorded instead. I was looking for this! :hi:

[ProSense]

6. Thanks for posting. n/t

[Pirate Smile]

15. You are welcome.

:hi:

[Jackeens]

16. More thanks here, luv ya Pirate Smile! n/t

[high density]

8. Inspector Gadget reference!

LOL

[cooolandrew]

9. That is a wonderful interview he seems very at ease now, very accustomed to his surroundings.The WH>

seems a very warm place now. I'd like to visit oh well maybe only the lucky people I guess, great clip. I like the 27 electoral votes part very wise warning keep everyone sweet.

[silverojo]

10. It made me sick, how he said the MILITARY families had hardship

Try losing your job, losing your home, wondering how you're going to get your kids out of the cold, let alone find food for them.

Now THAT'S hardship.

Military families know what they're getting into, and it's a VOLUNTARY service, not a draft. Victims of the economy have no choice in the matter; they're drafted into poverty.

Cry me a fuckin' river, Obama, but you should've spared some words for those who are truly suffering.

[mucifer]

11. so you don't think the military families are dealing with poverty?

Many have lost their jobs. The government has denied many of them their health care. Many are out in the streets.

[BlooInBloo]

12. This ranks high on the all-time worst post list.

But thanks for answering the question "how fucking small are you?".

[Cha]

20. Really! You'd think there

would be a way to get his/her point across without looking like a fucking idiot in the process.

[CitizenPatriot]

13. I believe the President is very aware of how people are suffering

it is all he has talked about for the entire election.

The military families also go through a lot of hardships that we don't all hear about -- but here's an example. Man comes home from Iraq paralyzed. All his pay is cut off. Lots of red tape. Needs a wheelchair and can't get one. Etc. Family starving. There are worse stories, as at least he came home. I see it all of the time, living next to two bases. Suicides, etc.

We've not done a good job taking care of our military families, but thankfully some communities have stepped in to cover us.

[truedelphi]

14. K & R for viewing after the SB. n/t

[BlancheSplanchnik]

18. BIg Thank You :) n/t

[BeyondGeography]

19. "The Steelers are going to eke it out in a close one."

Score one for Prez O.