Did you know that the President of the United States gives a weekly radio address to the nation? You probably did. Somewhere in the back of your mind just clicked a memory that it does occur. Ever heard one of them? Nope. Of course not. Why? Because it’s on the radio. You know, that thing you never listen to, at least not that early on a Saturday morning.
Well, forget all that. It’ll still play on the radio, but now there is a change. President elect Barack Obama, our superfly black ninja president will now deliver his weekly address via youtube as well. How awesome is that. Real people will get to hear it and it will put the president’s message back at the center of our lives on a weekly basis. With that, I present our super cool ninja and his weekly address….
President elect Obama held his first press conference today. It was interesting after months of campaigning and debating to see Obama in this format for the first time. Backed by Chief of Staff designate Rahm Emanuel, Vice President elect Biden and a phalanx of economic advisors, Obama met the press after meeting with the group on the state of the American economy. He seemed a bit stiff at first but eventually warmed up after a statement and then started taking questions, answering queries about the economy, foreign policy and his family dog. His attempts at humor made news. We should probably just say that he could use a comedic advisor. One thing that won’t be noticed or make the news was his answer to the intelligence question. Asked if anything in his security briefings gave him pause, he responded with “I’ll pass” It was a brilliant response with a perfect poker face. Very presidential. Not many other details except that he is going to push for a stimulus package which he would like “sooner than later”, stating that if it wasn’t passed by the current lame duck, it would be the first thing to tackle come January 20th. All in all, a good first press conference for our new president elect.