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| Obama To Hold Press Conference At 10 Downing -- Alone |
| 2008-07-21 |
| Has anyone ever held a press conference in the Rose Garden without the President standing by his side? Barack Obama fears the Blair effect: hero abroad, liability at home Lest there be any illusions about the desired target audience for Obama's trip, the foreign media, including the BBC, have been left on the Tarmac. Only American reporters are on board "Obama One" as his plane heads from one country to the next. He will have a 45-minute meeting on Saturday morning with Gordon Brown followed by a press conference, which Obama will conduct on his own outside Downing Street in a blatant departure from the usual protocol. There will be no Brown at his side to spoil the No 10 backdrop for American voters, even though it would be unthinkable for a British prime minister to appear in the White House Rose Garden without the president. Brown will say a few words later in the day, once Obama has gone. Are there any boundaries to His arrogance? |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #6 HMMMM, I'm interpreting this as BARACK attempting to showcase his personal ability as a potens future POTUS - methinks the real test here will be notsomuch his speech but how he handles the Paparazzi = Media questionings. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-21 20:57 |
| #5 Scathing article - this guy is not only showing himself as completely unlikable but in the process of his hopscotch trip is pissing off major world players. While at it how bout a big noon rally at Place de la Concorde without Sarkozy, as said a stop by St. Peter's without the pope, hell stop on by Leningrad and talk about how great Svedka vodka is while you are at it. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-07-21 17:13 |
| #4 He has a halo just like dinnerjacket at the UN. I didn't blink for 45 minutes while he was talking once. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-07-21 16:44 |
| #3 What's next? Mass at St Peter's? Yes please. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2008-07-21 16:35 |
| #2 What's next? Mass at St Peter's? |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-07-21 15:57 |
| #1 He doesn't wanna blind Gordo with his aura. That would be an international incident... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-07-21 15:47 |