Obama to reporter: 'Let me finish my answers' next time
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President Obama has troubles with voters in Texas, and, apparently, with interviewers from the Lone Star State as well.
"Let me finish my answers the next time we do an interview, all right?" Obama told reporter Brad Watson after an interview with WFAA-TV of Dallas, one of four interviews with local television stations at the White House on Monday.
The exchange is toward the end of the video.
At one point, Watson asked the president: "Why do you think you're so unpopular in Texas?"
After some jousting about the size of his loss in Texas in 2008 -- the president said it was "a few percentage points," but it was more like 11% -- Obama told his interviewer: "If what you're telling me is that Texas is a conservative state, you're absolutely right."
By LM Otero, AP
"Gov. Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help -- which he happily took -- and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help," Obama said.
Obama also bristled at claims that is administration skipped Houston in the award of space shuttle orbiters and favored states that could help his re-election.
"That's wrong," the president stated. "That had nothing to do with it; the White House had nothing to do with it."
When Watson persisted, Obama said, "I just said that was wrong," and, later, "I just said that wasn't true."
Obama also spoke Monday with television interviewers from Denver, Indianapolis, and Raleigh, N.C.
On another issue of interest to Texas -- immigration -- Obama said he still has high hopes for congressional legislation reforming the system.
"The question is going to be, are we going to be able to find some Republicans who can partner with me and others to get this done once and for all instead of using it as a political football?," Obama said.
As for re-election, Obama said he isn't giving up on winning Texas.
"I never write off any states," Obama said. "I love Texas."
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CougarGuy (76 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
BigAl3870 (30 friends, send message) wrote: 59m ago
heron67 (57 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
The only city in Texas that is sane is Austin. The rest of the state should be sent to one of Jupiter's moons.
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Austin is the only city in TX where most of the people are employed by some form of government. I guess this is an ideal city for a liberal.
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I've read that Austin still loves art, real music, embraces the environment and alternative fuels, promotes science, and drives the religious freaks crazy. Sounds like a progressive town. And we know the regressives, I mean radical Christian right, hates progress.....
heron67 (57 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
The only city in Texas that is sane is Austin. The rest of the state should be sent to one of Jupiter's moons.
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Austin is the only city in TX where most of the people are employed by some form of government. I guess this is an ideal city for a liberal.
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I've read that Austin still loves art, real music, embraces the environment and alternative fuels, promotes science, and drives the religious freaks crazy. Sounds like a progressive town. And we know the regressives, I mean radical Christian right, hates progress.....
zippy68 (38 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
bayoumainer (528 friends, send message) wrote: 58m ago
zippy68 (38 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
Kate (596 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
Wise Americans are on to Barack and he knows it. The Liberals will continue to bow, nod and obey.
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Texas is 49 out of 50 states in literacy. You must be a Texan?
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...Zippy...is a dooo-dah day...of unpleasantness!
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Are you talkin' to me?
zippy68 (38 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
Kate (596 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
Wise Americans are on to Barack and he knows it. The Liberals will continue to bow, nod and obey.
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Texas is 49 out of 50 states in literacy. You must be a Texan?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
...Zippy...is a dooo-dah day...of unpleasantness!
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Are you talkin' to me?
rtd88 (1 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
BigAl3870 (30 friends, send message) wrote: 59m ago
heron67 (57 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
The only city in Texas that is sane is Austin. The rest of the state should be sent to one of Jupiter's moons.
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Austin is the only city in TX where most of the people are employed by some form of government. I guess this is an ideal city for a liberal.
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Yep................ Big college town as well
heron67 (57 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
The only city in Texas that is sane is Austin. The rest of the state should be sent to one of Jupiter's moons.
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Austin is the only city in TX where most of the people are employed by some form of government. I guess this is an ideal city for a liberal.
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Yep................ Big college town as well
Openhand (73 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
heron67 (57 friends, send message) wrote: 57m ago
The only city in Texas that is sane is Austin. The rest of the state should be sent to one of Jupiter's moons.
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I have lived all over the state. I live in Austin now and love it. But unless you are 100% Lib it is the most F'd Up city politically in the nation. I watched the interview last night on the local news. Obama should have let his press guy talk to the reporter. But instead he let us see the real guy,. A total D*CK. I am amazed at the arogamce and cr@p this guy shows towards the American public.
The only city in Texas that is sane is Austin. The rest of the state should be sent to one of Jupiter's moons.
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I have lived all over the state. I live in Austin now and love it. But unless you are 100% Lib it is the most F'd Up city politically in the nation. I watched the interview last night on the local news. Obama should have let his press guy talk to the reporter. But instead he let us see the real guy,. A total D*CK. I am amazed at the arogamce and cr@p this guy shows towards the American public.
Goodwill-Huntng (27 friends, send message) wrote: 56m ago
Texas does'nt want to be a part of the U.S. anymore, anyway.
JPX (9 friends, send message) wrote: 56m ago
Obama, don't bother. Texas is a state filled with narrow-minded dopes. Don't forget, this is the state that unleased George Bush, one of the worst presidents in history, upon us. We're still paying for it.
ShapeShifter (0 friends, send message) wrote: 56m ago
Who is Barry and what is he hiding:
Obama's semi-opaque transparency:
http://politi.co/gFySZJ
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