lawrence o donnell: "The White House Press Office has vomited all over my inbox"

Sabtu, 10 September 2011

"The White House Press Office has vomited all over my inbox"

If the quality is low, and Obama's desperate speech to Congress to redistribute some $450 billion from producers to non-producers was just that, then makeup for it via quantity: White House floods reporters’ inboxes after Obama’s jobs speech

The White House really wants you to know that the $447 billion jobs plan that President Obama outlined in a speech to a joint session of Congress Thursday night has support--that is, from unions, liberal groups and other Democrats.

The White House Press Office sent nearly 50 e-mails to reporters overnight with statements of support from the president's allies, including The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Democratic lawmakers, The Center for American Progress, the mayor of San Francisco and members of Obama's own Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

The deluge of e-mails continued into Friday, with the last one (so far) sent out at 12:17 p.m.:

Some comments by reporters on the tactic:

"The White House Press Office has vomited all over my inbox," wrote Talking Points Memo's Callie Schweitzer.

"White House Press Office says Malia and Sasha support Obama's jobs plan," cracked Washington Examiner opinion columnist Phil Klein.

This is what happens when a campaign speech flops: Obama TV ratings drop for jobs speech

President Obama’s jobs speech represented the lowest ratings he’s received for any address to a joint session of Congress of his presidency.

The NFL game that night had almost that many people viewing it. More on the speech: Former Obama Advisor: Markets Disappointed With Speech

Harry Wilson, a former adviser to President Barack Obama’s Auto Task Force, talks about market reaction to the president's $447 billion jobs proposal and Wilson's investment strategy.

Plus: Zuckerman: Obama Plan ‘Completely Wrong’ Approach;`Very Little’ of Will Pass