funnies and randomness from the press corps (and others) during today's briefing
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@mikememoli - Low turnout from press for this event. Dozens of empty seats
http://tweetphoto.com/24196395@DanaBashCNN - As Obama talks, snr dem aide says "anger more &more is focusing on the administration" & if presser doesn't ease concern, will b more vocal
@marcambinder - Who is the poor "under under under secretary of NOAA"?
@hambypCNN - classic Obama phrase: "this notion that somehow ...
... is simply not true
@billburton44 - 4/22 release: asked the responding dept's to devote every resource needed to respond to this incident and investigate its cause
(and, at this point, the press started to get bored and antsy)
@RussertXM_NBC - Obama is still on the 1st question... anybody got a clock? I'd say he's broken 5 minutes now on this answer.
@CliotheLeo - @RussertXM_NBC I was transcribing his answer, had to stop when my fingers got tired. (And I used to do this for a living.)
@daveweigel - Side note: Wondering how anyone can be "promised" an admin job given that such a nominee would obviously be filibustered.
@AWMooneyCNN - Predicting pundits will debate whether calm Obama showed enough anger at presser
@TheHyperFix - Man, if you had "Steven Chu" in the presser bingo, you are going to be winning. That's twice now.
@whpresscorps - Still still answering Jennifer Loven's question...
@TheHyperFix - Ok, Prez O keeps saying "boom". And I think of this. http://ht.ly/1QKl0
@RussertXM_NBC - Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's @jaketapper
@TheHyperFix - oh yeah @jaketapper gets second question! Twitter win.
@bazmaniandevil - Been covering WH press conferences since '93 & have never seen this formation before: POTUS podium on south side of East Room. #presser
@TheHyperFix - Again with the Obama/leaking pipe split screen on MSNBC. WH aides=grimacing
@RussertXM_NBC - Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Chuckles @chucktodd #fearthegoat
@whpresscorps - Third Question, Chuck Todd and his goatee.
@TheHyperFix - What will 1st non oil spill question be? @chucktodd goes with oil spill -- three straight.
@daveweigel - So what does "yes we can" apply to, exactly?
@daveweigel - Helen Thomas! Drink!
@TheHyperFix - Can someone please ask a Joe Sestak question?
@mikemadden Helen Thomas, tell us how you REALLY feel.
@WestWingReport - Helen was eating a really tasty brownie a few minutes ago and it looked pretty good.
@TheHyperFix - S-E-S-T-A-K!!!!
@dceiver: Wait? We're in Afghanistan? WHY HAVEN'T WE TOP KILLED THAT PLACE?
@brianbeutler - DEEP THOUGHT: In a lot of ways, Obama's answers are like #topkill
@mikememoli - BTW, there's yet another fly swarming around East Room
@chrislhayes - Spanish reporter just referred to the situation in "AreeTHONa" #adorableaccents
@brianbeutler - FACT: People in the press gallery aren't funny.
@MattOrtega - Major Garrett reading from an RNC press release with "ASK" post-it note from Rupert, apparently.
@daveweigel - Why won't Obama scream and yell and take over the Gulf with his magic powers? Worse president EVER.
@owillis: i just have this image now of Malia randomly popping up in Obama's day asking "fixed it yet dad? now? now?"
@owillis I'm surprised she doesn't ask "Have you answered Darrell Issa's question about Joe Sestak, daddy?"
@daveweigel - Is anyone else suddenly worried about our government's ability to build a fleet of arks to ride out the 2012 apocalypse?
@chucktodd - Someone pointed out that I didn't say "thank you Mr. President" before my question. I thot I did, but if I didn't, then that was a mistake.
@donnabrazile - Obama hit it! Thank you Mr President! "I grew up in Hawaii... I know the water." God loves the power of those who believe in their truth.
@bazmaniandevil - We're done at the WH #presser. Some show. This has to blow away the afternoon soap operas.
@billscher: Remember when Bush had to address all those issues at his Katrina East Room press conference? Oh right, that never happened.