HEADS UP-Obama speaks to press at 11:50am ET on Economy

[jenmito]

You can watch it here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live or here: http://www.cnn.com/live/

CNN and MSNBC will supposedly cover it, too.

[jenmito]

1. Kick-CNN will be covering it, too. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

2. CNN link...

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

CNN's headline says "about the economy"

[jenmito]

3. I found out and edited my post to reflect that at exactly the same time

you posted. Thanks! :hi:

[vaberella]

4. Thanks. nt

[jenmito]

5. LOL-someone unrec'ed this!

Methinks someone just doesn't like me. :rofl:

[stevenleser]

6. Darn, did I miss it?

:-(

[Connie_Corleone]

7. Hasn't started yet.

[jenmito]

8. Nope. n/t

[alsame]

9. WH also has a stream listed for 12:20 about a Community

Health Centers announcement from POTUS. He'll probably combine the 2 events now, lol.

[jenmito]

13. That will follow according to CNN...

he's a true multi-tasker. :D

[alsame]

17. Thanks Jen, I'll keep the link open. nt

[jenmito]

18. No problem. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

10. two minutes NT

[Clio the Leo]

11. POTUS: "Our economy is in a very different place than it was last year."

[Clio the Leo]

12. POTUS: "Our economy is now growing for the first time in over a year..."

"and we just received the best jobs report in over two years."

[Clio the Leo]

14. POTUS: "We have received less-than bipartisan support in our effort."

[Clio the Leo]

15. "We SHOULD be able to form a concensus...."

He's doing the SAME thing he did last winter on health care, "I see no reason why we cant work with the GOP in order to improve health care...."

(So when they DIDN'T, THEY looked like the trouble makers.)

[Clio the Leo]

16. POTUS: "We will wind down TARP." NT

[Clio the Leo]

19. Discussing Initiatives to Improve Community Health Care now....

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-obama-makes-a-recovery-act-announcement-community-health-centers

[jenmito]

20. Kick-he's speaking again on economy and health!

[Clio the Leo]

21. Oh to be a fly on the wall....

.... when Bernie told the President how the meeting went last night! lol

[alsame]

22. $500 million going to health centers. nt

[Clio the Leo]

23. "electronic medical records"....

.... everybody drink! lol

[ClarkUSA]

24. Does this President ever rest? After Bush's "hard work," this is CHANGE I believe in.

:D

[Clio the Leo]

25. POTUS: "The senate made critical progress last night." NT

[Clio the Leo]

26. "There ya go!"

Or "How a bill becomes a law in the Obama White House."

[Clio the Leo]

27. lol, listen to that room full of cheerleaders! NT

[Cha]

28. Cheering the President on to Success! What

a concept!