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If that three am moment had happened 2 years ago, I imagine the first words out of Bush's mouth would have been "nuke em". If the solution is so obvious to all of you conservatives out here, why didn't your two super heroes Bush and Cheney fgure out how to deal with N. Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan while they were in office?

Easy to spot the people towing the party lines here. Obama is "dithering" on Afghanistan (gee, "dithering" must be a word you use all the time, right? Couldn't be something you're parroting back from Glenn Beck and his co-workers, could it?), or he's the best thing since sliced bread.

Look, Obama is an intelligent, capable President. A crisis arose, and he dealt with it appropriately. When he messes up, as he has and surely will throughout his Presidency, by all means call him on it. But why are so many people so thoughtlessly criticizing EVERYthing, from his taking an APPROPRIATE amount of time to weigh all factors in how to approach the war in Afghanistan, to getting a dog for cryin' out loud. Grow up, people.

You all had better stop saying bad things about our great leader! You should all just shut up!

The communication (PR, the election specialist (PR) and the spokesman (PR) are the top advisors of our PR-esident...

The Obama administration response to the North Koreans that day was: do nothing.

Don't you remember, CNN?

Geez, I'm a nobody and I remember it very well.

Have anybody learnt you can win by losing! not a single fellow American lost their life by not acting on impluses. Now we have a farley talking relation with North Korean.

It's absolutely frightening how delusional people are becoming. We are in recovery? To the clueless, there is no recovery in an economy where 70% of GDP is made up by consumers if those consumers continue to lose their jobs!!! Just because the market rallies doesn't mean homes aren't being forclosed on or products are flying off the shelves. This current market is based on fantasy (financials) where nnothing of value is actually produced. Earnings are theater for the uneducated. Company Y reports profit margins improved in the lastest quarter, but we look into the numbers we see they fired 25% of the work force and went banshee slashing costs in every department. It's not because they are selling more products. Or company Z beats analysts estimates. This game is played by the company grossly overstating their expected losses so that they will undoubtably beat analysts estimates. Company Z: "We expect to lose 90 cents a share", analysts are looking for a lost of 60 cents a share, actual loss is 58 cents a share and it's party time on wall street! THe market rallies because Company Z's earning don't suck as bad as we expected, even though they still suck. For your own sakes, please do some research and find out what makes the economy tick and what really caused the crash before you spout nonsense. And had any of you polly anna clowns believing in the Hope (hype) bothered to look at history, the worst part of the 1929 crash wasn't the intitial market crash, it was the second leg down in 1931/32 after the corrective rally that did the most damage. It's certainly shaping up to look like a repeat since markets are driven by the psychology of the participants.

Have we become a nation of un-thinking, un-researching invididuals who want to be spoon fed sound bytes of lies from DC and the media? We are all freaking doomed if these "cult of Obama" zombies don't wake up from the dead and come back to life thinking for themselves and actually researching the topics they blather on about.
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"We ARE in RECOVERY..... the Bush Disaster was huge! At the time that President Obama was sworn into Office....... we had been losing......... 750,000 ......... monthly!

The Obama Stimulus SAVED our Economy! Like it or not! ITS FACT."

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I'm ashamed of most of you on this blog. When are you all going to put COUNTRY FIRST. Stop with all the hate talk...if you have any solutions to any of the problems, then state them in a civilized manner.
We are ALL going to either hang together or recover together, so let's bring solutions to the table instead of smart-aleck remarks. I would hope 3rd. grade was over for a lot of you.

Probably been said already but Dwight Eisenhower was a Republican, I doubt Richard Nixon would sign onto a Demcratic ticket as VP.

LacrossMom,

You and Sniffit should get together. You are both dillusional and have a mental inability to see facts.

Pretty scary you two...and a "mom" at that! Poor kids.

my dog knew they were going to test that missile. sounds like there wasn't a plan already in place. that's what should worry us!

Sniffit – Hang in there – I love your facts!!! Don't let the right-wing nuts drag you down!!! And yes I support Obama.

snifit:

Theodor Rosevelt was a Republican; Ike was a Republican; Grant is remembered in history as a great general, but a terrible President; Truman had the guts to drop the atomic bomb to end WWII, but had a terrible domestic agenda, and had approval ratings that rivaled the approval ratings of George W Bush.

Sniffit, you crack me up. I think you are confusing LacrossMom who is a great Obama loyalist. she thanks you for the facts, and she probably drinks the kool aid too in your remarks about just loving Obama so much and listening to him.

As for job numbers, please google AP says White House job numbers are overstated.

I will not discredit any progress made, but twisting facts to make the result sound good is dishonest.

Is there a pattern in fudging numbers?

USA is blessed to have him as president! he improved USA image in the world and made the word better place to live for everyone!

What LacrosseMom and Sniffit dont want you to know are the REAL FACTS

"they still refuse to admit that 73% of the American People want the Public Option. FACT!"

There is no data to support this claim. Here are more accurate numbers. According to Gallup "Americans are about evenly split, with 50% in favor and 46% opposed." Hardly an overwhelming number

Perhaps even more telling:

"By 58% to 38%, Americans would generally prefer to see Congress deal with healthcare reform 'on a gradual basis over several years' rather than 'try to pass a comprehensive reform plan this year.'"

or this:

"USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Oct. 16-19. In addition to the 39% of Americans still on the fence, 25% say they have already decided to support the final bill while a slightly larger number, 33%, say they will oppose it."

Not exactly the "super inflated" number you provided.

"they still refuse to admit that Obama overall has a supermajority approval rating (63 to Bush's 37) FACT!"

Fact? Not so much as your "supermajority approval rating" takes a hit... again from Gallup "President Barack Obama's average job approval rating dropped to 53% in the third quarter of 2009, from 62% in the second quarter; the largest second to third quarter drop for an elected president."

While Obama still is doing well enough for some, he's lost alot of support from Independents due to the stimulus and health care issues.

Hey Sherry,
You and the rest of the kool-aid drinkers need to understand that being Americans means we can question and critique our leaders. So get used to it sweetie.

If John McCain were President, he would have started WW3 and nuked N. Korea, China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela...probably even the Blue states too while he was at it.

To: Nancy

Have you ever had a job? Most of the learning we experience is on "the job." I don't agree with everything Obama does or says, but give me a break!

One day President Obama will notice how loyal I am and I shall be rewarded. I am devoting my life to saying and doing anything for my beloved President Obama! Hail President Obama! Long may he live!

Nice to have a "decider" in the White House who gets the full briefing first.

LacrosseMom,
The last two years of the Bush administration that you like to reference so much, was dominated by a Democrat controlled House and Senate.

And to the the rest of you that are still blaming Bush for Obama's problems....If my ex-wife left me with $10,000 in credit card bills, going out and spending / borrowing another $30,000 is not going to fix the problem, no matter how many times I blame her for the $10,000 mess I was left in.

To fair is fair:

there are only 10 millions of us (Czechs)...Out of these, 70% were against any missile defense installations.

Disgusted in Texas> Um. The press goes EVERYWHERE w. the President. He didn't bring them there. It's their job to follow him around. Stop trying to start drama where there is none.

President Obama is doing a great job, imo. All of you disappointed that he didn't come up w. some knee-jerk reaction a la Bush need to get a grip.

Sarah? "Most Americans love their doctors and health plans" No, just no. I don't know anyone who loves their health plans, if they even HAVE one. MOST Americans want a public option. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Bill> W. kept us safe? The attacks never should have happened in the first place! And possibly wouldn't have if W. had bothered to read a single memo about planes flying into the Trade Towers! He didn't keep us safe....he has done more to alienate and p.o. foreign countries than any President in my memory. Now Pres. Obama has to undo that mess by being diplomatic. Perhaps you've heard of it?

John C.

At least Obama spent the $150 Billion here in the United States. At least people got jobs. Bush, on the other hand, spent billions of dollars in Iraq and the money was just wasted, many of them disappeared from corrupt Iraqi politicians. Also, Bush said that Iraq will pay for its own restructuring with their oil revenues. Instead, Halliburton got a piece of the pie courtesy of the American Taxpayers. Not only that, Bush also invaded the wrong friggin country resulting in billions of dollars wasted, thousands of american lives, and over 50k Iraqi civilian lives.

Do you really think that Saddam's life was worth more than 5,000 american lives? Do you really think that Bush's deception about the WMD, Yellow Cake, Saddam's ties with Biln Laden are justified? You repugs are so quick to spend billions of dollars and wasting thousands of american lives when it comes to war but when it comes to domestic needs you cry socialism? And you call liberals as commies? Then again, repugs are known to be a bunch of hypocrites. Well, not all repugs. Just the right wing lunatic fringe of the republican party

sniffit Ike was a republican.

Didja see the fatso who is now our Dr in Chief? She's a blimp in a sausage suit. How do they ever expect America's kids to lean out when the Surgeon General is a porker?

Several posts on here are attacking Republicans are McCain supporters, even when no posts prior to the aforementioned posts have implied that McCain would have done better.

Why the defensiveness?

And let me ask you this: If Candidate A is better than Candidate B, and Candidate A gets elected, does that mean that Candidate A should get immunity from criticism?

Sniffit..........45000 die because they don't have insurance? How many people die per year with insurance? I know you think obama is a GOD but he's not going to stop anyone from dying.

Besides that article was junk science. There is no way they can claim 45000 die because of lack of insurance.

Just like there is no way Obama can claim to have "saved" 650000 jobs.

Health care reform should not cost 894 billion, plus the 700 billion for the senate bill.

I know you're a liberal and you have no concept of money, but there is no possible way to pay for this bill. Just because you'll never be rich does not mean we should tax individuals 39%...ever.

Tom...I would love to know your IQ....After almost 3 years you are still claiming obama is a muslim? A socialist? Not a citizen? Really?? Is it that you are actually incapable of doing your own research? Let me guess, Hannity, Limbaugh, Beck, and GW Bush are the 4 people you admire most in your life... you watch nothing but FOX and you still believe the white race is the alpha and the omega. Wow...hard to believe anyone can be this dumb!

Obama is an anti-America lying moron. Anyone believing different, is an anti-American lying moron.
I'm just hoping there will still be an America in 3 years....

@Sniffit,

You got one "fact" wrong. Teddy Roosevelt WAS a Republican - one of the most progressive presidents we've ever had. Actually, the Republican party WAS the party of progressives at that time.

He split with the Republicans largely over environmental and conservation issues, taking the progressives with him. The Republican party was forever changed. Republicans now and Republicans in 1900 would not agree on pretty much anything.

Oh, please. And Wolf Blitzer? The dumbest "personality" CNN has to offer? There's not a believable moment to this non-story. What was it he was "going to do" exactly? Since he really did nothing.

So far obama has lost battles with:
- Iran
- North Korea
- The Olympic Committee
- Fox News
- Sold out Acorn (who he worked for)
- Solvency.

Snifit–Bill clinton was a success. Hmm, he had a shot at Osama Bin Laden...but chose not to. FACT.
These wars and 3000 deaths are on him.

Even if he failed at everything from here on out, Obama's still got a bigger record of success than Bush, who failed at everything. Bush did not improve ONE thing in either of his terms. Republicans know it, they're embarrassed that their way of doing things is PROVEN not to work, and that's why they're so hilariously desperate for Obama to fail.

Even when Obama's numbers go down, Republicans aren't benefiting from it; their numbers go down even more. Your party is doomed, Republicans. And you can do two things about that: 1. nothing, and 2. like it.

Well, it could be worse...Mrs. Clinton could have been president.
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

It's a moment of "truth" for any President.

I would image that happens all the time, and it truly never get disclosed until after they are out of office.

I am impressed with the "serene power", without all the "loud talking and fear"......this is what I want representing us on Global scale.

I pray for any President that regardless of ideology or style, that they make the right decision for us all.

Now I think all AMERICANs can sleep easier at night.

CNN Moderators: When are you going to start doing your job?? I am so sick of coming to the Ticker everyday and seeing the crap that you allow people to post. If someone wants to post a thoughtful comment about how they disagree with the President, that's fine. I can respect that even if I don't agree. But these endless childish, moronic statements that you allow people to clog up this site with is just enough already! Comments calling our President names and endless rantings that sound like something a six year old would say???? Seriously, please keep them to some kind of a sane limit will you? The rest of us would like to have reasonably adult discussion of the stories at hand and the CHILDREN should be made to play elsewhere!

What you people don't realize...most of us against Obama ARE NOT REPUBLICANS! Many of us are against Bush's economic policies. Quit using the lazy excuse of calling us GOP. We are against big government. We are for the constitution, which calls for a small federal government and state rights. You obamabots are so out of touch reality.

Save the moving expense and stay here... If things continue we'll be North Korea!

The N Koreans fire a test missile does not qualify as a 3am Emer phone call. Did OB have to decide anything important at that time did he need to address teh American public on a serious threat. Come on Gibbs get real!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont want to be negative about Obama as a person, but it is a scary thought that he must be approving of Anita Dunn's admiration of Mao to let her go on the great CNN worldwide news with Wolf blitzer.

For you defenders, please go to youtube and listen carefully Dunn's own words that Mao is one of the two of her favorite political philosophers, who executed, tortured those who disagreed with him., someone she came to when making choices. She was not joking. Why would anyone joke about something like that talking to a group of high school students.

Go to the web and check out what Mao did, if you did not get it from reading and studying real history.

And this sits well with Obama? and right minded democrats?

This is up there with CNN's other exclusive... Michelle and Barack go out to dinner on their anniversary!

When all you red/blue clowns are done with the bluster it will be too late for America!

Sniffit....Sniff what.... I have a feeling I know!

That was Obama's "3am call?" Then it was a MASSIVE FAILURE! Since those missile tests, North Korea received exactly what it wanted: the sending of former Pres. Clinton to negotiate the release of the two reporters, and the agreement from the Obama administration to abandon the 6-nation talks.

Wonderful!! And I thought some Dems were against "unilateral action."

The country is not going to get any better, in fact I can see it getting worse. The right will continue to promote lies, obstruct programs that "will" help the common people, and give rediculous talking points (death panels, c'mon) while trying to tell the country that they should be in power because "they" will help. Meanwhile the left will not push the "will of the people's" agenda without the repubs posing in democratic clothing challenging the message and blocking actions.

Then you have the independants.... talking trash about "everybody"

Right Wing News Media.... twisting the story and aggitating the tea party nitwits.

last but not least... Just dumb people (i.e. Birthers) who believe that old politicians know more about science than the scientists who have been studying the same things for their whole careers. people who think the president is a communist, socialist, marxist, racist, they call him Hitler (for crying out loud).

To Jackie in Dallas. You are right! There is a difference between socialism and communism.

Since we are seeing "Csars" running around making policy decisions without congressional oversight, strong arm attempts to repress opposing opinions and the free press, attempts to redistrubute wealth etc., I'm going to go with communism. The parallels to Russian are too similar to ignore.

Thanks for clearing that up for us!

So his 3AM moment is a military briefing over something everyone in the free world knew was going to happen???

Must be a slow news day.

President Obama is doing a great job – -don't like it – move to North Korea!

I just don't understand why everyone doesn't just do whatever President Obama says. He's soooo dreamy!

Can this president EVER make a decision?? ANY decision?? Hilary was right-he is not ready to be president and there is no time to learn on the job.

Oh my you pass this **** off as news. So what exactly did this iconic man do at 3AM? I am deeply moved by this story CNN keep up your unbiased reporting.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Hey James,

It was Clinton that gave away Bin Laden AFTER he was in custody...@ phoenix was correctly commenting on the rogue regimes' exploiting Obama's naive "hug-a-terrorist" approach...it is political theater at its finest!

@ Sniffit......... thanks for the FACTS.

To the GOP:

READ ....... the article on CNN!

We ARE in RECOVERY..... the Bush Disaster was huge! At the time that President Obama was sworn into Office....... we had been losing......... 750,000 ......... monthly!

The Obama Stimulus SAVED our Economy! Like it or not! ITS FACT.

I love Obama so much! Don't you? Who wouldn't? I just get goose-bumps every time I hear his name! I don't care what he does! Everyone should just shut up and do what they're told!

It remains a mystery to me that so many contributors write as if they were there and know exactly what went on. The ideological lines are never broken as if ideology drives all decisions for everyone.

Sometimes the government is correct and sometimes mistakes are made. As long as our government officials are human there will be mistakes and two or more sides to every story. Let's try to write what we believe without belittling everyone else or using derogatory terminology. That just might help the debate.

Oh, Gibbs... that's your idea of a "3 a.m. wake-up call" moment?

Apparently, all the folks that say Obama did nothing after that 3 am call about Korea are FORGETTING, that at the time.. North Korea was holding not 1 but 2 American Journalists and putting them on trial. Of course the President had a measured response, he was still trying to get the Americans Freed! God what morons all you Obama haters are, at least know all the facts before you start spouting your crap!

Sniffit, anytime you post, and start with "FACTS:"...now, that's a joke...
The WH didn't save 650k jobs, nor could they account for them if they could...anyone could easily create a flashy website with colorful pie charts to fool the public with an initial degree of success; as you're living proof of that!

This 3am article, coupled with the 650k article is merely liberal spew on the eve of two pivotal elections. Too bad liberals are such liars.

Wow, his big 3 AM event was to wake up to find out North Korea ignored his offer to sit down without pre-conditions. That must have been infuriating. I'm amazed he was able to keep reality in perspective and hold tight to his "do nothing" agenda.

@ obummer

Give me a break... Your comments make me cringe each day knowing that an adult with, presumably, a fully-functioning brain could truly think that information from one source could ever be 100% accurate. Not to mention the conservative talk-radio talking points you regurgitate as news, you clearly don't have even an inkling of a clue as to what you are talking about.

The only evidence I need for that is how you apparently scan CNN blog looking to pick a fight, even though their reporting is sub-standard compared to your Glenn Beck, chicken little drivel you consider news.

Boo sir, boo.

I find it interesting that all the people who claim to not like government spend so much time criticizing government. If they feel that way about government, why not ignore government? Point being, it is not that they dislike government, it is they do not like this government.

Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.
Zbigniew Brzezinski
I personally cannot believe all the attacks from both sides here. Are we so divided and partisan, that we cannot do what is right for our country. What happened to "country before party." Is that only when you win (I am talking to you right and left nuts). President Obama is trying his best to bring this country out of a hole that is a thousand miles deep. He has Excecutive authority, which means, he cannot force congress to do his ideas. So if you want to blame someone for this mess, blame congress.
PS: Suzzane, FDR, had no choice but to go into WW2, remember Pearl Harbor. We got attacked first, not the oppisite. While you are right about Truman starting Korea, who was president for most of the war? President Eisenhower, who was president for 8 years. Truman was president for only 1 term, so saying that it is totally his fault is not exactly correct. JFK did send troops into Vietnam, but he did that because the generals told him to send more troops there or else, failure. Sound familiar. The Republicans demanded that he send more troops to an never ending war. Speaking of that, I know that he is going to be strongly critisized no matter what decision he makes about Afganistan. Remember, who started this war and ran it poorly for over 8 years. Do not forget that. So no matter what the situation, lets at least try to work together as Americans, so we can help the president get out of this rat hole.

Snifit...every fact you have ever posted is a lie. Included this one. He didn't "save jobs"..he is responsible for a net loss by 1 million.
WE, the taxpayer (though not you, because i'm sure you don't make any money), have paid 250,000 per job! How is that good government?

I'm glad you left wing idiots will have cnn to come to for your support group, your going to need it in 2010 and 2012.

CNN , no wonder you have last place ratings in cable news.

CHANGING CHANNELS NOW ....CLICK

Obama has failed in every policy he has set forth on. Unfortunately, his on the job learning has increased unemployment, we are now losing a war in afgan, and he has increased debt 1.42 trillon more in debt.
All you people bow to him, but don't question him. Dem or Repub...always question your leaders!!

Bush haters - enough already! Your guy is in there. I've never seen anything as rude as some of the comments on this site. You people need to get over it – your guy isn't doing any better than any of the others have. They're all POLITICIANS!!!! They ALL LIE. Anyone who thinks their guy is better than his predecessors is either an idiot or just naive.

Hey LacrosseMom:

You have got to be the most brainwashed lib that ever set foot on earth. Keep drinking the kool-aid

When Obama was informed about the North Korean missile test, Obama promptly apologized to North Korea for any other countries being in the way of their missile flight path. Of course, he did this the next morning after a game of golf and some campaigning. After all, he does have his priorities!

Anyone but Obama 2012!

ooooohhh, real scary moment. Why does cnn and all these lib networks treat Obama as a reality star? They buy into his propagand and pass it on.
Obama is an abject failure. simple as that. He is a radical.

Chelle- You are the reason why our Republic is being erroded away. These radicals and communists have taken up causes to increase their power by buying their votes. They truly dod not believe in the causes they so called represent. They are taking advantage of our government and systems.Their goal is to bankrupt America so they can radically change it into something else. Russia and China new they would never win a war on the battlefield, but as Regan did to the Chinese go after our economy. We are actually seing George Soros fighting for his one world government right now, but first they have to take down America.

If Obama got that 0300 call, he would ask them to hold while he attended a couple of fund raisers, met with his advisers, did a couple public opinion polls, played some golf, had a party at the White House, spent all weekend on talk shows, went on Letterman and Leno, met with his advisors again, held a press confrence, ran another poll and then if he had time, he would get back with them.

Probably just got in from a midnite basketball game. Of course, they're lying about the sequence of events. Odumbo is clueless, totally clueless on anything and everything.

Mike at 4:16 – agreed.

I realized something after Obama won. People are constantly polling his performance. He's been in for only 9 months! When Bush was in, they rarely polled about him.

This is so funny to see all the people who didn't vote for Obama have their time to vent. OK... Let it all out and then sit back and watch the rest of us who voted for our president cheer him on. You all are a bunch of sore losers. Let it go. The hatemongering takes up too much of your time. Whew!!!

CNN – why aren't you reporting on the health care bill that's about to sink this country with Pelosi at the helm? Does your audience not want to hear the "inconvenient truth?"

Romney 2012, save America!

Thank you President Obama for letting the world know that as Comander and Chief of the Armforces of the United States of America you suport the men and women under your comand and you will support them and there families when ever needed. God bless you and God bless the United States of America. ps I am a Vietnam Veteran from in Hawaii. Aloha

Can anyone ever trust Axelrod and Dunne to give a real account of what happened. What a joke.

I'm going to get me a big fat ole check from Obama's stash!

Bush & Republicans gave North Korea billions because It's their homeland. Republicans hate Americans.

@phoenix86

Yes, and Hamas, North Korea etc. were so well under check when Bush was president. Do you sersiously think the president has direct control of another country or organization and its actions? Bush sure had nice, tight control over Al Qada. What a ridiculous argument. As most of his attackers, you're baseless.

Is Obama awake at 3:00 am? I figured between the guest appearances on Leno & Letterman & the photo ops for the numerous magazine covers, he would be exhausted.

"You mean if he actually saved 650,000 jobs, what about the 2.5 million he lost, (continued even faster rise in unemployment since he took office)? do you mean he actually would have saved 3.1 million if he was doing a good job?"

FACTS:

The rate at which the economy is bleeding jobs per month is less than half of what it was when Obama took office, prior to the passing of the Stimulus package and the gov't starting to put it into effect.

With respect to "saved" jobs, econmic experts have widely opined that unemployment would be at 13%-15% right now BUT FOR the Stimulus Package, cash for clunkers, etc. While 10% is more than we had hoped it would be (8%), the 3%-5% saved represents approximately 3M-5M jobs prevented from being lost.

Extreme liberal views?????????? Seriously???? Awww yes the American political and education systems at their best! "Tom" if you knew anything at all about world politics and history, you would not call President Obama extreme. His views, while certainly more liberal than some, are not extreme. And to use liberal and commy together is beyond ludicrous. Communists are many things but never liberal....

Impressive...so after much consulting, Obama stiffened his back and told North Korea, "please don't do that anymore". Really scared the hell out of them.

Conservatives are the biggest hypocrites I've ever seen. Stop complaining about spending and how we have to pay the bills. Are you thick headed... or big headed? Bush was doing the same thing for 8 years! There's a reason the deficit is so high now you morons. You can't spend money that's already been wasted on pointless wars and military. The government spending is to help people who need the help in the poor economy right now. But apparently that's unnecessary spending to conservatives. The same conservatives who make over 500,000 a year and have a secure job, awesome for you jacka$$! Anything Obama is trying to do is shot down without reason... what just happened the past 8 years... fail fail fail. Stop crying over your horrible president.

gibbs just cracks me up. He can not speak english properly, hesitates between thoughts and is certainly not the public speaker that obama thought he was. is he not aware that his speaking problem is a reflection on the president? PLEASE dont fire him! I need a good laugh every day.

" Its not Repub out here just people with common sense."

Right...because believing in "death panels" just because that twit Sara Palin said so is "common sense"...believing in trickle-down economics despite 30 years of the money all going in the opposite direction positted by that theory is "common sense"...believing in deregulation, when it was deregulation that allowed the banks to play insane casino games with bunk securites is "common sense"....45,000 dying each year from treatable disease for lack of health insurance, yet opposing any reform of our health care system because you believe it would destroy Obama is "common sense"....sending our young ones over sees to defend all that we believe in and hold dear, while abandoning it all here at home with massive wiretapping programs, torture and Gitmo is "common sense"....need I continue?

I'm so confused by all the Obama haters posting on here.

He's been in office 10 months. Most presidents take most of their first term before their influence really starts to take hold. But Obama has been on top of things since day one. He's slowed a HUGE economic crisis, and for the first time we are seeing that we're finally headed in a POSITIVE direction. You can't fix a horrible economic situation like ours in a month. It takes a very long time! And it's nearly a miracle that we're already seeing things turn around. That's major progress!

He's helped spearhead healthcare. REAL healthcare. A bill will be passed–I don't think very many doubt that anymore. And no, it won't be perfect, but it will be the most important healthcare passed in many, many decades. And it will save many lives. That's major progress.

And he's done this with Republican nay-sayers kicking and screaming and doing everything they could to block this important progress. That's a miracle in itself.

And just by reaching out to other countries and not being a total tool/jerk, he's already helped repair our country's relationship with the rest of the world. That sort of thing makes a difference.

I don't see how his first 10 months can't be seen as a huge success. Progress and change don't happen over night. They take time. In reality, the change he's brought to our country has actually happened pretty quickly. And the change he's brought has been for the best.

Oh, and to all the Conservatives...he hasn't raised my middle class taxes one dime. Just thought I'd point that out.

Bill – you should call yourself an idiot.

Biggest idiot comment of the day. Bush kept us safe since... Yes I do remember 911 and I recall the idiot Bush doing nothing. I recall the plans crashing into the World Trade Center and I recall the testimony that the idiot in chief did not want to be briefed on documents that could have prevented 911. What did he do to keep us safe, make people do their jobs? The intelligence community sat around doing nothing and deflecting assignments instead of doing their jobs!

Additionally, Obama has not spent more money then any president. He has allocated funding which is projected on a year to year basis. This is called strategic planning. Did you know that Bush didn't even calculate the cost of the war into his budgets so Americans' would not know the true cost of the war. Obama accounting principles are honest and fair.

I can't even name one good thing that Bush accomplished in his tenure because everything is and was a disaster when he left office.

Thats why I love CNN and their bloggs you at least get everyone's view from the right as well as the left and some moderates. Unlike Fox who is totally radical and hate filled with no rationale thinking. Keep up the good work CNN.

@ Lacrosse Mom

I love your comments. Everyday when I'm feeling down I look for your comments to bring me a chuckle. Please put down the koolaid and get you facts straight.

You mean if he actually saved 650,000 jobs, what about the 2.5 million he lost, (continued even faster rise in unemployment since he took office)? do you mean he actually would have saved 3.1 million if he was doing a good job?

But the NY Times and CNN said so...

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

One of the few times he was IN RESIDENCE or IN THE OVAL OFFICE! Didn't we elect him to WORK instead of making public appearances? Glad we could wake him up and so sorry for the inconvenience.

Another GREAT story about the President, CNN...What excellent reporting. Please keep up the wonderful work. So intriguing...I can't wait to read the next irrelevant story.

For the morons that are saying that Bush kept us safe. No he did not. He let the planes fly into the WTC while he hid under a desk in an elementary school. Republicans run scared and hide anytime there is a threat.

Obama said "OK, here's what we're going to do". And then did nothing.

Americans may just be realizing this. North Korea realized it immediately, as did Hamas, Iran and the Taliban.

Hey CNN where is the story about all the congressional leaders that are under ethics investigation that leaked out.
Did the Obama admin. tell you not to run it.....CNN SUCKS ....nothing but a left wing news channel ......chickensh.ts!!

So, this is his BIG 3 a.m. moment?? We were reading in the papers about N Korea's threats to launch this missile for weeks before this happened. Was Obama too busy meeting with NASCAR drivers out on the WH lawn to have been breifed on this already and to have put together some options for a response?

Clearly this is either a slow newsday for CNN, or they are continuing to idolize him

The problem that I see from trying to make Obama appear like a tough foreign policy leader is that it is completely unbelievable. Iran and N. Korea are playing the same game they've always played but this time they're doing it without the threat of serious consequences. By the time Obama leaves office Iran will have the bomb. This dog has no bite, and no bark.

The measurement for all evaluations in Life is Ethical conduct, ideas, choices and ACTIONS. What is wrong with this entire World is that folks have corrupted themselves to follow men rather than their own chosen principles of any Way of Living or their "religions". Period. President Obama, for whatever his reasons, IS sleeping with the "Shock Doctors" (Naomi Klein) and pandering to the Wall Street paradigm of unregulated Capitalism and monopoly business practices while SAYING he supports Main Street. I voted for him, but the moment I saw the political bandwagon in action here in Seattle, I was aware that we were getting tricked once again! The minute I heard who his Economic advisors were to be, this moment we had our answers as Progressives. Capitalism and everything in this country has 2 doors: The one for the unconnected that leads to the criminal justice door and prisons OR the one that leads to the Bank and a blind eye to corruption. Bush et all set this up for the "base" to continue their illegal implementation of Capitalism while enforcing new stringent bankruptcy law for the little guy or healthcare challenged. It is an Immense Insult to make the taxpayer pay for the crimionality of these insider crooks and speculatorsn while hitting the poor, middle class into the inability to file bankruptcy so easily. Even now they still operate under NO LAWS that hold them accountable. The little drop in the bucket idea to cut their pay is nothing compared to the rape and robbery of the Commons that has been pulled off in Plain Sight! They do hold up certain ones for scapegoated like Madoff and others who fell by their own hand of Greed. This unequal hand of biased, subjective, corrupted "activist" judges who play their own games for wealth and power while letting the true American gangsters skate into leadership and more frauds against We The Peoples of the World. My apologies to those in this society who are trying to be ethical and also fight this game for supremacy. I speak not of you here. Yes, Capitalism is a deadly Predatory Game of Chess on this World stage. Obama has yet to show me his cards in transparency as promised. Until then, time tells All for the Universe to see clearly and it does not look good for US at all unless enough people on this planet come to their senses and evolve us to peace. All this requires is for us all to change our minds. Words are cheap, but it is the actions that measure the person for certain. Thanks to who first said this one. J )

Thats News! are you kidding me. Are you going to report if he had a drink of water before he went back to bed.

Don't all you Obama haters have your own channel now? Please leave the hate, lies, threats and other drivel on your own "fair and balanced" network's website.

After less than 9 months in office Bush ignored all warnings and let terrorists attack us. Obama has gone a month longer with no attacks, even though Dick-head Cheney keeps encouraging them to attack. So suck on that you right wing freaks.

Regardless of political preferences, regardless of personal biases, prejudices and emotional attachments, most everyone would prefer our politicians to honestly and effectively be sincere in concentrating on what is best for the people – not just for some of the people but rather for all of the people. Most, when rational and objective, totally understand that it calls for conscientious, unselfish and sincere negotiation, requiring some give-and-take and with the results being compromises that aren’t weighted solely for political or personal benefit, and especially not for Special Interests’, no matter how much support they give the politicians. What has to be seen is that can only be done when extremes are drastically softened and moderation is the rule, with something more centrist being the only logical possibility. To accomplish that people need to understand that they must control the politicians and not just let the politicians control or simply manipulate public opinion for their own purposes. Without dwelling on it but just to remind of the clear and regrettable example of how completely Bush-Cheney, with the stubborn and irresponsibly arrogant total support of the Republican Party, were able to use deceptive manipulation that literally cost all of us so much – “more of the same’ should never be acceptable. We now really need to correct the flagrant abuses implemented that allowed for the considerable benefit of just the few and instead make significant progress back towards the middle, otherwise we will keep sliding down to disaster (which isn’t far away).

Currently we see contentious and aggressive debate stubbornly offered to sway (manipulate) public opinion in the disputes over achieving success in Afghanistan and Iraq, in rescuing our finances and with Health Care reform, all with belligerent finger pointing and without any concessions. These are very complex and important issues that stand to greatly impact each of us, future generations and even the world for some time to come. Neither side is perfect or without fault and neither is pure in not trying to manipulate public opinion. The first thing that is absolutely necessary is to be cynical about anything they say, judging what it does for them and for the Special Interests who support them, judging how much hype and deception versus fact their positions represent and then judging their history and what that says versus their currently offered rhetoric. They should all be held to compromise and to be honest and conscientious with the people’s interests sincerely foremost on their minds. Wherever, and there are many obvious cases to be seen, it is determined that their positions are solely for their own interests or those of the few, with their stated positions being to block/obstruct progress, refuse compromise, focus on faulting their opponents and/or just offering subterfuge to manipulate the people, then they should be advised that their deception and irresponsibility is recognized and will result in their being rejected at the polls. Otherwise the people are co-responsible in failing to make any progress and just ending up with ‘more of the same’.

So what is the point of the story. He woke up? I mean what did he do about North Korea? I am still waiting on that one...lol.

Right wingnuts don't need no stinking facts.

What a joke!

The wingnuts are out in the comments again, I see... talking crazy talk like anybody really cares. Losing the White House for four years made them even nuttier. "ZOMG, Obama is a socialist foreigner commie idiot who's obviously screwing everything up... never mind the fact the rest of the world stopped laughing at us when he was elected, they're all just a bunch of terrorists!".

I look forward to three more years of comedy!

And in contrast, BUSH would have slept in until 10 and received news of what Cheney decided while finished a western and having breakfast in bed.

Oh, look. It appears that the sore-loser Republicans are at it again, venting their vitrol and poor sportsman ship on message boards. Idiots. I guess their just doing what they're best at–telling each other lies and acting spiteful. Babies. Go back to FOX and post there. Everyone here knows you're full of crap.

liberal commie? He bailed out the banks. Is that communism? Well, some people might say so, since eventually the government owned part of the banks. But let us face it, he is not forcing the banks to open up the closed credit spigots. There seems to be very little effective control. Basically, he bailed out the speculators, which does not make sense under any sane system. But then, this is the same policy Bush had. Maybe Obama is a Republican?

You mean you would rather have someone jump into decisions without contemplating the consequences first? Wow are we use to the Idiot's way of thinking. Obama will make a decision once he's seeked all the advice from the experts about what they think he should do. You can't satisfy these infants "instantaneous gratification" can you? Dear god people let the man make an informed decision. And by the way he's done alot, starting to bring the economy back from the dead in less than 9 months, after the Idiot blantantly ignored the depression's warning signs for the better part of 4 to 5 years is nothing less than a miracle.

BEVERLY IN NC:
Let me see here, FDR got us into WWII, Truman into Korea, Kennedy almost into Cuba at the Bay of Pigs and let us not forget, Kennedy and LBJ into Vietnam. All Dems. I think you need a little history lesson. Now tell me who's lying about Health Care?? The Dems of course. They'll say anything to promote their socialist agenda. Most Americans love their doctors and health plans. Only the Democrats, who want us all to be dependent on government, want socialized medicine. The Dems don't have a chance in 2010 and Obama will be a one term president. You heard it here first.

How about another "3:00" moment, the H1N1 virus immunization debacle.

The government was warned about it; declared an emergency; and prepared for months / ramped up production and planned distribution. Yet, the government failed. The government failed when they had months to plan.

This is the same "Katrina-Never-Again" folks!

Did you hear that Obama saved or created 650,000 jobs since being in office? At a cost of 150,000,000,000, that comes out to $231,000 per job. That puts these new jobs in the tax bracket that Obama has pledged to increase taxes on. Good job, little buddy.

CNN: Is this really news? You folks at CNN will do anything to make President NObama and his idiotic spokespersons look good. You know how the NObama administration is unjustly attacking Fox; therefore, you better continue covering his behind and the lying morons that speak on his behalf.

While CNN is playing this stupid story up, when are your reporters going to ask the hard questions? Such as: When is Mr. NObama going to get off his "duff" and make a decision on the additional troops that have been requested? While he and the idiots that work for him "fiddle" their fingers and play golf or basketball, our dedicated, proud troops are being mercilessly slaughtered. Where is the transparency on health care? How many jobs have REALLY been created/saved by the stimulus package? And the list goes on and on...

It seems that fox news is the only media that is calling on the President and his appointed morons to come clean and stop the all the lying.

Remember CNN, when you stop supporting and excusing President Obama's lies (and eventually you will not have any other choice), YOU will be next on their hit list. You know you influenced the past elections and blatantly supported President NObama two hundred percent. Now do the right thing and start supporting the American people, for a real change.

Do it for the future of the USA and our children, and our children’s children.

Yes CNN, I am a life-long Democrat!

I have concluded that those that wanted McCain to win are so hurt that they cannot not say anything nice about President Obama because it might suck the breath from their lungs. I remember the Captain of that freighter that was taken over at sea. I remember that after it was made known that President Obama gave to authorization to take out the bad guys the McCain people complained that he never gave them a chance to give up. When he goes to the bath room McCain supporters complain he is taking to much time in there and when he goes to bed it is because he is so tired from partying all night but when he goes to Dover AF Base in the middle of the night they keep their frigging mouths shut. That's about the only smart thing they have done since they lost the election.

Now President Obama is not perfect but you could cut the man some slack.

What I wouldn't have paid to be in that room. To look around at all of the insecurity and doubt on everyone's face would have been chilling.

I have a feeling that China has summoned North Korea for a confab regarding the missile tests and other provocations. Obama's global diplomacy and willingness to sit down with our adversaries is making the world a safer place.

Wow, so it was actually more like a 4AM moment. Since most of us that work get up at about 5AM I cant say that is too impressive. And North Korea is an "Inherited" problem. I wonder if I can tell my boss that the problems that come to me at work are inherited so I can avoid messes that come down the pike?

For the clueless idiot that said Nobama did more in 10 months than Bush did in eight years. You must be 15 years old and don't remember 9/11.

Bush kept you safe for the last 7+ years of his presidency. Nobama, yes, he has accomplished more than Bush! Nobama spent more money for next to nothing than all presidents added together since George Washington. Good Job Obama!

Question of the day: why is CNN so obsessed with Sarah Palin when they report she has no chance at presidency... because the liberal media and the liberal noisemakers (about 10% of the population so libs are not the majority no matter how noisy they are) are scared sh**tless.

He got on the phone to call Don Rumsfeld for advice but couldn't reach him. Donny was last seen looking for WMD's in Iraq

To all you Christian warmongers, if the President fought off the entire Aghanistan army barehanded you still would not be satisfied.

I'm sure this will be another CNN puff piece. Do you think Wolf has the guts (or the intelligence) to ask these guys how our children are suppossed to live in a country that's will become bankrupt because of Obama's crazy policies?

When will you wing nuts realize that obama has sent over 20,000 troops to Afghanistan in March, after your fearless leader from Texas ignored the requests for 8 months. Ever hear of fact check?

Boy, some of you think you know EVERYTHING, don't you?

Most of what he decided to do is probably considered Top Secret, since publicizing it would allow countermeasures by North Korea. You guys think that he's going to tell you everything? Did Bush - either one? Did Clinton, did Reagan, did Carter, did any President? No. His decisions on policy and countermeasures would be considered Top Secret for a reason, and all you are doing is aiding and abetting this nation's enemies by your continued ignorant and nasty attacks.

By the way, liberal and Communist do not belong in the same sentence together. They have very different philosophies and goals. Neither do socialist and liberal, Nazi and liberal, or Republican and intelligent.

Mattison, it was a surprise in that, although we were were aware of the possibility that the North Koreans would do the test, the exact date and time were, for obvious reasons, not known. It was also possible that North Korea could have reconsidered the test considering the international support that President Obama had raised for censuring them should North Korea decide to go ahead with them.

Do you guys think listening to Rush and reading a couple of news stories on Fox and CNN make you experts? I spent many years of my life indirectly and directly involved with military policy, and I can tell you that not even most senior officers are kept totally up to date on EVERYTHING. It is called Need to Know, and there is no need for you to know top secret decisions and strategies. There are mounds and mounds of intelligence that come in from countries around the world every day that affect each and every decision that the President makes involving military policy and strategy. I'm so glad a few yahoos in various places in this country, probably with no more than a high school education, know more than people for whom this is their whole life.

....What? The only thing that stands out in their minds was that he was able to be briefed on North Korea.

Weak. Obama has made a rough economy worse with his overspending and policies that focus on paying back labor unions, community organizations, GE and far left zealots. Weak indeed.

I'm soo sick of Republicans. They have accomplished nothing, except planting "road-blocks" at every turn. They have become useless to the American people.

to all the Bush detractors here...Bush actually brought the N Koreans and Chinese tet al to the table for the talks all you libs wanted...of course, why would a lib ever check facts! One and done.

It is very hard for me to understand all these – lies – done nothing – no good – liberal – socialist – communist – - Could you please explain a little bit more instead of just making pretty dump comments?
The president does a great job – smart – considering – brave – fair – measured – and very, very successful!! I am so glad it is him and not Mc Cain/Palin. Then we all would have reason to be very worried!

J.P. You can read right? If so, you would know that Ms. Dunn referred to Mao one of her "favorite philosophers I use to prove a point." Get that? To prove a point. You probably read on and know that but would rather spew the absurdly bogus rhetoric that she LOVES Mao. Not surprising that you of such ilk would choose THAT angle of the story on which to comment.

Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and weak minds discuss people.

Is this supposed to be a REAL 3:00 a.m. moment ?
I heard Obama was in the running for the Heisman
trophy now because he watched a complete college
football game last saturday. Run with that C.N.N.

Obviously, he handled it. I have not heard much from the N. Koreans since.

Here's what we are going to do??? I don't think so. It was more like, "What the &^%$ are we going to do????? HELP!!!!!

Great job, it took years to create this mess, and It will not take 10 month of office to repair the damage.
Good Luck

...and we are supposed to think he is so 'presidential'....sounds more like a poorly-written script!...Where are your tough questions CNN?...oh yeah, only FoxNews does that and you don't want to be on the "enemies list"...

and the final decision was...lets just go back to bed

Allow me to help. Domestic affairs-failure to create or save jobs, eroding of civil liberties and stomping on that annoying document the constitution and bill of rights.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS-failure to commit to victory in afghanistan,failure to deter Iran and North Korea from pursuing their nuclear ambitions, continuing to let Russia and China dictate to us how the world will be run.

COME TO THINK OF IT, THERE ISNT MUCH POSITIVE TO REFLECT ON. BUT THEN DONT BLAME ME I VOTED FOR RON PAUL.

And Obama said " What time was that tee time again?"

Obama will be missing when that 3am call comes. He spends all of his time campaigning or on TV somewhere.

I can see the PAID liberal bloggers are out in force today, defending their messiah and praising the party of spending. It would be easier if they would quit spending, but the won't. Let's vote these turds out.

I do not feel safe knowing that Obama is in charge. Only our enemies should feel safe because I think it is clear which side he stands on. It is sad that anyone will side for or against a person just because of the color or nationality they are. I'm an American. I don't care what color or nationality a person is. All I want is someone to look out for the safety and future of my children and grandchildren. I'm on America's side. Too bad a majority of our leaders aren't. Look at what is right and what is wrong and don't be kiss ups to a person that has only his own agenda on his mind. Stand up for our constitution.

And this is news? Why is this even an article?

That Hillary Clinton ad was over 15 months ago and they defeated her en route to winning the Presidency and they're still pissed off about it. That's wild.

Thank God John McCain did not get that call. We would be in a nuclear war with N Korea right now. Republicans never met a war they didn't love.

The hell with investing in America and providing beneficial solutions for ALL Americans. They care NOTHING about the People they are supposed to be serving. They only care about the rich corporations who will bribe them with huge sums of money to vote against that which helps the People.

President Obama is doing a wonderful job restoring this nation and trying to bring programs and change that will directly help the American People.He is a good and decent man that loves America. He is open and honest and respected and loved here at home and all over the world. His inteligence and leadership terrifies the ignorant and corrupt Republicans.

Republicans are traitors to America and do nothing but LIE, PROMOTE HATE, RACISM, AND VOTE NO ON EVERY PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD IMPROVE THE LIVES OF AMERICANS. It's time to remove these unethical, immoral, non-servants of the People from all seats of powers starting in 2010.

You've doing a great job, Mr. President. Keep it up!

By the way, I am not a paid Repub blogger, like other people branded as such. I wish I was, so I could get some money to try and survive this recession, but there you go.

WHAT "53% that's being soaked in taxes"???????????????????????

YOU Republicans tell these LIES........ but our TAXES have not gone up!

However IF you make $1 MILLION as a couple or $500K your taxes will go up!

The Bush tax cuts are set to expire!

GOP STOP THE LIES.......... STOP THE HATE.

Here are the facts:
Obama responded by suggesting we rid the world of nuclear weapons. This was the correct response - de-escalate.

It is up to Congress - with Biden as negotiator - to carry this out. Or Obama with fast-track authority, and Hillary as secretary of state.

My opinion: We have much more precise weapons... we don't need these.

I always thought the 3AM example was supposed to be about what a President, or any of us, would do when facing an impending crisis we didn't foresee, and that required immediate action and decisive leadership.

Regardless of what you think about Obama, I think this is not an example of what we are looking for.

"Well, we were hanging out drinking, and we noticed that there was a deer in the back yard. So we woke up the President, and he told us to keep an eye on the deer, and maybe keep it away from the azaleas."

Some liberals (especially the ones I see on these CNN blogs) are sure vicious and mean-spirited, aren't they? It is true that the President did not do anything about the North Koreans. It seems he cares more about spending money on things that will not even help the economy (cap & tax) or will not go into effect until he is out of office (healthcare) if he loses in 2012. I guess the plan is to throw money at the problem and see if that works, which is illogical. It seems to me that we are in a downward spiral and unless something that will actually help the economy gets done, we may be in for a rough ride. I hope I am wrong, but nothing relevant to the situation is being done.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS DOING A GOOD JOB IN ..... 10....... MONTHS!

Here is some GOOD NEWS:

CNN reported that the STIMULUS created .......... 650,000 jobs!

CNN also reported that the private sector created........ 30,000 jobs!

NY Times reported, "U.S. Economy Started to Grow Again in the Third Quarter" ...... yeah!

Of course, the GOP wont acknowledge this. The GOP will continue to blame, demonize, criticize and hate President Obama! BUT........

AMERICA IS IN RECOVERY........ HOPE WINS AGAIN!!

Its too bad the President has so many
haters come on people get over it he is President and will be foe eight years

I think it is interesting for native born citizens to call themselves "Proud to be an American" Those Americans who were born in other countries and move here can and should be proud of their free choice to become an American. Those of us lucky enough to be born here (like Barack Obama, you idiot birtheres) are just that, "lucky". Label me "Lucky to be an American and proud to be a Democrat" Especially now!!!

Obama is doing an excellent job, considering the quagmire we're in.

I would donate to RNC before I would donate to the DNC. Its not Repub out here just people with common sense.

so what did he decided to do? Tell us.

What's the point of waking the prez (that's urban lingo, folks) up at 3am to notify him of something which the prez is too impotent to do anything about (korean nukes)?

My 3 AM moment was when Michelle poked me and told me to STOP SNORING ... I was was keeping her awake.

what a bunch of liars. BE AFRAID AMERICA

Did they say 3 AM movement???

Oops, my bad.

What did he do here that was his defining moment besides his cowardly, never served a day in his life apology tour?

Today it was revealed that his $8000 first time home buyer program actually cost $44,000 a piece and the cash for clunkers cost us $24,000 a vehicle and his jobs saved (?????) or created (?????) LIE cost us at LEAST $75,000 a LIE or job.

Wow, Electric Bugaloo, you must be so hopey and changey, better hurry, Oprah's coming on soon.

Mike in Dallas spewing about paid bloggers...hmmm...gee, that's reminding me of ACORN, Center for American Progress...and the bus loads of "rented," supporters for any liberal cause. Dude, you got no game, other than wanting a gov't freebie, I suppose.

What a load of cr@*...this is "Wag-the -dog 101"...nothing was done and they are posturing as responsible?...laughable...Obama is a kid with daddy's credit card...unfortunately we are stuck with the bill...if you take governemnt slending 9of our taxes0..then there is no economic 'upturn'...this guy is just trying to fool America long enough to transform the landscape with his radical agenda...the furthest left president is showing he is not truly representative of the people.

ok....let's see...first, the employment numbers propaganda...now the infamous 3 a.m. phone call...give me a break! Your story totally discredits itself, why? Because you're quoting his closest and most liberally corrupt advisers...Gibbs, Alexrod and Dunn...this article made we laugh worse than the 650k new jobs article! CNN's really throwing out the politically-biased propaganda for Obama today; probably on cue for the upcoming elections in NJ and VA. Too little too late though; people, good Americans see through this facade like a pane glass window.

And........just what would have John McCain done? Amazing how repubs have absolutely NO answers to ANYTHING.......but, my god they can criticize............just a gentle reminder.........the House was controlled by repubs from 1994 to 2006, and the Presidency from 2001 to 2009............and if you look back at the mess they made, how, could any of you, in the farthest recesses of your small minds, ever think, that a republican could do any better?

but.... he didn't exactly DO anything to the Koreans other than talk.

"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly.
But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.

For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist.

A murderer is less to be feared."
-- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)

"Ok, here's what we're going to do...cancel our missle defense system. Let's see how North Korea will react to that."

I supported this man and voted for him in the primaries. What a disappointment he has turned out to be.

I was disgusted with his visit to Dover airport as a "tribute" to our fallen heroes. If Obama went there for the right reasons why in the world did he take the press corps with him? He used it as a photo op pure and simple. That visit should have been done in strict privacy with the greatest respect shown for those soldiers and their families. In my opinion it was just the opposite.

Mr. President...bring them home or give them what they need to win the war with. Forget the polls and upcoming elections and do what you promised to do.

PS...you might want to get Hillary out of the middle east ASAP. She is not the way to build allies or influence our enemies. Quite the opposite seems to be happening.

"Axelrod said Obama proceeded to get "a read up on the military people, [get] on the line with Secretary Gates, General Cartwright I think. And then he says, "OK, here's what we're going to do."

And what did he do?
Obama called North Korean actions "provocative." The Obama administration also stepped back from initial calls for tougher sanctions on the DPRK. The U.S. delegation to the United Nations pushed, along with their Japanese counterparts, for a strong statement stating that North Korea had violated UNSCR 1718.

Strong statments !!!!
How reassuring......

David M. Axelrod, Rahm Israel Emanuel and Barack Hussein Obama..
whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop
.

"OK here's what we're going to do. Tell North Korea I'll make an appearance with their leader and make it seem like we're all happy and everything's good but in reality I will secretly remain a coward and not stand up to these oppressive nations that use terror as a threat. Everyone got that. All right...break!"

He had his moment.....and he failed.

I'm so glad Gibsy could be there to record the moment for posterity. His first words were probably, "Is North Korea our friend or South Korea; I always get them confused"

I would have thought it would take someone who had gone though that exact same experience hundreds of times in order to handle it, or at least someone who stuck by a cheating spouse for years.

What did he decide to do, apologize

I can see the PAID Repub bloggers are out in force today. Mr President you are doing a great job for the American People in spite of the Party of No. It would be easier if they would help. But they wont. Lets vote those turds out. I say lets vote "straight dem ticket" and the surviving repubs will be a lot easier to work with.

REPUBS DONT LOVE AMERICA ONLY MONEY. VOTE THEM OUT. Starting with FAT BOY in NJ. You can look at his photo and know he is lying. Donate to the DNC now. OBAMA-BIDEN 2012

Um... I don't remember them doing much of anything until those two Americans were imprisoned and then he sent Bill Clinton.

The rest of Obama's quote was: "...and here is what we are going to do – ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!"

And of course ABSOLUTELY NOTHING was done.

Obama did also say that he was "deeply concerned" by the episode – but this concern was due to being rudely awakened in the middle of the night after some hard partying.

President Obama is doing a great job. He thinks of the least of us.
I think thats the way God intended, Christians.

Obama has done more positive work in 10 months than- the Idiot- did in eight years and most understood that would happen.

Just try to think of any major accomplishments that Bush made except –Destroy our image around the world, and this economy ......

Propoganda...it's just that easy

McCain would not have been able to even answer a 3 p.m. call, unless someone would wake him from his nap. Sarah would have answered it, but she would have to have been paid $100K to talk to anyone.

Boy I wouldn't say anything about a 3 AM moment. OBAMA's time has already come and gone. He was requested to help our troops but oh no he let that one slide. And it has been far more important for him to go on political tours and propose a bill to pay the Taliban, for what? I don't know. I guess to kill what remaining troops we have there now. OBAMA NEEDS TO BE IMPEACHED ALONG WITH BIDEN before they can do any mre damage to America.

First year of incredible spending, liberal agenda and apologies to the World for America. Year 2: Higher taxes, weakening defense and more spending. Obozo is a dismal failure and will be gone in 2O12!

This is sooo funny to me. The "3am Moment". Well, I had a "3am Moment" last weekend. I stumbled into my house completely hammered and passed out on my couch in the same clothes I wore the day before and didnt wake up until noon. Wow!!!

So what did we do ...?
I believe nothing is the correct answer.

What ?

You mean the world didn't implode into some sort of fascist, marxist, socialist black hole.............

It was more like when the tropps were killed in the War and the Generals asked for reinforcements, but Obama said call back in a few months

I applaud Obama's cautious, yet firm response to North Korea's missile test.

That said, Hillary's 3 AM remark was about an emergency. Obama's aides take a missile test and use that as their own litmus test to prove that Obama is ready to handle emergencies? There was NO ACTION required for us to take in this incident. All that was needed was a quick, diplomatic response. Obama succeeded in giving a quick, diplomatic response, but that is NOT the type of 3 AM emergency wake-up call that separates instinctive presidents from inexperienced ones.

You don't have to be an Obama hater to see past this BS public relations speak.

"Ok, here's what we're going to do." - followed by....what? I don't remember anything actually happening.

That is phenomenal. There was an international crisis and our President actually woke up to address it. Wow. I'm sure other presidents would have slept right through it, but not Pres. Obama. How lucky we are to have such a dedicated public servant in the White House. Please.

Wow! It appears Gibb's made a Major Mistaken Remark!!!

All of the Media Buzz on the past April North Korea test of the North Korean U'nha 2 / Taepo Dong 2 launch vehicle carrying the Kwangmyongsong 2 (Bright Lodestar 2 ) satellite did not in any fashion state the Taepo Dong 2 missile was designed to launch a Nuclear Weapon.

There is a very large and sizeable difference between a 500 pound satellite launch vehicle and a 2,000 pound nuclear warhead. Perhaps Gibbs is simply cutting bait and banking on Media Viewers short term memory loss.

Unfortunately, there is a much darker possibility here. The Chinese government apparently received the blueprints for the miniature hydrogen bomb warheads used in the trident submarine missiles, via Los Alamos labs, and perhaps some CIA help. The sad news on that ghastly discovery was a high ranking US official remark that was simply, 'Oh Well, it's so small, what would they do with it'.

Yes, the miniature hydrogen bomb warhead used in the Trident Missiles could possibly fit and be used on the Taepo Dong 2 launch vehicle provided the Chinese gave the North Koreans copys of those highly classified miniature hydrogen bomb blueprints.

I would rather believe that Gibbs just made a major rhetorical mistake and that the Taepo Dong missile is way to small to launch any existing plutonium based North Korean nuclear weapon.

A. Smith
Oregon

Don't be surprised that a lot of fraudulent Absentee votes, go for Corzine on Tuesday, even though he was down by mor ethan double digits when many of those votes were taken.

Why because of the Obama Acorn machine. Don't be surprised. Is it right? No it isn't, its just Chicago politics, kind of like the election in Iran this year.

I just hope the GOP confirms many of the absentee votes are legitimate, by contacting them and asking them, simple questions, like did you happen to vote this election (response actually not, why, you meen I did?), and who would you have voted for (Chrstie, who did it say I voted for in my absentee vote? Corzine).

That is the Obama Chicago way. We have to stop this Marxist with his balogna, or he will find a way to corrupt our votes.

Gee. I thought his 3 AM moment had something to do with Fox News.

So the highlight of Obama's first ten months was that some two-bit dictatorship actually managed to get a pop-bottle rocket off the ground without having it blow up?

Meanwhile, back home, the 53% of the country that's being soaked in taxes to pay for all the goodies for the welfare bums are on the ragged edge of political, if not armed, rebellion, the Democrats are printing and spending money as fast as they can, and one in ten Americans are unemployed.

No wonder, I guess, Gibbs wants to talk about North Korea–it's the only thing in the last ten months that hasn't been a total disaster for Obama.

The country would have been better off with Hillary answering the 3am calls, with Obama the phone is still ringing...........he's out campaigning and can't be bothered to do his job.

And this is to make Obama look like a great leader. Nice try at Madison Avenue for Obama CNN.

Have a nice day!

What a wonderful unscripted story. But since the punch line to "OK, here's what we're going to do" is "Nothing", the story doesn't have much value.

If it was BUSH in the office, he would have shot u in the face for waking him up at 3AM. I m so glad Obama is our president.

Oh, Anita Dunn will be speaking. How quaint!

Will she quote her one of her "favorite philosophers" Chairman Mao?

I mean, hey, what's 70 MILLION dead Chinese among friends, eh?

"ok...here's what we're going to do....Nothing."

Then he went on to create or "save" nothing.

The 3 am moment should have been when he woke up the day after the election and said..."they fell for it?".

2012 can't get here soon enough.

Let's gather around, fellow bloggers, and see how the anti-Obamabots will slander the president based on this article.

So, when is he going to reveal what "we are going to do"? He hasn't done anything about anything – just likes to talk a lot -and apologize for our way of life to everyone – pathetic – make some decisions and take some action -

Lets ALL be greatful that President Obama is slowly turning the BUSH/CHENEY TRAIN WRECK around. Thank You President Obama for stepping on the toes of the very People that nearly DESTROYED AMERICA. Please allow Eric Holder to continue the investigation of the BUSH ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. These Criminals are NOT ABOVE THE LAW and action needs to be taken for the good of OUR FUTURE.

there was absolutely no danger.......Pres. Kennedy had a real 3am moment....

Blah blah blah Socialist...Blah Blah Blah Communist...Blah Blah Blah Tea Bags...Blah Blah Blah...Take America Back! Sniff sniff sniff Wah Wah Wah...

And yet these fools are worried about Glenn Beck...pathetic...

that Hillary would have been a much better president than Obama.

Voters will have another chance in 2012'.

Obama is ONE and DONE.

How ironic – he was in the Czech republic when the North Koreans tested a nuclear capable missile.

Later in the year, he pulls the missle defense system protecting the very same country.

Let's all pray this doesn't lead to 20 million cancelled Czechs.

Consider the fact that they carried many gorillas on their back, I give them a C. Hopefully, they are going to improve and keep a laser sharp focus on growing jobs and growing the economy.

As I have said before, if we can unleash green jobs, there will be more jobs than ever in America.

May the future win! And may we live for the future, not the past. We have dont that for 8 years already.

We NEED CHANGE!!! 3 more years.

So now we're told he was well-prepared and decisive about this issue, when he's still dithering about Afghanistan. How much bs does the WH staff think we will swallow? Obama is way over his head on almost every issue, and the idea that this community organizer/state senator is well-prepared to lead the US on foreign policy issues is laughable.

Unfortunately you cannot believe this crock. The administration has lied about everything from the moment they took the Whitehouse.

North Korea's missle testing could have resorted to war had Bush or bomb, bomb McCain been president. Thank God in President Obama we have a thinking President instead of a war hungry vampire.

So his 3 a.m. moment was something that government had intel on and had been expecting for months? Hardly a moment of defining policy... I was under the impression that a 3am moment is a surprise: something that isnt expected.

This administration will say anything to seem credible. Pathetic.

lieberman is a good and honest man, too bad we can not say that about you and your extreme liberal views. when are you people going to wake up? who is this man obama, no one really knows, he is just an liberal commy in disguise. he should wear his head gear as well, do we really know who he is ?.