President Obama covered a wide array of topics today during his press conference, most notably touching on health care, the unemployment rate and Iran.Iran is by far the most burning issue. The video of Neda that surfaced a few days ago (viewer discretion strongly advised: this video is very graphic and depicts an innocent human dying) shocked the world as it spread virally across the Internet. President Obama briefly touched on Iran, saying that the "Iranian regime still has a clear, open path to international acceptance, despite the violence of the recent crackdown in Tehran."
I'm curious how you all felt President Obama handled himself during the press conference. If you didn't see it, you can still see what his talking points were and how he responded to reporters questions in the first link above.
Did he say enough about how this health care reform is going help out citizens of the United States? What were your reactions when you found out the unemployment rate will probably reach double digits? And what about Iran? This is one of the most serious issues today...is the United States doing enough?
Regardless, the video of Neda is a true testament of what we all take for granted here. This poor woman--who was merely demonstrating--was killed for a freedom that we could easily take advantage of here.
We must realize that even with a terrible health care system and a crumbling economy, there are people in the world who are suffering far worse fates.
Video of the Day: In case you forgot what Lebron's magical 3-point buzzer-beater looked like during this past playoffs against the Magic...too bad the Cavs choked harder than P.J. Carlesimo versus Latrell Sprewell.
