Thursday, October 14, 2010

The complete MTV Networks' Conversation wtih President Obama (VIDEO)

First, let's start with MTV Host Sway's Interview, previewing the Town Hall with Lawrence O'Donnell last night on The Last Word:



Sway seemed a little more down than necessary. Plus, how do we know the young people aren't going to turn out for the President. After all, the pollsters aren't screening people with cell-phones.

Anyway, here goes. It's thirteen parts, each part running 3-8 minutes each. It's a lot, but covers just an hour of time.

Part 1, The Opening, with a Question from a Republican on Health Care and Bi-partisanship:




Part 2, a slightly snotty question on Job Losses and spending:




Part 3, from a D.C. Student from Montgomery College:




Part 4, a Junior from Maryland asks about Cyberbullying:




Part 5, a faculty member from Howard University on Don't Ask, Don't Tell:



Once again, memo to the Jane Hamsher's of the world: DADT is Law. The President cannot unilaterally end DADT.  I'm glad the President led with this.


Part 6, the Twitterverse asks Is being Gay a Choice?:




Part 7, from a Senior at G.W. about Social Security, and a bonus Tea Party question:



And the President got in another (subtle) shot at the Chamber of Commerce and their Foreign Money.


Part 8, from a young producer of a Conservative Talk Show:



Whenever they say it's not about race...


Part 9, from a Grad Student at Johns Hopkins on race relations, why are they getting worse:




Part 10, the Tweetverse asks about a possible War in Sudan:




Part 11, a junior from Georgetown University, an immigrant from Cuba, asking about Immigration and the DREAM Act:



How will your Administration take steps to get this legislation passed? Again with the "just be tougher" bull@#$%??  Congress is the most unpopular part of Government, yet it's only the President's fault when something doesn't pass?

That being said, the President is way more optimistic than I am about getting it passed.


Part 12, on Environmental Justice, focusing on post-Katrina New Orleans:




Part 13, Greatest Hopes and Greatest Fears from the Twitterverse:


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