The public loved John F. Kennedy's press conferences, although some of his advisors worried about the risk of mistakes by the president and others thought the press showed insufficient respect for the dignity of his office
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He's making himself not only seem more relatable but more attainable as though we, ourselves, could become friends with the president. As if we were of his same class and he was speaking to us. Given the aspirational nature of late 50s/ early 60s society, it makes sense that this would be a greatly affective strategy. He was also making himself not only a public figure, but a celebrity. Seen on the screen nearly as often as Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart.
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65 million people
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Here is the example of celebrity and glamour. By presenting himself to the public on his own terms, he therebye marketed himself to them and chose how he would portray himself instead of the media. 18 million watched him on average which is an incredible number. He had some draw that pulled them in, a quintessential thing that made everyone relate to him. Hope? Idealism? Can you commercialize these? Can intangible ideas be marketed?
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even though we disapprove, there isn't any doubt that we could not
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John Yoo: My Gift to the Obama Presidency | "Torture Lawyer" Explains How He "Saved Oba... - 0 views
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My Gift to the Obama Presidency
Blackwater Ex-President Indicted | Mother Jones - 0 views
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Gary Jackson, the ex-President of private security contractor Blackwater (now known as Xe), has been indicted on federal weapons charges, the Associated Press reports. Four other Blackwater officials will also face prosecution. As Mother Jones noted last month, this news wasn't entirely a surprise.
Obama Warns Debt Ceiling Should Not Be 'Used As A Gun' To Extract Tax Breaks - Politica... - 0 views
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Speaking at the Twitter Town Hall at the White House today, the president said Congress "shouldn't be toying" with the debt ceiling and cautioned against risking the financial health of the country in order to protect the interests of the super wealthy. "Never in our history has the United States defaulted on its debt. The debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the American people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners, for oil and gas companies that are making billions of dollars because the price of gasoline has gone up so high. I mean, I'm happy to have those debates. I think the American people are on my side on this," Obama said. The president was adamant that when it comes to fixing the economy and solving the deficit problem "we should go with what works," and that's a tax increase on the wealthy. "If the wealthiest among us -- and I include myself in this category -- are willing to give up a little bit more, then we can solve this problem. It does not take a lot… when people say, you know, "job-killing tax increases, that's what Obama's proposing," we're not going to," he said. "You're entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts. And the facts are that a modest increase for wealthy individuals is not shown to have an adverse impact on job growth." "We can test the two theories. You had what happened during the '90s. Right? Taxes for wealthy individuals were somewhat higher, businesses boomed, the economy boomed, great job growth; and then the 2000s, when taxes were cut on wealthy individuals, jobs didn't grow as fast, businesses didn't grow as fast. I mean, it's not like we haven't tried what these other folks are pitching. It didn't work. And we should go with what works," he said.
The Bipartisan Debt Deal Fact Sheet: A "Victory" For The Republicans, The Democrats And... - 0 views
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White House Spin on Cave-In: In Securing this Bipartisan Deal, the President Rejected Proposals that Would Have Placed the Sole Burden of Deficit Reduction on Low-Income or Middle-Class Families: The President stood firmly against proposals that would have placed the sole burden of deficit reduction on lower-income and middle-class families. This includes not only proposals in the House Republican Budget that would have undermined the core commitments of Medicare to our seniors and forced tens of millions of low-income Americans to go without health insurance, but also enforcement mechanisms that would have forced automatic cuts to low-income programs. The enforcement mechanism in the deal exempts Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare benefits, unemployment insurance, programs for low-income families, and civilian and military retirement.
18 Million Jobs by 2012: How Obama Can Save His Presidency - 0 views
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"Pollin, Robert 18 Million Jobs by 2012: How Obama Can Save His Presidency Publication Date: 3/1/2010"
Did Obama Ignore The Mess At MMS? | The New Republic - 0 views
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"President Obama isn't completely innocent of blame in the current [Gulf oil] spill."
Virginia Militarized // Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union - 0 views
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Eisenhower was talked out of saying "military industrial congressional complex," but the meaning nonetheless came through. David Swanson is the author of "War Is A Lie" and "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union." He blogs at davidswanson.org and warisacrime.org and works for the online activist organization rootsaction.org
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Obama's New-Found Populism: All Hat, No Cattle :: December 15, 2009 - 0 views
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President Obama is taking a sharp, populist tone with Wall Street and scolding the ways of Washington
No We Can't : Rolling Stone - 0 views
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No We Can't / Yes We Can / No We Can't. Obama had millions of followers eager to fight for his agenda. But the president muzzled them~and he's paying the price. Feb 02, 2010 9:27 AM
Obama's Big Sellout : Rolling Stone : Matt Taibbi - 0 views
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The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway
Obama's Big Sellout : Rolling Stone - 0 views
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The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway.
For Obama, No Opportunity Too Big To Blow | Naomi Klein - 0 views
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Blown Opportunity #1: Stimulus Package. Blown Opportunity #3: Auto Bailouts. Blown Opportunity #3: Bank Bailouts. No President since FDR has been handed as many opportunities to transform the U.S. into something that doesn't threaten the stability of life on this planet. He has refused to use each and every one of them. Let's look at the big three.