Presidential Progress Report

" Months and that is a -- now -- top story tonight let's bring our pal Dick Morris purveyor of Dick Morris dot com with analysis -- much more detail and depth than my shallow. Pithy analysis. For the press conference. I tell you sit there as -- His idea was and we're looking at an hour thirteen questions pretty much that's what he does right there to question and anything impressive. Well."

" First for the reason he had this press conference is so that he can to mark his hundred days. -- his ratings had been slipping until the 93 or 94 Dayton and then the speculation began to talk about what happened in the hundred days and people publishing polls saying people approved of him. His approval rating increased. And -- hundred day marker has been a really good one for him. And he decided to punctuated with an evening news conference smart when I worked for Bill Clinton. In the whole first term. We had to prime time speeches to the American people other than state of the union speech every time we wanted to time the networks would say no. In four years he only gave to feature and primetime and he does is third in three months. Yes he does when every week almost right and that. Really gives him a form of communicating. It also indicates the networks are going to adopt a double standard here. But but it he really uses that affected. The second thing that I think was really important -- this is that he got through that hole opening segment on the economy. Without anyone asking a question about the economy. Some -- later from BT asked about minority groups in the economy -- somebody asked about Detroit free press asked about the car companies. But nobody asked the question Mr. President. The data shows the economy due shrank by six point 1%. For the last an annual rate for the last month that's -- hundred big."

" But let me play -- that -- all he has to do and I'm sure he was prepared for questioned my dad is still up. It happened die in the last administration we're doing the best we can get out of -- we stabilize the situation a market to stabilize. Taught -- that well at some -- trying emphasis that he was able to tell the press corps so they didn't ask that question. However how would you have asked the question -- get him away from blaming the Bush Administration saying that we're on the right track because that's what he always answers --"

" I think what you would -- what you should do. -- is quote him say he said this in January this in February this and Martin got tickets and April when someone and say. When he going to stop saying it when he expect they'll be real numbers to talk about. And the unemployment rate looks like it went up last month we don't have that -- yet but the preliminary indications -- it. The current economy continued to shrink. I thought he was very effective at the start of the press conference when he went through all the specific things accomplished. I thought that was the high point of the press conference from was really good. But I think the other point is he's walking back."

" Nobody asked me if that although but it laid a glove on the elephant in the middle of the room that way he got in trouble with bill would have -- report -- an abortion question. And to waterboarding questions of a Pakistani boy got in trouble with the waterboarding -- in the middle of the Great Depression and nobody asked about the economy okay. But but again is the only reason I'm diminishing your point a little bit is because I know the answer to the question already well -- off -- if -- in the Rome I know exactly how he's going to answer it and say hey I've only been here three months. Look what I inherited gimme a break. Well the Morton gives that answer. The longer he gives it the more the patients begins to sad but that's not the job I thought that it was incredible. I mean you right now I'm sure that he is one relieved guy. That he never had to say that. Everybody just took the steps -- side. Now the waterboarding was as weakest because you point to great Britain and you know you go to Ireland an awful lot you know Irish history I know very well I covered troubles in in Belfast and to put Great Britain up -- This is patient it doesn't rough up -- it's ridiculous for example in the United States we have to bring charges against somebody within. Sixty days in Great Britain they can hold them for more than a year before the without a lawyer and I don't even have to -- a phone call I mean that he's going to look how waterboarding answer was -- too because he basically was saying I'm not going to take shortcuts. Well if you have. The sheet map mullah Mohammed tallied. And he's back to -- the Brooklyn Bridge. I really want you to take the -- yet you let me back try to look he is going to stick to this answer he's never going to deviate from it. He believes that this stuff is bad for the country and that's it you're not going to shake him out of it and and -- it's almost like asking the same question. If I would ask you the same question over and over Callahan fast."

" and at this press conference not how he looked at how the media looked. This is your chance to assess the state of mind of the Fayette Washington press corps most important group of journalists in the country let's count. Two questions on waterboarding. One question on abortion one question on immigration reform one question on how the minorities are being impacted by the stimulus package. No questions about. Nationalizing the banks he answered that but north the very end there was one that obliquely. Nothing challenging him on the economy nothing going after me in challenging on the over flight from New York City. Nothing going after and even not even a strong question about closing the border they did."

" follow us not a mile but you -- heat. He speaks so long after the questions that you forget what question asks you who you forget that fact they're at and Anderson had a technique isn't that a technique yeah. Wright did they say look Mr. President you've got an hour we'll get thirteen presidents you blow -- eight so they can't follow up that they forget what they -- in the first place. And you take it all over the place solely you don't the guys are so into rock Q he looks like O'Reilly."

" I think there were two crucial we've got help from. I think that we two crucial procedural things to get noticed. After each question he immediately called on the next reporter -- pre arrangement. So there was no opportunity for follow whatever a couple of them worked in for follow -- but it was clearly off Mike. Most of them couldn't even didn't -- after like on pasture and was clearly -- want to debate he wants to make many speeches secondly he made an important strategic decision Major Garrett was in the front row. And he'd gone. Yes so that all he got -- liberal questions from the lead I don't think he's I think consolidated Barack Obama and real thrilled with the Fox News Channel because of the tea -- I think he abortion questions going to hurt him. I think now he's going to go crazy but he said. Right to life for freedom of choice today it was just not playing in the rarity. I would question about surprised and -- at all that did you see the sound -- other the NT fox -- that he did earlier today in Missouri we played it would Dennis Miller coming up Dick Morris everybody."