https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/10/06/what-was-the-point-of-obamas-press-conference/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:04:32 -0400<![CDATA[I tuned in a few minutes late to President Obama&#8217;s press conference, but from the looks of things I didn&#8217;t miss anything. He railed against Republicans for rejecting his phony jobs bill, without acknowledging that Democrat Sen. Harry Reid is the one who is bollixing it up in the Senate. He railed against Republicans for wanting to rein in the EPA, but never acknowledged that his regulatory over reach has already provably caused layoffs and threatens to cause power shortages. He tried to describe and identify with the struggles that millions of Americans are going through in the tough economy, but never acknowledged that his own policies are at least partly to blame. He called for questions from what looked like a preformulated list of approved reporters. From the looks of the CNN liveblog, none of the questions were particularly probing and none of the answers, very insightful. When I tuned in he seemed to be trying to justify government &#8220;investments&#8221; in green companies like Solyndra, indicating that he still has not learned much from the failure and scandal now dogging his administration. This answer tells me that Obama is still more of a Tom Friedman than a Steve Jobs, on the economy and innovation:]]>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:26:38 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2011/10/06/what-was-the-point-of-obamas-press-conference-n154171