Obama Meets the Press

by Kevin Van Dyke, Editor
November 8, 2008

Flanked by a cadre of men (and two women), Senator President-elect Obama held his first press conference since Tuesday’s election. The press conference was held in downtown Chicago, only a few blocks from where I work. However, as expected, I wasn’t allowed in the building. We assume most North American readers were probably at work when this presser occurred, so we’ll share the video for everyone to see:

There is nothing too unexpected here. President-elect Obama was calm and collected as always. He’ll have to be considering the mess he is inheriting. His Treasury Secretary selection remains the topic du jour. Former Secretary and king of controversy Larry Summers and New York Fed President Timothy Geithner are both apparently in the running. Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker’s name has been mentioned as well, but he’s about 95 years old.