Diane Sawyer Exclusive: President Obama on Saints and Sasha
EmailDiane Sawyer sat down with President Obama for a wide-ranging interview today. They talked about politics, healthcare, and his State of the Union plans. But there was also time for some lighter topics that we want to share: SUPERBOWL PICK SAWYER: Colts, Saints? OBAMA: You know, I think both teams are terrific. I guess I am rooting a little bit for the Saints as the underdog, partly just because when I think about what's happened in New Orleans over the last several years and how much that team means to them. You know, I'm pretty sympathetic. PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE SAWYER: Two pictures [of Obama]… Inauguration and first congressional speech. OBAMA: Right. SAWYER: What would you say to him? OBAMA: Um… you're going to look older in a year. You got a lot more grey, but you know what I'd stay to him? Stick with it. That's what I always tell myself. Just stick with it. You know, the one thing that I think people in this town forget is that the kinds of political setbacks that we experience are nothing compared to the setbacks that a guy who loses his job goes through, and he's sending out 100 resumes. They get up every day, and they go out for that next interview, and they keep on interviewing until they find that next job. Those are the people that inspire me. FAMILY OBAMA: Michelle told me that after we went to Sasha's basketball game that I need to show Sasha how to shoot her shot a little more effectively. So yesterday, we went out and went to the gym for about an hour, and nothing was more therapeutic than taking my daughters to shoot some baskets. That's the stuff that grounds you.
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A successful country is based on the fact that hard-working people get rewarded rather than punishment. Now who get rewarded?!!
Posted by: trew@is.com | January 25, 2010, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm
It’s awful nice to get these fluffy bunny hug type of blogs from time to time.
It’s almost as if you were talking to a celebrity.
Keep up the good work ABC Newsers.
Posted by: Noz | January 26, 2010, 9:00 am 9:00 am
iam so disgusted with some of our countrymen,when they have short of memory….bush has left President Obama trillions of dollars in DEFICIT..Obama is just doing all the greta efforts to have the economy flowing,you just can’t fix a trillion deficit in one year,at least this President CARES.All the past president of this country didn’t do more on health care,sinced 961,the republican party did nothing but voted NO on JFkennedy’s health care reform,President Oama wants to end this 49 years of awaited bill,so I will support the POTUS in his endeavors for a great America.Scott Brown pretende to be a populist…PRETENDED.that’s why he won,but he is not..he’s a conservative republican,it was a dirty trick after all,we’ll see if he’ll deliver something for massachusetts,the stupid short of memory suffering amnesia of a state,shame on massachusetts,compassionateless state for their fellowcitizens who are in dire need of health care,just voted brown because they imagined he was populist,he’s not,never will be..
he’s a darn republican,remmber the bush who made America almost bankrupt????
Posted by: caroline bautista | January 26, 2010, 10:27 am 10:27 am
Poor saints, this guy just gave them the kiss of death. Ask anyone else he has endorsed
Posted by: po | January 26, 2010, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
Poor Saints? I don’t think so.
We’re in the Super Bowl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only two teams can say that this year.
After what New Orleans has gone through, it’s a confirmation to the nation that we are here to stay no matter what. We already knew that, but now the nation knows.
The Saints are winners already.
Come join us in The Celebration.
The excitement and the pure joy can be felt in the air.
Posted by: ddg | January 26, 2010, 3:50 pm 3:50 pm
Writing from Australia, I appreciate the leadership, and down-to-earth face of the American nation in the always difficult time now and years to come.
Congatulations on this reporting.
Posted by: Rob Cope | January 26, 2010, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
Yeah this is big news. ABC wants to put a ‘softer’ face on Obama so that when he gets the votes to tax your health care (except for his union buddies that he’s cut a deal to exempt) that you’ll still get warm fuzzies as you remember he was helping little Sasha shoot hoops.
Posted by: Joe White | January 27, 2010, 12:04 am 12:04 am
That controversial crack-down on the big banks Obama proposed yesterday, the current level of unemployment, and the feasibility of healthcare reform. I also expect Diane will ask him about the state of our mission to fight terrorism overseas.
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