a little easier when the whole group of "reporters" are on your side and lobe soft balls one after the other
Just an example of the grilling Obama got in his last Press Conference with the WH press corp....
7. April Ryan, White House correspondent and Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks:
Long before today, you've been considered a rights president. Under your watch, people have said that you have expanded the rubber band of inclusion, and with the election and the incoming administration, people are saying the rubber band has recoiled, and maybe is even broken. And I'm thinking back to a time, on Air Force One, going to Selma, Ala., when you said your job was to close the gaps that remain. And with that, what gaps still remain when it comes to rights issues on the table? And also, what part will you play in fixing those gaps in your new life? And lastly, you are the first black president. Do you expect this country to see this again?
8. Christi Parsons, White House correspondent for the L.A. Times:
Thank you, Mr. President. It has been an honor. I have a personal question, because I know how much you like those. The first lady put the stakes of the 2016 election in very personal terms in a speech that resonated across the country. And she really spoke the concerns of a lot of women, LGBT folk, people of color, many others. And so I wonder now how you and the first lady are talking to your daughters about the meaning of this election, and how you interpret it for yourself and for them?
