christy parsons? hey. >> thank you, mr. president. and congratulations, by the way. >> thanks. christy was there when i was running for state senate. christy and i go back aways. >> i have never seen you lose. i wasn't looking that one time. >> there you go. >> one quick followup and then i want to ask you about iran. can you envision any scenario in which we do go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year? and on iran, are you preparing a final diplomatic push here to resolve the nuclear program issue? are we headed toward one-on-one talks? >> we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff. if -- if, despite the election, if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff and what that means for our economy that there's too much stubbornness in congress that we can't even agree on giving middle class families a tax cut, then middle class families will have a big tax hike. that's going to be a pretty road shock for them and i suspect will have a big impact on the holiday shopping season, which, in turn, will have an impact on business planning and hiring. an

and then there was this from christy parsons of the chicago tribune. >> thank you, mr. president. d congratulations, by the way. one quick follow-up. >> when i was running for state senate, there. >> that's right i was. >> christy and i go back a ways. >> i've never seen you lose, i wasn't working that one time. >> there you go. (laughter) >> all right, alan, appropriate? >> beautiful, beautiful moment. what do you have against love? come on. you of course chose a particular heart warming moment there. this is a president, that sat down with bill o'reilly a couple of times, i don't think he's afraid of the press and to conflate the number of times that he, or some kind of counter punctual things with the number of times he played golf versus the number of times he had a news conference, we can play that game with any president, he's not supposed to have recreation, a pardon me, way to look at that. if playing golf is a horrible thing. >> jon: we report, you decide. >> and the whole thing of this idea that it's a real news conference there, were eight questions, one question no foll

christy parsons? hey. >> thank you, mr. president. and congratulations, by the way. >> thanks. christy was there when i was running for state senate. christy and i go back aways. >> i have never seen you lose. i wasn't looking that one time. >> there you go. >> one quick followup and then i want to ask you about iran. can you envision any scenario in which we do go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year? and on iran, are you preparing a final diplomatic push here to resolve the nuclear program issue? are we headed toward one-on-one talks? >> we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff. if -- if, despite the election, if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff and what that means for our economy that there's too much stubbornness in congress that we can't even agree on giving middle class families a tax cut, then middle class families will have a big tax hike. that's going to be a pretty road shock for them and i suspect will have a big impact on the holiday shopping season, which, in turn, will have an impact on business planning and hiring. an

christy parson. >> thank you, mr. president. and congratulations by the way. >> thanks. >> one quick question -- >> christy was there when i was running for state senate. >> that's right, i was. >> christy and i go back a ways. >> i've never seen you lose. i wasn't looking that one time. >> there you go. >> one quick follow-up and then i want to ask you about iran. i want to make sure i understood what you said. can you envision any scenario in which we do go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year and on iran, are you preparing a final diplomat push here to resolve the nuclear program issue and are we headed toward one-on-one talks? >> well, obviously we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff. if despite the election, if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff and what that means for our economy, that there's too much stubbornness in congress that we can't even agree on giving middle-class families a tax t, then middle-class families will end up having a big tax hike and that's going to be a p

and then there was this from christy parsons of the chicago tribune. >> thank you, mr. president. ngratulations, by the way. one quick follow-up. >> when i was running for state senate, there. >> that's right i was. >> christy and i go back a ways. >> i've never seen you lose, i wasn't working that one time. >> there you go. (laughter) >> all right, alan, appropriate? >> beautiful, beautiful moment. what do you have against love? come on. you of course chose a particular heart warming moment there. this is a president, that sat down with bill o'reilly a couple of times, i don't think he's afraid of the press and to conflate the number of times that he, or some kind of counter punctual things with the number of times he played golf versus the number of times he had a news conference, we can play that game with any president, he's not supposed to have recreation, a pardon me, way to look at that. if playing golf is a horrible thing. >> jon: we report, you decide. >> and the whole thing of this idea that it's a real news conference there, were eight questions, one question no follow-u

. >> christie parson. hey. >> thank you, mr. president. and congratulations, by the way. >> thanks. christie there in -- when i was running for state senate. >> that's right, i was. >> christie and i go back a ways. >> i have never seen you lose. >> bill: talking points pretty much has seen it all on the journalism front as i told you last night. the press in america sadly is in terrible shape. i don't understand why the president doesn't do these press srcheses all the time. he completely controls the room. only henry had him stammering. you know what i really think? i think barack obama doesn't respect the national press corps because he knows they love him. he uses them. but he doesn't think much of him. i could be wrong. summing up, i learned nothing from today's press conference. and it was kind of dull to boot. not a great way to spend an hour in america. that's the memo. next on the run down, reaction from powers, miller and our pentagon correspondent jennifer griffin. the factor will be right back. >> bill: first presidential news conference since last march. a republic strat

christie parson. hey. >> thank you, mr. president. and congratulations by the way. >> thanks. christie was there in -- when i was running for state senate. >> that's right, i was. >> christie and i go back a ways. >> never seen you lose. i wasn't there that one time. >> there you go. >> one quick follow-up and then i want to ask you about iran. i just want to make sure i understood what you said. can you envision any scenario in which we go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year? and on iran, are you preparing a final diplomatic push here to resolve the nuclear program issue? and are we heading towards one on one talks? >> well, obviously, we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff. if despite the election, if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff and what that means for our economy that there's too much stubbornness in congress that we can't even agree on giving middle class families a tax cut, then middle class families end up having a big tax hike and that's a pretty rude shock for them and i suspect we'll have a big impact on the holida

christy parson. >> thank you, mr. president. and congratulations, by the way. >> thanks. >> one quick -- >> christy was there when i was running for state senate. >> that's right, i was. >> christy and i go back a ways. >> i've never seen you lose. i wasn't looking that one time. >> there you go. >> one quick follow-up. then i want to ask you about iran. i just want to make sure i understand what you said. can you envision any scenario in which we do go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year? and on iran, are you preparing a final diplomatic push here to resolve the nuclear program issue and are we headed toward one-on-one talks? >> well, obviously we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff. if despite the election, if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff and what that means for our economy, that there is too much stubbornness in congress that we can't even agree on giving middle class families a tax cut, then middle class families are all going to end up having a big tax hike. that's going

christy parson. >> thank you, mr. president. congratulations, by the way. >> when i was running for state senate, you were there. >> i was. >> christy and i go back a ways. >> i've never seen you lose. i wasn't looking that one time. >> there you go. >> one quick followup and then i want to ask you about iran. i just want to make sure you understood what you said. can you envision any scenario in which we do go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year and on iran are you preparing a final diplomatic push here to resolve the nuclear program issue and are we headed toward one-on-one talks? >> obviously we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff. if despite the election, if the spite -- if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff and what that means for our economy, that there's too much stubbornness in congress that we can't even agree on giving middle class families a tax cut, then middle class families will all end up having a big tax hike. that will be a rude shock for them and i suspect will hav

christie parsons. hey. >> thank you, mr. president. and congratulations by the way. >> thanks. >> one quick follow-up -- >> when i was running for state senate. >> that's right, i was. >> christie and i go back aways. >> i never seen you lose. i wasn't looking that one time. >> there you go. >> one quick follow-up and i want to ask you about iran. i just want to make sure i understood what you said. can you envision any scenario which we do go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year? and on iran, are you preparing a final diplomatic push here to resolve the nuclear program issue and are we headed toward one-on-one talks? >> obviously we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff. if, if despite the election, if despite the ink todayers of going over the fiscal cliff and what that means for our economy, that there's too much stubbornness in congress, that we can't even agree on giving middle class fammallies a tax cut then middle class families will have a pretty good tax hike. that will be a rude shock for them. i s

christy parson. >> thank you, mr. president. congratulations, by the way. >> when i was running for state senate, you were there. >> i was. >> christy and i go back a ways. >> i've never seen you lose. i wasn't looking that one time. >> there you go. >> one quick followup and then i want to ask you about iran. i just want to make sure you understood what you said. can you envision any scenario in which we do go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year and on iran are you preparing a final diplomatic push here to resthove nuclear program issue and are we headed toward one-on-one talks? >> obviously we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff. if despite the election, if the spite -- if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff and what that means for our economy, that there's too much stubbornness in congress that we can't even agree on giving middle class families a tax cut, then middle class families will all end up having a big tax hike. that will be a prude ruud shock for them and i suspect will

christi parsons. >> thank you, mr. president. and congratulations, by the way. >> you were there when i was running for state senate. >> that's right, i was. i've never seen you lives. i wasn't looking that one time. >> there you go. [laughter] >> one quick follow-up and then i want to ask you about iran. i just want to make sure i understood what you said. can you envision any scenario in which we do go off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year? and on iran, are you preparing a final diplomatic push year to resolve the nuclear program issue backs and are we headed toward one on one talks? >> well obviously we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff. if, if despite the election, if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff, and what that means for our economy, that there's too much stubbornness in congress, that we can't even agree on giving middle-class families a tax cut, then middle-class families are all going to end up having a big tax i. and is going be a pretty rude shock for them. and i susp