That speech was pointless. Everything he said could have been said at a Monday morning press conference.
Which nobody but us political junkies would have paid attention to. The whole point of an Oval Office speech is to reach people who don't pay attention to politics 24/7. As for Podiumgate, the tone of the speech was better suited for a podium, especially since Obama is at his best when being formal. That said, if you're going to speak from a podium, there are better locations than the Oval Office in the White House to do that from.
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