From President Barack Obama’s new Conference on Wednesday June 29, 2011.
Here is what transpired during the Q&A. I think President Obama gave a polite but firm reply to Ms Meckler. Tell me what you think in the poll below.
Laura Meckler of The Wall Street Journal: Thank you, Mr. President. … And I’d also like to follow up on one of your earlier answers about same-sex marriage. You said that it’s a positive step that so many states, including New York, are moving towards that. Does that mean that you personally now do support same-sex marriage, putting aside what individual states decide? Is that your personal view?
Mr Obama: I’m not going to make news on that today. (Laughter.) Good try, though.
Follow-up by Laura Meckler: I’m sorry, I know you don’t want to say anything further on the same-sex marriage issue, but what you said before really led me to believe that that’s what is in your personal mind. And I’m wondering what’s the distinction you’re drawing.
Mr. Obama: Laura, I think this has been asked and answered. I’ll keep on giving you the same answer until I give you a different one, all right? And that won’t be today. (Laughter.)
Ms Meckler: That’s going to be — (inaudible.)
Mr Obama: Yes, exactly. I thought you’d like that one. (Laughter.)
Added in Revision:
Mark Halperin of MSNBC apparently did NOT like President Obama’s news conference, made a derogatory slur and was suspended indefinitely.
Sitting on the set of “Morning Joe,” Mr. Halperin smiled mischievously as he disparaged Mr. Obama’s behavior at a news conference a day earlier. “I thought he was kind of a dick yesterday,” Mr. Halperin said.
Arun Shanbhag 
thanks for this post. I didn’t really hear the question she was asking and his answer also didn’t give any hints as to what the question was! I thought it was great regardless!
Thanks Smitha,
The whole conference apparently did not go well with some. See the Mark Halperin issue, which I added above in revision.
Arun