During an appearance at a town hall meeting Monday to discuss the economic recovery, President Barack Obama reportedly seemed unsure how to respond to an earnest compliment from a man in attendance. 'Now, hold on a second, let's consider the financial situation I inherited from my predecessor,' a defensive Obama shot back before realizing local resident Bill Rhett's comment, 'You're doing a fine job, Mr. President,' was not intended to be sarcastic or denigrating in any way. 'Oh, um, sorry. I meanI mean thank you. Thank you for your support.' White House sources said that in the days since receiving the compliment, the president has frequently stopped whatever he was doing, shaken his head in amazement, and smiled as he repeated the words 'A fine job, Mr. President.' 