Posted on 04/08/2009 11:41:44 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
President Barack Obama can’t stand to be without his “Entourage.”
Call it a guilty pleasure, or maybe it just rings familiar to him. The HBO series about an aspiring actor features a fast-talking agent named Ari, based on the real-life brother of Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.
For less R-rated fare, he tunes into “Hannah Montana” or “SpongeBob SquarePants” in the White House with his daughters. Aides said he would have watched Monday night’s NCAA championship on TiVo on his way home from Iraq Tuesday night.
Jon Stewart’s smackdown of CNBC’s Jim Cramer? Obama was eager to see it. But when it comes to the real news, and not the fake kind, Obama takes a pass — rarely ever tuning into 24-hour cable chatter or replays of his own performances.
“We usually tell him how we think he did,” said longtime friend Valerie Jarrett.
In some ways, it’s a TV diet that doesn’t seem so different than many American men’s, featuring a heavy dose of sports, including that staple of the channel-surfing set, ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”
But some of Obama’s choices definitely have an edgier bent — such as the HBO drama “The Wire.” His favorite character is Omar, a gay stickup artist who steals from drug pushers to give to the poor. (“That’s not an endorsement. He’s not my favorite person, but he’s a fascinating character,” Obama said last year.)
“When you hear he likes ‘Entourage,’ you have to go, ‘That figures,’” said Robert Thompson, a professor of pop culture at Syracuse University. “Anything Obama does is cool by definition. He’s the Internet president, he’s the BlackBerry president, and now, I suppose, he could be called the HBO president.” Obama likes “Entourage” so much he even rearranged his campaign schedule not to miss an episode.
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not surprising since he is the first celeb Pres__ent
I don’t believe it. I see this freak watching “Kings”
Good to know that the Leader of the (formerly) Free World has to rearrange his schedule to view a work of fiction.
“Entourage” is a French word meaning “bunch of parasites.”
That is an absurd statement, even for a college professor Obama supporter.
Sponge bob huh?
That explains his economic policy, he must think all Small business owners are money grubbing Krusty Crabs.
First Celebrident and Global Hip Dude of the World
WE has some bad karma from somewhere..
He should try some History Channel or A&E or Food Network.
to run on HBO some time soon..
Sony nabs international rights to Obama documentary
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090408/film_nm/us_obama;_ylt=ApAG7XYb8YnwMS2DOJsyi81xFb8C
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The documentary “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama,” which will air on HBO, has been picked up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group.
The company has acquired all international media rights (excluding U.K. television) as well as domestic home entertainment rights to the film. HBO picked up other U.S. rights to the film in November.
The documentary follows the former senator from the announcement of his candidacy to his historic election and inauguration as the first black president of the United States.
You just know he sees himself as Vinnie Chase. The reality his, he is much more like Turtle.
“Good to know that the Leader of the (formerly) Free World has to rearrange his schedule to view a work of fiction.”
...and it’s even better to know that between him and all his staff, nobody thought of DVR, HBO on Demand, or even a good old-fashioned VCR and videotape could have possibly been a better option than rearranging an entire campaign schedule. /s
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