Posted on 03/19/2009 5:12:14 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay
THE SHOW "Meet the Press," hosted by David Gregory.
WHEN|WHERE Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on WNBC/4
REASON TO WATCH That is the question, and one President Barack Obama apparently asked himself, too, as he bypassed TV's venerable Sunday news institution for another show on the very same network - "The Tonight Show" - where he'll appear tonight to talk about the stimulus package.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT The president's decision to slip past "Meet the Press" would seem like a massive diss of new host Gregory - in the job three months - but this is politics, and politics is to a certain degree about expediency. The expedient choice for Obama was "Tonight," where he'll talk about an enormously complex plan that will affect every man, woman and child in the country until the day they die - while cracking a few jokes in the process. Still begs the question, though: Why Jay Leno instead of Gregory?
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AI fans are growing cold as well, since he keeps pre-empting their Tuesday night program.
I think he has core beliefs. They are based in racism, hate whitey, "Black Liberation Theology", radical Marxism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Americanism.
When he's teleprompter-less, it requires more effort than his limited intellect can muster to filter out the stuff that he knows would be political death to espouse. That's why we get the "uh, um, uh, and..." out of him.
He's trying his best to filter his beliefs so he doesn't say something stupid like "let's spread the wealth around, it's just neighborly".
Somehow, Obama talking about Porkulus on the comedy talk show seems appropriate in the abstract.
Everything is the lot is s big joke.
“TOTUS”
or
“Telepromptee 0bama”
“he comes up with this lame excuse saying Gregory just is not like Russert (with an audible sigh). He’s not the Force that Russet was (eyes get all misty).”
Are you kidding me? Did he actually say that as an excuse for not going on Meet the Press?
No doubt...
There must be some room for compromise here.
What if rather than the traditional live feed, the Obama interview was taped? The questions could be pre-approved and top advisors could be on hand to input the answers to a teleprompter that would be located just off camera.
Further, the Obama team would get three passes on questions that won’t be aired. Lastly, before the tape is broadcast, Obama handlers could have one last review to remove anything that might make The One look bad.
How’d that be?
Leno will axe hard questions, like what kind of motorcycle he likes or who did he pick to win Idol. Course he will get those before he walks out.
Pray for America and Our Troops
“Don’t forget kids! After Leno it’s off for a whirlwind “Spendulous Package” explanation tour across the country! Is being President Teleprompter a tough job? You bet! First stop? “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood”. Watch the TOTUS as he takes Mr. Rogers’ sweater and donates it to a homeless man living on “Sesame Street”. Next up...see the wacky antics of TOTUS continue with “Thomas the Tank Engine”! Thomas will have some hard hitting questions for TOTUS like...”what’s your problem with coal”? Finally, “Barney the Purple Dinosaur” will get his turn and have a polite, but no holds barred Q&A and ask “why does TOTUS like Jif more than Peter Pan”? All WITHOUT A TELEPROMPTER!!!
Perhaps like on the Millionaire show, he could ‘switch the question’ if he’s stumped.
LOL or “Call A Friend”, “Poll the audience”?
Just another affirmative action hire trying to learn as he goes, and living in public housing.
I think you are being more than fair to give this newbie a chance.
He skated past any serious questions until now. But now the skating rink is melting. Watch this self-absorbed narcisist go into his shell.
LOL!! Again, Again!!
Or maybe he could ask the audience what they think he should answer and get one call to V.P. Mongo!
Spring is upon us. Think of this as the political version of exhibition baseball. Leno? We are talking the same jester at court who takes his mic and camera out in the street and asks timely questions of the blissfully ignorant youthful common folk for laughs and ratings, right?
Herein we have what could be a truly legendary "man on the street" "man in the seat" episode.
No teleprompter equals no bench jockeys, designated hitters, pinch hitters or pinch runners. C'mon, Jay! No four-finger-salutes and no meatballs for the hotdog! Be the man history will revere for having been the first to take the mound and pitch!
Very good analysis. However, absorbing that is too much work for the average observer--even put as clearly and logically as you did. Fortunately, an accurate understanding of the reason for the uh uh uh uhs isn't necessary for the stammerings to have a negative effect. If people start turning from him because he comes off as incompetent boob without his teleprompter, that works too.
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