Do I sound pessimistic about the electorate? Well, they put him in office, didn't they?
Posted on 03/27/2009 12:37:02 PM PDT by presidio9
It's obvious the camera loves President Barack Obama. But are American audiences growing tired of his seemingly ubiquitous TV appearances?
This week alone, the president has been on "60 Minutes," held a press conference during primetime (networks reluctantly bumped "American Idol" and "Biggest Loser" to make room for it) and answered viewer questions at his first-ever online town hall meeting. And all this is in addition to ESPN’s sporadic updates on how his NCAA bracket is doing.
New York Times columnist Gail Collins put it this way:
"…there appear to be only two constants in our ever-changing world. One is that Barack Obama is going to be on television every day forever. No venue is too strange. Soon, he’ll be on 'Dancing With the Stars' ('And now, doing the Health Care, Energy and Education tango ...’) or delivering the weather report. ('Here we see a wave of systemic change, moving across the nation ...’)"
Others criticize President Obama, who is known for his fiery orations, for "being boring" and "dull". LA Times blogger Andrew Malcolm likened Obama's Tuesday night primetime presser to a lackluster college lecture:
"Professor Barack Obama showed up. And if you remember one of those required college lecture courses in the large auditorium at 8:10 a.m., listening to a droning don, and how it felt, slumped in the cushy seats having skipped breakfast for an extra 13 minutes of ZZZZs."
The TV ratings seem to echo the feelings of those less-than-enthused critics. According to Nielsen, Obama’s much hyped primetime appearance attracted 40 million viewers, down 18% from his February 9 press conference and down 23% from his February 24 address to Congress.
But there are those who defend the president's pervasive media strategy, saying his constant presence is reassuring to the American public.
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Birack was advised to start campaigning for 2012 right after he was sworn in. They think that’s all people want is town halls and twitter postings.
He’s a lot more comfortable in perpetual campaign mode than he is governing.
You know what's even more annoying than seeing the same story posted more than once? Poindexters who feel the need to extend a thread they don't like by posting that an article should not been posted.
Do I sound pessimistic about the electorate? Well, they put him in office, didn't they?
good eye :)
obamabeen there done that
Scranton? If you think people were annoyed about American Idol just wait till Obama puts Dunder Mifflin out of business.
No, it’s not reassuring at all. It’s annoying, nauseating, and sickening, all at the same time.
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As well as exasperating, maddening, excrutiating, infuriating, you need to be a doctor of languages to describe just how awful he is.
The anwer to their question. YES!!! They are finally starting to get it. I am proud to state I never watch his speeches.
Of course, but that won’t change a thing, he is a power hungry nutcase.
Correction: Bill Clinton was both the first black president, and the first celebrity president. Liberals can’t wait to make one of their heros a celebrity. That’s why people like Cindy Sheehan are celebrities and Chelsey Sullenburger is not.
I remember. The thermostat in the classroom is up to about 78... you start dozing off... That is EXACTLY what President Weathervane's last lecture, I mean speech... oh waht the hell, I mean LECTURE, was like.
“Soon, he’ll be on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ (’And now, doing the Health Care, Energy and Education tango ...’) or delivering the weather report”.
...next up. Guest star on “The Simpson’s”.
Me too. In fact, I have to ask my seven year old son to leave the room before I use some of the words I use to describe Obama.
“This guy should have been a model....that is the only national job he is qualified for”
...the only modeling I can see him doing is with flies buzzing around his eyes and Sally Struthers pleading in the foreground.
“Gee Wally, when we finish painting this room do you think Mom will let us go fishing... I mean... to the ACORN protest?”
Until the shark eats him.
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