FWIW: These speeches are not cleared by the WH. Where did you come up with that nonsense?
Maybe I made it up? Dunno. Certainly would have expected that material for The Pres would be prior-approved.
I read the Imus material and didn’t see anything wishing bodily harm on anyone. Appeared all his material was “roast-type” material based on actual events of public knowledge (published stories). Roasts sting sometimes. Doesn’t mean they aren’t true. But that’s not quite the same thing as wishing someone would die and having The Pres laugh at it. Or is it?
It’s just not Presidential to me. Not in a public venue. He can be human and laugh behind closed doors, but he needs to act like a President when he’s in public. JMHO.