I was expecting a few serious questions but mostly some light banter and fun, friendly give-&-take. Perhaps some mutual bashing of Obamacare between Ted & Jay.
Instead Leno acted like he was conducting a job interview with an NBC intern.
Senator Cruz was clearly there for a good time - and seemed a little surprised rather than threatened by the game face Jay immediately assumed.
It was a real downer.
After Jay’s opening monologue BASHING Obamacare (”If you like your land, you can keep it”) and that peppy actress who preceded Cruz, the audience was Up and Jazzed.
Instead poor Ted had to endure Jay’s tedious Sunday talk show questions. There was zero-fun in that interview. It sucked all the enjoyment out of the room.
You could see the wheels turning in Ted’s head, “I’m exhausted - but I put up with a flight out to LA for a change-of-pace and enjoyable exchange, esp. with Ocare in tatters and the President on the ropes this week. wow, Really? Instead, we’re gonna go HERE?”
Bor-ing.
I bet most viewers tuned out... Even I got up to go in the kitchen towards the end..... Good job, Jay (not)
Tonight Show Audience Cheers When Ted CruzImagine that! :)
Says ‘ObamaCare's the Biggest Jobs Killer in This Country’Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement has become a laughing stock.
On NBC’s Tonight Show Friday, the audience broke out into cheers and applause when Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) told host Jay Leno, “ObamaCare: it's the biggest jobs killer in this country” (video follows with transcript and commentary)...