I did not see the show, but from what I heard, Jay was pretty rough on Ted. If that was what happened, I suspect it was a purposeful exercise in playing the contrarian. I think Jay likes Ted and what he represents, but Jay did not want to do a light weight, patty cake type of interview, that would confirm leftist suspicions that Jay sucks up to the Tea Party on command. Ted may have seen this overcompensating behavior too, so Ted knew it wasn’t anything to get truly upset about. Jay wanted to give people something to talk about, and we are still now discussing it today.
I did not see the show, but from what I heard, Jay was pretty rough on Ted...Check out THIS solid analysis, that Jane Chastain just posted on www.wnd.com :
Leno gets a lesson in Cruz control
Exclusive: Jane Chastain says senator won the day on 'Tonight Show'Jay Leno is a car aficionado. He collects them. He knows them.
He works on them and delights in driving them.However, Friday night the junior senator from Texas gave the late-night comic a lesson
on one option he may have missed: Cruz control.I am a big Leno fan.
I’m rarely up that late, but I tape his shows and
watch his opening monologue the next night for laughs.His political jokes are sometimes over the top, but, for the most part,
they accurately reflect what is going on in Washington and give us some much-needed comedy relief.
His barbs are often cleaver and insightful.Another thing I appreciate about Leno is that he picks on everyone, Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians.
It makes no difference.Leno claims to be fiscally conservative but socially liberal.
Although he and his wife support Democratic candidates, for the most part, he is extremely fair.
Not surprising, among late-night hosts, his show has
the largest number of self-identified conservative and Republican viewers.I usually hit the "off" button after the monologue but occasionally
stay tuned for another segment that catches my interest.Leno is almost always affable and polite with his guests,
even with those he has mercilessly skewered and those with whom he openly disagrees.The rare exception was his treatment of Michele Bachmann.
It was out of character and shameful!
Clearly, Leno was out to end her political career and he succeeded.Friday night, it was evident that Leno was out to do the same thing to Ted Cruz.
The attempt fell flat. To use another automotive term, it backfired,
leaving the senator with a new group of fans and thousand of others who want to hear more.Clearly, the Leno interview was a setup...
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