Its interesting to go back and watch Lenos interview with President Obama from this past August, andHere's MORE from EXCELLENT ANALYSIS by PAULA BOLYARD, posted on pjmedia.com:
compare the questions and tone with Lenos interview with Cruz last night...
...The most obviously noticeable difference is how often Leno interrupts Cruz compared to Obama.Leno lets the president finish nearly every answer.
Even when Obama lapses into "um...uh...uh..." Leno patiently waits for Obama to continue.-- snip --
From the very first question, you can see the difference in tone between the two interviews.
Leno to Obama:
Happy Birthday! How did you celebrate? What did you do?Leno to Cruz:- [responding to Obama's basketball comment] Youre pretty competitive, so...
Ive seen Michelle tease you about your gray hair youve got a bit of silver in your hair do you tease back?
Ive been reading a lot about you lately and they describe you as aggressive, arrogant, and abrasive. Accurate?Leno tosses the president a few softball questions to relax him and create a friendly atmosphere.- Any one of those? Can you believe any one of those?
What three adjectives would you use to describe...
With Cruz, he goes straight to the "everyone pretty much agrees that youre a jerk. Why do you think that is?" question...
Great comparison. Unfortunately RonDog I was very busy professionally last week and couldn’t make it to LA, but I was shocked to see this is where Leno decided to take this! Your comparison between the two different treatments makes me even more disgusted. I thought Sen. Cruz did a fantastic job however!