I was surprised to read the following excerpt from the following NY Times article by Peter Barker:
"Had enough yet? Tune into CNN and you may find President Obama's latest public town hall meeting. Flip to NBC and you might come across the President yukking it up with Jay Leno. Turn to ESPN, and there he is giving his college basketball picks. Click over to CBS and there he is once again, chatting with Steve Kroft on "60 minutes."
"Mr. Kroft asked Mr. Obama if he was 'punch drunk.' If he was not, a lot of others must be by now. But the blitz is not over yet. Viewers hoping to escape reality won't find their reality television at 8 p.m Eastern Time on Tuesday, since the president will once again command the airwaves with a prime-time news conference, this time on all the major broadcast and cable news networks. Compared with March Madness and Mr. Leno's joshing, an East Room news conference may be a little staid, but it will keep Mr. Obama in the klieg lights."
"All the varied attempts at carrying on the [national] dialogue have some wondering if whether the president is overexposed."
So what do you think? After casting your vote on the poll above this post, feel free to explain your answer.
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I liked the poll, how'd you do that?
At this point I am a little tired of Obama everything. And I was very annoyed American Idol was bumped back to Wednesday because of him. I don't mind him showing up on Leno or CNN or whatever I mean that's what they do. But come on, American Idol? That's the bright spot of my Tuesday, but thanks to Barack Obama I have to wait another day. Honestly though I'm gonna say yes, too much Obama. I can handle a little but considering all I've heard the past 6 months has been Obama this Obama that I start clicking on other news stories like "Parrot warns babysitter of choking baby."
I, like Creighton, was totally bummed that American Idol was postponed. Come on Obama! If people wanted to listen to what you had to say they would listen. You don't have to take over the airwaves! We counted last night and he was on 12 different channels! That is a little bit ridiculous. It seems like he is all about demanding attention. He is still on the campaign trail, he is always on TV, and I even saw a movie at Blockbuster all about his historic journey to the White House. That's a little overkill. I think he needs to put his ego aside, quit playing games, and get to work. Personally I think the economy needs to demand more of his attention then his NCAA picks.
Thanks Creighton - you go to "add a gadget" on the "layout" screen to create a poll. And Obama was the first sitting president to ever go on Leno, so it's not normally "what they do." But I'm wondering why Obama seems to have this constant need to be on TV and in the spotlight? Sure, some spotlight comes with the presidential territory - but THIS much?
I've come to the conclusion that Obama simply wants, more than anything, to be liked - by everyone. That explains his headlong rush to persuade foreign governments, and even enemy regimes, to embrace us (as if YouTube diplomacy will work with Ahmadinejad?!). It explains his infatuation with Hollywood and his fake and delayed outrage about the AIG bonuses. It explains the NCAA picks on Sportscenter, and the list goes on and on.
For all his faults, I never got the sense that George Bush cared NEAR as much about his personal popularity, his celebrity, his poll numbers, or his ego as Obama does.
I would prefer Obama spending more time in front of a spreadsheet in the Oval Office and less time in front of his ever-present teleprompter, on the campaign trail, and all over TV. It sends the message that you care less about your poll numbers, your second term, etc. and more about the present and future plights of the people who elected you last November. Which is more important?
Thanks for the chance to vote. I noticed that my vote was secret - I'm glad I'm not a worker voting on a union under "card-check," Ha, Ha :)
Pres. Obama's proves that he does not understand basic economics, or at least can't apply them to non-financial areas. We have an oversupply of Pres. Obama, therefore the price (value) of hearing what he has to say is driven down.
At least during the election, we listened when he talked about hope and change, if only to figure out what he meant, or what he intended us to think he meant. Now, when he speaks, I imagine the little cartoon baloon to the side, and all I can see there is "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH."
Yup, I voted "overexposed."
Devin,
I wasn't talking about Obama and presidents, I was talking about CNN and Jay Leno. They follow the news, they interview people. I don't really mind any of that, why not? Heck, I bet Barack Obama will host SNL by the time he's done. But messing around with American Idol is pushing it to the limit. I don't want to hear 50 reporters ask questions about every topic in the book, I've already heard all his answers about a billion times from his campaign and in the news. I do think you are right, I think he wants to be liked and popular with everyone. Too bad it's impossible.
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