Mar 19, 2009

Obama on Leno show: dumbing down the presidency

Will Mr. Obama bring his teleprompter along when he appears with Jay Leno (pictured) on The Tonight Show?

The news that President Obama will appear on Jay Leno’s show Thursday night could be told in a couple ways depending on what type of site you’re on.

More right-leaning: Faced with plummeting polls and Boston Tea Party-like rebellions popping up all over the country, President Barack Obama is attempting to save his faltering presidency by going to the last place that still accepts him: Hollywood.

More left-leaning: With rock solid poll numbers (higher than Reagan at this point in the presidency), President Barack Obama has the courage to leave the Washington echo chamber and talk to the common man.

Obama is dumbing down the presidency by his Tonight Show appearance with “the chin” marking the first time in history a sitting president has appeared on a chat show.

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