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It's “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” tonight...What will it be tomorrow?
Michelle Obama's Mirror ^ | 2-22-2014 | MOTUS

Posted on 02/22/2014 8:43:00 AM PST by NOBO2012

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To paraphrase an old Oldsmobile ad campaign, the New Tonight Show is not your Father’s Old Tonight Show:

Fallon, who is eyed a bit warily by some Republicans, had first lady Michelle Obama on Thursday — they have a chemistry between them —

fallon obamaSomething Like Oxygen and Magnesium: OMg!

after launching his new show on Monday. He said recently that his show will not be the place to go for in-depth interviews with politicians and candidates.

Oh noes! No more in-depth slow-jamming the news with the Prezzie?

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“Fallon’s slimmed-down diet of politics may not be a bad thing, said Erik Smith, Obama’s senior adviser for advertising and message development during the 2008 and 2012 campaigns. As opposed to what Smith called a “sense of cynicism” toward politics that Leno and Letterman exhibit in their monologues,”

Like this:

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"The president spoke today on the Obamacare website glitches. He said he's bringing in "the best and the brightest" to solve the problem. Why didn't he bring in the best and the brightest in the first place? See, this is typical Washington. They only bring in the best and the brightest as a last resort." –Jay Leno

“Fallon’s skits and stunts — like the “slow jam” — bring out a softer side of a candidate and are more likely to go viral.”

late_night_jimmy_fallon_barack_obamaI don’t know about you, butt I’ve had enough viruses these past five years to last a lifetime.

So with that by way of deep background, Lady M’s Thursday night appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon makes more sense: her “softer side” is going viral around the world.

anigif_enhanced-28354-1392962528-1Because who can resist a video of the FLOTUS in a three-way hand-hug and twerking fest with 2 guys dressed in teenage drag? “Ew!”

Note to Erik Smith, Big Guy’s “senior adviser for advertising and message development,” soft or not, it’s probably not a good idea for the FLOTUS to insult the very millennials (who voted for her husband) she’s trying to persuade to sign up for Obamacare by calling them knuckleheads. Leave that to Charles Barkley.

Or at least Frank Caliendo channeling Charles Barkley

Of course I could be overreacting: maybe the mils didn’t even notice. They could be so busy following their bliss they don’t even care.

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So: the torch has been passed: from the old guy who took a few potshots at the sitting president to the new guy who “has a chemistry” with the First Lady.

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All I know is that so far the new Tonight show has been painfully UN-funny. I hope that’s part of a bigger plan, because – while I hate to bring this up – that whole Oldsmobile campaign about the new Olds not being “your father’s” car didn’t end well (RIP). And you know why? Because their tag line was correct: the new Olds wasn’t your father’s Olds:

Your father’s Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 was WAY better!

I’m not drawing any parallels or anything; I just reflect, you decide.

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H/T to STTF for concept

Posted from: Michelle Obama’s Mirror


TOPICS: Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: charlesbarkley; fallon; leno; obama
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To: ExNewsExSpook

Think you have nailed it.


41 posted on 02/22/2014 1:49:56 PM PST by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: patriot08
Leno was the most NOT funny comedian that I have ever listen to. His habit of repeating the punch line of every joke twice and sometimes three times was awful. We watched him most ever night for his monologue because my husband liked him and I can honestly say I rarely cracked a smile. I am glad he has moved on. Fallon will certainly be an improvement.
42 posted on 02/22/2014 1:50:13 PM PST by Ditter
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To: Zenjitsuman

Now the Progressives control all the late night talk shows—anti-Obama comedy will go underground. next they will shackle Jon Stewart—and keep him from saying anything about “The Dear One”.


43 posted on 02/22/2014 2:45:06 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: NOBO2012

An arm of the regime


44 posted on 02/22/2014 2:50:45 PM PST by ronnie raygun (zippy the a##clown sez..............................)
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