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Why President Obama Skipped 'Meet the Press'(T-E-L-E-P-R-O-M-P-T-E-R!)
Newsday.com ^ | March 19, 2009 | Verne Gay | Off Camera

Posted on 03/19/2009 5:12:14 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay

THE SHOW "Meet the Press," hosted by David Gregory.

WHEN|WHERE Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on WNBC/4

REASON TO WATCH That is the question, and one President Barack Obama apparently asked himself, too, as he bypassed TV's venerable Sunday news institution for another show on the very same network - "The Tonight Show" - where he'll appear tonight to talk about the stimulus package.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT The president's decision to slip past "Meet the Press" would seem like a massive diss of new host Gregory - in the job three months - but this is politics, and politics is to a certain degree about expediency. The expedient choice for Obama was "Tonight," where he'll talk about an enormously complex plan that will affect every man, woman and child in the country until the day they die - while cracking a few jokes in the process. Still begs the question, though: Why Jay Leno instead of Gregory?

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; gregory; leno; meetthepress; teleprompter
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The coward would not have a teleprompter to give him the answers. Now, the cat calls come in for dissing the press and going to Leno. Obama must address the issue, so he comes up with this lame excuse saying Gregory just is not like Russert (with an audible sigh). He's not the Force that Russet was (eyes get all misty). Then it should have been a walk in the park, Mr. Obama. But, taudience is not as big he whines. The audience is, of course, more informed on Meet The Press than Leno, Mr. Obama; so another reason for you to skip the informed viewers and go directly to your starry-eyed cult "Obama will take care of me pacifier-sucking-followers.

Eventually, the snubbing of the press will come back to haunt the Great One, and some of his followers will eventually lose their pacifiers. You know how a baby will respond, if the pacifier goes missing! But then again, Obama probably assumes he already has the press that matters on his side--like daily briefings with his "personal press pal" - George Stephanopoulos.

If it twas really audience numbers he wanted, Mr. Obama should have booked a spot on American Idol.

1 posted on 03/19/2009 5:12:15 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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"it-twas" sorry.
2 posted on 03/19/2009 5:13:43 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay
I'm Sorry.

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3 posted on 03/19/2009 5:15:15 AM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: fight_truth_decay

Somethings terribly wrong when the President goes on Jay Leno instead of a real show where real questions will be asked. Why? Because he doesn’t like hard questions. He’s a lightweight. How long til the rest of America wakes up to this fact? They will see him on Leno and love him because they are all still enjoying the bread and circuses.


4 posted on 03/19/2009 5:17:48 AM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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To: fight_truth_decay
If it twas really audience numbers he wanted, Mr. Obama should have booked a spot on American Idol.

Bam is taking Idol's time slot next week!

5 posted on 03/19/2009 5:18:11 AM PDT by sausageseller (http://coolblue.typepad.com/the_cool_blue_blog/)
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To: fight_truth_decay
terrible....mean spirited
6 posted on 03/19/2009 5:18:24 AM PDT by DainBramage
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To: cripplecreek

hilarious.


7 posted on 03/19/2009 5:18:43 AM PDT by GoCards
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To: fight_truth_decay

Of course the man is an empty suit and an empty head. He cannot appear where he may have to think and reply off the cuff because he has nothing of his own to say.

He is really not capable of performing the duties of POTUS and is the perfect puppet for the Democratic party to implement its Communist agenda.


8 posted on 03/19/2009 5:19:16 AM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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Eventually, the snubbing of the press will come back to haunt the Great One,

I heard on the news this morning (local Fox affiliate) that the networks are griping about the money they lose when Obama commandeers them in prime time. I guess he has another Castro-rama scheduled for next Tuesday, IIRC.

9 posted on 03/19/2009 5:19:35 AM PDT by maryz
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To: cripplecreek
LOL! Is that the gay teletubbie? My...he has big ears.
10 posted on 03/19/2009 5:19:38 AM PDT by Earthdweller (Socialism makes you feel better about oppressing people.....)
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It’s Zerowinkie the Gay Telepromptertubbie.


11 posted on 03/19/2009 5:21:16 AM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: cripplecreek

That is excellent! It’s now my laptops backround. Thanks!


12 posted on 03/19/2009 5:21:23 AM PDT by albie
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To: fight_truth_decay

After Leno it’s off for Captain Kangaroo, Romper Room and then a tough Q&A from Barney the dinosaur.


13 posted on 03/19/2009 5:23:25 AM PDT by albie
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To: fight_truth_decay
The Leno show tapes at 7:00PM Pacific and Meet the Press is live on Sunday morning and that conflicts with church....ah let's skip that excuse since they only used the church thing to get elected. (and that backfired)
14 posted on 03/19/2009 5:23:27 AM PDT by Recon Dad (Marsoc Dad)
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” Gregory is terrifically polished, well-informed, a good listener and has the talking points of both sides down cold. But he also seems more intent on covering the waterfront than digging for news, or in pushing the talking heads off their talking points.”

~Head spins wildly while reading this~

So, IOW, Zero is going on Leno because Gregory can’t fill Russet’s shoes and is “more intent on covering the waterfront than digging for news, or in pushing the talking heads off their talking points.”

Oh sure. Leno is going to dig into the fine economic points and in the spirit of bipartisanship, find the truth.

Who the hell writes this stuff? Goebbels?


15 posted on 03/19/2009 5:25:00 AM PDT by OpusatFR (We can give up any pretense of having a government for and by the people after Coronation Day.)
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"After Leno it’s off for Captain Kangaroo, Romper Room and then a tough Q&A from Barney the dinosaur."

I would love to sneak into the Dinosaur costume and sing.

I love you, you love me
Why the Quid Pro Quo with A. I. G.?

16 posted on 03/19/2009 5:27:04 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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To: fight_truth_decay

The teleprompter said NO WAY.


17 posted on 03/19/2009 5:27:29 AM PDT by Carley (President Obama Dropped a MOAB on America)
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To: brytlea

Well, uh, he is pre-empting American Idol, uh, next week.

No doubt the teleprompter will speak, take no questions, and depart.


18 posted on 03/19/2009 5:28:57 AM PDT by Carley (President Obama Dropped a MOAB on America)
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To: fight_truth_decay
"There will be no discussion of my wife's role in this.
And for fairness, TOTUS is not allowed here every fourth Sunday."

19 posted on 03/19/2009 5:29:22 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: fight_truth_decay

TOTUS was needed urgently at a top level cabinet meeting.

bammy had to go play in his room until it was free.


20 posted on 03/19/2009 5:30:22 AM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
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