Obama TV ratings drop for joint session speech - lowest ever.

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[sunmars]

President Obama’s jobs speech represented the lowest ratings he’s received for any address to a joint session of Congress of his presidency.

The speech garnered 31.5 million viewers, according to the website TVbythenumbers, which was slightly lower than his Sept. 2009 health care speech to Congress, which drew 32.1 million viewers and is probably the fairest comparison.

But viewed against other addresses to Congress, it looks worse, and is part of a broader downward trend.

During his first speech to a joint session of Congress in February 2009, Obama drew 52.4 million viewers. His first official State of the Union Address on January 2010 drew 48 million viewers and this year’s SOTU had 42.8 million.

His highest rated speech of all time was his speech on the death of Osama bin Laden, which drew 56.5 million viewers, though it wasn’t to a joint session.

[JIM O]

As I was watching last night I was thinking how is it his supporters still think this guy is so brilliant.Then I saw all those morons standing and cheering and I realized and finally got it, he was the smartest guy in the room

[discostu]

Bad timing, 7 on the east is 4 on the west, good chunk of the people that actually wanted to hear him blather were still at work.

[trisham]

We watched the NFL game (New Orleans vs. Green Bay). It was great.

[wolficatZ]

I’ve only watched a total of 5 minutes of Hussein since he emerged out of nowhere to usurp the Constitution, enabled by slobbering hordes of “tv” worshipping morons..

Not paying for MSM sat/cable helps. If something interesting is on Foxnews(very rarely) one of my bookmarked streams is usually up..

[SkyDancer]

Just wondering how many watched the NFL opener?

[Hoffer Rand]

Every time I hear him, I think of MacBeth’s speech:

“To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”

[RoseofTexas]

Sorry folks, but that’s still a lot of folk. I was hoping the GOLFER in Chief would have garnished only a few million viewers...BUMMER.. :(

[concerned about politics]

Bad timing, 7 on the east is 4 on the west, good chunk of the people that actually wanted to hear him blather were still at work.

They are the lucky ones - they still have jobs. I doubt they really wanted to hear his plans for them.

[albie]

I watched “Pawn Stars” from my DVR. Best example of true capitalism I can think of and it sooo entertaining! Love that show.

[Noumenon]

Where was I? Oh, yes - on the deck, I think - enjoying a warm summer sunset with a cigar and a wee dram ‘o singlemalt.

[paterfamilias]

I watched Seinfeld re-runs. Interestingly, they were also about nothing.

[Red6]

I watched flies screw (polite). Seemed more interesting and original at the moment.

[Ole Okie]

We watched “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy” instead.

Much more stimulating intellectually.

And easier on the gastric system.

[hummingbird]

Maybe a lot of people “watching” obama's speech were playing drinking game.

Every time Obama said “pass it quickly or now” or whatever, everyone had to chug.

Midway through the speech, more kegs were tapped and more of the “good stuff” was brought out.

The hangover this morning was a “son of a ....” and so absenteeism was quite high today.

[hummingbird]

You made a wise choice, my FRiend!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks sunmars.

Here's the magic words:

"My resignation will be effective at midnight tonight."

This would also be acceptable:

"I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President." *

[Tax-chick]

Better than doing laundry, but laundry is better than watching Zero.

[lurk]

People talk about what a gifted orator he is.

I don’t see it. He hesitates way too long mid-sentence, has to use the prompter, and seems robot-like as he swings from one prompter to the other.

[Chuzzlewit]

I went to the gym. I haven’t been able to watch President Zero since the Guantanamo speech his 1st or 2nd day in office.. that one infuriated me to such an extent, that I swore off every listening to him speak again. I rather read about it after the fact.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

I used the remote and changed to the Watch Paint Dry channel.