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'Price Is Right,' 'The View' fans outraged at timing of President Obama's speech on VA scandal
NY Daily News ^ | 5/21/14 | Michael Sorrentino

Posted on 05/22/2014 2:33:31 AM PDT by Libloather

Call it the ultimate “first world problem.”

President Obama responding Wednesday to alleged misconduct at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals has infuriated fans of TV game show "The Price Is Right" and talk show "The View."

Obama's speech --- addressing claims that VA hospitals rigged records to make it seem as if wait times were shorter than they actually were --- interrupted the 11 a.m. television hour via breaking news interruption. These interruptions are typically decided on by networks, but angry Twitter posts from fans were aimed at the President nonetheless.

"If Obama takes up one more minute of my Price is Right, I'm going to throw the remote at my tv," tweeted one fan.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obama; scandal; speech; va
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To: Libloather

Noone wants to see that joker who has destroyed our economy


21 posted on 05/22/2014 4:13:55 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Alas Babylon!

I have a friend that uses “The Horns of Defeat” for his cellphone’s ringtone for whenever his wife calls.


22 posted on 05/22/2014 4:19:33 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: fatnotlazy
I was driving to a lunch time meeting when Herman Cain was interrupted for this “speech”. The POS was even on Fox Business so I was happy there was one network which did not carry him: PGA Network. I blissfully drove along without the desire to slam my car into a bridge abutment.
23 posted on 05/22/2014 4:20:41 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: albie

No kidding...what the hell has happened to our people?

It’s almost as if we’ve totally forgotten who we were.
The average American is a fat beached whale who is a TV/Phone addict and a gluttonous lazy fool.


24 posted on 05/22/2014 5:02:49 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Bible Summary in a few verses: John 14:6, John 6:29, Romans 10:9-10)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Average American. Around here they are whaling. But around here it seems that on leaving their house they do this sort of ‘now, how can I make my appearance worse than this?’
And that’s at Mass. On Sunday

I have to see men in baggy shorts and yes I have to have full sight of their toes


25 posted on 05/22/2014 5:10:33 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Libloather

The price is right?

I can understand that. It takes cutting edge intellect and real skill to maneuver that game....makes chess seem like tic-tac-toe. But, the View. That’s for dummies. /sarc


26 posted on 05/22/2014 5:14:15 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: stanne
Around here they are whaling.

Sea faring types are they? Aargh!


27 posted on 05/22/2014 5:17:19 AM PDT by csvset
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To: Libloather

Foolish, foolish Barry. He should have gone on The View to talk about the problem rather than interupt it. Walters, Goldberg and the other pannelists would have asked a couple stupid, softball questions. He would have given a stupid, banal answer and the brainless hausfraus who watch it would have thought he was doing a great job dealing with it.


28 posted on 05/22/2014 6:15:13 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Libloather

Fpr those of us on the West Coast, we missed most of the ‘after finale’ interviews with the winners of Dancing With The Stars.

I was so delighted that Maks won- & I missed most of that interview to get to listen to Obama flap his gums endlessly.


29 posted on 05/22/2014 6:17:29 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Libloather

“If Obama takes up one more minute of my Price is Right, I’m going to throw the remote at my tv,” tweeted one fan.”
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Prolly a Welfare Queen who sits around and watches TV all day and has gained up to 300 lbs.


30 posted on 05/22/2014 6:18:52 AM PDT by Din Maker
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To: fatnotlazy

Can you remember when CBS interrupted “As The World Turns” to report that President Kennedy had been shot? ATWT was live back then, and when they cut back to the show, the live actors had no idea what to do, they were all upset about the President.


31 posted on 05/22/2014 7:47:50 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: Libloather

32 posted on 05/22/2014 7:48:46 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: sportutegrl

I don’t remember that. Stupid of the network to expect the show to go on after that announcement.


33 posted on 05/22/2014 8:27:32 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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