I do not want to see politicians on talk shows.

[Barkingowl]

Originally Posted by Who?Me?!

Whining about Obama appearing in public is stupid.

Perhaps, but it does make people wonder who's really running the country while he's indulging in all of these personal projects. I guess we'll just have to wait & see what happens as his presidency progresses, either he will be a man of the people & will promote a more open society or he may just be another wolf in sheep's clothing.

[TnHilltopper]

Originally Posted by Moth

Well, you are on to something. So would you agree that the flip side of it is people getting serious information from Limbaugh or Stewart?

I would encourage folks to enjoy both and widen their horizons with the wealth of information sources and make some attempt to judge for themselves at the plausibility and validity of any information. On any given day, I suspect both Stewart and Limbaugh provide some good information that is in fact usable, but if this is ones only source then woe be to they.

I have a tendency or even a flaw that rings in the back of my skull when I see people do things, I ask why are they doing things. In the case of Obama going on the Tonight show, I'm not outraged and in fact, I could really care less what the President does at that hour on TV as I know he at least isn't starting a war or signing some obscure executive order. So what is Obama doing of late with all these appearances and I believe I know why.

There is that little matter of a budget vote coming up and I suspect that he is out there pumping it up to gain support for his views and get his budget proposal passed. Now folks can argue and debate that until they are blue in the face, that is just fine and dandy, but to get outraged over an appearance on a TV show seems rather shallow to me.

[city414]

Originally Posted by GypsySoul22

I don't think it is dignified for the President or other officials to go on talk shows (like Leno).

What is up with politicians trying to be movie or tv stars?

dont watch then, you act like he's a first

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by Hoarfrost

I don't think I ever complained about Bush's media exposure. if anything I wanted him to speak in public for as long as possible.

Hey, me too!

Bush's continuous spewage of lies resulted in his degradation of the English language beneath any level of coherence understandable by any person passing the 6th grade.

Bush didn't gaff - He was a gaff.

A living, breathing, walking, talking, gaff.

He appealed to many.

For different reasons.