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06.03.09 OBAMA: ‘CONAN WILL DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB’

Liberal white humor geeks’ pants exploded last night when the worlds of Barack Obama and Conan O’Brien intersected on “The Tonight Show.”  If you can get NBC.com’s crappy video player to work, you can see Conan replay the clip of Brian Williams asking the president about his trip to the Middle East coinciding with the first week of “The Tonight Show” not sucking.  It’s a fun little segment, but the New York Times wagged its old gray finger at NBC for the stunt:

There was a time when such cross promotion between a network news division and its corporate entertainment sibling – during a presidential interview, no less — would have caused rebellion in the newsroom. It will be interesting to see what reaction, if any, there will be to this bit of stunt programming at NBC News.

It will also be interesting to see if there is any political blowback, especially from those who believe that some in the news media are too chummy with the president and his administration.

Yeah, I hate the way the president doesn’t come off as a total dick.  Damn you, NBC!  I honestly don’t think I could work at the New York Times for more than a half hour before I slapped someone.  Maybe twenty minutes.  But I doubt it.

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OBAMA: ‘CONAN WILL DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB’

June 3rd, 2009 at 10:20 am
Burnsy says:

They left out the part where Obama yelled, “WOOF WOOF WOOF” while shaking his arm.

June 3rd, 2009 at 10:33 am
Kid Presentable says:

NCAA picks, Broadway shows, and now this. Start the impeachment hearings, this man has gone too far.

June 3rd, 2009 at 10:43 am
Tim Was Tim says:

But what about the other Conan in CalEfornia?

June 3rd, 2009 at 10:52 am
Punch Rockgroin says:

Press: Mr. President Mr President How are you going to get a handle on the crisis in North Korea!?!

Obama: I and my staff are going to gather the best intelligence we have, and consult the leaders of Indo-China with any and all proposals we have for dealing with the North Korean threat. We will bring this situation under control, and we will do it with the help of cold, crisp, refreshing Budweiser, the undisputed King of Beers.

June 3rd, 2009 at 10:52 am
Enrico Pallazzo says:

How dare this bastard take 30 seconds out of his day to make a joke! He’s a god damn socialist!

June 3rd, 2009 at 10:55 am
Nick says:

Holy shit holy shit! Why am I at work??? I can’t wait 6 more hours to watch this with sound at home, I just can’t!!!

June 3rd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
BuddyRepperton says:

President Obama said something?! On TV?!

I would never expect that from him.

June 3rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Lenny says:

I liked it when Obama said “GM’s plans for restructuring their debt and trimming expenses is a good plan….FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!!”

June 3rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Otto Man says:

How dare this bastard take 30 seconds out of his day to make a joke! He’s a god damn socialist!

Seriously. I heard he’s sleeping a couple hours each night, too, and taking time out every now and then to speak with his children.

Come on, President Obama. That’s not “change we can believe in.”

June 3rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Leapin_Lizards says:

/claps

great posts here all.

June 3rd, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Clark says:

Are all of you people on the right this miserable and fed up with the world? I bet you guys are a real joy to be around in life… have a sense of humor. I am so glad I don’t have whatever mental defect you people seem to be infected with, because that would be a pretty miserable life.

These “In the White House” pieces have always been entertainment fluff pieces. Crack a smile once in a while and learn to enjoy life instead of being obsessed with all of the ranters/ravers and angry talking heads out there. Your life will be much more fulfilling.

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