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Why no one should be surprised that Jay Leno asked President Obama "real" questions

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Posted by Fred 2013-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Seven trips now to California to visit and appear with Leno, a man who uses him as the butt of humour? I have a question. Whom or what is he really visiting in California ?

Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-08 02:12|| 2013-08-08 02:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Rush has comments on Champ's national security discussions on Leno.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-08 03:01|| 2013-08-08 03:01|| Front Page Top

#3 "Wow, Jay really asked serious questions."

Back in the 60s, television 'allowed' sci-fi programs, like Twilight Zone and Star Trek, to address serious issues of the day, but would never allow those issues to be directly addressed in their other programming. Today, those serious issues are off the table for the Party Media, aka MinTruth, and its apparatchiks, but allowed in other venues. News is Entertainment, Entertainment is News.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-08-08 08:28|| 2013-08-08 08:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Jay is already losing his show, he has millions, the shine is off of Obama now. Of course he's asking questions.

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-08-08 10:18|| 2013-08-08 10:18|| Front Page Top

#5 the rise of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" as a primary news source for many people

Hey you guys forgot to mention the HBO program: Real Time with Bill Maher. Now that guy is a genuine journalist.

sarc off

Posted by Hupoting Shuper7814 2013-08-08 10:54|| 2013-08-08 10:54|| Front Page Top

#6 "Wow, Jay really asked serious questions."
Seriously? I am fairly convinced that this was a mostly scripted encounter for which our CIC (Comic in Chief) was completely briefed in advance. Oh and BTW his answers all fairly long winded as usual were the usual generalities that could have been stated by anybody and the usual sprinkling of flat out lies, e.g. "we cut the deficity in half" - LOL. I agree with Rush, everytime he speaks in an unserious venue or an unserious way he diminishes the American Presidency an additional notch and I'm sure this does not go unnoticed on the world stage, only by the blind liberals here at home.

Posted by warthogswife 2013-08-08 12:04|| 2013-08-08 12:04|| Front Page Top

#7 The interview worked very well for Obama, IMO. He came across much less arrogant and condescending than usual, and the questions were not that hard.

Posted by Glenmore 2013-08-08 18:54|| 2013-08-08 18:54|| Front Page Top

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