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| Why no one should be surprised that Jay Leno asked President Obama "real" questions |
| 2013-08-08 |
| [Washington Post] The overwhelming sentiment coming out of President Obama's interview with "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno can be summed up like this: "Wow, Jay really asked serious questions." Russia, Edward Snowden and the NSA were part of the conversation. So too was the increased terror alert. And Hillary Clinton's presidential prospects. There was relatively little "Hey how are the wife and kids" chatter that many people expected. (Leno did ask Obama how he spent his birthday; it wasn't a totally dry interview.) No one who has watched the transformation of media -- and how politicians have learned to take advantage of those changes -- should be surprised, however. Here's the reality: As the definition of who is a journalist has continued to expand, the line between "serious" and "fun" has blurred. There are examples of this phenomenon everywhere: the success of BuzzFeed and the rise of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" as a primary news source for many people being the two most obvious. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #2 Rush has comments on Champ's national security discussions on Leno. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-08 03:01 |
| #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 |