And perhaps spend some of that time…you know…presidenting.
I find myself almost yearning for a return to the Dubya years. Remember what it was like when the President of the United States DIDN’T appear on camera 53 times every goddamn day of the year? Was Obama always a media whore or has that just come along with his presidency, like the secret prize at the bottom of a box of sugary breakfast cereal (you know, the kind that were part of a complete breakfast…if you also consumed 16 vitamin supplements, a raw steak, 6 eggs and the juice of an entire tree’s worth of oranges)?
I find myself wondering with each passing day of ‘All Barack, All the Time’ (excepting the coverage of Al Sharpton trying to shoehorn racial politics in to Michael Jackson’s death) whether it might not be a good idea for someone to tell the guy to shut up and DO SOME WORK for a little while. Maybe give that leading the nation thing the ol’ college try. You are the President of the United States, Barack…you are not a contestant on American Idol. The media is supposed to be your way of getting your work and ideas out to the people…it isn’t supposed to be your actual work unto itself.
You spoke of change, well here’s a change for ya…go inside and do something. It’s becoming a bit bothersome to see a country whose economy is diving to depths deeper than the Marianas Trench, a country still locked in to two foreign wars, a country still incapable of passing anything due to rancorous bi-partisanship…and the supposed leader is seemingly too busy getting face time on E! to do anything about it. I’m not saying all of these problems are yours alone Barack, but you ARE the guy who did a LOT of rambling about changing things. Well, are you planning to start anytime soon? Just wondering. Also, no President EVER should EVER appear on E! unless it’s to tell them “Hey motherfuckers, the Trident missiles will be hitting your studio in 3 minutes.”
Every change has to start somewhere so let’s start small. One week without TV. Oh, you can WATCH TV, Barack, NOBODY is going to try and take away the ‘hilarity’ of the modern sitcom from you (though if we were decent people, and not cold hearted soulless bastards we would), you just can’t be watching yourself from earlier in the day. Could you maybe give it a try?
Besides, less face time for you means more face time for Joe Biden, and that crazy coot will say pretty much ANYTHING. You are many things, sir, but batshit crazy in that funny ‘I don’t give a damn!’ kinda way is not one of them. So let Joe take the TV reins for a bit. You govern, he makes an ass out of himself…win win.
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