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********HEADS UP BOG--POTUS is about to come on the JAY LENO SHOW.******** (Original Post) MADem Aug 2013 OP
He is apparently the ONLY guest on the show this evening. nt MADem Aug 2013 #1
Tuning in now. Just Saying Aug 2013 #2
Talking about NSA right now. Leno was lucky--this was a good "get." nt MADem Aug 2013 #3
Reducing reliance on contractors...! MADem Aug 2013 #4
thanks MADem grantcart Aug 2013 #5
Interesting comments about the Olympics--he basically said they had better not try anything. MADem Aug 2013 #6
Thank you MADem! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #7
He's answering every question, and with good detail, too. MADem Aug 2013 #8
The economy--wages and salaries; opportunities, and the income gap. MADem Aug 2013 #9
He Has The Forum And The Audience - Both At The Studio And At Home - Instead Of Talking At Jay.... global1 Aug 2013 #10
Are you watching the same interview I am watching? This is SUPERB. It's a conversation, MADem Aug 2013 #11
Seconded Rstrstx Aug 2013 #14
No, he does not need a bully pulpit. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #15
Look - I Am A Big Fan Of This President Too.... global1 Aug 2013 #28
Wrong venue for that kind of approach. Look, if it gets bad enough, MADem Aug 2013 #30
If he were going to talk directly to people treestar Aug 2013 #35
PBO did an excellent job being himself and speaking Cha Aug 2013 #21
Was an excellent interview. I think he spoke on the NSA program with authority and honesty millennialmax Aug 2013 #12
I thought it was a great conversation, and I agree with your take re: his NSA remarks. nt MADem Aug 2013 #13
that's right, MADem! Cha Aug 2013 #16
For anyone who missed it, here's a link to clips... MADem Aug 2013 #18
thanks MAD! I don't a tv. :) Cha Aug 2013 #22
Does Pete Souza ever sleep? sheshe2 Aug 2013 #20
LOL, she.. Pete Souza sleeps when Cha Aug 2013 #25
I missed some of it... sheshe2 Aug 2013 #17
Linkage! MADem Aug 2013 #19
Thank you MADem... sheshe2 Aug 2013 #23
I come here a lot, I just don't post much!!! MADem Aug 2013 #24
Well it's damn good to see you! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #26
You're welcome.. Cha Aug 2013 #27
I never watch Leno, but I made an exception for POTUS! MADem Aug 2013 #29
Thanks watching it now. grantcart Aug 2013 #32
Any video of entire program instead of clips? Triana Aug 2013 #31
here it is grantcart Aug 2013 #33
Thank you! n/t Triana Aug 2013 #34

MADem

(135,425 posts)
4. Reducing reliance on contractors...!
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:01 PM
Aug 2013

Now he's talking about Russia...this is a very good interview.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
6. Interesting comments about the Olympics--he basically said they had better not try anything.
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:07 PM
Aug 2013

But he didn't rule anything out. He came out strong for LGBT rights and the fact that they should not be intimidated or otherwise interfered with.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
8. He's answering every question, and with good detail, too.
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:10 PM
Aug 2013

They're doing commercial breaks between, so it's not like a press conference where he's getting peppered, but the same number of questions are being answered. Whoever wrote the questions for Leno did a good job; he's asking them succinctly, and then getting out of the way. He's not bigfooting the guy or stepping on his responses.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
9. The economy--wages and salaries; opportunities, and the income gap.
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:13 PM
Aug 2013

Stable housing. Infrastructure...

This is good stuff.

global1

(25,922 posts)
10. He Has The Forum And The Audience - Both At The Studio And At Home - Instead Of Talking At Jay....
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:24 PM
Aug 2013

he should look right into the camera and say to the people that they should be on their elected officials in Washington and demand from the Congress that they should move on infrastructure and jobs.

This was the perfect opportunity for him to use that bully pulpit. He's missed an opportunity.

He should have said something like - the Congress (Repugs) are making this a vendetta about me - and this is not about me - it's about you. Demand from them that they serve you and stop the shenanigans.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
11. Are you watching the same interview I am watching? This is SUPERB. It's a conversation,
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:27 PM
Aug 2013

not a lecture.

It's wonderful.

sheshe2

(87,495 posts)
15. No, he does not need a bully pulpit.
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 12:00 AM
Aug 2013

He missed no opportunity.

He spoke to the people. Honestly and directly. His points came across, clearly for those that listened.

As for...

He should have said something like - the Congress (Repugs) are making this a vendetta about me - and this is not about me - it's about you. Demand from them that they serve you and stop the shenanigans.


That would be whining, he has more dignity than that. The American people do too.

May I remind you that you are posting in the Barack Obama Group.

global1

(25,922 posts)
28. Look - I Am A Big Fan Of This President Too....
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 12:29 AM
Aug 2013

He is a pleasure to listen to and I this interview with Jay was superb. What a complete 180 from Dubya that couldn't put a sentence together. I just wish that some times he would get tough and say what is on his mind. The Repugs have been against everything he does and stonewall everything he attempts to do.

I just felt this was an opportunity for him to talk directly to the people. Look into the camera and tell them that they have a responsibility as well - and that responsibility is to call their elected officials and demand that they work for the people or they won't be in Washington come 2014.

Now I realize this is the Barack Obama Group I'm speaking to. We are in his court and will agree with most everything he says or does. I just want him to move those people that aren't as ardent a supporter as we are.

I'm just being candid here - I think he missed an opportunity. No - its not whining. This guy won this last election handily. It's unfair to the people that voted for him to suffer - because the Repugs don't like him or are jealous of him - because he is so smart and so good. They don't have anyone in their Party that can hold a candle to him.

He spoke eloquently, carefully and in a very understandable manner to reach the people. I just wish for once that he get tough and fight fire with fire. The Repugs don't miss an opportunity to take shots at him. He needs to fire back.

They are already lining up to subvert Hillary in 2016. They want to dictate to the networks how the Repug debates will go in the run up to 2016. They are saying that if you don't play ball with us - will cut you out - to the networks. They even want to pick the moderators for the debates. You - Network - won't get to host a debate - if you are nice to Hillary.

They fight with such dirty tactics - denying people the right to vote. I just want the President to rally the People behind him and mobilize them to get the Repugs in the House off their asses and the Repugs in the Senate to stop blocking everything with a filibuster. It's time for the President to educate the American Electorate - with some Civics lessons.

Sorry if I ruffled some of your feathers here - but IMHO we got to get real.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
30. Wrong venue for that kind of approach. Look, if it gets bad enough,
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 01:26 AM
Aug 2013

to the point where it's politically useful as well as likely to produce results, to 'harsh' on Congress, he can ask the three major networks for five to ten minutes. They'll move their commercials around and accommodate him, like they used to in the old days. Personally, I think the eight o'clock window pulls in the most viewers, though you have to be careful to not cut into Final Jeopardy--that pisses people off. So you grab the seven fifty nine to eight oh four or five window--people don't miss a thing. The cables WILL pick it up, and he can look into the camera and speak his mind. Johnson and Nixon did it a lot, to decent effect. Bush did it from his "ranch" aka "pig farm" to tell us that he was shitting on funding of stem cells. I think the President Behind The Desk At The Oval Office is a grand tactic, but it should be deployed rarely--either national emergencies, or "I'm mega-pissed and you should be too--AND we have a way to fix it." Right now, the GOP Congress can block any "fix" efforts. We need more Dems in the House--badly.

But this was a very nice, very easy, very personable interaction with Leno--it was Obama at his best. He hit EVERY point, with clear, quotable details, and he didn't back away or fluff off any of his responses. Home run.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
35. If he were going to talk directly to people
Thu Aug 8, 2013, 06:55 PM
Aug 2013

then he could set that up.

It would not be polite to hijack a talk show. You're supposed to talk to the host of the talk show.

Cha

(305,415 posts)
21. PBO did an excellent job being himself and speaking
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 12:12 AM
Aug 2013

from his heart.. not parroting someone else's thoughts.

Thank Goodness!

 

millennialmax

(331 posts)
12. Was an excellent interview. I think he spoke on the NSA program with authority and honesty
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:41 PM
Aug 2013

but those that don't want to believe him will just accuse him of lying and keep letting Greenwald fan the flames of poutrage.

Cha

(305,415 posts)
16. that's right, MADem!
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 12:03 AM
Aug 2013

Pete Souza: Pres Obama and Jay Leno during a break between segments from tonight’s show

Patti LaBelle ✔ @MsPattiPatti

I had a great time with President @BarackObama and my old friend @JayLeno at The Tonight Show! Tune in to see us 2nite! XO!

Nancy Cooper ✔ @NancyCooperNYC

A must-read: Leno invu with Obama. Covered NSA, terror threats, #LGBT and Russia, Trayvon Martin. Truly first-rate: http://on.msnbc.com/1cHZYTD 6:34 PM - 6 Aug 2013
Obama on Leno: Surveillance, Russia’s gay crackdown, and Trayvon Ma...
By Clare Kim @clarehkim

President Obama returned to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tuesday for his sixth visit. He joked about Hillary--but spoke movingly about young African-Americans and the need to examine laws that... msnbc @msnbc

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Welcome in the BOG, MAD

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/07/the-president-and-leno/

sheshe2

(87,495 posts)
20. Does Pete Souza ever sleep?
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 12:11 AM
Aug 2013

He is everywhere Cha.

That man is going to go down in history for his photographs.

I only caught the last half hour. Excellent!

Cha

(305,415 posts)
25. LOL, she.. Pete Souza sleeps when
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 12:20 AM
Aug 2013

Prez sleeps.. Best Photographer Ever! the rw have been complaining about him doing his job.. so you know he's Good!

I will watch it.. Twitterverse is liking it.. ;

AAmom @AVD911

The President is just too damn likeable. Great interview @jayleno #LenoAskObama

6:29 PM - 6 Aug 2013
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sheshe2

(87,495 posts)
17. I missed some of it...
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 12:05 AM
Aug 2013

However, Thank you for the heads up.

That was an excellent interview MADem!

PBO in his usual calm way answered the questions and knocked it out of the park!

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