Obama will be appearing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon next Tuesday.
Oh, joy.
From ABC News:
What does President Barack Obama have in common with Elmo, Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, Michele Bachmann and Bruce Springsteen? As of next week, they will all have appeared as guests on comic Jimmy Fallon's late-night show.
Obama will make his first appearance on the irreverent program in a segment taped Tuesday from the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which will be shown that night, NBC announced Friday. Dave Matthews will be the musical guest.
White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer said on Twitter that Obama would promote a plan to keep student-loan costs in check.
As a regular viewer of Fallon's show, this nauseates me.
I admit that ever since the disgrace involving Michele Bachmann I've had a different view of the show. What Quest and The Roots did to her was inexcusable. So often while watching, I'll comment that I can't help thinking about what they did and it affects my enjoyment of the show.
...Fallon is no stranger to political guests.... But it was Bachmann's November 21st appearance that generated the most publicity after Fallon's house band, the Roots, welcomed her on the set with a riff from Fishbone's "Lyin' Ass Bitch." The result was a political uproar that led Fallon to apologize to the Congresswoman on Twitter.
So. What will The Roots (appearing at Summerfest on June 30 at the Miller Lite Oasis) play when Obama is introduced?
I guarantee it won't be something disrespectful. I guarantee Quest won't go on Twitter and brag about his abuse of Obama the way he did with Bachmann.
Of course, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and NBC/MSNBC is extremely friendly territory for Obama.
The segments will serve as free air time, a campaign commercial for Obama, targeted at Fallon's young audience. He's going to talk about a plan to keep student-loan costs in check.
Oh, God.
I wonder if Obama will mock Special Olympics athletes, the way he did on Leno.
Probably not.
Fallon will steer clear of Obama's bowling skills.
Obama has such a cruel sense of humor. He's so cold, but you can be assured he'll be playing the cool guy during his Tuesday appearance.
I doubt Fallon will ask Obama to talk about eating dog meat.
This is going to be a campaign appearance for Obama, at taxpayer expense.
Watch on Tuesday. You're paying for it.
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More details:
Obama to make his first appearance on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on April 24.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE ON NBC’S “LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON” TUESDAY, APRIL 24
Special Broadcast from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus
NEW YORK, New York - April 20, 2012 - President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Tuesday, April 24 (12:35 a.m. ET). The special broadcast will be taped from the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday to air that same night.
Dave Matthews is set to perform as the April 24th musical guest. Fallon will also bring along his acclaimed house band The Roots.
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" is produced by Universal Television and Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels is the executive producer. Michael Shoemaker produces. Gavin Purcell is the supervising producer.
In other words, this will be a campaign rally.
The show is going to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for Obama to talk about his student loans plan.
Apparently, Fallon's studio wasn't large enough to generate the sort of excitement Obama's wants. The number of college students there to cheer him would be limited.
This is turning out to be quite a stunt. Will there be marble columns?
This isn't entertainment. This is campaigning, pure and simple, brought to you by NBC.
Obama, as president, has appeared on talk shows. That's nothing new. But taking the show on the road to accommodate Obama's political goals is not good.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon - political hacks.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
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