Mar
Obama Continues His Campaign
In an odd move for a sitting President, especially one that is 3.5 years away from an election, President Obama will hit the campaign trail again tonight. The President will appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight.
However, by taking a seat Thursday night on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Obama will become the first sitting president to appear in such an unlikely venue, erasing — perhaps once and for all — any vestige of the line that separates news from entertainment.
It will also extend Obama’s habit of speaking past the Washington press corps and ditching the capital for events that distance him from the Beltway status quo; for those keeping accounts, Obama may be sending a signal by going on the “Tonight Show” and then skipping Saturday night’s Gridiron Club dinner.
I think this is an interesting and risky move. While we desire a President that is more in touch with the people, it goes far beyond appearing on Leno’s show. So will he appear without his teleprompters or will the whole appearance be scripted?
