The word from the White House this morning, via Squawk Box, is that "President Obama will appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Thursday to talk about the economy." Let that sink in for a sec.
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Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 8:42AM
WTF?
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 8:45AM
Hippest president evah!
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 8:48AM
@2- any attempts at hipness we're killed by going with leno, the douchiest human being alive.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 8:55AM
Can somebody please explain to this monkey that the election is over and its time to lead, oye !
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 8:56AM
@ 4 Buyer's remorse?
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 8:57AM
Look for him on the next season of Dancing with the Stars.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:01AM
No remorse here I voted for Hillary
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:01AM
Hedge funds getting AIG bailout money? are you kidding me:
http://www.finalternatives.com/node/7249
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:06AM
@4 easy with the monkey....
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:06AM
Great tag, Bess.
Posted by MarshallStack , Mar 16, 2009 9:07AM
This is leading - it is a chance to speak without a podium.
You may consider his goal - brightening the national mood - absurdly optimistic.
And you may be right.
I do believe in fairies... I do... I do...
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:08AM
any employed bankers still have access to this site from office computers? or is it just us ex-bankers reading and posting comments now...
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:10AM
Yeah 4, lose that racist crap.
Posted by merkin capital partners , Mar 16, 2009 9:11AM
was letterman too tough an interview?
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:11AM
@12- GS, UBS, citi, etc still have access. the known banks that've blocked DB are BAC/ML, MS, wells and wachovia.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:15AM
The US has jumped the shark.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:20AM
Well, I think he's win in World Leader Survivor. Although Mugabe would be brutal and ruthless, and Putin would be really tough, I suspect he'd make a bunch of strong alliances, and he'd crush the opposition in the Survivor memory game: "What is Putin's lapdog's name?" "MEDVEDEV!"
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:20AM
@7, Hillary here too.
Will Geithner be BO's second banana on Leno?
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:21AM
larry king asks too many tough questions?
or do comedians best represent the economic thinking of the administration.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:26AM
@13, We need to get past the Howard Cossell era and get the "racist" moneky off our backs. Monkey may have been an ill-advised choice of words, but so is "racist crap".
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:41AM
@ 20, i agree. this is not our parents generation. no need to be so sensitive.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:43AM
@ 20. (i) Learn to spell, and (ii)stop pretending to be sophisticated. People won't laugh at you so much.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:45AM
@21 Your father is a pimp, your momma is a ho.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:49AM
@20-21
Sometimes you just need to watch what you say, or better yet watch what you write.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:53AM
Is he going to be a guest? Or will he be one of those street interviews on a "Jaywalking" segment?
(Leno) "Three insolvent automakers who should be put to sleep currently reside in what city?"
(O, rubbing chin, looking at the sky): "Ahhh man, ummm, hhmmmmm, Reseda?"
Posted by Investorcluzo , Mar 16, 2009 9:54AM
leno, hmmm...nbc, owned by ge, big investment from buffett, one of BO's "friends/advisors". yeah, no conflict of interest there. okay, move along, nothing to see here.
I'm sure he'll hit dave next and the rest of the gang will be on fox, abc and who knows - the wb? wtf?!? this is a joke right bess? how about a state of the union address or the weekly radio address. and if the answer is "nobody is listening" then, let's save the tax payers a few bucks and cancel them!
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 9:56AM
wouldn't the daily show be more appropriate?
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:01AM
@ 24, good luck, you pathetic p.o.s.
Posted by Lowly Assistant , Mar 16, 2009 10:05AM
"Word from the White House is that in an attempt to 'flip' the White House for a 2% profit, President Obama has suffered miserably after spending more than $760.2MM getting in the door. Rahm Emanuel stated in a press conference, 'Assets have depreciated significantly since October 2007. There's no hope to recover the initial expenses, and we will likely look to sell at a relatively small loss.'"
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:20AM
Something about the President of the United States following up Elaine from Seinfeld just feels cheap and dirty; kind of like paying $10 for a blowjob at a truck stop.
So much for upholding the dignity and gravitas of the Office of the POTUS.
Posted by blndebnker , Mar 16, 2009 10:29AM
I don't get what everyone is so bent out of shape about. Is it slightly ridiculous? Sure. But I think it's kind of fun and funny. It's hardly something to get your boxer-briefs in a twist over.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:34AM
For the historically challenged crowd at DB:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireside_chats
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:37AM
@30, I don't know, Elaine's actually one of the richest people in the world..
http://www.louisdreyfus.com/
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:37AM
@31
go back and read #30.
Some of us still expect the leader of the free world to be the Leader of the Free World.
Guess we can thank the last couple of idiots for lowering the bar to this level.
For the record, Obama's heart is probably in the right place but that doesn't mean he has an economic clue.
Posted by Lowly Assistant , Mar 16, 2009 10:37AM
31,
What next, the Copacabana?
Mr. President: "My wife and I have the secret to making a marriage last. Two times a week, we go to a nice restaurant, a little wine, good food. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays."
-rimshot-
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:38AM
@32- you idiot, the weekly addresses are obama's version of the fireside chat. this is just flipping ridiculous. going on a late-night show? we're in a serious fucking shithole of a situation, and that's the solution? and JAY LENO?
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:42AM
@36, I don't know, I thought President Camacho was pretty effective in the wrestling ring.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:43AM
@35
http://www.instantrimshot.com/
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:44AM
@30: Yes, dignity and gravitas is lost on this group. But it's easy to see why: When "we are the ones we've been waiting for" is the mantra, prior history means nothing as all preceding events were merely preparation for their great arrival.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:49AM
Everyone just relax, I'm sure Jay will be asking the President very tough questions just like he did when Bush was on.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 10:55AM
Wait, will he have the telepromter with him? I'm NOT watching if he does not read out the pre-written laugh lines from a teleprompter.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 11:08AM
Where do you people come from? (Staten Island maybe?) Most sane American's are delighted to be rid of GWB and happy that he's not been replaced with Grandpa and Sarah Snowpants, who would have really been destructive in this environment.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 11:14AM
@42- be that as it may (and I am happy to rid of gwb and happy he's not replaced with McC/Palin), going on Leno just seems ridiculous. that's the issue here.
Posted by blndebnker , Mar 16, 2009 11:16AM
Wow everyone is wound really tight today. I recommend a little liquid lunch and maybe a Xanax.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 11:22AM
The guy is clearly addicted to adulation and applause.
Suddenly having to do real work instead of just reciting speeches to adoring crowds is probably a bit too draining, so he's going back to what he does best.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 11:31AM
@42 you elitist goon. Go back to executing my trades.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 11:34AM
@46- if you're going to make hackneyed comments like that, why don't you at least figure out what they're about, you dumb shit. the people "executing trades" are the thick-necked Vinny-boys who voted for McC and GWB.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 11:37AM
45 Real work... What's real work for a President? Or a CEO, or anyone who's in charge? You think Blankfein for example should be humping spreadsheets? Real work at that level is being a leader. Basically influencing and motivating others, and effective communications is a big part of that.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 11:41AM
30 Dignity and gravitas... "Brownie, you're doing a great job." My Pet Goat. "Bristol and Levi will be getting married in December." Nuf said.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 11:41AM
@ 47, I believe it is you that is confused. Toodles,
Posted by BruceWaynesWorld , Mar 16, 2009 11:47AM
The guy that Howard Cosell called a monkey didn't think Cosell deserved to get fired. *shrugs*
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 11:53AM
50, 47 Come on. If you start something you have to do better than that. Or just leave quietly. For starters, you might look up hackneyed. None of this just countering with an innane comment and then signing off like a valley girl. (Toodles??)
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 12:11PM
It's fascinating that legitimate criticism of the undeniable stupidity of this idea is met with the defense of "George Bush/Sarah Pailin is an idiot." Is that like a cloak of immunity forever and ever?
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 12:11PM
It's fascinating that legitimate criticism of the undeniable stupidity of this idea is met with the defense of "George Bush/Sarah Palin is an idiot." Is that like a cloak of immunity forever and ever?
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 12:25PM
@44 Right on and snort the Xanax to get that extra boost
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 12:27PM
@53/54
you missed the other equally strong response of "Wow everyone is wound really tight today. I recommend a little liquid lunch and maybe a Xanax."
toss up on which is more pathetic, both basically taking the approach of let's bury our heads and ignore the problem.
Posted by guest , Mar 16, 2009 3:12PM
@24
No, you don't.
Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 9:25AM
@30...Do you mean to say paying $10 bucks for a blow job at the truck stop is not right thing to do?