The Britney Presidency
Or is it the Regis and Barry H. presidency? I think the Boston Herald’s Lauren Beckham Falcone may be on to something. As usual. Cruel highlights follow. No, not Lauren’s …
… her column’s:
Sure, we like our presidents to be accessible, but as Britney Spears taught us all, sometimes too much limelight can sour a career.
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First there was the Jay Leno visit, all fine and lovely until that unfortunate Special Olympics remark, undercutting the historic appearance with a lesson in insensitivity.
It wasn’t Joaquin Phoenix on “Letterman,” but still.
Maybe, but in presidential terms, it wasn’t far off.
Next stop? Prime-time Sunday night on CBS, where our leader tapped his boorish side again, yukking it up on “60 Minutes” with a few laughs at the financial crisis, prompting Steve Kroft to ask, “Are you punch-drunk?”
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And to round out the media tour, President Obama will address the nation Tuesday night, pre-empting, of all things, “American Idol.”
The clicking sound you hear is a million tweens texting “IMPCH!!”
… it all feels more “Regis and Kelly” than fireside chat. Winks, yes. Gravitas, not so much.
… like a starlet walking the red carpet for the first time, Obama is tripping up.
That’s because a president doesn’t belong there.
Yeah. Sort of like Britney shouldn’t be running the economy or the war. Even though it seems like it most days.
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:03 pm on Monday, March 23, 2009
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March 23rd, 2009 at 9:48 pm
But Jules,
If Britney or Jay-Z or Kid Rock were running the show, we’d have a valid excuse for all the vapidware policies and comments. In short, it’s what we’d expect from a clueless Hollyweird type.
President? Not so much. Somebody needs to remind him that HE IS IN CHARGE.
It’s a sad state of affairs when Inspector Clouseau seems more in tune with reality than the POTUS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Clouseau
respects,
March 24th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Obama needs the adoration of the crowd. As a presidential campaigner he got that, but as president, it was never likely to continue. That seems to be what he can’t accept.