Song Stuck In My Head: “Where’d You Go?” by Fort Minor. Really pretty
song, and I almost forgot about it.
So, this Tuesday night, the President of the friggin’ United States
took the time to appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Not that this is way
out of the ordinary - Mitt Romney, even Ron Paul, have made appearances on Jay
Leno and co., and first lady Michelle Obama had recently visited Jimmy Fallon
and got in a sack race with him.
Of course, President Obama appearing after that huge Secret Service
oops and in the midst of the Republican debates, where Romney is already
preparing his hate ads, is a pretty big deal.
The interesting thing about this is that politics is going more pop
culture. Appealing to the “young people” who don’t vote by invading their
territory. Smart move? Not-so-smart? Let’s do this pros and cons style…the UPS
AND DOWNS OF OBAMA ON JIMMY FALLON!
Up…Obama kept his cool, talking smoothly as always, making subtle
jokes, talking about everything to his college experiences to how he feels about Romney, and calmly explaining himself - doing exactly what a Republican
candidate wouldn’t do. (Fun fact: my history class JUST discussed how image and
charisma affect a president’s likeability. Like with John F. Kennedy and
Richard Nixon).
Down…Fallon basically fangirls his way through the five-part interview, frantic and excited that the President is in his interview chair. But hey, Jimmy’s like that with a lot of his major guests, that’s why I love them.
Up…Mr. President took time to explain a couple of the bills going
through congress right now, what they were all about, what exactly they were
trying to pass, their deadline, etc. Mostly he discussed student loans, and how
if they didn’t act now tuitions would increase in fall. Again. Speaking as a
future college-goer…ouch.
Down…this will probably be the only time anyone knows what the heck is
going on behind congress’s doors, because no one watches or understands that
24/7 coverage of their meetings. Why can’t we have someone rationally and
informally explain politics to us every week? Wouldn’t that make us more
informed citizens
Up…in very Jimmy-esque fashion (or Brian Williams fashion, because he
does this whenever he’s on the show), Jimmy & the Roots house band sing a
slow jam while Obama talks about the student loan bill. Mostly it’s Jimmy
saying “Ah yeah”, but it counts.
Down…pleeeease don’t tell me this means Mitt Romney will start (trying to) sing again too. It’s politics. Not Presidential Idol.
Up…as one of the fan’s questions sent in by a tweet, a Tweeter named
“Bobo” to be exact, Jimmy Fallon asks Obama if he’s going to legalize pot or
what.
Down…Bobo? Really? Because we were clearly going to take that
seriously.
Up…a lot of the comments, on Youtube at least, are of citizens who talk
about how much they respect (or re-respect) our president, how his ideas are
still good, how this proves he can withstand the upcoming campaign. Even
citizens who aren’t his biggest fan took advantage of the comments section to
intelligently tell Americans to not give up on Ron Paul just yet, that this can
still be a great presidential race.
Down…those beautifully written comments usually get drowned out by the
less intelligent ones. Very unintelligent ones.
Okay. All for today. Got some blogs to catch up on, so…
Later!
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