Obama, don't give up your day job

[itsrobert]

Watching the repeat on CSPAN. The President's monologue is just going on and on. Very few laughs. Colbert 2012!

[Hawkeye-X]

1. He's President, not a comedian, dammit!

</DeForest Kelley>

[HipChick]

2. I guess you haven't seen Leno yet..

he needs to give up his night job

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. But you don't like him anyhow.

The consensus seems to be that he was pretty good.

[itsrobert]

5. huh?

Where do you get your information?

[MindandSoul]

4. I'm not sure I ever had the pleasure of reading a positive word

about our President in ANY of your comments!

So... what's new?

[itsrobert]

Oh, I say he wasn't funny

And now I'm being trashed for an opinion. And smeared. I have said great things about Obama.

[MindandSoul]

21. I didn't trash you or smear you. . .I just remember just very few of your posts. . .so I may be

wrong. . .
Only you can tell!

[blitzen]

6. you're kidding, right?

Obama was funny and at times hilarious...much laughter in the room. Cable pundits unanimously judged that he was way funnier than Leno.

[itsrobert]

8. Funnier than Leno? That's a low bar.

n/t

[blitzen]

10. umm...Leno has a "day job" called....

multi-million dollar professional comedian. Obama dominates Leno. Ergo, your post is stupid.

P.S.: If you really want to hear some comedy, check out Greg Gutfield. That dude's a laugh riot.

[itsrobert]

11. Sorry to upset you with an opinion that does not line up with yours

You seem to be having a bad evening. Get some rest.

[blitzen]

13. i had a very nice evening...

enjoyed a few belly laughs courtesy of Obama, then toyed a bit with a freeper

[Zen Democrat]

7. He got raves from all the cable networks. EVERYBODY said he was funny.

And everyone agreed he overshadowed Leno -- who was very corny with jokes you could see coming. The President got some belly laughs from me. Leno fell flat on his chin.

[bluestateguy]

9. He's really in a bad position

If he tells one joke, someone, somewhere, in this nation of 300 million thin skinned Americans, which is chock full of sacred cows, pet issues and special interests, will be "offended" and whine very loudly. Then Robert Gibbs will have to make a lame apology on Monday.

[itsrobert]

12. You could be right. But that's the type of humor I like

Thanks for some good analysis.

[Pirate Smile]

14. The President did great. Leno sucked.

edit to add - Everyone, including you ;), gets their own opinion, of course, but I'd definitely say you are in the minority on this based on Twitter and the discussions of it on CNN and MSNBC - and in my own personal opinion too. That's ok though. :)

[chollybocker]

15. Some people just have no sense of humor.

They're usually the same people who never get the joke, and then blame the joke-teller for them not getting it. Get it?

[itsrobert]

16. That's it.

You got me. Get it?

[Hekate]

17. I like dry wit and deadpan humor. He's got'em and I laughed quite a bit at his monologue.

Jay Leno, otoh, was not deadpan -- just dead, and the critics will (or should) pan him.

Hekate

[FrenchieCat]

18. Media don't have a sense of humor unless they are telling the jokes.....

that's why there weren't as many laughs in that room...
that and the fact that most aren't intelligent enough to get his jokes.

[lamp_shade]

19. Keep in mind that the media are EXTREMELY fearful of being caught laughing at the wrong jokes.

The hesitation in the air was thick.

[boobooday]

20. At least we weren't the butt of his jokes

As we were in Bush's "where's the WMD" monologue . . .