President Less Popular Than Howie Mandel, Despite Soul Patch
Some of the networks were said to be annoyed that the White House had timed the Oval Office address during the May Sweeps, that critical time in the broadcast year when the networks and their affiliates fight for ratings.
So the President of the United States announcing the militarization of our southern border is not exciting enough for prime time tv. Less exciting than the season finale of “Prison Break,” anyway. If he was actually a popular president, things might be different. Or if a) he was involved in a sex scandal or b) it was 1973.
We’ll probably watch the damn speech, in case he throws out something weird and unexpected, like the deployment of Park Rangers along the Canadian border or trained and deputized Polar Bears guarding the Bering Strait (how cute would that be!). Still, though — preempting the two-hour “Deal or No Deal” special? He’ll be at 20% by Tuesday.
Networks Grapple With Presidential Speech Timing [Reuters via WP]
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It's early, and I haven't had enough coffee. So, kindly explain what Deion Sanders has to do with this story. Uhm -- other than what he has in common with W. -- they're a pair of blowhard Texans who couldn't get it done when they got to Washington.
by Lady Wesley on 05/15/06 10:32 AM
Ok good. I thought I was the only one confused by the Neon Deion picture. Kindly elaborate...
by Cooper on 05/15/06 10:39 AM
DESPITE Soul patch?!?!? Are you kidding? That's exactly what the president should have to jumpstart his ratings! Facial hair is what is sorely lacking from this administration. I call for a soul patch for the president, a chin strap for Condi, and a Yosemite Sam-style handlebar mustache for Rummy. Let's turn this country around!
by DC Ninja on 05/15/06 10:43 AM
DESPITE Soul patch?!?!? Are you kidding? That's exactly what the president should have to jumpstart his ratings! Facial hair is what is sorely lacking from this administration. I call for a soul patch for the president, a chin strap for Condi, and a Yosemite Sam-style handlebar mustache for Rummy. Let's turn this country around!
by DC Ninja on 05/15/06 10:43 AM
DESPITE Soul patch?!?!? Are you kidding? That's exactly what the president should have to jumpstart his ratings! Facial hair is what is sorely lacking from this administration. I call for a soul patch for the president, a chin strap for Condi, and a Yosemite Sam-style handlebar mustache for Rummy. Let's turn this country around!
by DC Ninja on 05/15/06 10:47 AM
Even better idea - just invade Mexico and get it over with. Justifications: illegals then become enemy combatants; vague threat of Mexican biological WMD's (do you know anyone who's gone to Mexico and not become ill?); revenge for Alamo angle...
if he cuts into grey's anatomy, after last night's CRAZY AS FUCK episode, i will personally fly a plane into the white house.
WHAT WAS IZZIE THINKING?!?!
by konstantConsumer on 05/15/06 10:56 AM
I hear Condi does shave.
Just a well trimmed runway strip, suitable for g-strings and thong swimsuits.
by David in DC on 05/15/06 11:00 AM
As far as Neon Deion goes. Just think of his other nickname.
by Hiding in Florida on 05/15/06 11:19 AM
Yeah, Hiding. That's the only thing I can think of, but what a subtle reference. Subtlety typically isn't a Wonkette thing....
It was early, I was hungover.
Sanders, also known as Neon Deion and Prime Time, is considered one of the most versatile athletes in American sports history.
by Pareene on 05/15/06 12:18 PM
To clarify, it is understood that the President contemplates the utilization of polar-grizzlies, since this will allow coverage of a broader climatological range.
Although limited training will be undertaken, there is no intention to actually deputize the bears. There does not appear to be authority under the INA for the Secretary to deputize civilians to enforce immigration law, and counsel has indicated that the deputization of bears is even less likely to withstand legal scrutiny.
It is important to remember that the goal of this program is not apprehension or consumption of illegal immigrants - it is intended merely to dissuade individuals from attempting to enter the United States illegally.
by Arlington Hewes on 05/15/06 12:35 PM
OK, Prime Time; now I get it. Actually, I like this. The Wonketteers should do this more often: include a photo that at first glance seems utterly irrelevant to the story. Make us work for our laughs!
by Lady Wesley on 05/15/06 01:24 PM
silly rabbit, we have other, better methods of driving polar bears to extinction.
by alter ego on 05/15/06 02:42 PM
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