ABC News Professional Journalist Jim Avila had some very serious questions for White House Press Secretary Jay Carney today about Barack Obama's brief interview with comedy human Zach Galifianakis. Avila seemed really worried about it, if none too lucid:
Tl:dr Avila: "Hey! Look at me! Me! I'm a goddamn Serious Journalist over here! Doing goddamn Serious Journamalism! Hey! Over here! Goddamnit!" (Drops mic, hiccups, stumbles over corpse of Helen Thomas, leaves.)
I just saw on Media Matters that Lincoln Expert and Presidential Historian Bull O'Really? opined that Old Abe wouldn't have done this interview.
Duh! Television hadn't been invented yet.
More to the point, Lincoln loved to tell stories. Particularly smutty stories. He worked blue.
If Bull knew half as much as he thinks he does he'd know this. Lincoln would have appeared Between Two Ferns and scalded the air with his tales.
I am far more concerned that Mister Concern Troll may have damaged his <i>Concerns About Dignity,</i> because I don&#039;t think the Koch stains are all that easy to get out.
My oh my, the whiny faux journalists are a bit insecure about maintaining their access and exclusivity. Even they&#039;ve figured out that if famous people can talk directly to the people without the intervention of the gate keepers, they really serve no useful purpose
Was the presidency damaged in any way by not coming on our broadcast at 6:30PM, home of The Bachelor, Dancing With The Stars and Jimmy Kimmel, which also boasts some of television&rsquo;s most prestigious awards shows, including The Oscars, the Country Music Awards, The American Music Awards and The Billboard Music Awards, Only On ABC, best broadcast in town, bring your kids, mom loves it too?
One time I had loads of dignity, but then I caught Zachafilianikalikolossos Disease. My dignity all fell out, and my Presidency was nearly ruined. Thankfully ABC News at 6:30 was there, and helped my dignity grow back to its original state. THANK YOU MAINSTREAM MEDIA
Laugh-In feigned an anti-establishment attitude the same way Madison Avenue feigned their hipness- lots of DayGlo colors, lots of trendy fashion and music and all the right slang buzzwords. But underneath the hippie garb it was nothing more than an old fashioned variety show dressed up to appeal to the burgeoning youth demographic of the boomers, the same way that the Doors&#039; Light My Fire was supposed to make them forget that it was still their father&#039;s Buick.
The Smothers Brothers Show OTOH was the real deal and as such was considered a genuine threat by the establishment. That&#039;s why it went away so quickly when they began to ruffle the wrong feathers
Sock it to me!
Tl:dr Avila: &quot;Hey! Look at me! Me! I&#039;m a goddamn Serious Journalist over here! Doing goddamn Serious Journamalism! Hey! Over here! Goddamnit!&quot; (Drops mic, hiccups, stumbles over corpse of Helen Thomas, leaves.)
Funny or DEATH PANELS!! Wake up sheeple!!
I just saw on Media Matters that Lincoln Expert and Presidential Historian Bull O&#039;Really? opined that Old Abe wouldn&#039;t have done this interview.
Duh! Television hadn&#039;t been invented yet.
More to the point, Lincoln loved to tell stories. Particularly smutty stories. He worked blue.
If Bull knew half as much as he thinks he does he&#039;d know this. Lincoln would have appeared Between Two Ferns and scalded the air with his tales.
No.
I am far more concerned that Mister Concern Troll may have damaged his <i>Concerns About Dignity,</i> because I don&#039;t think the Koch stains are all that easy to get out.
they also didn&#039;t seem too concerned when they elected the senile actor or the fake cowboy AWOL alcoholic
Moar piece, also too
My oh my, the whiny faux journalists are a bit insecure about maintaining their access and exclusivity. Even they&#039;ve figured out that if famous people can talk directly to the people without the intervention of the gate keepers, they really serve no useful purpose
Was the presidency damaged in any way by not coming on our broadcast at 6:30PM, home of The Bachelor, Dancing With The Stars and Jimmy Kimmel, which also boasts some of television&rsquo;s most prestigious awards shows, including The Oscars, the Country Music Awards, The American Music Awards and The Billboard Music Awards, Only On ABC, best broadcast in town, bring your kids, mom loves it too?
&quot;That&#039;s a nice Presidency you got there. Be a shame if something happened to it.&quot;
One time I had loads of dignity, but then I caught Zachafilianikalikolossos Disease. My dignity all fell out, and my Presidency was nearly ruined. Thankfully ABC News at 6:30 was there, and helped my dignity grow back to its original state. THANK YOU MAINSTREAM MEDIA
Pretty much what happened to Nixon.
Laugh-In feigned an anti-establishment attitude the same way Madison Avenue feigned their hipness- lots of DayGlo colors, lots of trendy fashion and music and all the right slang buzzwords. But underneath the hippie garb it was nothing more than an old fashioned variety show dressed up to appeal to the burgeoning youth demographic of the boomers, the same way that the Doors&#039; Light My Fire was supposed to make them forget that it was still their father&#039;s Buick.
The Smothers Brothers Show OTOH was the real deal and as such was considered a genuine threat by the establishment. That&#039;s why it went away so quickly when they began to ruffle the wrong feathers
One of those scumbag Democrats, anyway.
Rumor has it Obama does a mean Cleavon Little.