The quickest way to become a jerk in this country is to defend someone in the entertainment business, which is exactly what I did when I defended the recent interviews ‘Tonight Show’ host Jay Leno did with Rep. Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain.
In both of those interviews, Leno made the central point of his conversation the perceived gaffes and weak points in the GOP candidates’ statements and policies. What I defended was that at the very least, as Leno grilled them, his guests were given the chance to respond. And, at the time, it made sense for Leno to drill down on those issues because they were the elephants in the room.
Well, when President FailureTeleprompter arrived on the ‘Tonight Show’ set, you would think the herd of elephants that follow Obama everywhere had never existed at all.
Here’s a rundown of Leno’s talking points questions:
How awesome is your foreign policy? How great is is that you and Hillary came together for America? How about your approval rating being three times higher than Congress? Do you find Mitch McConnell’s desire to defeat you as unpatriotic as I do? Great job quitting smoking! How do you cope with the awesome responsibility of being President? How were those chicken and waffles? How’s the family? How about that heartbreaking NBA lockout?
Nothing about the failed stimulus. Nothing about Solyndra, Fast and Furious, unemployment or record deficits.
As a longtime defender of Jay Leno, I think he’s done real damage to his non-partisan everyman image.
At least he has with me.
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