“The president shouldn’t be on Jay Leno’s show. He’s our leader, not a celebrity. These are just some of the remarks that have been flying around since Barack Obama’s appearance on the Tonight Show, along with the ones about his Special Olympics comment.”
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The president shouldn’t be on Jay Leno’s show.

He’s our leader, not a celebrity.

These are just some of the remarks that have been flying around since Barack Obama’s appearance on the Tonight Show, along with the ones about his Special Olympics comment.

That was bad. Let’s move on, though.

The Tonight Show averages almost six million viewers every night.

More probably tuned in to see the president. What better way is there to reach the American people?

It’s doubtful that six million people tuned in for the last press conference from the White House, which was probably in the middle of the day.

Watching the president chat with Jay Leno was a great way for Americans to get to know him.

If you watched, you know that he’s not too great of a bowler.

If you saw him on Leno’s show a few years ago, you heard him talk about his marijuana use as a kid.

It’s laid back. There weren’t any teleprompters.

Obama did a good job of discussing complex problems in a way that everyone could understand. His visit on the talk show was productive and hopefully, it’s not the last. Obama has pledged to make his administration the most transparent ever, and maintaining a public profile is certainly part of that.

And yes, he’s the president. He probably shouldn’t be on Saturday Night Live or the Colbert Report. And he’s not going to be. The administration certainly takes his public appearances seriously.

Isn’t a visit to the Tonight Show a little bit more preferable to Bush’s appearance on Deal or No Deal?

In case you don’t remember, Bush made jokes about his terrible ratings from a pre-taped video. Most people didn’t think his bad ratings were funny, or something to joke about.

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