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   oldlegodad said, about 1 month ago

   Or lobbying for Olympics that he will pay for to Chicago pols for keeping quite.

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   scottfreitas said, about 1 month ago

   It definitely degrades the office of the President to be featured on entertainment programs while occupying the White House.

   I know Reagan never did anything so lowbrow. Can’t recall W. ever hitting the talk show circuit either. Must be a Demoncrat thing…

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   DrCanuck said, about 1 month ago

   Anyone else remember Nixon on Laugh-In saying “Sock it to ME”?

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   believecommonsense said, about 1 month ago

   McCoy, this toon is ludicrous. The president is meeting with Sec. of Defense, Sec. of State, other military advisors to make the best decision possible. The request for more troops should be examined and discussed. I guess, McCoy, you preferred it when Bush 43 fired military advisors who didn’t agree with his gut … but, hey, according to McCoy, it’s all good because he did it FAST!. And actually, McCoy, he didn’t do it FAST, he spent more than a year gearing up to invade Iraq.

   Try a putting in some element of truth in your toons, McCoy. They are so much better when you do!

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   churchillwasright said, about 1 month ago

   WTF: Knowing you, you’re probably thinking of Phil Hartman.

   Reagan was on the Tonight Show while California’s Governor. I’m sure he was on some shows after his presidency. I specifically remember the Dean Martin Roasts.

   Nixon and Clinton were on while candidates.

   Nixon was on Laugh In on 9/16/68, while he was a candidate. An offer was extended to his opponent, Hubert Humphrey, who was a sitting VP at the time, but he declined. (per Wiki)

   David Frost’s famous interview with Nixon was 4 years after his resignation.

   Al Gore was on the Tonight Show while he was a sitting VP.

   Obama has appeared on both the Tonight Show and Letterman while President. He’s the only one.

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   tjdestry said, about 1 month ago

   We don’t elect presidents to be the public face of our government and to represent us in the world.

   We represent them to instantly rubberstamp requests from the military, without question.

   In fact, we shouldn’t even elect them at all. People are too foolish to take on such a responsibility. If the generals appointed the president, we wouldn’t have all this delay in getting our troops into other countries!

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   M Kitt said, about 1 month ago

   Church, you missed Bill Clinton playing sax on Saturday Night Live (while POTUS?), Arsenio Hall too, I think.

   This ‘toon implies that the POTUS is so absorbed in appearances on talks shows that he’s unable to make decisions required by the office, W spent more time on vacation than any other sitting president and the GOP was unconcerned, guess double standards are in order.

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   HOWGOZIT said, about 1 month ago

   Yes BCS–for months with no direction as yet. It doesn’t take long to say sorry General, this is what is going down.

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   5639 said, about 1 month ago

   What could be less vitally important than our bogus wars with Afghanistan or Iraq?

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    thinbrownline said, about 1 month ago

    wasnt Bill Clinton on the Telly with a saxophone?

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    Magnaut said, about 1 month ago

    WATER SEEKS ITS LEVEL

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    michaelwme said, about 1 month ago

    oldlegodad:

    “Or lobbying for Olympics that he will pay for to Chicago pols for keeping quite.”

    for keeping quite what????????

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    dtroutma said, about 1 month ago

    Beside the fact Obama answered more questions in five minutes with Dave than Bush did in eight years chopping brush in Crawford?

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    Norman said, about 1 month ago

    How the hll did we ever elect this USELESS jerk to be president. Ya he answered more questions in 5 minutes than Bush did, every Dan one given was probabaly lies.

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    churchillwasright said, about 1 month ago

    KITT: You’re right, Clinton was on Arsenio as a candidate. Can’t believe I forgot that.

    I’ve looked for a link for Bill Clinton appearing on SNL every which way, and can’t find one (they tried to book him is all I can find). He’s not listed anywhere as a host.

    I would have thought he would have done at least a cameo, but I can’t find it. If you can, let me know (and then let me know how you found it!)

    PS: Hillary and McCain both appeared as a candidate to be a candidate. Those also don’t count.

    Al Gore was a host of SNL, after his term. (don’t know how I missed this also– he just so dynamic!.)

    By the time Obama’s term is over, he’ll probably have appeared on Dave, Jay and Conan (he’s got to do Conan just to be fair, right?) more times than Steve Martin has hosted SNL!

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    Loco80 said, about 1 month ago

    I remember Nixon on Laugh-In. I thought McCain was great on SNL. Being a real, live person with a sense of humor is a good thing. I’m certain that Obama had many people very close if something pressing occurred.

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    HOWGOZIT said, about 1 month ago

    Stay on those drugs trout–as well as the shaded glasses.

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    M Kitt said, about 1 month ago

    Howgoznit, why bother to comment if you’re not replying to anything?

    Throwing irrelevant insults around is, oh, that’s right, completely unproductive AND a GOP trademark.

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    dsped said, about 1 month ago

    @ M Kitt: Criticism of Bush 43’s extensive vacation time was often met with the defense that he was “still on the job” no matter where he went, in constant contact with Washington and ready to fly back should circumstances dictate.

    Apparently that’s all impossible when you hop up the coast to NYC for the afternoon.

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    cdward said, about 1 month ago

    The complaining about Obama being on Letterman – or any number of shows – is idiotic. When he’s addressing them, he’s answering questions, he’s dealing with the public. Do I care that he’s the first (and I guarantee not the last) to do so? NO! I think it’s great.
    You don’t like it? Fine. But then, there is nothing Obama could do that those on the right would like, so as far as I’m concerned, if he’s making the likes of striper or scott or howie mad, then he’s doing a great job.

    PS. I’d rather see him on Letterman than playing flyboy in a flight suit on an aircraft carrier.

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    Jam_t78 said, about 1 month ago

    ^ Pres O doesn’t have to do anything to pi@@ those mentioned…they just haven’t (not ever will accept) accepted him as OUR president…but too bad, they just have to suck it up!
    George W made an on-screen appearance on “Deal or No Deal.” as sitting president

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    Herbabee said, about 1 month ago

    Oh jeez, and let’s not bring up a certain photo-op of holding a gee-tar in the middle of a national crisis (hint: female given name, begins with the letter K…)