President Obama Slow Jams the News on Jimmy Fallon

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this is a goddamn beautiful country.

alithea on April 25, 2012 at 12:49 AM

When that murderer of American citizens w/o charge trial is right, he's right.

OuterCow on April 25, 2012 at 1:28 AM

Cue Republican whining that the President should be working 24/7, and just think how many jobs a Republican PotUS might have created (and just how much lower gas prices would be) in the four hours Obama took off to hep it up with celebrities.

Christampa on April 25, 2012 at 1:49 AM

Funny how the GOP thought the most important question in '04 was, "Who would you rather have a beer with?" (especially when their candidate was an alcoholic), but they've been completely downplaying the likeability factor since. Maybe it's because the camera adores Obama, and their subsequent candidates have had all the charm of a corpse. Especially in McCain's case.

Knat on April 25, 2012 at 1:51 AM

I don't think the billionaire applause was a mistake. I think they got the joke and were applauding the diss.

Or not...what the Pell do I know?

malcolmxy on April 25, 2012 at 3:29 AM

I wish Candidate Obama would become President instead of Corporate Cog Obama.

Cato the Younger Younger on April 25, 2012 at 5:32 AM

I typically enjoy his speeches anyway, but hearing this presentation makes me think that maybe the State of the Union should get this treatment just once.

Allyn on April 25, 2012 at 7:09 AM

come january 2017 you'll wish this guy could serve 4 terms like roosevelt.

Max Solomon on April 25, 2012 at 7:13 AM

This video seemed so stupid to me I couldn't finish watching it! "The Preezie of the United Steezie"? I turned it off after those words.

michijo on April 25, 2012 at 7:48 AM

His perfectly timed gesture at the end was a lovely surprise. @6, Cory Booker or Elizabeth Warren might soothe such a feeling.

gloomy gus on April 25, 2012 at 7:55 AM

Sorry, I mean Max Solomon @8, not @6's "what about"-ing.

gloomy gus on April 25, 2012 at 8:02 AM

wooden

onion on April 25, 2012 at 8:36 AM

As great as that was, I kept waiting for the moment when Obama was going sing a few notes, and found myself mildly disappointed when it ended.

on April 25, 2012 at 8:45 AM

Were you even born when Clinton played on Arsenio's show, Paul Constant? Because your analogy is terrible.

DOUG. on April 25, 2012 at 9:26 AM

#6: Wah wah wah shut the fuck up.

on April 25, 2012 at 9:56 AM

Obama needs to be careful here. Being incredibly cool, charming, engaging, and smart, and being on the right side of an issue that makes a huge difference in a lot of people's lives, might upset some hypothetical independent voter somewhere.

bobbo on April 25, 2012 at 11:19 AM

@16 it's good to be on the right side of an issue, especially when you're on the wrong side of so many others.

http://whatinthefuckhasobamadonesofar.co…

But, hey, if you're going to be an authoritarian who regularly destroys the lives of innocent people at home and abroad, it's good to be cool, charming, engaging, and smart while you're at it.

LJM on April 25, 2012 at 11:33 PM

President Obama Slow Jams the News on Jimmy Fallon

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