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11 Sep 2009 09:46

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U.S.: The latest episode of “Obama TV takeover” got better ratings

  • 32.1 million people tuned in to see Obama’s health care speech – that’s up 22%, or seven million, from July’s very special episode of the hit show
  • three times this year, Fox has ignored Obama’s primetime addresses; it was OK though, because Michelle likes “So You Think You Can Dance” source
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05 Sep 2009 23:11

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Politics, U.S.: Daily Poll: Should the prez be allowed to address students?

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24 Mar 2009 22:49

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U.S.: Oh yeah, we heard Obama was on TV tonight

  • It took many years and many failures to lead us here. And it will take many months and many different solutions to lead us out. There are no quick fixes, and there are no silver bullets.
  • President Barack Obama • In a rare prime-time news conference tonight, where he defended his budget, spoke honestly about the challenges the country faces, focused on the economy and those pesky AIG bonuses, discussed a couple of other things (because, remember, the economy is but one problem this country faces), and pre-empted “American Idol.” Sounds like he filled a lot into a single hour. • source
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19 Mar 2009 02:52

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Culture, Politics: Whiny TV execs ticked at Obama’s constant nation addresses

  • These repeated interruptions – and the rumor of even more to come – really make it difficult to build audience flow and loyalty. We will all lose one or two million dollars for this.
  • A (obviously anonymous) network executive • On the fact that Barack Obama has the gall to request another nation address on “American Idol” Tuesday! I mean, what the heck? It’s not like anyone else is struggling. (ABC, by the way, will be preempting episodes of “According to Jim,” which we’re surprised is still on the air, just like everyone else besides Jim Belushi.) • source
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