So a conservative at work was upset that (President) Obama went on a comedy show...

[Omaha Steve]

Marta reminded me President Nixon appeared on Laugh In. Then I found this.

Jay Evensen: Obama's comedy appearance — let's blame Nixon: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865598513/Obamas-comedy-appearance-2-lets-blame-Nixon.html

By Jay Evensen, Deseret News

Published: Thursday, March 13 2014 4:28 p.m. MDT


This image from video released by Funny Or Die shows President Obama, left, with actor-comedian Zach Galifianakis during an appearance on "Between Two Ferns," the digital short with a laser focus on reachin


We probably have Richard Nixon to blame for this.

When he was running for president in 1968, Nixon decided, against the advice of just about everyone around him, that he needed to improve his image with the hip crowd by making a cameo appearance on the new edgy comedy show “Laugh-in.”

Nixon was on for just four seconds. All he did was repeat one of the show’s most popular catch phrases. But his “Sock it to me?” sounded absurdly out of place for a former vice president who once had engaged in a heated exchange with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev about things that really matter.

The Democratic candidate in 1968, Hubert Humphrey, reportedly turned down a similar offer from “Laugh-in,” believing it was beneath a presidential candidate.

FULL story at link.

[bigdarryl]

1. They would get upset if he got behind the wheel

Of his own car.Thats how petty they are

[DetlefK]

6. They would be upset about him wearing a flag-pin.

"Obama is trying to co-opt patriotism! But conservatives have trademarked it!"

[madokie]

2. Heres the youtube link

[irisblue]

3. so did the coworker survive the shock?

[Arkana]

4. Yeah, I really don't care that a bunch of wingnuts have their undies in a knot

because the President went on a comedy show.

Presidents and Presidential candidates appeared on Letterman and Leno all the time, yet I don't recall that being a problem.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Nixon and every President since has done TV comedy and chat shows.

Nixon was stilted, out of place and disconnected from what he did, as are most of the politicians who do SNL or whatever. Obama was very good, he 'gets' the joke, takes part in the joke and communicates with vast amounts of Americans (big part of the job) in a way that Republicans do not understand and will never be able to imitate.
I keep posting this Mel Brooks quote, and I'm going to do it again:

"Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance."

[4Q2u2]

7. Not in the right Order

See it is okay to make God awful crappy movies first then become President.

[SummerSnow]

8. They criticize EVERYTHING he does...

Rethug: " Hey, you know Obama is lefthanded right? "
Rethug 2: "Yeah, so what?"
Rethug 1: " Well, then left handed people are socialist then"
Rethug 2: " Oh shit. Guess I won't be serving them damn lefthanded socialist anymore in my diner"

.......And that is Rethug logic

[kydo]

9. The mere fact that Obama breaths air ... their air (or so they claim) mind you

Is in their minds an abomination.

They simply can not stand the fact a black man is President and he got there by beating their sorry asses, not once but twice.

[irisblue]

10. and beat their asses by ALOT!!!

both times.