Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Bill Maher slams President Obama

"We like you, we really like you! You're skinny, in a hurry, and in love with a nice lady--but so is Lindsay Lohan."

This isn't a joke from your typical everyday stand up comedian, the joke aimed at President Obama, came from the mouth of claimed Obama supporter and late night talk show host Bill Maher.

Bill Maher recently bashed Obama on his show for apparently being, "Too big of a celebrity," and claimed that Obama is more concerned with being loved by everyone instead of following through with his presidential promises.

Maher's comments carries weight with people who already believed in the propaganda of Senator John McCain, when in one of his campaign commercials said that Obama was, "the biggest celebrity in the world."

No president in recent history has been seen more in the media than President Obama, but many disagree with the negativity that some are branding along with the heavy exposure and notoriety, and notice that Obama has remained the same person as before the election, unlike many past presidents.

Bill Maher says that he still likes President Obama, but that he needs to drop the "Audacity of hope" party line and substitute it with actually getting things accomplished that he spoke of in his pre-presidential campaign.

AJ Hammer, of CNN's "Showbiz Tonight," puts the story in perspective saying, "As opposed to our last President the public has this genuine interest in Barack Obama almost as a celebrity, they want to know everything about what's going on in his life and that is why the media sort of feeds into that, and that is why some things that may not have been photo-ops in the past are now photo-ops."

Maher also criticizes Obama saying, "You don't have to be on television every minute of everyday, you're the president not a re-run of "Law and Order," but Hammer brings up a good point in that it is not by choice that Obama is hounded by the media.

Some attribute the recent lash out on Obama to the rumor that Obama turned down an opportunity to appear on Maher's late night show.

By lashing out at Obama Maher is doing nothing but feeding into the media frenzy that has so far encapsulated Obama's presidency. Instead of constantly criticizing the president Maher might want to sit down, in his comfortable studio chair, just long enough to allow Obama to create the change that he promised before his "celebrity" days.

-A.E. Kikes

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