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| Obama to make seventh appearance on Letterman amid tense election climate | Obama to make seventh appearance on Letterman amid tense election climate |
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| Barack Obama will appear on the David Letterman show tonight, marking the president's seventh appearance on the show and the second since he was elected. Obama is the first sitting president to ever appear on late night television (which he did with Letterman in 2009) and has continued to make appearances including on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he famously slow jammed the news. | Barack Obama will appear on the David Letterman show tonight, marking the president's seventh appearance on the show and the second since he was elected. Obama is the first sitting president to ever appear on late night television (which he did with Letterman in 2009) and has continued to make appearances including on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he famously slow jammed the news. |
| The late-night circuit has always been a popular venue for politicians – especially during an election season. Bill Clinton famously played the sax on Arsenio Hall, Richard Nixon had four seconds of fame on Laugh In, JFK appeared on Jack Paar's Tonight Show. | The late-night circuit has always been a popular venue for politicians – especially during an election season. Bill Clinton famously played the sax on Arsenio Hall, Richard Nixon had four seconds of fame on Laugh In, JFK appeared on Jack Paar's Tonight Show. |
| But the same cannot be said for Mitt Romney. In a secretly taped video released by liberal magazine Mother Jones, Romney tells a room of donors that he wouldn't go on SNL because it's not 'presidential'. He added, however, that he'd be OK with The View, even though they have four sharp-tongued women". | But the same cannot be said for Mitt Romney. In a secretly taped video released by liberal magazine Mother Jones, Romney tells a room of donors that he wouldn't go on SNL because it's not 'presidential'. He added, however, that he'd be OK with The View, even though they have four sharp-tongued women". |
| Meanwhile, conservative critics have attacked Obama's appearance on Letterman – saying that Obama should cancel the event and meet with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who is in also New York for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. | Meanwhile, conservative critics have attacked Obama's appearance on Letterman – saying that Obama should cancel the event and meet with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who is in also New York for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. |
| Kenneth Walsh of US News and World Report says that the 'Entertainer-in-Chief's strategists see the late-night visits as a means to communicate with Americans, who get their information about politics and government in many different ways. For the president that means going beyond speeches and town halls. | Kenneth Walsh of US News and World Report says that the 'Entertainer-in-Chief's strategists see the late-night visits as a means to communicate with Americans, who get their information about politics and government in many different ways. For the president that means going beyond speeches and town halls. |
| Regardless of what side you're on, there will be plenty to watch for tonight. Will he respond to questions about the tape of Romney speaking to donors? How will this visit, less than 50 days from the election, compare to his previous late-night appearances? Will he take a serious tone or lighten up? | Regardless of what side you're on, there will be plenty to watch for tonight. Will he respond to questions about the tape of Romney speaking to donors? How will this visit, less than 50 days from the election, compare to his previous late-night appearances? Will he take a serious tone or lighten up? |
| Share your thoughts on presidential late-night appearances in the comments and tell us, what, if anything, you're expecting to see tonight. | Share your thoughts on presidential late-night appearances in the comments and tell us, what, if anything, you're expecting to see tonight. |
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