Wednesday, March 12, 2014

But TR probably would have...


Bill O’Reilly doesn’t think President Barack Obama’s appearance on “Between Two Ferns” was funny, calling it “a little bit desperate” and saying Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t have done it.
“The Affordable [Care] Act is dubious to say the least, and using a comedic website to enroll people is a little bit desperate, don’t you think?” O’Reilly said Tuesday on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor.”

Obama appeared in the video, which was published to comedy website Funny or Die on Tuesday, to promote Obamacare in a humorous, satirical sit-down with actor Zach Galifianakis.
The White House defended the appearance, with White House press secretary Jay Carney touting the new visitors brought to HealthCare.gov from the video.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/bill-oreilly-president-obama-between-two-ferns-104564.html#ixzz2vkqe7xNq
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Despite Bill O's critique, is this a modern day presidential "Bully Pulpit? Your thoughts?
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1 comment:

Howie said...

I thought the video was funny and I enjoyed watching. It also gave young people a spark into looking into our healthcare system, because it presents the information in a way that is suitable to them. If anything this was a good watch and a clever way to grab attention to the healthcare act.

March 12, 2014 at 2:53 PM

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