Going along with my earlier post about Obama going on Jay Leno's "Late Night Show" last Thursday night, I figured I would follow up with a blog as to how the show went for President Obama.
When Jay Leno asked the President how he was doing in the bowling alley which is in the White House, Obama replied noting that his highest score was 129. President Obama then followed up this statement by making a remark saying how that score was good if one was competing in the Special Olympics. After this remark was made, Obama called the chairman of the Special Olympics before the show had even aired to apologize for his rude remark.
What I came to think about, however, after this whole incident was how big of a deal the situation would have been made into had it been a celebrity or athlete rather than the President. It is understood that the President is held to much higher standards for obvious reasons than say a celebrity, however they are still held to a higher standard. What baffles me is that I don't see the comment as being made a big deal had it not been the President.
I am also left wondering if this comment is going to take a toll on his role as President or if people will be able to look at the context in which it was said in as well as the atmosphere and be able to let the comment go. It is hard to mix politics with comedy and entertainment, so one is not going to be professional the entire time; right?
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I totally agree with Kelli's argument. If that comment was made by a fellow peer or an up-and-coming celebrity, it would have been overlooked and forgotten. We know exactly what Obama meant by his comment and that he did not intend to hurt anybody's feelings. It's sad that politics and comedy can't merge, it could be an innovational concept. :)
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