Obama: First Dude

Over the past couple of days, there have been a lot of people asking one question: Does Obama appearing on the Jon Stewart show diminish the dignity of the Presidency? I said nothing on the subject earlier, but I will do so now that the show appearance is over and the results can be seen.

On the show, Stewart was giving Obama a hard time about hiring Larry Summers as his chief economic advisor. When Obama defended himself by saying that Summers had done a heckuva good job, Stewart responded with this:

"You don't want to use that phrase, dude."

Dude? Stewart is talking with the President of the United States, still the most powerful and influential country in the WORLD, and he calls him "dude?"


Looking at what happened on the show, I'd have to say that yes, it did diminish the dignity of the Presidency.

Obma is fatally over-exposed. We see him everywhere, talking about how great he is. It's to the point now that even his supporters know he's just blowing smoke. But they'll support him anyway. As to the President appearing on this kind of TV show, I think we've seen that it isn't the best idea.

Don't you agree, dude?