Obama on Leno 2013
President Obama’s sixth appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno could be dismissed as a typical case of a soft president choosing safe forums to get his message out. Obama does not like to be challenged. He prefers friendly and ideologically in-tune late night hosts to people like Chris Wallace or the late Tim Russert and their serious questions and persistent follow-ups.
Yet to just ignore this appearance would be a mistake. Even fluff appearances can unintentionally provide real news.
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