Politico knows! And I approve, so let's discuss. Believe it or not, the president watches more than Hillary Clinton speeches. He loves HBO. His favorites? Entourage and the best drug drama ever to be set in Baltimore, The Wire.
It's hard to imagine our president of PC laughing at Entourage's agent-to-the-stars Ari Gold making racist and homophobic quips to his gay, Asian assistant Lloyd, but we're going to assume he does. After all, the duo's repartee — along with Ari's even-more-undermining apologies — are what elevate the show to a comedy and stop it (short) from drowning as a self-indulgent love letter written by and for the entertainment industry. Mostly, anyway.
Maybe the president loves the idea of a poor, good-looking guy making it big? Whatever it is, it surely couldn't hurt that Ari Gold's character was inspired by real-life agent Ari Emanuel, brother of Rahm Emanuel, Obama's chief of staff.
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He loves The Wire, and anyone who's suffered valiantly through the first season (I recommend subtitles) knows a prize of a show awaits. His favorite character? Omar. Gay as the day is long, Omar is a Robin Hood figure who robs drug dealers. The words "Omar's coming" sends people hiding into apartments while he strolls through the projects, two-foot-long shotgun in hand, whistling "The Farmer in the Dell." President Obama made it clear that he doesn't approve of the character but finds him fascinating. Whatever, he has to say that; Omar is why you watch The Wire.
And then there's some mention about sports, sports, and more sports. Blah, blah, and more blah. He rarely watches the news and never watches his speeches, preferring to let friends and advisers tell him how he did.
Plus, Obama's so modern and savvy and what a Princeton history professor calls "cool" that he loves the Internet! Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, "Sometimes we’ll show him like a YouTube clip or something off a website itself, and he gets a kick out of that.” Us too, Robert, us too.
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SHOOT! I always wonder if they watch 24. Ya know.... just in case....
1Don't care, but doesn't he have more important things to do rather than watch the wire. Isn't there more important news today???
2Moving on.
3I don't think you have to be modern and/or savvy to love the internet. My 83 year-old grandpa loves the internet. He is not modern, savvy, or cool.
4I know there are more pressing stories but I like this kind of stuff... reminds us that he's human like all of us and makes him more likable I think.
5just wait for the story that the headline is "Obama blows whole day posting comments on CitizenSugar!"
6I heard he likes Gossip Girl.
7Now, that would be modern and savvy!
8I wish he liked Pushing Daisies...that way he could remind ABC how great the show is.
Stupid ABC.
9Or the 8 zillion other shows I watch that ABC has canceled.
10I like Gossip Girl - you can watch it with the sound off and it would be great with all those clothes, actually, it is probably better with the sound off.
11I'm with Blue! I can list a slew of shows that I wished he liked...so he can use his Messiah like powers and resurrect them from la cimetiere de television!
12Dear Barack:
I know it's been a long time since I've prayed to you, but will you please make ABC keep Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Lipstick Jungle? If you do, I promise to pray every single day. And I promise I'll feed your unicorns for all of eternity. Thank you!
Amen
13Hey Amy...Psst Lipstick Jungle was on NBC
14Dear Barack:
I know the last time I prayed to you I asked you to pay my bills and put gas in my car (thanks for that btw), but could you do me one last favor? Could you please put the fear of Obama on ABC and make them stop canceling my favorite shows?
If you do, I promise to help Amy feed the unicorns, and I'll continue to make fun of the people that think you're a Muslim (Don't worry your secret is safe with me! )
Thanks, and AMEN!
15Sarah
Hey tia
BITE ME
16Sarah!
That was the best prayer I've ever heard!
17Let's hope it works!!
18
Amy and Blue!!!
19Hmm. I tried to watch the WIre but couldn't suffer through.
20Oooh! The Wire - just finished season 1. It was great -- but it definitely was a show that had to grow on me.
21
amy and blue
22
you guys are too funny!
23Awwww... shucks!
I forgot that I was praying in a public forum!
24Sorry, Fringe is the best!
25I liked Fringe better when it was called The X Files.
26lol, whatever! X files didn't have the amazing Dr. Walter Bishop character!
27Sarah, don't get me started on the cancellation of Pushing Daisies. Or Dirty Sexy Money. And did Castle get cancelled? I loves me some Nathan Filion.
Anyway...I'd like to hear more about the sports. I guess all that matters to me is that he's a White Sox fan, though.
28Did Castle get cancelled?!? Dude and I love that show.
29
you guys
30Maybe not, GS. I just get paranoid with ABC shows--one minute they're there, the next minute, poof! Gone!
Adorable baby, by the way! Congrats!
31Castle better not get canceled!
32Thank you!
33Haha and adorable big sister too!
34Thank you!
35Aww GS another super cute picture!
36Blue, what do I have to do to get free money too?
37So I gather from the picture that Barak spends his time watching Hillary. Man, someone needs to get him off his fetish...
38Momma that is an adorable pic as well. I love the pose!
39Thanks Momma! And your kiddo is adorable!
40I don't have a problem with what Barack watches. I mean he is only human just like the rest of us, and he deserves to watch whatever he wants too at night, when he has free time alone with his family.
And if he wants to free his mind during the day to catch a little TV then so what, back off already people.
We all take time out for a little TV, no matter how important we are, we all need to free our mind from hard work for a short moment.
41Thanks she loves to pose!
42LOL he has gained another level of respect from me for "The Wire" one of the best shows that has ever graced the television!
43"Maybe the president loves the idea of a poor, good-looking guy making it big?"
I completely disagree with this above statement. If he loved that idea, his policies wouldn't hurt those who have made something of themselves.
44I like that he likes the wire but strangely enough I don't care about any of this.
45I cant afford cable at this time, due to my hubbys unemployment must be nice to be the pres.
46Yet again it seems that Citizen is really Elle Woods. When you write things like, "..anyone who's suffered valiantly through the first season (I recommend subtitles) knows a prize of a show awaits," regarding The Wire, you turn off potential viewers who might be interested in a truly relevant, smart show. While it's not shocking that someone with a Sex & the City avatar wouldn't be able to get through it, I'd expect someone writing about politics and policy (even in the cursory, fluffy way presented here) to consider any season of The Wire "suffering."
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