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President Bush wants fifteen more minutes

by Brad Trechak, posted Jan 13th 2009 11:11AM

George W. BushPresident Bush has asked the networks to give him fifteen minutes of prime-time air on Thursday night to give a farewell address to the nation. The networks were non-committal at first, but the odds are in favor them granting the request. As a warning, this will likely delay the start of all your favorite Thursday shows.

Great, now among his other failings Bush has to preempt the first Smallville since November. The series was finally getting interesting again with the departure of Lana as a steady character and now the President is delaying the very special Legion of Super Heroes episode written by Geoff Johns. How dare he!

Seriously, he is the President and even with only days left in his administration, the office does deserve respect. I admit some curiosity about what he'll say on Thursday. Perhaps he'll declare martial law or start a coup d'état. Or perhaps it's all a big promotional scheme by Will Ferrell.

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Georgia

Does anyone know if Oprah owns a portion of ABC/Disney? It looks like ABC is not carrying the President tonight. Also, I notice ABC is carried away from shades of Oprah - Bob Green, Dr. Oz, lots of Oprah specials, etc.

January 15 2009 at 12:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joel

I'm obviously in the minority here, but I am going to miss President Bush. I think he is a good man who (like the rest of us) has flaws, but really has tried to do the right thing by the American people. Like him or don't like him, to have been president for eight years dealing with a bunch of people like us who constantly second guessed every decision he made must have been tough. Though we don't owe him our favor or fondness, as an inhabitant of the excutive office of the president, we do owe him our respect... as we owe the same to President Elect Obama.

January 14 2009 at 8:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dave

If you want to watch the address, he's preempting whatever other shows you want to watch, no matter what channel they're on!

I think it's going to be 15 minutes of laughing uncontrollably at conservatives for supporting him for the last 8 years, and saying "Watch, they'll defend me for anything!"

January 14 2009 at 6:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Max

Wait until Obama actually becomes president (even though he's already acting like he is). You don't even realize how many times Obama is going to delay shows in the future. You will probably also have the media interrupting shows with "Breaking News" of Obama picks a dog, Obama eats a hot dog, Obama wiggles his ears. TV as we know it will be changed for the next four years. =(

January 13 2009 at 7:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tool

Good Riddance.

THE worst president ever.

January 13 2009 at 4:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Franklin

One word to prove you wrong: "Carter"

You had to be there.

January 13 2009 at 4:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Paul

There's going to be a whole lot of angry people missing the last Grissom episode of "CSI" if their PVRs don't properly pick this up on Thursday!

January 13 2009 at 3:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
fowak

I'll gladly tune in. Love that ole Dub-Yah.

January 13 2009 at 2:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ac

It will probably go along the lines of: "My fellow Americans, SUCK IT! Heh heh heh..."

But I wont be watching cause Smallville isn't affected by this stuff. So I wont know about the declaration of martial law till after the show is over and i switch to The Office.

January 13 2009 at 2:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
R-Bro

If he's going to use the first 14 minutes to apologize profusely and the last one to fall on his sword (metaphorically, of course), I'll tune in.

January 13 2009 at 12:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Jennifer

Hahahahahahahah. Yeah, RIGHT.

January 14 2009 at 12:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Barbara A

Loo what the "Prez" has doneto the Country, i really doubt that anybody with comon sence wants to hear a 15min. farewell! Unless it goes something like, "Farewell" the end.

January 13 2009 at 12:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Cincinnati Mike

Barb, did you forget your meds again?

January 13 2009 at 6:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jennifer

Hear, hear. I'm sure they can't really "deny" him, but who wants to hear him speak any more? God, even the Republicans must be sick of him by now. I highly doubt he has anything to say that any of us would want to hear (apologies? never!).

Happily for me, I have to work that night and won't have to hear any of it.

January 14 2009 at 12:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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