I think Obama, except ocasionally when he’s campaigning, has the charisma of a damp rag. Most of the time he’s boring and scolding and lecture-y. Not stupid, not evil, but…dull. He’s right up there with Mondale or Dole for negative-charisma much of the time when he’s speechifyin’. Except those rare times when he’s awesome. (When he’s actually “on”, he’s Churchill/JFK/Reagan good at giving speeches–ignore the content, just the delivery)
If he’s doing an Oprah/Jerry Springer/Talk Show thing, I might watch an episode to point and laugh but I’d never actually watch it. If he’s producing/directing something, I’d see if I was interested and how preachy (if at all) it was.