# CBS is literally interrupting The Price is Right for Obama's budget conference **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 1, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738 "2013-03-01T16:53:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/61 "2013-03-01T19:44:37Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Moved from Cafe Society to the Pit, where anyone who thinks the OP is either stupid or trolling can say so. > > **twickster** , Cafe Society moderator Oh, come on! Why must it be either/or? ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/62 "2013-03-01T19:44:57Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > Thank God! Although I hear that the USA is no longer number one in this area. People, we have work to do! :dubious: What do you think, we’ve just been screwing around on this issue? The US has some of the hairiest palms, and the best porn in the world!! WE R NUMBER ONE!!!1!111!!! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/63 "2013-03-01T19:45:18Z")
10 Minutes to Wapner ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/64 "2013-03-01T19:50:13Z")
I love you guys. Not, you know, _like that_. But still… ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/65 "2013-03-01T19:51:06Z")
> [@Silophant](#): > > So, when did Reagan schedule his speeches on vitally important national economic issues? It obviously wasn’t midday on weekdays, since that’s “wallowing in celebrity status”. Presumably it wasn’t evenings, since that’d be worse. Did he do it in the early morning, like at 4am or so? At least Regan had the common courtsey to get himself shot outside of prime-time. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/66 "2013-03-01T20:13:18Z")
Chrissakes. If your _Price is Right_ is pre-empted, just kick back with all the _Honey-Boo-Boo_ episodes you’ve DVR’ed. That’ll probably keep you busy through three or four bags of pork rinds. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/67 "2013-03-01T20:20:54Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > At least Reagan had the common courtsey to get himself shot outside of prime-time. Yeah, on the day of the NCAA tournament finale. Thanks for postponing one of the primo sports events of the year, so-called Gipper! ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/68 "2013-03-01T20:32:55Z")
If you hate Barack Hussein [del]Osama[/del] Obama, raise your hand! That guy is so full of himself! What, does he think he’s better than me? Does he think he’s so important? Next time, he should command that the TV stations _not_ broadcast his press conference, or else he’ll raise their taxes, lol! ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/69 "2013-03-01T21:01:35Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > this is the future why do we still need to interrupt TV for everytime the President speaks. There’s enough channels and the Internet that I don’t need to be inconvenienced and have my whole morning ruined because Obama needs to spread his agenda. > > Now he is answering questions and we’re not gonna be able to see them spin the big wheel or even do the showcase showdown at this rate > > why can’t Obama plan his schedule better Pardon me for being pedantic, but the “Showcase Showdown” is when they spin the big wheel. What they have at the end of the show is called “The Showcase,” even though there are two “showcases” involved. Anyway, usually if part of an episode is pre-empted, they will repeat it, probably during the summer. (Yes, TPIR airs repeats during the summer - usually between mid-June and mid-September, except for one or two theme episodes like a “Back to School” episode in mid-August). The TPIR page on CBS’s website has a list of air dates, and when they air repeats, they list the show’s original air date. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/70 "2013-03-01T21:11:59Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > At least Regan had the common courtsey to get himself shot outside of prime-time. I trace my liberal political beliefs as an adult largely to the fact that, when Reagan was shot, they interrupted _Scooby Doo_ to cover it. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/71 "2013-03-01T21:54:51Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I trace my liberal political beliefs as an adult largely to the fact that, when Reagan was shot, they interrupted _Scooby Doo_ to cover it. I couldn’t believe that Old Man Smithers had gone so far off the rails, just so he could look for pirate treasure! ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/72 "2013-03-01T22:01:02Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > I couldn’t believe that Old Man Smithers had gone so far off the rails, just so he could look for pirate treasure! Jeez! Spoiler tags, people! They exist for a reason! ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/73 "2013-03-01T22:10:28Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > Obama just said he should do a “jedi mind meld” on congress > > smh the President can’t even keep Star Wars and Star Trek references straight what an embarrassment You should read my Star Wars/Star Trek crossover fanfic. Obama obviously has. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/74 "2013-03-01T23:37:54Z")
Oh, man it was a really good one too! Everyone died at the end! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/75 "2013-03-01T23:59:12Z")
And it’s worse when they figuratively interrupt. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/76 "2013-03-02T00:05:28Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Moved from Cafe Society to the Pit, where anyone who thinks the OP is either stupid or trolling can say so. > > **twickster** , Cafe Society moderator I vote for trolling stupidly. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/77 "2013-03-02T00:14:50Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > I don’t own a tv. I don’t own \*two \*tvs. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/78 "2013-03-02T00:20:04Z")
_I_ don’t even use the Internet! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/79 "2013-03-02T00:51:44Z")
Of course President Obama can dictate exactly where and when his missives are broadcast, because he’s Left Wing, and so is the Media. And so is The Price Is Right, and anyone who waches it. And anyone who owns a t.v. And anyone who can spell t.v. And anyone who never vows against the letters t and v. You didn’t know this? A long look in the mirror is in order, Mr. OP. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738/80 "2013-03-02T00:59:22Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Of course President Obama can dictate exactly where and when his missives are broadcast, because he’s Left Wing, and so is the Media. And so is The Price Is Right, and anyone who waches it. And anyone who owns a t.v. And anyone who can spell t.v. And anyone who never vows against the letters t and v. You didn’t know this? > A long look in the mirror is in order, Mr. OP. No, no, no. The \*President \*is left, but the \*Price \*is _Right_. Clearly, this interruption was deliberate political retribution from the Oval Office. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-literally-interrupting-the-price-is-right-for-obamas-budget-conference/651738.md?page=5)