# Obama to appear on Jimmy Fallon Show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684 "2012-04-23T13:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/21 "2012-04-25T17:20:35Z")
> [@BetsQ](#): > > For the record, the intro music was, indeed, “Hail to the Chief.” Not exactly… He was introduced and walked out to no music, but the first few bars of the “Slow Jam” were HttC. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/22 "2012-04-25T19:16:27Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > Shouldn’t this be in Cafe Society? > > Also, **What The … ?!?1** , lay off the Obama threads. It’s annoying. > [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > You aren’t. > > Well, that’s where threads about TV shows go. Maybe you should familiarize yourself with the rules of the board. > > I’m sure \*you \*do. Why don’t you just say it, instead of playing coy? It seems you think that comes across as clever. It doesn’t. Knock off the junior modding, **miss elizabeth**. If you have a problem with another poster, take it to the Pit, don’t issue instructions to him or her in other forums. No warning issued. **twickster** , Cafe Society moderator ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/23 "2012-04-26T12:18:02Z")
> [@Oy](#): > > I watched this, and was puzzled. We know Obama can actually sing quite well, and can mimic this kind of style effectively. So why did he play it so straight? He’s been very funny on other occasions, such as the Press Corps dinners, so why didn’t he loosen up here and get his own laughs while making his point, rather than letting Fallon and the band have the fun stuff? > > It didn’t work for me. He came across as stiff and bland, which I know he is not. Its the ol’ “Never be seen wearing a funny hat” rule. In an election year its better to be seen as stiff than silly. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/24 "2012-04-26T12:20:07Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > Well, that’s where threads about TV shows go. Maybe you should familiarize yourself with the rules of the board. Maybe it wasn’t meant to be about the TV show so much. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/25 "2012-04-26T14:57:21Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Maybe it wasn’t meant to be about the TV show so much. Then you started the wrong thread, because you asked an innocuous question about what the band might play when Obama walked onstage. Next time, state your full topic upfront instead of playing gotcha and making people guess what you want to talk about. And yes, it’s getting to be time for you to consider topics that are not Obama-related. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/26 "2012-04-26T17:09:56Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Then you started the wrong thread, because you asked an innocuous question about what the band might play when Obama walked onstage. Next time, state your full topic upfront instead of playing gotcha and making people guess what you want to talk about. And yes, it’s getting to be time for you to consider topics that are not Obama-related. I’ll try to remember… no innocuousness, no guessing games, not so much Obama. Can you help with how much Obama is too much? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/27 "2012-04-26T17:15:13Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > I’ll try to remember… no innocuousness, no guessing games, not so much Obama. Can you help with how much Obama is too much? I think I’ll be good with four more years or so. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/28 "2012-04-26T17:18:14Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > I’ll try to remember… no innocuousness, no guessing games, not so much Obama. Can you help with how much Obama is too much? 9 years. Or what **Bob** said. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/29 "2012-04-26T17:24:18Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Can you help with how much Obama is too much? I’m always reluctant to make up a ratio or amount for people. I will put it this way: you’ve started three Obama-related threads in the last five days, plus another about a week before that. One of those three threads this week had a real discussion topic, two of them - since it turns out you were not really interested in the OP you wrote in this thread - did not. I’d consider posting about some other topics, and if you do start other Obama-themed threads, make sure you make it clear to people what you actually want to talk about. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/30 "2012-04-27T11:38:15Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I’m always reluctant to make up a ratio or amount for people. I will put it this way: you’ve started three Obama-related threads in the last five days, plus another about a week before that. One of those three threads this week had a real discussion topic, two of them - since it turns out you were not really interested in the OP you wrote in this thread - did not. I’d consider posting about some other topics, and if you do start other Obama-themed threads, make sure you make it clear to people what you actually want to talk about. No wonder you are reluctant… it sounds so silly when you do. Three/four threads about Obama…wow! It’s not like he’s powerful or in the news or anything. Who says I wasn’t interested in this thread? I had a song I heard before posting and researched it and everything… then I decided t would be better not to post it even though it was no more disrespectful than the song they played for Bachman. You should be proud of me!!😃 ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/31 "2012-04-27T17:42:34Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Who says I wasn’t interested in this thread? I had a song I heard before posting and researched it and everything… then I decided t would be better not to post it even though it was no more disrespectful than the song they played for Bachman. You should be proud of me!!😃 Yeah… suggesting he read the forum rules was _clearly_ a step in the wrong direction… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/32 "2012-04-27T17:58:08Z")
Sometimes just engaging is a step in the wrong direction. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/33 "2012-04-27T17:58:11Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Who says I wasn’t interested in this thread? You said thread “wasn’t meant to be about the TV show so much.” That’s in a thread calling “Obama to appear on Jimmy Fallon Show,” where the OP is “I wonder what song the band will use to introduce him?” Obviously Obama is in the news plenty, but we’re talking about how many threads _you_ start and what kind of topics you provide when you do. I think you take my meaning even if you don’t like to acknowledge it, so I expect you to keep that instruction in mind. If you have other complaints or comments about what I am telling you, start a thread in ATMB instead of posting about them here. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/34 "2012-04-30T14:20:10Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > Yeah… suggesting he read the forum rules was _clearly_ a step in the wrong direction… > :rolleyes: But the real world is so nuanced … I’m having a hard time believing that the reuls are so cut and dry. If it has anything to do with politics it can’t go in GQ?? If it has anything to do with a TV show it must go in CS?? ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/35 "2012-04-30T14:25:41Z")
This could have been an interesting thread about Obama on Fallon… ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/36 "2012-04-30T14:30:04Z")
They should introduce him with “Magic Man.” ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/37 "2012-05-01T13:46:03Z")
> [@well\_he\_s\_back](#): > > This could have been an interesting thread about Obama on Fallon… Where’d it go off the rails? What might have been done to fix that? Mod… move this wherever if you want. It’s already been moved once. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684/38 "2012-05-01T16:40:55Z")
**What the** , let me settle all your concerns once and for all: Michelle Bachmann **IS** a lying ass bitch, and it was hilarious and proper to play that. Obama is one of the better presidents in modern times, and deserves to be treated with respect. Most criticisms of him are insane. The song they played for him was proper and correct. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-jimmy-fallon-show/619684.md?page=1)