Barack Obama vs. the NFL: No Contest for TV Viewership Next Thursday

Submitted by Anonymous on September 1, 2011 - 1:20pm

In case anyone's laying bets, take the "under" on Barack Obama's TV ratings next Thursday night.

Pancake-blocked by House Speaker John Boehner, the president will present his "jobs" speech to a joint session of Congress Sept. 8, just as NBC ramps up its wall-to-wall coverage of the NFL season opener between the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers.

A rehash of stale political bromides and failed economic policies probably won't be a Nielsen ratings blockbuster compared to that.

Already tuning out, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., had a suggestion for Obama: Just send a written copy of the plan up to Capitol Hill for consideration. That's how most serious proposals are conveyed.

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