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Presidential TV habits — what, no "L Word"?

Presidential candidates are just like us! They like to sack out in front of the TV with a bag of Cheetos and the remote, too. Or, well, so they told TV Guide earlier this month. Several of the top presidential contenders, both Democratic and Republican, shared their tube-time schedules. The answers weren't too surprising. Familiar favorites, family fare and the like. So in the interest of broadening their horizons, I've compiled a list of their current TV habits and shows they should consider checking out. I consider it my patriotic duty to get them matched up with the right programs.

Hillary Clinton

Does Watch: HGTV makeover shows, American Idol, Grey's Anatomy, Dancing With the Stars and her all-time TV favorite, The Ed Sullivan Show.

Should Watch: Wonder Woman. Breaking glass ceilings and traveling in glass jets. It's the perfect preparation for a spin on Air Force One — again. Plus, what president couldn't use that Golden Lasso?


Barack Obama

Does Watch: SpongeBob SquarePants and his all-time favorites, M*A*S*H and The Wire.

Should Watch: Dude, she is standing right there next to you. Don't make Oprah angry; you wouldn't like her when she's angry.


John Edwards

Does Watch: Boston Legal and his guilty pleasure, “Fred Thompson on Law & Order.”

Should Watch: I like John, but I can't be the only one who thinks he is a doppelganger for Robin, right?


Dennis Kucinich

Does Watch: The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, Late Show and Saturday Night Live — and he doesn't even mind being the butt of their punch lines. “I take what I do seriously, but I don't take myself seriously.”

Should Watch: The Littles. Hey, that's not a slam. It's a how-to guide for navigating the world when you're vertically challenged.


John McCain

Does Watch: Prison Break, “because, as a fellow prisoner, I always dreamed and plotted how I would break out of the Hanoi Hilton.”

Should Watch: Sesame Street, because he has seemed extra Oscar-the-Grouch-ish lately and looks like he could use a sunny day or two.


Fred Thompson

Does Watch: SportsCenter, because he needs to “to stay up on my Titans, Vols, Vanderbilt and, of course, my Memphis Tigers.”

Should Watch: Law & Order, because that's where we wish he would have stayed.

Mitt Romney

Does Watch: Lost.

Should Watch: Big Love (sorry, I couldn't resist.)

browne's picture

Haha, I thought maybe you

Haha, I thought maybe you were going to say

Romney

Should Watch: Lost, because that's what we all wish he would get.

Maybe that's just me ;)

Slym's picture

Not Just You

Ha ha ha - it's not just you.

imthey's picture

Snooze...

Geez... is it just me or are these "Presidential hopefuls" rather trite with their TV viewing habits?  Snooze-fest.
 
It would be nice to hear someone announce that they watch something more entertaining like Pushing Daisies or House.  I don't know, maybe the vast wasteland of TV doesn't have much on that is worth watching in the first place, but it would be nice to have a little less of the usual cookie cutter, bland answers that were given. 
 
I guess out of all of them, Dennis Kucinich gave the least boring answers and Hillary Clinton the most "popular" answers citing shows that tend to be tops in the ratings. 

 

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Sally10825's picture

And Giuliani?

He doesn't watch TV? I guess he spends a lot more time dressing up in drag to go to the Met for any Opera night! LOL... And about Romney... yes he SHOULD GET LOST!

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dypole's picture

That Romney zinger was

That Romney zinger was priceless. At least you picked a good show to assign him!

Also, I have to give props to Obama for picking one of the best shows on TV, The Wire.

"Out of the box is where I live." -Starbuck

Radical Bradacal's picture

Is anyone else worried....

that Barack Obama watches Sponge Bob Square Pants? Have you seen it? I want to know what he does *while* watching it .... maybe something that could get him impeached later on ....

re: John McCain - WE GET IT. You were in prison. This is becoming like John Kerry's infamous "three purple hearts"... Get out more, John(s). Go watch Sponge Bob with Barack. 

I'm sorry, but I don't believe for ONE second that Hillary watches HGTV "makeover" shows. Iron Chef, I would believe. She's a Cat Cora fan, I can feel it.

Dennis Kucinich has the best taste in TV. Is that scary, or what? And John Edwards watching Fred Thompson on Law & Order? Priceless. I knew I liked him for a reason.

I want to know what Mike Revell watches ....

 

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pecola's picture

TV Time

The only person wishing that Fred Thompson stayed on Law & Order more than me is, probably, Fred Thompson. I don't recall the last time someone came into the race with such hype and fizzled so quickly.

Don't feel bad about the Romney joke, dorothy...I joked with a friend the other day that in response to Romney's speech on faith and politics, some evalengists were going to send voters in Iowa and New Hampshire the first season of Big Love.

imthey wrote:
Geez... is it just me or are these "Presidential hopefuls" rather trite with their TV viewing habits? Snooze-fest.

Not Obama...The Wire is one of the best shows on TV. Definitely not a show I'd call trite.

Pirategrrrl wrote:
Is anyone else worried that Barack Obama watches Sponge Bob Square Pants? Have you seen it?

I would, but he has two little girls. I'll give him a pass. I wonder if Chris Dodd watches cartoons with his daughters.

I'm surprised more Republicans didn't say 24.

Radical Bradacal's picture

still ...

I would, but he has two little girls. I'll give him a pass. I wonder if Chris Dodd watches cartoons with his daughters.

I know he has two children, I'm just a little worried that he admits to it ... watching it by association with kids is one thing. Admitting it in an interview? A little scary, I think.

Chris Dodd. He needs to watch Heroes or Pushing Daisies or something ... most boring, white-toast democrat since Dukakis.  

 

I smile, I grin, when the gal with a touch of sin walks in
I hope, and I pray, for a Hester to win just one more "A"

angel winters's picture

well

Politicians will admit to about the three to four shows but never something overtly controversial..and sadly...The L word to any of them is.
Missy2003sl's picture

i too am skeptical about

i too am skeptical about Hiliary's choices. like 'imthey' i noticed they were popular shows. seems like she just doesn't want to ruffle any feathers.

Also am i the only person in the world weirded out by spongebob's popularity. i know people who have no taste in tv shows and barely watch tv but watch spongebob. He's a sponge... with a really weird voice.

Radical Bradacal's picture

I heard a rumor ...

That spongebob was created during a long intense bong session ... I kid you not.  

 

I smile, I grin, when the gal with a touch of sin walks in
I hope, and I pray, for a Hester to win just one more "A"

panacirema's picture

I heard that too

and that makes sense. I'm also sure the show makes perfect sense to viewers 'under the influence'..

omg, inbd


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