A Network Tells the President No

There are two things I try very hard to keep out of this blog—religion and politics. But when our President insists on messing with the TV schedule as often as he has during his first 100 days, it’s hard not to protest a little…

I mean, I understand that President Obama wants to insert his own voice into the dialogue about his first 100 days, but this is sweeps. It’s pretty ironic that he’ll be talking about fixing our economy when he’s costing the networks millions. There has to be another way to communicate his message.

That’s why I have to give props to the one network that has decided to refuse the President’s request—FOX. Now, some have already accused FOX of playing partisan politics, but I think it’s pretty obvious that this is all about dollars and cents. Yes, it’s true that this address would not preempt “American Idol,” but it could cause it to run over—and we already know what kind of chaos that causes. Plus, “Lie to Me” really shouldn’t have to endure another week off.

Now, I am not suggesting that TV is more important than our economy or other world issues. I just think that the President is making a few too many TV appearances. At some point, people are going to grow tired of them…