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Reagan gave 27 Oval Office addresses in his presidency. Obama has given 2. [View all] reformist2 Apr 2013 OP

OMG OMG OMG OMGOMGOMGOGOMGOMGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111111 uppityperson Apr 2013 #1

27 Oval Office addresses and what to show for it? Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #2

I am not claiming these are good things dsc Apr 2013 #7

These are accomplishments? Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #9

yes they are dsc Apr 2013 #11

Well, if these are accomplishments, I recommend doing the opposite Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #13

It resulted in him being able to shape the country dsc Apr 2013 #14

In the wrong direction.... Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #19

How many more threads Control-Z Apr 2013 #3

I hoped people wouldn't have knee-jerk responses, but realize this is an actual problem for Obama. reformist2 Apr 2013 #4

No you are simply trying, badly, to be stealthy MattBaggins Apr 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author MattBaggins Apr 2013 #50

Reagan didn't have Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, webpages, phone apps... JaneQPublic Apr 2013 #5

I wonder CalFresh Apr 2013 #6

And why would we give a shit Itchinjim Apr 2013 #8

As one teacher told me in high school..."Quality, not quantity" edbermac Apr 2013 #10

True. But two addresses in 4 1/2 years...it's like he's not even trying. reformist2 Apr 2013 #17

He has directly addressed the country many times PennsylvaniaMatt Apr 2013 #53

Mass communication's changed a little bit since the eighties. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2013 #12

As I see it Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #15

networks don't tolerate that any more unless it's significant 'news' in their opinion bigtree Apr 2013 #16

FDR gave about 600 press conferences MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #18

Barack Obama - 9024 tweets. Ronald Reagan - 0 ... SidDithers Apr 2013 #20

Ha! Itchinjim Apr 2013 #22

hahaha!!! Whisp Apr 2013 #24

Of course, let's compare TM99 Apr 2013 #57

lulz...nt Paul E Ester Apr 2013 #58

This is a problem Warpy Apr 2013 #21

The bully pulpit is the most overrated tactic in the world Yavin4 Apr 2013 #33

No, but their constituents sure as hell do. Warpy Apr 2013 #34

No. They don't. Yavin4 Apr 2013 #36

Reagan knew the power of propaganda and used it for evil. Warpy Apr 2013 #37

Reagan and Bush II asked for tax cuts for the rich and expanded war authority Yavin4 Apr 2013 #38

yeh, you should be embarassed. n/t Whisp Apr 2013 #23

Where is Raygun's YouTube channel? BumRushDaShow Apr 2013 #25

Why is this embarrassing? Who really cares? MattBaggins Apr 2013 #26

He's too embarrassed to say anything highprincipleswork Apr 2013 #27

No, he's not. President Obama has other venues besides the Oval Office. Cha Apr 2013 #32

Welcome To The Era of 24/7 News Channels... KharmaTrain Apr 2013 #28

If Obama gave 4 Politicalboi Apr 2013 #30

The Networks Are Not Going To Clear Their Programming for Him Yavin4 Apr 2013 #31

A more apt comparison might be between FDR enlightenment Apr 2013 #35

The "Fireside Chat" became the "Weekly Radio Address" BumRushDaShow Apr 2013 #44

Good point. enlightenment Apr 2013 #45

When GWB did his BumRushDaShow Apr 2013 #47

+1 nt Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #48

Interesting switch up. enlightenment Apr 2013 #49

We Live in a 1,000 Channel, Billions of Websites, and Video Games World... Yavin4 Apr 2013 #39

And still managed a landslide election. No one watches TV anymore. It's a social media world. JaneyVee Apr 2013 #40

Unrec. FSogol Apr 2013 #41

No one wants their reality shows interrupted by the President davidn3600 Apr 2013 #42

Fuck Ronald Reagan with Margaret Thatcher's handbag. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #43

Reagan? The movie actor? nyquil_man Apr 2013 #46

The best acting president ever. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #54

Was this a drive by? MattBaggins Apr 2013 #51

reagan was embarrassing. spanone Apr 2013 #52

So let me ask how long did it take to count them? Historic NY Apr 2013 #55

No ProSense Apr 2013 #56