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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Thu May 22, 2014, 12:39 PM May 2014

'Price Is Right' viewers complain about President Obama interrupting show with speech

When President Barack Obama hit the podium around 11 a.m. today to speak abut the Veterans Affairs scandal, social media erupted with criticism.
It wasn't for the reason one might think.

As Obama began delivering his remarks, he interrupted the CBS network broadcast of The Price Is Right, quickly sending hardcore TPIR fans to Twitter to complain.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/05/21/Price-Is-Right-viewers-complain-about-President-Obama-interrupting-show-with-speech/8341400697167/

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'Price Is Right' viewers complain about President Obama interrupting show with speech (Original Post) n2doc May 2014 OP

"Dumb on down... You're the next contestant on the Price is Right!" Blue Owl May 2014 #1

DUzy worthy Brother Buzz May 2014 #7

Abso... 3catwoman3 May 2014 #13

This has to be The Onion? uppityperson May 2014 #2

Well we all know watching The Price is Right is much more important than anything having to do appleannie1 May 2014 #3

That show's still on? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #4

This has happened before Blue_Tires May 2014 #5

I remember last year... Dpm12 May 2014 #14

Too fucking bad. onehandle May 2014 #6

Bunch of Commie Plinkos... Blue Owl May 2014 #11

All Presidents have to deal with this when they want to be picked up by the major networks. NCTraveler May 2014 #8

Totally agree yuiyoshida May 2014 #9

I just caught a little Leme May 2014 #10

I wonder if they would have done it... Rod Beauvex May 2014 #12

Blue Owl

(50,514 posts)

1. "Dumb on down... You're the next contestant on the Price is Right!"

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 12:43 PM

May 2014

n/t

Brother Buzz

(36,469 posts)

7. DUzy worthy

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #1)

Thu May 22, 2014, 12:51 PM

May 2014

3catwoman3

(24,054 posts)

13. Abso...

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #7)

Thu May 22, 2014, 02:26 PM

May 2014

...freaking-lutely!!!

uppityperson

(115,681 posts)

2. This has to be The Onion?

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 12:43 PM

May 2014

appleannie1

(5,070 posts)

3. Well we all know watching The Price is Right is much more important than anything having to do

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 12:44 PM

May 2014

with our Veterans or our President.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,234 posts)

4. That show's still on?

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 12:44 PM

May 2014

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

5. This has happened before

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 12:46 PM

May 2014

wasn't there some huge outcry early in his first term for pre-empting some prime-time show or sporting event? Even the network bigwigs (NBC maybe?) complained to the press...