Obama to America: plug the hole!

America to Obama: we’d like to, but the Secret Service won’t let us!

So not only was President Obama’s oil spill speech poorly received, it didn’t get much in the way of ratings, either. Carol notes:

The gelding…

I’m sure she means that metaphorically. Because how would she know?

…who occupies the Oval Office must be disappointed to learn that his first address from the Oily Office was his second least-watched primetime event.

Despite being carried over eleven broadcast networks and cable outfits, the overexposed teleprompter reader was largely tuned out by Americans who are sick of this errand boy sent by grocery clerks.

She links Live Feed:

Barack Obama’s first address from the Oval Office delivered 32.1 million viewers Tuesday evening. The speech ranks as the president’s second least-watched major cross-network primetime event.

Okay, 32.1 million viewers is still quite a few. Over 10% of the whole country. But then, you could probably put slow motion fish-cleaning on “eleven broadcast newtorks and cable outfits” and still get into the tens of millions.

Hey, if that’s what’s on…

And one more thing: how many viewers was it once you take out all the bloggers?