Newsbusters "As NewsBusters has been reporting, NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno has been outfront amongst late night comedians in humorously attacking Barack Obama for the numerous scandals facing the White House.
"Viewers must be loving it, for as The Wrap reported Friday, Leno trounced CBS's David Letterman in the May sweeps:"
On a new IRS commissioner: “They’re called ‘acting commissioner’ because you have to act like the scandal doesn’t involve the White House.”
On comparisons to Nixon: “At least he’s not being compared to President Carter.”
On the Miami Heat beating Obama’s beloved Chicago Bulls: “You now what that means? LeBron James is going to get audited by the IRS.”
May 17:
“It’s casual Friday, which means that at the White House, they’re casually going through everybody’s phone calls and records.”
On Obama’s dismissal of the IRS commissioner: “Apparently he was fired for acting like Richard Nixon’s IRS commissioner.”
“Love him or hate him, you have to admit that President Obama is a new kind of Democrat. He’s embroiled in three scandals and not one of them involves sex!”
“This morning he called Mitt Romney and said, ‘Look, if you still want the job …’”
“Fox News has changed its slogan from ‘Fair and Balanced’ to ‘See, I told you so!’”
May 20:
“These White House scandals are not going away anytime soon. … People in Kenya are now saying he’s 100 percent American. That’s how bad it’s gotten.”
On Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) saying the Obama administration operates in a culture of intimidation. “Really? Anyone intimidated by Barack Obama? He can’t even keep Joe Biden in line.”
May 21:
On Obama’s commencement address: “He told the young graduates their future is bright unless, of course, they want jobs. Then they’re totally screwed.”
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"Viewers must be loving it, for as The Wrap reported Friday, Leno trounced CBS's David Letterman in the May sweeps:"
In reaction to news of a prostitution ring being run out of a retirement home.
“Boy, that Obamacare is amazing! It just provides everything!”On a new IRS commissioner: “They’re called ‘acting commissioner’ because you have to act like the scandal doesn’t involve the White House.”
On comparisons to Nixon: “At least he’s not being compared to President Carter.”
On the Miami Heat beating Obama’s beloved Chicago Bulls: “You now what that means? LeBron James is going to get audited by the IRS.”
May 17:
“It’s casual Friday, which means that at the White House, they’re casually going through everybody’s phone calls and records.”
On Obama’s dismissal of the IRS commissioner: “Apparently he was fired for acting like Richard Nixon’s IRS commissioner.”
“Love him or hate him, you have to admit that President Obama is a new kind of Democrat. He’s embroiled in three scandals and not one of them involves sex!”
“This morning he called Mitt Romney and said, ‘Look, if you still want the job …’”
“Fox News has changed its slogan from ‘Fair and Balanced’ to ‘See, I told you so!’”
May 20:
“These White House scandals are not going away anytime soon. … People in Kenya are now saying he’s 100 percent American. That’s how bad it’s gotten.”
On Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) saying the Obama administration operates in a culture of intimidation. “Really? Anyone intimidated by Barack Obama? He can’t even keep Joe Biden in line.”
May 21:
On Obama’s commencement address: “He told the young graduates their future is bright unless, of course, they want jobs. Then they’re totally screwed.”
Read more.