There's No Escaping Them: Obamas to Appear on American Idol

Fresh off having our viewing of the Final Four interrupted for some slobbering over Barack Obama, now these two camera hogs are now scheduled to appear on American Idol in a couple of weeks. Hey, why not just declare them the American Idols and be done with it? Do these two know what the work overexposed means?

Upside? I've never watched the show so I won't miss anything.

The President and First Lady took time out of their busy schedules on Wednesday to sit down for a taping with "American Idol" as part of the hit show's fundraising event set to air next week.

"Idol Gives Back" is a two-hour charity performance that has already raised more than $140 million in contributions for global organizations.

This year's beneficiaries include Children's Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children's U.S. Programs and the United Nations Foundation.

It seems his schedule isn't all that busy considering he has time to work on basketball picks and watch games for hours on end. Surely he'll be showing up on Master's coverage this weekend, then doing some NBA play-by-play during the playoffs.

Judging by his anemic approval ratings it seems the more people see of him the less they like him.

Update: Ouch. Even Mao Would Say, 'Hey, Pal, Leave Them Wanting More'

One of my favorite subjects of Jay Nordlinger's writing is the rapid destruction of "politics-free zones" in American life. We're also rapidly losing any corner of American culture where Dear Leader doesn't pop up. He's making Taylor Swift look obscure.

Again, note that the only time Obama didn't show up on our televisions were the three days after somebody tried to blow up a plane over Detroit.