Leno Counts How Many Times Obama Touched Himself On "The View"

After all the dust has settled over the hoopla created when Barack Obama appeared on "The View," like Barbara calling the senator "sexy," Jay Leno found one more angle. Last night "The Tonight Show" host put together a clip, with orange arrows, pointing out how many times Sen. Obama tugged at his clothes while talking to the ladies.

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Previously: Barack Obama On "The View": Barbara Says, "You're Very Sexy!"

Comments

[accountability]

YIKES!
So much sensitivity!

Lighten up, its cute.
Is every little thing an opportunity for defensiveness and/or attack?
Get a grip kiddies.

[Rdean88]

Every time I see Obama he looks skinnier. He really needs to gain some weight...I'm worried!

[IndependentMeans]

Leno should count how many times he touches himself.

[DRaymond]

If you've ever had a suit tailored, you know how they will ask you if you want it to look best with your hands at your side or with your hands partly raised (the latter means that they make the sleeves longer). The same thing goes for pants length. Most public figures are photographed standing so their pants are hemmed to look like they are not dragging when standing. Sit however, and they rise up. That is where that set of the View comes in. Most talk show sets have a desk or table or low table to cover the socks showing. But the View set is intended for women to show off their legs and shoes, so even without being surrounded by female attention guys feel uncomfortable with their socks hanging out there in front of the camera.

[c1ee]

wow, thanks for the deep assessment

[InternationalObserver]

Watch it again. It's clear to me that Obama sat down, saw himself in the monitor, noticed his pants were riding too high, decided he didn't want to look like Michael Jackson in 'Billie Jean' (or any MJ video ie pant cuffs three inches above ankle) and belatedly tried to fix the problem. Which of course, can't be done whilst remaining sitting. LOL. He's still got my vote.

[inthecolour]

What the? The title of this entry is outrageous.

Obama TOUCHED himself? This makes it sound like he was masturbating to The View co-hosts or something.

Please excuse the imagery I may have conjured up. I blame the writer of this entry.

[Ides]

If I was sitting next to Barbara Walters and she told me I was "sexy" I would be uncomfortable around her too. (We know how she works -- stay strong, Obama!)

[sugarbelle]

Oh, he just wants to touch the future President of the United States like everyone else does!
http://www.cafepress.com/sugarbelleshop/4226338

[IndependentMeans]

Very cute!

[accountability]

cute!

[maxwellinformed]

I just thought it was funny. Every married man in a room full of Cougars will have a different reaction. You never know until your in that situation. We know B. Clinton would have had his pimp game working. So much for Obama being a pimp.

[sternenweber]

I just really wish one day in these 15 years now
could pass without the daily anti-clinton narrative.

[DRaymond]

If you compare the setup on the view with a typical talk show you will realize that it is indeed designed to make the guest nervous.

The view set puts the camera straight-on to the guest.

The view surrounds the guest with the questioners and tends to send questions at them from all directions.

The view does not provide any sort of a desk or even a coffee table as a psychological barrier between the guest and the camera/audience.

most talk shows have a desk ot table to put your arms on or have chairs with arms to rest your hands on.. On the View set exactly where are you supposed to put your hands except on yourself?

So partly it is being surrounded by all that gushing at close range, but also it is the intentional design of the set itself.

[LawOfAttraction]

After looking at the footage more closely and being a man myself, who on occasion has sat in somewhat uncomfortable suit pants and has fidgeted to adjust them just so, I have come to the conclusion that it's more than likely all the local foods Barack's been eating on the campaign (Nathan's hot dogs/pizza in NYC, ribs in Texas, cheese steaks in Philly, etc,) have changed the fit of his pants. A fact he was acutely aware of while sitting in that chair with his crotch facing a studio audience of mostly women.

I'm just happy he didn't adjust his "package". lol

[BeyondGoodAndEvil]

This merely shows how uncomfortable he was, sandwiched between those ignorant cows, none of whom voted for Obama.

[MagillaGuerrilla]

I support Obama and I thought this was funny! I don't see why others here are so angry at Jay Leno. He even said how any man would be uncomfortable on that show, and it's true!

[G24]

Yeah, his pants were too short. He's a tall guy. I thought it was cute.

[isis]

He's hetero and still married to his first wife. What more does the 'sancity of marriage" crowd want? Or is all of their righteousness fake?

[NicoleAnonymous]

That was actually really funny. But the only thing is that Barbara Walters drooling over Obama was a little...awkward and that is my polite way of saying it.

The women there make it seem as though women are idiots who don't take politics seriously or won't ask him difficult questions such as how he plans to help the economy.

And they couldn't find a female Republican who looks really good and also can have an intelligent discussion to work on that show? Why does Barbara only hire women who make women look bad? Is she threatened by other women?