Obama Would Give More Speeches if Networks Let Him

Jay Carney: “The truth is we would do it more, but the networks, especially the broadcast networks, are not always willing to say yes. The threshold question is, you know, is it of national significance on a major issue something that the president feels the American people need to hear about? Matters of military force are the most obvious circumstances that merit a prime time address. There are also issues around significant domestic legislation, or national issues. He did a national speech launching health care reform that was primetime. It’s not a well you can go back to that often, though, because it requires the networks to give the time.”