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Ken Layne's OutrageSay what you want about Barack Obama, but there's one thing absolutely nobody can argue with ever again: Our new president will make History this week when he becomes the very first U.S. president to be a guest on legendary late-night teevee sensation Jay Leno's television program.

Many Americans will get their "first look" at the president during this program which usually comes on after the local sports broadcast. What will they think?

More than a few people will be shocked by Barack Obama's appearance -- fans of Jay Leno tend to think everyone has a weird protruding jaw and scary white hair.

But sleepy teevee viewers will have questions other than, "Who is this handsome young man with the symmetrical skull shape?"

Does this Obama, for example, have a famous wife who appears on the covers of People and US Weekly?

Yes He Does!

Famous!His wife, in fact, is famous celebrity magazine cover person Michelle Obama. It's no coincidence they have the same name -- they're married to each other! (The curious may be surprised to learn these Obamas share not only a name, but some children, and a house in the nation's capital.)

Another surprise for Jay Leno fans will come when President Obama fails to bring a "clip" from his recent movie which he would like you to go see on Friday. Barack Obama doesn't have a movie coming out.

In a "twist" on the usual request for audience members to spend their money on the guest's new movie or CD or other product, Barack Obama is expected to talk about how he -- his government, actually, in faraway Washington DC -- is actually giving money to the viewers of the show.

It is bound to be a very exciting night for America's watchers of television programs.

But history lovers should not expect Barack Obama to set any records by becoming the first black guest on the Tonight Show. Nobody knows who achieved that goal, or when it happened. But by 1963 black guests were so common on the show that comedian Bill Cosby could only make history by becoming the first black guest host.

Ken Layne writes about different programs on the teevee for the television-listings weekly Wonkette.

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