Editing 1435: Presidential Alert

{{comic
| number    = 1435
| date      = October 17, 2014
| title     = Presidential Alert
| image     = presidential_alert.png
| titletext = When putting his kids to bed, after saying 'Goodnight', Obama has to stop himself from saying 'God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.'
}}

==Explanation==
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The EAS (Emergency Alert System) is a way for the President to get a message out to all American's almost instantly.  In this comic the President was pushing buttons at his desk and pushed the button that activated the EAS (Emergency Alert System) on accident, which essentially hijacks everybody's television and radio broadcasts.  Suddenly surprised about being on Television, the President tries to think of something "important" to say on the spot but the best he could come up with was a quick message about dental hygiene. 

The Title Text refers to how most presidential addresses to the nation end, "God bless you, and God bless the United Stated of America", the joke is that the current American President, Obama, has to actively remember not to say that to his kids when telling them good night.

It also eludes to Barack Obama's notorious lack of composure when speaking without a teleprompter.

==Transcript==
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 | titletext = When putting his kids to bed, after saying 'Goodnight', Obama has to stop himself from saying 'God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.'
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-[[File:Eas_new.svg|thumb|150px|Current EAS logo]]
 ==Explanation==
-The {{w|Emergency Alert System}} allows the U.S. President to address the country in the event of a national emergency, by broadcasting a message over all television and radio channels. Despite systems like this having existed for over 60 years, no president has ever used it, even during major incidents like the {{w|September 11 attacks}}.
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+The EAS (Emergency Alert System) is a way for the President to get a message out to all American's almost instantly.  In this comic the President was pushing buttons at his desk and pushed the button that activated the EAS (Emergency Alert System) on accident, which essentially hijacks everybody's television and radio broadcasts.  Suddenly surprised about being on Television, the President tries to think of something "important" to say on the spot but the best he could come up with was a quick message about dental hygiene.
-In this comic, the US President accidentally activates the system by pressing a button, apparently located on the {{w|Resolute Desk|''Resolute'' Desk}} in the {{w|Oval Office}}. Surprised by being on television, he tries to think of something important to say on the spot, but cannot think of anything other than a piece of generic dental-hygiene advice – a rather non-urgent{{citation needed}} message.
+The Title Text refers to how most presidential addresses to the nation end, "God bless you, and God bless the United Stated of America", the joke is that the current American President, Obama, has to actively remember not to say that to his kids when telling them good night.
-The concept of the President mistakenly hitting an important button has long been a source for jokes, often somewhat morbidly involving the {{w|nuclear football}}.
+It also eludes to Barack Obama's notorious lack of composure when speaking without a teleprompter.
-The title text references the typical conclusion to presidential speeches: "Goodnight, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America," or some variation thereof. As "goodnight" is the typical conclusion to a day, the title text jokes that {{w|Barack Obama|President Obama}}, out of habit, has a hard time stopping at goodnight when saying that to his children. It might also be implying that the president that sent the message might actually be Barack Obama.
 ==Transcript==
-:[Television beeping.]
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-:Screen reads: "E.A.S Incoming Presidential Alert"
-:[President of the United States of America in his office is on the television.]
-:My fellow Americans. I, uhhh. Wow.
-:Frankly, I didn't realize what this button did. I was just... I mean... I appear before you tonight to, um.
-:Look, uhh...
-:Remember to floss regularly. Oral hygiene is important. Thank you.
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