Between Two Ferns- Obama

For those of you that have not seen the Between Two Ferns with Barack Obama, go watch it. Now. 

In this hilarious video, Obama and comedic star Zach Galifianakis, poke fun at each other in a mock interview through Funnyordie.com. Zach brings up Obama's birth certificate scandal, and lackluster basketball game. Barack jabs right back at Zach, torching the Hangover 3 and even making a few fat-jokes. After the back-and-forth burn battle, Obama begins to discuss what he obviously came there to plug: Obamacare. 

Obama began talking about the site, (also called Healcare.gov) and stated that the site is now working 
better than ever. Keeping the mood light, Zach continued to make jokes periodically, like asking Obama why he asked the creator of the Zoon to design the website. He finished the plug by telling the viewers that they only have a couple more weeks to sign up. 

While many people (including myself), found this hysterical, others were appalled. Conservative political commentator Bill O-Reilly said that the interview was a farce, and that "Abe Lincoln would not have done it". ABC's Jim Avila said the interview damages the "dignity of the office". MSNBC's Rachel Maddow disagreed with Avila by saying past presidents such as Reagan, Bush, Eisenhower and Nixon have all appeared on comedy shows in the past. 

The controversy is brewing between these two sides, but one thing is for certain: the video was effective. Healthcare.gov has seen a 40% increase in viewership since the video released on the 11th. This is huge for Obama, who says his reasoning behind the video was to reach the 18-30 year-old demographic. Who would've thought that Zach Galifianakis calling Barack Obama a "nerd" would bring in so much publicity?