. "One of the leaders of the original 2007-2008 strike, Barack Obama, realized shortly after the initial strike ended that Americans were weak from lack of TV. After just getting their shows back for a short time and realizing how great it was to plop down on their couch and watch American Dad for a few hours, they would be more susceptible to caving into more demanding demands."@en . . . . . . "2008-2009 Writers Guild of America Strike"@en . . "One of the leaders of the original 2007-2008 strike, Barack Obama, realized shortly after the initial strike ended that Americans were weak from lack of TV. After just getting their shows back for a short time and realizing how great it was to plop down on their couch and watch American Dad for a few hours, they would be more susceptible to caving into more demanding demands."@en . . .