WHY?

Why in the world would Obama think going on the air last night was a good idea. Only 20 million viewers tuned in. That might seem like a lot but not when you compare it to any of the debates between him and McCain. Another factor was the timing. Why try to compete against the World Series? Surely he could have switched his time slot, he had enough time to know the game would be going on. Buying a 30 minute time slot to basically do an infomercial didn't work for Ross Perot, so why did he think it was a good idea? It seems like a selfish, desperate reach for attention. So I ask Why? Why would he want to go on national television and babble off his ideas of how to run this country without having any oversight or competition? You know who else does this- Kim Jong Il.