   Not surprisingly, Fallon and his band were more than happy to
comply with their guest's efforts to push his agenda while
trashing those on the other side of the aisle (video follows
with transcript and commentary):  JIMMY FALLON, HOST: You might
have seen this in the news, but President Obama has asked
Congress to stop the interest rates on Stafford student loans
from going up this summer.  [Cheers and applause]  FALLON: Yeah.
I was going to make a joke about this news, but I don't think it
needs a joke. You know what I'm talking about Tariq?  TARIQ
TROTTER, SINGER ROOTS BAND: Yeah, Jimmy, I think you're saying
you want to slow jam this news?  FALLON: That’s right. I want to
slow jam the news, and I'm not the only one.  How nice. So the
folks at NBC decided to immediately advocate a position on this
student loan issue and assist the President in advancing his
agenda in an election year on national television:  PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA: I'm President Barack Obama, and I too want to slow
jam the news.  FALLON: