We intentionally stay as far away from talking about politics as we can here at TV Jab. We’re a TV blog, not a political blog. But occasionally, especially in an election year, the two intersect.

If you’ve been following the current U.S. Presidential race at all, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the speech that Democratic hopeful Barack Obama gave on Monday about comments that his hometown pastor made about race. Well, that live speech pulled in over four million viewers, compared to the usual two million and change that usually watch the cable news networks.

Obama will appear on Larry King Live tonight, and will also be a guest on The View on Friday, March 28.