Obama to Interrupt Your Programs for Debt Speech Tonight 10.19K Jim Newell 07/25/11 04:15PM Filed to: the president the president Briefly Barack Obama Speeches Debt ceiling debt limit Appic Yeah, it's gotten this bad: President Obama will address the nation at 9:00 ET tonight about the debt ceiling negotiations, bringing this fresh hell to your teevee screen! What can you do? The guy loves giving speeches.