Our media, Democrats, and liberals have somehow forgotten that half of America did not vote for their Chosen One. We did not drink the Obama Kool-Aid. We do not swoon or faint at the mention of his name. We do not follow him like sheep - especially when he hasn't done anything. This man has practically been declared the greatest President ever. Yet, he isn't even President until tomorrow. Obama has no list of past accomplishments comparable to any previous man to hold the highest office in the land. No experience. No qualifications. Nothing. People voted for him on empty rhetoric, and they are simply following him on empty rhetoric. Guess that liberalism and ignorance go hand in hand. But we all have to live with Obama as our new leader. Let's "hope" we make it through the next four years without too much damage, and that we can "change" the direction of things in 2010 and 2012...
But back to our media. They have gone gaa-gaa over this inauguration. The reporting is so over the top as to be childish. Does almost every news story on TV have to be devoted to Obama? Do we really need almost every article in the newspapers to report some little tidbit on the Chosen One? Need proof? Pick up the Sunday (1/18/09) Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel. Aside from a special section devoted entirely to Obama, stories about him and his family can be found throughout the paper. Articles too numerous to count. All slobbering with affection and admiration. Actually, it is a more difficult task to find a section of the paper that DOESN'T mention Mr. Obama. He is even referenced in the sports pages. Obama is written about in the "Entree" food section, for goodness sakes! Why?
Why has the media suddenly started writing about Obama like lovestruck teenagers with reckless abandon? No integrity, total bias, and no shame - and no professionalism. At least during the campaign is was a bit toned down - I didn't think it could get much worse. But it has. Guess those in the mainstream media are all just too excited. Like little children jumping up and down, yelling with glee. The media helped get him elected - they won as well as Obama. And now we all have to hear and read about it - everywhere. 24/7. And the 50% of Americans who did not vote for him are left to witness this cult-like phenomenon.
I also find it funny how the press keeps touting our "first black president", yet when the presidential campaign began, weren't they the same ones telling us that race didn't matter? That we must all be colorblind? Two men were running for president. One won, one did not. We looked at Obama and McCain as men - period. Yet, now that it is Barack Obama - who touts race? The media. Over and over - the first black president is the mantra. (I wonder if Bill Clinton is upset. After all, wasn't he dubbed the "first black president?") And does anyone remember that Obama's mother was white, making Obama half-white?
In all honesty, I don't like Obama. Never have. Probably never will. And this post is not meant as much a complaint about Obama, but what passes for journalism these days. However, tomorrow is Obama's day, as well as all Obama-zombies everywhere. So, to you all, enjoy! Congratulations! Toast to your Messiah with more Kool-Aid! For all our sakes, I hope Obama can succeed and do what is best for America.
But, here's what you have been waiting for:
My solution for those tired of the Obama Lovefest that is being shoved down our throats. For the half of America who did not vote for Obama and have no plans to watch the slobbering lovefest on January 20, 2009:
Tune in to Cable Channel USA on Tuesday. The station is running a "House" marathon all day and night!
Or better yet, read a book!
- Ann Coulter has a new one out: "Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault on America"
- Bernard Goldberg has come out with: "A Slobbering Love Affair - The True (and Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media"
Who knows - it may not be safe to turn on your televisions Wednesday, either, so reading may be your best "hope!"