I’ve heard Clinton referenced as the “party president,” and a few people have said to me that Bush has taken more vacations than any other President, but the media has ushered in a new trend by essentially worshipping the ground Obama walks on.
I’m fairly certain that any other president that came after Bush was going to be idolized, but I never predicted that things would go to the extent and lengths which they have been taken.
A cataclysmic train of events have taken place since before the election and they cannot be stopped even after the inauguration has taken place.
Aside from the fact that Barack is a normal human being with basically one of the most important job titles in our American history, he is also one of the most publicized in terms of private life.
Entertainment Weekly recently released a special issue with Barack Obama on the front cover and said that he is “changing pop culture forever,” and that he is the first “presidential rock star.”
The six page article featured the most publicized celebrity endorsements that a president has ever had; big names such as Jennifer Aniston, Matt Damon, and Oprah Winfrey were mentioned. The article also features his appearance in a Spider-man comic book, his favorite cartoons, and his favorite celebrities. Not to mention, his daughters and wife have become fashion “first trendsetters.”
Not all is fun, flowers, and worship; E News television show “The Soup” often takes real clips and montages them for a comedic effect, which is just what they did around 11:30 a.m., Tuesday morning.
The feature for the first five minutes was Barack Obama. The Soup poked fun at the media for quoting a seven-year-old Caucasian female when she said “this is my chance to have a black president.” The Soup also re-ran a clip from the Today Show that showed newborns in Kenya being named Michelle and Barack in honor of Obama and his wife (criticizing the Kenyans for their worship), and they even went so far as to inappropriately clash a woman’s words when she said it’s cute that they’re (They President and his wife) showing “affection” by “cuddling” and “fisting.”
Personally, I feel that the media are making too much out of the inauguration and out of Obama in general. I understand that he is the first African American president, but if you ask the average person what his policies are they won’t be able to tell you.
The AOL website recently posted a link to an article that mentioned something other than Obama’s inauguration and personal lifestyle; Obama's first official interview with the Arab community was given. Writer of the article, Paul Schemm, mentioned that Obama wants to “repair relations with the Muslim world."
Congratulations, we officially defeated segregation because we actually have an African American family living in the white house when about forty years ago racial segregation kept white, black, and Mongoloid people from using the same bathroom, but I’d be more concerned with the job Obama will do.
I’m not bashing him.
I voted for him.
I just feel that we should be more concerned with his policies than the tan he’s getting at the beach, or his favorite cartoon characters.
Interesting quotes about Obama from the Media:
“Two billion people worldwide have seen footage of Obama putting his hand on a Bible.” –Entertainment weekly
“Barackaliscious!” – E News “The Soup”
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I hate to admit it because I would considered myself abnormally politically inclined for my age range, but this article is just staying true to our generation. We are a generation more inclined to obsess over popculture and anything we can create into popculture rather than what really does matter. Don't get me wrong. I'm the epitomeof fashion foward, has their nose in a gossip magazine 24/7; but I do understand whats truely important and what really affects my life.
ReplyDeleteIt's very sad indeed that people are more intrested in Obama's personal life and race rather than his policies and how he aims to repair our injured economy. But people are shallow, and even more so now of days.
I understand how you feel but the media will report on anything people are interested in hearing about. Due to the fact that he is our first black president, he will be idolized for quite some.
ReplyDeleteAnd honestly just as many people know of his policies as they do about the gossip you hear, just the gossip is more out in the public’s eye. Eventually all of the fame he is receiving for the wrong reasons will fade away but until I congratulate him 100%.
I agree, the media is too consumed in the live's of the Obama family to even consider looking at the stuff that really matters. If the media would just pay attention to all the companies going bankrupt, or the unemployment rate, or anything relevant to that, they may be able to help these people. Celebrities gross millions of dollars to appear in a movie, so you would think they would help.
ReplyDeleteThe media needs to stop fluffing the reality of the world with useless coverage on Obama and his next movie or his wife's fashion. He is capable of the stuff not mentioned on E!, such as running this country, I just hope he doesn't let the fame ruin that.