A reporter apparently couldn't resist the siren call of The One yesterday, so, like a star struck 15-year old at a Hannah Montana concert, he jumped the rope line separating the press from the president and ran up to him seeking Obama's autograph.
Needless to say the Secret Service was not amused, interdicted the man's Obammessiah signature seeking, and led him off to be investigated. The reporter was later seen gathering up his personal items in the White House press room and led from the premisses.
Gosh, it's always great to hear of these types of stories of the hard-nosed press corps that is so cynical as to scoff at anyone that might be a tad awed by a mere politician isn't it? We all know that reporters are way too nonchalant about the lure of The One to be all taken with his presence so, right? His autograph? Pshaw. That is absurd. Why, WHO would want the autograph of a politician? Heck, reporters see politicians everyday, so it's just old hat, part of the job, uninteresting. Yep, good thing they are above hero worship!
But wait, this is The Obammessiah we are talking about. He's no normal politician! He's the man that can decide how much you are allowed to make as a head of industry. A man who can lay hands upon you and make all your tax cheating disappear. The man that can claim the moral high ground against lobbyists, yet hire over a dozen lobbyists anyway. He's the man that can control even other nations with but the gesture of a finger, he's so loved across the world.
No wonder the press acts like autograph hounds at a Hollywood premiere every time they see him. It's a wonder that the press doesn't mob him every time he appears! One wonders how many room keys and thrown underwear the White House cleaning staff finds on the floor every time the press and Obama leave the room?
The star struck press. I wonder how many of them that have had the good fortune to have shook The One's hand told their significant others that they'll never wash that hand again?
Anyway, I'm just glad that the press is so hard-bitten that the simple presence of The One doesn't turn them into mush and that they are still tough enough to act like reporters. How about you?
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You mean the Secret Service...
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 05:46 ET by Jcon96did not recognize Chrissy Matthews on sight? With all the, uh, personal photos I am sure he has mailed to Barry to this point, (Not to mention the leg tingle on national television) you would think they would have picked him out of the crowd instantly...
lol
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 08:36 ET by klchadwicklol. I was thinking the same thing! You would think that being president of the founding chapter of the "Obamessiah" Fan Club would give Matthews special privileges. After all, he isn't just your ordinary "Obamatron"...he is the original!
"The star struck press."
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 05:47 ET by clinging to my guns and my religionwhy don't we just beat the rush and start right now referring to them as "paparrazi"?
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle." Edmund Burke
paparrazi
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 07:19 ET by ledurchiEXCELLENT! ...and change the name of that Sunday NBC political show to "Meet the Paparrazi"...maybve even rename that one room in the White House to the "Paparrazi Room" where they can have "Paparrazi Conferences"
How about calling them....
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 08:50 ET by Prester John....the "bamarazzi"?
They oughta throw the shoe
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 06:51 ET by BKeyserThey oughta throw the shoe at this nutjob...
BKeyser
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 07:04 ET by WorriedDo you mean the reporter or Obama? I say the latter.
Hell, I've got two shoes...
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 07:24 ET by BKeyserHell, I've got two shoes...
Press neutrality?
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 07:01 ET by Blogger Guy00001Kinda makes you wonder if the media is neutral and unbiased, like it says.
Please, tell me that you're being sarcastic!
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 09:47 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltI'd hate to think that there is any doubt left at this point in the mind of anyone who reads this site.
Amazing
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 07:46 ET by Long Island PeteThe way the press falls all over themselves regarding 0bamamamma borders on psychotic and stalker-like.
They can pick up an electric fence
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 08:03 ET by 5kidsnadogat Petco and ask all the reporters to wear a collar (it could be decorated with their network's logo or something suitable in rhinestones or silver spikes). It might reduce the amount of breakthrough fawning that goes on. The caveat is, Golden Retrievers and reporters both may take the shock if the reward is great enough. An autograph signed by the man of your dreams may just be such a reward.
So?
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 08:08 ET by Sergeant ROCKLike this is surprising or something?
Bolton/KEYES 2012
He Could Not Help Himself
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 08:21 ET by ledurchiThere's no getting around it. Once the tingle starts up the leg, they're gonna jump.
What was he wearing...
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 08:34 ET by superconA hoop skirt with a poodle on it...?
Because with a name like Obama... you know it has to be good.
There's something a tad bit
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 08:44 ET by BuxomAnnieMcGreggorThere's something a tad bit fishy about the way this reporter has been reported on.... they don't know the name of this reporter, and he was later seen clearing out his things from the press room under S.S. escort. Sounds like the press protecting one of there own, after all.... what good would it do to report his name? The general public would only disregard anything this reporter ever wrote on the subject of "the One" as biased.
"We retort..... you decide."
Fox News off the hook
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 10:29 ET by nkviking75It must not have been a Fox News reporter, or the networks would be doing special reports with his name and endless replays of the video.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Barky is giving another
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 09:05 ET by Scuba DudeBarky is giving another speech right now. Thank goodness he is doing it before the markets open, they tend to go down whenever he opens his mouth.
Barky the clown
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 09:08 ET by Sergeant ROCKI can't stand the way he speaks. It's irritating.
Bolton/KEYES 2012
Good greif
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 09:27 ET by general companyThis guy is being interviewed or giving another nonesense speech all day everyday. He realy does think he is king.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
MSM crowns Obama
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 09:30 ET by Sergeant ROCKI think they should present him with a crown, robe and a staff or something.
Bolton/KEYES 2012
Lets examine the bias for a second.
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 10:23 ET by mizflame98When the jacka$$ threw a couple of shoes at Pres. Bush, we not only had video of the incident (that was played almost on a continuous loop) but we knew the man's name, the media outlet he worked for, his marital status, etc. Now we have another jacka$$ jumping over the barrier to get The One's autograph and we have no idea who he is, what news outlet he works for, no video or picture of the creep approaching Obama, etc. Talk about the MSM watching out for each other.
"Not to be a republican at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head." - Francois Guisot
One pair of shoes
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 10:27 ET by Sergeant ROCKI can't wait for the footage of a liberal throwing his shoes at Obama when announces his failure for getting his socialist plans through Congress.
Bolton/KEYES 2012
Open?? Accessible??
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 11:12 ET by UtherpendOpen?? Accessible?? Seems he forgot another promise.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you."