ObaMedia weekend update
As expected, the mediots are doing their duty in faithfully reporting on Obama’s first overseas trip since becoming the Dem nominee for president by portraying him as a near-rock star in Afghanistan.
Obama’s upcoming overseas trip being treated by the mediots like Elvis’ tour of duty
The International Herald Tribune/NYT reports on how certain “media stars” will get ringside seats for Obama’s first trip to overseas since becoming the Democrat nominee for president (via Memeo):
Why does Bob Herbert hate Obama?
I and many other Obama critics in the blogosphere have pointed repeatedly to his double speak on numerous issues and in return have been accused of being “smear, fear, and hate” merchants (or some other variation of the same) for, well, pointing out the obvious.Â
WaPo continues to demonstrate why it’s editorial pages are light years ahead of the NYT’s
1- They’re willing to concede that a too-quick withdrawal from Iraq will erase all of the accomplishments that have been made there and 2 – they’re telling Obama he needs to continue to soften his stance and revise his initial plans regarding Iraq in light of the new conditions on the ground there.