I do not have a degree in journalism. (I know you’re shocked to learn this, but just go with it.)
As a blogger, one of the challenges I face constantly – in addition to dyslexic fingers and trying to think of interesting things to write about – is coming up with a catchy headline. You know, something that will attract readers. Something that gives a hint of the scintillating text to follow, yet doesn’t promise more than the prose delivers. Trust me that’s a tall order. I’ve had a couple of good ones over the years: Dead Horse Won’t Die seems like a kind of tantalizing lead. I mean – you can’t tell exactly where the piece might take you. It could be a story about a miraculous equine resurrection – right? Well, it could be! And then, Obama’s Elf has a bit of flare, if I do say so myself. At least you have to keep reading to find out what the heck the post is about. For a rank amateur, I’d give some of my efforts a decent grade.
Today, however, the world was treated to the work of a master. The Mona Lisa of headlines. The piece de resistance, the epitome, the pinnacle. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you DRUDGE:
“THE EGO HAS LANDED”
It simply doesn’t get any better than that.
Except for the story that went with it:
This is the IOC’s show, it wasn’t the Obama’s show, they went over there and tried to hi-jack the whole thing and the IOC bitch slapped ’em, it’s no more complicated than that – Rush Limbaugh
Perhaps this goes to show just how much we are disliked in parts of the world. This comment certainly seems to indicate that:
“Or maybe there was legitimate concern, as one Pakistani delegate mentioned during the session, that it is a “harrowing experience” for some foreigners to enter the U.S. “ It is rather humorous that “The Chicago Machine” got knocked out in round 1. It is sad the amount of tax payer money that was spent flying the first lady over a couple days early followed by ” The One”. I hope that not too much of the $50 million that Chicago spent was taxpayer money.
I thought it was hilarious all the media were salivating ready to give ‘the’ Obama credit for getting the Olympics in Chicago. Then the results. And the media back peddled and spun how this didn’t hurt Obama and was not a rejection of him.
Their defense of him is so blatant that saying that they are biased is just not enough. Even Clinton did not recieve any where near this type of media backing.
If Obama killed the family pet the media headlines would read, “Obama Saves Family from Rabid Stray”.