Obamania

Check out this link

http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/hope-floats-in-watery-ring-of-democracy/2008/11/11/1226318649667.html

At this moment I wish that I was teaching in a mainstream school with an upper secondary English class so that we could analyse this piece in class. Then, after we've analysed it, I'd do comparisons to some other works by other journalists written over the last few months.

Don't know what I'm talking about? Read the article, but it's a theme I may return to, because my big issue with the election of Barack Obama is not Barack Obama (not that I'm particularly enamoured of the big fella') but the free pass that was given him by media from all over the world. Why does some guy who asks a legitimate question (aka Joe the Plumber) get excoriated by the mob, while the Big O just sails on by, blithely mouthing platitudes. Why does an English paper manage to scoop every single paper in the US (Obama's Aunty living as an illegal after being given a deportation notice) on their own turf? Why does Sarah Palin get criticized for having the courage of her convictions (giving birth to a handicapped child when she opposes abortion) but Barack can present himself as a low taxing, religion supporting, war monger after having the most left wing voting record in the senate?

Like I said, all power to Obama for being elected. He speaks well, he gives lots of people the warm and fuzzies, and lets face it after George Bush people are sick of having a consensus seeking moderate such as John McCain and would probably rather someone out to one side of the political spectrum.

But he should be the President after being thoroughly checked out by the media in their role as independent arbiter, not their role as horny groupy, going back stage to lose their virginity (or in this case their ethics) to the big shot celebrity with the smile and the smooth talking (can we whore ourselves out while pretending to still be independent and impartial? YES WE CAN!)

What they should be worried about is this. Is he really going to respect them in the morning?