Silly comparison of the day
July 28, 2009 10:28 am ET by Jamison Foser
In the middle of a column about (I guess; it’s always hard to tell) how Barack Obama’s presidency is just like George Bush’s, Dana Milbank drops this comparison:
To observers of the presidency, the sports imagery may look familiar. Former president George W. "Watch This Drive" Bush was often ridiculed for playing the role of athletic supporter in chief. But Obama, while switching the focus from Texas to Chicago, has been no less fanatical. CBS News's Mark Knoller, the unofficial statistician of the White House press corps, counts 18 sports-related events for Obama in the first six months of his presidency -- not to mention a dozen golf outings and a few off-campus basketball games.
Bush’s “Watch this drive” comment drew criticism because it immediately followed comments about terrorism, leading many to conclude that he wasn’t taking the topic seriously enough.
Equating Barack Obama’s events with championship sports teams -- common occurrences at the White House for years -- with Bush’s “watch this drive” callousness is silly at best.
The other right-wing media mogul you should worry about
Palin's book and Obama's bow: a media week to forget
Media Matters: The Palin chronicles
Another, even sillier comparison from the same article. Bush posted such good numbers by doing nothing. Obama is posting them by taking action. Obama has already done more work his first six months than Bush II did the entire last four years he was in office, as long as you don't count lying to the public.