At Politico, two now makes a trend
November 30, 2009 10:59 am ET by Eric Boehlert
Continuing its proud tradition of doubling as a GOP bulleting board, where every possible anti-Obama talking point is treated as breaking news (hello Drudge link!), Politico's John Harris cobbles together a breathless laundry list of all the awful things people (i.e. Republicans and Village pundits) are saying about Obama. Y'know, that he's an "over-exposed" "opportunistic" "patsy" with a low opinion of America.
But oh my, the evidence of the 'trends' is awfully thin and Harris doesn't even bother to maintain the traditional three's-a-trend newsroom rule. Take a look at this knock [emphasis added]:
Obama, a legislator and law professor, is fluent in describing the nuances of problems. But his intellectuality has contributed to a growing critique that decisions are detached from rock-bottom principles.
Both Maureen Dowd in The New York Times and Joel Achenbach of The Washington Post have likened him to Star Trek’s Mr. Spock.
The Spock imagery has been especially strong during the extended review Obama has undertaken of Afghanistan policy.
So far this year, out of the tens of thousands of Obama mentions made in the mainstream press, Harris found exactly two examples of his pundit pals comparing Obama to Mr. Spock, therefore voilà! it's a disturbing trend for the White House that's "gaining momentum."
Folks, this is why they call it The Village.
How long will it be before America elects a real live cowboy to the White House? Evidently, George W. wasn't close enough.
1. Almost every "storyline" Politico presents has a line in it such as "this may not actually be true" ...
2. Politico stole the Matt Drudge idea of using a photograph of Obama entering his car holding a GQ mag that featured his picture as a sign of sure-fire vanity.
This is the DC Villagers gone wild ... Who is it now that is supposedly "out of touch" with "real America" ??
Obama or the DC pundits ??
Know what's funny? There are plenty of legitimate comparisons between Bush and Hitler. And, since I am more a sci-fi fan than either Dowd or Achenbach seem to be, it's well to note that Bush is not qualified or intellectually capable of serving in Starfleet, and not just because he is a deserter.
Bush and Hitler
Bush and Hitler
Bush and Hitler
Bush and Hitler
Bush and Hitler
And this is just the very tip of the iceberg from Google. So, Politico, ready to write your follow-up?
Well, with your track record of making this kind of claim and coming up empty, I rather doubt you're going to prove it this time.
Just because only two examples are listed doesn't mean that's all there is.
That's all Politico listed--that's the point. Take it up with them, ky-dim.
If Boehlert would do his own research instead of relying on his typical deceptive prose,
Empty rhetoric from a typically tiresome troll.
he'd find numerous sources have made a comparison between Obama and Spock,
As if there were anything wrong with that comparison. We on the left admire intellect. We don't nominate people to high office of the caliber of Dan Quayle, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Sarah Palin. We sure won't be the ones who nominate Michelle Bachmann, either.
including NBC and Newsweek.
Some links might provide a boost to your case, but even if you had them, you would only have provided two more examples that are hardly representative of the left, except in the twisted view of the far right.
They may want to be careful in trying to demonize Obama by comparing him to a character whose most defining trait is being extremely logical. Some of their base might pick up on this hypocrisy.
Hahah, just kidding, their hypocrisy meters and contradiction detectors are all busted. Highly illogical.