REALLY? BECAUSE THE PRESS HAS CERTAINLY TREATED IT THAT WAY FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. Ron Fournier: The Presidency Is Not The “Ultimate Reality Show.”

I remember a lot of fanboys and fangirls in the press squeeing about this picture. Look how smart he is! He’s reading a book! He’ll be the smartest president ever! And doesn’t his jacket fit nice!

We now know that Obama isn’t the reader/intellectual he was portrayed as, while ironically, his predecessor was a voracious reader even though the press portrayed him as a dunce. But the “reality show” press told us the stories it wanted to tell, regardless of the facts. Because that’s what it does.