Just how deep in the tank for Obama is the MSM?
Consider:
The San Francisco Chronicle just uploaded a “new” investigative article for tomorrow’s “Sunday Insight” section, entitled “Power is not only an aphrodisiac, it does weird things to some of us”. Fine. Nothing odd about that. It’s a fairly interesting, if a bit predictable, article about how power corrupts people.
But on page 3, near the end of the article, after we are told that “people who are naturally selfish grow even more selfish if they attain power, while people who are naturally selfless and giving become more so with power,” comes this peculiar fact:
So what is required to remain uncorrupted — to handle power with grace?
The experts say that to remain grounded, it takes a deliberate effort, a sense of humor about yourself and a willingness to become more, not less, reflective. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama says he gains more insights into the needs of constituents by flying in coach.
Say what? Illinois Senator Barack Obama??? A quick check back at the dateline for the article reveals all: Sunday, November 19, 2006.
Why in the world would a major newspaper reprint a 6-year-old article as if it was fresh and new? Is there a shortage of writers and content in 2012? The whole thing seems odd and inscrutable.
Until, that is, you encounter the little Obama tidbit at the end. Suddenly it all becomes clear: They were trying to find some way to remind the public of how selfless and humble Obama is (or was, at least), and the solution was to reprint an old article nonchalantly, as if it was new. Except someone forgot to update “Illinois Senator” to “President” in the editing process. Ooops.
yeh, that’s the ticket.
Flying coach is a direct pipeline into the soul of the public. Mouchelle certainly would do so if her schedule would just permit. But alas, role models like her and Nancy are just way way too busy to even consider such a thing; despite, of course, the strong desire to partake of humble pie.
Stupidity recognizess no boundaries.
2006? … That means the glorious campaign of 2008 is in the future? … WANNA WANNA WANNA
I’ve heard of wanting to go back and relive one’s childhood.
Perhaps there’s a copy editor at the Chronicle who’s sucking his/her thumb.
They wanted to sate the appetite of the OWS fleabagger poopists who’d recently turned on Obama in SF. “Calm down people – he flies coach – he’s one of us.”
Hurry! If we’re quick we can enter this distortion in the space-time continuum and save the future!
– All the Presidents Men: Send it to the Chronicle — they’re !@#$%^&*()_+
Good catch. Have fun.
“So what is required to remain uncorrupted — to handle power with grace?
The experts say that to remain grounded, it takes a deliberate effort, a sense of humor about yourself and a willingness to become more, not less, reflective. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama says he gains more insights into the needs of constituents by flying in coach.”
President Obama, on the other hand, flys in military-owned corporate-style jets from Washington to New York at taxpayer expense to take his wife to Broadway plays. Because she earned it, apparently.
Not to mention the separate his- and hers- vacations that the Glorious Obama double star likes to take here and there around the world, complete with taxpayer-funded aircraft, security armies and ego-enhancing ‘entourages’.
Where would a state senator get the money to fly first-class, anyway? State senators generally don’t get paid much. It’s supposed to be a citizen legislature. It would be remarkable if he didn’t fly coach.