Posted on 01/16/2009 11:44:44 AM PST by Mike Bates
On yesterday's CNN Newsroom, anchor Kyra Phillips made no effort to curb her enthusiasm for Barack Obama. She spoke with feminist author and Democratic activist Naomi Wolf about a recent cover of Ms. Magazine featuring Obama in a Superman pose. Some feminists took exception to the cover; others, like Wolf, did not. As the segment ended, Kyra Phillips summed up as follows:
PHILLIPS: Well, if anything, I think this just exemplifies how Barack Obama is going to be out of the box on everything, whether it's who he decides to have speak at the inauguration or what covers he decides to go on the front of or who he puts into his administration. It is all going to be about going out of the box and making people talk and bringing everybody together, whether it's gender, race, whatever it is.
Thinking out of the box, that's Obama alright. Mr. Originality's stacked his administration with loads of Clinton administration retreads. In terms of magazine covers, it's doubtful that he decides which periodicals feature him. Did he pose as Superman for Ms.? Not likely. That would have been a step down for his messiahship.
Then there is Phillips's belief that Obama is "bringing everybody together, whether it's gender, race, whatever it is." That's patently unrealistic. The notion that any politician can bring everyone - regardless of life experiences, political views, values, opinions, and traditions - together is a liberal pipe dream. And a selective pipe dream at that. After years of bashing President Bush and other Republicans, it's expected that magically all Americans will suddenly, joyously unify as one big happy family under Obama.
Earlier this week, Phillips mentioned in an exchange with Tony Harris, another CNN Newsroom anchor, that she's attending the inauguration on her own time:
HARRIS: Good stuff. OK. We are one week, one day out from Inauguration Day. Look at that scene.
Kyra, can you imagine Washington, D.C.?
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: I'll tell you what. I mean, even though I'm not working that day.
HARRIS: Right. I know you're going to be there, right?
PHILLIPS: I am going to be there. I do not want to miss this moment in history. That's what it is. I mean, when's the last time we remember this kind of buzz over a president?
I'm sure that Kyra Phillips, with her starry-eyed prediction of Obama "bringing everybody together," is more than happy to keep amplifying the buzz.
Many Republican politicians are afraid of standing up for what they know is right, are willing to go along to get along.
We are not coming together. We will object and fight at every opportunity to foil the Obamination.
Obama, Pelosi, Reid = enemy of America
Yes.
Just him and any other females he could get his hands on.
...”we’re all coming together because of this great man.”...
Really...I’ll have to check with the wife on that. LOL...
Uh, I think it was Clinton who was the only one coming...
The GOP will not fight. They might make some statements but they will not put up a big fight
yes, she is “little bus” special
This “everybody” is not into communism, socialism, leftism, progressiveism or liberalism or worship of false gods. I hope he fails and sooner rather than later.
Me too. I've decided to work next Tuesday, although it is usually my day off.
Driving in to work in the morning, I listen to the first part of Rush, but no doubt even his show will carry the "swearing in" part live, so that means a switch to KUSC (classical music). However, they announced last week that the music for the 19th. and 20th. would be suitable for the two occasions ...i.e. MLK's birthday and BHO's coronation.
I'm trying to think of a theme song for Barry....although not one that KUSC would want to play!
Obama is all about bringing together the non-productive to more effectively divide up the wealth of the productive. Unfortunately, he is very likely to succeed with this brand of “unity”.
LOL You made me spit out my tea!
“as soon as O starts doing things the media doesn’t like”
Even the media knows better than to criticize Opossum and risk being called racist. Even if the media doesn’t like something he does, they will hail it as “outside the box” thinking (see Kyra’s quotes in the article).
And, as long as Opossum gives free stuff to the welfare class, they will leave him alone.
That shot wasn’t taken in the CNN restroom I presume.
Bad, bad,bad - but true.
You are right. There must be a campaign from outside to log grenades.
The truth is that conservatives are either lazy or comlacent as well. They bitch and moan but won’t act. Typing a few approved stale but strong statements is about as far as it goes.
yeah, the Kenyans, the Muslims, the Gays, the Communists and Marxists....Should be a hell of a party..
Much easier to shoot the sheeple quickly once herded up for shearing and then slaughter.
Most of the people who are news readers on TV are idiots. This is particularily true of CNN and MSNBC. Just who are these people. Where do they come from. What is their background. My opinion of the MSM gets worse by the day. Fools, idiots, morons...
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