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TV Week: TV to Treat Obamas 'Like Royalty' for Ratings Bonanza
Publius' Forum ^ | 11/26/08 | Warner Todd Huston

Posted on 11/26/2008 6:20:10 AM PST by Mobile Vulgus

Are you looking for hard hitting, serious journalism? Don't turn to the syndicated "newsmagazines" like Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, or The Insider (not that anyone ever did, of course). They are apparently admitting right up front that they have every intention of pumping up the Obama mythos by treating him "like royalty."

TV Week is reporting that all the so-called "newsmagazines" (a misnomer for sure as tabloid spectacles are more to the truth of the matter) are going to try and fuel a ratings bump by promulgating Obamalot in a direct emulation of JFK's mythical "Camelot" years in office -- which in itself was another self-perpetuated media myth....

Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; Politics
KEYWORDS: barackobama; bho2008; camelot; hystericalmedia; mediabias
It's outright disgusting the slavish love for The One.
1 posted on 11/26/2008 6:20:10 AM PST by Mobile Vulgus
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To: Mobile Vulgus

I believe it’s more a slavish love for revenue. They would do the same for anyone if they could get away with it. As long as Obama’s opposition continues to call him things like the messiah, royalty, etc, they will take as much advantage of it as possible.


2 posted on 11/26/2008 6:23:45 AM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: Mobile Vulgus

Its only disgusting if you consume it
don’t watch don’t buy don’t read

Some Freeper will take it in the shorts for the rest of us and give us a blow by blow report through coronation of how badly (or amusingly) American liberals demean themselves

The unemployed and people who have lost most of their savings should be absoluteley enthralled by the festivities.
No doubt all will be on the Big Screen in Times Square

I would venture a guess Congress will not reprimand anyone using a corporate jet to fly into DC to ululate


3 posted on 11/26/2008 6:29:27 AM PST by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: silverleaf

Yep. Not only that, half of the idiot population will think it’s a remake of the Huckstables.


4 posted on 11/26/2008 6:33:43 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Mobile Vulgus

5 posted on 11/26/2008 6:36:03 AM PST by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: rollo tomasi

Whoops, there is a ‘t’ missing in “perpeuated”.


6 posted on 11/26/2008 6:38:49 AM PST by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: Mobile Vulgus

We turned cable off Nov 5th.....I have never been so happy to not watch tv.


7 posted on 11/26/2008 6:39:10 AM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: Mobile Vulgus

Please pass the upchuck bags.....and get out the video library it will be an enjoyable winter.


8 posted on 11/26/2008 8:46:52 AM PST by Pilated
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