Posted on 04/01/2009 4:40:12 PM PDT by 50mm
CNN correspondent Alina Cho loaded the regal language into her report on Wednesday’s American Morning about Europe’s “apparent love affair” with Michelle Obama. Besides the obligatory Jackie Kennedy references, Cho gave a preview of the first lady’s tea with Queen Elizabeth II: “On today’s schedule: tea with the queen, and insiders say the queen and America’s queen bee will be fast friends.” The correspondent even compared Mrs. Obama to Princess Diana. She also referred to the Obamas as the “royal family of the United States.”
Cho began her report by hyping the first lady’s popularity, how it apparently isn’t exclusive to the States, and how it could overshadow her husband the president: “Tina Brown, as you know, joked about an hour ago that Sara Brown is a beautiful girl but, you know, everybody sort of knows that right now, at least, she pales in comparison to Michelle Obama. Of course, the big question is, could she overshadow the president?...So, you know, there’s no denying that Michelle Obama is a rock star in America, but how is her style and personality playing abroad? Well, the early reviews are very good. The apparent love affair with the U.S. first lady is flourishing in Europe.”
After announcing that Mrs. Obama is a “brand new star” overseas, using glowing remarks from people on a British street to underscore her point, the correspondent made her “royal family” reference to the Obamas. Presidential historian Allan Lichtman (who was unidentified during the report) adopted this moniker in his first sound bite: “How the royal family, and not just a head of government, is received, is very important for perception back here at home.”
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I’m from the peasant class and I would know better than those two.
roflol!
You are on a roll today!
Not even the Queen of England has that much power. Nor all the angels in Heaven.
I'll never be able to look at Michelle Antoinette the same way again!
Something about the lighting from underneath, and the curls...
Cheers!
We've got new folks in charge in DC.
When the plans of any of our new leaders fall short of their goals, we can now say they made a zeroic effort.
Here's just one example, based on headlines
1. Clinton offers olive branch to Taliban"It's apparent that Hillary made a zeroic effort to reach out to the Taliban."
LOL!
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