I realized something today. I’ve been grocery shopping now during every presidency since Nixon. As I wait in line, I read the headlines on the tabloids. OK, maybe I wasn’t doing that until Carter or Reagan but still, a long time. Every president has had to suffer, just like any other celebrity, from stupid headlines... for example, GHW Bush and Barbara were on the verge of breaking up. GHW was having affairs, Clinton of course, we got a lot on him in those headlines and George W. was going on drinking binges and Laura was always ready to leave him etc.
Since the first month or two of this administration, however, there’s nothing, nada, zip. BO seems to have accomplished what even the A listers in Hollywood could not - a blackout on coverage of him and his by the tabloids. scary.
Very good point,and yes, it is very, very scary.
We must shop in different supermarkets.
The coverage is lighter on Obama, and Michelle,
(usually centering on some elusive ‘other woman’)
but there hasn’t been a total blackout.
Maybe it seems that way because there’s so much STILL
on the other side, the commemerative ‘special edition’ side
of PR crap that’s all supposed to be ‘collectible’.
His syndicate owns the newspapers - tabloids included.
“Since the first month or two of this administration, however, there’s nothing, nada, zip. BO seems to have accomplished what even the A listers in Hollywood could not - a blackout on coverage of him and his by the tabloids. scary.”
His syndicate owns the newspapers, tabloids included.
I apologize - I should have included the post I’m referring to.
You got your "Larry the Limo Homo" stories. Then you got your Michelle "Puts foot down about other Woman" stories, proving that Barak isn't a homo after all. Then there's the whole thread of "Michelle vs Okrah" stories as the two super women mud wrestle for Barak's attentions.
Yes, our fearlessly ineligible leader has quite an opus of tabloid tales going for him.