Media's Navel Gazing: Stop it!

Will the media please stop navel gazing and shut up with its half-hearted self-criticism of their decision to cover Obama's world tour extensively. The mainstream media that the Right constantly describes as the Left, need to stop being so damn apologetic to the Right wingers in this country. To all of the envious, disillusioned Republicans who are dreading their debilitating loss in November and want to divert attention from Obama's popularity in the world, and Europe, the media have to tell the truth about their decision to send three most famous news anchors with him:

1) The world and the US are tired of watching the bumbling idiot George make a fool of himself and the whole country in front of the world: by massaging Angela Merkel's back, punching the air and snickering while proudly declaring the US to be the biggest polluter in the world, or asking the Brazilian president: "Oh you have blacks too?"!

Seeing Obama surrounded by throngs of Europeans (some estimates put the number of Berliners at Obama's speech Thursday at the staggering 1 million!) who are craving for better relations with the US will be like a breath of fresh air for Americans whose self-esteem has been flushed down the toilet by Bush's policies. It will also be rewarding to see an articulate leader, who is also an intellectual, represent our country when we can finally be proud, if only for the duration of his speech, of being American.

And in answering the constant complaints from the McCain camp that the media never followed him on his trips: watching McCain speak has as much of entertainment value as watching a drop of water drip from the facet, it either puts you to sleep or you want to urinate out of boredom!