Sunday, April 8, 2007

I Can See By What You Carry That You Come From Barrytown (With apologies to Steely Dan)

Held off posting this little inanity from the Honolulu Advertiser, but it chafed me in such a fashion, that it makes it unbearable not to.

I'll be the first to admit that I view Obama as an empty suit, a remarkably left-wing empty suit, and I will harsh the man at the drop of a hat. Having said that, this frothy little paean to the senator is no fault of his own, and incites me more than anything he could say.

It has long been a pet-peeve of mine that we in Hawaii glom on to any wee bit of fame that anyone remotely connected to these islands may experience, then take pride in it as if it were our own. This inevitably results in effusive hubub and fawning which we (as is local habit in most all things) take to indecorous extremes.

Some may find that charming, but I find it embarrassing, irritating, and provincial. Perhaps the Advertiser knows its audience, and thats why they chose to run this story, but this piece ran nationally.

What editors in their right mind runs such fawning maudlin inconsequential rubbish?

Fawning maudlin liberal editors who think running Barry Obama a free add cloaked in the guise of a humorous quirky personal interest story can be consequential in getting their man elected.

Stand by for lots more.

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