I'm sure there's a paper in here somewhere
CHICAGO – With the economy in crisis, President-elect Barack Obama urged the new Congress to pass a quick economic stimulus bill, pledged help for the troubled auto industry and blessed the Bush administration's bailout of the financial industry.
I like Obama just fine -- but seriously, is he the Pope now?
"Barack Obama and the Second Coming: Messianic Elements in 2008 Media Coverage." Discuss.
I like Obama just fine -- but seriously, is he the Pope now?
"Barack Obama and the Second Coming: Messianic Elements in 2008 Media Coverage." Discuss.
Labels: current-events, pop-culture
posted by X at
3:59 pm
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Was bless seriously in the speech?
And here we go with the US media's infatuation with its own narrative devices. Obama is the Second Coming. Obama, in his first 100 days, will stumble. Jeremiads will proliferate in the op-ed columns. Obama will then rebound and hallelujahs will be sounded (except in the Republican media).
So---is he Hamlet or Luke Skywalker? This is the question.
Obama didn't actually say "bless," I don't think; it was the journalist's choice of wording that interested me. I saw another headline today that talked about the president-elect using the "bully pulpit."
I dare you to write a paper comparing Obama and Skywalker.
I double-dog-dare you.
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