Obama angles for strong start
LOS ANGELES -- Between fund-raisers in California with major Democratic donors on Tuesday, White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama staged an outdoor rally at a park in the Crenshaw district, a humble neighborhood of homes and strip malls that's a contrast to the glitter and wealth of Beverly Hills. The rally served several strategies: • It was the only photo-op of the day to catch Obama. News photographers were banned from his star-filled Beverly Hills fund-raiser Tuesday night, so there were no image- management issues stemming from pictures of Obama hanging with celebrities and not "real people." • And with a new 2008 presidential primary calendar shaping up that puts California in play, it was only prudent for Obama to start laying the groundwork for a Feb.
CNN Again Confuses Osama and Obama
On the February 19th edition of Paula Zahn Now, guest host Kyra Phillips, well known for her restroom comments, confused Senator Barack Obama with the world's most wanted terrorist. When interviewing African American film maker John Ridley on Obama's standing in the black community, Phillips posed this question. Kyra Phillips: "What do you think is Osama bin - is, is Obama - boy that was a terrible slip of the tongue, right? Barack Obama, is he that new leader?" CNN confused the two before. As newsbuster Scott Whitlock noted, a graphic on The Situation Room asked "where's Obama?" next to a picture of Osama bin Laden. .
The Barack Obamarlboro man
But if you, like me, had the linguistic gold of "Obamarama" stolen before you could get a copyright, you would be taking stabs in the dark too.
I know our senator gets a lot of press. In fact, embarrassingly, I had to Google "Illinois Senate" in order to recall Dick Durbin is the other guy in Washington for Illinois. Sorry, Derby.
However, there is one fluff story that has gained particular attention in the past weeks that seems to have the nation absolutely in awe of its relevance.
Barack Obama smokes cigarettes.
What a stunning revelation of the pinnacle of human weakness. The junior senator from Illinois actually is addicted to nicotine. Turn on the cameras and sharpen your investigative journalism skills mass media.
Find out what type of cigarettes he smokes, giving that particular corporation the first political poster boy for "Camel" or "Winston." Snap pictures of him, grab video.
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