Wednesday, February 20, 2013

FOXNews.com: Obama's obedient lap dog

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Obama's obedient lap dog
Feb 20th 2013, 12:59

Members of the national media are never so unattractive as when they turn the spotlight on themselves, and their weekend hissy fit after President Obama ignored them proves the point. It was the equivalent of a lovers' quarrel over leaving the cap off the toothpaste tube. It makes for juicy gossip among the neighbors, but ultimately, nobody really cares.

The media gave Obama the milk without making him buy the cow.

Yet WaWaWa went the wail when the White House press corps traveled to Florida and couldn't get a staged picture of Obama playing golf with Tiger Woods. The First Duffer wouldn't even reveal his score.

The outrage! The drama! How dare he treat us this way!

The answer is obvious. The media gave Obama the milk without making him buy the cow. It's a little late to demand respect.

For more than four years, the fawning mainstream coverage of the president has been a national disgrace. The only standard was a double standard, and Obama accepted the adoration and demanded more. Never lacking in self-reverence, he came to believe that he can arbitrarily set the terms of news coverage, and cleverly uses carrots and sticks to get his way.

Click to read Michael Goodwin's complete column in the New York Post.

Michael Goodwin is a Fox News contributor and New York Post columnist.

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