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How will Daleys pronounce Obama?
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| Contributor | Imperator |
| Last Edited | Imperator Jan 07, 2007 09:41am |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Media | Newspaper - Chicago Tribune |
| News Date | Friday, December 22, 2006 03:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Now that the Daleys of Chicago are about to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president, the national punditry's hissy fit over Obama's name may finally be put to rest.
It's been embarrassing, watching mouthpieces from the political right and left pull at his name like nervous brides yanking on the last gown in a discount rack.
They natter on about his middle name, "Hussein," (wonder what that suggests?) and whether "Barack" sounds like "Iraq." Another gaining national currency is the cloying, cutesy-pie "Obambi," casting Illinois' favorite son as a political fawn.
Happily, the Daleys can put an end to this. If they formally back Barack as expected, the Daleys will become his political godfathers, helping him take baby steps toward the presidency. They might even rechristen him:
Barack O'Bama?
He's a decent fellow and I like him. He might make a fine liberal president someday. And though I disagree with him on policy, I'd bet my White Sox tickets that his wife, Michelle, won't keep 800 secret FBI files of their political enemies hidden in some White House bedroom.
Obama isn't irritating. What's irritating is the relentless media fawning and hype. Tom Bevan of the Real Clear Politics Web site recently predicted the slobbering will "drive John Kass nuts."
It's true. I have been driven nuts.
It's as if writers are helplessly channeling the brilliant Obama/Daley media crisis manager David Axelrod, who is using secret powers to enter their minds from afar. Perhaps we should be issued cone-shaped aluminum foil hats--like those worn by the cute farm kids in the alien movie "Signs"--to keep our brains Axelrod-free while typing Obama stories.
Otherwise, we'll have to endure more of the same, mostly white liberal media guilt offered up as presidential prayers for a fellow who, only two years ago, was a small-time state senator in Springfield.
As Obama prepares an announcement, there will be much speculation as to what the Daleys--Mayor Richard and hi |
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