http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/410/obamagirl_video_only_a_distraction_if_the_media_makes_it_one Comments for "ObamaGirl Video Only a Distraction if the Media Makes It One" en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/410/obamagirl_video_only_a_distraction_if_the_media_makes_it_one <p>Take a look at <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200706170002">Media Matters</a> today for a glimpse of the potential problems with mixing citizen-generated content and our current political culture &#151; how segments of the mainstream media react when they're presented with something other than the usual scripted campaign events and talking points. I'm talking about <a href="http://www.epolitics.com/2007/06/14/video-i-got-a-crush-on-obama/">Obamagirl</a>, of course (bless her heart), whose winsome smile and winning figure were all over cable news the past few days. </p> <p> Was her crush on the candidate a plus for him? A minus? Who knows for sure, but some commentators were happy to fit the moment into a running media theme about Obama &#151; that he's too young and too pretty to be President of the United States. Obama lacks substance, apparently, despite the dry policy speeches he's happy to give, and the Obamagirl video fits into the world-view of that part of the political commentariat that doesn't want to take him seriously. </p> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/410/obamagirl_video_only_a_distraction_if_the_media_makes_it_one">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/410/obamagirl_video_only_a_distraction_if_the_media_makes_it_one#comment Obama Obamagirl social media Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:33:30 -0400 Colin Delany 410 at http://www.techpresident.com