Just a Little Off The Topic
Media Matters contributor Eric Boehlert has a tongue-in-cheek suggestion:
As he notes, the obsession with something that's more an odd story than a scandal is creepy at best. You would think political news people (reporters, pundits and bloggers) would talk about the politics of political people, not their haircuts. You would think. But sadly we leave in a world of "infotainment" which makes it easier for them to act like SNL sketch comedians one day then become astute political reporters the next.
One last thing: I think Brian Williams should be the last person to ask John Edwards about looks and grooming.
Only because it would save time and make them more efficient, I think members of the Beltway press corps should consider starting up a new reporting pool, to duplicate the one currently in place for shadowing the president; the one that boasts a rotating cast of reporters who cover his every mundane move and then share the information. Except, instead of tailing the president at each public event, this new media pool would focus exclusively on the grooming habits of leading Democrats.
As he notes, the obsession with something that's more an odd story than a scandal is creepy at best. You would think political news people (reporters, pundits and bloggers) would talk about the politics of political people, not their haircuts. You would think. But sadly we leave in a world of "infotainment" which makes it easier for them to act like SNL sketch comedians one day then become astute political reporters the next.
One last thing: I think Brian Williams should be the last person to ask John Edwards about looks and grooming.
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