THE TELEGRAPH – BLOGS – JANET DALEY: The BBC reports of Barack Obama’s speech last night are about as derisive as it would be possible to be about someone you were describing only a few months ago as the incarnation of Hope and Optimism. Yes indeed, the romance is over. The British media have decided that it was all a cruel deception: Obama is just one more ranting populist president who will do anything to divert attention from his own failure to get a grip. And this is not just about BP and the fate of all those pension funds. Read on and comment >>> Janet Daley | Wednesday, June 16, 2010
I hate to say this, but I will anyway: I told you so! It should have been clear from the very start that this president was different from many others. The whole thing was about one person: about him! Obama is a great president if you want a president who poses, flabs (talks), and indulges in self-aggrandisement. If what you want is a man of substance, then Obama is not the man for you! He is far too taken-in with himself, far too aware of his own importance.
A little humility would go a long way from this man; alas, humility is one human quality we are very unlikely to see from him. The way he speaks tells it all. Just listen to him with a critical ear. That will tell you everything you need to know about this president.
The media gave this man a free ride when he ran for office. He kept spouting the terms “hope and change”; but not one journalist had the sense to ask him what he meant by those terms. How stupid was that?
As for the British media falling "out of love with Obama", I'd say this: They should never have fallen in love with him in the first place! – © Mark
