NY Times Still In Denial About Pro-Obama Bias

July 23, 2008 · Filed Under Barack Obama, Liberal Bias

NY Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley wrote a shockingly ridiculous piece in today’s paper. Stanley rejected the claim that the media is pro-Obama, and said his trip overseas was only a big story because he already looks like he’s president. She went on to admire his confidence and “statesmanly restraint,” whatever the hell that is.

But it’s not pro-Obama bias in the news media that’s driving the effusion of coverage, it’s the news: Mr. Obama’s weeklong tour of war zones and foreign capitals is noteworthy because it is so unusual to see a presidential candidate act so presidential overseas. Mr. Obama looks supremely confident and at home talking to generals and heads of state, so much so that some viewers may find the pose presumptuous — as if Mr. Obama believes that not only is his official nomination at the Democratic convention in August a mere formality, so is the November election.

The part in bold is what I really can’t believe. The only thing unusual about Obama’s overseas trip is the obscene media amount of media coverage it’s receiving.