Posts under ‘political theater’

[Official White House Photo by Pete Souza]
President Barack Obama reacts to seeing speechwriter Cody Keenan outside the Oval Office on May 8, 2009. Keenan dressed up as a pirate for an Oval Office photo shot for use in the President’s speech to the White House Correspondents Association dinner May 9, 2009.
This official White House photograph [...]

[Source: Google Images/Henry Jenkins]
Steve Daly writes about this conflation of heroes in We’re All Trekkies Now | Print Article | Newsweek.com 050409:
It’s the Spock plot strands that give the new “Trek” its best shot at once again commanding the zeitgeist. Spock’s cool, analytical nature feels more fascinating and topical than ever now that we’ve put [...]

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama participate in tree plantings at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington on 4/21/09. [Official White House Photo by Pete Souza]
See the White House photostream on Flickr. Who knew?
Creative Commons explains why the White House chose a CC license instead of acknowledging that the photos belong in the [...]

I found this exchange between Ed Henry and President Obama particularly disturbing. Anger begets anger. Gotcha journalism comes to  the White House. Obama’s long, winding answer to the initial question deflected its snarky tone, but when Henry persisted, he drew a succinct yet polite rebuke. Read to the end below. Who got whom?
And who is [...]

3/24/09: Presidential Press Conference: The President gave his second press conference, from the East Room of the White House, on March 24, 2009. (public domain). White House channel.
Transcript - President Obama’s News Conference - Text - NYT 032409