Posted by
Icarus on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:58:00 PM
Have you noticed the Media's tendency to frame Mr. Obama's head in a halo?
This is the first one that caught my attention and
got me thinking about this tendency toward Obama photographic
hagiography. The links I've found name it as a Reuter's photo, but I'm
unable to determine who the photographer is.
An Associated Press photo by Jae C. Hong:
Here's another Reuters photo:
Another one from Reuters:
An uncredited photo taken during the Democrat Convention
(follow the to see how the Republicans couldn't quite pull off the same trick with McCain):
I could not find a source for this photo. Maybe whoever took it was
ashamed to have his or her name attached to such blatant religiosity.
This one is attributed to the Associated Press. Proves you don't need the Presidential Seal or the Obama symbol behind The One's head in order to create a secular icon:
And another from the Associated Press (the link comes with a few handy tips on creating your own presidential halo effect photos):
And if you think the Drive-by Media is only doing this for 'The One' they got elected, you would, of course be wrong:
Once again, Rueters leads the way. The First Lady as secular Madonna:
Everyone is well aware how the media has tossed out any semblance of impartiality regarding Mr. Obama and the current First Lady. But this stuff borders on the pathological. It isn't enough to keep telling everyone what a wonderful people Mr. & Mrs. Obama are, the Left has to create secular
icons to accompany their stories in order to drive the point home. This is getting downright scary. I'd love anyone to show me comparable images taken by AP or Reuters of any Republican President.