Brit journo at WaPo finds ‘cult of celebrity’ around Obama ‘striking’

http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/369443153951993856

Brit journo Billy Kenber is currently at the Washington Post as a Stern scholar. He penned an article at WaPo in which he wrote that he found “the extent of the cult of celebrity surrounding the Obamas striking.” Lapdogs at Politico recently ran cover for the incredibly shrinking cult, but Kenber was partially referring to the press pool itself.

CBS’ Mark Knoller took some issue with the article and took to Twitter to explain:

http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/369444429066551296
http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/369444545752088576

But when they do, some squee that “it’s a treat!“

http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/369444705748008960

Except when they aren’t allowed, natch. Transparency!

http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/369445078768418817

The press, meanwhile, gets fed “glazed charm offensive” donuts!

http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/369449310099742720

Knoller isn’t whining about being “prisoners” like some lapdogs did recently. But, this Twitter user has a question:

http://twitter.com/#!/Ipaddlecanoe/status/369446393640808448

Bam.

http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/369449467436486659

Sigh.

Twitter users, including Drudge editor Joseph Curl, react to the article:

http://twitter.com/#!/PhilipRucker/status/369432976288784385
http://twitter.com/#!/AlecMacGillis/status/369450880996634624

Eric Boehlert whined, natch:

http://twitter.com/#!/AlecMacGillis/status/369452570512613376

Heh.

The article also went on to lament the fact that poor, little Obama has no privacy and other Twitter users note a few things about the journo himself.

http://twitter.com/#!/KristinnFR/status/369457743356121090
http://twitter.com/#!/akamom1996/status/369461764766695424

Some smell sanctimony:

http://twitter.com/#!/_R_S_S_/status/369443311959830529

Summed up in a hashtag nutshell:

http://twitter.com/#!/SeanGarren/status/369453361650626561

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