Questions
by James Glaser
Ju.y 15, 2010

Here in America people always seem to ask questions about whomever is in power. Back when Bill Clinton was President, people were asking about his and Hillary's land deals in Arkansas, and then there was the death of Vince Foster, White House Deputy Council, whose body was found in a Washington DC park. And who can forget the stains on that blue dress?

Then there was George Bush, and did he or didn't he get a DUI back in college? Was any President hounded any more than George about his time spent in or out of the Air National Guard?

Now we have a new President, but the rules seem to have changed. No matter how many questions are asked about Barack Obama, nobody in the press seems to want to find out if they are true. Did Obama register for college as a foreign national? Was he born in America? Is he a socialist?

Sure a lot of people don't like these questions, but half of the country didn't like the questions about Clinton and the other half didn't like the questions about Bush, but both sets of questions were looked into thoroughly, and reported on endlessly.

So, what gives? Why does President Obama get a free pass? Is it because he is black, and nobody wants to get branded as a racists for looking into his past? Maybe most of the press feel about Obama like Chris Mathews does. Here is what Mathews said about reporting on Obama:

I have to tell you, you know, it's part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama's speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often.

Maybe the rest of the media has a thrill going up their legs when they hear Obama speak, too. It hard to look for facts about someone with whom you are enamored and have tingly feelings going up your legs. So it looks like questions about Barack Obama and his administration are off limits for the American press corps, and we will never hear the answers to those questions.

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