Obama Playing 'Grand Tourist' In Rio 'Sure to Endear Him Even More' To Brazilian People

Tracking Liberal Media Bias Since 1996
Tuesday March 22, 2011 @ 09:06 AM EDT

1. AP: Obama Playing 'Grand Tourist' in Rio 'Sure to Endear Him Even More' to Brazilian People

In a report for the Assholiated Press on Sunday, Jim Kuhnhenn fawned over President Obama's tour of Rio De Janeiro during a trip to Brazil: "Obama played grand tourist....The president's sightseeing Sunday was sure to endear him even more to a diverse and multicultural country where his personal story already makes him popular." The article also noted: "The president walked out into the streets and waved to throngs of residents who cheered him from rooftops and balconies. Dozens of young children pressed up against a chainlink fence trying to get a look."

2. New York Times deep-throats Obama: Now a Hero in Brazil, Too

Obama, the savior of Latin America: "But Mr. Obama, on the second day of a five-day tour of Latin America, once again seemed to sidestep mentioning his own racial background in appearances here, even as Brazilians who gathered at a plaza trying to catch a glimpse of him said that he had inspired millions in this country because of his African heritage....Opinion polls in the region show that Mr. Obama's election has also improved Latin American countries' opinion of the United States as a whole." He had previously brought hope to the slums of Paris.

3. New York Times rides The One: 'Mr. Obama Knows His Hoops'

As missiles fell in Libya, New York Times reporter Michael Shear reported on another kind of shooting prowess: "Being president is an ego trip. So you would have thought President Obama wouldn't need to add to his bragging rights. But Mr. Obama's N.C.A.A. men's basketball bracket stands - for the moment, anyway - as one of the best out there." Shear concluded: "All of which proves one thing: Mr. Obama knows his hoops."

4. 60 Minutes' Safer Grills 'Right-Wing Conservative' NY Archbishop, Urges Catholic Church to be More Liberal

On Sunday's 60 Minutes, CBS correspondent Morley Safer [He's still alive?  Really?] interviewed New York Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan and pressed him on the his commitment to traditional Church teachings: "No question that you're conciliatory, that you like to have dialog, but underneath that you're an old-fashioned conservative. I mean, in the sense of right-wing conservative." Safer later proclaimed: "If you think Dolan plans to push for changes in those doctrines and beliefs, think again. Despite the jolly open demeanor, he's about as conservative as they come."