Dec 26 2008
Obama The Geek?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390800/
I just found that article to be so stupid. Of all the things you can call someone, with all the huge problems going on right now, and for the sake of plain respect, it is just a waste of time to classify Obama as a geek, nerd, dork, or whatever. I could not even believe people took time out to distinguish these classes, if I can even call it that. The article even mentions that the Obama transition team would not comment on his geek qualities. Like they even should? They try to find “geek wife” qualities in Michelle Obama. This is just plain idiotic. If Obama will be a hero for geeks, fine. But he will also be a hero for dozens of other groups, many of whom will not waste time over-analyzing the man for traits which are not that hugely important. Will the fact that Obama collected comic books help him lead the nation? I am pretty sure it will not. If you are going to analyze the man and classify him, look at the qualities that are important. Even geeks are not geeks alone, but also tax-payers, immigrants, men, women, workers, and part of many other groups. Those, to me, are more important than the geeks. Just one last note, I am not a Republican or Democrat, so I am not saying this because of blind party affiliation to support Obama. I just try to call things like I see it.
I don’t know, there are a lot of serious problems facing our country right now but… are any of them as important as how geeky our president-elect is? (sarcasm font)
Sometimes I hate what tv has done to news media…