Jodi Kantor, liberal New York Times correspondent and author of “The Obamas,” held a “Tweet the Press” session with NBC’s David Gregory Friday afternoon. Conversation eventually turned to the Obamas and the tightly controlled image they present to the public.
.@jodikantor I know you also have some thoughts on the battle between WH and press corps. #tweetthepress
— David Gregory (@davidgregory) December 13, 2013
@davidgregory For years I've been fascinated by the mega-perfect images of the Obama family released by the WH. (1/2) #tweetthepress
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) December 13, 2013
@davidgregory The Obamas rose to power claiming to be a normal family. Now all we see are glossy, perfect pix– that are incredibly popular.
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) December 13, 2013
@davidgregory Friends would post so-called natural pix of the Obamas during '12 race– they had no idea how staged they were.
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) December 13, 2013
What are you saying exactly?
Folks: was just noting that they rose to power by sharing their struggles, from marital to money, and now it's all glossy images.
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) December 13, 2013
So, just what sort of images does Kantor expect? What should the “normal” Obama family look like?
https://twitter.com/Atrios/status/411616663399043072
@Atrios Was just talking about the change from"we're everyday people who pump our own gas" rhetoric of '08.
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) December 13, 2013
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Fans of the first couple launched the #JodiKantorThoughts hashtag to guess just what was going on in the mind of a progressive of pallor like Kantor.
Imma need for @jodikantor to realize she's tweeting a bunch of racist double-standards about the Obama Family's image.
— PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) December 13, 2013
@Smartypants60 @jodikantor @Atrios Because this is a coordinated, racist attack by the US media on our first family.
— LiberalPhenom (Obama is my president forever) (@LiberalPhenom) December 13, 2013
Why don't the Obamas live in the hood in DC, they not down for the struggle #JodiKantorThoughts
— Frederick Rogers Sugar Daddy Account (@ArrogantDemon) December 13, 2013
I thought Malia and Sasha would act more like Arnold from Different Strokes.. #JodiKantorThoughts
— Wakandan Establishment Shill (@Kennymack1971) December 13, 2013
Obamas should be growing hot dogs and beans in the White House garden. #JodiKantorThoughts
— Veronica McDonald? (@Purify_toast17) December 14, 2013
Hawaii….why Hawaii, can't he say he's from Compton, that's more believable #JodiKantorThoughts
— Frederick Rogers Sugar Daddy Account (@ArrogantDemon) December 14, 2013
Why is the WH suppressing n hiding all the pics of the Obamas throwing up gang signs. #JodiKantorThoughts
— Sharon Sharp (@asoldiersvoice) December 14, 2013
#JodiKantorThoughts Barack eats fried chicken and watermelon in the oval office thats why WH refuses access to WHPC
— NoChillMood (@ritaag) December 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/411654349584990208
#JodiKantorThoughts FLOTUS really wanted to plant patches of watermelons in the WH garden.
— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) December 14, 2013
#JodiKantorThoughts The Obamas really needn't be in the WH. That's what I really, really want to say.
— KSKRoyal Never give up, never give in!??? (@lawalazu) December 14, 2013
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Sasha and Malia have the same father AND he lives with them and their mother. That's not normal. #JodiKantorThoughts
— PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) December 14, 2013
The Obamas act nothing like what I saw in those Tyler Perry movies, those black folks are real #JodiKantorThoughts
— Frederick Rogers Sugar Daddy Account (@ArrogantDemon) December 14, 2013
The Obamas didn't do the Electric Slide on the South Lawn when they had the July 4th cookout. Not real. #JodiKantorThoughts
— PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) December 14, 2013
@SpaceCheef #JodiKantorThoughts the Obamas should all sit on the WH front porch for a photo. (Like there's anything wrong with that!)
— Phlip (@Pen_Bird) December 14, 2013
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The Obama's don't want the world to see Michelle and Barack on the Truman balcony while she's greasing his scalp. #JodiKantorThoughts
— FedUp_Mom (@Fedup_Mom) December 14, 2013
Sunny & Bo arent Obama's real dogs, where does he keep his pits on chains? #JodiKantorThoughts
— Frederick Rogers Sugar Daddy Account (@ArrogantDemon) December 14, 2013
#JodiKantorThoughts Obama poured some Beer out at Madiba funeral.
— cowsandsheep (@cowsandsheep) December 14, 2013
I'm pretty sure Michelle Obama knows how to twerk #JodiKantorThoughts
— Frederick Rogers Sugar Daddy Account (@ArrogantDemon) December 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/LuthorCEO/status/411679209027665920
Kantor can’t be racist; she’s not a Republican, but a progressive of pallor with the New York Times. Right?
https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/411653530244485120