When considering the reality that Barack Obama is being treated by the media and his own campaign more like a rock star and/or movie star than a candidate for President of the United States, one has to wonder if Obama will get the same treatment that other child stars have gotten.

It’s strange to imagine a world where Chris Matthews’ legs wouldn’t tingle at the sight of Barack Obama, but is it possible?  

We’ve seen it countless times over the decades.  Britney Spears was an admired and beloved child star who stayed sweet well into young adulthood until every “oops she did” was blasted around the world by media outlets who, quite frankly, needed Britney to fail in order for them to sell paper.  They needed her to be corrupted and to fail and they did what they could to drive her there.  

Isn’t Lindsay Lohan another example?  Macaulay Culkin?

It seems as if those without substance are built up only so they can be torn down.  Great actors like Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino are immune to this sort of treatment.  It would never work with a great actor, even a young one, because the substance is there to back up the hype.  Obama clearly has no substance and is clearly a product of media hype. 

So is this build up / tear down treatment what Obama is about to face?  Are the media setting him up to fail?

It’s hard to imagine, but the depth of this man’s character and the depth of the news coverage that has gotten him to where he is today should be pretty good indicators of the depth of the news coverage that will be required to kick him out to America’s doghouse.  

Serious pundits will certainly have serious complaints, but don’t think for a second that the “Trouble in Camelot” stories are not waiting in the wings.

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