Self-involved much? Journalists pitched snit fits when Sarah Palin called out the “DC assclowns” over the “pathetic” White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Some media outlets totally proved Palin’s point.
This is what Politico's home page currently looks like. All nerd promed out: pic.twitter.com/48vFxY6fDt
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) April 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/dpleasant/status/328557230888726528
https://twitter.com/rschrim/status/328629919724761088
Legal Insurrection noted Politico’s homepage yesterday. And, boy, was it pathetic:
It’s not right versus left, or old media versus new media. It’s the inside the D.C. Beltway crowd, who live there either physically or mentally, or want to.
There were tweets with photos of themselves from a few people I was going to embed, but what’s the point? It’s not an individual problem, it’s systemic.
I will, however, post this screen shot of Politico’s homepage, devoted almost in its entirety to stories about the event (h/t David). Can they possibly be more wrapped up in themselves?
Bingo. Read the rest here.
How on earth can one parody a self-parody? For that alone, Politico must pay.
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/328824750602338304
Still.
The Washington Post got into the self-beclowning act.
The lapdog press just can't get enough of itself==>MT @eilperin Haven't gotten enough of the #WHCD? https://t.co/JrOI2BgABk
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) April 29, 2013
Haven't gotten enough of the #WHCD? CHeck out this excellent Post slideshow/tweet extravaganza: http://t.co/nfAQnpmEcj
— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) April 29, 2013
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Sigh. But Politico was perhaps the worst and Twitter users noticed.
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/328305749015019520
Seriously. Here is just a small taste of Politico’s breathless and narcissistic tweets:
Kerry Washington on the White House Correspondents' Dinner red carpet (John Shinkle/@politico): pic.twitter.com/Cf04rINcKc
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2013
White House correspondents, dinner is served: http://t.co/TGG6NqW0Nh #WHCD
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2013
https://twitter.com/POLITICOvideo/status/328269075178467328
House of Cards' Kate Mara on the White House Correspondents' Dinner red carpet (John Shinkle/@politico) pic.twitter.com/xmpi8uQYN1
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2013
https://twitter.com/POLITICOvideo/status/328274001485000704
PHOTOS: White House Correspondents' Dinner red carpet http://t.co/wbmNJxVxQJ
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2013
RT @jeddrosche: Latest WHCD red carpet update: Psy, Sharon Stone & Barbra Streisand http://t.co/V8iIWwPtid
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2013
PHOTOS: #WHCD red carpet http://t.co/mMI8W8vJDI | Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Rod Lamkey Jr. for @politico): pic.twitter.com/VDbNiRnzHA
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2013
Best lines from @eonline hosts on the red carpet: http://t.co/WAh8O587t4 #WHCD
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2013
PHOTOS: #WHCD red carpet http://t.co/mMI8W8vJDI | @psy_oppa (by Rod Lamkey Jr. for @politico): pic.twitter.com/zZ3RWFqpYn
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2013
What's it like to walk the red carpet at #WHCD? See it from @mikeallen's point of view: http://t.co/m756ykkwto #MikeyCam
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
Hey, we know them… pic.twitter.com/kl81ivadr2 #WHCD
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
And there was more … a lot more. It did not end when the Nerd Prom ended, either. Politico continued throughout the next day.
White House Correspondents' Dinner — The after parties: http://t.co/G9D8ZzVZ3n (PHOTOS)
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
Check out all our video coverage from #WHCD last night, including Obama's and Conan's full remarks: http://t.co/hkHYZpOJ8O
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/POLITICOvideo/status/328480808455254016
Leading @politico this morning, post-#WHCD: Obama slings arrows, jokes at WHCD — http://t.co/MkEwWXFIUG from @pwgavin
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
Leading.
PHOTOS: @RahmEmanuel to be played by Stewie from 'Family Guy'? Conan O'Brien casts a mini-series at #WHCD http://t.co/x39BeiwpxF
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
MSNBC #WHCD after party: Drinks, Dancing and 'Duck Dynasty' — http://t.co/jgiuy6vO30 @PoliticoClick
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
WATCH: Obama's best jokes from #WHCD: http://t.co/1A6NsKpkFH. | Obama's full remarks from last night: http://t.co/G1oJZlZzuv (VIDEO)
— POLITICO 45 (@politico_45) April 28, 2013
Celebs: Obama funnier than Conan O’Brien: http://t.co/NivZ3W0PZW #WHCD2013
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
Insightful and oh-so-pressing.
Conan's self-assessment: WHCD went well http://t.co/MLvWPSl4Am via @PoliticoClick
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/POLITICOvideo/status/328590525588439040
ICYMI: Check out @politico's cameo in the #WHCD House of Cards spoof: http://t.co/wkOelV9KFd
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2013
See who made it to the Allbritton-POLITICO White House Correspondents' Brunch http://t.co/MzMoAlE8ij
— POLITICO (@politico) April 29, 2013
We have to be subjected to a post-event brunch now, too? Can’t y’all just quietly take the walk of shame home?
“Real journalists,” people. It’s a wonder they can still type what with all the arm-tiring smug self-patting on the back.
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