Brutally funny parody

CBS reporter Dean Reynolds wrote a brutally funny parody the other day (at least, I think it was intended as such), casting himself as a foolish, self-centered, egotistical reporter (think 'Ted Baxter') who is blind to the larger issues in the presidential campaign, but can only see the matters that affect his own comfort and pleasure.

The parody is a bit heavy handed at points, especially when he attempts to make connections between how the Obama campaign's failure to coddle him could end up hurting the campaign (hmmm, how might that be? Journalistic pay-back?).

"Maybe none of this means much. Maybe a front-running campaign like Obama's that is focused solely on victory doesn't have the time to do the mundane things like print up schedules or attend to the needs of reporters.

But in politics, everything that goes around comes around."

As I say, that last bit fudges up the otherwise subtle humor of his parody. Still, in the midst of a campaign wherein the Republican candidates are whipping up anger and hatred toward Obama & the press, it is nice to see that Mr. Reynolds has kept his sense of humor intact. Maybe for a followup piece, Dean can write a story about the reporter who gets transferred from Obama's 'messy' plane, to a McCain rally.