Tuesday, December 10, 2013

OMG -- Is that Public Diplomacy?


From a Facebook comment:

Like ·  · Promote · 

JB NOTE: THE CLASSY FIRST LADY IS VERY DIPLOMATICALLY NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS PHOTOGRAPHIC FESTIVITY/NARCISSISM -- AT,  OF ALL EVENTS, A MEMORIAL.

Facebook UPDATE (1:34 PM December 10):

John Brown And PD is all supposed to be "not about me" ... well, I guess times change ... selfie first ...
29 minutes ago · Like · 1

John Brown If the pix was photoshoped, we yet have another example of "social media 'freedom'," ...
2 minutes ago · Like · 1

Aaron Z Snyder One could argue that PD is about "us," although I think that "us" should be a bit more inclusive than just 3 people.
a few seconds ago · Like · 1

***

Note: Notable point made by a Wash Post reader: larrypostman
8:59 AM EST
Evidently neither the Post nor CNN understand the difference between a memorial service and a funeral, which by definition is the ceremony when the deceased is buried or cremated. Mandela's body was not present at the memorial service. Was Obama supposed to look stiff and somber throughout the 4-hour service?
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)