Mainstream Media Scream: OMG, Obama is tweeting, squeals CNN

This week’s Mainstream Media Scream goes to CNN for gushing over President Obama’s first tweet. On Tuesday’s New Day show they giggled “that’s cute” when discussing the tweet.

MICHAELA PEREIRA: The President has finally joined Twitter – using the handle @POTUS. Before, he used @BarackObama; and then, would put ‘B.O.,’ if he was tweeting. Otherwise, his staff handled it. The president says this @POTUS handle is a new way to engage directly with the American people. Want to see his initial Tweet?

‘Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack. Really! Six years in, they’re finally giving me my own account.’ Well, that led former President Clinton to Tweet, ‘Welcome to Twitter, @POTUS! One question: does that username stay with the office? #askingforafriend.’

ALISYN CAMEROTA: That’s cute!

PEREIRA: Not to be outdone, President Obama responded to Clinton – saying, ‘Good question. The handle comes with the house. Know anyone interested in @FLOTUS?’ – aka, the first lady? (laughs)

CAMEROTA: Oh my gosh!

PEREIRA: It is hilarity! Very good point – if Hillary Clinton were to become @POTUS, does he have to be @MLOTUS?

CAMEROTA: (laughs) Wow! I don’t know!

PEREIRA: Right? There’s a lot of Twitter conversations to be had here.

CAMEROTA: But I mean, I just like that – are those two just going to talk to each other on Twitter like that, and we all get to eavesdrop? I kind of like that – that two presidents get to just chat-

PEREIRA: Yeah – and maybe some of the others will join in.

Media Research Center Vice President of Research Brent Baker explains our pick: “When it comes to Barack Obama, it takes so little to impress the journalists on CNN. Throw in Bill Clinton and anticipation of a Hillary presidency, and you have CNN at its silliest.”

Rating: Two out of five screams.

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].