BIZARRE ANGLE OF OBAMA'S CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH AT THE ALL-STAR GAME

The Anchoress asks the right question when she wonders

 "if David Axelrod had negotiated the bizarre angle (there is no other word for it, if you’re a baseball-watching fan) used to showcase President Barack Obama’s ceremonial “first pitch.” I have never seen a president throw a pitch, before, where the angle left out the catcher at the plate."

She has produced a brilliant comparison of Obama and Bush, not only in throwing ability, but more importantly in their style (and modesty).  Her post is definitely worth reading, as is her link to Andy McCarthy.

Rush Limbaugh plainspeakingly says:

Obama's pitch did not make it all the way to the plate. . .  The guy throws like a girl.  I'm sorry.  He throws like a girl, he had a girlie toss.

The video he posts substantiates his point.   Further down Rush's post you can compare President Bush's 2001 World Series toss.

Is throwing ability small potatoes?  Yes.  What's significant are the larger points made by the Anchoress and McCarthy.  The media will stand on its head (and orchestrate camera angles and commentary as well), to make this president look good.