Hidden subtext behind recent campaign headlines
Headline: McCain Booed at Martin Luther King Speech
Summary: John McCain gave a speech on the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He apologized for repeatedly opposing the creation of a holiday to celebrate King’s legacy. Oh, also while speaking he had a black man hold an umbrella over his head.
Subtext: John McCain is old.
Headline: Obama, Bowling Badly
Summary: Barack Obama campaigned at a Pennsylvania bowling alley and racked up a score of 37. Thirty-seven.
Subtext: White people are forced to privately consider if black people are supposed to be good at bowling.
Headline: Sinbad Unloads on Hillary Clinton
Summary: Actor/Comedian/Neither tells a conflicting account of Hillary’s claims of harrowing visit to Bosnia.
Subtext: Sinbad has not died yet.
