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The portion of anchor Brian Williams' interview with candidate Barack Obama that NBC selected for its newscast did not include a parallel question on Myanmar policy--or any other policy for that matter. Williams' questions confined themselves to the horse race and matters of style. When would Obama clinch the Democratic nomination? Would Hillary Rodham Clinton be his running mate? Was he impressed with his cover photo on Time magazine? Does he have a hard time relating to ordinary people in bowling alleys? Obama alienated his upscale liberal base by disavowing "sprout eating, Volvo driving" before sighing: "Sometimes I wear a tie; sometimes I do not. Sometimes I wear a flag pin; sometimes I do not. You know, sometimes I like a burger and a beer; sometimes a glass of wine and a steak is good."
Then he insisted: "This does not have much to do with how I am going to lead the country." To which, Williams missed the obvious follow-up question: "Napa Valley Merlot or Pomerol?"
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