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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 09:36 PM Mar 2015

Mother Jones: A Bunch of Idiots Took Selfies in Front of the East Village Fire in NYC—and Fox News

http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/03/fox-news-host-blames-obama-destroying-gold-standard-society-selfie-stick

"Back in February, President Obama recorded a short video of himself using a selfie stick—the elongated recording tool some critics warn is enabling a generation of self-absorbed millennials—with the obvious intention to promote Obamacare with a side of fun. The clip, recorded for Buzzfeed, instantly went viral and was largely well-received with a chuckle.

But according to one Fox News host today, Obama and his selfie stick-wielding video are to blame for encouraging ill advised photos such as the ones of New York City tourists snapping selfies in front of a large building fire."



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