All-Star Delusions

Last night, the president threw the ceremonial first pitch at the All Star Game in St. Louis. It was hard to assess the quality of the pitch thanks to Fox’s shitty camera angle. But as Steve M. over at No More Mr. Nice Blog notes, wingnut codpiece worshipers like Gateway Pundit quickly dubbed it a “sissy pitch” and compared it unfavorably to the Worst President Ever’s post-9/11 toss. Because that’s what really matters.

And in fairness, I think former Andover cheerleader George W. Bush did throw a better pitch than former Punahou School basketball team stand-out Barack Obama, though it was hard to be sure thanks to the geniuses at Fox.

But was Obama roundly booed as the mouth-breathers are claiming? You be the judge:



I’d call it a mixed reception – some cheers, some boos – and not too surprising in a state McCain carried by less than 1 percentage point. Now this is booing:



And this. Also:



[Cross-posted at Rumproast]