Obama and Roberts Try Again

Journalist Jeff Zeleny who wrote the column “Obama and Roberts Try Again” seemed to portray his piece as comical. Using words like do-over and Take Two made it sound light hearted and of little importance. The whole article was also very nonchalant and mentioned how the aides first told reporters that it would be unnecessary to administer the oath again. This all seemed a little ironic because if it really weren’t a big deal then why would Obama have to be sworn in for a second time. He also used the word “chatter” when talking about whether the president was sworn in properly or not. To me this seemed funny because “chatter” sounds like people gossiping on things that are of little value when in reality it was probably important officials who had to deliberate whether or not the president was properly sworn in.