good thing i’m not their employer

Serious journalists are skeptics, not cheerleaders:

When Obama walked on stage at the McCormick Center, many journalists in the audience leapt to their feet and applauded enthusiastically after being told not to do so. During a two-minute break halfway through the event, which was broadcast live on CNN, journalists ran to the stage to snap photos of Obama.

Someone should direct them to the nearest P.R. agency.

Embarrassing.