Late coverage on the kid who fell asleep behind Obama.

I was really close to this when it happened. Unfortunately, my computer had just been stolen (more on that later,) so I wasn’t able to cover it. But that’s okay because it seems every other media outlet has beat it in to the ground for me. But why? At a time when war is still killing thousands of people, we’re experiencing one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression, and thousands of gallons of oil are leaking in to the Gulf, why is this story important? Why do reporters spend so much time talking about one kid who fell asleep behind the president?

Because it’s funny.