ANNALS OF THE OBVIOUS: Politico’s VandeHei: ‘Mainstream media tends to be quite smitten with the Obamas.’

Related: Likability isn’t what it is cracked up to be. “After a period in which Democrats were harping on Todd Akin and making ham-handed appeals to women, Obama is faltering with a group that is usually an easy get for Democrats.” But not as easy as “mainstream media.” That’s not a “get,” it’s a “gimme.”

UPDATE: Ann Althouse: Michelle Obama’s DNC speech made us think about her speech pleading for the 2016 Olympics in Chicago. “As in her speech last night, there’s a misplaced emotionality that’s too much about her family’s personal need for gratification.”