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From: The Washington Times | August 28, 2009
END GAME The deaths of public figures bring out a certain taste for melodramatic finality in journalists, and the passing of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is no exception. Witness MSNBC’s Chris Matthews pronouncing President Obama as the “last Kennedy brother,” to the annoyance of Republicans. Terms like the “last dynasty,” “last giant” and “last of the legends” were also bandied about in the press. “End” was also popular. Ever vigilant to wield a historic narrative, news organizations were particularly fond of the phrases, “end of an era” and “end of Camelot” in coverage of the Massachusetts Democrat and his legacy. …
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