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Henican: 'Reality TV' hits new low in White House crashed
Quick ReadThe Salahis pursued fame for fame's sake.
Photo credit: AP | This photo released by the White House Nov. 27, 2009, shows President Barack Obama greeting Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, at a State Dinner hosted by Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that the uninvited Virginia couple managed to slip into the dinner. (AP Photo/The White House, Samantha Appleton)
What is it about the Salahis?
These fame-seeking missiles! These low-class, high-gloss wannabes!
With a flash of moxie and a laser-focused self-promotion streak, they hijacked the national conversation from health care, climate change and Afghanistan. Suddenly, it was all about THEM!
And Door Buster Special had a meaning no one had ever imagined before. It meant Michaele and Tareq...
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