Could the media be any more obvious about it? Headline:

Young people finding Obama way cooler than McCain

This is what passes for journalism to the Associated Press.

“Obama is a tad cooler than McCain on probably 57 fronts,” said Emily Goulding, 25, of Los Angeles. “Obama’s better looking than McCain, Obama’s more stylish than McCain, Obama’s more fit than McCain. He refers to better music than McCain.”

“Obama’s big with the kids, everyone knows that,” said Tom Johnson, 21, of Norfolk, Va. “McCain — that guy’s not cool. I just can’t call McCain cool.”

“It’s got to be Obama,” said David Munn, 20, of Keene, N.H. “He’s younger, I think he has more of a connection with my generation. I just think he communicates better to my generation, especially with issues in Iraq. (McCain) is all right, but not as cool as Obama.”

According to these members of Generation Y, Obama, 47, has the “cool” thing down. He’s an avid basketball player, listens to Jay-Z on his iPod and was on the cover of this month’s issue of Rolling Stone magazine.

This really makes me want to vomit. It is crap like this that motivates me to plaster a big “McCain ‘08″ ad in the sidebar.

You go ahead and bank on that youth vote, Obama. See how that works for you. Second place isn’t that cool.