A picture is worth 1,000 words: Narcissist in chief 'honors' Nelson Mandela

True to his own tradition, President Obama yesterday marked the death of global icon Nelson Mandela by tweeting... a photo of himself.

Rest in peace, Nelson Mandela. pic.twitter.com/4qlqsXLp6e

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 5, 2013

Little did Nelson Mandela dream that he'd be in a cell where Barack Obama would one day stand for a photo op.

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) December 5, 2013

And, true to their own tradition, MSNBC follows suit:

MSNBC discussing the important thing about today's story, as per usual: pic.twitter.com/kSZWN6UHhx

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) December 6, 2013

Previously: Obama pays tribute to Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks