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by triodegirl on 12 December 2008 - 13:12
Too funny not to share...
Stunning Break with Last Eight Years Through His Controversial Use of Complete Sentences, Political Observers Say.
Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama's appearance on CBS' "Sixty Minutes" on Sunday witnessed the president-elect's unorthodox verbal tick, which had Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opened his mouth.
But Mr. Obama's decision to use complete sentences in his public pronouncements carries with it certain risks, since after the last eight years many Americans may find his odd speaking style jarring.
According to presidential historian Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota, some Americans might find it "alienating" to have a President who speaks English as if it were his first language.
"Every time Obama open s his mouth, his subjects and verbs are in agreement," says Mr. Logsdon. "If he keeps it up, he is running the risk of sounding like an elitist."
The historian said that if Mr. Obama insists on using complete sentences in his speeches, the public may find itself saying, "Okay, subject, predicate, subject predicate - we get it, stop showing off."
The President-elect's stubborn insistence on using complete sentences has already attracted a rebuke from one of his harshest critics, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.
"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also," she said.
by judron55 on 12 December 2008 - 14:12
Unbelieveable......go walk your dog!
by wisecrack on 12 December 2008 - 14:12
Who's Obama? and where on the world map can we find this place where these "millions of Americans" live?
by hodie on 12 December 2008 - 15:12
A dichotomy to what is posted above (and sadly so deserved):
The George W. Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages and accepting donations. The Library will include:
o The Hurricane Katrina Room , which is still under
construction.
o The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won't be able to
remember anything.
o The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don't even have
to show up.
o The Walter Reed Hospital Room, where they don't let you in.
o The Guantanamo Bay Room, where they don't let you out.
o The Weapons of Mass Destruction Room, which no one has been
able to find.
o The National Debt Room, which is huge and has no ceiling.
o The Tax Cut Room, with entry only to the wealthy.
o The Economy Room, which is in the toilet.
o The Iraq War Room. (After you complete your first visit, they
make you go back for a second, third, fourth, and sometimes
fifth visit.)
o The Dick Cheney Room, in the famous undisclosed location,
complete with shotgun gallery, without a first-aid kit.
o The Environmental Conservation Room, sti
by hodie on 12 December 2008 - 15:12
Continued from above:
The Environmental Conservation Room, still empty.
o The Supreme Gift Shop, where you can buy an election.
o The Airport Men's Room, where you can meet some of your
favorite Republican Senators.
o The Decider Room, complete with dart board, magic 8-ball,
Ouija board, dice, coins, and straws.
Note: The library will feature an electron microscope to help you locate and view the President's accomplishments.
The library will also include many Famous Quotes by George W.
Bush, including:
"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child."
"No senior citizen should ever have to choose between prescription drugs and medicine."
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change."
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is '"to be prepared'."
"Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.".
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
"The future will be better to
by hodie on 12 December 2008 - 15:12
Continued:
"The future will be better tomorrow."
"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."
"One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures." (during an education photo-op)
"Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it."
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." ....George W.
Bush to Sam Donaldson.
PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY!
Sincerely,
Jack Abramoff, Co-Chair
G.W. Bush Library Board of Directors
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by AnjaBlue on 12 December 2008 - 16:12
Great - my laugh(s) for the day (and I needed them!) Thanks triodegirl and hodie............
by angusmom on 12 December 2008 - 16:12
which room will "my pet goat" be in?
by hodie on 12 December 2008 - 17:12
Angusmom,
I think there is also a planned "Get my Goat" room too! LOL
Maybe yours could visit?
by Mystere on 12 December 2008 - 18:12
I can relate. I didn"t start using "aint" and double negatives, unitl I went to prep school and realized that to "fit in" back in the neighborhood, I had to stop "talking proper." So, I became bi-lingual: English and Urban English! Now, because I don't have kids, my Urban English is quite dated and I can't understand half of what I hear when hip-hopper speak. I am OLD!!!
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