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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.


judron55

by judron55 on 12 December 2008 - 14:12

Unbelieveable......go walk your dog!


wisecrack

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
--  



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? 


Mystere

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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