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I'm sure Sarah Palin is qualified in ways that I am not aware of, but as a rhetor, she makes George Bush seem eloquent.

Old school.

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Jamie Zvirzdin said…
I agree! I have quite enjoyed the SNL skit of the vice presidential debate. The skit was so well done that Italian news showed a piece of it! Italians are quite gung-ho about McCain, except here in Bologna the Red. This place has been governed by communists for a loooong time. Anyway, Mary, I hope you've seen that skit. It's worth two chuckles and a guffaw.
October 9, 2008 at 7:48 AM
Makayla Steiner said…
Well, they definitely got this right:

"they're also forced, from time to time, to answer questions, and their answers often resemble the rambling nonsense, obfuscation, and grammatical insanity that many of us would produce when put on the spot.

Yet surely, more than most of us, politicians need to be able to think on their feet, to have a brain that works quickly and rationally under pressure."

And yet, sometimes (key word: sometimes) I think that smart and qualified people aren't always great talkers. Politics demands fancy speech, which a lot of times allows them to make something look good or okay when it isn't. So I guess once in a while I'm okay with an awkward sentence - especially if it was made before having time to think completely through the issue. For me, sincerity and honesty trump grammar.

But yes, I think if you're going into politics, making sense when you speak is a huge plus. And you being a rhetoric person and all, I can see why this caught your attention. :)

And SNL has been amazing lately. My favorite is still the Palin/Clinton one.
October 9, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Makayla Steiner said…
P.S. My two favorite Bush phrases? "Subliminable" and "Uninalienable rights" :)
October 9, 2008 at 5:48 PM
xister said…
That was an amazing article! I loved it.
October 10, 2008 at 6:51 PM
Day said…
I'm experiencing a deep failure to understand how the title relates, unless it's a brutal sarcastic dig. I'm gonna say it's 'cause I'm autistic. . .? Wait, unless it's all you could have hoped for in stuff to diagram? For your diagramming hobby?


If it is a brutal sarcastic dig, I weigh in that I am much in favor.

Sarah Palin honestly frightens me.


Interesting article, though. :)
October 13, 2008 at 12:51 AM
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