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1.25.2004 posted by William 23:22 link |
Here's James Fallows with a deconstruction of Bush's State of the Union. Fallows is a correspondant for the Atlantic Monthly, but he used to be a speechwriter for Carter, so each year he annotates a transcription of the speech with his take on it as a work of modern political rhetoric. Sample comment:
"We have not come all this way—through tragedy, and trial and war—only to falter and leave our work unfinished. [Nice try. The idea here is: we suffered and pulled together after September 11. Therefore everything I'm about to recommend is part of that same patriotic effort.]" Read it and see what kind of thinking goes into such a high-stakes display of speechifying. Also, I'm looking for this year's inevitable hilarious video remix of the State of the Union. It'll be hard to top 2001's. Please let me know if see it. |