Political Speechwriting 101
Sarah Palin, tonight :
“Here’s how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change.”
Mr. Furious: Okay, am I the only one who finds these sayings just a little bit formulaic? “If you want to push something down, you have to pull it up. If you want to go left, you have to go right.” It’s…
The Sphinx: Your temper is very quick, my friend. But until you learn to master your rage…
Mr. Furious: …your rage will become your master? That’s what you were going to say. Right? Right?
The Sphinx: Not necessarily.
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Wha? Now I totally forgot what I was gonna say!
I thought Palin was strong. She’s a player—and she alters the race.
Comment by Mr Furious — September 3, 2008 @ 9:28 pm
If you doubt your powers, you give power to your doubts.
Comment by clay — September 4, 2008 @ 12:23 pm
“there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change.”
And the country has so changed for the better since John became a senator. This is particularly true over the last seven plus years….
Comment by Kamachanda — September 4, 2008 @ 12:57 pm