Andy Borowitz: Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

[marmar]

from Truthdig:



Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

Posted on Nov 24, 2008
By Andy Borowitz


In the first two weeks after the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the last eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.

Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama’s appearance on CBS’s “Sixty Minutes” last Sunday witnessed the president-elect’s unorthodox verbal tic, 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 opens 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.” .......(more)

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[dkf]

1. And his correct pronunciation of the word "nuclear".

Shocking!

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. As opposed too sounding like a moron, like bu$h?

Every time Obama opens his mouth, his subjects and verbs are in agreement,---If he keeps it up, he is running the risk of sounding like an elitist. :silly:

[midnight]

3. This is too funny....

“Every time Obama opens 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.” .......(more)

[JohnyCanuck]

4. "If he keeps it up, he is running the risk of sounding like an elitist.”

and then he will loose all his drinking buddies. After all, who on earth would want to go for a beer with an elitist?

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Funny Stuff

Nice, short, and lighthearted. I give 2 thumbs up.
The Professor

[MyOwnPeace]

6. Complete sentences?

Sadly, you have to wonder how many of the "brilliant 48%" will believe the article.:eyes: :eyes:

[Lost4words]

7. I find it so wonderfully refreshing!

:cry: its OK, tears of joy!!

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