Comments on: English: The Obama Way

By: MacKenzie @BRC Banter

MacKenzie @BRC Banter — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:44:09 +0000

Let’s just hope they don’t copy all his vocabulary words – http://cleaversitrep.blogspot.com/2009/01/malapropism-or-freudian-slip.html

By: Federal Farner

Federal Farner — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:22:02 +0000

That was very well said and I see where you are coming from, Invader.

Touche

By: Invader Trent

Invader Trent — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:27:08 +0000

FF I just wanted to point out that I may be quite liberal but I was pointing out the way these two men speak a completely different. I’m may be a liberal but I’m a realist when it comes to saying stupid things, trust me I’ve done it more times than I can count. I recall Obama getting the number of years he has been married wrong during one speech.
What it really comes down to is that Obama is a great orator and his speeches inspire people. If that empowers someone to expand their knowledge and learn another language, I don’t see that as a bad thing. Personally I feel Larry the Cable Guy is stupidity personified but for some reason the phrase “git-r-done” inspires people to, well, get things done.

By: Dion Rebalkin

Dion Rebalkin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:54:34 +0000

I’ll be more impressed when the Japanese vote in their first black President.

By: Federal Farner

Federal Farner — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:44:43 +0000

Bush may struggle with eloquence, but he is not a stupid man, despite what most high-minded liberals like to point out.

By: Invader Trent

Invader Trent — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:52:15 +0000

I would think they might want to learn english spoken well and with passion rather than from someone like Bush who has given such eloquent statements as…

“You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.”

“Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”

“Will the highways on the Internet become more few?”

I could go on and on but I’m scared I might get dumber just thinking about it.

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:17:26 +0000

So, the Japanese are going to come over here and make a bunch of flowery, meaningless statements?