ChrisCam Broadsheet

2541.\\ Even the Monarchists Get It

I love reading the media in my native country when it is observing the happenings in my adopted country. There's something just delightful about the way Canadians write. It is sufficiently British in style to differentiate it from US English but not so much that it is self-righteous and patronizing (or is that patronising?).

Although it is sometimes annoying to have to listen to people with limited understanding of American society talk down to us, we seem to put up with it quite well coming from the liberal elite in this country.

So I enjoyed the Macleans article on our recent State of the Union address.

My favorite bit:

"Even dear old Justice Ginsburg seemed nonplussed and disapproving, though no doubt she seems much the same way when she's watering plants or eating a sandwich. I was hoping for Chief Justice Roberts to rise to his feet and lead the black-robed group right out of the building. Better still, perhaps, if they'd just dispersed in all directions like a murder of crows startled by a gunshot."

The language evokes imagery that makes me laugh for some reason. Why couldn't our media be more like this?

Reported by Christo the Elder on January 29, 2010 @ 14:29

 TAGGED AS: America, Barack Obama, Congress, Constitution, State of the Union

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2540.\\ The Obama Contradiction

One of my favorites slices and dices the State of the Union address. Peggy always has a way of going beyond what other pundits have to say and putting the subject within a broader, more meaningful context.

Best bit:

"The central fact of the speech was the contradiction at its heart. It repeatedly asserted that Washington is the answer to everything. At the same time it painted a picture of Washington as a sick and broken place. It was a speech that argued against itself: You need us to heal you. Don't trust us, we think of no one but ourselves."

Exactly.

Reported by Christo the Elder on January 29, 2010 @ 09:39

 TAGGED AS: Barack Obama, Peggy Noonan, State of the Union

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