Word: poeticisms
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...night speech on Super-Confusing Tuesday. "We are the change that we seek." Waiting to hear what Obama has to say - win, lose or tie - has become the most anticipated event of any given primary night. The man's use of pronouns (never I), of inspirational language and of poetic meter - "WE are the CHANGE that we SEEK" - is unprecedented in recent memory. Yes, Ronald Reagan could give great set-piece speeches on grand occasions, and so could John F. Kennedy, but Obama's ability to toss one off, different each week, is simply breathtaking. His New Hampshire concession speech...
...stake than mere road safety. For Moylan, the promise is "civilization and dancing in the streets." Likewise, Monderman rhapsodized that, "Eye contact and the consultation between civilians in public space is the highest quality you can get in a free country." His enduring vision echoes that of a poetic pedestrian from an earlier era - Oscar Wilde, who once mused: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Thanks to Monderman, we can now pause to wonder whether we need the gutter...
...Thanks to Klein for his article's poetic conclusion. Along with Joe Biden's assessment of Bush as possibly "one of the most incompetent Presidents in modern American history," the truth that many of us have known finally wins out. So much for legacy. Dean Pappas, Salt Lake City...
Thanks to Klein for his article's poetic conclusion. Along with Joe Biden's ? assessment of Bush as possibly "one of the most incompetent Presidents in modern American history," the truth that many of us have known finally wins out. So much for legacy. Dean Pappas, SALT LAKE CITY...
Thanks to Klein for his article's poetic conclusion. Along with Joe Biden's assessment of Bush as possibly "one of the most incompetent Presidents in modern American history," the truth that many of us have known finally wins out. So much for legacy...