Sunday, July 06, 2008

Sen. Obama dances The Washington Pretzel (Update)

When I posted Madame Albright dances The Washington Pretzel, I could not think of anyone else who knows how to dance what I envision a graceful political dance.

At that time, I said Sen. Clinton loses points for the dance due to the fact she inserts a little Arkansas hoe-down movements which disqualifies her.

The Washington Pretzel, in my opinion, is the ability to nuances your way through a conversation and especially questions regarding answers on the diplomatic level. Further and in my opinion, Sen. Obama does this well. Not as well as Madame Albright perhaps due to his newness dealing with reporters and the like but there is no doubt in my mind his abilities will be quickly refined and some reporters will hear it and respond appropriately to hearing a Black man speak like that with no social or class barriers on their part.

Sen. Obama will soon learn, as most of us already know, most reporters and political commentators only know and speak one language: Pedestrian and perhaps a little Curse. They quickly become confused with diplomatic language and the higher up the diplomat, the less the uninformed understand what he or she is saying i.e., Allen Greenspan. Mr. Greenspan dances a combination of The Washington Pretzel with his own version of the rules and no one would dared to criticize him. A sight to behold, I grant you, but hey, that is The Honorable Allen Greenspan on the dance floor so best you hush your face! At least he is trying.

Well nuanced statements are beautiful to hear and when they come “Trippingly off the tongue” they create a certain sophistication that captures and satisfy the poetic soul like no other. (Smile)
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-Span and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
(Update) Looking at Stephanopoulos this morning made me understand a particular danger of nuanced speeches. As in the case with Sen. Obama, the opponent can manipulate speeches to appear they are saying the same thing. I saw it coming with Sen. Hillary after the pundits and commentators began twisting and rewording things Sen. Obama was saying insisting Sen. Clinton was saying the same things. “We’ve got no argument there” they would end their manipulation adding, in final authoritative tones, “So you see now, there is really no difference between the two of them”.

The cloning (usurping?) of Sen. Obama’s remarks were successful for the un-informed and average listener. In a while, we will be hearing “Obama and McCain are neck and neck in all the polls and there is no difference between what they say on the major and critical points.” A tacky maneuver in my opinion and totally lacking in critical thoughts and originality but somehow it works. Looking forward to hearing Sen. McCain nuancing sentences while reading a teleprompter.

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