How many people have heard President Bush speak about tracking down terrorists a few dozen times? OK, you can put your hands down. Now, here's the 64,000 dollar question of this post: if, when writing these addresses to the nation, the speech writing team were replaced by the guys who wrote the "Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?" theme song, how long would it take people to notice?
Imagine the President goes on TV; the subject of terrorism gets brought up in a press conference; and he starts saying things like: "We will hunt these sticky-fingered filchers down no matter what, and it must be a global effort. They cannot hide. If they step foot on US soil, airport security will not permit them to leave O'Hare, much less rearm in Czechoslovakia and come back. We will not stand idly by while they finance their efforts through scams in Scandinavia under the noses of their lax police forces. We will not permit them to take a boat to China and seek asylum among those who claim to want friendly relationships with our great nation. No weapons purchased from arms dealers in Kiev will make their way to the Carolinas..."
Seriously, how different does that sound from what he usually says? My answer, sadly, has to be "not very." The only difference I can see is that this version makes it sound like he knows a little bit more about geography than he usually does.
PS - It's been suggested that I submit some modified version of my last two posts (My Mayor I and II) as an editorial to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Any thoughts?
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2 comments:
Bush comments = sad but true, except some people who loved the show might pick up on the key geographical locations
As for the editorial - go for it ;)
~Chase
I agree, you should definitely submit your recent posts.
What's the worst that can happen? They hunt you down, gut you and display your decomposing corpse in center city. No, they are more likely to find you and praise you.
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