Sunday, August 22, 2004
HONORING THE REPUBLICANS
Editors
In the spirit of non partisanship, LB in '04 would like to honor the GOP as the convention draws near. Our politics has degenerated into blind partisanship, name calling and juvenile behavior on a grand scale. The Rhetoric has been notched-up to an ear-piercing decibel. In an effort to heal some wounds and offer an olive branch to our well-meaning brethren, LB in '04 will be offering a special and limited service throughout the Republican National Convention. The following is a statement by the Bush-Cheney Camp.
As students of political oratory know, political speeches are filled with nuance and turns of phrase best captured in the original vernacular. We felt it would be a service not only to our readers but to Republicans, if they could read Bush-Cheney pronouncements in the original format:
Therefore, throughout the Republican Convention, a sampling of Convention speeches will be translated into the original German. We hope our olive branch is accepted in the spirit in which it is offered.
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Editors
In the spirit of non partisanship, LB in '04 would like to honor the GOP as the convention draws near. Our politics has degenerated into blind partisanship, name calling and juvenile behavior on a grand scale. The Rhetoric has been notched-up to an ear-piercing decibel. In an effort to heal some wounds and offer an olive branch to our well-meaning brethren, LB in '04 will be offering a special and limited service throughout the Republican National Convention. The following is a statement by the Bush-Cheney Camp.
Statement by Bush-Cheney '04
ARLINGTON, VA -- "Colonel Ken Cordier is an American hero who spent over six years in a North Vietnamese prison camp. Col. Cordier was a supporter of the President during the 2000 election and served as a member of the President's veterans' steering committee during this election. Col. Cordier did not inform the campaign of his involvement in the advertisement being run by a 527 organization. Because of his involvement with this 527, Col. Cordier will no longer participate as a volunteer for Bush-Cheney '04, unlike Harold Ickes who is leading two prominent 527s and remains an executive committee member of the Democratic National Committee."
As students of political oratory know, political speeches are filled with nuance and turns of phrase best captured in the original vernacular. We felt it would be a service not only to our readers but to Republicans, if they could read Bush-Cheney pronouncements in the original format:
Aussage durch Busch Cheney '04
ARLINGTON, VA -- "Oberst Horizont Cordier ist ein Amerikanisch Held, der über sechs Jahren in einem Nördlich Vietnamesisch Gefangenenlager ausgegeben hat. Col. Cordier war eine Stütze vom Präsidenten während der der Wahl von 2000 und hat als einem Mitglied vom Veteranenlenkungsausschuß des Präsidenten während dieser Wahl gedient. Col. Cordier hat nicht informiert, daß die Kampagne von seiner Beteiligung in der Anzeige von einer 527 Organisation gelaufen wird. Wegen seiner Beteiligung mit diesen 527 Col. Cordier Wille nicht mehr teilnehmen als ein Freiwilliger für Busch Cheney '04, ungleich Harold Ickes, die führen zwei auffallend 527s und ein Geschäftsführendvorstandmitglied vom Demokratischen Nationalen Komitee bleibt".
Therefore, throughout the Republican Convention, a sampling of Convention speeches will be translated into the original German. We hope our olive branch is accepted in the spirit in which it is offered.
