The State of the Speeches
Gail Collins, NYT, JAN. 15, 2014
Let’s discuss state of the state speeches.
No wait! Don’t go away! We can start with Chris Christie.
This week, Christie gave his annual address, and everybody was wondering what he’d say about the traffic-jam scandal. It is possible the crowd of cameras set some kind of state of the state record.
“Mistakes were clearly made,” Christie told the New Jersey Legislature. It’s been more than a week, and he still hasn’t managed to get himself out of the passive voice.
Then the governor quickly switched gears, and announced that “the state of our state is good.” He dropped the George Washington Bridge brouhaha and began calling for more spending on education and economic development, coupled with lower taxes. Most of the cameras quickly switched off.
(More here.)
Let’s discuss state of the state speeches.
No wait! Don’t go away! We can start with Chris Christie.
This week, Christie gave his annual address, and everybody was wondering what he’d say about the traffic-jam scandal. It is possible the crowd of cameras set some kind of state of the state record.
“Mistakes were clearly made,” Christie told the New Jersey Legislature. It’s been more than a week, and he still hasn’t managed to get himself out of the passive voice.
Then the governor quickly switched gears, and announced that “the state of our state is good.” He dropped the George Washington Bridge brouhaha and began calling for more spending on education and economic development, coupled with lower taxes. Most of the cameras quickly switched off.
(More here.)
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