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・"Beware Flannel-Mouth Disease!" March/01/2004John Kerry のアキレス腱になる・・・かもしれないこととは?"But there may be another, more sensitive reason that Edward is restraining himself. ""....(Kerry's) orotundities also serve to reinforce that notion that the Senator from Massachusetts is a patrician stiff, too smug to speak in a manner decipherable by ordinary Americans.""The anti-Gore campain was pure character. Vice President Gore was a phony who couldn't even figure out what to wear -- remember erath tones? He was a liar, an exaggerator -- remember how he invented the Internet? He was "uncomfrtable in his skin".""As for Exhibit B, the Republican National Comimittee gave a sneak preview last week, e-mailing to reportars a quate from Tereza Heinz Kerry about her husband: "You know, I say he's like a good wine. You know, it takes time to mature, and then it gets really good and you can sip it. I think he's at that stage now.""Why, you might ask, would the Republicans distribute something so innocuous? Because it implies the Heinz Kerrys are wine drinkers. They probably eat quiche too. Early in the campaign, Kerry committed the abomination of ordering Swiss cheese instead of Cheez Whiz for his Philly cheesesteak --that's almost as grievious as asking for a "splash" of coffee, as Bush the Elder once did. (Bush the youger has been careful to let us know that he favors bologna sandwiches.) Furthemore, John Kerry speaks fluent French. It is no accident that a White House staffer once said, "He looks French." The Heinz Kerrys hang out on Nantucket and in Sun Valley, Idaho. They don't own a ranch or cut acrub with a chain saw. He often shows up at Davos. He and Tereza met at a global-warming conference, gor God's sake! He wears pastel Hermes ties --a pink one at his Wisconsin victory celebration. And this guy calls himself an American!"青木保『異文化理解』(岩波新書)からの引用。「また、アメリカ大統領選挙。ここにもアメリカの文化と社会を理解する手がかりはあるでしょう。特に党大会では、著名な支持者が出てきたり、アメリカ国旗を装飾に使ったりして、完全な祝祭ムードをつくりだし、全社会を巻き込んで、大統領選挙というアメリカの祝祭を選出してみせます。そこには政治経済的な利害関係から、地域的対立や、民族問題にいたるまでの問題が全部といってよいほど出てきますから、アメリカを理解するためのいい機会だと思います。」・・・だそうです。-------------▼今日の色:▼今日のカラー用語:トーン、※PCCSトーン分類 --------------▼今日やったこと*音読:ボキャビルマラソン(2)スキット11日~20日×1回(計10回)*リスニング:BBC "天才のひらめき"*リーディング@辞書ナシ: "TIME" 8p#TIMEの記事・"Remember Afganistan?" March/08/2004