From Wash TImes: "The terrifying report hopped from sky box to sky box like the West Nile virus: Al Gore was writing his own acceptance speech. Eek! cried the talking heads and the pundits. The speech will be dull, boring. It will be — gasp —specific.
"It was probably the first time anyone has been scared by the absence of a ghost," writes Daniel H. Pink, a former speechwriter for the vice president.
"But there may be a method to Al Gore's supposed madness — a recognition that politics and the broader culture are in the midst of a significant transition" represented by popular 'reality' programming such as CBS's 'Survivor,' " Mr. Pink said in an op-ed piece in the New York Times.
"By writing his own speech, speaking in his own authentic voice, and offering specifics for people to evaluate on their terms, Mr. Gore may be much more in sync with the voters than his opponent or the press corps dares to be."
Mr. Pink added: "If I were still advising the vice president, I'd recommend the new media full monty. Write the speech in your own voice — make it conversation, not oratory. Deliver it your own way, and follow it with a live, nationally televised call-in question-and-answer program. Put all your policy proposals on the campaign Web site, and let voters plug in their own preferences to see if they agree. The era of Big Speechwriter is over."
I've got an advance copy here guys. It reads:
See Jane.
See Jane run.
See Jane run from gun.
See Spot.
See Spot aborted.
Jane happy.
JH |
