9/9/11 Closed reading practice

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/09/american-jobs-act-is-just-another-washington-gimmick/

the American jobs act is just another "Washington Gimmeck" By Liz Peek published by foxnews.com
The Auther clearly does not agree with Obama's purposed Job Act.  She doesn't know how it will be payed for and she questions if tahat is mporall. She uses language that is fairl simple and easy to follow.

Lnguage- "Washington Gimmeck" the word Gimmeck shows how the auther believes that the job bill is unimportant

Language- "

Fans of President Obama cheered his jobs speech to Congress not so much on the substance but on the style." This is another example of Ms.Peek making the speech unimportant. She also says that their was no real sustanance to his speech on Thursday.

 

language-

"One of the most egregious failings of this administration has been the president’s refusal to embrace any long-term corrections to our spiraling debt – even those put forward by his own hand-picked committee." Refusal is a really harsh word. She almost uses this word to punish him and to acuse Obama of not doing enough. Spiraling is also sort of a harsh word. It makes the reader want to do something about it and makes the reader feel that the government is not doing enough

language-  'feistiness "

Syntax-

"I don’t blame them. They wanted feistiness and they got it. On innovative or inspiring job creation measures, not so much. "This comes after a rather long sentance. The fact it is so short shows frustration in the government and how democrates do not really care about what their leaders are up to.

 

Syntax

"The breathtaking aspect of Mr. Obama’s speech, if there was one.." The style of "If there was one." Shows her annoyance with Obama. You can almost see her rolling her eyes and sort of being sarcastic about this. 

 

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I have no confidence at all -- none -- that this government (or possibly any other) will make the hard choices about future budget cuts," The way that she seperates none realy instills her disbelief in the government. She says "I have no confidence" Then she says "None." It really strenthens her annoyance and disbelief.

 

deatail- "

he utterly failed to propose how the nation will pay for the $450 billion program. " He never mentions payment plans

 

detail-"

In his jobs speech, President Obama again resorted to the notion that we can inflate our budget deficit today, to generate economic growth, and push off the day of reckoning into the future." She believes that we have no money and that Obama believes we have an unlimited found of money.

 

details- "

Encouraging public-private partnerships to build shipping terminals or bridges is actually a good idea, and I have written on that topic. I also embrace the idea that drastically cutting government spending today, and throwing thousands more onto unemployment, will not help our struggling recovery"