To some listeners, this piece may seem like an attack on the vice president. To others, it might appear to be a missive about the dangers of a post-9/11 world and, of course, the relative safety of Bush/Cheney v. Kerry/Edwards. The producer does a fine job of taking the essence of Cheney's apocalyptic warnings and knitting them into a tidy, and at 2:02, a very tight package. The words come so fast, I found myself chuckling: "Danger ... 19 men armed with knives ... Fanatics ... Terrorists ... Nuclear weapons ... Technology ... Communism." I only wish the producer had come up with a similar piece on Edward's optimism or Kerry's unending use of the phrase "I have a plan ... I have a plan ... I have a plan."
The producer has distilled Cheney's speech to a succession of every fear-inducing word and phrase he uttered at the RNC, interspersed with boohs and chants from the audience to good effect, and it is entertaining (assuming you are of a liberal persuasion!) That being said I am not sure what part of the broadcast day this might be appropriate for, as it is undeniably one-sided and partisan. This could certainly be used in a call-in show format to induce calls from outraged republicans......
Yeah, well, it's not that surprising once this producer boils it down. It was only a matter of time before someone took Bush, Cheney or some conservative ranter during the RNC and manipulated the message to sound truly evil. Not that it needed any help...
Play this any time during the day you want to be disgusted about Republican propagandizing. How about RIGHT NOW.
This is really interesting to listen to. It just makes a statement all by itself - sound-as-message. As for broadcast, could sound very nice with a companion piece from "the other guys" - they would speak for themselves. This is an inventive producer with a nice sensibility.
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Todd Melby
Posted on October 28, 2004 at 06:34 PM | Permalink
Review of The Essence of Dick Cheney's RNC Speech
To some listeners, this piece may seem like an attack on the vice president. To others, it might appear to be a missive about the dangers of a post-9/11 world and, of course, the relative safety of Bush/Cheney v. Kerry/Edwards. The producer does a fine job of taking the essence of Cheney's apocalyptic warnings and knitting them into a tidy, and at 2:02, a very tight package. The words come so fast, I found myself chuckling: "Danger ... 19 men armed with knives ... Fanatics ... Terrorists ... Nuclear weapons ... Technology ... Communism." I only wish the producer had come up with a similar piece on Edward's optimism or Kerry's unending use of the phrase "I have a plan ... I have a plan ... I have a plan."
Helen Woodward
Posted on October 01, 2004 at 12:43 PM | Permalink
Review of The Essence of Dick Cheney's RNC Speech
The producer has distilled Cheney's speech to a succession of every fear-inducing word and phrase he uttered at the RNC, interspersed with boohs and chants from the audience to good effect, and it is entertaining (assuming you are of a liberal persuasion!) That being said I am not sure what part of the broadcast day this might be appropriate for, as it is undeniably one-sided and partisan. This could certainly be used in a call-in show format to induce calls from outraged republicans......
Justin Grotelueschen
Posted on September 08, 2004 at 08:14 PM | Permalink
Review of The Essence of Dick Cheney's RNC Speech
Yeah, well, it's not that surprising once this producer boils it down. It was only a matter of time before someone took Bush, Cheney or some conservative ranter during the RNC and manipulated the message to sound truly evil. Not that it needed any help...
Play this any time during the day you want to be disgusted about Republican propagandizing. How about RIGHT NOW.
Marjorie Van Halteren
Posted on September 06, 2004 at 12:43 PM | Permalink
Review of The Essence of Dick Cheney's RNC Speech
This is really interesting to listen to. It just makes a statement all by itself - sound-as-message. As for broadcast, could sound very nice with a companion piece from "the other guys" - they would speak for themselves. This is an inventive producer with a nice sensibility.