Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
i think the guy wrote the article that way intentionally to make a point about this administrations efforts to over regulate on the environment,
Or his impression of that being the case, yes - that much is obvious. (Seems he has a huge problem with public funding of science as well.) It's not that he attempts satire, it's that he's bad at it. And he seems to know it, hence the disclaimer.
Quote:
and point out some of the stupidities of some in congress. the last line of his article kind of points that out. most people that read the article are going to have strong opinions one way or the other, and are going to seriously think about it until they read the last line and realize they have been had, ala the onion.
Good example - those writing for the The Onion, like Swift, can in fact do satire without having to point out it's satire. If you have to spell that out at the end of the piece, you're lacking confidence in either your material or your talent. Or possibly in the perceptive abilities of your audience.
I'll grant that "repairing the sound barrier" is a decent pun.
Or his impression of that being the case, yes - that much is obvious. (Seems he has a huge problem with public funding of science as well.) It's not that he attempts satire, it's that he's bad at it. And he seems to know it, hence the disclaimer.
Good example - those writing for the The Onion, like Swift, can in fact do satire without having to point out it's satire. If you have to spell that out at the end of the piece, you're lacking confidence in either your material or your talent. Or possibly in the perceptive abilities of your audience.
I'll grant that "repairing the sound barrier" is a decent pun.
I want money back from the government for breaking my mom and dad's windows on their house from SR-71's back in the 1960's first.
That's sort of the problem, as far as I'm concerned. Can you imagine Swift putting a disclaimer like that at the end of the Modest Proposal? Of course, Swift was a very talented writer with a very real problem to address, two counts where this guy falls short.
So buying oil from countries who take that money and fund terrorists with it while our country has unemployment and deficit issues is not a very real problem to address?
So buying oil from countries who take that money and fund terrorists with it while our country has unemployment and deficit issues is not a very real problem to address?
Sure. Not certain what it has to do with the OP or thread, but...
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
