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Public Speaking [Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 1st period]
The Danger Shop today was set up in a series of cubicles. The only thing to give you a hint that this wasn't just another office was the presence of marble pillars and artwork that should have appeared in a museum (and would again, once the White House was finished borrowing it).
"In the lobby of the West Wing of the White House, and I can't believe I'm giving this speech, President Andrew Jackson had a giant block of cheese," Josh began, "and a cracker the size of Lake Tahoe."
Belatedly he remembered his audience, who might not know who Jackson was and would really think there was a cracker that large.
"Not really about the cracker," he added. "Anyone who was hungry could come in and have some, and talk about the issues of the day with the President, who apparently just hung around eating cheese all day. In that spirit once a year my old Chief of Staff Leo McGarry would make senior White House staff members take meetings with groups who ordinarily wouldn't have the ear of the White House. Today, you will have a similar job: you will be placed with various whack jobs--" Josh was so sensitive, "--and your job is to not call them insane to their faces, even though most of them should probably have their medication increased. And once we're done with that fun, Karla--you're up as press secretary."
"In the lobby of the West Wing of the White House, and I can't believe I'm giving this speech, President Andrew Jackson had a giant block of cheese," Josh began, "and a cracker the size of Lake Tahoe."
Belatedly he remembered his audience, who might not know who Jackson was and would really think there was a cracker that large.
"Not really about the cracker," he added. "Anyone who was hungry could come in and have some, and talk about the issues of the day with the President, who apparently just hung around eating cheese all day. In that spirit once a year my old Chief of Staff Leo McGarry would make senior White House staff members take meetings with groups who ordinarily wouldn't have the ear of the White House. Today, you will have a similar job: you will be placed with various whack jobs--" Josh was so sensitive, "--and your job is to not call them insane to their faces, even though most of them should probably have their medication increased. And once we're done with that fun, Karla--you're up as press secretary."
Re: Press Secretary of the Day: Karla [3/26]
Re: Press Secretary of the Day: Karla [3/26]
"Glad you asked," she said, stalling for time. "Now, the important thing to remember is that these are metaphorical terms, of course, but the answer is: our children."
That's right. Always go for the children.
"They are our future, in them, they represent all that is good and hopeful for tomorrow--and dip that into a dream of peace and prosperity to all. They forge our bonds of unity and togetherness and we must give them all the tools they need to take their places in the sunrise: education, healthcare, proper nutrition. We must nurture their bodies, minds, and spirits in order to ensure a brighter, happy, rainbowed future."