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This is a great, great, great shutdown article

Posted by ty97 Sep 30 '13, 15:21

"This is the first installment of “If It Happened There,” a regular feature in which American events are described using the tropes and tone normally employed by the American media to describe events in other countries. "

"The current rebellion has been led by Sen. Ted Cruz, a young fundamentalist lawmaker from the restive Texas region, known in the past as a hotbed of separatist activity." (www.slate.com)

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heh, "extremist rump faction of the main opposition party" -- nm - Jovian Sep 30, 15:47
Nice -- nm - con_carne Sep 30, 15:29
"quoting liberally from science fiction films and children’s books" -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 15:28
hah! -- nm - znufrii Sep 30, 15:26
Hmm, yeah, that is pretty interesting. -- nm - mara Sep 30, 15:25
"As this correspondent’s cab driver put it" - Reagen Sep 30, 15:23 2
- It does a good job of mocking the actual situation *and* the way international news is covered. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:27 1
  - Specifically at Thomas Friedman, who is notorious for reporting from the cab driver's perspective. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 15:30

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