Monday, September 08, 2014

The Lost Art of Speed Reading


First, I read the headline:
Does Obama Remember He's President?
Then I read the lede:
More and more, Obama seems like a passive observer of events who dismisses criticism as superficial. Not a good combination.
Then I glance at the author's CV:
Stuart Stevens was the chief strategist for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign...
Then I stop reading.

3 comments:

Kathleen said...

It also could have been Maureen Dowd who wrote that. So many Fascist-istas to choose from.

wagonjak said...

This image is from one of the few Twilight Zones I remember….the little bookish man who is bullied by his wife and picked on by his fellow employees happens to be in the book vault in the library when all around is destroyed (apparently in a nuclear war!) When he emerges he realizes he can read to his life's content without any interference…then he steps on his glasses and sits down and cries!

wagonjak said...

This image is from one of the few Twilight Zones I remember….the little bookish man who is bullied by his wife and picked on by his fellow employees happens to be in the book vault in the library when all around is destroyed (apparently in a nuclear war!) When he emerges he realizes he can read to his life's content without any interference…then he steps on his glasses and sits down and cries!