(2006-07-10) — With Time magazine’s announcement that the era of President George Bush’s ‘cowboy diplomacy‘ has officially ended, the weekly opinion journal will announce next week the start of the era of ‘pirate diplomacy.’
The cowboy label came as a result of the president’s declaration that he wanted Usama Bin Laden “dead or alive.” But in the new era of pirate diplomacy, Time’s editors write that the Commander in Chief will respond to North Korean missile launches and Iranian nuclear snubs with new picturesque expressions like “Aaargh!” and “Shiver me timbers!”
“Bush is really tuned into pop culture,” according to an editorial in next week’s magazine. “What with the popularity of ‘Dead Man’s Chest‘, the president realizes that ‘pirate’ is the new ‘cowboy’.”
According to this scenario, Time editors will replace the outmoded ’swagger ‘ metaphor with the more contemporary term ’swashbuckling’ to describe the Bush doctrine.
The forthcoming editorial explains that, “The use of dramatic terms like cowboy and pirate saves time and intellectual energy for our readers, who don’t want to be bothered with careful analysis of the president’s foreign policy as it applies to varied situations. The simple people need a clever, easy-to-remember way of talking about complex issues, and we provide that.”
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1 basil's blog » Blog Archive » Picnic 2006-07-10 // Jul 10, 2006 at 7:42 am
[…] ScrappleFace says Dubya has a backup plan. […]
2 bRight & Early » First Cup 07.10.06 // Jul 10, 2006 at 8:29 am
[…] ScrappleFace (Scott Ott) Time: Bush to Start Era of ‘Pirate Diplomacy’ — “The cowboy label came as a result of the president’s declaration that he wanted Usama Bin Laden “dead or alive.” But in the new era of pirate diplomacy, Time’s editors write that the Commander in Chief will respond to North Korean missile launches and Iranian nuclear snubs with new picturesque expressions like “Aaargh!” and “Shiver me timbers!” ” […]
3 MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy » Blog Archive » The end of “cowboy diplomacy?” // Jul 10, 2006 at 3:34 pm
[…] Because Time said so! I don’t care to make any commentary on it. It’s a bunch of nonsense. Besides, I like the idea of “pirate diplomacy” better. I think I might have to fire up Photoshop again for this (I know, I always say I’m going to, but [deleted]). […]
4 Pirate’s Cove » And so, may evil beware and may good dress warmly and eat lots of fresh vegetables. » Blog Archive » Tuesday Linkfest: Pirate’s, Aaarrrrr! // Jul 11, 2006 at 10:51 am
[…] Aaarrrrr, Matey's, it seems that a whole new brand of diplomacy be openin' up in the New World (h/t to Beth at MVRWC). From Scrappleface (2006-07-10) — With Time magazine’s announcement that the era of President George Bush’s ‘cowboy diplomacy‘ has officially ended, the weekly opinion journal will announce next week the start of the era of ‘pirate diplomacy.’ […]
5 Ninjas are better at Not So Fast // Jul 14, 2006 at 4:14 pm
[…] Bush goes piratical. […]
6 NIF // Jul 15, 2006 at 12:44 am
Self, meet saddle?
Today’s (lon overdue) dose of NIF - Hey, look … I found my blog!
7 Anonymous // Nov 9, 2006 at 1:38 pm
Dead woman wins local US election
A dead woman, whose name was on the ballot paper in a local US election, has won the poll in a small town in South Dakota.
Marie Steichen, who died of cancer in September, beat a Republican rival by 100 votes to 64 and became a county commissioner posthumously.
The election list closed on 1 August, but Ms Steichen’s name was kept on the list for Tuesday’s election.
Voters knew she was dead but wanted to make a point, a local official said.
“They just had a chance to make a change, and we respect their opinion,” Jerauld County Auditor Cindy Peterson told the Associated Press news agency.
Ms Steichen, a Democrat from Woonsocket, defeated incumbent Republican Merlin Feistner, also from Woonsocket in Jerauld County.
The county board is likely to have to meet to appoint a replacement for Ms Steichen, Ms Peterson said.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/6133190.stm
Published: 2006/11/09 15:26:50 GMT
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