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9 JULY 2004
A RHETORICAL EXERCISE
(SOME STRATEGIC RHETORICAL COMPETENCE REQUIRED {smile})
WHAT ONE QUESTION would BOKE ask RJ
(or have some mysterious critic ask {smile})
at the Television Critics Association event?
AND (of course):
What would "the most successful" rhetorical strategy
for Cutler's response be?
CONTEXT: MEANWHILE IN THE REAL WORLD ...
(The Price of BULLSHIT)
NEWS CONFERENCE ON SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE REPORT: SENATOR JOHN ROCKEFELLER:
"Leading up to September 11, our government didn't connect the dots. In Iraq, we are even more culpable because the dots themselves never existed.
Tragically, the intelligence failures set forth in this report will affect our national security for generations to come.
Our credibility is diminished.
Our standing in the world has never been lower.
We have fostered a deep hatred of Americans in the Muslim world, and that will grow.
As a direct consequence, our nation is more vulnerable today than ever before."
[BOKE NOTE: THE PHRASE "intelligence failures" is BULLSHIT...]
A THOUGHT TO THINK WITH {grin}:
America's gone to hell ...
... but we might yet save the legitimacy ...
... of reality TV.
{smile}
A LITTLE REMINDER: Drop the BULLSHIT, or eat it. Up to you. {smile}
7/7-8/04
META/CONTEXT NOTES FOR THIS (NEWS BRIEFS) PAGE
(AS FILMING PHASE COMES TO A CLOSE)
(1) BOKE's (meta-mission) slogan: "We search out lies and bullshit ..."
BOKE's BOTTOM LINE:
The meaning of America has been severely
damaged by the triumph of BULLSHIT in our society's information flows.
The "cleansing" of those information flows (which now accept BULLSHIT
as the NORM) can begin more effectively in the small things
that don't really matter in the "real" struggles for power.
"American Candidate" is "just" a "reality" TV show. Unlike the
Iraq Mess ... American Candidate does not need BULLSHIT to
proceed. BULLSHIT will not improve the ratings enough
to justify defiling the truth. SO ... don't. TCA is the
perfect time to CLARIFY what American Candidate is.
THE "REAL" BOTTOM LINE: [Your] reputation is on the line.
TRUTH is GOOD. BULLSHIT is BAD ... and very costly. (I.E. {smile}
The PRICE of BULLSHIT will be subtracted from [your] "cultural capital." SEE VISUALIZATION BELOW)
(2) TIME/EVENTS CONTEXT:
AUGUST 1 - "American Candidate" Episode 1 broadcast
AUGUST (?) - Google IPO
ONGOING - The Iraq Mess (not "war"), Campaign/Election 2004
(3/NEW) RJ CUTLER REALITY-TV PROJECT CONTEXTS (all realms infused with "bullshit" {serious smile}
(a) politics / presidential campaigns,
(b) race relations, (NOTE: This is an issue because of the BULLSHIT re slavery at American's founding.)
(c) ART i.e., the (young) "artist" (molded by "experts")
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