Comments on: Presidential snark http://www.rethinkingmarkets.org/2009/02/17/presidential-snark.html Economic Sociology from the Ground Up Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kristina B http://www.rethinkingmarkets.org/2009/02/17/presidential-snark.html#comment-247 Kristina B Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:40:21 +0000 http://www.rethinkingmarkets.org/?p=531#comment-247 Hiya Peter. You know, when I first saw these pictures, I thought it was a little snarky too. But on further reflection I agree with what (I think) you're saying here. The caption is more of a morose acknowledgment of the irony of the situation by some staffer in charge of captioning photos on whitehouse.gov than it is a jab. Along similar lines, I saw a clip of Obama speaking to some marines about the war earlier this evening. I was struck by their clenched expressions and hesitant clapping during his speech, but then they all crowded around to shake his hand and take his picture afterward. I wonder if their apparent admiration was genuine or of the republican variety. Or is the republicans' admiration genuine? It's a mystery. Hiya Peter. You know, when I first saw these pictures, I thought it was a little snarky too. But on further reflection I agree with what (I think) you’re saying here. The caption is more of a morose acknowledgment of the irony of the situation by some staffer in charge of captioning photos on whitehouse.gov than it is a jab.

Along similar lines, I saw a clip of Obama speaking to some marines about the war earlier this evening. I was struck by their clenched expressions and hesitant clapping during his speech, but then they all crowded around to shake his hand and take his picture afterward. I wonder if their apparent admiration was genuine or of the republican variety. Or is the republicans’ admiration genuine? It’s a mystery.

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