Sunday, April 22, 2007

Ignatius: "Rice must be in 'listening mode' during talks"

Today the Courier runs a column that I expect the editors believe is leftist at almost full length, doing a little trimming here and there for space and style, all perfectly appropriate. Except if you're going to do this, you really have to pay some modicum of attention. Take a look at the final graph, for example, in which the editor exercises the Courier dictat that the passive voice is a tool of Satan. The result is gibberish.

Ignatius, "Rice on The Right Tracks":

"Rice's past diplomatic efforts have been limited by the Bush administration's tendency to moralize foreign policy issues and to refuse the very process of dialogue with adversaries that might resolve problems."

The Courier editor:
"The Bush administration's tendency to moralize foreign policy issues have limited Rice's past efforts, and to refuse the very process of dialogue with adversaries that might resolve problems."

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr. Ayers...

This has nothing to do with the Courier.

It has been far too long. Been thinking about you. Do you still have any contact info for me?

RE

Steven Ayres said...

I'm not sure the phones are up to date, and the EMail address is incomplete. My phone's the same, and I'd love to hear from you, cap. Early morning's good.

coyoteradiotheater said...

Oy!

leftturnclyde said...

hey steve ..do you owe somebody money..are you doin covert spy work?
wtf?

Anonymous said...

All I know is that Steve asked me to meet him at the bench in the park. He told me, "If you see the doctor, pick up the suitcase. If you see the nurse, run, for death lurks in the cottonwoods."
He also mentioned something about $500,000 in rubles and capitalist pigs.
This has nothing to do with the Courier. :)

Steven Ayres said...

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This is not a drill.