As a politico-obsessive I am easily and frequently annoyed with people who do not understand the topics they defend or even more so annoyingly the topics they don't support, and disregard with little to no reasoning other than simplistic ignorance.
This is not to say that all people of one-sided business or loyalty infuriate me. I understand, and am huge supporters of communicators like Bill O'Reilly and Michael Moore, two men who couldn't be furhter from one another in political views, they are educated on their stances, as opposed to most who couldn't give a reason if they were given time to find one. People such as O'Reilly and Moore know why they support what they support, and why they are against what they are against. By listening to both of them, as well as many others, and reading materials from all different parties and mediums, I can confidently say that I have educated views and reasoning just like them.
Through this pet-peeve speech I feel as though i communicated my annoyance with such people quite well and built a strong case to display that I am not one of the types of people that tend to annoy myself. Also I managed to dispel the rumor that I myself am thought to be a major left-winged narrow minded democrat, however as I told I am a huge fan of FOX News and tend to understand and find more consistent the conservative personalities than liberal ones.
I did feel as though my conclusion fell flat, but that is something to work on for another day and something I realized right away. As a matter of fact, the second I heard the ending words slip from my mouth all I could think was, "Oh just shut up kid." I hated it, but I know that I can and will be able to provide a stronger ending next time. I know that it is the ending that makes or breaks the case, that's why lawyers are given closing statements. You could have the whole jury already against you, and in just a few short sentences at the end of a year long high profile trial, change the direction when it matters most.
Friday, March 7, 2008
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