http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-kass-1216-20111216,0,4742650.column?page=1
John Kass describes how the small issue of an orphaned deer's life turns over the political scene at the outcries of Chicago Tribune readers. He congratulates readers on having saved the deer's life for Christmas, and perhaps hints that this power of the people can be applied to other movements as well. He points out how such simple stories have the power to touch people's hearts and connect them over great distances and differences. He points out how even those who hunt or believe in hunting support the right of Charlotte the deer to live. In describing how politicians, especially those hoping for support in the next election, scrambled to paste their names on the saving of Charlotte in contrast to his own statement that Tribune readers saved Charlotte, he also points out the fickleness of politics.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Politics, Sports, and Legends, Oh My!
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-kass-1209-20111210,0,5594614.column
John Kass addresses several points in this column, answering fan mail. By combining the serious with the lighthearted, he touches on important subjects while keeping his tone casual. To a question of how Daley and Madigan are avoiding all of the political mess going on, Kass answers, that's easy. magic. He means that it is not easy - it is a mess of complicated factors, but he also insinuates that they are not completely out of the political mud. Thus without actually saying anything, he gives the reader much to think about. Kass also addresses Mark Buehrle's leaving the White Sox, giving faith to readers that there is still a positive light - an old message, the glass is half full, which, though separated from all of the other responses, applies to the political intrigues. Kass ends on a decidedly lighthearted image, him, or the legend of Kasso, riding mule down Michagan Avenue, with Daley, Madigan, Jackson, Emanuel, and Thompson following. Perhaps sending a message to readers, there has to be room for humor and fun, no matter what's going on.
John Kass addresses several points in this column, answering fan mail. By combining the serious with the lighthearted, he touches on important subjects while keeping his tone casual. To a question of how Daley and Madigan are avoiding all of the political mess going on, Kass answers, that's easy. magic. He means that it is not easy - it is a mess of complicated factors, but he also insinuates that they are not completely out of the political mud. Thus without actually saying anything, he gives the reader much to think about. Kass also addresses Mark Buehrle's leaving the White Sox, giving faith to readers that there is still a positive light - an old message, the glass is half full, which, though separated from all of the other responses, applies to the political intrigues. Kass ends on a decidedly lighthearted image, him, or the legend of Kasso, riding mule down Michagan Avenue, with Daley, Madigan, Jackson, Emanuel, and Thompson following. Perhaps sending a message to readers, there has to be room for humor and fun, no matter what's going on.
Wanted: Shoplifter of Filet Mignon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-kass-1202-20111202,0,1007088.column
Through his own experience of a childhood at a family supermarket and a list of most-shoplifted-items, John Kass criticizes not only the act of shoplifting but also the state to which America has descended, where shoplifting is not for survival but for a filet mignon or a Let's Rock Elmo. He makes fun of such shoplifters, calling the filet mignon tasteless, criticizing their taste in steaks. Kass further mocks these people who seemingly shoplift for fun by ending with a recipe for the "Kass' Christmas Shoplifter's Pan Sauce" and then the simple statement, "pay for your own whiskey. It tastes better that way." This backs up that these shoplifters can afford to buy the things that they steal, and also reprimands them - a society without shoplifters whould be a better one.
Through his own experience of a childhood at a family supermarket and a list of most-shoplifted-items, John Kass criticizes not only the act of shoplifting but also the state to which America has descended, where shoplifting is not for survival but for a filet mignon or a Let's Rock Elmo. He makes fun of such shoplifters, calling the filet mignon tasteless, criticizing their taste in steaks. Kass further mocks these people who seemingly shoplift for fun by ending with a recipe for the "Kass' Christmas Shoplifter's Pan Sauce" and then the simple statement, "pay for your own whiskey. It tastes better that way." This backs up that these shoplifters can afford to buy the things that they steal, and also reprimands them - a society without shoplifters whould be a better one.
First Daughter in Law
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-kass-1125-20111125,0,3890680.column?page=2
Columnist John Kass writes about the First Lady of Chicago, Maggie Daley after her death. Instead of focusing on politics, the obvious topic, he focuses on family, revealing an anecdote that displays Maggie in contrast to her mother in law, Sis Daley.He emphasizes the position, the family that Maggie blundered into, and the pressures and new responsibilities that she bore with 'public grace.' Kass praises Maggie for her courage, and all other daughter in laws as well for holding families together.
Columnist John Kass writes about the First Lady of Chicago, Maggie Daley after her death. Instead of focusing on politics, the obvious topic, he focuses on family, revealing an anecdote that displays Maggie in contrast to her mother in law, Sis Daley.He emphasizes the position, the family that Maggie blundered into, and the pressures and new responsibilities that she bore with 'public grace.' Kass praises Maggie for her courage, and all other daughter in laws as well for holding families together.
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