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.
Emily--
ReplyDeleteYour understanding of John Kass is accurately presented, especially as you note his tendency to support more liberal, 'every man' purposes.
Continue to note his technique--as you do so well in seeing how he combines both mockery and sincerity.
+15/15
Mr. Heller