A French-American perspective on politics, culture, current events, religion, languages, and education
Sunday, May 14, 2006
If Al Gore Were President.
Last night,Al Gore addressed the nation as if he were the President of the United States on Saturday Night Live. It was quite funny. Not only did he make fun of the current administration but he also parodied himself (he even poked at the media who falsely claimed he said he created the internet).
PS: By the way, even though Gore neverquite said he invented the Internet, he did play a role in shaping it. (a role acknowledged by Internet pioneers Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf who defended Gore's statement)
Somewhere beneath all the inane clichés that politicians and the media bandy about, there lies a true Franco-American relationship that stems from a deep appreciation and fascination with each other's language, culture and society. This is where we live, below the radar, exploring the mundane, finding pleasure in the details, and sharing our passion for another culture with our students. We are educators, teaching English in Paris and French in Boston. Trained and training at the Sorbonne and Harvard, respectively, we choose here to let our café conversation spill out onto the sidewalk. Others should feel free to eavesdrop or join the conversation through comments.
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