What if our confessional culture extended to politics?
Los Angeles Times
Next on 'Oprah' -- leaders who lie
Rosa Brooks
February 3, 2006
SOMEDAY, IN AN alternate universe….
Oprah: George W. Bush, I want to thank you for joining us today.
Five years ago you sat with me and spoke about your past struggles with alcohol. But this week you did something even more courageous. You stood right up before millions of Americans during your State of the Union address and you openly confessed that you're "addicted to oil."
As I recall, the context of the "addicted to oil" reference was that we Americans are collectively so addicted. Of course, IMHO, this minor point is lost in the apparent effort to make the President the butt of yet another "joke."
Cheers!
Posted by: Steve Shi | February 06, 2006 at 07:19 PM
Too right. We should all go on Oprah.
Posted by: Rosa Brooks | February 07, 2006 at 06:05 PM