Breaking the Obama Code
George Lakoff, linguist and favorite of many Unitarian Universalists, has published an essay about The Obama Code over on my friend Nate Silver’s web-site fivethirtyeight. He argues that
For supporters of the President, it is crucial to understand the Code in order to talk overtly about the old values our new president is communicating. It is necessary because tens of millions of Americans—both conservatives and progressives—don’t yet perceive the vital sea change that Obama is bringing about.If you’re going to watch the President’s faux-State of the Union speech tonight it might be worthwhile to read Lakoff’s essay first.
