2020年12月8日 星期二

暢銷書作家奧巴馬談文學中的個人與政治 'A Promised Land,' by Barack Obama。歐巴馬夫婦的肖像畫;Malia Obama;President Obama’s Farewell Speech. Michelle Obama徐國堯:免職,敗訴。蜜雪兒動人演說 Barack Obama's response to wife Michelle's stunning speech has gone viral


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2020/11/12 — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama's 'A Promised Land'. 404. Credit. ... Obama's thoughtfulness is obvious to anyone who has observed his political career, but in this book he lays himself open to self-questioning.


暢銷書作家奧巴馬談文學中的個人與政治

MICHIKO KAKUTANI

奧巴馬接受采訪,談及撰寫新回憶錄《應許之地》的過程,以及閱讀對塑造其政治歷史觀點和寫作起到的重要作用,探討瞭如何通過敘事尋找政治分裂之下人們的共同點。



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週一,歐巴馬和米歇爾的官方肖像在美國國家肖像館揭幕,為擁有無數紀念像的華盛頓又增添了兩道新亮點。兩人的肖像由關注種族政治的非裔美國畫家繪成。
肖像中,神情專注而堅定的歐巴馬置於一個充滿綠色植物的背景之中,其身後綠植上開出的花朵具有像徵意義;米歇爾的畫像則強調了華服元素和一種堅如磐石的冷靜。
這對總統夫婦的畫像在多個層面上獨樹一幟,巧妙地融入了種族政治議題。歐巴馬被描繪成一個機警、面臨許多問題的思考者,米歇爾的畫像展現出一種堅如磐石的冷靜。
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Malia Obama ditches Palm Springs for Sundance pipeline protest

www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/01/28/malia-obama-at.../97182750/

1 day ago - If Malia Obama's first week as a former first daughter is anything to go by, the 18-year-old's re-entry into civilian life appears to be going ...


"Malia’s was a hard cry to watch — for me and I am sure for many — because it was a cry that we know intimately: the public-private kind of breakdown that one usually has for the first time in the late teens or early 20s (Malia is 18.) The kind of cry you might have on a bus, listening to music, looking out the window and letting your mind wander, only to realize, after the tears have already 

Arielle Zibrak for BLARB: Malia's Tears
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在8年任內,他努力兌現他的政治支票,通過平價健保法案,經濟振興計劃,金融監督,同性戀權益,降低汽車廢氣排放,氣候變遷協議,設法關閉關達那摩灣監獄,與伊朗達成核協議,與古巴和解,並自阿富汗和伊拉克撤軍,他言而有信,經濟情況也還不錯,任內沒有發生什麼醜聞,直到他卸任前夕,仍然保有不錯的民調。
然而,這些他引以為榮的遺產,卻是民主黨的票房毒藥,現在共和黨控制了白宮,參院眾院、大法官,許多州長和很大比例的州議會,民主黨被流放到政治荒野。在川普上台後,他大部分政績都會像氣球一樣,一個一個消了氣。
這是怎麼回事呢?有人說,他是詩人,一心凝視遠方的星光,不知道腳底踏的什麼土地。支持他的人,分享他的夢想,反對他的人,卻掩蓋不住滿肚子的怒火。社會分歧日趨嚴重,族群認同政治更為惡化。但是歐巴馬有菁英的傲慢,把這些不滿當作黨派偏見,充耳不聞。 
他無力處理國會的關係,遇到國會阻礙立法,就以行政命令取代。他用這個方式,給400萬無文件移民合法化,給數百萬聯邦僱員調薪,批准巴黎氣候協議,他推出清潔能源法,也以取巧方式繞過國會這一關。---江春男
成於行政命令,敗於行政命令,川普一上台,就以行政命令取消,既有法理支撐,也有不少民意基礎,難道歐巴馬8年,是在為川普鋪路嗎? 



YouTUBE The New York Times is live now: Watch Live: President Obama’s Farewell Speech
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演講大師美國的Obama總統的感性、理性告別:場地安排、內容、表演等等,都有意思。

Pres. Barack Obama hugs daughter Malia Obama as First Lady Michelle Obama looks on after giving his farewell address in Chicago. http://abcn.ws/2iboisM

The Closer: Michelle Obama

Dismissed early on by critics, the first lady has evolved into a powerful presence on the campaign trail.



【徐國堯:台灣第一個爭取消防員權益而辦遊行的人,卻因此遭到免職】
 
2012年8月31日,高雄市消防員徐國堯在高雄辦台灣第一場以消防員為主體、爭取權益的遊行,揭露消防人力不足、工時過長的問題。2014年9月9日,他收到高雄市長陳菊簽下的免職令,離開消防工作。
徐國堯向高雄市消防局提起行政訴訟,這2年他在法庭和父親的小型鐵工廠裡度過。
今天(7月27日),高雄高等行政法院判他敗訴......



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Michelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Conventionreceived plaudits from everyone. The 15 minute address -inspiring, defiant, celebratory - triggered tears in the convention hall and goose bumps across the country.
The First Lady spoke of her support for Hillary Clinton and creating an environment in which “my daughters take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States”.
“I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters - two beautiful intelligent black young women - play on the White House lawn,” she said.
Among those quick to praise the speech was her husband, Barack Obama, who is due to address the convention on Wednesday. His tweet was apparently the most retweeted post of the night.
“Incredible speech by an incredible woman,” he said.
“Couldn't be more proud & our country has been blessed to have her as FLOTUS. I love you, Michelle.”
By lunchtime on Wednesday, the tweet had been shared more than 140,00 times and 380,000 people had liked it.


民主黨全國代表大會歷經混亂首日、突顯支持者之間的分裂之後,第一夫人…

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FLOTUS

Pronunciation: /ˈflōdəs/ 

Entry from US English dictionary







ABBREVIATION

First Lady of the United States.

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