Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman Part Two Backgroumd Iformation W BTL E ENTER
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Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman Background Information Contents I。 Author II. The power of the President III Presidents of the United states IV. The two parties V. Soft money Ⅵ. The White House VII. The Oval office R VIII Air Force one IX. Camp David X。FB XI FDA W BTL E BAC
W B T L E I. Author II. The power of the President III. Presidents of the United States IV. The two parties V. Soft money VI. The White House VII. The Oval Office VIII.Air Force One IX. Camp David X. FBI XI. FDA Background Information Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman
Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman . Author Michael Parenti(1933-), received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities in the united states and abroad he is the author of eighteen books. Some 250 articles of his have appeared in scholarly journals, political Michael Parenti periodicals and various magazines and newspapers. Some of his writings have been translated into Bangla, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish and turkish W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Michael Parenti (1933— ), received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. He is the author of eighteen books. Some 250 articles of his have appeared in scholarly journals, political periodicals and various magazines and newspapers. Some of his writings have been translated into Bangla, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. I. Author To be continued on the next page. Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman Michael Parenti
Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman . Author Michael Parenti appears on radio and television talk shows to discuss current issues and ideas from his published works. Dr. Parenti's talks and commentaries are played on radio stations and cable community access stations to enthusiastic audiences in the us, Canada and abroad He lectures on college campuses and before a wide range of audiences across North America and abroad. His books are enjoyed by both lay readers and scholars, and have been used extensively in college courses W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Michael Parenti appears on radio and television talk shows to discuss current issues and ideas from his published works. Dr. Parenti's talks and commentaries are played on radio stations and cable community access stations to enthusiastic audiences in the US, Canada and abroad. He lectures on college campuses and before a wide range of audiences across North America and abroad. His books are enjoyed by both lay readers and scholars, and have been used extensively in college courses. I. Author To be continued on the next page. Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman
Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman . Author qUotations on politics The enormous gap between what Us leaders do in the world and what Americans think their leaders are Discuss doing is one of the great propaganda in groups! accomplishments of the dominant political mythology. it The first atrocity the first war crime committed in any war of aggression by the aggressors is against the truth。 I The worst forms of tyranny or certainly the most successful ones, are not those we rail against but those that so insinuate themselves into the imagery of our consciousness, and the fabric of our lives, as not to be perceived as tyranny. W BTL E The end of author
W B T L E Quotations on politics I. Author The end of Author. The enormous gap between what US leaders do in the world and what Americans think their leaders are doing is one of the great propaganda accomplishments of the dominant political mythology. The first atrocity, the first war crime committed in any war of aggression by the aggressors is against the truth. The worst forms of tyranny, or certainly the most successful ones, are not those we rail against but those that so insinuate themselves into the imagery of our consciousness, and the fabric of our lives, as not to be perceived as tyranny. Discuss in groups! Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman
Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman II. The power of the president The President of the United states is the chief executive of the government. He has definite and important powers over both international and national affairs. His chief powers can be seen in ( the following six aspects: 1. As head of the nation and its administration; 2. As foreign policy leaderi 3. As a lawmaker 4. As a person with some judicial authority i 5 As commander-in-chief 6. As the party leader. W BTL E The end of The power of the President
W B T L E The President of the United States is the chief executive of the government. He has definite and important powers over both international and national affairs. His chief powers can be seen in the following six aspects: 1. As head of the nation and its administration; 2. As foreign policy leader; 3. As a lawmaker; 4. As a person with some judicial authority; 5. As commander-in-chief; 6. As the party leader. II. The power of the President The end of The power of the President. Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman
Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman III. Presidents ofthe Unitedstates Bush, George W 2001-present P They are mentioned in the text. Bush, George H W Kennedy, John F. What do you 1961-1963 know about them? Carter, Jimmy Nixon. Richard 1977-1981 1969-1974 Clinton. William J Reagan, Ronald 19932001 1981-1989 Ford. Gerald Vice President Quayle, Dan 9741977 19891993 W B T L E The end of Presidents of the United States.U
W B T L E Kennedy, John F. 1961—1963 Bush, George H.W. 1989—1993 Bush, George W. 2001—present Carter, Jimmy 1977—1981 Clinton, William J. 1993—2001 Nixon, Richard 1969—1974 Reagan, Ronald 1981—1989 Ford, Gerald 1974—1977 Vice President Quayle, Dan 1989—1993 III. Presidents of the United States The end of Presidents of the United States. What do you know about them? They are mentioned in the text. Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman
Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman IV. The two parties Democratic Party Republican Party Founded 1828 1854 Political Liberalism Conservatism ideology hich party does the current civil rights, gay rights, winning the War on president belong to? progressive taxation, Terror, ushering in certain gun control an ownership era, measures, reproductive building an rights a multilatera innovative economy Commitment foreign policy to compete in the environmentalism, public world, strengthening education, social welfare our communities programs to combat enforcing the DOMA unemployment and act and opposing poverty, and labor abortion unions W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E winning the War on Terror, ushering in an ownership era, building an innovative economy to compete in the world, strengthening our communities, enforcing the DOMA act and opposing abortion civil rights, gay rights, progressive taxation, certain gun control measures, reproductive rights, a multilateral foreign policy, environmentalism, public education, social welfare programs to combat unemployment and poverty, and labor unions Commitment Liberalism 1828 Democratic Party Founded 1854 Political Conservatism ideology Republican Party IV. The two parties Which party does the current president belong to? To be continued on the next page. Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman
Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman IV. The two parties Democratic Party Republican Party Kennedy Nixon Which party do the Ford belong to? Carter Reagan Bush, George H W Quayle Clinton Bush, George W. W BTL E
W B T L E IV. The two parties The end of The two parties. Democratic Party Kennedy Republican Party Which party do they belong to? Nixon Ford Carter Reagan Bush, George H.W. Quayle Clinton Bush, George W. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman
Lesson 15-The President as Corporate Salesman Soft money o In the eyes of many observers-and many political practitioners who make use of it-the principal loophole in the federal campaign spending law is something that ER柜 has come to be called "soft money".In the broadest sense, soft money encompasses any contributions not regulated by federal election laws. The exemption was made to encourage "party-building" activities which benefit the political parties in general, but not specific candidates. In reality though, the loophole has emerged as the parties primary means of raising tens of millions of dollars from wealthy contributors during the fall presidential campaigns, when direct contributions to candidates are prohibited. They are also used to support congressional candidates in key battleground states during off-year elections W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E In the eyes of many observers—and many political practitioners who make use of it—the principal loophole in the federal campaign spending law is something that has come to be called "soft money". In the broadest sense, soft money encompasses any contributions not regulated by federal election laws. The exemption was made to encourage "party-building" activities which benefit the political parties in general, but not specific candidates. In reality, though, the loophole has emerged as the parties' primary means of raising tens of millions of dollars from wealthy contributors during the fall presidential campaigns, when direct contributions to candidates are prohibited. They are also used to support congressional candidates in key battleground states during off-year elections. V. Soft money To be continued on the next page. Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman