Hillary Rep Grammar Smackdown!

[bobquasit]

I just had to smack down Mark Penn, the chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's campaign, on a chat over at the Washington Post. He's discussing a book that he supposedly wrote recently.

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"So i think there may be more older people who are looking for more later careers."

Sir, do you really write like this? If so, I find it hard to believe that you actually wrote a book by yourself. Or is this shamefully lax grammar and punctuation somehow indicative of contempt for your audience here?

Perhaps you're trying to "fit in" with what you believe to be current blog style. If so, I urge you to reconsider. You are representing a presidential candidate, if indirectly, and it would behoove you to behave accordingly!

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What do you think the odds are that he'll take the question? :D

Moments later: Holy cow, he did!

Comments

[graceysbane.livejournal.com]

Well, don't keep us in suspense!!! What did he say!

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

"I will write more formally based on your request. I am actually typing it myself and I am a one-finger typist."

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

You might like to point out to him that there is a difference between "informal" and "incompetent". The first is acceptable, the second is not.