"I've never ghost-written for a politician before," EE said.
"Oh Lordy, there ain't nothing to writing my book. It's a compilation of my families' life and my speeches. You'll get to use all those wonderful It's all about those clichés as Nuke said in that cute movie -- if the river don't rise and the Lord is willing. "America is counting on you to give my ideas god-fearing form, patriotic sounds."
"I'll TIVO your speeches and Google transcripts.
"I want a couple chapters on how I told them Washington big shots 'thanks, but no thanks' for that Bridge to Nowhere. And Trig gets a chapter on the racing where you can throw in his Yup'ik Eskimo ancestry. He's so proud to be an Alaskan!"
"And the political chapters?"
"Americans are tired of the old politics as usual. They are craving something new and different and that new energy and that new commitment that's going to come with maverick reform. I'm happy to join the mavericks. bless their hearts, they're doing what they need to do. That why I don't just run with the Washington herd."
"So you'll want chapters on energy, taxes, reduction of government..."
"And one big one, sweety, on the unfair press. I need to set right all their lies. I got a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country. Americans expect us to go to Washington for the right reasons, and not just to mingle with the right people."
"I see," EE paused, "a big chapter on the faults of the Washington Press and main stream media."
"And remember dearie, it's always about me, all of it, everything," SP said.
"You betcha!" answered EE.
Dave F.
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The very last change I made in this was adding HER initials 6 words before the end of the text.
I thought you captured "her essence" in the early dialogue, so the SP wasn't really needed, IMO.
Meri
So you know, Dave, I swear it took me a minute to figure out who this was about, even as I was reading along and enjoying the scene.
Color me faulty in the short-term memory department.
That and the name Trig reminds me of Trigger and I kept thinking of that cowboy guy.
That and while I believe old EE could be one helluva good ghostwriter, he wouldn't write for SP. Not unless he was hungry!
You can agree or disagree with the woman politically but you must admit that she is one of a kind and has a TV and crowd presence that is phenomenal.
Does the F in Dave stand for fly-on-the-wall?
I would have done more run-on sentences, personally. But you betcha I thought this was good, also. : )
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