The article was about the situation currently going on in the Ukraine. Over the weekend Russia's parliament authorized the use of troops in the Ukraine. As a result of this President Obama had a 90 minute phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he emphasized further political and economical isolation if he continues to intervene in the Ukraine, Obama also noted that he would boycott the upcoming G-8 summit in Russia. After the conversation with Putin, Obama gave a speech on the situation claiming the russia would face "costs" for intervening in the Ukraine. The article then goes on to discuss U.S. Representatives and Senators opinions on possible sanctions against Russia.
I relate this article to the reading by Jamieson because Obama used deliberative rhetoric when he addressed the people about Russia's involvement in the Ukraine. This is similar to when Obama addressed the nation on the S&P downgrade and the gulf oil spill. His response was more deliberative rhetoric than epideictic rhetoric.
Great! We'll be talking about this in class this week!
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