INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR GSIT & GSTI 2008
ABC WORLD NEWS INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
ABC NEWS STORY 19. POLITICS AND PRIMARIES
(OC) Good evening. Tonight, another special edition of “World News” with only one sponsor, fewer commercials, more time for news. And we begin politics. On this Martin Luther King holiday, Democrats were courting black voters in
(VO) Today, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards were all in the state capital in
(OC) But civility aside, there's a nasty spat going on between Obama and Clinton. Bill Clinton that is. And that's where we start with ABC's Dan Harris. Dan?
(OC) Charlie, good evening. As you know, the former president is a huge asset to Hillary Clinton's campaign. He's one of the most popular members of the Democratic Party. But his recent outbursts are raising questions tonight about how far is too far and when might this asset turn into a liability?
(VO) Bill Clinton was sounding conciliatory at this Martin Luther King Day event.
I mean, how cool is it, you know? You've got all these different people seeking the presidency.
(VO) But the anger his recent comments have created among some African-Americans was very clear when the mayor of
Yes, this is reality, not fantasy or fairy tales.
(VO) That was a direct reference to this comment.
This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen.
(VO) Which was a response to Obama's claim that he has consistently opposed the war in
I've heard Senator Obama, I don’t know, a dozen times, seen him quoted in the newspapers, making some fairly derisive and obvious comment about Hillary.
This has become a habit. And one of the things that I think we're gonna have to do is to directly confront Bill Clinton when he's not making statements that are factually accurate.
(VO) For example, some believe Bill Clinton distorted this comment from Obama. Judge for yourself.
I think it's fair to say the Republicans were the party of ideas for a pretty long chunk of time there over the last 10, 15 years, in the sense that they were challenging conventional wisdom.
Her principal opponent said that since 1992, the Republicans have had all the good ideas. I'm not making this up, folks.
(VO) Some prominent Democrats have been upset about Bill Clinton's recent statements, as have some Hillary Clinton supporters.
Bill Clinton doesn't care about winning a popularity contest with the press or with Barack Obama. He wants his wife to win the White House. He's doing what he thinks will get her there.
(VO) Former presidents generally avoid diving into primary fights, but Bill Clinton is also a husband, a husband in a marriage that has been a nationally-televised psycho drama spanning two decades, one that is now provoking many people to ask whether Hillary Clinton could rein her husband in even if she wanted to.
I don't think anybody can rein in Bill Clinton.
(OC) I suspect any, any feeling that she has that, “Gee, maybe he's gone too far this time,” is not something that began in this campaign.
(OC) Bill Clinton is said to be a man who thinks a lot about history. And there are many observers who believe that
(OC) Dan Harris reporting on the Democrats tonight, thanks.
INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR GSIT & GSTI 2008
ABC NEWS REVIEW (7회/FEB, 2008) INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
1. 한 연구소에서 ‘Six Questions About Civility’라는 제명의 보고서를 발표했는데 다른 사람을 배려하는 마음이 사라지고 있다는 것이 많은 일반인들의 생각인 것으로 나타났다. 욕을 하거나, 낙서, 공공 기물 파손 같은 행위들이 바로 다른 사람을 배려하는 태도가 줄고 있는 증거로 일반인들은 생각하는 것으로 나타났다.
(Today, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards were all in the state capital in
2. 두 민주당 선두 주자들이 몇 달 동안은 점잖게 치고받더니 미국이 공식적으로 적국으로 명시한 나라들에 대해 대화를 해야 하는가 문제에 대해서 공식적인 자리에서 치열하게 싸움을 하는 상황으로 바뀌었다.
(But civility aside, there's a nasty spat going on between Obama and Clinton.)
3. “Carbogatin”이라고 하는 탄소 농축 기술 덕분에 현재는 기업들에게 애물단지인 이산화탄소가 수입을 창출하는 복덩이로 바뀔 수도 있게 되었다.
(But his recent outbursts are raising questions tonight about how far is too far and when might this asset turn into a liability?)
4. 결국 오바마 상원 의원의 압승으로 끝나버린 사우스 캐롤라이나 예비 선거에서는 상대방에게 맹공을 퍼붓더니 민주당 선두 후보 주자인 힐러리와 오바마 두 사람 모두 지난 일요일에는 서로에게 유화적인 목소리를 냈다.
(Bill Clinton was sounding conciliatory at this Martin Luther King Day event.)
5. 회의적인 태도야말로 발견의 뿌리이다. 과학은 최종 결론을 내리는 것이 아니리 통념을 거부하고 더 깊이 추구해들어가는 것이다.
(I think it's fair to say the Republicans were the party of ideas for a pretty long chunk of time there over the last 10, 15 years, in the sense that they were challenging conventional wisdom.)
6. 미국인들의 대다수가 뉴스 정보를 TV를 통해 접하므로 당 후보로 지명되려면 결국 TV의 인기를 얻어야 한다.
(Bill Clinton doesn't care about winning a popularity contest with the press or with Barack Obama.)
INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR GSIT & GSTI 2008
ABC NEWS REVIEW (7회/FEB, 2008) INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
1. 한 연구소에서 ‘Six Questions About Civility’라는 제명의 보고서를 발표했는데 다른 사람을 배려하는 마음이 사라지고 있다는 것이 많은 일반인들의 생각인 것으로 나타났다. 욕을 하거나, 낙서, 공공 기물 파손 같은 행위들이 바로 다른 사람을 배려하는 태도가 줄고 있는 증거로 일반인들은 생각하는 것으로 나타났다.
(Today, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards were all in the state capital in
1. A research institute issued a report, Six Questions About Civility, which found that much of the public believed civility to be in decline. Behaviour such as swearing, graffiti, vandalism was taken as evidence that civility had slipped.
2. 두 민주당 선두 주자들이 몇 달 동안은 점잖게 치고받더니 미국이 공식적으로 적국으로 명시한 나라들에 대해 대화를 해야 하는가 문제에 대해서 공식적인 자리에서 치열하게 싸움을 하는 상황으로 바뀌었다.
(But civility aside, there's a nasty spat going on between Obama and Clinton.)
2. Months of polite sparring between the two Democratic hot-shots has gotten nasty into a bitter public spat over whether the
3. “Carbogatin”이라고 하는 탄소 농축 기술 덕분에 현재는 기업들에게 애물단지인 이산화탄소가 수입을 창출하는 복덩이로 바뀔 수도 있게 되었다.
(But his recent outbursts are raising questions tonight about how far is too far and when might this asset turn into a liability?)
3. The technology of enriching carbons known as "Carbogation(SM)" could enable companies to shift what is currently a liability, carbon dioxide emissions, into an income-generating asset.
4. 결국 오바마 상원 의원의 압승으로 끝나버린 사우스 캐롤라이나 예비 선거에서는 상대방에게 맹공을 퍼붓더니 민주당 선두 후보 주자인 힐러리와 오바마 두 사람 모두 지난 일요일에는 서로에게 유화적인 목소리를 냈다.
(Bill Clinton was sounding conciliatory at this Martin Luther King Day event.)
4. Following a bruising primary fight in
5. 회의적인 태도야말로 발견의 뿌리이다. 과학은 최종 결론을 내리는 것이 아니리 통념을 거부하고 더 깊이 추구해들어가는 것이다.
(I think it's fair to say the Republicans were the party of ideas for a pretty long chunk of time there over the last 10, 15 years, in the sense that they were challenging conventional wisdom.)
5. Skepticism is the root of all discovery. Science isn't about having the final say. It's about challenging the conventional wisdom and digging deeper.
6. 미국인들의 대다수가 뉴스 정보를 TV를 통해 접하므로 당 후보로 지명되려면 결국 TV의 인기를 얻어야 한다.
(Bill Clinton doesn't care about winning a popularity contest with the press or with Barack Obama.)
6. Because most Americans get their news from TV, party nomination will go to the candidate who wins the popularity contest with TV.
INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR GSIT & GSTI 2008
ABC WORLD NEWS INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
ABC NEWS STORY 20. WILL THE SHOW GO ON? [THE OSCARS]
(OC) The Oscar nominations were announced in
(VO) The Best Picture nominees are “Atonement,” “Juno,” “Michael Clayton,” “No Country for Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood.”
(OC) But the real drama? Will there be an awards ceremony? Here's ABC's Brian Rooney.
(VO) One-time winner George Clooney is nominated again, this time for best actor as a lawyer...
[CLIP FROM "MICHAEL CLAYTON"]
I'm not a miracle worker. I'm a janitor.
(VO) ...up against another winner, Daniel Day Lewis, as a
[CLIP FROM "
I'm assured that the people of
(VO) And Oscar veteran Cate Blanchett has two nominations, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. But we might not see any of them walk the red carpet. If the
The show is so popular, it's the second-most popular show in the year after the Super Bowl. So, without the stars, it turns into a big dud.
(VO) The Motion Picture Academy says it is booking stars to present the awards, planning the Governor’s Ball, and getting ready to roll out the red carpet as usual.
It'll be a night to remember.
(VO) But the show will be flexible to go writerless and starless, as well, possibly loaded with clips from 80 years of Oscar ceremonies. The red carpet in black and white.
We have a lot of material both in terms of what happened on various Oscar shows and also the history of film itself over the last 80 years.
(OC) Today, the writers are heartened by unofficial talks between their union and officials from CBS, Disney and Fox, possibly opening the door to a settlement.
(VO) Out walking the picket line is Pierce Gardner, who wrote the recent movie, “Dan in Real Life.”
The very fact that the Oscars are showing up and that the fall TV season is endangered is helpful in the sense that it just creates a sense of urgency that might not have been there a month ago.
[CLIP FROM "THE
It's the Oscars.
(VO) And the Academy promises a good show, even if the strike is settled within days of Oscar night. Brian Rooney, ABC News,
INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR GSIT & GSTI 2008
ABC WORLD NEWS INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
ABC NEWS STORY 21. IS IT WORKING? [BUYING POWER]
(OC) And as Betsy alluded, she alluded to that historic interest rate cut made by the Federal Reserve yesterday. We tend to report on moves by the Fed as they relate to stock markets. But when the Fed cuts its key interest rate three quarters of a point as it did yesterday, that has numerous effects on every American. Here's ABC’s David Muir.
[GRAPHICS: IS IT WORKING?]
(VO) The Federal Reserve's emergency rate cut has provided an immediate band-aid for borrowers, beginning with credit cards. For some card holders, the interest rate will come down as early as the next statement. The interest banks charge on those cards is directly related to the Fed's rate. When it drops, your bill does, too.
And this is not insignificant because the typical American family has about $10,000 in credit card debt.
(VO) Another group that will see immediate relief, the millions of Americans who economists say use their homes like piggy banks, tapping into home equity to pay for home improvement, college education, the flat screen TV. The interest you pay on those loans will also be reduced.
Homeowners who have home equity lines of credit are definitely going to see some savings, and some substantial savings at that.
(VO) And what about your mortgage? They're not directly related to the Fed's rate cut. Interest rates for mortgage loans are dropping dramatically.
They're now at the lowest level in two and a half years. And that spells opportunity for a lot of homeowners.
(VO) In fact, in just the last week, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage went from 5.87% to 5.69%, saving the average homeowner more than $8,000 over the life of the loan. And for small business owners, there's relief, too. Dan Delmastro owns a
It's a significant number. There's no question about it. Hopefully, this will allow us to put it back into the business, hire some more people, because people generate profit, they generate money.
(OC) You know, all of this sounds like promising news for borrowers looking for relief, and it really is. But there is a flipside tonight, and that's for the savers. Many banks are reducing the interest they're paying on savings, bank CDs and money market accounts. The banks simply don't have to pay as much because they don't need your cash as much as they did just a couple of weeks ago. They now have it easier in lending to one another.
(OC) ABC's David Muir. Thanks very much.