Weekly Editorial - January 22, 2009
1. Define the following vocabulary as used in the article:
patronizing, implicit, presumption, inferiority (from para. 7)
demagogue (from para. 9)
vacuous (from para. 13)
2. What does Juan Williams say is the problem with not criticizing President Obama or any of his failures?
3. What happened to former President Bill Clinton when he called Mr. Obama's claims to be a long-standing opponent of the Iraq war "the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen"?
4. What does Mr. Williams point out about Barack Obama's position on how to deal with terrorism and exit strategy from Iraq?
5. What suggestion does Mr. Williams make for how the media and America should judge Barack Obama's presidency? Do you agree with Mr. Williams? Explain your answer.