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And now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine. MSNBC host Chris Matthews analyzing1 President Obama’s address on Afghanistan at West Point Tuesday night, referred to what Matthews interpreted as a lack of excitement from the cadets in the audience. He then questioned the selection of the US military academy as the venue2.

“I didn’t see a lot of warmth in that crowd out there the president chose to address tonight, and I thought that was interesting, he went to, maybe the enemy camp tonight to make his case.”

Later, Matthews appeared to backtrack a bit.

“Perhaps they were ill-chosen words, but my point was clear to anybody who was honest and listening to it. An unusual decision by a president who’s nuanced in his foreign policy to choose the military academy as his basis for making the case.”

Well, the enemy camp analogy has sparked outrage3 on the internet with conservative bloggers and west point alumns, lashing4 out at Matthews for linking America’s future military leaders to its enemies. Matthews began his show this evening with an apology to cadets and their families.

The president will hear from small business owners, CEOs and labor5 leaders Thursday during a White House forum6 on job creation, but two groups, that will not be represented, the US Chamber7 of Commerce and the National Federation8 of Independent Business, that’s because they were not invited. Those groups have also not been supportive of  President Obama’s health care reform efforts. White House officials say chambers9 of commerce throughout the country will be represented. In an open letter to the president, the chamber says it looks forward to working with him in the future.

And talk about bad timing10, President Obama appears in next month’s Golf Digest Magazine in a photoshopped cover with golf legend Tiger Woods, who of course is the subject of a media frenzy11 over last week’s car crash and alleged12 extramarital affairs. The title of the article, Ten Tips Obama can take from Tiger, irony13 aside, Woods just is apparently14 getting plenty of tips from his handlers, he acknowledged in a statement today that he let his family down, saying quote,

“I regret those transgressions15 with all my heart, I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.”


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1 analyzing be408cc8d92ec310bb6260bc127c162b     
v.分析；分析( analyze的现在分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析n.分析
参考例句：
  • Analyzing the date of some socialist countries presents even greater problem s. 分析某些社会主义国家的统计数据，暴露出的问题甚至更大。 来自辞典例句
  • He undoubtedly was not far off the mark in analyzing its predictions. 当然，他对其预测所作的分析倒也八九不离十。 来自辞典例句
2 venue ALkzr     
n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点
参考例句：
  • The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
  • The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。
3 outrage hvOyI     
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
参考例句：
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
4 lashing 97a95b88746153568e8a70177bc9108e     
n.鞭打；痛斥；大量；许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥
参考例句：
  • The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
6 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
7 chamber wnky9     
n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所
参考例句：
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
8 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
9 chambers c053984cd45eab1984d2c4776373c4fe     
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅
参考例句：
  • The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网
10 timing rgUzGC     
n.时间安排，时间选择
参考例句：
  • The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
  • The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
11 frenzy jQbzs     
n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动
参考例句：
  • He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
  • They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。
12 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
13 irony P4WyZ     
n.反语，冷嘲；具有讽刺意味的事，嘲弄
参考例句：
  • She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
  • In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。
14 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
15 transgressions f7112817f127579f99e58d6443eb2871     
n.违反，违法，罪过( transgression的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Many marine transgressions occur across coastal plains. 许多海运是横越滨海平原。 来自辞典例句
  • For I know my transgressions, and my sin always before me. 因为我知道我的过犯，我的罪常在我面前。 来自互联网

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