π I am a good educator.
One of my students was excited to show me the English book his cousin gave him.
It turns out his cousin--a gay upper-class Colombian--is a diehard fan of a certain would-be autocrat running for US office.
My *student* isn't, though, so after I set his mind at ease by telling him the production history of this book, we went through sections and came up with reading exercises that would work best with its contents.
Like I said - I am a good educator. π
No matter what.
The little-fingered fellow in question - ese malparido, in other words - is such a standalone figure in world politics that when South Americans spoke of Jair Bolsonaro in his heyday, he was often called "el Trump tropical". π
GREAT call. I should find a way to print a replacement dust jacket. π
Every time I see that book... I want to take a gigantic stamp, coated in RED INK that says:
*shudders* Well played.
apologies... your post doesn't deserve it... but my political restraint level is extraordinarily low today... and for all the days until nov 6th. β πΊπΈ β
@MLClark If not aware, Trump's ghostwriter Tony Schwartz is one of his most vocal critics, talks all the time about how the book is a total scam.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all
Yep, that's what I was referencing when I wrote about putting my student's mind at ease with the production history.
@MLClark Which leaves me dubious about the possibility of ghostwriting the memoir of a certain prominent politician about to retire. (You know who I mean.)
Please don't create the next such political nightmare. π€π¬
@MLClark como se dice βmalignant narcissistβ?