Kathleen Parker is a columnist for the Washington Post. She started her column in 1987 when she was a staff writer for The Orlando Sentinel. Her column was nationally syndicated in 1995 and she joined The Washington Post Writers Group in 2006. She also contributed articles to The Weekly Standard, Time, Town & Country, Cosmopolitan and Fortune Small Business, and she serves on USA Today's Board of Contributors and writes for that newspaper's op-ed page.
Speaker: Kathleen Parker is a columnist who has a casual and sarcastic voice which has the power to transform mundane and banal topics, such as this one, into a mocking and humorous one. This catches the reader's attention and interest and her strong and concise voice also helps the reader understand her argument and main point.
Occasion: The occasion is the controversial issue on the New Jersey's governor Chris Christie's office and political issues he caused. Because it is politics and government-based, the author also gives reference to Obama, Democrats, and Republicans.
Audience: The target audience includes common Americans and American who are involved in politics and government. This column topic helps update the common Americans who do not know Chris Christie that well and also convinces them to agree with her and believe he is a terrible politician and person in general.
Purpose: The purpose is to point out Chris Christie and his actions with frustration that she mocks and uses extreme sarcasm to make fun of who he is and clearly craft her argument and mood of the whole column. Obviously he has caused several flaws and it is important for Americans to realize what he has done and be more careful and wise on deciding/electing who should be the next governor (or politician in general) to lead the state and nation.
Subject: The subject deals with political events and government's actions, such as the George Washington Bridge lane closings due to Christie's actions and gives a few references to Obama and his plans and the conflict between Democrats and Republicans.
Tone: Her tone is frustration and slight anger because her sarcasm is extreme and harsh in this column. The way she mocks Christie and looks down at him is strong but the way she uses her sarcasm and humor causes her mocking to be funny, which can easily persuade the audience to believe the same and agree that Christie is a troublemaker and he is a terrible person and politician (governor).
In "Finding a new villain in the Chris Christie drama", Kathleen Parker makes her personal thoughts and opinions about Christie obvious due to the overall tone. Parker is against Christie and dislikes him as a politician and person, so she does not like him at all in general. This can be concluded by readers because the main tone of this column is frustration and sarcastic. The words "liar", "bully", and "enemy" shows her strong dislike towards Christie and how she does not see him as a "hero". When Parker mentions a quote by Christie, she purposely chose that certain quote to refute it because he is a "bully", "witch", and a "crook" in her eyes. Her tone is strong and consistent and her sarcasm helps her persuade the readers. She mentions that the supporters of Christie are "idiots" and he is a two faced Pro Democrat. It is apparent that she is mocking Christie and his actions, pointing out how "we treat Republican scandals as more delcious than others".
Occasion: The occasion is the controversial issue on the New Jersey's governor Chris Christie's office and political issues he caused. Because it is politics and government-based, the author also gives reference to Obama, Democrats, and Republicans.
Audience: The target audience includes common Americans and American who are involved in politics and government. This column topic helps update the common Americans who do not know Chris Christie that well and also convinces them to agree with her and believe he is a terrible politician and person in general.
Purpose: The purpose is to point out Chris Christie and his actions with frustration that she mocks and uses extreme sarcasm to make fun of who he is and clearly craft her argument and mood of the whole column. Obviously he has caused several flaws and it is important for Americans to realize what he has done and be more careful and wise on deciding/electing who should be the next governor (or politician in general) to lead the state and nation.
Subject: The subject deals with political events and government's actions, such as the George Washington Bridge lane closings due to Christie's actions and gives a few references to Obama and his plans and the conflict between Democrats and Republicans.
Tone: Her tone is frustration and slight anger because her sarcasm is extreme and harsh in this column. The way she mocks Christie and looks down at him is strong but the way she uses her sarcasm and humor causes her mocking to be funny, which can easily persuade the audience to believe the same and agree that Christie is a troublemaker and he is a terrible person and politician (governor).
In "Finding a new villain in the Chris Christie drama", Kathleen Parker makes her personal thoughts and opinions about Christie obvious due to the overall tone. Parker is against Christie and dislikes him as a politician and person, so she does not like him at all in general. This can be concluded by readers because the main tone of this column is frustration and sarcastic. The words "liar", "bully", and "enemy" shows her strong dislike towards Christie and how she does not see him as a "hero". When Parker mentions a quote by Christie, she purposely chose that certain quote to refute it because he is a "bully", "witch", and a "crook" in her eyes. Her tone is strong and consistent and her sarcasm helps her persuade the readers. She mentions that the supporters of Christie are "idiots" and he is a two faced Pro Democrat. It is apparent that she is mocking Christie and his actions, pointing out how "we treat Republican scandals as more delcious than others".