1a) Which do you favor, the Rolling Stones or the Beatles, and why?
1b) Which do you prefer, Picasso or Matisse?
1c) Bob Dylan, Dylan Thomas, or Thomas Alva Edison?
2) Do you consider yourself a fox or a hedgehog?
3) Does Pete Rose belong in the baseball Hall of Fame?
4) Which if any of the following American composers do you like: Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and Elliott Carter?
5) What is your all-time favorite American movie?
6 a) Do you believe the bull market will continue for a) the S & P 500 and b) the NASDQ?
6 b) Which stock or mutual fund would you confidently recommend to a valued relative or friend?
7) Do you believe that "it sucks" should be considered profane or a proper colloquial idiom?
8) If offered a hard drink, would you choose a generous shot of -- or cocktail based on -- bourbon, single-malt scotch, gin, or vodka?
9) What do you think of the way Ray Collins (Gittis) defeated Orson Welles (Kane) for the governorship in Citizen Kane?
10) Would you recite a poem, or song lyric, or prayer, or historical speech you know by heart?
11) Do you believe Freud is overrated or underrated?
12) Why do you think Operation Market Garden failed in World War II?
13) Do you prefer the mountains or the seaside for a summer retreat?
14) Should a reading knowledge of a foreign language be required of all high school students?
15) What's your favorite American monument?
16) Do you believe women are smarter than men?
17) Who's your favorite character in the Bible?
18) Did you enjoy high school? What was the high point?
19) Do you think the US got taken at Yalta?
20) Is Churchill one of the great heroes of the twentieth century or a villain?
21) Do you think The Noble Savage is a) a rock group, b) a slur, c) an idea articulated by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (d) a cocktail concocted by John F. Kennedy's mixologist for the 1960 Inaugural party, or (e) the title of an essay by James Baldwin?
22 a) Did you know that Anderson Cooper makes 11 million dollars a year?
22 a) Is Erin Burnett underpaid? She makes only 3 million a year.
23) If you were a high school senior, and money was not an issue, which college would like ideally to attend?
24) Which car chase is more exciting, Steve McQueen's in Bullitt or Gene Hackman's in The French Connection?
25) Among signs of the times, do you prefer "humble brag" or "virtue signaling"?
to be continued -- DL
I may not be up for president but I'm answering these questions which may reveal I'm fully qualified.
Posted by: Grace Cavalieri | June 29, 2019 at 03:29 PM
Dear Grace, I hope you will answer the questions! David
Posted by: The Best American Poetry | June 29, 2019 at 10:40 PM