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Context Heaven: The 15 Best Foreign Movies for Meaningful Language Learning
Wanna learn a foreign language?
So here's what you need: Your pajamas, a bowl of steaming popcorn and a couple of sodas.
Yup, we're talking movies!
You can learn any language faster just by spending some time in front of a screen.
So to couch potatoes and studious studiers alike… read on!
The Polyglot and the Couch Potato: How Movies Help in Learning a Language
French-language Movies
1. "Entre les murs" (The Class, 2008)
2. "Intouchables" (The Intouchables, 2011)
3. "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis" (Welcome to the Sticks, 2008)
German-language Movies
4. "Der Untergang" (Downfall, 2004)
5. "Das Leben der Anderen" (The Lives of Others, 2006)
6. "Good Bye Lenin!" (2003)
Spanish-language Movies
7. "Y Tu Mamá También" (And Your Mother Too, 2001)
8. "El secreto de sus ojos" (The Secret in Their Eyes, 2009)
9. "Como agua para chocolate" (Like Water for Chocolate, 1992)
Japanese-language Movies
10. "十三人の刺客" (13 Assassins, 2010)
11. "冷たい熱帯魚" (Cold Fish, 2010)
12. "Linda Linda Linda" (2005)
Chinese-language Movies
13. "一个都不能少" (Not One Less, 1999)
14. "危險關係" (Dangerous Liaisons, 2012)
15. "明天记得爱上我" (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?, 2013)
Movies and TV have gotten a bad rap when it comes to learning a new language, and learning in general.
But I'd be so bold as to tell you that a couch potato has just as good a chance of being a polyglot as the most hardworking learner.
And this is because of one major factor: context.
This is probably the most compelling reason for why movies are effective and efficient teachers of language. It's also one of the reasons why a list of vocabulary words randomly picked from thin air will never be as easy to memorize as a group of words that are related.
Our brains work best with meaningful context and we find it hard to memorize words that exist in a vacuum. That's why teachers enrich vocabulary words with example sentences. They seek to give them context.
All-important context is automatically present in movies through engaging plots, funny scenes and unexpected twists. These are all aids for committing stuff to memory.
If you're an absolute beginner in Spanish, and you see the movie "Y Tu Mamá También" (And Your Mother Too) and you learn the context in which the title line is said… I promise you will never forget what those words mean.
Unforgettable context is what movies have to offer. And when you watch foreign films, you're that much nearer to transferring meaningful language information into your long-term memory.
15 of the Best Foreign Movies for Popcorn-popping Language Learners
What do you get when you have a well-intentioned but honest teacher and a cocktail of 14-15 year olds who come from racially and culturally diverse backgrounds?
You get electric tension. You get an inherently difficult class boldly questioning its teacher's methods. And you get a teacher pushed to his ethical limits. This film, winner of the Cannes Festival's 2008 Palme d'Or, is based on the novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau (who, by the way, plays the role of the teacher himself).
This film is perfect for the French language learner if only for the fact that it features a class studying French. There's even a scene in which students question the need to study difficult and eccentric French verbs, reasoning that they're rarely used in modern speech. You may not be a teenager yourself, but you'll certainly see yourself in this story that touches on the ups and downs of learning something new and out of your comfort zone.
This movie is about an unlikely friendship between Philippe, an aristocratic quadriplegic, and Driss, his carefree live-in caregiver—a transplant from Senegal.
Philippe is in his Parisian mansion interviewing for the caregiver position with the help of his assistant Magalie. Driss comes in for the interview, not really intent on getting hired, but wanting his papers signed so he can continue collecting his unemployment benefits. One thing leads to another and Driss finds himself hired. The lavish mansion with Renaissance paintings is a far cry from Driss's family's petite and bleak apartment.
The film is a linguistic juxtaposition between Philippe, the refined and formal speaker, and Driss, the more vulgar of the two. Notice the interactions between them and the type of vocabulary and accent each character has. Take note also of the words and phrases Driss uses when talking to his family and realize how context can illuminate linguistic content.
Imagine a Frenchman not understanding a fellow Frenchman. Possible?
There's such a scene in the comedy "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis." The film is about a post office administrator in Salon-de-Provence who gets banished to the French North—a place pre-judged by Southerners as being cold, unwelcoming and full of good-for-nothing alcoholics.
In his desire to have a post office assignment in the French Riviera, Philippe tries to scam an HR officer by pretending to be disabled. When he gets caught in this ruse, he gets an armpit of an assignment to the "Siberia" of France instead.
In this movie, you'll see how geography changes language, idiomatic expressions and even curse words. Yep, even when one doesn't cross national boundaries. Also, this funny film will help shed your linguistic and cultural biases. It teaches language learners all over that underneath accents and differences in pronunciation, we're all in the same boat.
"Der Untergang" chronicles Hitler's final days of life, telling the final moments of his human struggles. Remember when I told you earlier that one of the advantages of movies is that they create memorable context to words and phrases that ultimately aid memory? This film is one of the most memorable there is. And all for the most gruesome reasons.
It depicts death, destruction and destiny—as well as betrayal, bombs and bunkers. The movie is emotionally engaging, triggering all sorts of reactions from anger to exuberance, which is one of the reasons why it's very good for the German language learner. And because you already know what's about to happen, you tend to focus more on the language—which, by the way, has a robust sprinkling of German verbs.
This movie won the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2006 Academy Awards.
It tells the story of an East Berlin Stasi (secret police) agent conducting surveillance activities on a playwright and his actress lover. The agent, Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler, obsessed with his subject's lives, chronicles their comings and goings. He's too involved to notice that he isn't just some passive observer listening to the conversations of others but an active participant in their lives.
Beyond the plot twists and touching ending, I want you to see this movie as an example of one of the most important skills in learning a new language: listening.
It's the most taken-for-granted linguistic skill, and I want you to not make the mistake so many others have of ignoring it: See how Wiesler actively listens to conversations. See how he closely grasps not just for the words, but for intent and context. This is listening beyond words. It's listening for comprehension. It's not far off from achieving language immersion.
This is the level of listening required of a language learner. Without it, becoming fluent in a new language will be a needlessly uphill battle.
Imagine you're Alex Kerner, an idealistic teen whose arrest by the Berlin police put your mother into a coma. When she eventually wakes up after eight months, the world is a whole lot different. "The wall" has come down and the world your mother loved is no more.
You've been warned by the doctor that the slightest agitation of her emotions could cause her death. Would you tell her Berlin is not the same as before?
Alex chooses to recreate the past world in his mother's room. Maintaining this ruse is what makes this tragicomedy a hit and a fresh approach to German history.
How long will the facade last? Watch to find out.
Now, imagine yourself being in the role of Alex's mother. Consider how being open-minded and going with the flow will not only save your life but enrich your existence. While the film features the Western world marching towards East Germany—stuffing grocery aisles with Western brands and filling billboards with Coca-Cola advertisements—in reality, the flow goes both ways. We influence just as much as we get influenced.
Today, our global village has made it necessary for us not just to learn new languages, but to adapt to a whole new way of looking at things.
In the near future, only those who adapt will truly flourish. So why don't you start learning (a new language) now?
This is a coming-of-age road trip movie depicting friendship, sensuality and the follies of youth. Julio and Tenoch are on a long drive with an older lady named Luisa. They are supposedly going to "Boca del Cielo" (Heaven's Mouth), a beach they mention to persuade Luisa to come with them.
Along the way, youth happens.
The conversations between the three are casual, effusive, oftentimes funny and many times unbelievable. Although a little intoxicated, the dialogues are tight and the writing superb. The interactions in the film are indicative of the banter, the to-and-fro amongst friends, and this makes for excellent study for the Spanish language learner. If you want to converse fluently in Spanish, let movies like this be your guide.
This film, a crime thriller, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
A newly-retired federal agent, Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín), has a lot of time on his hands. He decides to write a novel about the murder of a young woman. Except the case is real. It's 25 years old and one of the unsolved mysteries of his professional career, something he seeks to obtain closure from.
But as it turns out, closure is hard to find, and it may come in a form one could never expect.
The whole film is really an insight into what "immersion" is all about. Ricardo Darín's character is totally immersed in his case. He's so tuned into it that it occupies a great slice of his waking hours. Solving it is a daily practice with effort put in. He consciously follows leads, goes places, talks to people, imagines scenarios, makes mistakes, pays for those mistakes and tries again.
In a way, isn't that also what "language immersion" should be about? It's about being tuned in, putting one's head underwater and really immersing in the language—practicing the lines aloud, writing the sentences, talking to others, asking people questions, asking for their help, even talking to yourself.
In the end, we language learners, like Darín's character, will all find our soul's satisfaction.
When you forbid true love's expression, you have a classic movie in the making. You also have that love expressing itself in ways special and magical.
This film is an onscreen adaptation of the popular work by the Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel. It tells the magical realism love story of Tita and Pedro. They're forbidden to marry because Tita, the youngest of the siblings, is relegated to the duty of caring for her mother. Pedro is instead given the hand of Rosaura, the elder daughter. Pedro agrees to this, just so he can stay close to Tita.
A setup like this? You can expect the simmering tension to come to a boil—which it does, in a fantastic fashion.
Remember what I said about context? "Como agua para chocolate" is a rich source of Spanish vocabulary, full of word families that pertain to food, tradition, family, history and, of course, love. You can milk this movie for the wealth of Spanish nouns, verbs and adjectives in its lines and dialogues. Also, if you wanna peek at a dated kind of Mexican Spanish that existed at the turn of the century, this will be a good sampling.
12 samurais and one scavenger are tasked with putting an end to the evil reign of Lord Matsudaira Naritsugu, the shogun's half-brother, who tortures and kills his own people. The hired band of warriors set a nice trap for the evil lord and around 70 of his fiercely loyal bodyguards. Unfortunately, the plot is discovered, the 13 assassins find themselves being ambushed and they narrowly escape. And to make matters worse, they find out that the contingent they're now facing has ballooned to some 200 well-trained guards, making the suicide mission that much more impossible.
Besides the traditional dress, symbolism and general carnage splattered all over the screen, there are really crisp dialogues in this movie for language learners. The lines are simple and perfect for the beginner-to-intermediate student of the Japanese language.
See this movie and learn not only to love samurai honor, but a good dose of Japanese as well.
"All that glitters is not gold."
I dare not spoil this one for you so that's all I'm gonna say about this psychological thriller inspired by true events. That, and perhaps a warning that this is not a film for the faint-hearted.
For the language learner, this is another film with really simple Japanese dialogues but with more contemporary speech than the previous film. The language has that natural cadence that's occasionally peppered with the starts and stops of normal Japanese conversation. This movie is a good study on how language, tone and gesture create a character. (In this case, a very bad character.)
Three high school girls only have three days before their school's cultural festival and they have no vocalist in sight!
Well, these ladies ask the first girl they see coming down the stairs—who happens to be a Korean exchange student who's really not fluent in Japanese. They ask her if she wants to sing for their band, and she blankly says "yes," responding affirmatively to every question and not really knowing what she's getting herself into.
This movie is one of friendship and bonds, showing that under the skin and beyond inscrutable accents, we're all the same. We fall in love, get hurt and stand back up. There's even a cute scene where a high school boy professes his love for Son, the Korean exchange student, by learning lines in Korean (he has a cheat sheet!).
The film is perfect for the language learner who's afraid to get into embarrassing or compromising situations. It will nudge you to jump in, risk being embarrassed and feel like a fish out of water by showing you that in the end, everything will be alright.
This one is set to tug on your heartstrings.
Wei Minzhi is a 13-year-old teacher who comes to Shuiquan to substitute for the village's only teacher, who'll be gone for a whole month. Wei, who has the most rudimentary education, is instructed to ration chalk because the village is so poor it cannot afford to waste it. She's also warned that students have been dropping out of school as of late in order to find work in the cities. She's told that if all 28 of her wards remain when the teacher comes back, she will get a 10 yuan (about $1.50) bonus.
Guess what happens?
One of her students suddenly goes missing—supposedly to work in a nearby city. Wei is motivated to go after the boy and get him back to class. But because she doesn't have enough money for the bus ride, she has to walk most of the way.
She reaches the city, but how will she find him in a city of so many people? Will she be able to get him back?
Find out by watching this film that won the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award.
The movie features young native speakers learning their first language. Second language learners could do well to remind themselves that even native speakers attend classes. Even they learn one day at a time. Even they walk up to the board to practice their mother tongue. We need to remind ourselves this so that when we come across fluent native speakers, we'll remember the amount of time and practice they invested to get to that point and be inspired by our own possibilities.
You've probably guessed that this is the Chinese adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' novel of the same name. It's "Cruel Intentions" but with Zhang Ziyi in the role of the immaculate victim.
Set in 1930s Shanghai, as the Japanese were making incursions into Manchuria, "Dangerous Liaisons" is about the wager between Mo Jieyu and serial seducer Xie Yifan. Can the great Xie Yifan seduce a young widow from Manchuria (Zhang Ziyi) without falling in love with her?
Ego and desire gets the better of the man (as it always does) and he agrees to seduce for sport, not knowing that the object of his seductions is, unlike any other, immune to his charms. Xie Yifan, on the other hand, is falling for the virtuous widow—something he only admits when it's tragically too late.
Although set in the mesmerizing 1930s, the language used is surprisingly very contemporary. You'll not be treated at all to heavy doses of dated Chinese expressions in this movie. "Dangerous Liaisons" features easy language and dialogues that might as well be spoken in today's China. This movie is time well spent for the Chinese language learner.
Our last movie is a dramedy about a man, married for nine years, experiencing a homosexual midlife crisis.
Weichung, played by the singer-actor Richie Jen, is an optometrist who lives a quiet and laidback life with wife Feng (Mavis Fan). One day at work, during a glasses fitting, he stares into the soulful eyes of a handsome flight attendant. It stirs long-repressed yearnings he has yet to come to terms with. And all this while his beautiful wife is wanting to have another baby.
How will a father deal? Will his self-denial finally come to an end? Find out.
This film is perfect for the Chinese language learner because most of the characters enunciate their lines relatively well. The dialogues are clearly delivered and the conversations are eminently audible. This is because the pace of speaking is just right. It's just right so that the subtitle-reading, Chinese-learning viewer will still be able to follow and make out what's being said.
That rounds out our 15 best foreign movies for the language learner.
I'm sure you can add to this list on your own. No matter what language you're learning, I encourage you to open your eyes, ears and mind to foreign movies.
They'll take you places and offer you insights, perspectives and language you most definitely won't get through a language textbook.
With FluentU, you can make this incredibly beneficial type of active study the mainstay of your language learning.
FluentU teaches you a language using an expertly-picked library of engaging and authentic videos including TV show clips, music videos, interviews and much more.
FluentU immerses you in the language as it's naturally spoken, in context, by native speakers. And you're aided by learning tools such as interactive captions, quizzes and flashcards.
This will get you more comfortable understanding the spoken language while you're hearing it. Maybe one day you'll even be able to watch a foreign language movie without the subtitles.
So get those pajamas and snacks ready!
Learning begins in 5…4…3…2…1 (cue studio intro).
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Bleacher Report's Expert Consensus Week 2 NFL Picks
NFL StaffContributor ISeptember 13, 2018
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Say you're an American who recently gained the ability to legally bet on sports. Say you decided to do exactly that, and you put an even amount of money down on all 16 Week 1 NFL games. Say you fully took the advice we provided on all 16 of those picks.
If you did that, you made some cash.
You're welcome to share some or all of your winnings with our experts, Gary Davenport, Brad Gagnon and Brent Sobleski, but they might prefer you hold on to your money and refrain from calling them names if/when they do let you down this season.
Here's how they fared individually (sorry, Gagnon) and as a group (you're welcome, Gagnon)...
1. Brent Sobleski: 11-4-1
2. Gary Davenport: 9-6-1
3. Brad Gagnon: 5-10-1
Consensus picks: 9-6-1
Was it a fluke? Let's see what our analysts have in store for an encore...
Lines based on consensuses at Odds Shark as of Wednesday, September 12.
Bengals 34, Ravens 23
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Editor's Note: The Bengals defeated the Ravens on Thursday Night Football 34-23.
Both the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals won by double-digit margins in Week 1, but our analysts agree the Ravens' victory carried more weight.
Sure, the Bengals scored 34 points on the road in an 11-point win over the Indianapolis Colts in Andrew Luck's return. But the Ravens absolutely embarrassed a 2017 playoff team with a 47-3 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
That extended a promising summer for the Ravens, who appear to have finally found offensive balance and depth in support of a defense that has always been good.
At the very least, the Ravens are a hot-starting team—one that kicked off the 2016 regular season 3-0 and outscored the Bengals and Cleveland Browns 44-10 in their first two games of the 2017 campaign. That victory over Cincinnati was a road shutout in the Bengals' home opener, which might not be a good omen for what's to come Thursday night.
Davenport's concerns are focused on Cincinnati and its quarterback.
"Yes, the Bengals looked OK last week," he said. "They're even getting a point at home. But there are a few words that just keep swimming through my head that made this decision an easy one: prime-time Andy Dalton."
Indeed, the Bengals have lost four consecutive prime-time games with Dalton at the helm, but it's also worth noting that each of their last seven prime-time losses have come by fewer than five points. Advantage: Baltimore, but this might not be a blowout.
Davenport: Baltimore (-1)
Gagnon: Baltimore (-1)
Sobleski: Baltimore (-1)
Consensus: Baltimore (-1)
Score Prediction: Baltimore 24, Cincinnati 21
Consensus is 0-1 to start the week.
Houston Texans (0-1) at Tennessee Titans (0-1)
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This line came in late as the football world awaited clarity on the health of Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, who injured his elbow in the opener. And while the Houston Texans are road favorites despite the fact it looks as though Mariota will play, our analysts aren't satisfied with the early 1.5-point spread.
"Mariota is dinged, and Delanie Walker is out for the season with a broken ankle," Sobleski said. "The Titans offense scares no one, especially a talented Texans defense. As long as Houston keeps Deshaun Watson upright, this game may not even be close."
Gagnon and Davenport agree, with the latter noting, "It could be Texans -7 and I'd still be on Houston." There are indications the Titans were pretenders when they made the playoffs despite a negative points differential last season, and they put together a dud performance even when Mariota and Walker were on the field against a bad Miami Dolphins team Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Texans didn't have their A-game but still hung with the mighty New England Patriots on the road. They have a much better chance of bouncing back than their limping, arguably overrated opponent.
Davenport: Houston (-1.5)
Gagnon: Houston (-1.5)
Sobleski: Houston (-1.5)
Consensus: Houston (-1.5)
Score Prediction: Houston 24, Tennessee 16
Minnesota Vikings (1-0) at Green Bay Packers (1-0)
Sunday's matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers does at least have a point spread, but the line has been all over the map thus far this week. That is, of course, tied to the fact the highest-rated passer in NFL history is not guaranteed to start at quarterback for Green Bay.
Minutes after lighting up the Chicago Bears on one good leg, Aaron Rodgers did declare in a postgame interview with NBC on Sunday night that he'd play against the Vikings, but his team has yet to confirm that, and No. 12 failed to participate in Wednesday's practice.
Even after seeing Rodgers put on a show against Chicago, and even while under the impression Rodgers will indeed suit up for a home game Sunday, our analysts are still picking the Vikings straight up.
"That was some magic Sunday night against Chicago," Gagnon said, "but this Minnesota defense is still far better, and the Vikings have a lot more talent and experience on the offensive side of the ball. With all of that adrenaline gone, it'll be a lot harder for a far-from-healthy Rodgers to carry his inferior team against Minnesota, if he even plays."
And since it's safe to guess that sudden bad news for Rodgers would only push the line in favor of Minnesota, that's about all you need to know.
Davenport: Minnesota (PK)
Gagnon: Minnesota (PK)
Sobleski: Minnesota (PK)
Consensus: Minnesota (PK)
Score Prediction: Minnesota 24, Green Bay 21
Cleveland Browns (0-0-1) at New Orleans Saints (0-1)
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For the first time since December 2015, the Cleveland Browns played on a Sunday and didn't lose. Emboldened, they're now in search of their first road victory since October of that year. In fact, it's been nearly four years since the Browns last won a road game in regulation, which explains why they're nearly double-digit underdogs despite possessing a better record than their opponent.
Our experts are siding with the New Orleans Saints, mainly because the Browns failed to fully take advantage of a gift-wrapped opportunity against the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, but also because they might be running into a real talented opponent at a real bad time.
"I want to believe the Browns can keep this game close," said Davenport, who has the guts to admit he's a Cleveland fan. "But after getting 48 dropped on them at home by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Saints are going to be all kinds of cheesed, and the Browns couldn't win a game that the Steelers desperately tried to hand them last week. So I'm doing something I don't generally like to do and laying over a touchdown."
He's not alone, but we lack unanimity because that's too high a line for Sobleski. And it's worth noting that Sobo lost just four games against the spread in Week 1. There are valid questions about the Saints defense, and the Browns do look as though they're greatly improved, so we won't blame you for passing on that 9.5 number.
Davenport: New Orleans (-9.5)
Gagnon: New Orleans (-9.5)
Sobleski: Cleveland (+9.5)
Consensus: New Orleans (-9.5)
Score Prediction: New Orleans 35, Cleveland 24
Carolina Panthers (1-0) at Atlanta Falcons (0-1)
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Six-point spreads often make it hard to go against the favorite, just because lines in that range usually indicate that team has a significant, clear-cut advantage while paying out with a mere one-touchdown victory.
Our panelists aren't falling for it in the case of Sunday's matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons.
"I know the Carolina offense didn't exactly light it up in Week 1 and Atlanta's at home," Davenport said, "but there's no way I'm giving almost a touchdown to take a team allergic to scoring them. Throw in that Atlanta's already down Keanu Neal and Deion Jones, and I think the Panthers win this game outright."
So do Gagnon and Sobleski, neither of whom appear to have much confidence in Atlanta's anemic red-zone offense and depleted defense, even at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where they beat the Panthers by 12 points in their last regular-season home game.
"This is one of the strangest lines I've seen in a while," Gagnon said, "especially because this is likely to be a low-scoring game considering Atlanta's struggles under offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian and Carolina's injuries on that side of the ball."
Davenport: Carolina (+6)
Gagnon: Carolina (+6)
Sobleski: Carolina (+6)
Consensus: Carolina (+6)
Score Prediction: Carolina 20, Atlanta 17
Indianapolis Colts (0-1) at Washington Redskins (1-0)
Can new Washington Redskins quarterback and 2005 No. 1 overall pick Alex Smith outduel a younger No. 1 overall pick for the second consecutive week? Two-thirds of our panel believe that after dominating Sam Bradford and the Arizona Cardinals, the Smith-led Redskins will move to 2-0 with at least a seven-point victory over Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts.
"I think Vegas is still giving the Colts extra points for Luck's presence," Gagnon said, "but in his return against the Bengals, we were reminded that the guy simply has too much on his shoulders. I believe in Luck, but I trust Smith and his team a hell of a lot more right now. Dude was the highest-rated qualified passer in football last year, and against the Cardinals, he picked up where he left off in Kansas City. With the Redskins at home, a six-point spread isn't enough against an opponent that just isn't there yet on defense and doesn't have enough pieces on offense."
Alone in dissent, Sobleski disagrees. That's worth noting because it's entirely possible both relatively mediocre teams move closer to the mean after somewhat extreme results in Week 1.
At the very least, that makes this game a tricky one to bet on.
Davenport: Washington (-6)
Gagnon: Washington (-6)
Sobleski: Indianapolis (+6)
Consensus: Washington (-6)
Score Prediction: Washington 27, Indianapolis 20
Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0)
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The similarities between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hard to miss.
After Philadelphia rode a famously deep defensive front to the Super Bowl last season, the Bucs played copycat and loaded up their defensive line with fresh talent, even poaching two 2017 Eagles in Vinny Curry and Beau Allen.
The Eagles were sure to replenish their own D-line, which means Sunday's meeting between Philly and Tampa Bay will contain two stacked defensive fronts and two heavily hyped backup quarterbacks. And although Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Buccaneers undoubtedly put together a more laudable Week 1 performance than the team they're essentially trying to become, our crew is unanimously prepared to lay three points with Nick Foles and the Eagles.
"We know who Ryan Fitzpatrick is," Gagnon said. "We've been watching him for well over a decade. He's never been as lights-out as he was against the Saints in Week 1, but he does hit some pretty high peaks. Problem is, he's never been capable of sustaining that, and now he's going up against a defense that embarrassed a much more talented Falcons offense in Week 1."
Throw in that the Eagles are more battle-tested and well rested, and three points aren't enough for our experts to consider the Bucs based on one big performance.
Davenport: Philadelphia (-3)
Gagnon: Philadelphia (-3)
Sobleski: Philadelphia (-3)
Consensus: Philadelphia (-3)
Score Prediction: Philadelphia 26, Tampa Bay 16
Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0-1)
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The home-field edge that made Atlanta a quasi-heavy favorite against Carolina also surely made the Pittsburgh Steelers four-point faves against a Kansas City Chiefs team that was substantially more impressive in Week 1.
But once again, our experts unanimously agree Vegas is overvaluing an inferior home team.
"So much for the Chiefs offense taking a slight step back with Patrick Mahomes under center," Sobleski said. "Andy Reid has big-time playmakers at every position, and the Steelers secondary is still suspect. Furthermore, Ben Roethlisberger is coming off one of the worst games of his career, and one has to wonder if his inevitable decline has already begun."
Indeed, Roethlisberger—who threw more interceptions last season than all but three other quarterbacks and is coming off a catastrophic five-turnover Week 1 performance against the Browns—hasn't been right. That showing in Cleveland was jarring for a future Hall of Famer, especially considering the help he got from running back James Conner.
Conner posted a league-high 192 scrimmage yards while scoring twice in place of Le'Veon Bell, who continues to hold out. What happens if Bell sits again (very likely at this point) and Conner comes back to earth (a strong possibility)?
The Chiefs might have the NFL's most loaded offense, and they've proven to be hot starters. Even at Heinz Field, those circumstances will make it difficult for the Steelers to win, let alone cover a four-point spread as a favorite.
Davenport: Kansas City (+4)
Gagnon: Kansas City (+4)
Sobleski: Kansas City (+4)
Consensus: Kansas City (+4)
Score Prediction: Kansas City 28, Pittsburgh 23
Miami Dolphins (1-0) at New York Jets (1-0)
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Few expected either the New York Jets or Miami Dolphins to start 2-0, but one of these teams will at the very least be tied for first place in the AFC East on Sunday night. Which Week 1 overachiever will come through? It's not an easy read, at least when taking a three-point spread in favor of the Jets into account.
It would be easy for the inexperienced Jets to regress after coming down from a major Monday Night Football high that saw them pummel a team that had a winning record in 2017. But it would be just as easy for the Dolphins to fall back to reality after a weird Week 1 home victory over a team that won a playoff game last season.
And that's why this one is so hard to diagnose.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the vast majority of sportsbooks had the Jets as a three-point favorite, which is about as safe as it gets for a toss-up between divisional opponents with similar momentum. That makes this more hinky than usual, but Gagnon and Davenport are leaning green.
"This is the type of game that I can just envision ending 17-14 or 20-17," Gagnon said, "so the push is in the mix if you can't get a 2.5 or a 3.5 for a team you feel particularly confident in. If you're sticking with 3, it's hard not to go with the more talented team at home."
While the Jets have the less experienced quarterback, they are indeed the deeper team. And while the jury is still out on Sam Darnold, he does have a higher ceiling. In his home debut, our panel is siding slightly with Darnold's squad.
Davenport: New York (-3)
Gagnon: New York (-3)
Sobleski: Miami (+3)
Consensus: New York (-3)
Score Prediction: New York 20, Miami 17
Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) at Buffalo Bills (0-1)
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Pardon the double negative, but some games come down to who you mistrust the least. This might be one of those games.
The Los Angeles Chargers have done little to gain our trust, especially early in recent seasons. They started 1-4 in 2016 and 0-4 in 2017, and they dropped a winnable opener at home against the Chiefs on Sunday.
Now ATS bettors are asking them to go across the country and win by at least an eight-point margin? Our experts are reluctantly on board.
"This smells like a game that could come back to bite me—the Chokers (er, Chargers) traveling east for a 1 p.m. ET start," Davenport said. "But the Buffalo Bills are so bad. So very, very bad. Like, "a tuna salad sandwich that's been sitting in the Arizona sun for four days" bad. A 7.5-point line is nowhere near enough for me to take a bite of that sandwich."
Regarding travel concerns, the good news for Davenport and Co. is that on trips to the Eastern time zone last season, the Bolts actually beat the Jets and New York Giants, took the Jacksonville Jaguars to overtime and played the New England Patriots close. They start slow, but they travel well, and the Bills look like prey right now.
Buffalo will be starting raw rookie Josh Allen at quarterback. And while Allen has a higher ceiling and is probably a better option than second-year disaster Nathan Peterman, the short-on-accuracy Wyoming product is probably in for a rude awakening against a talented defense that badly punished Peterman in his first career start 10 months ago.
This line might only be 7.5 because nobody would feel comfortable enough backing the Chargers beyond that, but the reality is this game has blowout written all over it.
Davenport: Los Angeles (-7.5)
Gagnon: Los Angeles (-7.5)
Sobleski: Los Angeles (-7.5)
Consensus: Los Angeles (-7.5)
Score Prediction: Los Angeles 38, Buffalo 10
Detroit Lions (0-1) at San Francisco 49ers (0-1)
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There are a lot of moving parts here, because the following declarations can't possibly be totally debunked at this juncture:
1. New head coach Matt Patricia has ruined the Detroit Lions, who were embarrassed by a supposedly inferior team in their home opener.
2. The league has figured out new San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who signed a five-year, $137.5 million contract in the offseason before posting a 45 percent completion rate and the NFL's third-lowest qualified passer rating in a three-interception Week 1 loss against the Vikings.
Garoppolo could stink again, or he could bounce back nicely against a much weaker defense. Patricia's Lions could stink again, or franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford and a veteran roster could be inspired (and desperate) enough to overwhelm a banged-up, intimidated 49ers team.
Last week's picks champion is more likely to buy into the Niners than the Lions, with coaching and preparation factoring in.
"Jets players said after the game they were calling out Detroit's plays based on formation," Sobleski said. "The 49ers may not have looked as good as expected against the Vikings, but they're still more talented than the Lions and could pick up on the same keys."
Gagnon has his doubts about those tells and believes that an experienced Detroit team will at least keep it close in the Bay Area. But he's in the minority.
Davenport: San Francisco (-6.5)
Gagnon: Detroit (+6.5)
Sobleski: San Francisco (-6.5)
Consensus: San Francisco (-6.5)
Score Prediction: San Francisco 30, Detroit 21
Arizona Cardinals (0-1) at Los Angeles Rams (1-0)
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It's tough to move a line into the teens in Week 2, especially when you're looking at a divisional game between a good team on short rest and an opponent that is coming off an eight-win season. Theoretically, there's a good chance the Los Angeles Rams won't blow out the Arizona Cardinals.
But the Rams appeared to be catching fire as their opener against the Oakland Raiders progressed, while the Cardinals were embarrassed nearly as badly as the Bills and Lions.
That's enough for our analysts to agree Los Angeles will run away from the Cards at home.
"I know the Rams are giving a lot of points," Gagnon said, "but did you see how sad the Cardinals looked Sunday? The Redskins are average at best, and they smashed the Cards on their home turf. Arizona is just waiting for the Josh Rosen era to begin now, and I can't imagine Sam Bradford will be any better against L.A.'s jacked defense."
Teams do sometimes improve or regress significantly from week to week, which is why it'll be tempting to take those points and roll with the Cardinals here. But consider that plenty of the teams that struggled significantly in their openers last season—the Bengals, Jets, Colts, 49ers, Seahawks, Giants, Saints and Chargers, for example—were pretty much just as bad in Week 2.
Davenport: Los Angeles (-13)
Gagnon: Los Angeles (-13)
Sobleski: Los Angeles (-13)
Consensus: Los Angeles (-13)
Score Prediction: Los Angeles 31, Arizona 13
Oakland Raiders (0-1) at Denver Broncos (1-0)
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Are the Denver Broncos back? With key new faces on both sides of the ball, the Broncos beat the Seattle Seahawks in their season opener. They did so despite a so-so performance from new quarterback Case Keenum, who threw three interceptions Sunday but is highly unlikely to make that many mistakes against a soft Oakland Raiders D in Week 2.
With that said, we still don't have much of a sample from the Keenum-led Denver offense or the Jon Gruden-run Raiders offense, which is why Davenport is confident but cautious while looking at a line that's vulnerable to a backdoor cover.
"The size of this spread makes me a little uneasy," he admitted. "But if Week 1 was any indication, the Raiders are incapable of generating any kind of consistent pass rush. Oakland's cornerbacks aren't good enough to hold up in coverage indefinitely against Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas. Keenum throws for 300-plus again, the Broncos move to 2-0 with a 10-point win and Gruden's 'master plan' motors on."
It's unanimous—Gagnon and Sobleski don't feel any more confident in Oakland following an ugly home opener, and they agree the Raiders are in trouble against their division rival.
Davenport: Denver (-6)
Gagnon: Denver (-6)
Sobleski: Denver (-6)
Consensus: Denver (-6)
Score Prediction: Denver 28, Oakland 20
New England Patriots (1-0) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0)
It took a long time to get here, but we live in a world in which the New England Patriots are hardly favored to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars. That 1.5-point spread is a testament both to how far the Jags have come and how much the Pats are hurting early this season.
"I understand why the line is so low, and I'd even consider jumping on the Jags if it were above a field goal," Gagnon said. "But when we're in that 1-2 range, you've gotta look at it like a pick'em. Jacksonville has more talent than New England, but we're still talking about Tom Brady versus Blake Bortles. The gap between the GOAT and Bortles compensates for every other advantage the Jags have (especially considering that Jacksonville running back Leonard Fournette appears to be far from 100 percent) but I wouldn't bet my life savings against either of these teams."
The Jaguars have never beaten the Patriots in a regular-season game. And sure, they put up a fight in the AFC Championship Game in January, but as Gagnon said, it's hard to pick a team quarterbacked by Bortles over a team quarterbacked by the most accomplished player in NFL history.
Had Bortles performed better than he did in Jacksonville's ho-hum season-opening victory over the New York Giants, our analysts might be more willing to roll the dice on the Jaguars against a team that gives opponents almost no margin for error and appeared to intimidate these same Jags in last year's playoffs.
Davenport: New England (-1.5)
Gagnon: New England (-1.5)
Sobleski: New England (-1.5)
Consensus: New England (-1.5)
Score Prediction: New England 23, Jacksonville 17
New York Giants (0-1) at Dallas Cowboys (0-1)
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The New York Giants were a mess last year, which is why we aren't putting much stock into the fact they were outscored 49-13 in two lopsided meetings with the competitive Dallas Cowboys.
Prior to last year, nine of the previous 10 meetings between the Giants and the Cowboys were decided by one score, and neither team has been favored by more than six points in any of their last 14 matchups.
Dallas is a fairly predictable three-point favorite at home this time around, and our experts agree even that's too high. All three are on the Giants +3, while Gagnon thinks Big Blue will win outright.
"The Giants fell short against a tough Jags team, but they're only going to get better as Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr., Saquon Barkley and that retooled offensive line become more acclimated with each other," he said. "I expect to see progress every week, and Manning has experienced plenty of success in Dallas. Throw in that the Cowboys offense doesn't look right, and I think the G-Men will have a clear-cut edge Sunday night."
This meetings are typically toss-ups regardless of the site—the Giants have won five of their last nine in Dallas, while the Cowboys have won four of their last six at MetLife—but rolling the dice on the Cowboys beyond three points seems like quite a risk at the moment.
Davenport: New York (+3)
Gagnon: New York (+3)
Sobleski: New York (+3)
Consensus: New York (+3)
Score Prediction: New York 20, Dallas 17
Seattle Seahawks (0-1) at Chicago Bears (0-1)
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The Chicago Bears and the Seattle Seahawks seem like two teams going in opposite directions. However, our two highest-scoring game pickers from Week 1 believe oddsmakers have gone too far by making Chicago a three-point favorite against Russell Wilson and his already desperate team.
"These certainly aren't the Seahawks of old, but the new-look Bears aren't exactly world beaters, either," Sobleski said. "Chicago faltered during the second half against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Russell Wilson is another dynamic presence behind center, with Earl Thomas back doing Earl Thomas things to lead the defense. If the Seahawks can keep Khalil Mack in check—a big 'if'—they match up well."
That "if" is too big for Gagnon, who believes the Bears' Sunday night collapse in Green Bay had more to do with Rodgers' magic than Chicago's prowess.
If the Bears learned from the mistakes they made in the second half of that Packers game, they could be in for a successful home opener. But they remain green (figuratively), and with three points in hand, the better bet might be the team that wears green (literally).
Davenport: Seattle (+3)
Gagnon: Chicago (-3)
Sobleski: Seattle (+3)
Consensus: Seattle (+3)
Score Prediction: Seattle 23, Chicago 21

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Anne-Lise is responsible for Sentinel Trust's operations. Her role includes leading and overseeing the firm's internal financial systems and controls, pooled investment vehicles, investment operations, risk management, and administration of client assets and entities.
Anne-Lise's financial services career spans over twenty years. She first honed her skills in all aspects of banking processes and regulatory administration in her decade working at a community bank where she served as Controller. She developed and implemented financial systems, processes, and controls. While there, she played a key role in their successful Reg. A offering. Her prior roles also include more than a decade of planning for clients with multigenerational wealth at Sentinel Trust and Threshold Group.
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Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Officer, Sentinel Trust Company, LBA, Houston, TX (2013–2017)
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Responsibilities included designing and delivering financial planning services and resources to all Threshold clients. Coordinated relationship teams to deliver investment advisory services, accounting and tax management, financial education, estate planning, and other financial and wealth management services to $100+ million clients. Held primary responsibility for onboarding new clients. Coordinated comprehensive enterprise-wide Executive Team compliance reviews of client relationships.
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HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2019 – Sentinel Trust Company, LBA, one of the nation's leading boutique wealth management firms and multi-family offices, is pleased to announce several officer promotions effective January 1, 2020: Julie A. McCaughey, JD, is promoted to Managing Director, General Counsel and Director of Human Resources, Shareholder. Anne-Lise A. Wiegand, CPA, is promoted…
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The Special and the General Theory
Albert Einstein–the father of modern physics proposed the theory of relativity. Even today, scientists find evidence supporting his theories while conducting research with advanced equipment.
He wrote this book "to give an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics."
While the theory of relativity enriched astronomy and physics during the 20th century, technology today is getting ahead because of Einstein. Relativity: The Special and the General Theory caters to those interested in understanding the conceptual basics of scientific and technological advancements that Einstein proposed, in simple terms.
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Born in Germany, Einstein worked as a clerk before stepping into the world of technology. He became an American citizen in 1940 and taught at Princeton University. His work on the photoelectric effect won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921, and later became the basis of tremendous developments in quantum theory and electronic technologies and the atomic age.


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Q: Connecting USB-C port with ATmega32u4 - Questions I'm a beginner when it comes to schematics. I'm attempting to create a USB-C + Atmega32u4 schematic. Later I will add cols and rows for keyswitches (usb keyboard).
Below is the schematic I came up with so far. It's based on combining these two resources:
https://github.com/ruiqimao/keyboard-pcb-guide
https://www.reclaimerlabs.com/blog/2017/1/12/usb-c-for-engineers-part-2#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1484205702180_109266
However I have some questions regarding the schematic:

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*The 10K resistor symbols I used have a line through them. What does this line mean?

*The reset switch and the USB-C port seem to have multiple pins for the same purpose. I connected these together, is this required? What effect is there when wires go from serial to parralel back to serial?

*A lot of wiring is connected to VCC label, couln't I just have connected all pins in this circuit to VCC, and not drawn any of those lines (4 VBUS pins on USBC + 4 Capacitors + UVcc pin on atmega)?

*Are the 22ohm resistors on D+ and D- also the correct ones for USB-C?

*Would my schematic work correctly?

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*It's not a symbol for a resistor, it's a symbol for a thermistor.

*That has two compltely separate anwers. One thing is what USB standards mandate and allow and what happens if you don't follow them. For example if you had left DP and DN of the other side disconnected, your device would work only when connector is plugged in one orientation. For the pushbutton it's up to you how you want to utilize the pins of the button, but one connection is enough and no parallelization is required.

*Yes, that's one thing what the VCC and GND symbols are for, so your design does not look like bunch of wires wiggling everywhere.

*They are correct. It has nothing to do with USB-C. It's about the AVR and it requires them not matter which USB connector you use.

*It depends what you expect for correct operation, but safe to say that no. With those resistance values on CC pins, the PC would not be able to detect properly that a device needing power is plugged in, so the PC would not even try give power out to the device.

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Diabetic says Manchester healthcare 'fantastic' but rest of UK sufferers not so lucky
14 Nov 2015 - 06:32AM | By Emma Powys Maurice
Diabetes services in Manchester are thriving, while hundreds of patients in other regions are being denied vital information about how to cope with their lifelong disease.
In over a third of areas in England, diabetes patients are not being offered any kind of educational course after their diagnosis, a recent FOI request has revealed.
Around 700 people in the UK are diagnosed with diabetes each day, and understanding the condition is key to avoiding complications such as amputation, blindness and stroke.
Paul Crescenzi, a Type 1 diabetic from Didsbury, told MM: "The day I was diagnosed was probably one of the worst experiences of my life. I was absolutely devastated.
"But the quality of healthcare I've received in Manchester has been amazing.
"As soon as my GP realised what was wrong with me, I was in hospital being seen by a specialist within four hours. The turnaround was fantastic."
Paul has access to four special diabetes centres across Manchester and has regular check-ups with a plethora of diabetic specialists, all of whom have been 'hugely supportive'.
But there have been a few minor exceptions.
He said: "Just a few hours after I'd been diagnosed, a nurse at MRI told me, 'When you test your blood, you should only prick your last two fingers. You'll need to keep your index fingers in good shape so you can read braille when you go blind.'
"That was utterly horrific. It's the last thing you want to hear when you've been diagnosed with a disease like this. But besides that one nurse I've been very lucky in the care that I've had."
The UK's first diabetes centre was opened in Manchester in 1988, and it seems that the city has been leading the way in diabetes care since then.
But other areas of the UK are falling far behind with only 3.6% of new diabetics being offered enough information to cope with their condition.
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Chief Executive of Diabetes UK Chris Askew said: "This is worrying news. Most diabetics manage their condition alone so we need to make sure we are giving them the knowledge to do so.
"We wouldn't dream of letting someone drive a car if they hadn't learned how to do so, and yet we seem to think it is okay to expect people to manage a complex and potentially life-threatening condition without any structured education.
"Until the NHS starts to provide diabetes education to all people with diabetes, people living with the condition will continue to be denied the best chance of living long and healthy lives."
For World Diabetes Day today, Diabetes UK launched their new #TakeControl campaign, aimed at getting free educational courses to diabetics all over the country.
Paul added: "Having diabetes is hard work, and it's lots of worry. It's amazing how much of your free will it takes away. You really do need all the help you can get."
Image courtesy of Oskar Annermarken, with thanks.
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Manchester youth worker takes on Great North Run for diabetes brother and others 'going through same journey'
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Google released the security update Android, for February of 2019, for Pixel users. The update is available for all Pixel models, including Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel, Pixel XL, and Pixel C. However, it is not available for Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. It deals with 42 issues in general and resolves vulnerabilities that are considered serious or critical.
As mentioned in the Pixel Newsletter, the Android security update does not include Pixel-only features. Google has provided "operational updates and enhancements to various parts of the Android platform".
The Android newsletter for February reported that the latest Android security update has two patch levels with 01-02-2019 and 05-02-2019, which resolve 15 and 27 issues respectively. The vulnerabilities it faces are considered critical, but the most serious problem that fixes the new update is related to the multimedia framework that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted PNG file.
With the new update, Google has also resolved issues related to the media library and kernel components. It also fixes system vulnerabilities and issues related to different components Qualcomm.
As detected by 9to5Google, the Android security update moves the "About phone" section and brings it to the main menu "Settings" - just above the "Tips & support" option. Previously, the "About phone" section was available on the "System" menu. There is also a special section "Safety & regulatory manual".
You can check the availability of the security update on your Pixel phone or tablet by going to Settings> System> Advanced> System update. As mentioned above, the update is compatible with Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel, Pixel XL, and Pixel C.
Alternatively, you can use the factory images. It is recommended that you back up your data before using the new package as it will delete your existing data.
Google has also provided OTA Zip files, which you can download to install the security update on your device through an unlocked bootloader. It is important for devices to have the latest Android version to receive the latest security update.


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"Senator, You Are No Jack Kennedy"
by R. Andrew Newman
Lloyd Bentsen, who died Tuesday at 85, is remembered, above all, for a stinging put-down in the 1988 vice-presidential debate.
When the issues of age and experience were raised repeatedly, the 41-year-old Dan Quayle compared himself to John F. Kennedy. Bentsen saw his moment. And with a heavy dose of disdain for effect, he launched the now-famous line: "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy."
It's a good line, masterfully delivered. But not a great line.
Commentators tend to forget what made it unforgettably effective. Stunned, Quayle got that deer-in-the-headlights look, Bentsen's supporters roared and applauded, the media gleefully ran the clip over and over, and "I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine …" entered the nation's political lexicon.
If Quayle had kept his composure, Bentsen's devastating line would have been nothing more than a softball floating ever-so gently, just waiting to be whacked.
The coverage I've seen of the JFK line fails to set the stage very well. On that evening of Oct. 5, 1988, the media panel made Quayle's experience and age a big factor. If the president died or was incapacitated, he would assume the helm. Did he have what it takes? As if glued to Dukakis-Bentsen talking points, Tom Brokaw and company asked the question three times. Quayle answered, each time citing his experience in the Senate, and by the third time he was annoyed.
"Three times that I've had this question — and I will try to answer it again for you, as clearly as I can," he said, "because the question you are asking is what kind of qualifications does Dan Quayle have to be president, what kind of qualifications do I have and what would I do in this kind of a situation."
He mentioned the role he would play in a Bush administration, briefly returned to his time in Congress, and said, "It is not just age; it's accomplishments, it's experience. I have far more experience than many others that sought the office of vice president of this country. I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. I will be prepared to deal with the people in the Bush administration, if that unfortunate event would ever occur."
That's it; no hosannas at the shrine of St. Jack the Martyr of Hyannis Port. Quayle hadn't boxed himself in; he had acres of room for a response. In fact, all the vice-presidential candidate had to do was return fire. Even a poorly aimed shot would have lessened the damage. Instead, a bumbling Quayle failed even to find the safety catch to shoot himself in the foot. "That was really uncalled for, Senator," he replied.
Totally, as we used to say in that decade.
Jeffrey Hart, a senior editor at National Review, fashioned the best comeback: You're right, Senator, I married Marilyn.
The tables would not only have been turned, but flipped over, and it's Quayle who would be remembered for his wicked wit.
We all know how easy it is after the fact to deliver witheringly witty rejoinders worthy of Winston Churchill. Yet Quayle needed only to keep his head long enough to snatch and wave one piece of JFK's dirty laundry, no challenge there, considering it's of New Jersey-landfill proportions.
You're right, Senator, my pants are in the upright position.
You're right, Senator, I wouldn't promise air support to anti-communist rebels, only to renege when they hit the beaches.
Or, leaving aside JFK, Quayle could have said: Senator, you probably served with Thomas Jefferson. You knew Thomas Jefferson. You were friends. But that doesn't mean you'd make a good vice-president.
Anything.
No such luck; Quayle lived down to the expectations of the media and his opponents.
Rest in peace, Sen. Bentsen, your quip is firmly etched in the annals of American political rhetoric.


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