tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201472.post1361755384256747175..comments2024-01-26T02:17:03.315-06:00Comments on tympan: "Unleash Ch(i)ang"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750391255874072498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201472.post-53582730034426152322013-08-13T03:25:44.823-05:002013-08-13T03:25:44.823-05:00"Unleash Chang" was George H.W. Bush'..."Unleash Chang" was George H.W. Bush's joke he used while playing on the White House tennis court when he tried to summon up an unreturnable serve. Bush conflated the 1950s GOP slogan "unleash Chiang" with the name of the 1989 French Open winner, 5'7" Michael Chang, a persistent baseliner without much of a power game. It's a pretty funny joke, poking fun Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201472.post-17824799922816624142012-02-14T16:22:23.395-06:002012-02-14T16:22:23.395-06:00My jaw drops, but a fascinating look at it all. Th...My jaw drops, but a fascinating look at it all. Thanks! I can only imagine how it would fly in China or elsewhere if we had some reform-minded fellow uttering 'Unleash Johnson'Bryan Thao Worrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201472.post-5281228273026720982012-02-01T08:00:27.371-06:002012-02-01T08:00:27.371-06:00Thanks for posting this and for your analysis. I ...Thanks for posting this and for your analysis. I read that Q&A on Sunday and was struck (yet again) by the weirdness of GOP orientalism.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794563061804462419noreply@blogger.com