VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)

Listening: The Putin Interviews by Oliver Stone

Vocabulary

they put you in a bad spot – to be put in a bad spot

supposedly there is a video

the deep state – the people that actually control the power of the United States govt

Trump is just a figurehead

geopolitics – geography + politics

“it’s not about what you know, it’s about who you know”

“too many cooks in the kitchen”

Grammar

politics have become an entertainment show
politician can become an entertainment show

to define it in east culture country 
to define it in eastern cultures 
to define it in countries with eastern cultures
to define it in eastern countries

you have to respect the result even if it is not on your satisfaction
you have to respect the result even if it is not to your satisfaction
you have to respect the result even if you’re not satisfied with it
you have to respect the result even if it’s not to your liking.

but the problem was her English teacher was married

Murdoch already got cancer he cannot give the baby
Murdoch already had cancer he cannot give the baby