On Wednesday morning at the Brookings Institute, Hillary Clinton voiced her support the Iran deal. That same afternoon, the Atlantic wrote that “Hillary Clinton’s Iran Policy Is Like Improv Comedy.”
No, it’s not because the speech was so laughable and off the cuff, at least not to the Atlantic. Rather, they pointed out that part of her speech was similar to certain guidelines.
Brookings executive vice president Martin Indyk referred to the speech as “the ‘Yes, and…’ Speech.” It’s not hard to see why:
‘Yes, and we will enforce it with vigor and vigilance. Yes, and we will embed it in a broader strategy to confront Iran’s bad behavior in the region.’
Now, how does this tie in to improv comedy? The Atlantic explains that with a search of the term, almost all the results will be about this rule for improv comedy. It’s true. This also works with YouTube.
The Atlantic also picked apart other parts of Clinton’s speech according to such guidelines:
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Say yes to the deal and “not hesitate to take military action” if Iran pursues a nuclear bomb.
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Say yes to the deal and “hold the line against Iranian noncompliance” by enacting snapback sanctions.
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Say yes to the deal and strengthen Israel and bolster the Gulf states.
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Say yes to the deal and build a “coalition to counter Iran’s proxies” like Hamas and Hezbollah.
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Say yes to the deal and “raise the cost for Iranian action” in the region.
It may be humorous to compare scandal ridden frontrunner Hillary Clinton to improv comedy. The reality still remains though that there are some very scary things about Clinton and this Iran deal.
