{"id":5877,"date":"2017-05-29T14:42:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T20:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=5877"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:05:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T17:05:24","slug":"house-of-cards-underwood-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/house-of-cards-underwood-email\/","title":{"rendered":"house of cards season 5: president underwood sends unexpected email"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>earlier this month to promote season 5 of the popular series <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/pussy-riot-on-house-of-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>house of cards<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">netflix<\/span><\/strong> sent out emails in the style of a <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/politicians-politics-political-song-bonzo-goes-bitburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">political<\/a> campaign letter. the show&#8217;s fictional president, frank underwood (played by <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/yolo-how-many-times-are-u-gonna-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>kevin spacey<\/strong><\/a>), asks viewers to &#8220;support&#8221; him\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/has-beens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">his wife claire<\/a> (played by <strong>robin wright<\/strong>). \u00a0the email\u00a0looks like this<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6061 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/seal_v2.png\" alt=\"house of cards white house seal\" width=\"218\" height=\"196\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><em>concerned<\/em> citizens,<\/h4>\n<h4>all my life, i&#8217;ve devoted myself to our fine country. protecting your freedoms is my greatest honor. in dark times like these we must <em>keep our eyes open<\/em> and <em>watch out for each other<\/em>. <em>as<\/em> may 30th approaches, i need your\u00a0<em>loyalty<\/em> more than <em>ever<\/em>. can claire and i <em>count on u<\/em>?<\/h4>\n<h4>my <em>staff<\/em> doesn&#8217;t believe in propaganda, but we do believe you&#8217;ll enjoy this video trailer.<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6060 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hero_v3-300x193.png\" alt=\"the photo included in frank underwood's email to supporters\" width=\"426\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hero_v3-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hero_v3.png 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496037719111_5518\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.nflximg.com\/us\/email\/engagement\/hoc\/signature.png\" alt=\"House of Cards\" width=\"191\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>President Francis J. Underwood<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/concerned-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>concerned<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is <em>a little less nervous than<\/em>\u00a0<em>worried<\/em>. \u00a0<em><strong>keep our eyes open<\/strong><\/em> means <em>pay attention, be vigilant<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watch out<\/a> for<\/em> <em>each other<\/em><\/strong> means <em>protect or help who needs it<\/em>. \u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/as-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as<\/a>,<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in the email, means <em>while<\/em>. <strong><em>loyalty<\/em><\/strong> is somewhere between <em>commitment<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>d<\/em><em>evotion<\/em>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ever-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>ever<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means <em>any other time<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/count-on-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>count on<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>depend<\/em> or <em>rely on<\/em>. <em><strong>staff<\/strong><\/em> are the\u00a0<em>people who work for<\/em> president underwood.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun esl practice\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?w=668\" alt=\":)\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" \/>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6056 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/house-of-cards-season-5-key-art-pic-300x122.jpg\" alt=\"frank &amp; claire underwood season 5\" width=\"386\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/house-of-cards-season-5-key-art-pic-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/house-of-cards-season-5-key-art-pic-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/house-of-cards-season-5-key-art-pic-1024x416.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><em>publicity for house of cards season 5<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>the email also contains a trailer for house of cards season 5 that is full of provocative images.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"House of Cards - Season 5 | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UW8Zyt8SF_U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>underwood&#8217;s tone is <strong><em>condescending<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(arrogant) and he sounds <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/somebody-that-u-used-to-know-who-was-a-pain-u-were-used-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>deluded<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (confused, over the top, intoxicated) by the power of being president. this is the transcript of what he says.<\/p>\n<h4>the american people don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s best for them. i do. i know exactly what they need. they&#8217;re like little children, claire. we have to hold their <em>sticky<\/em> fingers and <em>wipe<\/em> their <em>filthy<\/em> mouths.<\/h4>\n<h4>teach them right from wrong. tell them what to think and how to feel and what to want. they <em>even<\/em> need help writing their wildest dreams; <em>crafting<\/em> their worst fears. lucky for them they have me. they have u. underwood 2016. 2020. 2024. 2028. 2032.\u00a02036. <em>one nation. underwood<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>sticky<\/strong><\/em> indicates an adhesive residue. <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wipe-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wipe<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>wash, clean<\/em>. <em><strong>filthy<\/strong><\/em> is <em>extremely dirty<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/even-definition\/\"><strong><em>even<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is used to <em>emphasize<\/em> how much the american people need help. <em><strong>craft<\/strong><\/em> means <em>design<\/em>. \u00a0the 6 years that frank lists are all u.s. presidential election years, giving the idea that frank and\/or his wife will be elected in all of them. \u00a0this would require a change to the u.s. constitution, and contributes to the <em><strong>tyrannical<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(oppressive, despotic) feeling of the message.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6063\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky-fingers.001-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"kid with sticky purple fingers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky-fingers.001-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky-fingers.001-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky-fingers.001-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky-fingers.001-1-334x250.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>kid <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/has-got-structure-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has got<\/a> some seriously <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sticky fingers<\/span>.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>finally,\u00a0<em><strong>one nation, underwood<\/strong><\/em> is imitating <em>one nation, under god<\/em>;\u00a0a well-known line from the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/michael-jordan-speaks-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pledge<\/a> of allegiance of the united states<\/strong>, an expression of <em>loyalty<\/em> to the united states frequently recited at the beginning of government meetings or by kids at the beginning of the school day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6064\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"sticky fingers rolling stones \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sticky.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sticky fingers<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is the name of one of the rolling stones most famous albums.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>fans of house of cards are <em><strong>engrossed<\/strong><\/em> (fascinated, intrigued) by the <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ruthless-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruthless<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(cruel, harsh) nature of frank underwood&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/politicians-politics-political-song-bonzo-goes-bitburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">politics<\/a> and his <strong><em>matter-of-fact<\/em><\/strong> (logical, practical) justifications for his actions. there appear to be <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/plenty-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>plenty<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(more than enough) of both in the new season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6057\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NEI9Ti3GifSUMI_2_b-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"one nation, underwood\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NEI9Ti3GifSUMI_2_b-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NEI9Ti3GifSUMI_2_b.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>underwood, under god. same difference.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>what do u think about season 5 of <a 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