OK, maybe it wasn’t flat. From Boston.com:
“According to the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey of Americans who watched the address, 68 percent said their reaction to his address was extremely positive and another 24 percent somewhat positive.
Also, 85 percent said his speech made them feel more optimistic about the country’s path in the next few years.”
Also, [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘obama’
February 25, 2009
The Speech–upon further review
February 25, 2009
The Speech
I thought it was kind of flat. When did Obama decide to abandon the “Yes We Can” style of speaking? Not that I expected him to use that particular phrase, but I expected to be inspired. And I wasn’t. Take the beginning of the speech for example. We’ve just witnessed the entrance of a new [...]
January 30, 2009
Obama vs. Limbaugh
Obama has made a point of taking on far right talkers like Hannity and Limbaugh to a certain extent. During the campaign he said that “hardcore Sean Hannity fans probably wouldn’t want to have a beer with me“. And the other day he told GOP leaders that “you can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh [...]
January 20, 2009
Mission accomplished
As a long-time blogger for a more liberal America, I’m tempted to sign-off this blog and say mission accomplished.
But, I don’t think I will. For one thing, I think Obama’s going to need some help as he takes steps toward an America that lives up to the promise of America. In that journey, I am [...]
November 20, 2008
Fear Disbelief Relief
No posts since November 2. What happened? I think I’ve been going through the 3 stages of political grief (in reverse).
At first it was Fear that despite polls, Obama wouldn’t win. Then, Disbelief that he actually won. Then Relief that someone with brains, maturity, and a coherent value system is actually going to be running [...]
October 19, 2008
Colin Powell endorses Obama
In a case you missed it I highly recommend that you watch Colin Powell’s endorsement of Obama on Meet the Press. It’s a very powerful, detailed statement that hits McCain slimy campaign tactics hard (he even brings up and takes down the Bill Ayers issue). I particularly like Powell’s “correct” answer to the charge that [...]
October 7, 2008
Concerned about the economy?
….you might want to ask an economist what to do. If you do, you’ll likely be advised to vote for Obama. According to the Economist magazine, professional economist overwhelmingly favor Barack Obama.
Kind of stunning, when you think about it. There’s even an economists4obama website.
October 6, 2008
Images of Obama
I happened to be surfing through the library of TV ads on the McCain website and found this image of Obama at the front end of their “Who is Obama” series.
The ad verbiage is about Obama claiming to be a “tax cutter” when in fact, they say, he raised taxes 94 times. But realistically, take [...]
August 28, 2008
It’s the worldview, stupid
Biden, Kerry, and Bill all delivered good speeches last night, finally taking it to McCain and the GOP. It’s interesting how almost everyone seems to say something on the order of “I like John McCain”—before dismantling him and his many flip-flops. Unfortunately, as Amy Sullivan notes, the attacks seem to stop there before asking the [...]
