Topic: Presidential Campaign 2008
Obama's Success More Anti-Clinton? He’s a great orator and carries a strong message that resonates well with many people yet the question that lingers is the surging campaign of Barack Obama as much for him as it is a loud vote against Hillary Clinton and the Clinton political machine?by Gary Wood
(Conservative Libertarian)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Ω There is little doubt Barack Obama is a gifted orator who is getting better with every speech. Perhaps it is the confidence that comes from winning 8 straight primary contests since Super Tuesday, perhaps it's the fact he finally overcame Hillary Clinton's Super Delegate lead, or perhaps it is practice after campaigning so long. Whatever it is there's no doubt the speech he gave in Madison, WI Tuesday was one of the best.
I admire a solid speech due to years of Toastmasters and so many poor presentations bombarding us everyday from professionals. When I hear a good speech it gets my attention, a great speech captures my focus. I'm not sure who's writing his speeches but some of the lines are masterful while his presentation is near flawless. It is definitely a much better platform for him than debates (or what passes as one in this day and age) or interviews.
"At this moment, the cynics can no longer say our hope is false. We have won east and west and north and south and across the heartland of this country...This is the new American majority," Obama went on. "This is what change looks like when it comes from the bottom up." Did you feel that sweeping motion as we journeyed the victorious country with him?
Listen again, "We're bringing Democrats, independents, Republicans, blacks and whites, Latinos and Asians, and Native Americans, small states and big states, red states and blue states, all into the United States of America. That's our project. That's our mission." This is a powerful, emotionally charged presentation and the crowds went wild. There was more excitement than at any Amway rally ever, it was electrifying!
Yet, the one thought kept coming to me over and over. Is this change as much based on the power of this man's message or does it have as much to do with the distaste so many have for Hillary Clinton and, especially, the Clinton political machine. I'm not trying to take anything away from Senator Obama, he's dynamic and his wife is a great balance with her own strong ability to speak to the heart of people. (If you missed her on Larry King you should YouTube it.)
Looking back at his many debates and TV interviews there were often times he struggled to get his thoughts and words out. It took a long time for him to truly articulate his message and find his "Yes We Can!" theme. Still, his popularity grew and his campaign picked up increasing momentum while other candidates collapsed before the Clinton's machine. At the end of the day, when Barack Obama achieves the goal of becoming the Democratic nominee, he may well have the years of built up frustration toward Bill and Hillary Clinton to thank for it.
If, as it appears, Senator McCain has the pleasure of facing Obama in the general election he too will taste the bitterness of an anti-establishment vote against him. Senator Obama appears to already be preparing for that day to come, just listen. "That's what happens when we use 9/11 to scare up votes instead of bringing together the people around a common purpose. And that's why we need to do more than end the war; we need to end the mindset that got us into war... Understand this: John McCain, the likely Republican nominee, is an American hero. And we honor his service to our nation. We honor his service, but his priorities don't address the real problems of the American people because they are bound to the failed policies of the past... Senator McCain said the other day that we might be mired for 100 years in Iraq, 100 years, which is reason enough not to give him four years in the White House."
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Posted By: Scott from Oregon
Date: 2008-02-13 01:48:19
I get what you are saying, but I want to offer up some helpful criticism. Try to structure your thoughts from beginning to end. Introduce your thoughts, explain your thoughts, and then wrap up your thoughts...
OK. enough of the collegiate critique...
Obama is tapping into the American discomfiture with his sloganeering, but his main problem is that he lacks depth and specifics. That he is gainng a groundswell is indicative of two things- Bush's cock up of everything and the inability of Americans to think beyond the Paris Hilton political palette...
Posted By: Christian Prophet
Date: 2008-02-16 16:57:32
Obama is purposely vague in his speeches because he knows if the general public sees clearly where his Marxist "Liberation Theology" leads, they will reject him. But as long as he simply inspires and appears as a knight in shining armour, he will gain momentum. This tactic has been used by Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, and others in South America. Once they gain power, all hell breaks loose.
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