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Gregory Dittman
15 years ago
We’ll have to see if he was just preaching to the choir. Jimmy Carter preached hope and change in his 1976 primary acceptance speech. Obama preaches the classic pump and dump. If Obama is going to link McCain to Bush, McCain should link Obama with Carter. Carter’s only hope at being president was he was a Democrat promising hope and change that he never delivered. In fact some of the promises he made such as improving national security and taming inflation turned out to be just the opposite when put into practice.
That’s a good point Gregory. Be careful when wishing for change. It could be change for the worse.
SoCal Chris
15 years ago
[Never fear Republicans! Payback begins at Noon EST Friday!]
I started a little early, Mike. During Obama’s acceptance speech, I went out and put up my local Republican candidates yard signs in my front yard! I couldn’t stomach watching him and hearing empty rhetoric and warn out Bush-bashing, so did something constructive with my time instead. 😉
Scott Malensek
15 years ago
Obama’s speech….
THREE THINGS
1) I loved it
2) Cut entire parts (sometimes very deceitfully) from his 2004 DNC address
3) empty-the far left was wide-eyed and weepy, but I’ll be damned if they dare to open their minds (let alone their arms) the Iraq War issue. They will oppose it as long as GWB is President, and if President Obama continues the war for 8yrs, they’ll be silent or blame GWB. They will not unite in support of the mission in Iraq based on this speech. Time and again he called for unity, and I’m dying to see some KOSsack or HuffPo or Dem Underground fanatic say, “ok, America’s in Iraq, it’s important we’re careful getting the job done so we can get out, and I support the effort to get the job done well rather than just runaway.” Not gonna happen from just this speech.
Interesting thing happened AFTER the speech….
I was watching MSNBC w all their bias to see how the crowd and the different shades on the left reacted to the call for unity. They liked hearing it, but they liked the fire more. They liked the attacks on Sen McCain more than they liked the calls to find common ground. They missed the point.
I got it, Senator Obama. I got it.
He’s right you know. This election is not about him. It’s about US, the U.S. Should American seek to beat their chests on political issues and cry, “YES!” or “NO!” or “I was right!” or “You were wrong!” No. Not at all, but it will go on. Because his audience, the people he is most likely to move towards the center….well, I just don’t see Keith Olberman and Chris Matthews saying on Innauguration Day that they suddenly support the war in Iraq, or strikes on Iran, etc.
Then again, maybe they will. With GWB gone….their hate-target will be gone and we can get serious about things in this country again.
I just don’t know, but I didn’t see a lot of, “let’s go hug some neocon’s” sentiment in the crowd.
SoCal: Good for you! That’s the kind of reaction we need to that speech. Get our folks out there and working hard on the local level to defeat Obama and the entire ticket of Democrat LIBERALS.
Scott: I thought the line that it wasn’t about him was such a joke. If he seriously believes that he’s had too much of his own Kool Aid.
Scott Malensek
15 years ago
Good points Mike, but I still think both campaigns would do better to focus on attracting the supporters of the other side, than repelling them. Open their arms and invite them in rather than ostracize them.
This Sarah Palin VP pick fits right in line with that. It opens the RNC arms to women, to disenfranchaised Hillary supporters. At the same time, it fires up the RNC base, and (sadly because of her non-political/non-professional aspects) it will attract those voters that don’t pay attention until the end; those last 2-4 wks. All those people will see is a black guy, 2 old guys, and a hot lady who hunts, fishes, knows machines, isn’t an annoying bitch (like Hillary could come off), and…oh yeah…she can kick most guys’ ass in hockey, dog sled racing, whatever.
At this point forward in the race, we’re going to see a lot more play for the sizzle than the steak (case in point, Obama’s magical mystery laundry list of promises that had everything but a chicken in every pot).
It’s about attracting supporters-not repelling. The bases are shored.
We’ll have to see if he was just preaching to the choir. Jimmy Carter preached hope and change in his 1976 primary acceptance speech. Obama preaches the classic pump and dump. If Obama is going to link McCain to Bush, McCain should link Obama with Carter. Carter’s only hope at being president was he was a Democrat promising hope and change that he never delivered. In fact some of the promises he made such as improving national security and taming inflation turned out to be just the opposite when put into practice.
That’s a good point Gregory. Be careful when wishing for change. It could be change for the worse.
[Never fear Republicans! Payback begins at Noon EST Friday!]
I started a little early, Mike. During Obama’s acceptance speech, I went out and put up my local Republican candidates yard signs in my front yard! I couldn’t stomach watching him and hearing empty rhetoric and warn out Bush-bashing, so did something constructive with my time instead. 😉
Obama’s speech….
THREE THINGS
1) I loved it
2) Cut entire parts (sometimes very deceitfully) from his 2004 DNC address
3) empty-the far left was wide-eyed and weepy, but I’ll be damned if they dare to open their minds (let alone their arms) the Iraq War issue. They will oppose it as long as GWB is President, and if President Obama continues the war for 8yrs, they’ll be silent or blame GWB. They will not unite in support of the mission in Iraq based on this speech. Time and again he called for unity, and I’m dying to see some KOSsack or HuffPo or Dem Underground fanatic say, “ok, America’s in Iraq, it’s important we’re careful getting the job done so we can get out, and I support the effort to get the job done well rather than just runaway.” Not gonna happen from just this speech.
Interesting thing happened AFTER the speech….
I was watching MSNBC w all their bias to see how the crowd and the different shades on the left reacted to the call for unity. They liked hearing it, but they liked the fire more. They liked the attacks on Sen McCain more than they liked the calls to find common ground. They missed the point.
I got it, Senator Obama. I got it.
He’s right you know. This election is not about him. It’s about US, the U.S. Should American seek to beat their chests on political issues and cry, “YES!” or “NO!” or “I was right!” or “You were wrong!” No. Not at all, but it will go on. Because his audience, the people he is most likely to move towards the center….well, I just don’t see Keith Olberman and Chris Matthews saying on Innauguration Day that they suddenly support the war in Iraq, or strikes on Iran, etc.
Then again, maybe they will. With GWB gone….their hate-target will be gone and we can get serious about things in this country again.
I just don’t know, but I didn’t see a lot of, “let’s go hug some neocon’s” sentiment in the crowd.
One house one spouse!! It’s very Liberal…
SoCal: Good for you! That’s the kind of reaction we need to that speech. Get our folks out there and working hard on the local level to defeat Obama and the entire ticket of Democrat LIBERALS.
Scott: I thought the line that it wasn’t about him was such a joke. If he seriously believes that he’s had too much of his own Kool Aid.
Good points Mike, but I still think both campaigns would do better to focus on attracting the supporters of the other side, than repelling them. Open their arms and invite them in rather than ostracize them.
This Sarah Palin VP pick fits right in line with that. It opens the RNC arms to women, to disenfranchaised Hillary supporters. At the same time, it fires up the RNC base, and (sadly because of her non-political/non-professional aspects) it will attract those voters that don’t pay attention until the end; those last 2-4 wks. All those people will see is a black guy, 2 old guys, and a hot lady who hunts, fishes, knows machines, isn’t an annoying bitch (like Hillary could come off), and…oh yeah…she can kick most guys’ ass in hockey, dog sled racing, whatever.
At this point forward in the race, we’re going to see a lot more play for the sizzle than the steak (case in point, Obama’s magical mystery laundry list of promises that had everything but a chicken in every pot).
It’s about attracting supporters-not repelling. The bases are shored.