Comments on: Thoughts on Obama’s Speech

By: GayPatriot » Athena Calls Speech at her Temple a “Flop-a-lini”

GayPatriot » Athena Calls Speech at her Temple a “Flop-a-lini” — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:41:38 +0000

[...] I watched Obama’s speech, my initial reaction was that it was one of his worst. Â Still, he had greater fluency that does George W. Bush in most [...]

By: GayPatriot » Athena Calls Speech at her Temple a “Flop-a-lini”

GayPatriot » Athena Calls Speech at her Temple a “Flop-a-lini” — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:41:38 +0000

[...] I watched Obama’s speech, my initial reaction was that it was one of his worst. Â Still, he had greater fluency that does George W. Bush in most [...]

By: Peter Hughes

Peter Hughes — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:38:45 +0000

#13 – Sarah Palin is McCain’s VP pick.

So I’m right with you – YES WE CAN (ELECT A WOMAN IN 2008)!

Checkmate.

Regards,
Peter H.

By: sonicfrog

sonicfrog — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:05:35 +0000

And you thought Jimmy Carter had embaressing relativesâ€¦..

At this point, I think it is the relatives who are embarresed!

By: Ted B. (Charging Rhino)

Ted B. (Charging Rhino) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:27:53 +0000

“…we are our brothers and sisters’ keepers….”

No comment from his brother George in Kenya? Oh, that’s right….George lives in a shanty-town without electricity or running water. Silly me, I would have thought that his multimillionaire half-brother might have sent him atleast a few bucks, if only for damage-control to Barry’s image while running for President of the United States.

And you thought Jimmy Carter had embaressing relatives…..

By: GayPatriot » Obama’s Less-than-Soaring Liberal Boilerplate

GayPatriot » Obama’s Less-than-Soaring Liberal Boilerplate — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:21:35 +0000

[...] Thoughts on Obama’s Speech [...]

By: GayPatriotWest

GayPatriotWest — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:43:59 +0000

Hmmm, seems the Democrat with whom I watched the speech decided to weigh in. Right, Mr. Commentator?

By: sonicfrog

sonicfrog — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:41:42 +0000

I didn’t watch the speech, so I didn’t see the media dancing with glee. But, before the convention started today, I did have CNN on while I was working on the computer (background noise), and man, they were all absolutetly gushing about the historic event. God, it was pathetic how in the tank they appeared. And you know, during McCains convention, the media will conpare his convention to Obamas and use the following meme; how will McCain and the Republicans top Obama’s shining moment.

By: Commentator from LA

Commentator from LA — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:30:42 +0000

Oh, and another 3 words: “YES WE CAN!!”

By: Commentator from LA

Commentator from LA — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:30:08 +0000

I have just 3 words to say: “EIGHT IS ENOUGH!!”

By: Right Turn

Right Turn — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:11:41 +0000

McCain has his work cut out for him in Minneapolis, St. Paul. I recommend a Miss Saigon finale-like stage set where McCain gets lowered from a copter while sticking it to Charlie with Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper” blasting in the background. The climax should be at the speech, when he rescues a scared kid named Georgia and his puppy, Zion, amidst heavy mortar fire. Cameos in full SOCOM costume should include Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Rock and Chuck Norris.

Semper Fi! U-Rah!

By: Right Turn

Right Turn — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:03:17 +0000

Great political theater. Packed stadium; rock band stage; pyrotechnics. I was soooo close to breaking out my cigarette lighter and swaying it over my head while yelling out “Play Stairway! Free Bird! Woooo!” I was hoping for an Ozzy-esque stunt from Barack Opollo to top off the evening, where he bites off the head of a fake, blood capsule-laced fetus and immediately vanishes from the stage amidst a smoke bomb cloud. The Greek temple motif was nice but I would have preferred a Stonehenge motif. I would have even approved of a laser drenched spaceship beaming Opollo up a la Ziggy Stardust.

By: American Elephant

American Elephant — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:56:06 +0000

I will be very curious to see how the electorate responds to this speech. I didn’t see a hopeful speech, I saw an angry, nasty, name calling speech. Not to mention being chock full of outrageous lies from beginning to end.

Says the man with his own Logo, an “O” force one, his own presidential seal and Greek temple … “its not about me, its about you!’

And what the hell was with the funeral dirge they played at the end?

#5 Teacher,

You cant mention the founding fathers and documents when your vision for America is diametrically opposed to theirs.

By: Herr Kub

Herr Kub — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:50:38 +0000

http://theeducationofherrkub.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-just-not-sure-anymore.html

Feel free to read my review of the speech. I was impressed by the theatre, but have grave concerns about the man.

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:48:25 +0000

Wow, the media is cheering Obama, this will really get Middle America excited about this man being ‘of the people’. Makes him seem like more of an elitist than ever.

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:05:05 +0000

Genuflect when you say that.

By: A Conservative Teacher

A Conservative Teacher — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:49:30 +0000

For some reason, I didn’t get sucked in to the production of it, and get hung up on one line here or another there, but instead listened to him talk, and tried to listen to what he was saying about why he should be the President of the United States… and he shouldn’t.

His speech was full of new programs he wants to propose, budeting items, and nice stories about why people should elect him… for the Senate. He campaigns as a legislator, and as President, he will try to govern as a legislator. Look at how he thinks about the budgeting process- he is going to use the (unconstitutional) power of the line item to go through the budget as Presidnet? Can’t do that Barak.

Also, didn’t mention once our Constitution, our founding fathers, wars we fought to uphold the Constitution, or any of the main ideas in the Declaration of Independence. Government is instituted to protect life, liberty, and property- not to divert my money to government run schemes. This guy should not be President.

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:48:31 +0000

More warmed over liberalism socialism delivered very well by a great speaker. Same old politics. No change there.

By: Darkeyedresolve

Darkeyedresolve — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:42:02 +0000

You paid attention to the speech?! Why do you think they had all of those people, the grand Temple of Barackopolis and the fireworks? You were suppose to awed in submission and not think about what he said. All of that planning down the drain…

By: Rocket

Rocket — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:38:36 +0000

Barack Obama gave an extremely angry speech and a rushed speech with no vision or soaring imagery. It was not any where close to his 2004 Keynote speech and this should have been the speech of his life and where he laid out a vision for his Presidency. What instead I felt he gave was heat and anger instead of “The American Promise”.

Amazingly, in comparison, Hillary gave a far better speech.

Obama gave anger, seething and no ‘there’ there in warmed over campaign lines and no outline of ‘change we can believe in’

Even more surprising is to see the likes of Bill Kristol say it was an amazing speech.

Bill Clinton gave a far better speech last night and in his 1992 acceptance speech.

Obama gave warmed over campaign lines and what happened to the Politics of Hope and Change We Can Believe without attacking your opponents and offering up a vision of where you want to take us.

I found not an ounce of that…..indeed, his was more a keynote speech of slash and burn rather then one of Hope and Promise….I found it very weird.

Indeed, he didn’t even stay after his speech or invite anyone on stage of a celebration…so much for creating inspiration…..I found not a drop of it…

In sum, I felt Obama gave negativity and no vision…….very strange indeed….He came across as someone who was pissed off and as the Angry Young Man but not as a leader promising us that “Yes We Can” achieve that “American Promise” of Hope and Mission of the American Dream…..I find it ironic that he slashed and burned using the politics of old while saying we need a new changed future (indeed based upon very old government programs that haven’t worked in ages.)

Obama gave no vision….nada and no there there in anything.I am quite stunned actually….indeed, he barely gave a few sentences to acknowledge the vision that Dr. MLK, Jr. offered with such majesty 45 years ago today.

Obama earned the moniker NObama tonight since I say NO he can’t lead…and can’t even give a speech of vision…Ronald Reagan did in 1980…Bill Clinton did in 1992 (whether one agrees or not with Clinton), JFK did in 1960….

NOBama did not in 2008….