tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post1836616247599791288..comments2023-12-31T03:18:37.403-06:00Comments on "E pur si muove!": Obama's Joint Session SpeechLester Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-77805167780783332492009-09-10T18:38:07.121-05:002009-09-10T18:38:07.121-05:00I suppose people keep saying that he is a modern C...I suppose people keep saying that he is a modern Cicero because he makes them feel a certain way when he speaks -- obviously, he doesn't make me feel that way, so maybe that's why I just don't get it.Lester Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-23933900422133684702009-09-10T09:40:20.260-05:002009-09-10T09:40:20.260-05:00Thanks for taking the hit for the rest of us, Lest...Thanks for taking the hit for the rest of us, Lester. :-) I figured you would probably give an excellent and accurate account of the speech, so I did not personally suffer through it. See, your enduring his speech and writing it up was a generous and helpful gesture to your fellow citizens. <br /><br />The man doesn't do well without a teleprompter it seems. He couldn't even take the oath of office without screwing it up and doing it over again in private. Imagine the press coverage if Dubya had done that. I wonder if people think OBH is a good speaker because he speaks in a low, semi-cultivated voice and is cool in demeanor and well-dressed, urban chic. All these constant speeches will make his 'brand' pretty shop-worn by the next election. I'd really prefer to see less of him, not more of him, at the moment.Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-81792524431830621552009-09-10T01:14:41.614-05:002009-09-10T01:14:41.614-05:00We should all indulge our masochistic sides ever o...We should all indulge our masochistic sides ever once in a while!<br /><br />I think the very reason people think he is seen as a great orator is precisely because he never says anything with informational content. His words dont inspire thought but rather feeling. It almost reminds one of the Gorgias. Of course, the uneducated audience has to be somewhat culpable.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00810448111306323791noreply@blogger.com