Obama's acceptance speech

piercehawkeye45 · 08-30-2008, 12:15 PM

Good speech. My biggest criticism is that I did not feel he inspired listeners to make change within their own lives, but told them to rely on him. Instead of talking about the family who let in their less fortunate neighbors as if they were just someone out there, make everyone listening to want to do the same in the future. Instead of telling how he will recruit an army of teachers to educate the next generation, inspire those listening to actually join that movement. Instead of promising to raise environmental standards and push high efficiency cars, get the United States to start purchasing them.

If Obama would have spent around five minutes at the end doing that and gotten his supporters to join in with him in making change, in being revolutionary, his speech would have been absolutely phenomenal.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-31-2008, 01:26 AM

What are you nuts? The worst thing a politician can do is start telling people what they must do. Lead by example, but don't try dictating, because that's political suicide.

piercehawkeye45 · 08-31-2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

What are you nuts? The worst thing a politician can do is start telling people what they must do. Lead by example, but don't try dictating, because that's political suicide.

I am not saying Obama should tell people what to do but I think he could have worded himself so the listeners felt more included in his "movement". There have been many speeches where I have felt inspired to do something without being told to do it and I did not feel Obama had that in his speech.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-31-2008, 11:01 AM

He did, he encouraged people to raise their kids instead of leaving it to the schools and TV.

He explained what he feels the right path/attitude is. If you agree, just fuckin' do it because you think it's right, not to get on somebody's bandwagon, or part of a crowd.
Stand on your own feet, behind your own ideals, and stop waiting to be inspired by the government or it's wannabes.

Ya ready now? .... change! change! change!... ya may not save the world, but ya might pick up lunch money.

08-30-2008, 12:15 PM	#1
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Good speech. My biggest criticism is that I did not feel he inspired listeners to make change within their own lives, but told them to rely on him. Instead of talking about the family who let in their less fortunate neighbors as if they were just someone out there, make everyone listening to want to do the same in the future. Instead of telling how he will recruit an army of teachers to educate the next generation, inspire those listening to actually join that movement. Instead of promising to raise environmental standards and push high efficiency cars, get the United States to start purchasing them. If Obama would have spent around five minutes at the end doing that and gotten his supporters to join in with him in making change, in being revolutionary, his speech would have been absolutely phenomenal. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

08-31-2008, 01:26 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What are you nuts? The worst thing a politician can do is start telling people what they must do. Lead by example, but don't try dictating, because that's political suicide. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-31-2008, 11:01 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	He did, he encouraged people to raise their kids instead of leaving it to the schools and TV. He explained what he feels the right path/attitude is. If you agree, just fuckin' do it because you think it's right, not to get on somebody's bandwagon, or part of a crowd. Stand on your own feet, behind your own ideals, and stop waiting to be inspired by the government or it's wannabes. Ya ready now? .... change! change! change!... ya may not save the world, but ya might pick up lunch money. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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