But, doesn't he know that Saccharine in large quantities causes cancer?
Seriously, though, nothing that Obama's said during the campaign has been remotely memorable to me, though I did stop listening to all his speeches as their numbers accumulated. Were any as memorable as, say, Reagan's "A Time to Choose"? Were any quotable? I'm sure they're on youtube, and I would be willing to turn off the old analytical mind for a moment to listen to a nice piece of performance art from the man, if any exists.
And not the "new day in America/ a time for change/ things haven't been going well for a lot of folks/ problems on main street" kind of pablum that I remember from the campaign.
I don't know why you're being downvoted. It's cool for the guy, but I found the speeches of Obama completely dull as well. Maybe the talent resides in writing speeches that will offend absoluetly nobody while masking the fact that they tell nothing at all, just like anything that aims to gain universal consensus. I, for one, was definitly not sensible to this tone.
The only presidential speech I really remember was Reagan's challenger speech. the "slip the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of god" line still makes me proud and sad.
However, I think Obama's "race in america" speech is quite good. No matter how his presidency turns out, I think that speech will be remembered as the moment Obama turned the tide against Clinton... The speech that, effectively, gave him the presidency.
Seriously, though, nothing that Obama's said during the campaign has been remotely memorable to me, though I did stop listening to all his speeches as their numbers accumulated. Were any as memorable as, say, Reagan's "A Time to Choose"? Were any quotable? I'm sure they're on youtube, and I would be willing to turn off the old analytical mind for a moment to listen to a nice piece of performance art from the man, if any exists.
And not the "new day in America/ a time for change/ things haven't been going well for a lot of folks/ problems on main street" kind of pablum that I remember from the campaign.