Friday, April 4, 2008
Barack Obama's Speech
Barack Obama's Speech, "A More Perfect Union" was the perfect response to the issue involving racial comments recently made by his pastor. Obama gave several personal stories from both sides of the racial divide; he talked about his white grandmother who still sometimes says racial things and he also talked about other black members of his family. By doing this, he was able to really connect with people on either side of this issue. Obama said that his pastor did make a mistake, and that is was the wrong thing to say, but that he understood where his feelings of resentment came from. He talked about how both white and black people have feelings of resentment, and discussed ways that we could fix this in the future. His speech was directed towards the American people as a simple American, not as a white or black man. I think that he is an amazing speaker and that his speaking skills have helped him come as far as he has.
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I also like how he connects to all races. He is very articulate and knows what to say and when to say it.
I agree with everything that you said. He is great at speaking and talking to a general audience. It is nice to see a politician actually talk to the public instead of just sugar coating or ignoring every important non-fiscal issue.
I agree with your comments about his speech. What you said about how he connects with people. You are right when you say that his pastors thoughts are not his own.
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