tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post434523751783652867..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Falling flatRobert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-7629683121970341242009-01-22T00:26:00.000-05:002009-01-22T00:26:00.000-05:00Sorry, 'twas a lousy speech. Rushed, sing-song in ...Sorry, 'twas a lousy speech. Rushed, sing-song in places, utterly boring in others. An unremarkable speech. Even the MSM couldn't spin it differently, 'though Brian tried mightly.Denny, Alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17304040448163778641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-77389225257554284692009-01-21T21:37:00.000-05:002009-01-21T21:37:00.000-05:00Oh come on, the speech was fine. I think it set t...Oh come on, the speech was fine. I think it set the tone for his administration and was appropriately inspirational and somber given the circumstances.<BR/><BR/>No one can seriously suggest that this was not a better delivered speech than those of the proceeding five inaugurations.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day the words will mean nothing if he can't deliver. As an independent I didn't vote for him due to the lack of experience, but so far I have been very impressed. (Of course he hasn't had to do any heavy lifting yet) Let's give the guy some breathing room before criticizing his every move. We all need this to be a successful presidency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-48784205416285171402009-01-21T21:32:00.000-05:002009-01-21T21:32:00.000-05:00Given the evidence that Bill Ayers ghost-wrote Dre...<I>Given the evidence that Bill Ayers ghost-wrote Dreams From My Father, I am naturally suspicious whenever Obama becomes too eloquent, but this speech wasn't so good that Jon Favreau couldn't have written it.</I><BR/><BR/>The evidence that Ayers ghost-wrote Dreams From My Father is far fetched and unconvincing. Coupled with your use of the Firedog Lake quotation I think you might be coming down with a case of Obama Derangement Syndrome. Relax, he'll give you some thing legitimate to criticize soon enough.wayne fonteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082812958420391750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-5943124053013001032009-01-21T21:20:00.000-05:002009-01-21T21:20:00.000-05:00"biofuels, an important source of energy."Indeed, ..."biofuels, an important source of energy."<BR/><BR/>Indeed, I think I will go have a bit of scotch. Peat is a wonderful fuel, when used for the right things.<BR/><BR/>Cars wouldn't be one of them.BarryDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718280993291876400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-1511716884285556542009-01-21T18:52:00.000-05:002009-01-21T18:52:00.000-05:00In the future the President ought to be allowed to...In the future the President ought to be allowed to have a .ppt or similar presentation to go along with his/her inaugural speech.<BR/><BR/>Obama's speech would definitely been helped by this. <BR/><BR/>In fact, the more program focused the speech the more important to have the .ppt.Martin Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533725239111396803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-71203029582142809562009-01-21T17:04:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:04:00.000-05:00pretty sure the dirt reference was for biofuels, a...pretty sure the dirt reference was for biofuels, an important source of energy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-36026716595122933712009-01-21T16:40:00.000-05:002009-01-21T16:40:00.000-05:00One final observation:We are now living in time wh...One final observation:<BR/><BR/>We are now living in time when Obama could just read verbatim from a car repair manual and, as long as he was accompanied by a gospel choir, his supporters would think it's "The Sermon on the Mount."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-65287513847007378392009-01-21T16:38:00.000-05:002009-01-21T16:38:00.000-05:00Your quotation of Firedoglake is dishonest and mis...<I>Your quotation of Firedoglake is dishonest and misleading...</I><BR/><BR/>Technically speaking, <B>any</B> quotation of Firedoglake is going to be suspect. Have you seen what passes for analysis over there?<BR/><BR/>(Though it should be fun to ask that gang if they really want the people in charge of the inauguration to be in charge of their health care. The cognitive dissonance should be entertaining.)Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05846309245873277004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-79968172479111436642009-01-21T16:24:00.000-05:002009-01-21T16:24:00.000-05:00Agreed on all counts. I have been impressed with ...Agreed on all counts. I have been impressed with Obama's oratory skills since, for him, it really is all in the delivery. When you read one of his speeches on paper, there's nothing particularly brilliant or impressive in the writing. Obama's great skill is that he takes "C"-grade prose and elevates it as an "A+" speaker. <BR/><BR/>I was hoping that we'd finally see his A+ oratory skill used to deliver a truly inspiring Inauguration Address as he began a new phase of governing. <BR/><BR/>Instead, the President sounded like he was still campaigning. He regurgitated bits and pieces of his past campaign speeches, and strung them together with a number of icy metaphors and (rather inappropriate) back-handed criticisms of the Bush Administration. <BR/><BR/>Not a particularly strong start for those of us who appreciate good writing and those of us with decoder rings. For the true believers who love President Obama without condition, however, the speech satisfied their simple requirements: bash former President Bush, remind everyone how much they enjoyed repudiating Bush on November 4th, and note the historic nature of the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-16956561224509531712009-01-21T16:00:00.000-05:002009-01-21T16:00:00.000-05:00All good points, but the most bizarre statement Ob...All good points, but the most bizarre statement Obama made concerned "harnassing the sun, wind and soil to operate factories and cars."<BR/><BR/>I can't wait for him to get my car to run on dirt.the wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733198163180642859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-81162050722513111802009-01-21T15:27:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:27:00.000-05:00Well, if FireDogLake commenters are going to start...Well, if FireDogLake commenters are going to start calling selective quoting, even when accurate, lying, then we should go over Sarah Palin's words as reported in the media and count the "lies" told about her, starting with Charlie Gibson's misquote.<BR/><BR/>Naah! This is Obama we are talking about, If this was the Matrix, he would be neo, if this was Harry Potter, he would be ... well Harry Potter, but this is real life so he is The Obama. Dissent is no longer patriotic. Authority is no longer to be questioned. We are in a new politics, Obama said it himself, and once he creates a text, it is to be read, comprehended, committed to heart, but never questioned!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-42132280156696353462009-01-21T14:58:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:58:00.000-05:00Other,Your quotation of Firedoglake is dishonest a...Other,<BR/><BR/>Your quotation of Firedoglake is dishonest and misleading: He was pissed off because he didn't get a chance to see & hear, <B>not</B> because of the speech - which he didn't see or hear!<BR/><BR/>It's normal to lie, but you might want to make it less obvious that that is what you are doing.Neal J. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102929806447035848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-57185784403512185992009-01-21T14:53:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:53:00.000-05:00Gregg Levine is clearly talking about the organisa...Gregg Levine is clearly talking about the organisation of the crowds making it the worst inauguration ever - the whole point is that he didn't even hear the speech, so you shouldn't suggest that he disapproved of the content itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-36158141444110680322009-01-21T07:46:00.000-05:002009-01-21T07:46:00.000-05:00Prior to these negative Obama articles, and subseq...Prior to these negative Obama articles, and subsequent ones that we know will come, Obama was going to close Gitmo. Me thinks he will be intolerant of dissent, and send all non-supporters there instead.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735593001890965301noreply@blogger.com