Comments on: Obama’s School Speech http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/obamas-school-speech/ The eclectic ramblings of jonolan Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:56:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Obama Catecishm? | Reflections From a Murky Pond http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/obamas-school-speech/#comment-12514 Obama Catecishm? | Reflections From a Murky Pond Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:56:24 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=11453#comment-12514 [...] like to say that I guess that the Liberals now understand what the complaints were about Obama’s Back to School Speech – but such understanding is beyond [...] [...] like to say that I guess that the Liberals now understand what the complaints were about Obama’s Back to School Speech – but such understanding is beyond [...]

]]> By: in2thefray http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/obamas-school-speech/#comment-12393 in2thefray Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:36:09 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=11453#comment-12393 Yeah another nothing speech that really only showed the hysteria of way too many on the right. The dangers I thought possible were always rooted in some Obama drone union douche teacher using the talking points for a libbie love fest. I also had the thought that the other side could use it too. In a nation that pretty much graduates high school students with a tenth grade education at best I think in school political bickering would've been a bad place to go. My kids saw it and have already forgotten it and my kids are pretty smart. I will say this though. One of the official DoE talking points was a question along the lines of who should the president give a speech to. I say the unions. To his credit he's tried it before and they spanked him for it. We'll see. Yeah another nothing speech that really only showed the hysteria of way too many on the right. The dangers I thought possible were always rooted in some Obama drone union douche teacher using the talking points for a libbie love fest. I also had the thought that the other side could use it too. In a nation that pretty much graduates high school students with a tenth grade education at best I think in school political bickering would’ve been a bad place to go.
My kids saw it and have already forgotten it and my kids are pretty smart.
I will say this though. One of the official DoE talking points was a question along the lines of who should the president give a speech to. I say the unions. To his credit he’s tried it before and they spanked him for it. We’ll see.

]]> By: jonolan http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/obamas-school-speech/#comment-12372 jonolan Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:31:50 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=11453#comment-12372 I didn't think his speech was objectively that great either, but it was <em>technically</em> very good, a hard task when speaking to that broad of an age and education range of target listeners. As for my analysis of the content of speech - you know I do that, zhann. I have a fairly long track record of deconstructing political speeches on this blog. ;) <em>Someone</em> has to cut through the nuance and rhetoric... I didn’t think his speech was objectively that great either, but it was technically very good, a hard task when speaking to that broad of an age and education range of target listeners.

As for my analysis of the content of speech – you know I do that, zhann. I have a fairly long track record of deconstructing political speeches on this blog. ;) Someone has to cut through the nuance and rhetoric…

]]> By: zhann http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/obamas-school-speech/#comment-12371 zhann Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:25:01 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=11453#comment-12371 I didn't think the speech was that great, but it was encouraging which is probably what he was going for. Personally, I enjoyed the bickering before the speech much more than the speech itself. I love nothing more than to see the parties go at it with such fervor over something so trivial. As for elitism, I am not sure I fully agree, although I see where you are coming from. In all honesty, regardless of what he said or how he said it, those who wished to find fault in his speech would do so. There is no such animal as 'the perfect speech', especially one longer than 10 words. I didn’t think the speech was that great, but it was encouraging which is probably what he was going for. Personally, I enjoyed the bickering before the speech much more than the speech itself. I love nothing more than to see the parties go at it with such fervor over something so trivial.

As for elitism, I am not sure I fully agree, although I see where you are coming from. In all honesty, regardless of what he said or how he said it, those who wished to find fault in his speech would do so. There is no such animal as ‘the perfect speech’, especially one longer than 10 words.

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