[prairiebreeze]

Did anybody see the speech the Pres gave and how it was received?

Good evening everybody.
Prairie

[homemom]

I thought the speech was very well received; lots of applause at all the right places. They didn't show any shots of the audience on FOX.

The Pres. teased Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in a lighthearted way. I thought it was a good technique to acknowledge them . . . he plays chess, not checkers . . .

It was very inspirational!

BTW, Hi, Prairie! :-)

[ride the whirlwind]

I saw a lot of it, and like some before me here have said, he did a good job. I thought he had a good rapport with the audience and that though he had some serious points to make, he also let his humor through enough to get some laughs and I thought a fair amount of applause throughout.

Thanks for the dose, Mike.

[NordP]

They did their best to be polite and most clapped.

I must confess, this man was doing SUCH a GREAT JOB, that I wished I could be up there on the stage...like the sign language translator making applause gestures and saying, "Come on now...give it up for the Pres!"

Some in the audience were just plain kinda stiff, but his words will DEFINITELY get the thinking person to take some notice...plant the seed. Many were clapping. How could they HELP themselves...He was excellent...He made good sense.