I'm sorry...what is your point? (Don't worry, I do get it and you're so very wrong...I get the idea you make a habit of such)
I and others watched the speech and formed our OWN opinions. We are now commenting on one that differs. We are not, to your chagrin, saying "I was wrong and Peggy is right!".
LOL
So take your idiotic and insulting monkey image and shove it.
You know, it would be fun to think that this was a forum where other people were allowed to have opinions. Instead, you sheep form your opinions and any comment that doesn't meet with your vision of blind allegiance to the President is suppressed, with comments about Noonan being some sort of crappy conservative or lousy jealous speechwriter rampant on this thread.
I don't care if you think Peggy was wrong or not. But as usual, you blind follower types can't actually say what makes his speech great. You have to sling attacks at Noonan and others who disagree because you think any criticism of the President is tantamount to treason.
Churchill was a great speaker, for the passion he engendered in his words and imbued in his audience. JFK had some great speeches but was not a great speaker. Reagan was a great speaker--period.
George Bush is not. And no matter who made that speech, it would not have been a great one. It is full of political hedging instead of passion, dripping with focus-grouped phraseology instead of personal beliefs.
I like the man. He's a fair President, though not my ideal. I voted for him. I advocated his election on this board to people who agree with me that he's not the perfect President and who were leaning toward the LP or CP, simply because this is a man I trust and respect to be honest and do what is right for the country. I've spoken up for him in countries where being a Bush fan can get you physically attacked. I've been an advocate for the man's election where not a single American expat would agree with me for fear of retribution. I'd do it again, too.
But having said that, and done that, if you think I'm going to just agree that speech was the Sermon on the Mount, and George Bush is the Second Coming on the podium, you can go straight to hell.