Listen up! I know something that all you bitter rural folks don't know...
Posted on 04/15/2008 4:14:30 PM PDT by Dawnsblood
Obama does have an astounding eloquence, and an ability to put a position across, but that eloquence has been reserved largely for anti-war and good-government positions. His stance against the war may resonate (though that will depend on whether McCain's qualification as commander-in-chief trumps his unpopular stance on the war). But where McCain is most vulnerable and where voters are most likely to smile on a Democrat--on everyday economic issues--Obama's heart doesn't appear to be in it.
These difficulties were clear before Obama spoke in San Francisco, but they're much more glaring now. In the speech, Obama appeared to say that Pennsylvania voters' opposition to gun control or abortion or immigration or free trade was pathological--a product of what Marxist philosopher Herbert Marcuse once called "false consciousness." On the other hand, he implied that when he voiced opposition to an issue like free trade--Obama has consistently hammered Clinton on her support for the North American Free Trade Agreement--he was simply pandering to these voters' displaced anxieties. He was saying to these upscale San Francisco Democrats, "I am really one of you, and I am not one of them."
There is even a slight chance that Obama's words in San Francisco could cost him the nomination. Obama is almost certain to have more elected delegates in June than Hillary Clinton, but if he loses Pennsylvania by 15 percentage points (which is not out of the question), that could start a media firestorm around his candidacy that could contribute to other primary defeats and to superdelegate support for Clinton. It's not likely to happen, but after Obama spoke his mind, and, perhaps, lost small-town voters' hearts, in San Francisco, it has suddenly become conceivable.
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“He can read a speech well. That’s not the same as eloquence.”
For a guy that’s supposed to be such a great communicator, he sure spends a lot of time trying to explain what he really said.
He speaks well but the content of his speeches are hot air and naivete.
But only if its pre-scripted and/or memorized. Have you heard him stumble and bumble his way through unrehearsed questions? Its laughable.
“Obama does have an astounding eloquence, and an ability to put a position across...”
but only when he is using a teleprompter.
“Obama does have an astounding eloquence, and an ability to put a position across...”
but only when he is using a teleprompter.
No kidding.
I really really wanted BHO to win the dem primary and THEN fall apart electorially when he starts speaking his mind and everybody else discovers what an a_____e he really is.
Looks like he's moving too fast, and accomplishing what I thought was impossible: making hitlery look good by comparison.
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