Posted on 01/17/2010 9:58:48 AM PST by Steelfish
In Obama's Speeches, One Favorite Phrase: 'Let Me Be Clear'
Obama's favorite phrase The Washington Post's Alec MacGillis explains what President Obama means when he uses the phrase "let me be clear."
By Alec MacGillis and Paul Farhi Sunday, January 17, 2010
Whether President Obama's upcoming State of the Union address focuses on jobs, health care, foreign policy or something else entirely, there is one thing we can count on: Obama will make himself absolutely clear.
All politicians have their verbal tics -- say, John McCain's "my friends" -- but few resort to their crutches as often as Obama relies on his "let me be clear" set-up. He deploys it in formal speeches as well as in impromptu remarks, meaning that the White House speechmakers have keyed in on the boss's security blanket.
"Let me be clear," Obama said when he introduced himself to the country at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. "We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued. And they must be defeated."
Talking about health care in July: "Let me be absolutely clear: Medicare is in place, and as long as I'm here, Medicare will continue to be in place."
And when he got word of his Nobel Peace Prize in October: "Let me be clear: I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments."
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Kind of like the folks who qualify what they say with: “I swear to God” or “I’m telling the truth” as if they are having to say that because they really aren’t other times.
Let me be clear. He sucks. Thank you for listening. :)
Clear but not transparent? Kind of like those who continually utter ‘let me honest’; implying of course, that ‘honesty’ is not a habit.
Most popular word = I
Time for the people to clear things up.
Semper Clear
Dick Gaines
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Not surprising, it is the one phrase we dislike the most. He says it like a threat, “you will accept my agenda, period”
It’s part of his mass hypnosis technique, no doubt.
“Let me be clear” I clearly wonder which of the 350 Rat speech writer/lackey’s is writing that for him?
Its annoying and condescending. And most likely another monster lie.
And people make fun of Palin’s public speaking skills, geez.
Eight last years...
Ahhh...ahhh...ahhh...
LET ME BE CLEAR, BO.........I will do everything in my power to see your socialist take-over of our country stopped in it’s tracks and to see that you’re a one term puppet...er....I mean President!:(
WHICH PRESIDENT LOVED TO SAY, “LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR”? WAS IT NIXON?
Yes he does. Does anyone else remember how often President Richard Milhous Nixon used to say,”Let me make one thing perfectly clear”? I think a very powerful anti-Democrat ad could be made just by juxtaposing a video of Nixon saying that and then Obama saying,”Let me be clear”. The message would be unmistakable.
With a few "I"s and "my"s thrown in. This bozo is the king of personal pronouns.
Yes, it was Nixon. And the `Ministry of Truth’ gave him h*** for it. Zero gets a pass. As usual.
His “let me be clear” phrase is all just part of his cheap NLP/hypnosis act. The phrase is an anchor. Its fools many people because his real intent is to manipulate thought processes and be completely unclear.
Why that phrase wasn't used to obliterate his whole campaign in 2008 remains a mystery. It seems that the McCain (not really a very well oiled) Machine was just in it to get their paychecks. That phrase should've been in multiple commercials on every channel asking " What economic philosophy would Obama prefer America live under/with"? It seems rather telling a year later, more Gov't involvement in every part of our lives.
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