I can appreciate what you are saying and I agree with most of
your sentiments , but,
I think the speech and the man delivering it were discordant.
The right speech delivered by the wrong guy.
The written text of Obama’s speech was actually very nice
and much better than I expected.
If Ronald Reagan had delivered this speech , we would have probably given him rave reviews.
Barry seems to have gotten an adult speech writer instead of the usual 22 yr olds .
A quick read of the text and I didn’t see any of the typical “ I ‘s “ and “ me “s
and self glorifying references Barry usually makes,
so this was also a first.
I could only take about 20 seconds of the actual delivery because that is my tolerance level for all things Obama.
His delivery seemed like he was trying to fake emotion, instead of actually feeling it.
And it was blatantly hypocritical of Barry
to lecture about civility .
The guy who disrespects the conservative Supreme Court Justices ,
to their faces,
at a State of the Union address is the last person to talk about civility.
And the audience made the Wellstone crowd look respectful.
His unscripted remarks about the specifics of Gabby Gifford’s medical condition, as he allegedly witnessed,
were inappropriate ,
not the public’s business and seemed creepily Messiahlike.
And may have been fabricated.
So, even with new speech writers, Barry’s real personality will sneak into any occasion.
This was a very nice speech on paper,
unfortunately delivered by one of the nastiest, most dishonest and craven politicians of our time.
So, an A for the message and an F for the messenger.
bump 238
I have a feeling his speech was rewritten after Sarah Palin gave her speech. Hers was from the heart, and he had to read his from the podium, with a teleprompter likely on the top.