My point is this:
I LOVE this President!!!
But...
He has smart people around him who have had 5 days to write a speech that would inspire and comfort.
I didn't hear that.
I heard an accountant's checklist.
Ronald Reagan would have had a different response. The response of the Commander-in-Chief is crucial.
It was time for all 3 elements (inspire, comfort, and the accountant's list). Platitudes alone were not what the situation required.
You heard correctly.
This was INTENDED as an accountant's checklist - telling people affected what was being done for them, telling the rest of us how bad it is.
You want sentiment instead of action? That feeds and saves no one. There will be time for sentiment later, but even better will be results of action.
Get real.
Why don't you just STUFF IT with the speech crique. What matters is WHAT he said and not HOW he said it. He is plain spoken and I like it that way.....no fancy florishes. It's not the time or place to be so concerned about stylish phrasing.
I really don't give a damn what Ronald Reagan would or would not have done, and no one knows what he would have said or done since he never faced anything like this.
Nor did I want a SOU Address. All I wanted from the President is what I got. Action. Bluntless. Detail and Leadership. This is what the American people wanted in majority, not rhetorical florishes that do nothing to ease suffering or anxiety.
Give up, Peggy, we're on to you :^)
Hi, I have always been of the opinion that real Americans (and there are lots of us) don't need a figurehead to inspire us - we are a can-do people. And the ones who need real comfort just don't have access to a tv right now.
You want sentimental. Imagine Bill Clinton giving his version of that speech with tears in his eyes. LOL!
Now will the democrat response be next to tell us how this President's failed policies of not combatting global warming caused this disaster etc etc Can you imagine a dem response. :-)
With all due respect to you and (my personal hero) Ronald Reagan, we don't know HOW Reagan would have reacted to this. No president has ever faced this kind of catastrophe.
My hope is Reagan, too, would have known the best "comfort" right now is a strong plan of action.
Hugs and kisses can wait until the electricity is back on.