Posted on 05/21/2009 7:11:47 AM PDT by kristinn
Obama goes first in a few minutes. He's speaking at the rotunda of the National Archives (you think we could get Nicholas Cage on that birth certificate thingey?) on his Gitmo policy and other man-caused calamities.
Vice President Cheney gets the rebuttal time. He's speaking at the American Enterprise Institute around 10:45 a.m. EDT.
TOTUS ran out of memory. We are thankful for small favors.
Yes. That, and I think he's let Cheney into his noodle. Not a good idea (for him).
John Adams
A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Thomas Paine
The guy now at the AEI podium looks like Putin..
Do people notice he is always calling for a shutdown of debate? Everything said against his policies is soundbites and political rhetoric. And this “division” is the only thing that can weaken us.
All leftists seek to silence their opponents as “dangerous”.
Its 11:15 EDT and the HNIC is STILL running his lying mouth!
Growing up in East Texas around and with lots of Bros like nobama, they must have some generitc thing about thinking they can talk and talk (saying nothing of substance) until everyone simply gets tired and say OK.
Finally he gone. Now Rove, next CHENEY!
Here comes the VP.
I think BO is going to talk all day.
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A skill and practice of many dictators, but Obama is only a reader of words that others write, so eventually he has to stop.
Isn't that what he's always done?
Man. A little premature celebrating don't you think.
Cheney vs. Obama: A Mismatch
I’ve read both speeches.
Obama’s is the speech of a young senator who was once a part-time law professor—platitudinous and preachy, vague and pseudo-thoughtful in an abstract kind of way. This sentence was revealing: “On the other hand, I recently opposed the release of certain photographs that were taken of detainees by U.S. personnel between 2002 and 2004.” “Opposed the release”? Doesn’t he mean “decided not to permit the release”? He’s president. He’s not just a guy participating in a debate. But he’s more comfortable as a debater, not as someone who takes responsibility for decisions.
Cheney’s is the speech of a grownup, of a chief executive, of a statesman. He’s sober, realistic and concrete, stands up for his country and its public officials, and has an acute awareness of the consequences of the choices one makes as a public official and a willingness to take responsibility for those choices.
Posted by William Kristol on May 21, 2009 11:04 AM | Permalink
“It is clear the president served in the senate because in the house we have the 5 minute rule” - ZINGER!
rove: speech given from weakness not strength.
rove: speech given from weakness not strength.
“The speech is a rambling, defensive, blaming and divisive piece of egoism. Obama careens from one point to another with little focus, and he continually contradicts himself. “
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I believe you are describing all, if not most, of his teleprompter presentations.
Whew. My heart already feels comforted hearing Cheney’s strong steady voice of experience.
It's not nuance. It's nuts. And I mean that in the technical sense of the word.
MSNBC, CNN and FoxNews are carrying Cheney’s speech live (for a while, at least).
FYI
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