thanks for posting these

The speech is the liberal laundry list of talking points and goody bag they’ve been clamoring every day for over the past decade.

at Camp Meeting time.

I’ve spent my whole adult life as an advocate; I know how to use words. I don’t think those words were as good as William Manchester’s words for JFK were, but they were some pretty good words.

But, that’s all it was; words. Words that disguise a lie. BHO is a tool of unions and socialists. He is almost a Manchurian Candidate, formed by the Ayers of the World.

If America buys that, we deserve it.

This was truly an excellent speech. (Unlike the Jeremiah Wright speech, which was totally overrated.) He provided enough specifics, I think, to avoid criticism on that front. Of course, much of his specifics were actually just not true – for example, there is no way he pays for all this and still lowers taxes on 95% of the people. But it should appeal somewhat to the swing voter, blue collars that Obama needs to get.

A good preemptive attack on McCain, daring him to discuss foreign policy and “patriotism”.

This should get Obama his bump.

McCain needs to start tomorrow, and slowly but steadily pound the you know what out of Obama. He needs to take on the liberal talking points one at a time. He should start by taking up Obama on his stated desire to have a “debate” on foreign policy – challenge Obama to more debates immediately!

I said here that this speech was long on rhetoric, short on substance. It’s the same speech he’s been giving all campaign. In fact, I think it’s the same speech as he gave in 2004. Subtract a detail here, add a detail there & it’s the same stuff.

need to take lessons from Reagan’s. Obama could read the phone book and his acolytes would swoon.

Notice how tiny the word “think” is.

The speech was very light miso soup.

The policy implications are driving me to my sake bottle.

I noticed that the redstate blog is quite possibly the best source of intelligent red state talk. Tell you what – I thought this speech was great. I don’t think it was better then the speech he gave at the xcel center in minneapolis, but it was great.

I think Obama hit the notes that he needed to for democrats and independants.

remember, they say that 80% from either side have decided who they’re going to vote for. He had to make a play for the remaining 20% – and I believe he did so.

FYI – Kudos to red state to keeping it as balanced as he quite literally could. Your not as right wing as Daily Kos for sure (and sir that is a great thing).

I wish you guys 3800 comments per blog post.

Cheers!

Zack Carlson

Obama’s speech was shockingly out of sync with the optimistic, supposedly unifying rhetoric of bringing people together for hope and change that propelled him to the nomination.

When it wasn’t merey bland, so much of it was pessimistic, angry, sarcastic and confrontational. It was WAY more Malcom X than Martin Luther King.

It was almost as if Obama were trying to solidify his base with partisan red meat… at a time when I expected him to be going after independents and undecideds.

I really don’t see how this speech helps instead of hurts him for the general election. Of course Keith Olbermann will love it. It’s the speech Keith Olbermann would have given.

Hey Money…Spurrier’s a winner..no doubt

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