Obama’s Speech
admin / Category: PoliticsWow, what a speech Obama gave last night. (Yes, I am being serious). I thought that Obama did what he needed to do. He commended McCain when he needed to, hit him hard when he needed to, and appealed to the voters’ emotions. He was extremely solid, fluent, and has drawn many comparisons to Bill Clinton. All the pundits believed that his speech was one of the best because of the way it sounded and how he carried himself. But when the emotions go away, when America forgets what he looked and sounded like, how will his speech look like then?
The speech sounded great, but how does it read? When we are looking for a candidate, we want to know what was said, not HOW it was said. Looking back, and reading some of the transcripts of the speech, it looks like any other political speech. “I will not raise taxes, but I am going to increase the number of programs.” Where is he going to get the money to increase the programs; oh, corporations and the rich. “I will not raise taxes, but I will tax corporations more.” What does he think is going to happen if he taxes them more? They’re just going to sit back and eat the loss? No, they’re going to pass it on to us, and we’ll still be in the same position.
I challenge all supporters of Obama to read the speech when the dust settles. Read what was said, not how, and then question “How is he going to do this.” “How will this NOT effect me?” I guarantee if that happens, logic will kick in, and all that will be left are empty promises.