August 28, 2008
9:58 pm PST
0 commentsObama’s Speech
Obama’s speech was different than I and many people expected, with less soaring rhetoric and more talk about policy, some of it specific. That’s a great choice, as it undercuts the McCain theme that Obama’s campaign only consists of vague talk. He also went through and connected members of his family to common American stories, aiming to lessen his ‘otherness’ in some people’s eyes. I’m really curious to watch the speeches at the Republican convention. I’m guessing that the main themes will be the same ones we’ve been hearing: we can’t “admit defeat” in Iraq, we need more oil to satisfy that addiction and John McCain puts his country first (wink, POW, etc).
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