Kerry Speech has new standard theme lines

[papau]

At Bally's near the Boardwalk, the Senator cited Langston Hughes' "Let America Be America" no less than six times.

"It's not just an election. This is a fight for our lives. This is a fight for justice. This is a fight for rights."

"America needs a president who fights for your job as hard as he fights for his own."

"Enron has its own page (of the tax code). Exxon has its own page. It looks like Halliburton has its own chapter," then going on to describe cuts made by the administration and concluding, "If you think that's compassionate conservatism, then Dick Cheney is Mr. Rogers."

"I believe in the American worker; I believe in the American entrepreneur," then quoting Scripture to say, "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be."

above as reported in ABCNote

[LuLu550]

1. sounds good to me...

but then I'm a liberal.....

[DrBB]

2. I'm encouraged

This is actually pretty good stuff--concise and witty.

Problem is not what he says, but the fact that the "stodgy, wooden, professorial" frame is already in place around him. Really bugged me to see a recent Daily Show where Stewart showed a Kerry clip, talking about Iraq (iirc). It was quite hard-edged statement, as I heard it--no tortured sub-clauses and throat clearings. And I agreed with what he was saying. And Stewart just gave it the plain old So boooooorrrrrrriiiinnnnnnggg treatment. I mean, I just wanted to ask "What could he say at this point that would keep you from treating it this way, John?" Much as I think Stewart's a national treasure, he has his own way of bowing to the necessities...