I'm not a reflexive Obama fan,

[leftofthedial]

but his speech was frigging nigh perfect.

:thumbsup:

[Blue_In_AK]

1. It was a thing of beauty,

and I'm not a reflexive Obama fan either.

[leftofthedial]

8. I was impressed that he was able to eviscerate the repukes so subtly

but so effectively, without losing the two important threads: the sales job on the need for his recovery plan, and the pep talk the country needs at this dark hour.


Emphasizing energy, health care and education is dead on right. All will help create jobs.

[graywarrior]

2. He made me want to sign on the dotted line

[leftofthedial]

11. careful now.

be sure to read the fine print...

[graywarrior]

15. Always do.

[Jennicut]

3. leftofthedial...it was amazing!! Glad to see you were happy with it.

:)

[leftofthedial]

6. I was supposed to be teaching tonight, but the class was canceled,

so I listened to the speech on the radio driving home.

It would have been interesting to see the crowd shots, but the standalone rhetorical effect was pretty damned impressive.

He said the positive, hopeful, inspirational things the country needs, but he also deftly slid the knife right between the repukes' third and fourth ribs and gave it more than a few purposeful twists.

[Jennicut]

7. Yes, he did it very smoothly, giving it right to them.

By the way, do you teach college? I am actually going back to school to be a preschool teacher. As Obama said, the first few years lays the foundation for what is to come. I think teachers do some of the toughest and most important jobs.

[leftofthedial]

10. college, mostly for "at-risk" young adults

It is tough, but I love it.

[Jennicut]

12. Good for you! I worked with troubled kids for a long time, 6 to 12 year old boys.

Tough job but worth it when you saw them improving.

[leftofthedial]

13. I founded and ran a nonprofit that worked with at-risk kids (preschool - 12)

from 2004-2008.

Good for you! :toast:

[leftstreet]

4. He's an incredible speaker

For sure!

:thumbsup:

[Solomon]

5. Aye that.

:thumbsup: He always exceeds expectations. Just when you think he're run out and over-exposed, he keeps doig it anyway.

[jefferson_dem]

9. ...

:thumbsup:

[Captain Hilts]

14. I certainly enjoyed it. nt