There is a funny thing about change that most of these candidates are either ignoring or unaware of. The funny thing is that to foster change you must inspire others. You cannot inspire people by jumping on the “change” bandwagon and/or not having a great oratory presence. No matter how much people may describe speeches as flashy rhetoric being able to give a good one is an attribute all Presidential candidates need to have. Eight years of W. may have allowed people to forget this fact, but it never went away.In New Hampshire all the candidates on both sides are now proclaiming their ability to create change, and it is becoming laughable. You cannot be second, third, fourth, or anything but first in the change queue and still hope to have a strong influence. Obama is first in line and gives the best speeches. He has captured the publics attention with his initiative, and he has kept it with his voice. The rest of the candidates are trying to mimic his platform with the hope that it will propel them to the top when it is only second best. Their voices are not strong enough and I’m left speechless.
Speechless
January 8, 2008 · 2 Comments
Categories: Politics
Tagged: Bill Clinton, election, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire, Obama, primary
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alb // January 8, 2008 at 2:28 pm
They have all jump on the catch phrase of the day “CHANGE” but none of them spells out what they mean by the word or what are the actual CHANGES they are going to implement if God Forbid they get elected.
If the new catch phrase to catch on in political
circles tomorrow is SH*T I’m sure they’ll all jump on that also. That one they can probably
explain since they’re full of it.
barrettpitner // January 8, 2008 at 5:26 pm
My position centered on the other candidates who aren’t Barack Obama, and how they are chasing a lost cause to win voters. Only one person can push change effectively and that is the first person to advocate it. Barack was the first and his great oratory presence allows him to sustain it. The other candidates needed to try something new if they want to win. However, this is not a blanket judgement on their character, but a tactical critique.