Night Four Report Card: Grade Obama's Speech

I rated Obama's speech an F, not for failure but for fakeness.

Visuals were spectacular. Film was wonderful. However, I wish that he had kept the same tone of positive inspiration of the film throughout the speech. Way too much dissing of McCain. It wasn't necessary. (Especially considering that Biden has been in the Senate longer than McCain.) And, I really wish that he had fewer gifts in the basket and more concrete direction on doing a few things rather than a laundry list. In that way, it was like one of Clinton's old State of the Unions, and little from those addresses was ever achieved. He's really all about the domestic landscape and I don't think that anything said today gives comfort about his depth in foreign relations. So "A+" for visuals, setting, even the weather worked in his favor! "A" for delivery. "C" for showing an ability to work with the opposition, which will be necessary to really get anything done(especially after McCain congratulated him tonight). and "D" for content and that laundry list of programs--way too much stuff with no end in sight. "Incomplete" on his diplomatic ability to keep us safe, the commander-in-chief's greatest mission.

An "A" for the speech.

An "F" for making me believe he means any of it.

His pretty words do not match his record. And that's just all there is to say.

"And I had to ask myself WHO the hell is this guy and WHat on earth has he really done to deserve all this attention and excitement ...

The answer is hollowly NOTHING ... "

this is why you are ignorant

you keep asking the questions and obama keeps giving you the answers but you decide not to listen... and then claim he has no substance.

This speach was amazing, republicans were hailing it....

bhrandon,

Yes, the entire republican panel on Larry King said it was a great speech.

However the entire panel agreed that his rhetoric does not match his record, AT ALL.

And that is Obama's HUGE problem.

The Emperor Has No Clothes.

(He does make a fine speech, however)

The speech was A+. Inspiring, insightful & specific. 78,000 people and thousands more who had to be turned away. An event to go down in history. Mccain is trying to get 10,000 in a Dayton stadium to make his VP annonucement. His team is having problems scrambling to bring people by bus to the event. Gap in enthusiasm you think?

Reagan made incredibly great speeches.

I notice that never made any of the libs like him.

And Reagan's speeches matched his record and his accomplishments! Actions and words matched!

What a concept!

Harry, free concerts also help bring in the crowd.

Nice try though.

And Colorado will STILL vote McCain. Lol.

The Ayers association/friendship will kill Obama's chances in the end.

Thank you God.

President McCain - get good and use to it.

For every one person who is enthusiastic for Obama, there are 20 people who are turned off by the Messianic spectacle. Gore compared him to Lincoln? OMG. Grab me an air sick bag. By the time this thing is over America will be doing one big collective hurl.

And that is just ONE reason he'll lose.

Just one more point,for those who made comments about Larry King's guests, Lincoln served 4 yrs in the Illinois state assembly, and one term as a representative. He was a brilliant orator. I guess you could say his rhetoric didn't match his experience either. Same with Clinton and Reagan. Political experience in many cases means little or nothing in the Presidency. Good judgement does.Lincoln and Reagan and Clinton proved that.

Reagan's deeds matched his record prior to his Presidency? When did that
happen? He certainly was great orator. But he had no experience in foreign policy at all. And if you listen to his oratory back then, as i did, he outlined his foreign policy without ever having done anything in that area.
Regean was neophyte to the Presidency. But hed did have vision and an ability to communicate his vision. i had nothing to do with living up to his rhetoric.

Jo. I see you got the talking points on time. Good for you! The reason you want to barf is because Barrack isn't a Republican. If you ask people about Reagan...then there's the Messiah! Try taking some Pepto, and then get ready to
listen to McCain's eloquence in a Republican spectacle that I am certain will be jusr barebones I'm sure. I've heard it will be held at the Minneapolis Motel 6 to cut costs, and to Americans just how "down to earth" Republicans can be.

I am a Democrat: Hillary said Obama was not qualified ... Bill Clinton said Obama was not qualified ... JOE BIDEN said Obama was not qualified.
I agreed with them then ... I agree with them now.
Obama gave a very good speech ... but he needs to do the "work" that he is telling us we must do in order to succeed. He simply has not done the work to qualify him for the highest office in the country. Some of his remarks about McCain were totally false, some were half-truths ... and some were true. Biden was the "weak" choice for VP ... should have been Hillary ... this was Obama's first BIG mistake!

The feel-good moment will fade fast. Obama's past records and actions belie his words. Once attention is focused on his questionable associates, the doubts will overwhelm all these lofty words. Without his speeches, what really does Obama have? Can anyone testify to his ability to deliver? I still will not vote for him. And I know quite a few will not either.

His speech was excellent!!!! He has great plans for this country and we need him desperately. We really need to turn this country around-it has been going in the wrong direction for too long. His delivery of the speech was fantastic-he is a natural-he was convincing and sincere. I truly hope he is elected President.

What is all this nonsense about Obama's voting record? He has consistently voted against tax increases for all but the fat cats who pay no taxes and brag about it. He has consistently voted to support civil rights, privacy concerns, and voted against all the Bushie atrocities. Most important he voted against the stupid imperialistic WAR. But give McCain one edge: He has dodged more votes than any other senator! And when he did vote, he lined up like a mewling little puppy behind his hero: George Moron Bush. Do you idiots really want four years of a president even stupider than the present one?

John McCain is not bad

Just inept

I mean who would support
Bush
Bush again
Torture, when you've been tortured
Going into Iraq
a tax break for oneself- amid recession

and than throw a birthday party the day after katrina with W in attendance

not to mention he voted against MLK holiday(only senator ever)

not to mention he voted against Affirmative Action, when he was fervantly for it

not to mention he is against the immigration bill he wrote ( I am not kidding)

I mean if you are following this man, what does that say about you?

A+

A truly extraordinary speech, one that transcends petty red and blue narrow mindedness that we hopefully can arise from, and move forward positively.

He delivered an inspiring vision of a future that can raise us from the quagmire that we’re currently in, not only nationally, but globally.