It was not as big as I thought it could have been.
This was supposed to be the speech to define himself and inspire America. I found "Beautiful Day" by U2, his closing song, more inspirational than the speech itself. He was all over the place and sweating at the same time. He fell flat for me and by looking at the audience I guess they felt the same way. Despite a couple of red meat moments they were falling asleep. It just seemed like a cookie cutter democratic speech, which may play to the converted, but what about the millions of swing voters. I don't think this will have much of an effect on them.
He did mention a vague platform but did not go into any detail. Bill Clinton was always great at presenting a plan and explaining it in immense detail. I just felt as if he just blew through the thing.
It paled in comparison to Barack Obama's and Bill Clinton's speech. I guess I am saying that I wanted to be impressed enough to want to vote for him but I was not. I think I can sum it up with three words:
Pandering
Platitudinal
Presumptuous
IMO
I'd like to hear from cthulu23 and tecoyah on this... as well as all of the other distinguished TPF'ers
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The mother of mankind, what time his pride
Had cast him out from Heaven, with all his host
Of rebel Angels
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