I was a little worried about the Obama speech tonight. It had such a build up that I was afraid he might not be able to live up to expectations. It did. It was a great speech. The best I’ve seen him give since the 2004 DNC, and a millions of times better then the once I saw him give in Mitchell, SD months back.
Other reactions.
Pat Buchanan: It was a truly outstanding speech…this was the greatest convention speech, and probably the most important.
Andrew Sullivan: It was a deeply substantive speech, full of policy detail, full of people other than the candidate, centered overwhelmingly on domestic economic anxiety. It was a liberal speech, more unabashedly, unashamedly liberal than any Democratic acceptance speech since the great era of American liberalism. But it made the case for that liberalism – in the context of the decline of the American dream, and the rise of cynicism and the collapse of cultural unity. His ability to portray that liberalism as a patriotic, unifying, ennobling tradition makes him the most lethal and remarkable Democratic figure since John F Kennedy.
McCain Campaign: Tonight, Americans witnessed a misleading speech that was so fundamentally at odds with the meager record of Barack Obama,” spokesman Tucker Bounds said. “When the temple comes down, the fireworks end, and the words are over, the facts remain: Senator Obama still has no record of bipartisanship, still opposes offshore drilling, still voted to raise taxes on those making just $42,000 per year, and still voted against funds for American troops in harm’s way. The fact remains: Barack Obama is still not ready to be President.
Chuck Todd On The McCain Campaign’s Reaction: They don’t know how to react to this. They may as well have been speechless. I don’t know if the Republican Party is looking forward to following this show.
Alex Castellanos: Whoever didn’t get picked for Republican VP today may be a lucky Republican.
Who else watch the speech and what were your thoughts?
l3wis
I liked it, that’s best you are gonna get out of this cynic.
Hey Mr. Roastbeef, I was at the speech in Mitchell, but was dehydrated and after seeing him also in Sioux Falls was in it more for the handshake.
Sen. Obama delivered some blows to the tired and old politics that the GOP has been laying down. I already know Obama is the candidate, but if there were undecideds out there — the contrast between the two candidates couldn’t be more stark.
I give it a 9.89 and the docking off .11 is because I’m still cross armed and ticked off about the FISA compromise vote.
Now I know why all the speechs during the week sucked, to make his look the best.
Detroit, you must be sipping on the Cynical with extra caffeine and bitterness blend this a.m.!!!
I liked the speeches! Wished Al Gore would have slowed down, but Kerry’s was awesome! Sadly some networks didn’t have it because their “expert spin-meisters” had to fill the air waves with their glorious insight.