No, I'm talking about something more substantial. I'm not talking about blind optimism here - the almost wilful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't talk about it, or the healthcare crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? John Kerry calls on us to hope. In the end, that's what this election is about. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported it. We coach Little League in the blue states and have gay friends in the red states.
We worship an awesome God in the blue states, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the red states. The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into red states and blue states red states for Republicans, blue states for Democrats. There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America there's the United States of America. Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America there's the United States of America. If Obama had not given this speech at the 2004 convention, the 2008 election could have gone much differently.Even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. This speech by Barack Obama was nothing short of a masterpiece. This organization shows a clear connection between what Obama and most Americans believe in, and what Kerry and his vice president represent. Obama discusses optimism and believing in the country, followed by, “It’s the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta the hope of a mill worker’s son who dares to defy the odds the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too.” As the crowd realizes that Obama is talking about the politicians and not just generic Americans, they get excited.
The speech is organized in a way that brings larger ideas back to relate to Kerry, John Edwards (running for vice-president), and Obama himself. While those who were always Kerry supporters would remain that way, and those who did not like Kerry would probably stay that way, this speech could help convince undecided voters to elect Kerry. Obama then goes on to note that anyone that agrees with him should vote for John Kerry. I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless, homes to the homeless, and reclaim young people in cities across America from violence and despair.” No one is going to argue against that, and no doubt every person applauds. Obama preaches, “I believe we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity.
He is able to persuade the crowd because he does not say anything too controversial. In this speech, Obama endorses John Kerry for President of the United States. Throughout the speech, Obama tends to speed up as the crowd gets louder and louder, eventually making some sort of grand statement after which he pauses, as everyone cheers. He then speeds up as he lists the different people who have displayed hope over the years. For example, he pauses before saying, “It’s the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs” to add to the dramatic effect of mentioning such a crucial point in the country’s history. Obama’s speaking pace allows him to obtain a reaction from the crowd or prompts the crowd to feel certain emotions. It is almost as if he were preaching, rather than informing or persuading. Many credit this speech with putting Barack Obama on the national stage, allowing him to run for president in 2008.īarack Obama (with the help of a teleprompter ) does a phenomenal job delivering this speech. In 2004, then-Senator Barack Obama gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
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