Posted on 09/06/2008 3:44:56 PM PDT by NCDragon
Republican presidential nominee John McCain will not be elected on his oratorical skills — compared to his opponent, they are weak and flat. He may, however, win over voters with the power of his personal story.
So it went in his acceptance speech. His words lit up the Xcel Center in Minneapolis, and he himself grew noticeably more enthused as he talked about his experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, how he fell in love with America and became a more humble man while held in Hanoi.
The Republican National Convention started out as a bust, with a hurricane aimed toward Louisiana and an unpopular president who, mercifully, could only attend by satellite. The convention will give McCain some post-convention bounce because he and his vice-presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, successfully changed the subject.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...
Being the “Type A male” that I am, I never have been one who was impressed by those who sit around and talk. I prefer action over talk. We can all talk later over a few beers once the job is done.
“Republican presidential nominee John McCain will not be elected on his oratorical skills”
Oratory skills do not make a man or a leader (and Obamam is neither).
We all know that the media saw this as a perfect opportunity to kill the Republican Convention by ignoring it. They did their very best. We heard again and again all the details of where Obama was going to speak and when. They broadcast it for weeks. Stadium, Greek Temple, time and place advertised every hour on the hour. But I had to check in with FR to learn when Palin and McCain were going to speak, because they didn't get any of that free media worship.
Yet more people turned out to watch them than watched Obama and Biden. And they both gave super speeches.
Maybe the effete Seattleites have a different definition of rhetoric than I do. Good rhetoric is designed to move and persuade, and I think McCain and Palin did that better than obama. I was prepared for a disappointment with McCain, but he spoke superbly. And everyone admits that Palin knocked the ball out of the park and way out into the East River.
From St. Paul, MN? Quite a thwack!
I think like a Yankees fan.
Agreed.
Anyways, I am electing a President. If I want to listen to a good speech, I’d join the Toastmasters.
It wasn't the words but the content and the context. McCain's speech when compared to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, was just a speech. But when compared to Obama's acceptance speech, it was the Gettysburg Address.
Amen Truth and sincerity always shine through!
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