"I have never been able to listen to an Obama speech. His speeches
typify, even glorify, flavor of the moment."
-Dear Audrey, without ever listening (not sure if you read them
though) to a speech, how would you even know what merits or demerits
it might have?
Also, what you have said w.r.t. Obama's speech (sugarcoated purely
for political purpose- which I would not deny completely), would you
think same of other historical speeches such as MLK's "I have a
dream", or Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg sppech--to name only a few?
Regards,
Jahed
--- In mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com, "Dr Audrey Manning " wrote:
>
> WRT: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mukto-mona/message/47410
>
> There is quite a bit of information in the article, When Barry
Became
> Barack, about Barack Obama and one is tempted to read between the
> lines. It is extremely difficult to make political evaluations
> without a certain amount of personal bias coloring the landscape.
> But another word about why I am wary of Obama:
>
> One of the things which I can't abide is carefully crafted speeches,
> designed to reel in the fish. I find speeches objectionable because
> I have written them and they all had the same aim in mind... to
grab
> supporters. At political conventions a popular phase is, "I am going
> to wait for the speeches (before making up my mind). Speeches
coupled
> with charisma are sure winners... John Kennedy, Pierre Trudeau,
Billy
> Graham, Jeremiah Wright, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Smith, Jim Jones and
> the list goes on.
>
> Anyone can write a good speech. One needs only to look to the flavor
> of the moment. And guess what? The hardline politicians don't know
it
> but the flavor of the moment is togetherness, conflict resolution
and
> love your neighbor. Even people who have no idea what the words mean
> nor have any intention of implementing them love the words of the
> moment. For that simple reason, I have never been able to listen to
> an Obama speech. His speeches typify, even glorify, flavor of the
> moment.
>
> The article (When Barry became Barack) is different from the
speeches
> in that it is a composite of Barack Obama's Black and White life,
> with a bird's eye view of the way others observed him play out the
> role. They (and they live up by the lodge) say that people who
suffer
> humiliation, perceived or otherwise, in their formative years, go
on
> to humiliate others in their adult years. Humiliation takes many
> forms... from family abuse to workplace abuse to institutional abuse
> to political abuse, victims get their own back! That potential plus
> the ability to draw people together for whatever cause is what
should
> be kept in the forefront, no matter how the politics play out. The
> wife of Barack Obama and the Pastor of Barack Obama don't like
> Whites. To tell the truth, they have every reason not to like them
> but that's not the point.
>
> It certainly looks as if Obama might win the nomination. What
happens
> after could be anything. That win might set the stage for McCain to
> become President. A split in the Democratic Party would almost
> certainly ensure a Republican win. Are politicians mature enough to
> think about the good of the country? Of course not! Look no further
> than the history of the Liberal Party in Canada, if you want proof.
> The American media have already started to push McCain out in front.
>
> But aside from all that Obama is he or isn't he stuff, Bush appears
> to be hell bent on invading Iran before he leaves office. Why do I
> think this? Well, first of all he turned his attention to the
Israeli/
> Palestine affair for the first time in his presidency. Then Cheney
> went to Israel and paid superficial lip service to Palestine while
> saying that Israel has the right to defend itself. While this is
> happening, there is a stepped up attack on the Militias in Iraq.
Iran
> is supposedly responsible for arming the Militias in Iraq and Hamas
> in Palestine. Then Admiral William Fallon, the top U.S. commander in
> the Middle East recently publicly criticized the Bush
> Administration's Iran policy and resigned his command. At that time
> the Bush administration said Fallon did not resign for that reason
> but the administration did not rule out an attack on Iran.
>
> Put all this together and ask what are they trying to do? Will
Israel
> attack Iran? My take is, if the Americans can't start it because of
> political restraints, Israel can.
>
> Let's hope all this is the rant of a woman who doesn't know what she
> is talking about. This is one time that I hope I am dead wrong in
> what I am thinking. But if I am right, it is another reason for the
> Americans to stick with the Republicans and that is sad indeed.
>
> Happy thoughts!
> Audrey
>
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