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http://www.politicususa.com/5-brilliant-barack-obama-convention-speech.html5 Brilliant Things Barack Obama Did In His Convention Speech
By: Jason Easley September 7th, 2012
President Obama did a lot of good things in his convention speech, but here are the five brilliant points in his acceptance speech.
1). The Republican Obsession With Tax Cuts
What Obama Said, Now, our friends at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America, but they didnt have much to say about how theyd make it right. They want your vote, but they dont want you to know their plan. And thats because all they have to offer is the same prescription theyve had for the last thirty years: Have a surplus? Try a tax cut. Deficit too high? Try another. Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning!"
Why it was Brilliant: The President could have made some dry argument about tax cuts, but instead he made a joke that was completely true. No matter what the problem is, the first Republican and sometimes only Republican solution proposed is tax cuts. Obamas tax cut humor was not only true. It is going to be replayed and repeated for the next 24 hours on every newscast.
2). Mitt Romney the Blustering Bumbler a.k.a George W. Bush
What Obama Said, So now we face a choice. My opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy, but from all that weve seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost America so dearly. After all, you dont call Russia our number one enemy and not al Qaeda unless youre still stuck in a Cold War time warp. You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you cant visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally. My opponent said it was tragic to end the war in Iraq, and he wont tell us how hell end the war in Afghanistan. I have, and I will. And while my opponent would spend more money on military hardware that our Joint Chiefs dont even want, Ill use the money were no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work rebuilding roads and bridges; schools and runways. After two wars that have cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars, its time to do some nation-building right here at home.
Why it was Brilliant: President Obama used his Commander in Chief status to remind viewers of George W. Bush, the Republican pro-business president who blustered and bumbled the nation into two wars. The characterization of Romney as stuck in a time warp also plays into the idea that on the world stage he will be another George W. Bush, and the last thing roughly two thirds of the American people want to see is a return to the days of W.
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4). Obama Takes Back the Flag
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5 Brilliant Things Barack Obama Did in His Convention Speech (Original Post)
Hissyspit
Sep 2012
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Kurovski
(34,655 posts)1. Thanks, Hissyspit
I can always count on you and ceiling kitty to drag the best articles here to DU.
Tennessee Gal
(6,160 posts)2. Excellent. Thank you for the post. nt
King_Klonopin
(1,305 posts)3. I also like those jabs that shed light on their Almighty Tax Cut dogma
It's their solution to every problem.
When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a screw.
malaise
(267,827 posts)4. Nice read
Thanks
No one has noted that Obama mentioned that America had defeated fascism very early in the speech. That plus the 'we're not going back' which was repeated several times was very important to me.
a la izquierda
(11,784 posts)5. K & R
A wonderful summation
nanabugg
(2,198 posts)6. He was Presidential last night. A man in charge, a man with a party at his back, a man with a heart
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)7. Five gems that should be committed to memory
5 Brilliant Things Barack Obama Did In His Convention Speech
3). Expanding the Playing Field on Medicare to Include Protecting Social Security
What Obama Said, "And I will never turn Medicare into a voucher. No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. They should retire with the care and dignity they have earned. Yes, we will reform and strengthen Medicare for the long haul, but well do it by reducing the cost of health care not by asking seniors to pay thousands of dollars more. And we will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it not by turning it over to Wall Street."
Why it was Brilliant: President Obama offered up a standard promise to defend Medicare, but at the end he did something different. He opened the door to attacking Romney for wanting to privatize Social Security. Make no mistake about it, privatization is the mainstream Republican position on Social Security. Obama opened the door tonight to letting seniors and future seniors know that Mitt Romney is no friend of Social Security.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)8. Thanks for the positive review! This is good. n/t
kellytore
(180 posts)9. You did a better job than the commentators on CNN!
LittleGirl
(8,261 posts)10. excellent! eom
Ohio Joe
(21,656 posts)11. That is some good analysis
Thanks
Overseas
(12,121 posts)12. K&R. Well said.
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)13. kick nt