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Recently I posted a request for assistance in locating videos of the candidates "dueling speeches" given recently in Ohio. I was preparing a 'compare and contrast' reflection and critical thinking assignment for my college government class. I was able to locate Obama's speech easily, but it took a little longer to find the whole speech from Romney instead of just clips. In fact, I never found it - but I decided to go ahead with the assignment anyway using the clips from the Romney address.
One DUer requested that I post on the results. So Here I am. I am still reading the papers, but the conclusions are pretty similar.
I just have to post this paragraph from one of the papers. This was the final paragraph from this student's paper (with some highlights from me):
an impression that unfortunately Romney is more like a bratty child. Everything from his
body language to his choice of topic i.e. everything that Obama has done is wrong yet
still offers alternative solutions. While criticism is necessary, in my opinion it should also
be equally tactful. Romney has yet to appear as truly patriotic either. He seems more
consumed with stubborn opposition and even makes jokes about The President.
Comparatively, Obama is much more tactful when making criticisms. I was thankful and
relieved that the Romney video was short as it would be difficult at best for me to watch a
full-length speech by him. A person seems intellectually dishonest to me when they
immediately resort to attacks. Romney stated, (referring to Obamas policies) Talk is
cheap and actions speak very loud. Romney needs to face the facts. Obamas policies
have not made it more difficult for Americans to find work. They have in fact helped our
economy a great deal.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)ashling
(25,771 posts)another student ended with this
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