The Speech that Made Obama President
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Published 2012-08-30
Political speech experts featured in this episode include:
Michael A. Cohen
Author, Live From The Campaign Trail
Mario Cuomo
Former Governor of New York
Robert Lehrman
Chief Speechwriter for Vice President Gore and Professor of Speechwriting, American University
Charlton McIlwain
Professor of Communication, New York University
Jeff Shesol
Speechwriter for President Clinton and Founding Partner, West Wing Writers
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All Comments (21)
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Back when you voted for someone because you supported them, not because you hated the other guy
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Whether you like his politics or not, you have to admit, Obama is one of the most gifted public speakers in history.
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I’m from the UK and i got a sense of american pride just listening to this
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Times were so different when we had Presidents who could talk in complete coherent sentences.
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Throwback to when things were actually presidential
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Wow, there was actually a time we had to choose who was better - not who was less terrible.
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I will never forget this speech. I turned to my husband and said, "He will be president one day." I never doubted the certainty I felt that night.
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He spoke with a lot of credibility in his voice.. That was very rare, and still is.
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I was visiting my father in the nursing home when we watched this speech together. He pointed at the screen and said "There's your first black president right there." He died 3 weeks later. It seems a lifetime ago-and it was.
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I forgot how young he appeared before the 8 years of presidency
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Obama is one of the most gifted public speakers in history
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I'm not even American... But I'd vote for Obama.
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Funny how this got recommended to me after the worst debate in America's history
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“The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes America has a place for him too “
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How speeches are done 👍, without accusations and conspiracies, lies and slander. Should be the standard.
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This is why I voted for him -twice!❤️👍🙏😮🤟
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Nice thing about Obama was that "He did not read much of his speeches, HE spoke freely..
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The most powerful speech I’ve ever heard. Barack we miss you . "THE AUDACITY OF HOPE.'' That gets me every time..
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I was "dial spinning " when Obama started this speach and his first words stopped me in my tracks. I'm Canadian. I don't watch American political conventions but this was something special. It seemed to me that he was being groomed for something big. In 2008, I knew he would get the nomination and that he would win. I've never been so sure of any election outcome. America was never going to pass up the chance to elect a black candidate to the presidency. The fact that he is a brilliant, honorable man is a bonus. It would be interesting to know the number of people who voted for him who had never voted before.
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"No one knew who this guys was" Everyone in the crowd holding up an Obama sign
