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Got people thinking about the long term in the last part. Nice touch. Long Now-like. The speech was slow to get off its feet, otherwise.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Wed Nov 5th, 2008 at 12:21:34 AM EST

Re: Speech (4.00 / 2)

It resonated with this sappy blogger.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 5th, 2008 at 12:25:25 AM EST
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Re: Speech (4.00 / 3)

Certainly not one of his better speeches, but I was a little too worried about him getting shot to pay attention.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Nov 5th, 2008 at 12:28:28 AM EST
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Re: Speech (4.00 / 2)

Al Jazeera commentary: "speaking from behind what appeared to be bullet proof glass walls"

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Wed Nov 5th, 2008 at 12:31:46 AM EST
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Re: Speech (none / 0)

Yes, I noticed that immediately.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Nov 5th, 2008 at 12:33:30 AM EST
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Re: Speech (none / 0)

Standard protection protocol for a President.

by ATinNM on Wed Nov 5th, 2008 at 12:46:38 AM EST
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Re: Speech (none / 1)

Should he borrow the Popemobile?

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 5th, 2008 at 01:47:23 AM EST
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