Comments on: Politics And The Words That Move Your Opinion http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/politics-and-the-words-that-move-your-opinion/ Defending Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lon Mead http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/politics-and-the-words-that-move-your-opinion/#comment-16822 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:01:16 +0000 http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/?p=31867#comment-16822 During the 2008 campaign, Obama gave a speech (almost word-for-word identical to one given by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, whom Obama’s speechwriter used to work for) decrying the idea that the things Obama was saying were “just words”. He invoked the names of Dr. King, and JFK, recalling “I Have a Dream”, and “Ask not what your country can do for you”, saying that those were “just words”. As usual, Obama got it wrong. They were more than just words, because those speeches gave voice to dreams and strongly-held beliefs.

With Obama, words are simply tools and props, to be used i whatever fashion will get him the results he wants. People are discovering that Obama’s words are as shallow as he is.

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