Obama's Speech: Where's The Beef?

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  kevinkpierce09/01/08 Report as spam
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  It was a political speech to accept the nomination and
  encourage his supporters and set the tone for the election, not a
  policy speech.

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  kellylef09/01/08 Report as spam
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  Beef? Did Obama say he was going to subsidize cattle farmers?
  
  Acceptance speeches are about themes, not detailed explanation. $150 billion in to renewable energy, a good launching point so we can have conversation about how to spend the $150B.
  
  I would not expect anyone to get any more specific than bold platform statements at a convention acceptance speech.
  
  If McCain were to be as thematic, would you still wonder where the beef is? In his acceptance speech, immediately after saying we need to do more to assist victims of natural disasters, John McCain may very well say we need to protect homeowners by bailing out the mortgage industry. After all, doesn't he have 7 mortgages? Or is it 8?

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  LeverageSeed09/01/08 Report as spam
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  It was an acceptance speech, when are they ever a time for policy- it would be uncouth and not astute.
  Are you the guy who said this on TV? You peers should have deterred you from repeating this thought in writing. Its an elementary and ignorant assessment for some one with your resume to explore.

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  tintori09/02/08 Report as spam
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  What's the point of this article, more like!!!
  
  This was the right type of speech for this particular purpose, otherwise the speech would have gone on for hours!!!!

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  DEisenhauer09/02/08 Report as spam
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  I agree it was an acceptance speech and brevity is the key. In addition, I believe that his acceptance speech was already too long. I believe limiting the acceptance speach to 5 minutes, would have been sufficient, for both candidates. How about a better question, "How could McCain justify his choice of running mate". This seems to me like a desprate, 11th hour, hail mary pass, hoping it will connect with the right receivers. My fear is that it will be intercepted... One more thought, "What if McCain does pull it off and wins the presidential office"? If something happens to him, will his VP really be able to carry the ball? This is a tall order for anyone, especially someone with her limited experience... Lets face it, there is a lot riding on this election, as there always is, but it is up to us as the voting members, to do our best to ensure the right people fill that office...

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  amfonline09/02/08 Report as spam
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  I absolutely agree with the author in general. This may not have been the best venue for it, but I have yet to hear anything specific from Senator Obama - other than about his most direct opponent. They are both guilty on that score. Senator Obama's unwillingness to engage on a detailed, specific level - particularly face-to-face with his opponents is disquieting. He is someone that has the superstar quality so many crave, but has not shown the substance to back it up. When he speaks, you don't notice that he really didn't say much. His oratory style captures people. Only by going back and reviewing his words can you see how little content was there. Senator Obama could have helped people like me a little by giving something more than the common pap sound bites. Based on what I have seen, neither Senator Obama nor Senator McCain represent my beliefs. Yes, I am picking from one of the others - one that actually matches more than 25% of my belief system - personally, professionally, and economically. That's the choice I can live with. I will not chose a candidate based on "electability". I require substance. As a small business owner, I will say that if I tried to sign a customer based on such flimsy planning and strategy as the top two have exhibited, I would be laughed out of the building. I expect my next president to be at least that prepared.

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  ONA109/04/08 Report as spam
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  I was under the impression that the executive branch only proposes policy guidelines and that it is left to the ligislature to actually promulgate specific policy based on those proposals for the executive to execute. We seem to want Obama to do everything. I wonder if you think the same is true of the republican vp ?.