Romancing Obama
Bookworm on Oct 02 2008 at 10:57 pm | Filed under: Uncategorized
I’ve got an article at American Thinker. It’s another one in my eternal question to figure out why in the world Americans would favor a man who bad mouths them a lot of the time, and whose track record makes it obvious that he will never follow through on his promises. (And yes, DQ, I got the idea from my conversation the other day with you at lunch. You’re the wise friend to whom I refer in that article.)
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When I first heard The One at the Democrat Convention in 2004, I thought “this man will be the first Black President of the US.” I immediately bought his book, Dreams of My Father.
When Tony Blair spoke to a joint session of Congress following 9/11, he brought these jaded, cynical wheeler-dealers to their feet and to tears.
I believe that the power of Obama is the power of Oratory; it is what caused Matthews’ famous tingle up his leg. It’s what caused women to faint at O’s rallies. It is what makes Pastors of Mega-Churches millionaires. It’s what grows Mega-churches in the first place. BW & DQ would know better than me, but I suspect it is also what makes trial lawyers rich.
Kennedy and Reagan were both great orators. All the rest in my lifetime were/are duds. Dubya at the bottom. McCain pretty close to bottom.
A great orator, even more than a great poet, feeds our soul. Great oratory is a form of music, I think, and like music stirs our heart. Unlike DQ, I don’t think it’s *what* he says, I think it is how he says it.
Sad to say, historically, the better orator wins. Bright spot: the debates (where oratory does not come into play).
Pray for America.