Obama's Acceptance speech:
Contrary to what Brad had said I don't believe that Obama's speech was inspirational let alone very rememberable. I felt the speech in general was super safe, and was exactly what I had expected. I felt as though Obama was pandering to the American people while telling them about there greatness. As an outsider to the American political system as well as America in general the speech fell short and was unable to hold my interest. I was not engaged when he spoke of his wife and children, I was aware that he used this to humanize himself in front of the nation, but it was irrelevant to me whether he loved his wife or not. Though the majority of the speech in my opinion was dull I did enjoy the fact that he brought up issues in his speech. While he talked about healthcare and American dreams and their potential to come into flurition he had powerful emotion in his voice. Putting my thoughts on the speech aside I thought Obama once again was able to present volumes of passion in his words especially near the end. Obama has shown time and time again that the energy and passion he brings really resonates with the American people. Overall I felt the speech was ordinary, but very appropriate and was delivered expertly.
Mitt Romney's Concession speech:
Having watched Romney's speech second to Obama's, I feel as though this speech was far worse compared to Obama's. Both Obama and Romney have a certain way of speaking that lends itself to them being exceptional speech deliverers and speakers, and I did not see that from Romney in his concession speech. I feel as though the disapointment of losing was far greater then what he anticapated he would be feeling and that it took away from his charm. Obama's speech had power behind his words where as Romney's felt almost half hearted and it felt as though he was going through the motions trying to get the speech over with. The whole time Romney looked stagnant and withdrawn. In conclusion I would say in comparison to Obama's speech it was far more Ordinairy and boring, and he had not used his charm nor his passion to fuel his words when adressing America.
How could I be the only person who liked Romney's speech? I thought it was nice see a side to him that wasn't a shark. If Obama had lost the election I doubt he would use a speech like his acceptance speech. To compare them would be like hearing a speech at a wedding and then hearing another at a funeral and saying the speech at the funeral was bad because it didn't have the same energy. Thats probably a horrible way to explain this but I think his speech was perfect in what it set out to do.
ReplyDeleteThe Fact is that both Obama and Romney are extremely articulate and their ability to deliver speeches is hard to rival. Romney's speech was just so generic and lackluster. Romney had the ability to create a far better speech that could of had the same awe inspiring effect that Obama's had but he choose not to. You describe Romney as being like a shark, well a large percentage of the population of America voted for that "shark". Why he chose to change his style of speech and the very end is questionable, seeing as it is what got him so far. You also say that because of the circumastances that they were delivering their speeches plays a large role on how their speech was composed and delivered. That I agree with, the tone and what is said should be different but the fact is that he was almost the president. Someone that comes that close to becoming the figurehead of America should not shy away from their charisma and just say the standard "thankyou's:.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with what you say about Obama's speech being "super safe". The only reason the crowd is cheering at times is because he is the president. As for Romney, it's hard not to be stagnant and withdrawn when you've just lost a run for office. I thought Romney concealed his disappointment well.
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