“One voice can change a room”
I guess I’m going through campaign withdrawal, but stumbling on this clip from the end of the campaign (via Mark Bernstein) got me all teary. In four minutes, a perfect oratorical arc, from relaxed storytelling to “Fired up! Ready to go!” With the disasters we face, we’re going to need this sort of inspiration.
“One voice can change a room. And if a voice can change a room, it can change a city. And if it can change a city, it can change a state. And if it can change a state, it can change a nation. And if it can change a nation, it can change the world.”
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November 14th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
I have watched that clip several times since Election Day, and it gets me teary every time, too :o.
November 15th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Pep rallies work for a while, but change requires substance. There is none of that here.
November 15th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
There’s no doubt that Barack Obama is a fantastic orator and stirring speaker. I’m not convinced that in the long haul, that is what will sustain long-term economic development or national security. I enjoy call-and-response sermons as much as the next person; but feeling motivated doesn’t pay the grocery bill, or the car insurance, or the light and heat bill.
The liberal illuminati sometimes appear to be under the impression that middle America has never heard a sermon before. In fact, many middle Americans have done more so than the coasts. Therefore, we can appreciate it; we can enjoy it; and we can recognize it for what it is – a Sunday sermon.
Now: what about Monday?
November 19th, 2008 at 7:40 am
When Paul Revere shouted ” THE BRITISH are COMING! THE BRITISH are COMING !”
The conservatives said, “Great !, maybe “they”
can shut that loud-mouth up!
November 27th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
I love this – thanks!
November 27th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
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