Reply #41: Because this is a stump speech, not a research paper... [View All]

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

Do you think he's going to interrupt the cadence of his delivery to provide "verbal footnotes" for a pack of gibbering idiots who only want to find fault with him? And who would then probably accuse him of not using the most current MLA style?

The purpose of his speech is to fire up his supporters and to pursuade those who are still pursuadable to vote for him. The purpose is not to demonstrate his intellectual pedigree or provide adequate documentation or his sources. The fact is that people (including Patrick Deval) really don't give two shits that Patrick Deval said something similar.

Those who trot out this allegation are missing the point entirely. Hillary has a 10-point plan. Goody. You know who else had a 10-Point Plan? Walter Mondale. So did Mike Dukakis. So did John Kerry and Al Gore. But they were viewed as bloodless policy wonks. The purpose of Obama's oratory is to inspire people to believe (yes - BELIEVE) that something greater is possible in this country.

The heart trumps the head.

Every.
Single.
Time.

Republicans learned that a long time ago. The way a voter perceives the candidate has more to do with whether they'll vote for him that does the candidate's specific stand on any particular issue. That's why blue-collar voters go with the Republicans, who then ship their jobs to Singapore and then tap their phones.

Bill Clinton understood this, and he got elected. Hillary probably understands it, but she's no damned good at it. So the alternative is to try and tear down the guy who can.

Ain't going to work.