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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:35 PM Original message |
David Gergen - Speech Not For The Ages, But The Here and Now |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. Our country and the world needed the |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. I watched it and then read it on the BBC web site. I don't think there are |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. David Gergen = wanted a soundbyte! |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. And Toobin just said that the speech didn't have one memorable line. |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I Think Obama's Speech Was Meant To Be Heard - Tells A Story |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. The first reviews miss most "memorable lines" |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. I thought it had many and now one is my sig line! |
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Sebass1271 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. Gergen, is an asshole.. he was looking for a soundbite... |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. It was a roll up your sleeves and get to work speech n/t |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Lincoln himself thought the Gettysburg Address was crap. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. The pundits also thought McCain and Palin won debates! |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Sorry |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I Thought There Were A Lot Of Memorable Lines, But They Were Overwhelmed... |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. The "ask not" kind of stuff is once in a lifetime. Gergen hasn't much to say. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. i thought it was very good and i think the barking heads should really give a few weeks. |
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Think82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
13. I loved the part when he said "the tools are new, but... these principles are old." |
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Think82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I'm referring to Obam, not Gergen, fyi |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. It seemed to be structured to avoid reduction to a single sentence |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
19. We won't know whether its "for the ages" until at least 50 years from now |
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ErinBerin84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
20. sound bytes are over-rated |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. Pat Buchanan loved it, that's good enough for me. I thought it was masterful....n/t |
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