Posted by: labadie | July 1, 2008 1:52 PM Posted by: ruth | July 3, 2008 1:40 AM Today is the day when we got freedom from the British and … There are lots of grand ideals in this speech that no one can dispute, either side of the aisle. I have read several criticisms below of the speech above, and each time I overwhelmingly think less of the criticism than I do of the speech.
Or maybe you lack an understanding of the freedoms of America. Of course he explaines the history and the background in a very interesting way and he also motivates the audience, but as you can see, there is nothing changed. "the shot heard round the world" on April 19,1775 in Lexington and Concord, MA. And with the first shot of that fateful day - a shot heard round the world - the American Revolution, and America's experiment with democracy, began. I remember her explaining how this declaration applied to every American, black and white and brown alike; how those words, and words of the United States Constitution, protected us from the injustices that we witnessed other people suffering during those years abroad. Sadly, in recent years, in the midst of war on two fronts, this call to service never came.
Posted by: Steve | June 30, 2008 11:25 PM Speeches - he has lectured us on race, patriotism - does not put food on the table, would not help the unemployed, the price of gas etc. | Report abuse. “I will soon sign an executive order establishing a national commission to promote patriotic education. We are not bigots. The America We Love - as prepared for delivery Harry S Truman We reflect on these questions as well because we are in the midst of a presidential election, perhaps the most consequential in generations; a contest that will determine the course of this nation for years, perhaps decades, to come.
For those of you that can't respect this speech or bash him for other thing like a pastor (things that are out of his control) you're just a RACIST!!! Adams' Alien and Sedition Act, Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus, Roosevelt's internment of Japanese Americans - all were defended as expressions of patriotism, and those who disagreed with their policies were sometimes labeled as unpatriotic.
I would hope that any "educated" person could find some inspiaration in a speech like this.
He said some good things, but this was an entirely risk-free speech and as such he could have done a lot better in terms of exposition on patriotism, not talking about himself, and at least citing every Lincoln rip-off in the darn thing. Posted by: Barb W | June 30, 2008 8:22 PM A truly developed country is made up of true patriots. He may not turn out to be a Lincoln, an FDR or a Washington but at least there is that potential to lead the way they did.