Not a hot topic, but a topic that will always be one of discussion: Election night speeches for Obama and McCain.
Election night of 2008 will be one to always remember. I personally, was disappointed to find out that John McCain would have to make a concession speech, handing over the victory to Obama, but after hearing it, I had nothing but pride for my candidate. I thought it was one of the classiest, and gracious ways to bow down from the election. I hope the nation enjoyed the way in which he called for his supporters to pull together, and change their eyes to the new President elect. He showed his true American spirit by calling on everyone to come together and suppport the decision that the majority of our countrymen made by electing Barak Obama. I couldn’t help but just feel sorry for McCain, in that I wonder if he actually had a shot at the Presidency from the start. After all, as much as I love Bush… I’ve got to admit, he didn’t leave McCain the best set-up to win.
I thought Obama’s was basically Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech “I Have A Dream…”, insert “Yes We Can”. I also thought that he played up his being black too much for election night. Barak, you obviously know the entire country is going to be watching – Democrat and Republican. I just thought it was a little disrespectful in his metion of “slavery” and “minorities”, etc. If he would have been speaking to just his supporters, that would have been just fine, but he should have kept in mind that everyone was watching. On a lighter note though, I did think that because of his talent in rhetoric, this speech will go down as one of the more memorable in history. Not just because of the circumstances (first black President, youngest, etc.) but also because of the feeling of “hope and prosperity” it truely conveyed.
Election night was groundbreaking for sure, and it will always be remembered because of these two speeches.
Until next time… Go Team America!
