[Daradon]

An absolutely great speech, and very heartening if he does believe it.

Unfortunatly, I'm sure he won't be able to do half of want he wants, just cause of the system.
The bureaucracy and the lobbyists. And of course, there is the pressure of bending and succumbing to pressure and money once your they're anyway, not being able to do what you want to do.

More and more, the prez of the US is just a figurehead. Corporations and bloated and divisive corporate organizations and think thanks behind you.

Dems winning is not going to turn this country around. And that's if they don't take each others legs out from under them and give the win to McCain anyway.

The writing is one the wall. Oh how I want to believe in Obama and what he says (and that's as a Canadian, not even as an American) I think it's too late.

The country is losing it's grasp on superpower(dom) and is doing stupid things to try and keep it, rather than work for it's country and the world.

The country is going bankrupt (a lot worse than financial indicators, in fact, in the last losses have had some top monetary minds starting to speak that about the US is far more broke than they seem or report), has no credibility with the world, and a population they are largely ignoring. The only thing they have left is their superior weapons. And well, we all know what happens when you're hanging onto power and that's the only thing you have left.

No, their type of government has lasted almost 250 years in gradual terms, and 100 in more concise terms. That's about the length of life one can expect of a governmental ideal or system. It's not going to get better without SWEEPING changes (on which no modern president could do) or by overthrowing it.

Obama can't do it. The people need to do it. And they're far to preoccupied with American Idol and The Hills. And that's the biggest indicator. General apathy and ignorance, getting worse by the day. They need to win the small fight (Obama vs Hilary) and ignore the larger battle (improving your country and your world).

We're going to see a lull in dangerous politics for 4 years, (less if Obama is assassinated, which he probably will be if he becomes the leader for change he truly thinks he can be) and then you are going to see real, affect your life, problems crop up.

But their are far too many in the US shadow government (a term used both by Bush and Cheney) and halls of power that don't really care about the world, and only want to see their view, family and power extended throughout history.

US is degenerating slowly into fascism (which I'm beginning to believe might be a general slide of all governments as they get bigger and more bloated). As they have more invested and feel the need to keep tighter control. As there are more people to pay off and greater concern for the wealth of the lawmakers.

The U.S. has already passed 6 of the 10 tests for a fascist state including: Secret Prisons, illegal observation off it's populace, ACCEPTED use, not just use of torture, a prison population that far outnumbers the percentages of other nations in it's standard of living bracket, increased military movement and missions, and more...

I wish I could find hope in this talk, this excitement. But if people were truly excited they wouldn't be waiting for a leader, they'd be changing things on their own. They'd rally behind a leader after their own actions, not to decide how they think.

They're not, they're watching The Hills.


Oh, and to answer your question:

It's an extremely motivating speech cause it reaches out to everyone, especially those he's currently embroilled with. It's not easy to reach out to those trying to do you harm. Other than that, i's really a lot of talk without examples using vague wards like 'change' and even more vague (because gramatically incorrect I believe?) 'more perfect union.'

If he wasn't so charasmatic or sincere (or a bit of both), it probably wouldn't fly.

But he speaks for dreams and hopes and wishes in a way most politicians don't, even though it's very easy to do so. It's really not what he's saying, but how he's saying it. You believe him when he says he wants change and will fight for it. He challenges the status quo in a way that is not as bipartisan as everyone else.

He highlights not only the bad of the current government, but the bad in the country, the bad in himself or those around him AND ASKS EVERYONE TO DO THEIR PART. He's not pitching quick fixes, but he's promising a vision.

And most importantly unity. Whether he feels it or not, and whether it will happen or not, he is promising unity.

He talks about struggles. In al his speeches he talks about is struggles and the nations struggles. And not just in this 'I met this single mother' sort of way (though he does that too) but in a way that addresses the overall problems and not just the symtoms.

What is truly refreshing about Obama is he admits a gray past, and that makes him more human. More easy to cheer for. I've often wondered what would happen in politicians (especially in image crazy U.S.) just tried being more human, admitting some mistakes and not trying to be above everyone else. Wouldn't it help I thought? What if Clinton mention he DID inhale, or he DID have an affair. Would it alienate a few? Sure. Might it have helped him overall. I really think so.

Voters want to see a bit of themselves in their leader, and Obama does this.

I hope those last few help, sorry for going on a tangent.