Thursday, June 5, 2008
I wanted to repost a mix of McCain’s speech from the night of the South Dakota and Montana primaries. It was painful and stumbling at best. After being a Rep and Senator of 26 years, this speech shows just how unfamiliar he is with delivering prepared remarks.
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PRX has a lot of speeches like this where odd and uncomfortable moments spotlight the candidates’ personality. For creative producers it’s a gold mine for mash-ups and orchestral compositions of poli-speak. Take a look.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Hillary Clinton is asking us all to hold our gasp for just a few days longer. But that didn’t stop Barack Obama or John McCain from declaring the primary race over. PRX has all the audio cut up and ready to go. Clinton, Obama, and McCain.
I also wanted to highlight just two clips from tonight’s speeches. First McCain’s warm praise of Clinton. I think that’s the closest thing to emotion I’ve heard from him.
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Second is the closing to Obama’s speech. Regardless of personal politics, it has to be one of the finer moments in political oration.
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