Obama declares ignorance and forgets he was in the Senate for four years.
“We didn’t know at the time how severe the economic crisis was going to be,” Mr. Obama, visibly more gray than in 2008, said. “We didn’t fully appreciate at the time the worldwide magnitude of the financial crisis.”
Mr. Obama’s message Tuesday night echoed recent speeches- that everyone should get a “fair shot” and touted the 2010 overall of Wall Street rules as evidence he is looking out for the little guy.
Voters were engaged in the video, but there was no cheering, chanting or clapping for the president’s message during the address, distributed to more than 200 caucus locations throughout Iowa.
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Maybe the audience was like Abraham Lincoln’s audience when he gave the Gettysburg Address. They were so awed by what was said that they were just speechless. Lincoln thought he had given a lousy speech. Obama ALWAYS gives lousy speeches.
I would love nothing more than to hear the ‘wunderkind’ give a speech without a telepromptor or notes, because that would be a ‘real’ speech.
@cali: #2
Obama and other liberals have spoken without a teleprompter or prepared speech. I have said that when they do this, they mumble fumble their words, or they tell the truth. Remember Nancy Pelosi’s, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what it in it.” In other words, “If I tell you now, you won’t want it.”
Obama has done the same thing, but I can’t think of any right now. I am sure other FA commenters will remember some.