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Y'know what, it's still the land of the free and the home of the brave.

But the poet lady was alas a trifle poor: especially when sandwiched between Barry and the Groovy Reverend.
Good quote from the Rev too. Big Bill Broonzy. Well I never.

Barry only gets eight-point-mumble for the speech however: too many slightly off notes, but built it to quite a crescendo with echoes of MLK and FDR and Churchill. Or it could be that Winston, Martin, and Barry, all lean quite heavily upon the cadences of the King James' Bible.

But also it must be said, we are judging Barry by high standards: he does appear to be the best orator of his generation.

Bravo America.
[Tips hat.]

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The elder scion and I were aghast at the poem. Perhaps Billy Collins wasn't available for the gig.

There again, the most poetic thing I've read in a while is this -- from a tea set the wife recently brought back from her China trip:

"Pamper imagination on the easefeeling of bamboo skill."

I mean, c'mon, I've been at this for decades and never once managed to get off a line that good.

Edited 2009-01-20 18:55 (UTC)

I agree about the poet. She was a fairly clunky speaker--and it's her poem, too! And the poem itself felt more like prose than verse.

Edited 2009-01-20 19:05 (UTC)

I agree, the poetry was a disappointment. I won't be shy -- It was BAD poetry. What a shame.

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