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[johnny9fingers]

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.]

Comments

[masquedbunny.livejournal.com]

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.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Seems the general consensus. Surely Maya Angelou would have been a better choice? Even if of a different (and much older) generation, and Clinton's fave; the choice of poet & poem should still be made on merit within the cadences of the American voice. My opinion, anyway.
'Pon reflection I'd rate Barry's speech in the eight-point-nines. Pretty damn good actually.