Obama speech on nuclear disarmament

zeke12 · Oct 2, 2007

It is a long speech, but worth reading.

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/10/_obamas_full_antinukes_speech_blasts_beltway_establishment.php

Takes no prisoners on either side of the aisle.

I like it a lot -- both as a policy proposal and as a political speech.

Chi City 81 · Oct 2, 2007

Nuke-u-lar. It's pronounced nuke-u-lar.

Dangerous_K · Oct 2, 2007

The Good Doctor said:
Nuke-u-lar. It's pronounced nuke-u-lar.

"The S is silent."

zeke12 · Oct 2, 2007

I love y'all for not letting the thread die.

Dangerous_K · Oct 2, 2007

Zeke12 said:
I love y'all for not letting the thread die.

OK, on a much more intellectual note:

I love seeing Obama take a definitive stand. I feel like he's been *****footing around a bit since throwing his hat in the ring. I feel he's right on the money, especially with this one:

Because the American people weren’t just failed by a President -- they were failed by much of Washington. By a media that too often reported spin instead of facts. By a foreign policy elite that largely boarded the bandwagon for war.

As for the attacks he's had tossed his way about not having enough experience, I say isn't that a good thing in a way? He hasn't been deeply entrenched in the seediness of Washington like Kerry.

zeke12 · Oct 2, 2007

That's the case he's trying to make.

Experience and judgment aren't the same thing.

A pretty solid one, IMHO, especially considering that there isn't any job that gives you the "experience" to be president. It's a pretty unique job description.