What They're Saying About President Obama's Do-Over Speech Reaction To Fifty-Four Minutes Of Nothing: “Long-Winded … Dreary … Nothing New … An Unmitigated Flop”
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Reaction To Fifty-Four Minutes Of Nothing: “Long-Winded … Dreary … Nothing New … An Unmitigated Flop”
Representative Mark Critz (D-PA): “President Obama And Others In Washington Need To Realize That We Cannot Spend Our Way To Prosperity…” “President Obama and others in Washington need to realize that we cannot spend our way to prosperity and that to in order to create jobs, we need to address unfair trade deals that ship jobs overseas and enact policies that allow us to take advantage of our vast natural resources such as coal and natural gas in a safe and responsible manner which will lower energy costs and create jobs and approving the Keystone XL Pipeline would be a good first step.” (Reid Wilson, “With Friends Like These...,” National Journal, 6/14/12)
CNN’s Gloria Borger: “It Is A Leadership Question. They Don't Want A President Who Whines About What A Terrible Situation He’s In And Woe Is Me. They Want Somebody Who Can Lead Us Out Of It.” (CNN’s “John King USA,” 6/14/12)
CNN’s John King: “[President Obama] Said If I Haven't Turned This Around In Three Years, It’s A One-Term Proposition. Now He’s Essentially Saying It’s An Eight Year Proposition.” “It’s a very different framing from the bit we played last night, where in February 2009, again just weeks after taking office, he said if I haven't turned this around in three years, it’s a one-term proposition. Now he’s essentially saying it’s an eight year proposition.” (CNN’s “John King USA,” 6/14/12)
Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter: “One Of The Least Successful Speeches I’ve Seen Barack Obama Give In Several Years. It Was Long-Winded.” (MSNBC’s “News Nation,” 6/14/12)
Politico’s Glenn Thrush: “Sloppier, Less Fully Formed…” “Obama's speech was sloppier, less fully formed and far more serious (He wore a POTUS suit and stood in front of flags), as befits a man who has to figure out how to sell a second term in the midst of another mid-summer economic swoon. Analysts, like Jonathan Alter on MSNBC, complained that it was too long at 54 minutes and missed the mark thematically.” (Glenn Thrush, “Speech Analysis: Obama Eats His Peas,” Politico, 6/14/12)
Fox News’ Ed Henry: “No New Ideas Today…” HENRY: “No new ideas today either, which is why top Republicans say [President Obama’s] time is running out.” (Fox News’ “Special Report,” 6/14/12)
The New York Times’ Editorial Page Editor Andrew Rosenthal: “It Was Really Long (6,607 Words) And Dreary.” “Mr. Obama gave a major speech in Cleveland today, by which I mean it was really long (6,607 words) and dreary. … I have two questions. First, is it smart politics for Mr. Obama to paint his rival with the George W. Bush brush? … Second, will someone edit the president’s speeches?” (Andrew Rosenthal, “Painting Romney With The Bush Brush,” The New York Times, 6/14/12)
The Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky: “Rhetorically, The Speech Wasn't Powerful – Diluted By Length And Tropes We've Heard Before…” “Rhetorically, the speech wasn't powerful –
