The main message in this speech is change. I get happy when I hear the word change, and especially in this context. Because in most cases it stands for something good and great. And that is exactly what America needs right now. They need someone to make a difference. To strengthen the week links of the big machine that we call USA. If America is too become a much greater country. A more secure and a more equal place than it is today, and have been for the last eight years. It will need a truly devoted leader. And that is what America will get. Obama talks a lot about change. And I think that is the biggest reason to why he was elected president. Because that is what people need. Some needs hope and some needs a new lifestyle. This change will benefit the poor. Because as I see it, today’s America is heaven for the rich and hell for the poor. The rich have money to pay their health insurance, and therefore they are the ones that get the best medical treatment. While the poor have to give up many things, just so that they can pay for medical bills that costs a fortune. I believe that this will get better. Because Obama cares. I hope that he will do everything he can to change this. Because it´s a big part of what in America that needs changing.
"Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it´s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers."
He gives his audience a sense of calm and safety. He gives people hope and faith. He gives promises of change and welfare. This is how he reaches out to people. He tells them what they need to hear. And not just because he can. It´s because he believes in it himself. When he sais "America can change", I truly believe it´s something from the heart. Not just something he says. It shows that he wants this just as much as the people. Sometimes when politicians gives speeches, young people doesn’t really hear what that are saying. But Obama speaks in a way that everybody understands. His language is easy to comprehend and his choice of words are remarkably right. The young people of America gets interested when they hear him speak, and that is really important.
"It´s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America."
"This victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were."
I think he means that if change shall happen, it´s important not to fall back into old habits. The past is the past and it wasn´t all that good. But it is nothing we can do about that now. All we can do is to make sure it won´t be like that ever again.
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answerer."
I think he means that it is up to right now if America is going to change. We can always do better than we did before, and we can always hope that the future will be as flawless as it can be. But it´s right now that is important. It is what we do now that matters. If we act wrong now it can change our future prospects. So no matter of what was or what is yet to come, it´s what we do now that counts.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people will get there."
By this he means that he believes that change will come. That they will get there in time but it will also take time. It´s not something you just do. It is a working progress that will need time to develop into a better society. He will do his best to make this come true. And if the time he has as president isn´t enough, then he will try to make it anyway. It is his believes that change will come sooner or later. But hopefully sooner.
" It`s the answerer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America."
This part felt good to hear. Because America have had a lot of racial barriers. And it finally starts to feel like it will get better. The fact that the president sees the people as a unit and not as divided individuals, gives hope for other people to start seeing things from the same point of view.
"To those who would tear this world down - we will defeat you. To those who will seek peace and security - we support you."
This part must give the Americans some peace. Because now they know that they will have a president who will do anything too make America a secure and peaceful place. He wants what`s best for the country and that is a good thing to know.
"A preacher from Atlanta told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can."
The first word that popped up in my head when I read this part was hope. The part, we shall overcome, meaning America. It means that America as a people will triumph and win back that things they ones lost. Just because it didn´t happen then, doesn´t mean that it can´t happen now. As Obama said himself. Yes we can.
My question: Do you think Obama won because of who he is and because of his determination, or did he win just because the people didn´t want another George W. Bush?
~Emma.
"Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it´s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers."
He gives his audience a sense of calm and safety. He gives people hope and faith. He gives promises of change and welfare. This is how he reaches out to people. He tells them what they need to hear. And not just because he can. It´s because he believes in it himself. When he sais "America can change", I truly believe it´s something from the heart. Not just something he says. It shows that he wants this just as much as the people. Sometimes when politicians gives speeches, young people doesn’t really hear what that are saying. But Obama speaks in a way that everybody understands. His language is easy to comprehend and his choice of words are remarkably right. The young people of America gets interested when they hear him speak, and that is really important.
"It´s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America."
"This victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were."
I think he means that if change shall happen, it´s important not to fall back into old habits. The past is the past and it wasn´t all that good. But it is nothing we can do about that now. All we can do is to make sure it won´t be like that ever again.
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answerer."
I think he means that it is up to right now if America is going to change. We can always do better than we did before, and we can always hope that the future will be as flawless as it can be. But it´s right now that is important. It is what we do now that matters. If we act wrong now it can change our future prospects. So no matter of what was or what is yet to come, it´s what we do now that counts.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people will get there."
By this he means that he believes that change will come. That they will get there in time but it will also take time. It´s not something you just do. It is a working progress that will need time to develop into a better society. He will do his best to make this come true. And if the time he has as president isn´t enough, then he will try to make it anyway. It is his believes that change will come sooner or later. But hopefully sooner.
" It`s the answerer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America."
This part felt good to hear. Because America have had a lot of racial barriers. And it finally starts to feel like it will get better. The fact that the president sees the people as a unit and not as divided individuals, gives hope for other people to start seeing things from the same point of view.
"To those who would tear this world down - we will defeat you. To those who will seek peace and security - we support you."
This part must give the Americans some peace. Because now they know that they will have a president who will do anything too make America a secure and peaceful place. He wants what`s best for the country and that is a good thing to know.
"A preacher from Atlanta told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can."
The first word that popped up in my head when I read this part was hope. The part, we shall overcome, meaning America. It means that America as a people will triumph and win back that things they ones lost. Just because it didn´t happen then, doesn´t mean that it can´t happen now. As Obama said himself. Yes we can.
My question: Do you think Obama won because of who he is and because of his determination, or did he win just because the people didn´t want another George W. Bush?
~Emma.
2 comments
To answer your question, I think that it is a little bit of both things you mentioned. But it is more cause people don't want another George Bush i think.
This is a personal and a well-written post. The post is organized around certain key parts of Obama's speech and it reads easily. The quotes work well in supporting the arguments in the post. I agree with Gjejlan that Obama's victory might have some to do with George W Bush not being a very popular president, but if it had only been that, I do not think that Obama would have won. He made so many people who do not normally vote in elections at all come out and vote this time. All of that is largely due to the attraction of Obama's person and his message, I think.
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