Bill Clinton delivered a masterful speech at the DNC on August 27, one night after Hillary delivered hers. At least one pundit declared it one of his best, ever. Watch the video here. And here is the text of the speech.
I did not watch it live, as I did Hillary's -- and part of (Montana Governor) Brian Schweitzer's, who, one observer has claimed, is another next President. I must admit that Governor Schweitzer, who had been completely unknown to me till I heard him speak, impressed me the most for the sheer artistry of his delivery Tuesday night -- and it seems I wasn't alone [click here for one of several posts I have come across after the initial publishing of my own post].
This week's proceedings at the Denver DNC have highlighted one fundamental fact about human nature: We are all susceptible, in one way or another, to the oft-overlooked power of speech; and we are wired to respond to fine deliveries.
A singularly powerful speech has a chemical effect, so to speak, on the brain -- capable as it is of changing the thinking of millions, even against their initial will and "testament", or inclination.
And then there were two.
But is this power something to be wary of; or, like fire, something simply to master? Is it friend or foe to the audience's better judgment -- to reason?
The doom and gloom that was predicted for the DNC has, overnight, turned to celebration -- an all-round resumption, as it were, of Obamamania! All largely because of the words uttered, from the heart, by the two Clintons.
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