Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has released the transcript of his acceptance speech.
Like most of his major speeches this much anticipated delivery was essentially more of an optimistic sermon and less of a comprehensive and firm commitment to specific policy.
What Obama does promise Americans is tax cuts, heavier reliance on nuclear power, more gas exploration, investment in clean technology, federal budget cuts and a hawkish foreign policy.
All the rest is a clever use of wordy smoke and mirrors, because the measures broadly mentioned could not deliver a universal benefit to the target groups within the American established political and social systems.
The speech very cleverly contained a number of colourful sound bites and predictably attacked McCain.
As we all saw on television, Obama's rhetoric sent Democratic convention delegates wild in Denver.
Will they survive the inevitable disappointment if Obama gains the presidency?
One has to wish Barack Obama well in his bid for the U.S. presidency, because this bid signals a positive change for the status of African-Americans.
However, from an outsider's perspective, Obama appears to be the usual political fantasist in a two-man race between political hucksters.
Like most of his major speeches this much anticipated delivery was essentially more of an optimistic sermon and less of a comprehensive and firm commitment to specific policy.
What Obama does promise Americans is tax cuts, heavier reliance on nuclear power, more gas exploration, investment in clean technology, federal budget cuts and a hawkish foreign policy.
All the rest is a clever use of wordy smoke and mirrors, because the measures broadly mentioned could not deliver a universal benefit to the target groups within the American established political and social systems.
The speech very cleverly contained a number of colourful sound bites and predictably attacked McCain.
As we all saw on television, Obama's rhetoric sent Democratic convention delegates wild in Denver.
Will they survive the inevitable disappointment if Obama gains the presidency?
One has to wish Barack Obama well in his bid for the U.S. presidency, because this bid signals a positive change for the status of African-Americans.
However, from an outsider's perspective, Obama appears to be the usual political fantasist in a two-man race between political hucksters.
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