{"id":87,"date":"2008-08-29T04:03:58","date_gmt":"2008-08-29T12:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ryanmcbain.com\/flowcheck\/?p=87"},"modified":"2008-08-29T04:46:48","modified_gmt":"2008-08-29T12:46:48","slug":"barack-obama-the-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ryanmcbain.com\/flowcheck\/barack-obama-the-american-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama: The American Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nGod, I hope he wins<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n

Anyone else see this epic speech last night? <\/p>\n

Barack Obama bashers will say that he didn’t provide enough specifics. I always thought speeches weren’t meant to be about dwelling on the “specifics.” If people are really looking for “specifics”, they might start by looking through the “Issues<\/a>” section on his website, which provide detailed outlines of his stance on every major campaign topic, including some .pdf files running dozens of pages long. <\/p>\n

Think about it for a moment. If a campaign speech were all about dwelling on \u201cspecifics”, it would be an epic failure. Hell, the speaker might die from having to talk continuously for hours and hours. <\/p>\n

Some idiots believe Obama’s positions lack substance altogether because he lacks \u201cspecifics.\u201d Don’t get me wrong, I’d feel the same way if someone applied this form of criticism to a John McCain speech, but for some odd reason Obama seems to be the more popular target for this kind of attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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