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It's really about us. "Obama's Moment to Call Us to
Posted: Jan 21, 2013
To get to “We”, Obama’s speech needs to avoid “I” and “They,” writes Mark McKinnon.
| January 21, 2013 4:45 AM EST
People walk on the National Mall in front of the Washington Monument as Washington prepares for U.S. President Barack Obama's second inauguration on January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Mario Tama/Getty)
[Except from today's column] "... To borrow a signature phrase, let me be clear: This day is not about him. It’s about us. Our nation. Our future. Where do we go from here? What is the right path forward? How do we come together?
We have been given so much. Yet so much is left to be done. But we are Americans. And today, that is what we celebrate.
Democracy is but an experiment in the long history of the world. And ours, rarer still: a representative republic, a country owned by the people. One people. An idea enshrined in our founding documents and echoed years later by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address. Ours is a government of the people, by the people, for the people. An ideal sanctified by the blood of many who came before us, and by those forgotten who fight in our name still.
Here’s what I do want to hear:
The word “We.” A call to a greater collective commitment. A recognition of the sacrifices to come. A signal of willingness to do the unpopular, to take on his political base. A surprise or two. Humility. Faith. Gratitude. And keep it short.
To borrow a signature phrase, let me be clear: This day is not about him. It’s about us.
How great a legacy to leave: To call together an anxious nation. To calm the divide and ask brothers to lay down their arms. To inspire them to a greater cause—to fight not against each other, but alongside each other for something far greater than ourselves.
This day, this country, this future—it is ours. Will he answer the call? And will we?"
Entire column at link below.
The president's 2012 election night acceptance - used "we" 68 times.
[ In Reply To ..]Here. See for yourself. Additional citations show us all that the president has no problem whatsoever with the concept of "we," so perhaps the Daily Beast's Mark McKinnon skipped his homework before writing this piece.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/us/politics/transcript-of-president-obamas-election-night-speech.html?pagewanted=all
2009 inaugural speech, 61 times
http://obamaspeeches.com/
Prayer vigil at Newtown memorial, 37 times
http://bostinno.com/2012/12/19/president-obamas-speech-on-gun-control-and-reform-transcript-video/#ss__275884_274062_0__ss
Acceptance speech at the 2008 democratic convention, 75 times
http://obamaspeeches.com/E10-Barack-Obama-The-American-Promise-Acceptance-Speech-at-the-Democratic-Convention-Mile-High-Stadium--Denver-Colorado-August-28-2008.htm
Berlin speech, 74 times
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html
A More Perfect Union "race" speech, 124 times
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html
2006 Keynote speech, 62 times
http://obamaspeeches.com/081-Call-to-Renewal-Keynote-Address-Obama-Speech.htm
Find 100 examples of same here:
http://obamaspeeches.com/
Oh, dear. I hoped this would inspire US to say "we" more. - Our country is what we make of it. nm
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How many times did he say "I" ? - That would be
[ In Reply To ..]more like his character.
Mean. Small. Nations were never great because of - attitudes like this. nm
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You can say that again. - nm
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The links are there. Get back with us after your futile search - for evidence that proves your claim. nm
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Someone obviously told him to cut out all the - "I's" he has been known to say. Na
[ In Reply To ..]We're wise to this.
A tug from the bottom, but I'm not comfortable there. - nm
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