tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245160260110720200.post8499377255388057314..comments2023-06-01T13:07:10.363-04:00Comments on The Bully Pulpit: Rock Star of a SpeechTom Shanahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671643507239783999noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245160260110720200.post-4978012445413326592010-06-17T17:58:47.058-04:002010-06-17T17:58:47.058-04:00Lina - thanks for the taking the time to comment, ...Lina - thanks for the taking the time to comment, and keep the discussion going!<br /><br />TomTom Shanahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671643507239783999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245160260110720200.post-21555859342095794852010-06-17T14:48:04.708-04:002010-06-17T14:48:04.708-04:00Great post. Hopefully, sharp and sincere politici...Great post. Hopefully, sharp and sincere politicians today will take Mr. Churchill's oratory manner, tenacity and forthrightness to heart. (An aside re: the rock band. Creativity, akin to energy, can neither be created nor destroyed, although it can be transferred. Someone somewhere read this quote and repurposed it for the band's name. Coincidence does not exist :)<br /><br />@ Jason. I've been pleasantly surprised by NJ Gov. Christie's style. 180 degrees from his immediate predecessor, which is a good thing. Going to check out the NR link.<br /><br />Tom, thank you for another excellent, (impeccably timed), post and commentary.<br /><br />LinaLina Mainihttp://www.beaconbulletin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245160260110720200.post-44639689231644437662010-06-17T13:04:04.801-04:002010-06-17T13:04:04.801-04:00Jim - Thanks for commenting. Did you know Laura Ny...Jim - Thanks for commenting. Did you know Laura Nyro, who wrote one of their greatest hits - "And When I Die," almost wound up as their lead singer? She turned it down though!<br /><br />TomTom Shanahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671643507239783999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245160260110720200.post-49989417757478540332010-06-17T12:41:39.462-04:002010-06-17T12:41:39.462-04:00I quite agree, Tom. Great speech. And even if th...I quite agree, Tom. Great speech. And even if the oration did not beget the name for Blood, Sweat and Tears, they were as good as the speech!James B. Teesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245160260110720200.post-88917691903641526172010-06-17T12:39:03.651-04:002010-06-17T12:39:03.651-04:00Jason - Thanks for your comments. I couldn't a...Jason - Thanks for your comments. I couldn't agree more. And thanks for sending along a related link. I'll take a look at it, and hope the other readers here will do so as well.<br /><br />TomTom Shanahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671643507239783999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245160260110720200.post-55402740963700537772010-06-17T12:29:51.326-04:002010-06-17T12:29:51.326-04:00It is a timeless and inspirational speech, of that...It is a timeless and inspirational speech, of that there can be no doubt.<br /><br />Importantly, the lesson to learned is one ignored by our current orator-in-chief. <br /><br />The Churchill speech resonates because it is honest and simple. It treats the listens as adults, and, while utilizing rhetoric, it does not rely on vague platitudes and heavily adorned euphemisms.<br /><br />In today's National Review, Jim Geraghty references the style of NJ Governor Chris Christie. Geraghty (rightly in my view) applauds Christie for taking an unvarnished - perhaps Churchillian - approach.<br /><br />http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/204262/its-too-early-christie-americans-are-yearning-his-styleJason Kramernoreply@blogger.com