Thursday, November 20, 2008

McCain's speech

I think McCain delivered his speech with a lot of integrity. He opened up by being very humble, by announcing his call to president elect Obama, and how he was proud of him. I think he was doing this to connect with the majority of the American populace who voted for Obama, because his crowd in Arizona were ignorant rude people who started booing at the very mention of Obama's name. He showed that he excepted his fate and was acknowledged that the outcome was from the American's desire to change,and that he would continue to help the president to implement this change. His introduction used pathos to connect to the American people, so he would not look like, a bigoted prideful conservative that never backs down.

In his body his organization went from the past to the present to highlight the steps America has taken to change. He noted how Teddy Roosevelt invited Booker T. to the white house, and how we have come as far as having a president who is African American. He also inferred that his was a valiant achievement that American's have made. He did this to show the incredible will of the American people to change their lives for the better.

McCain repetitively used the pronoun we to create a sense of unity to America. He also used a lot of introductory phrases to emphasize the importance of the next clause.

In his conclusion he then thanked everybody, which is a sharp contrast to the victory speech we watch in class of President Bush. He did this at the end because he wanted to show that the new change is the most important issue for America right now. He also thanked his supporters and campaigners at the end to stress that they were the backbone of the campaign, which can not go without notice. And at the very end he stressed the valiant stubbornness of the American people to never give up, and not for his marathon in competing in political positions, but to never give up thee will to make America the best society to live in.

1 comment:

Noelle said...

Mandi, I like how you pointed out his constant use of we. I think that I had already identified myself with him in his speech that I didn't even realize that it was intended. His speech was very good, and I like how, despite his loss, he really wanted to unite the American people, disregarding those who could not even stand to hear Obama's name.