His speech has the key telltales of a major-league speechwriter, which is to be expected at that level. Frankly, I doubt Ron Reagan, Teddy Boy, Billy Boy, or the Two Al’s penned much/most of their speeches, either.
Obama impressed me a great deal, but he needs more seasoning. As you might imagine, the GOP will be gunning for him big time. Let’s hope he stays on the straight and narrow.
If by Ron Reagan, you mean the former president, you are mistaken. Otherwise, carry on.
As has been mentioned a couple of times already, Obama claims to have written the speech entirely on his own, subject to minimal editing by his staff and the DNC. He could be lying, I suppose, but that seems like an odd assumption to make.
Why? He’s a politician.
This name “Obama”…. It keeps reminding me of someone else, but I just can’t seem to put my finger on it….??? The only thing I get are these odd associations of twins, goat fucking and 72 virgin camels.
Boy has that man been saddled with an unfortunate name! If ever there were a politician that needed a stage name, this is the one. How about “Bob”?
Lib:
…And your faith in the innate peacefulness and honesty of humanity shines through again. 
Apples and Oranges Gadarene! Lib spoke of politicians, not humans. Everybody knows politicians belong in a different species entirely.
Could you elaborate on all of this a little bit, please? I’d like to hear more of what you have to say on this topic, what you think it means, how it reflects other aspects of your thinking, and how consistent it might be with others who share your political affiliation and points of view.
Comments overheard from patrons leaving the Hofbrauhaus, Munich Germany, 24 Februrary, 1920.
That may be the funniest post I’ve ever seen on the SDMB.
Although not, perhaps, for the reasons its author intended.
Comments overheard from Dopers reading Razorsharp’s bizarre contribution to this thread, July, 2004.
It is my little pet theory that liberals generally are blessed with less humour than normal people – probably as a result of internalising all this anal retentive political correct bullshit. Nothing in this world so great as being proven right. I was having a little immature and lame fun on his name, not a deep political analysis. Though I think any man having a name resembling nothing so much as a satire on Osama Goat Laden of nearly Monty Pythonsk proportions is faced with a bit of a handicap. How much of a handicap of course depends on your faith in the intelligence of the American people. Not normally one of liberals greatest points.
This is turning out to be quite the entertaining thread! I love the “normal people” bit; you slipped it in effortlessly. 
But wait…
You say that Obama is faced with a handicap because of his name.
You say that how much of a handicap depends on your faith in the intelligence of the American people.
2a) This implies that the more of a handicap one thinks Obama faces, the less faith one has in the intelligence of the American people.
Now, let’s say I don’t think Obama faces any handicap at all because of his name. (True, actually.) This must mean that I have greater faith in the intelligence of the American people than you do (as “a bit” is more of a handicap than “none”). Does it also follow, then, that you’re more liberal than I am?
Damn, the things you learn.
Touché!
But wait! If I’m more liberal than you, then you must be more conservative than me. And if you’re more to the right than me you’re a slave holding Nazi that eat little immigrant babies at full moon, probably you drive a suv.
That’s a scurrilous lie! The babies aren’t immigrants.
Carry on, then - Ron, Jr. gave an impassioned speech about the necessity of embryonic stem cell research (in which he didn’t mention Alzheimer’s or his father once, by the way).
No, it was a comparison of people who are easily swayed by nothing more than rhetoric, while in search of a savior.
Rune:
Compare Al Franken and Michael Moore to Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Ann Coulter. Compare “Doonesbury” to “Mallard Fillmore”. Liberalism and satire mesh nicely together. When conservatives try to be funny, they just come off sounding mean (or in the case of GWB, pathetic).
As for political correctness, conservatives have roared past liberals in that departent in the past few years. What is patriotism if not a form of political correctness? And look at the reaction to gay marriage, the challenge to “under God” in the PoA, the removal of 10 Commandment monuments, etc. And what kind of reaction would you get if you criticize a Republican candidate or appointee for being too religious?
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You’ve got to be friggin’ kidding! Conservatives have this black-and-white view of things while liberals struggle with the complexity of the real world. One look at Bush canpaign ads and it’s clear that conservatives have placed their faith in the lack of intelligence of the American people.
sqweels, not sure how you managed to get into my head and post on every point I was going to make, and somehow do it more eloquently than I could have, but stop it, okay?
Please?
Damn liberals, with their frickin’ telepathy…grumble, grumble
You’re probably right. Normal people, as opposed to liberals, would never flip out over someone making a lame joke about Bush’s name, such as remarking on how it is the same as a slang term for a portion of the female anatomy. I’m glad to know that those normal people wouldn’t do something so stupid such as call for the release of videotape to prove that lame jokes about someone’s name had been made.
Thank you for both your lucid and thoughtful observation about the nature of liberals and humor, and your sparkling wit!