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Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley on the President’s speech at the Democratic Convention.
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Was briefly help would be right now in Austin, Texas.
He added club.
A tough -- -- right studied me.
Acknowledge those poll numbers.
That they're not great.
So he was talking about it but doing -- popularity paraphrasing here -- must not be looking at.
-- my numbers are very good at it but Freddie that you.
-- I think it would say.
Did an excellent job mom you know it's hard following Bill Clinton it's a very well.
Well honed in written speech it's basically his stump speech shown with some glitter on -- while making ticket reminds one of FDR sort of 1936.
-- the end there you -- hearing -- sound like merton.
King but it was really I think the fair shot he said that phrase that.
All I want the American people's affairs -- -- -- the first paragraph in there again at the end and that sort of fifteen built this around the but general.
Fairness self.
I was a little surprised he went after.
Quite as strongly as he did -- oil companies.
You in the global warming pollution Wall Street on and that way beyond he'd give some red meat to world.
You know to the Democrats -- internally.
You know I've noticed that as well -- -- I.
I always expect our you know president Eddie -- either party to behave a certain way I didn't hear.
Five -- -- this red meat that was the rights of Pacific I didn't hear him acknowledging.
Any mistakes in his car or -- saying that maybe there's a reason why those poll numbers.
Are the way they are because you've seen never Mr.
President.
To own up for these problems are you know Republicans got a lot of blame that's to be expected Republicans.
Were doing so unless.
For me I thought that you follow these states were closely that I do.
He gets a little you know it just gets a little -- -- -- for Americans.
Beyond this room school like.
See here.
A president acknowledge.
This with the problems around -- -- that he might have something to do with it but he's either burned its way over to prove his liberty that.
Well he did -- mention Abraham Lincoln freed with the humble -- and set I've made mistakes but.
The wrapping himself from Abraham Lincoln that's that's a clever way of doing it.
I thought he had.
Drag him and hope I don't -- -- has not gotten albeit highlighted barely -- but then flew immediately.
Put yourself.
That's beyond just like like getting him navy but I don't exactly that's right -- good enough I picked up on that and -- I thought the hope and change from Keith.
Lifted before you know.
How to make fun was their hope and -- the last time and he went out and said -- you were the change.
Minute my gradually begin with fifteen hope.
He did get to name -- places like Detroit and Colorado went Toledo.
On the names of places that he error in needs to sway voters.
I was surprised he didn't go a little more Ronald Reagan started talking about somebody at Walter Reed hospital.
Or you know -- giving some real life examples.
-- -- My -- reporters tomorrow we'll try to find out who those individuals.
He's talking about Reagan -- Tended actually use that person's name and split.
Com.
You know inspired music -- presidents reelected and those that don't it's very rare that is.
The chief executive isn't reelected.
But did it could happen or crises the was fit to be Carter bid for Jordan would see here -- -- in 1968 did Lyndon Johnson.
-- -- running again.
-- the presidents -- tough sledding with this economy.
If he does get reelected in the face of numbers to -- ones that are worst of what he took office the unemployment rate.
Some of these other -- -- I know there are other number.
But -- you think.
The deal tonight.
I don't think it's -- be it's gonna go up in the polls but neither did Republican Convention I think can't conserve listed in the great television and it's -- interesting but basically it's going to be a dead heat.
A week or two from now we have to see -- jobs report is coming out.
Tomorrow what Barack Obama successfully did with the Democrats who was run -- good show in Charlotte in.
Weather was Michelle Obama -- or even John Kerry denied this pretty strong.
Joseph Biden they all did their job well and so now -- but you know these conventions or really media events.
Fund up to need to raise some money get your message out there are now we're gonna slam into the debate season which I think it's going to be way more important in either can't force our report.
You would remind me Douglas -- -- got together that.
People will entertain changing -- president if need be admitted -- -- venue they see the other -- that acceptable alternative that it's been Mitt Romney's challenge.
He hasn't closed that part of the deal is that heightened interest in these debates or -- -- steady NGOs.
I think it heightens interest in the debates because Barack Obama.
Has a lot of composure.
When you watch -- we feel the pummeled zen like unflappable self confidence he has some people.
Call that -- against home but Mitt Romney's thirty people starting to warm up to a but there's but they're gonna wanna see -- pass that ring of fire.
On a one on one with Barack Obama -- -- zone.
Or or -- maybe two out of the three debates so I think there is some pressure on Romney in the same with the Ryan Biden debate the UB.
A great interest but the Democrats have a strong week Charlotte have a they have problems with god whether it should have been in -- Or not in -- -- there's -- rain but in the end you know it was awful very successful week.
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