Political Reactions My Reaction to the 1956 & 1960 Democratic Primary Debates 5 Apr 2020 While the Kennedy v Nixon debate was the first televised debate of a general election, this primary debate came 4 years earlier. It was considered pretty dull, even at the…
Political Reactions My Reaction to the 1948 Republican Primary Debate 5 Apr 2020 This is especially notable for being the first mass audience debate between prospective presidential candidates in US history. While it's true that Kennedy v Nixon was the first between general…
Political Reactions Third Party Debates: Summary & Conclusion 29 Mar 2020 Now that I'm done with analyzing the Third Party debates, here are some general thoughts I have about them and the respective parties as a whole. First of all, these…
Political Reactions Third Party Debates: 1988 Forum 29 Mar 2020 I found this after I'd written my analyses of the other third party debates even though it's chronologically first. It's not a debate so much as giving three third party…
Political Reactions Third Party Debates: 2012 29 Mar 2020 This is to date the final debate of third party candidates. I don't believe one was held in 2016, if it was, I couldn't find it, and honestly I don't…
Political Reactions Third Party Debates: 2008 28 Mar 2020 Finally we see Ralph Nader on the stage! This is blowing my mind but apparently he was an independent this cycle. (I could've sworn he was the Green candidate this…
Political Reactions Third Party Debates: 2004 [There is no ’00] 28 Mar 20204 Mar 2021 I did not write up a reaction/analysis to the 2000 cycle of Third Party debates (there were two) because it was the same three candidates from 1996 and nobody new.…
Political Reactions Third Party Debates: 1996 28 Mar 2020 Unlike the previous Independent Voters' Party experiment, this is a straightforward 3rd Party debate hosted by public access TV, rather than a bizarre (but noble) open party nomination where anyone…
Political Reactions Third Party Debates: 1992 28 Mar 20204 Mar 2021 I was combing over CSPAN to find primary debates and at some point during that process I found a 2012 Third Party Debate. I decided to see if there were…
Political Reactions Non-Election Debates Worth Checking Out 27 Mar 20204 Mar 2021 Firing Line Debate Featuring George McGovern I found another debate McGovern participated in. This is a great discussion, very lively and with some great participants including Kemp, William F Buckley,…
Political Reactions Hillary ’16 Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 26 Mar 2020 I wrote this a few days after the night she delivered the speech. I warn you, this is gonna be a long post for a single speech even by my…
Political Reactions Trump ’16 Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 26 Mar 2020 I wrote this after the 2016 election had concluded, though I had also watched this speech for the first time live as it was delivered. I would like to emphasize…
Political Reactions My Reaction to the Democratic VP Nomination Acceptance Speeches (2/2) The Rest 26 Mar 2020 Lyndon Johnson (1960) In my opinion, this is the single greatest choice for VP of all time, certainly of the modern era of politics. The only ones that come close…
Political Reactions My Reaction to the Democratic VP Nomination Acceptance Speeches (1/2) The Best 26 Mar 2020 And now for the 20th century Democratic VP nomination acceptance speeches, also ranked in order of best to worst. Similar to the GOP candidates, there is no footage that I…
Political Reactions My Take on the Inauguration Addresses (1/2) The Good 25 Mar 20204 Mar 2021 These are my thoughts on the inaugurals, ordered from the best speech to the worst! (Usually I write these essays by watching the speeches in chronological order as I write…
Political Reactions My Take on the Inauguration Addresses (2/2) The Bad & the Ugly 25 Mar 2020 These are my thoughts on the inaugurals, ordered from the best speech to the worst! (Usually I write these essays by watching the speeches in chronological order as I write…
Political Reactions My Reaction to the Republican VP Nomination Acceptance Speeches (2/2) The Rest 20 Mar 2020 Here's a full playlist of every Republican VP Nominee's Convention Speech! Mike Pence (2016) I initially thought Mike Pence was an awful choice from a strategic point of view. I…
Political Reactions My Reaction to the Republican VP Nomination Acceptance Speeches (1/2) The Best 20 Mar 2020 I don't have as much to say about the VP convention speeches as I do their Presidential counterparts, so I'm just gonna combine these into two big posts, ranked in…
Political Reactions Clinton '96 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 8 Mar 2020 The '96 DNC is today probably best remembered for Al Gore doing the macarena. But Bill Clinton ended up giving another good if less inspired address. Something that's been unusual…
Political Reactions Clinton '92 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 8 Mar 2020 I love the way Clinton begins with an appropriate self-deprecating joke about his disastrous 1988 DNC speech. It's one quick line that alleviates any tension in the room and then…
Political Reactions JFK '60 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 8 Mar 2020 One thing about JFK's speech that stuck out to me immediately was the gratitude shown towards Adlai Stevenson. You really don't see that often in a convention speech; usually new…
Political Reactions Carter '72 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 8 Mar 2020 Something I'll give Carter credit for is that he walks through the crowd rather than from behind the stage to get to the speaking platform which in my opinion emphasizes…
Political Reactions Stevenson '52 & '56 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speeches Reaction 7 Mar 20205 Mar 2021 1952 This is by far the shortest of the 20th Century DNC speeches from the nominee, so there's not too much to say. Adlai Stevenson is the only man who…
Political Reactions Dukakis '88 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 7 Mar 20207 Mar 2020 It may be nitpicking, but Dukakis has the most bland and uninterested expression up there at the podium. Maybe he just has the male equivalent of resting bitch face, but…
Political Reactions Carter '80 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 7 Mar 2020 Carter's second Acceptance Speech feels tired and half-hearted right out of the gate. While I wasn't a big fan of his “My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for…
Political Reactions Mondale '84 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Reation 7 Mar 20207 Mar 2020 Mondale's speech is punctuated by the Rocky soundtrack. One of the more cheesy and unusual choices for a campaign anthem I can recall. As for the speech…Mondale is one of…
Political Reactions LBJ ’64 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Analysis 7 Mar 20207 Mar 2020 LBJ has never been one of my favorite overall orators, but this is almost certainly his best speech. I'll start by making note of something I can't recall seeing in…
Political Reactions Truman '48 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 7 Mar 2020 You don't hear too much about Truman as a great speaker, but in my opinion he had a very pleasant cadence and tone to his voice at least in this…
Political Reactions Humphrey '68 DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 29 Feb 2020 You'll see this alluded to in future political posts, but I personally am not a fan of Hubert Humphrey. I'm sure he was a noble civil servant and a nice…
Political Reactions My Reaction to the Farewell Speeches (2/2) The Rest 23 Feb 202023 Feb 2020 #7: LBJ Unlike his two predecessors, LBJ did not deliver a separate farewell address. Rather, he merged his final state of the Union and his farewell address into one speech.…
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