Media Analyses… As Both a Film Buff & a Leftist, I Hate Hollywood 6 Jul 202023 Aug 2020 I mean, post Weinstein and all the other #MeToo bombshells, that's hardly a hot take I guess, but it's true and I feel the need to say it. I'm sick…
Political Reactions Police Brutality (1/2) My Thoughts 20 Jun 202021 Jun 2020 The cover image of this post is the Whiskey Rebellion Flag. It's the banner associated with American heritage which I most closely identify with, and fly at my own house.…
Political Reactions The Two Best Candidates From Each Party in the Last 30 Years 28 May 2020 I want to look at the two old men from both parties whom I believe (hope, anyway) represent the future of American politics. They are Bernie Sanders and Ron Paul,…
Political Reactions Directory of Speech & Debate Analyses 27 May 20203 Sep 2020 So that does it, we reached another milestone here on the ol' blog. And that is this: I am (almost) done with politics! And that is just fine by me,…
Political Reactions Hillary ’16 Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 26 Mar 202010 Apr 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 202010 Apr 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 202010 Apr 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 202010 Apr 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 202010 Apr 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 Take on the Inauguration Addresses (2/2) The Bad & the Ugly 25 Mar 202010 Apr 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 202027 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 202027 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 202027 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 202027 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 202010 Apr 2020 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 202027 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 202027 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 202027 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 202024 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 202027 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 202027 Mar 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.…
Political Reactions My Reaction to the Farewell Speeches (1/2) The Standouts 23 Feb 202023 Feb 2020 These are my thoughts on the Farewell Addresses, ordered from what I consider to be the best speech, down to my picks for the worst. It's important to note upfront…
Political Reactions My Reaction to Ford’s “Pardoning Nixon” Speech 22 Feb 202027 Mar 2020 Honestly, I'm really conflicted on how I feel about the action, but I have to admit the speech itself was magnificent even in its brevity. Where was this well spoken…
Political Reactions My Reaction to Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech 22 Feb 202027 Mar 2020 Carter's “Crisis of Confidence” speech, also commonly known as the Malaise speech. It was initially very popular, but after I believe it was a week or two later when he…
Political Reactions Analysis of the Victory Speeches (2/2) 8 Feb 20208 Feb 2020 2016 This speech, surprisingly in hindsight considering he was worse than I ever thought possible, actually did alleviate some people's fears about a Trump presidency at least for the time…
Political Reactions Analysis of the Victory Speeches (1/2) 8 Feb 20208 Feb 2020 Here's a full playlist of the speeches in chronological order! These are my thoughts on each of the victory speeches, ordered chronologically. These are just stray comments and observations because…
Political Reactions Analysis of the Concession Speeches 8 Feb 20208 Feb 2020 This is a playlist of all the speeches in chronological order! Adlai Stevenson's is considered the standard by which all other concessions are measured, though it was actually Al Smith…
