Without turning this into a big argument...

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Without turning this into a big argument...

Author: ODUIRISH (433 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 3:32 pm on Mar 19, 2009

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Don't most presidential speech writers do the same thing that FDR's writers did, i.e. dumb it down and add a few anecdotes? I know Bush's dumb'ed his down, but I think that was for his benefit more than the American public's. (I have no proof of this, just a hunch...)

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question regarding BO's tonight show appearance - ODUIRISH - 2:34pm 3/19/09 (58) [View All]
- I wonder if he is afraid to go on Jon Stewart's show now? [NT] - LanceManion - 3:17pm 3/19/09
- "The fireside chats were nothing more than his weekly radio address" - McSweeney - 3:02pm 3/19/09
  - Mac, I think you misunderstand.. - ODUIRISH - 3:15pm 3/19/09
    - WE have convictions; THEY have agendas - Chris94 - 3:38pm 3/19/09
      - Most assuredly.. - Frank L - 3:54pm 3/19/09
      - Damn Chris...This post was based on your earlier analysis. - ODUIRISH - 3:45pm 3/19/09
      - Not nearly as many convictions as YOU deserve. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:41pm 3/19/09
  - 1932 Fireside Chat = 2009 Podcast (not Late Night Talkshow). - Lady_Irish_27 - 3:11pm 3/19/09
    - Tell you one thing - if people are arguing about Leno, they aren't watching where $1 tril is going [NT] - LanceManion - 4:05pm 3/19/09
    - And your insistence on elevating his appearance into anything at all is high comedy. - McSweeney - 3:20pm 3/19/09
      - Without turning this into a big argument... - ODUIRISH - 3:32pm 3/19/09
      - More people have subscribed to a podcast than have watched Leno in the last year. - Lady_Irish_27 - 3:31pm 3/19/09
        Please debate something you have a clue about. - McSweeney - 4:13pm 3/19/09
        Who gives a damn about generating revenue? - Lady_Irish_27 - 5:38pm 3/19/09
        Good grief. - McSweeney - 7:17pm 3/19/09
        The President of the United States in not selling a fucking book or promoting a movie. - Lady_Irish_27 - 8:14pm 3/19/09
        In Mac's defense, he's not nearly as bright as some may have been misled into thinking. [NT] - TheIrishHammer - 5:17am 3/20/09
        
        Kitschy? You don't know the meaning of the word until you can... - fredyo - 5:49pm 3/19/09
        
        Criticism does not equate to hate, dummy. - TheIrishHammer - 4:17pm 3/19/09
        I guess I forgot the criticism of Obama is well-intentioned and comes from a place of love. - McSweeney - 4:23pm 3/19/09
        RU attempting to privatize your area of this thread? Because it kinda sounds like you are..... - TheIrishHammer - 4:32pm 3/19/09
        Why do I need to privatize anything? This forum spends enough time already soliciting me. - McSweeney - 7:38pm 3/19/09
        I'm reasonably certain the word is "ideology," Mr. Editor. [NT] - TheIrishHammer - 5:19am 3/20/09
  - And Rutherford B. Hayes had the first presidential phone. Obama on Leno is not a federal case... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:10pm 3/19/09
    - Exactly. But then, this President gifted our strongest ally with a DVD set. [NT] - Lady_Irish_27 - 3:31pm 3/19/09
      - Seems comparable to a pen holder carved from the wood of the sister ship of the HMS Resolute... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:39pm 3/19/09
        You can find those at Wal Mart too?... [NT] - Frank L - 3:41pm 3/19/09
      - Scary, ain't it? [NT] - fredyo - 3:33pm 3/19/09
    - Yes, but the FDR analogy has me intrigued enough to watch... - Frank L - 3:28pm 3/19/09
- Nixon did a bit for "Laugh-In"...was on the Jack Paar show. Clinton played sax on "Arsenio", etc., . - fredyo - 2:59pm 3/19/09
  - Oops...reading my own posts. [NT] - fredyo - 3:27pm 3/19/09
  - ... during their campaigns. They were not President. He should stop campaigning and govern. [NT] - NDFaninNJ - 3:18pm 3/19/09
    - The office of the President has been diluted, over time. - fredyo - 3:31pm 3/19/09
  - I am so embarrassed to admit I loved Arsenio. [NT] - Lady_Irish_27 - 3:07pm 3/19/09
    - Was it the ET long fingers? [NT] - LanceManion - 3:16pm 3/19/09
      - Ya' know what chicks say about men with long fingers. - fredyo - 3:35pm 3/19/09
        Like I tell the ladies, it might not be long, but it's skinny [NT] - LanceManion - 4:03pm 3/19/09
        Hehehe...hung like a hamster. [NT] - fredyo - 4:06pm 3/19/09
        This won't take long and you won't feel a thing! [NT] - NDFaninNJ - 4:09pm 3/19/09
        Hahahahaha..."Needledick the Bug Fucker" - fredyo - 4:13pm 3/19/09
  - I would agree on pretty much all of your points - ODUIRISH - 3:06pm 3/19/09
    - How old were you during the Nixon admin? - fredyo - 3:10pm 3/19/09
      - To young to remember.... - ODUIRISH - 3:16pm 3/19/09
      - Dat be da fact. [NT] - Frank L - 3:13pm 3/19/09
  - I believe all of those appearances were prior to their attaining the office. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:02pm 3/19/09
    - Who cares? What difference does it make? We are getting WAY too wound up over a non-event. - fredyo - 3:08pm 3/19/09
      - I'm way more wound up over the actions of the Fed than Obama's cheesy appearance on Leno, thank you. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:12pm 3/19/09
        Just checkin' - fredyo - 3:19pm 3/19/09
- Why is this such a big issue? - Domer From Hell - 2:38pm 3/19/09
  - God dammit DFH this is politics, there is no room for reason here! - KCIrishfan - 3:18pm 3/19/09
  - Here's Barry...... - Frank L - 2:45pm 3/19/09
  - agreed. Just more of a curious question that stems from earlier posts here... [NT] - ODUIRISH - 2:43pm 3/19/09
  - Do you realize what a waste of money re security detail, etc, that is? [NT] - Killshot - 2:40pm 3/19/09
    - Isn't the security detail largely compromised of secret service? - Domer From Hell - 2:48pm 3/19/09
      - delete [NT] - Domer From Hell - 3:05pm 3/19/09
      - JewishBankerzactly! [NT] - fredyo - 3:00pm 3/19/09
        hehehehe. you da man [NT] - Domer From Hell - 3:05pm 3/19/09
        Thought you'd appreciate that. [NT] - fredyo - 3:10pm 3/19/09