The 44th President of the United States has been sworn in!
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
yes, I have observed him during these 2 yrs. this guy is freaking competitive. He literally strive on Challenges . A basketball player
This guy has good values unlike PAP MPs. He was a civil rights lawyer, he fought for principles he believes in, he fights for the people.
He doesn't go around telling the citizens that they should pay him a $10 million or $20 million salary just because the private sector is paying this obscene amount.
Compared to our PM, I think his credentials is more than surpassed him. Does the Singapore PM have a magna cum laude from any of the Top 10 Ivy Leagues?
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Originally posted by freedomclub:
Obama inauguration: Words of history ... crafted by 27-year-old in Starbucks
• Chief speechwriter known as president's mind reader
• Young aide studied past inaugural orations<!-- end article-header -->
- Ed Pilkington in New York
- The Guardian, Tuesday 20 January 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/20/barack-obama-inauguration-us-speech
When Barack Obama steps up to the podium to deliver his inaugural address, one man standing anonymously in the crowd will be paying especially close attention. With his cropped hair, five o'clock shadow and boyish face, he might look out of place among the dignitaries, though as co-author of the speech this man has more claim than most to be a witness to this moment of history.
Jon Favreau, 27, is, as Obama himself puts it, the president's mind reader. He is the youngest chief speechwriter on record in the White House, and, despite such youth, was at the centre of discussions of the content of today's speech, one which has so much riding on it.
For a politician whose rise to prominence was largely built upon his powers as an orator, Obama is well versed in the arts of speech-making. But today's effort will tower over all previous ones.
It is not just that Obama has set an extremely high bar by invoking the inaugural speeches of Abraham Lincoln as his inspiration - admitting to feeling "intimidated" when he read them. It is also that, as he begins his term with the US in an economic crisis and two wars, he knows he needs to kick start his presidency with a soaring rhetoric that both moves and motivates the American people.
The tone of the speech could be decisive in determining how the public responds to his first 100 days, as Franklin Roosevelt's famous line "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" helped to determine his.
Obama aides have let it be known that a key theme will be restoring responsibility - both in terms of accountability in Washington and the responsibility of ordinary people to get involved. Rahm Emanuel, Obama's chief of staff, talks of a "culture of responsibility" that would "not just be asked of the American people; its leaders must also lead by example."
In composing the high notes of the speech, Obama has leant on Favreau, whom he discovered almost by chance four years ago when the younger man was working on John Kerry's failed presidential bid. "Favs" has since studied Obama's speech patterns and cadences with the intensity of a stalker. He memorised the 2004 speech to the Democratic national convention which first brought Obama into the limelight. He is said to carry Obama's autobiography, Dreams From My Father, wherever he goes. As a result, last November when Favreau sat down to write the first draft of the inaugural address, he could conjure up his master's voice as if an accomplished impersonator.
That skill had been put to almost daily use in the 18 months of brutal campaigning on the presidential trail. Favreau would be up most nights until 3am, honing the next day's stump speeches in a caffeine haze of espressos and Red Bull energy drinks, taking breaks to play the video game Rock Band. He coined a phrase for this late-night deadline surfing: "crashing".
He crashed his way through all Obama's most memorable speeches. He wrote the draft of one that helped to turn Iowa for Obama while closeted in a coffee shop in Des Moines. For the presidential election, he wrote two speeches: one for a victory, one for defeat. When the result came through, he emailed his best friend: "Dude, we won. Oh my God."
The tension between such youthful outbursts and his onerous role has sometimes cost the 27-year-old. In December, pictures of him and a friend mocking a cardboard cut-out of Hillary Clinton at a party, Favreau's hand on her breast, were posted on Facebook to his huge embarrassment.
Obama is an accomplished writer in his own right, and the process of drafting with his mind reader is collaborative. The inaugural speech has shuttled between them four or five times, following an initial hour-long meeting in which the president-elect spoke about his vision for the address, and Favreau took notes on his computer.
Favreau then went away and spent weeks on research. His team interviewed historians and speech writers, studied periods of crisis, and listened to past inaugural orations. When ready, he took up residence in Starbucks in Washington and wrote the first draft. The end result will be uttered on the steps of the Capitol.
Obama's mind reader has crashed his way through yet another deadline.
Wao so HE came up with the speeches.. man hes impressive
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If you listen carefully, it was a rather empty inaugural speech.
There was no punch and no theme. Anyway the markets voted no confidence and the first thing that Obama did was to stop all trials for terrorists. What a fool.
Obama won't last more than one term for sure.
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Originally posted by googoomuck:
To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist-----Obama
Well said by President Obama. When I heard this from him, immediately I think of old senile dictator LKY, his son and all in PAP. -
Originally posted by maurizio13:
This guy has good values unlike PAP MPs. He was a civil rights lawyer, he fought for principles he believes in, he fights for the people.
He doesn't go around telling the citizens that they should pay him a $10 million or $20 million salary just because the private sector is paying this obscene amount.
Compared to our PM, I think his credentials is more than surpassed him. Does the Singapore PM have a magna cum laude from any of the Top 10 Ivy Leagues?
The old senile dictator stated that obama lacks experience to be President.
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Originally posted by Eragonchan:
If you listen carefully, it was a rather empty inaugural speech.
There was no punch and no theme. Anyway the markets voted no confidence and the first thing that Obama did was to stop all trials for terrorists. What a fool.
Obama won't last more than one term for sure.
so Lee Hsien Loong is more capable than him??? -
Originally posted by Fantagf:
The old senile dictator stated that obama lacks experience to be President.
Hahaha......
The old jia liao bee should also take note that his son was only 49 years old when he was "coronated" in 2001. Obama was 48 y.o. when he took office afew days ago.
Seems like Greater Mortals don't use the same yardstick to measure themselves with. Greater Mortal's son 48 y.o. will have the necessary experience to run Singapore, while Lesser Mortals like Barack Obama won't. I would think the Kim il-Sung had the same thinking when he died and handed the reins of power to his son Kim Jong-il.
If you compare the two in wikipedia, Obama's credentials more than exceed LHL's by leaps and bounds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_obama
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Hahaha......
The old jia liao bee should also take note that his son was only 49 years old when he was "coronated" in 2001. Obama was 48 y.o. when he took office afew days ago.
Seems like Greater Mortals don't use the same yardstick to measure themselves with. Greater Mortal's son 48 y.o. will have the necessary experience to run Singapore, while Lesser Mortals like Barack Obama won't. I would think the Kim il-Sung had the same thinking when he died and handed the reins of power to his son Kim Jong-il.
If you compare the two in wikipedia, Obama's credentials more than exceed LHL's by leaps and bounds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_obama
old senile dictator is just being sour grape when he made such remark about obama. Indeed, lee hsien loong is no where near obama. Listening to the two of them speak, we know who has the substance.Old senile dictator should bear this in mind that the son is where he is as a PM because of him as his background. President Obama needs no ex PM father to make him the President of USA. This man has the heart, lhl has no heart for the people.
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
old senile dictator is just being sour grape when he made such remark about obama. Indeed, lee hsien loong is no where near obama. Listening to the two of them speak, we know who has the substance.Old senile dictator should bear this in mind that the son is where he is as a PM because of him as his background. President Obama needs no ex PM father to make him the President of USA. This man has the heart, lhl has no heart for the people.
Obama worked his way to the top job, LHL was conferred titles in SAF and gov.
Why?
Obama didn't have a daddy that controlled a country like a dynasty.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Obama worked his way to the top job, LHL was conferred titles in SAF and gov.
Why?
Obama didn't have a daddy that controlled a country like a dynasty.
True. lhl has no political experience to enter politics, so what is the fuss from old evil dictator about obama lack of experience. From BG jumped to PM, ridiculous! It is "magic" from old dictator that this materialised. -
GOOD BYE BUSH
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Originally posted by alwaysbemybaby:
GOOD BYE BUSH
Is the Goodbye Bush by Veet for real?
Or
Did you use PS to edit?
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
This guy has good values unlike PAP MPs. He was a civil rights lawyer, he fought for principles he believes in, he fights for the people.
He doesn't go around telling the citizens that they should pay him a $10 million or $20 million salary just because the private sector is paying this obscene amount.
Compared to our PM, I think his credentials is more than surpassed him. Does the Singapore PM have a magna cum laude from any of the Top 10 Ivy Leagues?
ha ha ha a ex classmate of mine talk to his professor at JFK. school.ha ha ha.....
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
ha ha ha a ex classmate of mine talk to his professor at JFK. school.ha ha ha.....
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Originally posted by Eragonchan:
If you listen carefully, it was a rather empty inaugural speech.
There was no punch and no theme. Anyway the markets voted no confidence and the first thing that Obama did was to stop all trials for terrorists. What a fool.
Obama won't last more than one term for sure.
did you read carefully.......? You look at some of his direction carefully he is only realigning his moral authority position....there after he is going to turn around to the international communities and ask for more..............he is a smart person......he knows he lobby support from huge population he did that in Germany.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
well there is nothing negative but there is nothing special either.So.....
Greater Mortal or Lesser Mortal?
From my observation, he does not have the quality to be a great leader.
Leaders are made, they are not conferred by parents.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Is the Goodbye Bush by Veet for real?
Or
Did you use PS to edit?
its for real.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
So.....
Greater Mortal or Lesser Mortal?
From my observation, he does not have the quality to be a great leader.
Leaders are made, they are not conferred by parents.
Hindsight he is just a Mediocre...so he is just a average Joe. So for average joe he doesn;t seriously deserve that salary.....
Yeah so If you put lipstick on a pig is still a Pig....
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
Hindsight he is just a Mediocre...so he is just a average Joe. So for average joe he doesn;t seriously deserve that salary.....
Yeah so If you put lipstick on a pig is still a Pig....
Hahaha........
You talk about lipstick on mammals, reminds me of Sarah Palin.
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Great expectations. Everyone has a high opinion of Obama. I hope for everyone's sake, everyone will not be disappointed. Otherwise, everyone will be in deep trouble.