tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post6379524959027504203..comments2024-03-22T13:57:42.835-04:00Comments on Wishydig: Crystal on ClarityWishydighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141057866370676641noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-53376923086171385332008-11-10T22:00:00.000-05:002008-11-10T22:00:00.000-05:00Lincoln was a republican -- isn't that good enough...Lincoln was a republican -- isn't that good enough? :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820693522030084335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-54966106090715982492008-11-10T17:59:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:59:00.000-05:00Here's a site that lists "famous" (whatever they m...Here's a site that lists "famous" (whatever they mean by that) Presidential speeches:<BR/><BR/>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0878601.html<BR/><BR/>I note that they do not include Eisenhower's farewell address, which famously gave us the term "military-industrial complex." <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I agree entirely with wishydig -- teach the speech now. It's not about partisanship, it's about rhetoric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-57393264421282737462008-11-10T09:58:00.000-05:002008-11-10T09:58:00.000-05:00Teach it immediately. Just find a speech by McCain...Teach it immediately. Just find a speech by McCain that's equally... eh... also good. With good ideas. He had some decent writers. Just rely on reading rather than his performance.<BR/><BR/>Or better yet. The race is over. Just go find a Reagan speech for balance.Wishydighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141057866370676641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-28734090412756853652008-11-10T07:16:00.000-05:002008-11-10T07:16:00.000-05:00How long do I have to wait, as a professor of Amer...How long do I have to wait, as a professor of American literature, to teach this speech (and Obama's speech on race) to my students? I teach them Lincoln's speeches, and nobody objects to that.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820693522030084335noreply@blogger.com