Damn good speech. He's a liberal after all.
I thought it was fine. I don't think it was a "damn good speech," though. I think he has given some damn good speeches in the past and this wasn't one of them. I think the best speech giver in modern politics is Bill Clinton. What a gifted orator. -He's the shizzle. He made me want to vote for Obama more than Obama did :)
Oh yeah, I more meant ideologically. I was surprised and gratified to hear him speaking so strongly about wealth inequality, sexist wage discrepancies, climate change, further socialized education, closing Gitmo, etc. And that shot of Alan Gross mouthing "Thank you" was powerful.
I have the luxury, or perhaps the burden of remembering when Obama was first elected. I volunteered for him, I knocked on doors for him and I traveled to Ohio the weekend prior to his election to work for him and to see him speak. One of his central themes in his speeches back then was how he was going to close Gitmo. While it is nice to hear him speak about it now, it's a bit shameful too. In 2008 I was really excited regarding the prospects of Barack Obama. In 2012, it was that speech from Bill Clinton that swayed me vote for Obama. I'll be interested to see what he does with his waning time in office.