Former speechwriter Amy Holmes for former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist: Obama hits right notes

[Hope And Change]

August 28, 2008

Amy Holmes: Obama hits right notes

Posted: 11:15 PM ET

From CNN Contributor Amy Holmes

As a former speechwriter for former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, I heard some very important things that Barack Obama needed to include in his speech tonight.

He personalized, he humanized, he dramatized — that is so important for the listener and viewer to be able to connect with the person who is speaking.

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He also tried to turn the tables on John McCain by characterizing him as out of touch with most Americans' values — he's the one who is the elite, he's the person that is the greater risk in this election. And I thought that was an interesting way to try to take those attacks and turn them on his opponent.

He also attempted to move toward the middle ground — he talked about personal responsibility, that's typically something that conservatives and Republicans talk a lot about. And he also talked about "American exceptionalism" — I heard a lot of "we are the best hope for the world" — and again that's something that Republicans and conservatives talk a lot about.

Tonight, Barack Obama was saying the Democrats can own that too.


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[Robyn66]

1. It must have been like chewing glass

for Amy Holmes to admit that! I can't stand her!!!! Its a typical Rethug thing to be surprized that a democrat is patriotic and talks about personal respponsibility. :mad:

[qwlauren35]

2. Talk about the important stuff!

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