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Confession: I’ve been so busy with school lately that I haven’t been able to follow all the stuff that’s been going on with the Presidential election, coming up in November. Yesterday, however, I managed to turn on the TV and hit CNN and the Democratic National Convention, just as former president Bill Clinton was about to give his speech to support Barack Obama. I’m glad I didn’t miss that one because, in my book, it was a very good speech.

Clinton said that he wanted the people who supported his wife, to support Obama. He addressed Obama as the President of this country and said that he talked from experience when he said that he thinks that Obama “is ready to lead America”.

A lot of people will listen to Clinton and respect his opinion about Obama. As a president who did very well as commander in cheif, he’s got peoples trust. He obviously knows what he’s talking about as he has been in the same position as Obama, he even mentioned the critique he got from the Republican Party when he ran for president, which was that he was too young to lead the country. Clinton was two years younger that Obama is know. Something to think about!

So we know Clinton gets people on his side because he’s got their trust. What he also is an expert on is speaking. He is an excellent public speaker and can probably make us believe anything he says just because he says it. I remember one great line from the speach yesterday that was very powerful:
“…America should focus on the power of setting an example, not being the example of power…” (referring to Bush and all his wars). A great line which really makes you think. I think I’ll just leave you with that.

I do want to mention the critique the Clinton family have gotten in the last couple of days. People are saying that the only reason why the Clintons are supporting Obama is because of self-interests, it’s not genuine.
What do you think?

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