If he doesn't win, look out Letterman
Posted by David Hepworth on 17 October 2008 - 5:30am.
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That man just oozes charisma....
A witty and amusing speech that genuinely had me smiling in appreciation.
Yes
I wonder who wrote it.
Small point
I wish people would pronounce it FORmidable, rather than the ubiquitous forMIDable. But hey. I hope to God he wins. The planet Earth sure needs saving.
There is a CONtroversy...
....about that pronunciation. Or is it a conTROVersy?
We'll
disTRIBute the options and see what's best.
Obviously not Barack Obama but the fact he was prepared to
deliver it and in such style is impressive.
It's not too far fetched that Letterman did have something to do with it is it?
*A reply to Archie.
Probably bits of a lot of people
With endorsements already in from everybody who's anybody in the smartass-one-liner business, from Woody Allen to Sarah Silverman, I suppose he's only a phone call away from any gag he needs.
McCain's face as the speech developed was a picture. From the forced smile at the start, by a few minutes in you could see him throw in the towel, face facts, and just enjoy listening to the next President of the United States like everyone else.
I thought the same thing
Not sure if McCain had already spoken or was next up but I can imagine his next meeting with his staff:
"Give me jokes, I want jokes..."
The other bloke
McCain was much funnier than I thought possible at the same event.
Fact: Obama's chief speechwriter is just 26 years old. Amazing.
I'm almost starting to feel sorry for McCain
Running against Dukakis, Mondale, Gore or Kerry, he'd have been a shoo-in.
It's still anybody's election..
...but Obama, like Clinton, is at his most comfortable in front of crowds. Whereas McCain, like Bush and Brown, just isn't. You can have all the good lines in the world but if you can't deliver them with the required insouciance they don't work.
McCain
Is at his worst when he's in front of a crowd but the other guy is talking. Both at the Al Smith dinner and during the Presidential debates, Obama looked engaged and comfortable when he wasn't on the mic. McCain, on the other hand, tends to flit between bewilderment, irritation and impatience.
Test of a good actor
Can they look comfortable when they're not talking?
The same is true
of newsreaders when they work in pairs. Always watch the one who isn't speaking.
When I see....
...newreaders in pairs, I switch off (which explains why I rarely watch the news!). Why do we need them in pairs? Robert Dougall, Kenneth Kendall, Peter Woods, Richard Baker, Jan Leeming, even Peter bloody Sissons didn't need a partner. Please, lets go back to just reading the news!
Dear old Peter Woods....
I looked on You tube for his classic removal mid programme for, um, "medication" related reasons, but couldn't find it.
Can anyone else post it from elsewhere?
It's not over till it's over
McCain's last ditch attempt to jazz up his presentation style might just pay off.
Fantastic
Only a couple of decades ago that would have been six months' work for Industrial Light and Magic. Now it's a throwaway visual gag on the Internet.
Palin on Saturday Night Live
But I still would not vote for her...
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/gov-palin-cold-open/7...