Fantastic Speech by Biden!

PoliTalker said:
Noticed Republicans applauding.

How could they help themselves?

No blaming. Just positive outlook about the possibilities for the future and how to make America greater.
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Did you notice the same thing that I did? No "Only I can fix it." No "I'm the greatest ever, just look at my numbers." No "*I* am doing this." It was a speech of inclusion, with the word "we" used far more than the word "I."

What a concept -- a POTUS for America rather than just for himself. We could get used to this!
 
PoliTalker said:
Hello Jack,



Noticed Republicans applauding.

How could they help themselves?

No blaming. Just positive outlook about the possibilities for the future and how to make America greater.
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I agree, Poli.
"A Blue Collar Plan for a Blueprint for the Future".
THIS ... is a winning Message.
 
PoliTalker said:
Hello Jack,



Noticed Republicans applauding.

How could they help themselves?

No blaming. Just positive outlook about the possibilities for the future and how to make America greater.
Click to expand...

I agree, Poli.
"A Blue Collar Plan for a Blueprint for the Future".
THIS ... is a winning Message.
 
Is "fantastic" a compliment in describing a speech, though?

Was the speech largely comprised of fantasy?

Most of them are, I suppose.
 
BidenPresident said:
What would you like to have heard from a president?
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I thought it was a pretty good speech.
I was merely suggesting that calling it "fantastic" wasn't a compliment.
That's attributing fantasy to him.

As the presiding executive officer of the nation's government, Biden has to give an optimistic front.
I don't fault him for that.

I which that he were more amenable toward socialized medicine, a feature that I consider requisite for any civilized country,
but I greatly admire his support for labor unions and recognize him as a massive improvement over his feckless predecessor.
 
NiftyNiblick said:
I thought it was a pretty good speech.
I was merely suggesting that calling it "fantastic" wasn't a compliment.
That's attributing fantasy to him.

As the presiding executive officer of the nation's government, Biden has to give an optimistic front.
I don't fault him for that.

I which that he were more amenable toward socialized medicine, a feature that I consider requisite for any civilized country,
but I greatly admire his support for labor unions and recognize him as a massive improvement over his feckless predecessor.
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So you wanted him to announce socialized medicine. Ok.
 
BidenPresident said:
So you wanted him to announce socialized medicine. Ok.
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He can't just "announce" socialized medicine.

I realize that he's not the absolute ruling monarch.
And he's made it perfectly clear in the past that he still believes in Obamacare for whatever reason.
I had no expectation of him veering from that.

I thought it was a good speech.

My criticism was mostly of the word "fantastic" which taken literally isn't complimentary as a description for a speech.
 
NiftyNiblick said:
He can't just "announce" socialized medicine.

I realize that he's not the absolute ruling monarch.
And he's made it perfectly clear in the past that he still believes in Obamacare for whatever reason.
I had no expectation of him veering from that.

I thought it was a good speech.

My criticism was mostly of the word "fantastic" which taken literally isn't complimentary as a description for a speech.
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fantastic
[fanˈtastik]
ADJECTIVE
informal
extraordinarily good or attractive.
"they did a fantastic job" · [more]
synonyms:
tremendous · remarkable · great · terrific · enormous · huge · striking · [more]

https://www.bing.com/search?q=fanta...57j0j69i60l3j0l2.7664j0j9&FORM=ANAB01&PC=U531
 
BidenPresident said:
fantastic
[fanˈtastik]
ADJECTIVE
informal
extraordinarily good or attractive.
"they did a fantastic job" · [more]
synonyms:
tremendous · remarkable · great · terrific · enormous · huge · striking · [more]

https://www.bing.com/search?q=fanta...57j0j69i60l3j0l2.7664j0j9&FORM=ANAB01&PC=U531
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OK. None of those is the literal meaning of the word, however.

It's ok to use the word "fantastic" informally, to be sure, but when describing a speech in particular,
better choices would be wise. You don't want your president's speech to be identified with fantasy if you claim to like it.
That's all I'm saying. I guess that I care about language.
 
NiftyNiblick said:
I thought it was a pretty good speech.
I was merely suggesting that calling it "fantastic" wasn't a compliment.
That's attributing fantasy to him.

As the presiding executive officer of the nation's government, Biden has to give an optimistic front.
I don't fault him for that.

I which that he were more amenable toward socialized medicine, a feature that I consider requisite for any civilized country,
but I greatly admire his support for labor unions and recognize him as a massive improvement over his feckless predecessor.
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Turning from fossil fuels to electric for the nations auto fleet is FANTASTIC!
(all about Saving the Planet, Extinction of the Human Race, and other technical shit that seems to escape you)
 
NiftyNiblick said:
OK. None of those is the literal meaning of the word, however.

It's ok to use the word "fantastic" informally, to be sure, but when describing a speech in particular,
better choices would be wise. You don't want your president's speech to be identified with fantasy if you claim to like it.
That's all I'm saying. I guess that I care about language.
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Come up with your own word. After 20 years of ignoring the biggest threat to Mankind, I can't think of a better word.
 
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