Reply #29: And of course, Rev King never gave any inspirational speeches [View All]

[RaleighNCDUer]

before he became the leader of the movement - and Jefferson never said anything of note before he wrote the Declaration, and we all know that FDR had been president for two terms before he said anything that anyone took notice of.

That is the most tortured logic I've ever heard - if you want to back up your theses you need to be finding pretty speeches by people who never did anything, to prove that words count for nothing.

Those leaders were inspiring people with speech and written word long before they became the finished heroes they were. They weren't making inspiring speeches because they were important - they were important because they could inspire people to take on entrenched racism, an overpowering empire and a double threat of economic collapse and fascist aggression.

The inspiration is what creates the public will to accomplish great things. We've had some brilliant politicians who accoomplished very little because they couldn't insire anyone to care. We've also had some very inspiring politicians who accomplished very little because they were all hot air - Bill Clinton comes to mind, engendering great loyalty while selling out the country to the DLC and the Republicans.

Are you really afraid that Obama will be another Bill?