In Obama’s first campaign he dazzled audiences with high powered speeches about “changing Washington.” He always said his campaign was about “hope and change.” He said he wanted to “cast off the worn-out ideas and polices of the past”. But what does that mean? Does it mean that political power will shift to groups currently outside the walls of power? Or does it mean that a different party will call the shots? Or was he just saying it to get votes and was not planning on backing it up? (1) When campaigning Obama presented himself as a “transformational president” (1), but what does that mean exactly. He wanted to be the type of president that would introduce a new kind of politics. When Obama was campaigning for his first term and he …show more content…
A lot of things have obviously changed since then so I think that when he was saying he wanted change he was more talking about updating what we have to fit how our country is now. I personally do not think that Obama was just saying “change in Washington” because of the votes I honestly do think that he was wanting to change Washington. To begin with he automatically changed Washington by being the first African American president. You can also see that he really did want to change Washington by looking at the laws that he tried to get through congress. One of those being the health care reform, he is trying to help the middle and lower class with a national healthcare program. Then big problem with this is the fact that very few people in congress were open to hear what he had to say. He was trying to make it so more people could afford health care. I know a lot of people are not happy with the way that Obama is dealing with things but considering what he was handed when he came into office his first term I personally think that he is doing the best that he can. When he first came into office our economy was in a recession, there was a budget deficit and there was no consensus on how to solve it. Not to mention the fact that we were in a war that was costing us a ton of money and there was also an economic problem in rest of the world. If we look at how we are doing today I think that we are
In 2004, Obama walked up to the podium at the Democratic National Convention as a political novelty. The speech he delivered established Obama as a natural leader and transformed him into a future presidential candidate. Rich in demonstrative rhetoric, its purpose was to unite the American people through nationalism. The exploration of his rhetoric and style throughout this paper will cement why the speech was beneficially identity transforming for Obama's political career.
President Barack Obama did many things to get to the positions he is at now.” Obama himself struggled with his mixed-race identity and sought to figure out how he fit in with the rest of the world”(Source B). He also had many problems growing up and many complications to get through school since he didn’t have much money. But Obama showed great appreciation for the things he had. He went out in his community becoming a great leader. Not only did he go out in his community and be a leader, But he showed great leadership, as a senate and as a president.Barack Obama was more than just an ordinary President, but he showed great leadership, hard work and cared for others than himself.
In Barack obama's speech he talked about Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our nation's economy is badly weakened, as a result of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also the failure of all of us to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. The nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. The nation's economy is badly weakened, as a result of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also the failure of all of us to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. This were all obama’s speech and not all his goals were
In a few days Donald Trump will become our president of the United States. Between Obama and Trump they are so much different Obama is a whole different person from Trump. I realized so much in these two from their speeches they did,from the way they talk, body language, and how they act around the press. I realized and i always knew that Trump would never make a good president just from speech. I have always liked Obama he did amazing things for us, he changed so many things in the US i am glad he was our president.
Barack Obama has impacted America in many ways since he was elected the 44th president on November 4th, 2008. The first African American president of the United States has taken the world by storm and done many great things for this country. Barack Obama has accomplished many things in his personal life, and also as the president of the United States. Obama has affected the world financially, economically, and rebuilt our image as a nation.
Within his speech, Barack Obama admits that the United States is in the "midst of a crisis" but he believes that it can change, but he also makes it clear that the change cannot happen overnight. Obama's inspirational tone stirs up the nation with phrases such as “dust ourselves off” and “bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions.” Barack Obama's message persuades his audience because the message is believable and delivered by an honest man. In his previous speeches, Obama spoke of race and prejudice, an economic crisis and his hopes and fears with such intelligence that when
It is ambiguous as to how President Barrack Obama shapes our politics in terms of our political regime, but it can be determined through the present outcomes of his leadership today. In The Politics Presidents Make, by Stephen Skowronek, describes that there is a life-cycle of inaugurated presidents through the history of the United States. A political regime is defined as a full cycle of presidents that induce change in our politics until it is repeated again. Through this, it is possible to determine where President Obama would stand in our political time. Skowronek also mentions four leadership categories in which past presidents are placed in: politics of reconstruction, politics of disjunction, politics of
President Obama came into office in the aftermath of the disastrous foreign policy record of the Bush administration. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 had served as a “switchman,” leading to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Bush administration exercised unilateral use of force and reluctance to engage the international community. As a result global elites and publics viewed the US unfavorably. The US economy was negatively affected by the costs of the wars coupled with the financial crisis of 2007. It was this environment that defined the contours of the election campaign of 2008. Obama campaigned on the idea of change, which represented a regeneration of America through domestic public policy reform and a return to multilateralism in foreign policy. Both domestic and international publics and elites were galvanized by Obama’s message.
In order to move forward with anything in life it requires leaving the past behind. This is essential to restoration and growth in all aspects of life. With growth and restoration doors can be opened. Not only can that result in the idea of change but actually show evidence of it. But this act cannot be done alone. It requires more than one to stand together to complete this challenge. With voices heard and actions done, Senator Barack Obama believes that this can be accomplished while giving his speech “A More Perfect Union”. Obama argues that the problems we have today are from the past. He states they still remain because we allow them to control us and the world we live. In doing this he reminds us that this can be
Obama’s overarching campaign theme was the need for change. His theme of change had two facets. First, it meant a change in the White House, replacing the failed Bush presidency with a Democratic presidency. Second, it meant a change in the way that Washington worked. Divisive partisanship should be replaced by a more cooperative post-partisanship approach. The excessive influence of lobbyists in the legislative process should be replaced by a greater concern with the public good. Obama believed that voters were not only unhappy with the Bush administration, but that they were also unhappy with the nature
“First he moved through the people… Then he moved through the country… then he moved through time” (Wood 611). The purpose Wood says for Obama doing this; was “to bind those wounds by binding us together” (611). By bringing people from different ages, orientation and gender, from different states and cities, Obama hopes to bring our nation back together as one nation. He also mentions how Ann Nixon Cooper, who is one hundred and six years old, had voted using just a finger, to show how the times have changed.
Obama was a charming politician with a stunning family and new agenda when coming into the office. He was a breath of fresh political air, ushering in a new way of thinking about the
Many people in the United States feel angry towards equality and not enough opportunity for everyone. Obama ensure that people should forget others differences and bring people to work together. He wanted people to take action for oneself in order to build a better lifestyle. With that being said, Senator Obama had a goal for the people and that was to enhance better
‘’What we are now witnessing is the slow motion unraveling of America. Our economy is dying, the American people have lost faith in the government and in almost all of our other major institutions, and our society is collapsing.Most Americans don’t understand why all of this is happening, but most of them do realize that something has fundamentally changed.’’ Obama did promise to fundamentally change America.
The last part is emphasized by Obama because he gives rhetorical questions (“…, what change will they see?”, l. 97, “What progress will we have made?”, ll. 97-98) that should make the people think about what they did, what they changed and what they