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"Speeches of Barack Obama" Book & CD Helps Japanese Learn English
2009-07-12 02:00:00 "The Speeches of Barack Obama", a book and CD combo released last November in Japan, sold over 400,000 copies in just a couple of months. Students, homemakers, even Buddhist monks have all been polishing up their English skills by listening to the 44th president wax poetic on the political stage.
Back to the 80s: Top 25 Inspirational / Motivational Speeches from 80s Mov
2009-03-14 03:25:00 I have been working on this issue for quite a while now. You may recall that I included a video of "40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes" in the "Check This Out"... more from OldSchool...
Past presidential inaugural speeches
2009-01-18 21:24:00 On Jan. 20, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. After taking the oath of office, he will address the nation. Click through the interactive above to read about and listen to audio from each inauguration dating back to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933. Here, via USAToday Being able to listen ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
Software spots the spin in political speeches
2008-09-18 22:09:00 Software spots the spin in political speeches Technology - 17 September 2008
By: mini wisdom
At FCC Broadband Hearing, Speeches But No Consensus
2008-07-22 15:30:00 From CNET News.com: Collect scores of people in a room, ask them to talk about technology, and what do you get? A meandering experiment in the form of a public hearing that the Federal Communications Commission convened in Pittsburgh on Monday. It would take work to be more v
Senator Hagel's speech at the Brookings Institution
2008-06-26 13:05:00 Today Senator Hagel delivered a speech to The Brookings Institution, an event described as "a discussion of U.S. foreign policy in the context of the 2008 presidential campaign. Senator Hagel examined the inventory of global challenges that the next president will inherit and the responsibilities of the presidential candidates to address these challenges."The speech was titled "Memo to the Candidates." You can read the full text here as a pdf.
Memorable Presidential Speeches & Barack Obama Moments
2008-06-08 00:40:00 t/b: Michelle Malkin, Hot Air
By: Stuck On Stupid
Finally, Subcribe to Apple?s Keynote Speeches
2008-06-07 00:07:00 Keynote speeches offer a hint as to where Apple is going and what they are just around the corner from releasing. They’re one of the most sought after videos released from Apple. Finally, users of iTunes can subscribe, for free, to the keynote speeches by Steve Jobs and other important speakers. It’s been a long time ...
By: Market Matador
Three Speeches, Nothing New
2008-06-04 19:52:00 Tonight we listened to three speeches, the first by Republican John McCain, transcript here. The theme of McCain’s speech seemed to be “this is not change we can believe it”, comparing himself with Barack Obama. Most of the pundits thought McCain’s speech was not very good and his delivery was even worse. I realize McCain ...
By: Webloggin
Great Moments In Presidential Speeches & A Wannabe President Speaks
2008-05-27 18:50:00 Why do the Pundits attack President George Bush for some of his tangles with the English language when they have a treasure trove of gaffes From the wannabe President Barack Obama? Maybe because they just want to ignore his ignorance and promote his candidacy? Nah the press isn't that short sighted.../s. t/b: Hot Air, Michelle ...
By: Stuck On Stupid
The King of Political Speeches?
2008-05-25 18:46:00 Many listeners and readers of this site recently said their interests tend toward both politics and speeches. For oratory of the first quality, few can rival the longtime senator from Massachusetts. Though many in Washington argue with his politics, Ted Kennedy speeches show why he’s an acknowledged premiere speechmaker of our time. Following the difficult health ...
By: English Mojo
Quick Thought on Democratic Contenders? Speeches
2008-05-21 04:33:00 Watching Obama’s “victory” speech in Iowa tonight, just after my workout, as I had watched Mrs. Clinton’s speech just before it and have this thought. He seems angrier than usual in such addresses, less of an uplifting, inspirational tone than we’re accustomed to. Still, his delivery is far better than that of the ...
By: GayPatriot
Wait, Obama HAS Heard Controversial Wright Speeches?
2008-04-28 02:40:00 Interesting. Just yesterday, Barack “NMN” Obama said “The American people were tired of spin and PR, they wanted straight talk and honesty from their elected officials.” Back on 3/14/08, CNN has Obama saying And, even though he has been a member of Trinity United for the past 20 years, Obama said he had never witnessed Wright ...
By: Pirate's Cove
Whither China: From Membership to Responsibility?
2008-04-23 05:13:00 Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State Remarks to National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, New York City September 21, 2005 Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Mr. Zheng Bijian, Chair of the China Reform Forum, who over some decades has been a counselor to China’s leaders. We have spent many hours in Beijing and Washington discussing China’s...
By: Asiaing.com
Rendell Says College Kids "Drink The Kool-Aid" Of Obama Speeches
2008-04-22 23:16:00 Tell me, where is this guy wrong? People don't like being told that they are "drinking the kool-aid" when they have so much passion involved in something, but listen to what the guy is saying and look at the audience. They clearly have "drunk the kool-aid". None could say what Obama had specifically accomplished. Of course, the folks over at HuffPo are up in arms about it as well. How DARE they question the Almighty Obama! Travis travis@rightwinglunatic.com
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
2008-04-12 19:07:00 Lincoln's Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863, On the Battlefield, near Gettysburg, PA
By: Asiaing.com
Barack Obama Gets High Marks for Speeches in Japan
2008-04-08 05:44:00 Obama's Speeches Get High Grades in Japanby PaulLevWell, last week was a good week for Barack Obama around the world - and I've been happy to do what I can to help.Yesterday, I posted a clip from the CBC's "Cell Phone: The Ring Heard Around the World," aired on April 3, in which I and the documentary praise the Obama campaign's savvy use of cell phones.Turns out I was also on the air in Japan last Friday - April 4 - giving Obama and his speech writer Ron Favreau very high marks (I also grade Hillary Clinton). The above clip with me, from NNN-TV News in Japan, was recorded in January (same week as the CBC clip). You can see the entire report in Japanese - with a comparison of Obama and Martin Luther King - on the NNN-TV News 24 website.listen to Light On Light Through podcast also iTunes Paul Levinson's books
By: Infinite Regress
Wedding Speeches: A Quick Outline
2008-04-07 10:10:00 If you are one of the ones expected or asked to do a wedding speech, then preparing is a must. Winging it just won’t cut it especially when your wedding speech will be on video from now until eternity. Wedding speeches should not last more than three or four minutes. It reminds me of that famous ...
By: Best In Wedding
Kudos to local TV for airing complete speeches of Presidential candidates!
2008-04-06 04:50:00 MUSINGS, MUTTERINGS, AND MORE . . . I really have to give kudos to our local major network TV affiliates for doing something really great for Oregon and Southwest Washington viewers that I know just isn't done everywhere. Hillary Clinton was in the area today, and though I didn't attend the event in person, I did have the opportunity to sit at home and watch her entire, lengthy speech and brief question-and-answer follow-up live on television. The program included Darlene Hooley's and Oregon Governor Kulongoski's introductory speeches as well. A few weeks ago I watched Bill Richardson's endorsement of Barrach Obama, followed by Obama's complete speech. I recall that prior to the 2004 presidential election, I had the same opportunity to hear George Bush and John Kerry when they were in town. And soon, I hope, I will be able to see and hear John McCain as well. All from the comfort of home! Today it was the local FOX affiliate broad...
Michael Irvin At Hall of Fame | One Of The Greatest NFL Speeches In History
2008-04-04 11:11:00 Please listen to this speech by former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin. It's one of the greatest speeches in NFL history.
Catholic Wedding Program Wording & Ideas
2008-04-03 07:46:00 Why Have a Wedding Program? Catholic weddings are filled with old traditions leading back hundreds of years. Providing a program to your guests will help them follow along with the ceremony, as well as understand the meaning or symbolism behind the events taking place. Wedding programs also make great keepsakes for family and friends. And as ...
Wedding Master Of Ceremonies - 10 Sure-Fire Tips For Success
2008-04-03 06:52:00 By Brad Murray Most people are so thrilled when a friend or family member asks them to be their wedding master of ceremonies. It’s only later that they wonder what does a mc do at a wedding? The wedding master of ceremonies is basically responsible for ensuring the various events that take place during the wedding reception ...
Several Baha?i Documents & Speeches
2008-03-26 22:50:00 One of the readers of this blog, Farhan Yazdani, was kind enough to share these after another person requested them in a discussion. I took the liberty of putting them in this format since it offers more flexibility. You can read it as is, send it to a friend, embed it into your site or ...
Tips For Your Wedding Speeches
2008-03-21 18:31:00 In most cases, the closest family members or friends of the couple will have the chance to deliver wedding speeches. You will certainly need to prepare for it if you are asked to give a speech in a weeding. In fact, it is not that easy to deliver a speech in front of so many people. ...
By: Arizona Music
The Groom, the Best Man, the Groomsmen and their Wedding Speeches
2008-03-21 13:06:00 The groom and all the groomsmen including the best man stay close to each and co-ordinate to make the groom's part in the wedding perfect. And that includes the wedding speeches each one of them are supposed to deliver - the groom speech, the best man speech and the groomsmen's speech. So, it's not only the groom speech that you should be taking care of if you are a groom. Check if your best man is struggling with his best man's speech. After all he is your buddy (or brother) and you don't want him to dampen the happy note of the wedding reception with his messed up wedding speech. And the same thing is true for the groomsmen. They will appreciate if you could help them to prepare their respective speeches by pointing some wedding speech resources. I don't know about the groomsmen but you there some great best man speech resources available all over the internet . For example here is one on how to write and deliver best man speeches.There are a few more people like the father ...
By: Groom Speech
Ask not what your country can do for you, Speech by John F. Kennedy
2008-03-19 20:14:00 Transcript of President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address (1961) Audio: Inaugural Address, January 20th, 1961 (http://www.jfklibrary.org/jfkl-/asset_tree/AudioVisual/Educati-on/jfk_inaugural_address_high.w-ma) (WMA, 9.9MB, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library) Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, fellow citizens:
By: Asiaing.com
Top 5 Movie Battle Speeches
2008-03-07 16:04:00 A great speech can make any movie memorable. A great speech can also give you goosebumps or make you tear up. Here are my top 5 favorite battle speeches (speeches given before a battle). 5. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Lord of the Rings had quite a few battle speeches but this ...
Butterflies, Doves or Balloons (Extravagant Wedding Symbols, Ceremonially R
2008-02-25 04:17:00 hree of the more popular wedding day symbols are the release of doves, butterflies and balloons. Depending on the couple's beliefs and also city ordinances, some couples have actually replaced throwing confetti, rice and birdseed at the conclusion of the wedding ceremony. Indeed, all three of these displays are quite spectacular and thought provoking.
Obamboozled: Did B Hussein O Steal Speeches From Racist Spike Lee Movies?
2008-02-21 18:24:00 MUST SEE VIDEOVideo source
Seven Proven Ways to Book More Speeches From One Presentation to the Next
2008-02-20 23:20:00 by Burt Dubin http://www.speakingbizsuccess.c-om Here’s how to make every presentation lead to requests for you to speak again at other events. Make building your reputation and enhancing your perceived value the primary function of every presentation. Here are seven tested, proven methods I’ve discovered from my study of the skills of the masters of the professional speaking business. Use this concentrated wisdom to improve your speaking business skills from booking to booking! 1. Satisfy the decision maker and the meeting planner - With your skills, credentials, experience, books, articles, and media coverage. - Make your program description show exactly what your presentation delivers. - State your recommendations, guarantees, and endorsements. 2. Exploit your window of opportunity With associations that have annual meetings, make your initial contact about one month after their last annual meeting. Ask when their planning starts for the next meeting. Ask when the theme i...
Obama and McCain Win Handily; A Night of Three Speeches; And Chris Matthews
2008-02-20 05:39:00 Barack Obama and John McCain won the Wisconsin primaries handily tonight, with percentages in the high 50s, better than 15 percent over their rivals, at this late point in the vote count.This set in motion a night of three speeches, and a surprising (or maybe not so surprising) outburst from Chris Matthews:1. John McCain has got to be one of the worst speakers in national politics today, let alone running for President, and all but sure to get the nomination of his Republican party. He has a flat, sing-song delivery, which deflates the few decent lines his speech writers give him, including his best phrase tonight about Democrats wanting to take a "holiday from history".2. Hillary Clinton was in the process of giving a good if pedestrian speech in Ohio, avoiding any mention of or concession to Obama, when Obama took the stage in Houston to give his speech. MSNBC, CNN, and Fox all switched to Obama.Later in the evening, some of the Hillary's people thought that was rude, Obama's c...
By: Infinite Regress
Clinton Plans Speech to End All Speeches
2008-02-20 01:22:00 Seriously. I’ll examine the attacks in the context tomorrow. (they’re technically contrasts but look at what she is saying: Obama is not ready to be commander in chief, does not believe in health care, etc. - they’re attacks) For now, one question: Does attacking him so sharply hurt him in a general election should he win? Should ...
By: 2008 Central
Of Peaches and Speeches: The PlagueGiarism
2008-02-18 22:04:00 I see a sea....?Don?t tell me words don?t matter! ?I have a dream.? Just words. ?We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.? Just words! [Applause.] ?We have nothing to fear but fear itself.? Just words ? just speeches!??Don?t tell me words don?t matter! ?I have a dream.? Just words. ?We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.? Just words! [Applause.] ?We have nothing to fear but fear itself.? Just words ? just speeches!?http://www.huffington-post.com/bob-cesca/the-wolfson--plagiarism-at_b_87209.html
Two Great Articles about Obama?s Speeches
2008-02-15 03:39:00 Daniel Henninger and Dean Barnett have both written absolute excellent articles about Obama’s rhetorical style, both its assets and its limitations. I think you’ll find them very interesting reading, because they both point to the grip his words have on those in his audience, the fact that his speeches are remarkably lacking in substance ...
By: Webloggin
GRAMMY AWARDS ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES KANYE WEST AMY WINEHOUSE
2008-02-12 20:59:00 We know the Grammys are over but we like to share some of our favorite acceptance speeches of the night. People are still talking about Amy Winehouse and her 5 Grammy Wins. Singer Natalie Cole who is the daughter of legendary crooner Nat King Cole has had her own battles...
By: Binside TV
Six Easy Steps for Writing a Personal Wedding Song to Your Wife
2008-02-05 05:24:00 An easy, six step process to creating a personal wedding song to honor, love and respect your wife.
Great Moments In Presidential Speeches Compilation
2008-01-31 17:46:00 anthony @16:45 GMT The man’s a comic genius!
By: Suzie-Q
Bill and Chelsea Clinton Might Want to Fact-Check Their Speeches
2008-01-25 01:07:00 The Clintons caught in another lie? I am shocked! ABC Blog article link Bill and Chelsea Clinton Might Want to Fact-Check Their SpeechesJanuary 24, 2008 6:32 PMSarah Amos and Z. Bryon Wolf report: Former President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton are the best surrogates Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., could hope for in this election. They are well loved by Democratic voters, know Hillary better than any two people do and believe she has the right ideas to help fix the issues voters care about.Of course, being good doesn't always mean you are accurate. And as tensions between Sen. Barack Obama and the Clintons rise over every discrepancy and twisted fact, accuracy has become the name of the game. So perhaps the President and Chelsea need to go back to the record books before they start talking about Sen. ClintonÂ’s record on Darfur. President Clinton has been touting his wife's commitment to Africa on the campaign trail by telling interested voters that "Hillary was the first U....
Jewish Wedding Heritage, Customs and Traditions, Including the Ketubah, Chu
2008-01-21 09:19:00 This is continuation of Part 1 of the article *In Jewish tradition, a bride and groom are akin to king and queen and sit on chairs that are highly decorated to resemble thrones. It is a Mitzvah - commandment and an obligation, to cause the bride and groom to rejoice. This is why in many Jewish ...
Fair And Balanced: MSNBC Hosts Continue To Laugh At GOP Speeches
2008-01-21 01:15:00 From Media Bistro: Remember when MSNBC laughed at John McCain’s victory speech in New Hampshire? Well, Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann (and the MSNBC folks that can be heard in the background) were equally unimpressed with Fred Thompson’s speech: addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehotjoints.-com%2F2008%2F01%2F20%2Ffair-and--balanced-msnbc-hosts-continue--to-laugh-at-gop-speeches%2F'; addthis_title = 'Fair+And+Balanced%3A+MSNBC+Hos-ts+Continue+To+Laugh+At+GOP+Spe-eches'; addthis_pub = ...
By: The Hot Joints
Jewish Wedding Heritage, Customs and Traditions, Including the Ketubah, Chu
2008-01-20 09:18:00 By Nily Glaser Jewish Tradition Ever wondered about the Chuppah, Ketuba,and other Jewish wedding customs? Jewish tradition does not considers the wedding ceremony and the ensuing marriage as a mere social arrangement or contractual agreement, but as a full commitment to “sanctification” or “dedication.” The Hebrew word kiddushin, stems from the word kadosh meaning holy. It ...
Best Inspirational/Motivational speeches
2008-01-15 15:30:00 If you lack inspiration, as all people sometimes do, you try out checking those clips we got here. Here’s our top 5 of inspirational speeches, without order (since it’s impossible to order them). Btw, please comment any other inspirational or motivational speech and we will add them as well! Any given sunday speech, Al Pacino Apple ad, ...
By: cd src
Amp Up the Romance With Your Own Custom Wedding Song
2008-01-14 07:25:00 By Blake Kritzberg Are you looking for that little extra-special something that takes your wedding from great to fabulous? Then think about writing (or paying someone else to write) a custom love song to perform at your wedding. What could be more romantic than hearing your song, and knowing that it?s really your song? What better ...
Wedding Vows ? Should You Write Your Own?
2008-01-13 00:49:00 Ah, wedding planning. Are you losing your mind yet? So many details to pull together before the big day. Don’t worry. Believe it or not in a few months, you’ll be laughing at how stressed you were while planning your dream wedding. If you have been thinking of writing your own wedding ...
Free Wedding Speeches, helpful or dreadful?
2008-01-12 01:51:00 You’re sitting in your couch watching TV on a Saturday night, minding your own business and then your Best friend calls you up, tells you he’s getting hitched and wants you to be his best man. You sweat, but can’t decline, so you end up agreeing on a toast at the wedding. After you hang up the phone, you go straight to the net and search for Free Wedding speeches. Get the picture? Statistics have shown that more people are afraid of public speaking then they are of more common fears, and it is indeed a very fearful act, speaking in public, anything you say cannot be taken back, and if you say something bad, you’ll get foot “in” mouth disease. But does looking for free speeches on the net really help? Most of the time you’ll find some cheap tips on how to make the perfect, speech or how to say it. Or maybe you’ll be lucky enough to find one that is already made, and you’ll just have to print it. But these speeches tend to be rather, impersonal and very general, and ...
By: Wedding Buzz
Reactions to the New Hampshire Primaries - Watch the speeches by Clinton, O
2008-01-09 17:42:00 Watch the reactions of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards to the outcome of the Democratic primary in New Hampshire on our live TV channel below.
The Iowa Speeches
2008-01-04 05:37:00 I thought I would briefly assess the five speeches given tonight by the major contenders in the Democratic and Republican debates.In order that the speeches were given:Romney: workmanlike, professional, gracious concession speechEdwards: not especially gracious (he didn't congratulation Obama), impassionedClinton: comprehensive, gracious, dignifiedHuckabee: relaxed, homespun, plainspoken and effectiveObama: passionate, inspiring, powerfulSo, I thought all the speeches were good. But Edwards was a little disappointing in his failure to acknowledge Obama, and Obama's was the most inspiring - at least, to me.Obama's speech beautifully captured what was most important about this evening: that American has moved on to a new plane, with a different approach to the challenges that face us. It almost doesn't matter what the specifics of this approach may be. At this point in the campaign, the conveyance of the feeling that change can happen is more important than the specifics. As...
By: Infinite Regress
Live Blog Of Concession/Winning Speeches
2008-01-04 04:09:00 9:00: Reminder, Dems: Obama, Edwards, Clinton; GOP: Huckabee, Romney, Thompson/McCain/Paul 9:09: Andrea Mitchell calls it a “remarkably bad outcome for Hillary” 9:10: Matthews says the Clinton comeback begins now. 9:11: John Edwards is making an appearance, smiling; Matthews cites Edwards’ need to win in order to be relevant after Iowa. Elizabeth Edwards introduces him, and thanks everyone. 9:13: Elizabeth ...
By: 2008 Central
I Do, Again: Second Wedding Etiquette
2007-12-30 05:37:00 by Garnett Foards For many couples planning a wedding, the steps can seem like dj vu. Second weddings are almost as common as first unions. For this reason, proper rules of etiquette have been placed on second weddings. Of course, you should use your own judgement, and remember that many wedding rules are ... |
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