Just really briefly ...

[katallison]

What I loved about Obama's speech was that, while eloquent, it didn't seem to me to be beautiful speechifying for its own sake, or overly fascinated by its own rhetorical flourishes, or trying to blow sunshine up our collective asses, but was rather on the bleak and harsh side, speaking plainly about hard work and responsibility, buckling down and getting real, setting aside childish things and growing up. I've seen it described by others as "wintery" and "muscular", and yeah, I'd agree with that. More to the point, though, I was struck by the fact that ... well --

"What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task."

...by the fact that Benton Fraser would have found this speech entirely admirable. Yup.

(And, on an entirely different and far lower note, the crowd singing the "Na na na na, hey heeeyyyy, goodbye" song to Bush's departing helicopter cracked me the fuck up. Because I am not Benton Fraser, yo.)

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[china_shop]

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[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

Benton Fraser would have found this speech entirely admirable

Aw! He so would have!

[vickita.livejournal.com]

He got up there and did what he needed to do. Thank. God.

(Buh-bye, Bushie. Don't come back real soon, 'kay?)

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

You are so right OMG. \o/!

[arallara.livejournal.com]

Dude. Dude. My mom and I have been watching dS, and so I've been having a bit of a Fraser renaissance. *sigh* Oh man, I love that guy. And! I've totally been thinking about him and Obama because, yeah, honor and responsibility and duty and empathy and compassion and reason and justice. Yep.

(Also, hi! I've been thinking about you lately, too. I'd love to find a way to hang out sometime soon. Are you going to Escapade?? Please say yes!)

[umbo.livejournal.com]

Hee! You are so correct!

I understand the Bushes left early...

[rattlecatcher.livejournal.com]

Not that I'm petty, she says through a grin that won't calm its ass down.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

It was SO much fun singing that! Best song ever (it's actually Obama, na na na na though). Cause yeah, I'm so not Fraser or Obama. And I really love that part of the speech.