Speech vs. Speech

I don't claim to be heavy into politics nor do I necessarily lean towards Democrats or Republicans. I did, however, watch both Barack Obama's and John McCain's speeches at their respective conventions. I will give my uneducated, ill-informed yet unbiased opinions of each...

Boring!

My reasons why are pretty simple. They were boring. I did feel a little more inspired by Obama's words, but not much. And McCain just sounds like a nerd. Politics in general always feels like a bunch of empty promises. The same things are repeated time and again, election after election. Their advantages to saying these things are that after four years, most people won't remember what they promised. So, I guess, why not say what ever you feel like.

I have been racking my brain trying to make this funny, but I can't. The speeches were boring, full of propaganda designed to attract votes. Just once, make me believe you are gonna change the world. Don't give me a tax break on a car I don't want (do they not realize how much hybrids cost???). Don't speculate on spending money that is not yours. Don't try and wow me by saving me a few bucks a year. Just make me believe.

I get annoyed that I cannot remember a President that did not come from a privileged upbringing. How are these people supposed to relate to the common man. The ones they should be calling their base. They cannot. Just like a man can never know the pain of child birth or a kid from the suburbs can't see what a kid from Afghanistan sees everyday. While Obama prances around with his Harvard degree and McCain can't figure out which key goes to which house, there are people out there that can't take their kids to school because they cannot put gas in the car. Figure out who your base is, who really matters and do something for them.

Make a frickin' difference or get off the pot.