Political Speech

I chose to watch John Kerry in his concession speech from the 2004 election and was astounded at how close the format was from that of Al Gores. The themes were the same: we must come together, bridge partisan divides, support President Bush, move forward as one country, ect. The one very obvious difference to me was the attitude behind the speech. Unlike Gore who seemed to be less than sincere at times, I felt that Kerry was very genuine. He even chocked up at one point when talking about all the Americans that he had met along the campaign trail over the last couple of months. Although he was disappointed I’m sure, I really felt as if he was talking from his heart rather than just reading what someone handed him. Despite this, I have seen Kerry appear on news shows quite a few times over the last few years and he always seems to make very unproductive clear jabs at republicans saying stuff like it is all there fault, ect, while proclaiming how correct democrats are. So although he might have been genuine, his record since the election shows just how much of a one-sided politician he is. So many politicians, especially in times of reflection such as this, talk about working together going forward, but with just a little bit of time, it is right back to one sided government. I am anxious to see if Obama will do the same.